Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-20
SOUTH RICHMOND YARDS
no III: PARKING SPACE

SOUTH RICHMOND YARDS
TO HE PARKING SPACE
II was found that the South Rich
mond yards will afford accommodation
FOR many special trains. There are
plenty Of sidln@s available. and trains
can be side tracked conveniently. while
the facilities for making up trains for
the homeward journey arc unsurpassed.
y handsome new station has just been
completed. and with n good street car
service, the passengers coming into the
city viii he handled much more quick
~ than IL they were taken into Main
street station. where the congestion
would make considerable trouble and
confusion. Regular trains, however.
Will continue TO use the regular sta
ton.
This will probably bc the last big
reunion of the veterans. and coming as
il does just nifty years after the close
of the war. 1t Will bring n tremendous
crowd from the North as well as the
south 1t is expected. too. that th.
veterans viii grasp the opportunity
To make this last pilgrimage to the
Capitol of the Confcderacy. TO handle
the visi;ors-and 100000 are expected
VIII be n gigantic problem. and one
which VIII rcTuir" much ingenuity
MANY DETAILS IN
HANDLING LARGE CROWDS
Among the subjects considered were
iiShtinS. watering and icing santa
ton and the lighting OF the tracks on
Whi'li the cars are to be parked: ar
engagements for the handling Of in
coming and outgoing baggage OK
pcditiously and for the convenient
IhrckinG OF parcels: the posting OF bull
irtlns. not only in the station bu, in
public places generally: announcing m.
arrival and departure of special trains
hS well as regular trains; the cstab
iiShm"nt of public comfort. and drink
lnS-"atcr stations; provision for keen
ing at hand a sufficient number of cars
from which TO makeup a train with the
least possible delay in the event II
should he found necessary 10 oDcratc
spccia local trains to meet the demand
or traffic: and provision for ADEQUATE
information bureaus and forces OF
ticket sellers
arrangements are being made to
bring TO Richmond more than 10000
visitors. accompanying the veterans
VIII bc their families and friends The
opportunity OF again being the hosts on
such AN occasion. means that Richmond
VIII spare no expense 10 make Tie re-
union sumptuous in it's hospitality. bril-
liant in its attractiveneSs and historic
in it's interest.
PROMINENT OFFICIALS
ATTEND CONFERENCE
The meeting of the Suthern Railway
representatives was held in the Rich
mond Hotel. Among those present were:
NJ. f.. lIutchens, superintendent pas
Sengcr transportation. Washingt ton; t.
II. simpson. general Supcrint endcnt
Richmond; c. G.. Arthur. division super
intendcnt. Richmond; ]. w. Connolly
chief special agent, Washington: w NJ
owens, general yard foreman, Rich
monh: NJ. l.. Parker, yardmaster, Rich
mond; w. T.. Graves. special baggage
agent, Washington: S. NJ. Hardwich
passenger traffic manager. Washing
ton: NJ. +. Gary, general passenger
agent. Washington: J. l., Meek, assist
ant general passenger agent. Chatta-
eral passenger aicnt, Atlanta. Ga:
G. y. DcSauSSurc. assistant general
passenger agent, Memphis. Tenn; w. l..
McGcc. assistant general passenger
agent. Columbia. s. C.: James Freeman,
assistant general passenger agent Bir-
minGham, Ala: G.. w. Wcstbury, gem
eral agent, Washington: G.. c. Stewart
division passenger agent, Memphis,
Tenn; j. j., Baylor. division passenger
agent. Atlanta, Ga: j. NJ Wood, division
passenger agent, Ashevillc, y. G.. NJ L.
Bishop, division passenger agent. Char
lot,e, \. c.; T.. II. Jenkins. district pas
senger agent, Washington, D. c.; il r.
Martin, district passenger agent. Chat
tanooga. Tenn; j. ID. Ruben, travelling
passenger agent, Norfolk; j. o. Jones.
travelling passenger agent, Charlotte, n
c.; Il. X. McMillin, ADVERTISING Wash
inSton: w. II. Roberts, chief ticket sup.
ply clerk. Washington; NJ. T. anderson,
chief baggage clerk. Washington: S. d.
kiser, city ticket agent. Richmond.