The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-15
TWENTY NEW CARS
FOR RUSH HOURS
President Whcclwright Tells
Street Committee Why Ser
vice Is Congcstcd.
NOW RUNNING e5 EXTRA CARS
Suggests Varying Hour for
Closing Factories and Offices
in Effort to Help.
NOW RUNNING IS EXTRA CARS

To relieve congested conditions dur
ing the rush hours. morning and night.
twenty additional cars or the largest
and most modern type have been or
dered by the Virginia Railway and
ROVER Company for delivery in the
early fall. when the use Of open sum
mer cars has to be abandoned.
in response to resolution authorizing
the Committee on Streets to take UP
with officials Of the company com
plants In regard to traffic congestion
on certain OF the lines at certain hours
PRESIDENT Thomas s. Wheelwright. Of
the Nfrginia Railway and Power Com
pany' MED with the committee yes
terdaE afternoon signed statement OF
the efforts OF the company to meet
the situation.
The Present Schedules.
Mr. Wheelwright says:
While 1t is undoubtedly true that
the service recently rendered by this
company has been by no means what
we would like, that has been due to
circumstances temporarily beyond the
cofnpany's control AT the present time
we are operating on the Broad Main
Hue hfteen base cars. as they are com
monty called. that Is TO say, cars OPP
Grated continuously for eighteen hours
an addition to which we operate eight
extra cars on that line between the
hours OF and =. NJ
On the Broad Twcnty-ffth Street
limo we operate fourteen base cars.
with number OF extra cars during the
rush hours. varying according to the
demands OF traffic With these two
lines on Broad Street, the company
renders service with the base cars
mt intervals of only two and half
minutes each way, with the extra cars
run between, and not counting the SER
vice rendered by the Westhampton and
Laurel Street cars.
ON the Main Street line we operate
fourteen base cars and thirteen extra
cars during the rush. between $40
and p. NJ, on a max imum schedule
of two minutes on that line During
the hours when the factories and stores
close on Main and Broad Streets there
is inevitably more or less congestion
due TO the fact that the entire traffic
Undertakes TO move practically the
same time, and passengers will over
crowd some cars. regardless OF how
close they are running together II "A
car should be delayed only a fraction
OF minute. IL takes on not only its
own load. but part of tho load OF the
car following, as passengers are un-
willing to wait IL even foothold can
be obtained. This frequently causes
one car To be ovcrcrowded whereas
The next may be only half-full. aud this
is especially the case where the small
CO. cars are in service.
IA oIdei rs lar AS possible to re-
icNe congestion in the West End SER
Wee, the Broad and Twenty NTH Street
line Is now operated throughout the
day To the Reservoir.
SiNty-fivc Rush-IIour Cars.
IakinS the situation generally In
the city. We operate at present time on
the Richmond division lol base ears
on an eighteen hour service. and. in
addition, operate throughout the rusl,
hours in the morning and AFTERNOON
siAty-fiNe extra cars. It will. there
fore. he seen that. though we are in
need OF additional equipment To fully
serve the public during the rush hours
Yet the cars at present in service are
more than ample to take care of All
the traffic for the next iivc years, cx-
ccpt al the rush hour period
1T is, however. The earnest desire of
this company TO avoid overcrowding at
any time AS much AS possible and foi.
that reason we have placed orders for.
twenty additional cars OF the largest
and most modern type. which viii bc
placed IN service in the early fall ana
which Will undoubtedly avoid congca-
ton thereafter. The summer cars have
also recently been placed in service
and that viii relieve the situation dur
IN the summer besides which il is an
interesting fact that as the DAYS he
come longer the movement OF traffic
during rush hours covers a longer
period than during the winter season.
and is therefore easier to handle
Factory Closing Hours.
In some cities where there arc ;,
number OF factories. as there are IN
Richmond. the companies, from time
to time, in order to minimize the con
bestion as far possible. have peti-
toned the larger manufacturing indus
tries to arrange a few minutes differ