The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-21
IS LOOKING AHEAD
TO new BUSINESS
oOUTHERy RAILWAY SPENDS MIL
LION IN RICHMOND IN
EIGHT MONTHS.
IMPROVEMENTS Nj A D E
"RTCHMoND,. CHAMBER or COM
) MERGE MAGAZINE, RECOGNIZES
RARE JUDGMENT OF PRESI-
DENT FAIRFAX HARRISON.

II Is gratifying TO the pride of Rich
rnondcrs to realize that the Southern
Halfway recognizes in 4 tangible
manner the importance OF this city as
a traffic center, says the February
number Of Richmond" the monthly
magazine of the Chamber of Com
mercc, Just out. 1t declares;
There could be no greater proof Of
The Industrial greatness of Richmond
than this: out of the $4,000, 600
which President Fairfax Harrison. OF
the Southern, raised last year for
improving the rolling stock and equip
ment of his lines; about 100000
was expended on eniarging the
freight facilities OF the Southern In
Richmond.
At a Tina when railways over the
country have practically suspended
all new work It is rather worthy Of
remark thai the Southern Railway
should proceed with i.ia betterment
of It's equipment and traffic facilities
on such huge scale. The $4,000, 600
Tor improvements was secured early
In 1914. bu. when the war and me
business slump came the company in
no manner curtaiied he new work
planned for Richmond.
Already the rare judgment OF
ESF&liPnA ftAIfiSFH t@ DNsItA S9NGlG4At0.
Business on the Southern has pickeo
w hriskly since January !, and there
are few people who cannot now see
| the approach of bright day for
American trade
The transportation facilities OF a
city particularly those for freight.
pre- IVA true sense the arteries Of It's
Industrial corporation. For that rea-
/ son. anything pertaining To such vital
organ of Richmond makes interest
ing reading 10 the business man
The tremendous Improvements OF
The Southern = freight facilities begun
In 1914. are nearing completion. The
old passenger station on Fourteenth
Street, which WAS abandoned waen the
Southern transferred Its passenger
trains TO the Main street station. has
been reoia sed by great outbound
freight terminal that will be ready
for occupation within few weeks.
This structure, built Of brick. meas
ures 40 by $50 feet. and contains Of
Gees on the second floor. Adjacent
are .loacing tracks for seventy-hve
cara and team tracks 20 accommodate
thirty cars
The present freight terminal Ia TO be
used for inbound freight while one
Nreigst house is being reconstruct ed
tinK Of tobacco shipments. which play
s1rh n large part IN Richmond
traffic.
In South Richmond opposite Belle
Islc, the Southern has completed IFS
storage yard for freight cars. after
retaining considerable plot OF
ground from the river This yard,
which has a capacity of $50 cars. Will
prove of great relief to the congestion
OF freight traffic AT the same time.
the old Yards have been reconstructed
SO as TO Increase their capacity by
100 cars On the Trigg property is
being constructed storage yards for
100 cars.
The old wooden passenger station In
South Richmond has been demolished
ard replaced by a pretty brick com
h,nation passenger and freight station
which will be opened for use almost
Eatmmediateiy The reconstruction OF
the tracks in South Richmond Will do
away with much Of the delay pas
| ~encer yrafns now experience in enter
ing and leaving the Main Street sta
ton.
worthy OF special notice are the
two unique structures OF reinforced
concrete which the Southern has con-
str,lcted In South Richmond for the
handling II coal and sand. Numerous
alterations and repairs hav@ oee.'
made in the Southern shops in south
Richmond es well.
1t ia believed that these added
facilities will put the Southern Rail
way Company in q position TO handle
promptly and efficiently the freight
traffic en.ru.ted to 1t and. will pre-
vent the recurrence OF such congestion
~ freight as were OF frequent oc-
currence in the old terminals.
one Of the chief concerns of the
chamber Of Commerce Is that OF car.
tnr for the freight facilities and
transportation means OF Richmond.
the Chamber counts itself fortunate
|Aiu finding such cooperation In the
/ Southern Railway.
Taking into consideration the vast
Improvement OF the road bed and
train service to West Point and the
ADDITION OF two hne bay steamers "a
the York River line to baltimore
Richmond business men are free to
confess that the Southern has done
~ share IN recent months to better
,he transportation facilities OF this