The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-05
RAILROAD TO RUN
INTO RIFLE RANGE
Contract Completed Between
Military Board and Nor
foll1-Southern.

Mutually agreeing to expend tho
amounts necessary for the accomplish
nent OF the desired results. the State
Military Board and the NortolI. South
crn Railroad Company reached set
tiement last night which insurcs the
speedy development and equipment OF
near Virginia ReacI. Willie the con- on
tract proposed by the railroad was
amended In some particulars. ii Is I'M
dersteod that II viii be signed forth
1T VIII receive tho approval OF the Gov
crnor and tho AdIutant- General
The Norfolk Southern agrees to run
Reach line into the camp site and to
establish there suitable terminals
Which VIII insure the safe and speedy
nad in Of the troops whenever they
cost to tho road Will be proudly at,,ut
$4,000. At least. 1t agrees to expend
tnis sum, or so much thereof as MAJ
is necessary
hoard Gets Even.
Not TO be outdona in the handling OF
spend The $4,000 which It has avail
able In improving the property, ''or
so much thereof as may be necessary"
All of this work Will be done during
Site proposition has been handled il
such a way as 10 prove a bonanza to
fthsn senato M"s ". W. '} sae propose
to tho Legislature that a site be pur-
chased Tor such purpose, there was
protest at the expense. and his bill
was defeated But in securing an in
crease In the military fund OF zoo per
cent. Senator sale got a provision that
$4,000 of the amount so raised should
be used In the purchase of a suitable
site.
Property Donated
citizens OF Norfolk got busy. and.
In composition with other places. raised
bought tracts Of land near tho ocean
front and offered them to the State
without cost After many delays this
GsGpUs!i1n roy was srcepssd Some df
deemed desirable TO acquire lots be.
tween tho camp site and the ocean.
50 a. to obviate suits for damage In
shooting over tho land. These deeds
have been finally secured, and the let
ter OF the Attorney General giving his
aequiescence was presented to the
Military Board last night.
General Sale secured from the War
Department permission to use a total
of between $4,000 and $4,000. which
had been aecumula ting to the credit
practice. in improving the property
for Il rife range. This money had not
been used because there were no
ranges on which the men could prac-
tice.
Gets $4,000 for Nothing.
SO. counting the 100000 which the
land cost, the $4,000 which the rail
road will put In. and the more than
$4,000 which the War Department.
viii contribute. the State OF Virginia
has $4,000 worth of property without
the slightest cost But IL Is the plan
of tho State Military Board to ask
the Legislature at Its coming session
TO again appropriate the original Sl5,-
900. which was never expended, and
which has long since gone back into
the treasury.
in the absence Of General G. c..
Vaughan, commander of the First
Brigade. the annual superintendent OF
State military funds was not gone into
last night but will be taken up at
meeting to be held In the near future.
General Vaughan missed his train at
Franklin.
The other members OF the board
were present--Governor Mann. General
Sale, Secretary OF the Commonwealth
Il, o. James andsColpnei 10 Lane Stern,
with Clerk Joseph Lo Masurier.
Aside from the consideration of the
rifle range proposition, no business
was transacted savo the allowing OF
| accounts.