The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-18
President White Tells
Why West End Sta
ton Is Best.
SUBMITS REPORT
BY SCARBOROUGH
r., +. & P. and Atlantic Coast
Line Preparing to Erect Hand
some Terminal at Hermitage
Club-White Goes to Heart
OF Question in Making
Reply.
Discussing yesterdnr the enes.,oa :

discussing yesterday the question OF
union passenger station from the
standpoint OF the Richmond u,red-
ericksourg and Potomac Railroad.
PRESIDENT William IL. White emnba
sized some OF the dlfficulti.a whinh ~
believes will prevent the adontion of
the Fifteenth and Main Streets ali.
Dy the five trunk lines entering the
city. He called attention 10 the fact
lhat OF All cities In the United states
with population OF more than 100 600
only seven have one terminal for nil
iihes. Aside from his own discus
sion. however. Mr.. White presented n
letter received yesterday from Engi-
neer F. ". Scarborough. Who contends
that the Main Street station ground IL
Inadequate. that not much or the
structure now there can be used and
that the approximate cost or a suit
able station would reach nearly four
and one-half million dollars.
while he strongly advocates the
Hermitage Golf Club site. Mr. White
points ou, that II will not be a way
station. that II Will be sufficiently
iaree Tor years 70 come. and that the
interest OF the home people can best
be served by moving them in and out
OF the city from a location nearest the
streets on which they live There 10
no doubt OF the fact that ne has given
the problem very close study, his views
having been expressed rather forcihly
at recent meeting OF a Council COM
mil'ee appointed 10 confer with the
railroads.
Mr. Whites Statement
II do not know" said Mr White
how much study others have given to
this subject. but / do know that l. in
common with the representatives OF al
least one other railroad have given
such earnest attention TO IL as to per
suade me that II is one Of the most
complex and difficult character one
Wnlch cannot be determined by scnti-
ment or unski!led speculation. 1t in
wolves large rnancIal considerations.
perplcxing engineering problems. ex-
isiins contract obligations on the mart
OF the city and some of the railroads.
the conveDienca OF the largest num-
Der OF the ciiizens--women and chill
dren as Well a. men and merchants
Above all, Il involves thoughtful
vision OF the future growth and de-
vclopinent Of Richmond. Ii must be
remembered that the life of ran-
road IS longer than that or the present
Seneration. 1t has TO build, not onlv
for to-day. not only for those who now
travel, but for tomorrow and the gen
erations to come II is in this broad
ana !mpersonal way that the subject
must be approached and considered .
lie further added that union sta
ton. such as is contemplated by the
article in The Times-Dispatch was in
his Judgment not desirable for the best
interests. present and future, Of this
community.
Must Benefit Home Folk.
This question:" he said "can best
II not only hc answered by thc cxDcri-
tnce OF other countries end other
cities II Is somewhat Spectacular
suggestion 10 have such common
meeting place for the railroads. but
experience demonstrates that IL is
spectacular only. Ii may benefit the
passengers bound through the city. but
not Its own citizens
IF Richmond grows to the size of
many other cities of the country. il
VIII he grievous Inconvenience TO
force its people to travel n great dis
tance from the centre of population TO
take trains; to go TO the distant East
ern and to take train destined for
the North or the South. BESIDES a
very large percentage of the travelling
public consists of women and chill
oren, as | have just said. and these, as
we'll as most OF the merchants. go to
the trains from their homes, and there
fore station convenient 10 the homes
fCpDtinucd Third poco1