The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-06
Fixes Next Monday Night to
Prepare Report to
Council.
COAST LINE DENIES CHARGE
Says Fear That 1t Will Neglect
This Point Is
Absurd.

AS far as the Special Joint Commit
tee on Union Station is concerned, the
Council inquiry into the merits of the
plan for establishing in Richmond n
passenger station To be used Jointly
by all the roads, is at an end The
committee held its last public hearing
last night and adjourned after less than
an hour Of discussion. to meet again
nj 6 o'clock next Monday night for the
purpose OF drafting q report 10 be sub
United to the Council.
The committee early showed its dis
rcsition 10 eliminate from tho hearing
arguments which have been brought
forward for and against the establish
ipent Of union station either down
town or uptown al previous hearings.
= motion offered by Alderman Grundy,
and carried unanimously, restricted
each side 10 fifteen minutes within
which to present only new matter.
Clerk Mcdowell read resolutions
adopted by the Richmond and Chester
field Business Mems Association, and
by Post a Travellers Protective Asso-
citation, !ndorsinE the project to build
a union station at Fifteenth and Main
streets The travellers recommended,
IN addition. a separate uptown station
in the West End.
Const Line Denies Charge.
President WifSam Il. White OF the
Richmond, FREDERICK and Pcto-
gram from II Walters, chairman OF the
board OF the Atlantic Coast Line Rail
road. denying as absurd and without
foundation the fears entertained in
some quarters that the Coast Line
should the West End station he built,
will shunt it's trains around the city
And neglect it as an unimportant point
On It's lines.
The only thing that could cause the
Coast Line TO adopt such a course, ac-
cording 10 Mr.. Walters, would be for
The city TO force II To abandon It's pres
ent easy ) Of ! per cent grade and
adopt the per cent grade that would
30 required for an entrance into sta
ton through Shockoo Valley.
Mr. walters declared that the Allan
tic Coast Line was committed TO the
West End -1ation plan as the best so!u-
ton Of the cttys traffic problem from
n.in the standpoint Of the public and
mat of the road lie will recommend
"a the directors OF his company, nc
wrote. that II join the Richmond, Fred
ericksburg and Potomac in building q
larRe passenger station on the Hermit
tage Club site.
Message From st. Louis.
Mr. White read letter from the
Mayor Of ST Louls-thc city that ha.
the largest union station i'm the world
in reply TO letter address, to him
~ W y Duke asking for his views OF
the BENEFITS Of & union station FOR
large city The Mayor Of ST Louis
wrote that in his opinion separate sta
lions served better 10 build up 4 city
and were from the standpoint Of tn.
business men Of the city. more advan
tagcous than q single station.
Competitive plans for the propose,
station AT the hermitage site Nh
White reported have already bee
submitted ia his company Under tn
rules of the competition description
and specifications cannot be made pub
Tic until the winning design is decide
upon Nir White assured the com
inittee that The designs submitted pro
vidcd for station which viii be al
ornament TO the city and which vii
cost exclusive Of the site 100000
For Downtown sutton.
President Darlington. OF the Chambc