The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-30

yoar will be held Mr.. Harwood is one
of bunch OF earnest fellows who have
been boosting Richmond for next year,
and with such success that they have
the opposition whipped.--Peorta Star
could make use of the Seventeenth
and Main streets static as great
union passenger station and thus full
fill the conditions of requisite first,
Investigating now the requirements
If No. 2, l. e., access for passengers
both foot and Yehicle, It is to be OBJ
served that the site selected Is in that
valley which is furthest to the west
of those great valleys the streams Of
which by breaking through the high
ridge previously mentioned, allow an
easy ascent UP to the great plateau
which extends for 90 many miles to
the north and west of the city. Any
location along the eastern valley Is
utterly out of the question. Therefore
the western valley IL the logical con-
clusion. 1t Is approached in a north
and south direction. by the only one
street Is practical for a through We
hicle route from the river 20 the north
srn end OF the city, and is approached
in an east and west direction, by the
only FIVE streets which are practical
as routes for vehicle traffic going in
thar direction from one end of the
city to the other. Amy location on
the great western plateau would re-
quire for those being In the east
transition across one or both Of these
valleys and that would mean great
handicap.
Standing room for waiting vehicles
is Afforded at this location better than
at any other side which could be Sc
lected, because the tracks are eIe-
waited here, and under this elevated
platform there ia an extensive area
not now used, but which could be put
in good shape for such purpose. Lo-
cation at any other site would mean
tracks on the street level, which, or
course, would preclude utilization or
the floor surface below them. An, in
cidental advantage Is also obtained by
the fact that aN the incoming and
outgoing trains would be above the
street level and thus all grade cross
ings would be avoided at this site.
Proximity TO Street Car Service.
The Main street the Broad and
Main the lakewood and Main: and the
Clay street car lines Of the Virginia
Railway and power company. now
PASS this point 1t would be extreme
Nv easy to route the Broad street cars
at Fifteenth street down Fifteenth 10
Main street then down Main street tp
Eighteenth street, where there are
tracks which could get the Broad
street cars back on TO Broad street:
This would route the lakewood and
Broad street. and the Broad and
Twenty-tfth street cars also directly
by the site, while all the other lines
transfer here The street cars Of the
Richmond and HenriCo railway COM
pany cross 80 high up in the air that
an incline or a series of steps from
their viaduct to this station would be
necessary. There is no other one
point in the city where the street car
service is SO good.
CapabiIity OF Expansion.
The site Is one in which the adjoin-
ing property Is not particularly valua-
BILE. Immediately on Main street,
there are a few stores which might be
somewhat above the general average
OF cost but after that Is past the gen.
eral average OF property Is low. There
tracks to the west of the Seaboard
rs room for two, Hnd perhaps three
Air Line main iirre ak the way from
Broad streer to Its connection with
the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Po-
tonlac. west of the Hermitage road. /
walked over this entire distance and
took the following notes for the looa-
ton of one track.
From Broad street TO Seventh
street. a line can be projected west
| of the Seaboard Air Line without dis
! turbing but two buildings. One OF
these is that of the Blower company,
a corner of this building is all that
| Ia necessary, and 1t could be easily
/ spared
| THE other Is a wooden planning mill,
which could be easily moved. The
| alignment of the Seaboard Air Line
could be improved by filling in the
the valley OF Shockoe creek.
From Seventh street to Second
street the location west of Seaboard
Air Line o. K. One pier Of the Fifth
Stree bridge and one tower OF the
Second Street bridge would have to
be moved. A better grade than the
present Seaboard Air Line might be
had here, but would be expensive.
From Second street to Brook turn
pike 0. X.
From Lombardy street to branch
street, two legs ofthe viaduct of the
would have to be replaced.
street o.. X. AT Lomberdy-Stree
bridge one set OF legs of bridge
should be removed.
From Lombardy street to Rranch
railroad track leading to Kingan's
route o. X. Creek would have to
be moved, also one masonry pier Of
the railroad trestle.
from -AIngan,s- tEastIe- to Hsrm-
itage road o. K.
AT Hermitage road no important
building-wooden shed covered with
galvanized iron would have to be
moved,
From Hermitage road westward
route o. X"
Central Location.
Taking the City hall as the center
OF the city. the city limits on West
Broad street are three and one-fourth
miles from 1t. The city limits to the
nrrth are ust between BA,>u QUARTER
branch and Barton Heights and
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