The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-19

cost 100000. the trackaec freight IA
CITIES, baggageroom. train sheds etc.
TO cost another 500. 600. while tie land
Is placed at 100000 at conservative
estimate
There is ample room on our Hermi
taEe property for the erection Of a
. union station to accommodate all the
passenger trains running into and out
or Richmond said Mr.. Duke. IT has
been estimated by an engineer that
twenty tracks calling for forty acres
OF iand. VIII be necessary In a union
station large enough 10 care for the
future needs of the city. We will have
siNiN acres In all at our disposal al the
hermitage. while there is only four
acres available for station and tracks
at Fifteenth and Main Streets
With an outlay OF $4,000 600 II will
he possible to build an acceptable sta
,lon on the hermitage site" no said.
Whiie TO provide trackage aud pas
sen6cr accomm odations necessary ut
tliteenth and Main Streets will require
total expenditure of about $4,000, COO.
CUR engineers estimate that such will
be the cost of union passenger termi :
nal ~ that location. II will he neces-
sarN TO tear down the present station
AZ mat location and rebuild from tho
ground up In addition. much valuable
1foper'E would have 10 be acquired for
,ralh sheds and trackage al an cNor-
hitant figure,
Not to Slight city.
IN tcpiH 10 n question from Mr.. Can
non. Mr.. Duke said that he estimated
" would cost si,00o.0oo more To pro
.'He iaciiites for running all the five
trunk lines passing through Richmond
INTO union station at Fiftecnth and
Nam streets than II would to accom-
piish the same results on tho Hermit.
'aEe site In either location tho
amount Of additional track necessary 10
shunt AL five lines into the station
would be small, representing the small
csl ITEM OF the movement
me fear that the Atlantic t'oas,
rhne VIII eventually sidetrack Rich
mona II the station is moved 10 tho
west End is groundless." said Mr.
luke. The road would hardly Join in
an expenditure or 81 0oo. 600 If II In
tended to run its rhrouph n,,ss.,,,,o,
trains around the city. If tho e-a,,,..
is built on the Hermitage site ,bn a.
lahtc Coast Line through trains from,
me South Will come in around M,
h''' Line. backing into the Hermitage
80 non from Acca. distance of one
'nia ON In M;a,shinrton. the Baltimore
ana ONO Railway backs every train /,
runs INTO the union station a diston,.
OF two miles "'S'"'Ne
~ has been estimated that tho 10.
cation OF the new station at the Hnr
!ni'ase VIII cut OFF thirteen minutes
ana the Tar South. Ry actual starts
tics. inc vast majority OF our mas
heer traffic Is now done from Eliza
II has been demonstrated ma, ~
hichinond. Fredericksburg and Poto-
~ Nait"aE requires West End sta
tion' Inc Atlantic Coast Line and tho
Hchm"nd Frederick sburE and poto.
mac Railways now pass IN. ucr,ni,,eo
tue S"aboard Air Limo and Ch,sannaka
ana ONO lines could gain access 10 mar
STATION VIA Acca, while IN. Southern
would cut onto the Belt Line tracks
near Granite, and come in through
Acca'
Under its present plan. said hc i, t.
me intention Of the Richmond, Freder-
lcksbUrG and Potomac Railway 10
abondon ENrd street as a passenger
station. hut the Norfolk and ,Wcst,rn
and Atlantic Coast Line RAILWAYS win
continue TO use II as terminal for
local trains. The Belvidere stree, line
VIII be used by Atlantic Coast Limo
locals only The principal objection To
the Main Street Station. according 10
the lines running north. is the grade
on the Shockoe Creek track. Mr. Duke
said that there is a difference of elcya-
ton between the Main Street Station
platform and Acca of 40 feet. to he
overcome in four miles.
In presenting his resolution Ia the
hoard Mr.. Laird offered detailed ar.
eumcnt in favor OF tho Main Street
site According 10 the findings OF his
committee. he said. all hvc trunk lincs
can be brought into tho Main street
station without the laying OF any adj
ditional track other than about 5000
feet TO connect tho Atlantic Coast Linz
with tho Scahcard Air Line tracks
thr"" miles south OF Richmond lie
read President Stcvcns's letter Ia prove
mat tho Chesapeake and Ohio and tho
Scahoard Air Line Railways already
own enough land around Fifteenth and
Main Streets for a new union station
10 hc erected there.
The inland trade committee. he said.
thoroughly approved the idea of a West
f.hd SuhStauon for passengers on tho
site OF the Hermitage Golf club, but in
dorscd Engineer RurSwyn's report that
the Main street site is the only location
for a union station in the city that
affords all tho necessary features The
Chesapeake and ohio and Scaboard Air
Line already own 40 feet frontage ON
Main street at the present station, the
pror"r,y running through to Franklin
street II owns Il plot OF land runnin,
through 10 Eroad Street. including the
entire two blocks. except for the land
occupied by three packing houses.
council Committee Tonight.
Mi Laird was Instructed by tho
board 10 present Colonel Burgwyu' S
report and tho resolutions passed yes
tcrday Ia The Joint committee OF tho
CITY Council at its meeting tonight.
COMES ~ the resolutions are to be sent
70 tho presidents of all the lines in
t"rested III tho union station. Chairman
disney. OF the Council committee. has
Invited representatives. OF all tho com
mercial and travellers organizations in
tho city "a attend to-night's session
and take part in the discussion
The keen interest aroused by tho
union station movement brought out
the largest meeting Of tho chamber
board of directors in months. Practi.
cally The fun membership was present.
IN the absence Of T. NJ. Darlington. the
president W T. Reed opened the meet,
ing and asked Frank - Williams. a
former president or the chamber. to
preside
Thos" voting in favor Of the main
street site we're: W. r. Reed. + ..
Laird. " Meade Addison. Hugh An
trim, Frank ". Brown. Arthur NJ can
non vs. l.. carneal. Jr., John g. Easlcy.
L. Gordon. George Curry. Julien II