The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-28
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IRE WELL PLEASED
CHAMnER OF COMMERCE COMMIT
TEE WILL RAISE sisaeoe FOR
NEW RAILROAD.
ON KICK RECORDED
PARTIALLY rs CHARGED nv WEST
roaS1s MAN AGAINST RICH
MoSD.s BUSINESS OR
GaNTxATIoN.

The chamber OF commerce commit
tees appointed 10 raise $4,000 In
stock Subscriptions are meeting with
/ very satisfactory results and then
seems to Do no doubt thar the money
win be subscribed In a short while.
ssfairnian r. NJ. Darlington has cali
I'd meeting 81 the members OF the
committees for next Thursday at the
B,,sfnss4 Mems Cluh during the lunch
hour, when reports of results will be
submitted. While fhe exact amount
ssbscribesi ss not known, Mr.. Caring
ton is well pleased. with the progress
made and ss absolutely satisfied that
the full amount will be taken in n
abort while.
The Very FRS. Kick
A protest on the work OF raising
the $4,000, in stock subscriptions
WAS received by the chamber, Monday.
The complaint is not from the fact
That the chamber ~ endeavortng to
raise the money bat that the money
IS being asked for specific line. The
complaint comes from West Point,
and 10 based on the fact that the cham
BIER 10 beading its ssssstanca TO the
road out ~ boswell into the North
~ru Neck. where a eimilar project In
being pushed for road ont OF Rich
Inond 10 reach the RappAhannock river
over = different route.
The projcct came In the form OF n
letter addressed to Business Manager
". r. pAbney. from Crosby Thomp-
con, president OF tho Old Dominion
industrial Company. of West Point,
and reads an follows:
II has been brought 70 our notice
that your chamber 10 undertaking to
raisA tlso.ooa TO be offered az o. bonus
OF subscription to stock OF a railroad
line from Richmond 10 the Kappa
hammock
Il would like TO make the follow
ing suggestion Ia reference TO this
matter, which I trust you will not
consider presumptuoua:
1.-The purpose OF the Richmond peo-
pie being to encourage and foster the
eastward of her. to the especial nd
vantage OF Richmond. would II be
wise to limit any offer to cash sup
nert TO one company or prctectT
Would II not be safer and snrcr
10 bring the desired results II the
ofSer were mAds applicable an . bonus
to the hrst project which shall put
Richmond in direct contact by rail
with tbs. Reppnhanpccx riverg"
Mant Read 70 Urhanns.
A railroad from West Point to Ur-
discaesed many times. but apparently
substantial backing 20 the enterprise
could not be obtained. A charter and
right Of way for such a road was
gotten but the effair never reached
any dsfinite shape
Governor Mann has on several oc-
eaaionm, endorsed the plan and spoke
OF the great advantages that would
accrue In q business way to Richmond
~ ~ ma mt
in cl0ee touch with This city by a
railroad line.
Recently, DIR. John G. Robinson, an
n0unced that he was being backed by
a strong syndicate. who wanted to
build q road frofn Richmond to Ur-
hanna. going through Henrico, Han
ever, King William. King and Queen
and Middlesex counties. Mr. Robin
son, aise stated that he had obtained
a refusal Or thu seven Pines Lans.
from the Virginia Railway and Power
Company, and that the route would be
continued from the terminus OF this
line to Urbanna.
II In not known OF the promoters Of
the Erbanna road have ever asked the
assistance of the chamber in promot-
ing theiF enterprise
Succsss seems Assured.
The promoters OF the lire nom Dos
we'll tn Wicomico III northumberland
county asked the aid of the chamber
and the officers OF Richmond's bust
ness organisation, believing the propo-
sition would rebound in great good to
she city entered heartily In support
of the plan. Prom present indica-
lions II looks ne IL the Northern Neck
would certainly get q railroad.
should both roads be built II ~ be-
Iieved there 10 sufficient business In
the proposed new territory TO support
both enterprises.