The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-17
Bay railway would have to be

Bay railway would have to be
replaced.
From Oak street to Lombardy
street o. K. At Lombardy street
bridge, one set of legs of bridge
should be removed.
From Lornbardy street to
branch railroad tracks, leading
to kingan's route 0. K. Creek
would have to be removed, also
one masonry pier of the railroad
trestle.
From kingan's trestle to Her
mitage road 0. K.
AT Hermitage road no inn
portant building wooden shed
covered with galvanized iron
would have to be removed.
Prom hermitage road west
ward route o. K.
Sixth Requisite.
Central Location Taking the city
nan as the center OF the city, the city
limits on West Broad street are three and
onc-luartcr miles from it, The city
limits TO the north are just between
Bacon Quarter branch and Barton
Heights and Chestnut Ill., "A distance of
milo. 10 the east and southeast. the
city limits are distant between two and
and half miles. In South Richmond
the distance is two miles To the north
west the distance Of tho city limits to the
Is only about roo yards from the city
nall. II j. the nearest approach to Mayo S
bridge, which will IN the near future.
when the ncw concrete bridge is com
pleted. be one of the great arteries Of traf-
fic Of the entire city.
II Is thus seen that tho site proposed for
| he union naSAan4rar - - nuly
possesses Az - the six requisites, but
possess all OF them to "a prc-eminent de-
gree.
Freight Operations.
Turning now to the consideration OF
the freight question. the facts mentioned
above regarding the topography OF the
city show cOncluSivcly that there is but
one position which answers all the re-
qulrcmcnts for freight delivery, and that
Is the great valley created by Shockoc
creek ana its branches. Starting from
Broad street and running northeast
wardiy for about sevcn-eigh rs OF a mile
this great valley forks. one fork going
In an ea-crly direction for about one
and thrcc-fourth miles. and the other
fork going In northcrly direction for
about two and ons~fourth miles. The
lands lying in the eastern fork have 10 a
great extent been purchased by tho
American Locomotive Works. although
there are rcmainin; many excellent sites
for manufacturin. purposes The land
along he northern fork is taken M some
what 10y the right or way of the Seaboar,l
Air Line. the ownership Of the remainder
being in the hands Of q number of per
sons and corporations. Both of these
valleys have creeks occupying their
thalwcgs
The water OF these creeks. certainly
that OF the northern one. lie, Bacon
Quarter branch. should be confined
within :hc walls OF d culvert and arched
over. When this is done. these valleys
can be filled in and graded over There
will then be created an extensive area
occupying several hundred acres upon
which various manufacturing establish
ments could bc located. where the rail-
road cars would Kun directly into the
works. Several streets Of good grades
= "a should be built by the city OF
Richmond connecting these valleys
with the upper plateau Of the city. En-
cellent access could be had TO the lowe,
levels Of the city by streets down tn,
valley.
In Conclusion
In conclusion, it is believed that
enormous benefits would accrue 10 Tn,
inhabitants Of the city and 10 those en-
gagged in It's commerce. from the concen
tratipn Of all the passenger traffic of tn,
different railroads al one union tcrmina
station located at Seventeenth and AIaii
streets; and, from the adaptation OF tn.
ShockOc creek valley TO the requirement,
81 freight stations, as well tS the utiliza
ton OF Its area a sites for industrial
purposes. To bring this To pass. il seem