Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-14
Street CAR MEN HEAD
NEW J|TNEY BUS COMPANY
General Motor Corporation of Rich.
mond Secures Charter to Oper-
ate Carriers.
WILL ENTER LOCAL FIELD
New Company to Operate Fleet OF
Gasoline Cars in Active COMPETE
ton With Jitney Bus Lines Now
Engaged in Carrying Business.

Attorneys and others in the employ Of
the Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany are the officers OF a new jltney
bus company to which the State Cor
poration Commission yesterday granted
a charter.
Tho name OF the now company Ia the
General Motor Corporation OF Rich
mond. The capital stock is to be not
less than $1,000 nor more than 100000
application for the charter was filed by
the law firm OF Munford. Hunton, VIII
liams Anderson.
The officers are: Frederick D. Sitter
ding. Jr.. son OF one OF the vice-presi-
gents of the Virginia Railway and
Christian. attorney. vice-president. and
i. }. Hundley, clerk in the Offices of
the street railway company, secretary
treasurer. Henry w. Anderson, Of tho
law firm that drew the charter, is n
vice president and general counsel for
the virginia Railway and Power Com
AMY, and Mr.. Christian Is an associate
attorney In his office.
COMPETE FOR BUSINESS
HANDLED ny JITSEYS
The General Motor Corporation Is
frankly subsidiary OF the Virginia
hallway and Power Company. organ
lied to operate automobile buses in
died by the jltneys. Unless the courts
shall declare that the business requires
common carrier franchise the new
company. 1t Is understood, will shortly
enter the jitney bus field on a compre-
hensive scale with feet of motor cars
that VIII maintain q regular service.
An automobile electric bus, loaned by
the manufacturers TO the Virginia Rail-
way and Power Company for expert
mental purposes. went into commission
on the streets yesterday. This car, IL
is stated Is not being operated by the
General Motor Corporation. which. II is
presumed, will adopt the fve-passen-
ger gasoline driven car as it's rolling
stock equipment
While the Virginia Railway and
Power Company is laying plans to en-
gage In active competition with the lit
ney bus lines in the event the courts
hold that the scent passenger automo-
bile business can be carried on without
obligation to secure. q franchise as a
common carrier, 1t is at the same time
applying to the Law and Equity Court
for decision on the legal status OF
the traffic
COURT TO DETERMINE
STATUS OF BUSINESS
According to officers OF the street car
company there Is nothing anomalous
about their attitude. While the COM
pany is advised by its counsel that the
jitney is n common carrier and ae such
anne nable to the same regulation as the
street car, the City Attorney holds q
different view. In order to clear up this
I point as soon as possible. and to en-
able the company to make plans in ac-
cordance with the court decision. the
company has applied to Judge Crump.
Of the Law and Equity Court, for an
injunction to restrain the Jltney Asso-
citation, Inc. and the Richmond Jitney>
Bus Company Inc. from conducting
their business without first providing
themselves with franchises.
Judge Crump will at II o'clock this
morning give a hearing to counsel for
the defendant titney bus companies.
The defendants arc cited to show cause
why the Injunction prayed for by the
Virginia Railway and Power Company
shall not be granted.