The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-26
Captains Of Transporta-
tion Meet Here and
See City.
UNION STATION
TALK is REVIVED
J. unc con rendered Distin-
guished Guests by President
White-Terminal Plans Dis
cusscd and Possible Sites
Viewed-Directors Hold
Monthly Meetings.

Presidents and general officers of a
number OF railroads visited Richmond
Yesterday, and the guests of yyiI
mann h. white president OF the Rich
inond. Fredericksburg and Potomac G
railroad. motored through the city
viewing sites suggested for the Dro-
posed union passenger station to be
erected by the Richmond Fredericks
hurE ana Potomac and Atlantic Coast
Line railroads Several Of the visit
ing officials attended meetings of the
boafd OF directors of the Richmond
Fredericksbu-e and Potomac and tho
Washington oUthern Railroads yestcr
da% morn =, at which station MANS
we're discussed, though il was stated
.na' no formal action was taken. Later
Nr White entertained at luncheon al
the commonwealth Club about fftv
well known Richmond men incl,,dinp-
oncials OF various railroads. being in
Fited 10 meet the visitors
Distinguished Vfsitor,
IN the party, which arrived bv sne
ciai train Yesterday morning and left
at $40 y. NJ. for Washington. we're:
samuel Rca. president OF the Penn
sylvania Railroad and "A director In the
Waahington-S Southern Railroad
John Christensen, vice president Of tbe
New York Central lines
y. j. county. assistant 10 the Dresi-
dent Of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Henry Tatnall. ice-president OF the
w Haywood Myers. vjce-preside,, ~,
the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad
George DIXON. vice president of Tho
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad
=" T. Johnson. president OF the Nor
iolk and Western Railway
W j. HHrahan. president OF The Se.
hoard Air Line Railway and "A director
~ botn the Washing ton Southern and
'Hchmond. Frcdericksburg and Poto.
mac Railroads.
4 Lex nd.
me Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and
g nirector in the Richmond. Fredericks-
hurg and Potomac Railroad
w, w: Finley. president OF the South
crn railway and a director in both the
Washington Southern and Richmond
fredericksburg and Potomac Railroads
fairfaN Harrison. president of the
Monon Railroad
Judge George y. Massey. former gen
cral counsel OF the Pennsylvania Raii-
Luncheon Mt Commonwealth
hocal directors of the Richmond
fredericksburG and Potomac Railroad
VINO were present were Lieutenant
Governor j. Taylor Ellyson and Presi-
dent George w. Stevens OF the Chez,
pcake and Ohio Railway Daniel vii
lard, president of the Baltimore ana
ONO Railway and a director in tho
washington Southern. was unable Ia
attend.
rendered
Air. White included President stevens
wee PRESIDENT Decatur Axtell, Vice
President NJ J. Caples and other on
ciais or the Chesapeake and Ohio. the
general officers OF the Richmond. Fred
erickspurg and Potomac and Washing
ron southern, and number of prom
iheht Richmond men, covers being laid
for about fifty guests
president White stated last night that
the meeting of railroad men in Rich
mona partook of social more than Of
business nature, and that beyond
some general discussions or station and
other plans, very little had been ac
compiished Al the general Offices of
the company II was said that station
plans were being carefully considered
but had not as yet been completed.
either as TO the location or character
of terminal
Guests OF AIr. white.
The visit of the railway officials to
luchmond" said President White last
night, had nothing directly to do with
the matter of station facilities 1t was
the date for the regular monthly meet
ing Of the boards of directors, and
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