The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-17
Inland Trade Committee
Indorses Engineers
Report on Site.
DEAD AGAINST
WEST END SITE
Claim That Hermitage Golf Club
Location Would Actually Hurt
City's Progress-Burgwyn's
Conclusions to Be Passed
On by Directors
Tomorrow.

Easing its findings upon Engineer 9.
P L. BurBwyns technical report, the
Chamber OF Commerce committee on
inland trade. headed b. f. c. Laird,
chairman. yesterday afternoon unani-
nously voted tha, the present site Of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and
the Scaboard Air Line Railway. be-
tween Fifteenth and Seventeenth Street
on Main. "a tho only available loca-
ton In the city which possesses nll
tho requirements necessary for the
new union passenger station.
This action OF the committee in op-
posing the plan Of the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac Hallway
and Atlantic CoaBe Line Railway for
joint passenger station at the Hermit
age Golf Club Is in all probability
anal The question OF the new union
station. as far the chamber is
concerned. has been left to this com
mittee, and its action viii be reported
TO the board OF directors tomorrow
afternoon. II Is generally expected
that the board will indorsc the Seven
tecnth and Main Streets site
Said to HIVE All Reauisitc..
In his very interesting summary OF
the topogra phcal features OF the city
and the trans!, systems Colonel
Burgwyn. who Is a civil engineer or
wide experience. says the Main Street
location Possesses these six essential
qualifications: First. an easy access TO,
and czrcse from, the proposed site
by all the railroads in All directions:
second, a free, easy and unrestricted
access TO the site from all directions
for foot and vehicle borne passengers
third. plenty OF standing room around
the station for carria aEes, automob!less.
baggage wagons. etc. fourth, proximi-
- 10 the street car lines radiat!ng
throughout the city, Or 10 as many of
them as possible. nth capabll.ty for
future expansion. sixth. location as
near the centre OF the city as prdcti-
cal.
y passenger station nj tho Hcrmita &c
COLI Club Will he distinct disadvant-
age 10 the city, In the opinion OF the
inland trade committee. The Allan
tic Coast Line Railways scheme 10
back its passenger trains Into the
Hermitage station from Acca IS not
regarded with favor by the commit
tee II being claimed that II Will only
be a question OF time until. under such
an arrangement, the fast Florida trains
VIII pc run around the city without
stopping. The principal objection TO
this site. as the committee sees II. is
lis location in the far West End. al
most three miles from tho centre OF
the city
The BurEWyn Report.
Colonel BurFwyns report contained
a detailed summary OF the situation
and the needs or the city follows:
Richmond. Va. June IL. 1913.
"E C. Laird. Esq.
Chairman Committee on Inland
Trade.
Richmond. Va:
Dear S!r.-In response to your re-
quest that ! examine the physical and
n al fra n al q
present time in the city. and report
what are the requisites in order that
better advantage should be taken by
the citizens OF Richmond OF the faciii
tie. which might be afforded by the
great trunk lines of railroad which
centre here. ! beg leave TO submit the
following Accompanying this report
and forming an integral part of il are
certain maps and protilcs illustrating