The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-08
NEW RAILROAD COMPANY
IS DULY ORGANIZED
Washington and Newport News Road
Will Develop Great Untouched
Section.
ALL PLEASED WITH PROSPECTS
Furnishes Tfdcwater Section Short
Rail Line to National Capital.
Fourteen Million VIII Be Cost of
Construction.

ANtN Pp4 ANN"SI 'e1s OoAS 'NN'N
the election of officers and directors
at n meeting yesterday afternoon in
the office of the Old Dominion Land
Company. the WashingtoL and New
port News Short Line Railway Com
pany came into actual existence.
Eighty per cent of the rights of way
have been secured and unless some
unforeseen obstacle arises construc-
ton work will be started late this
year, 1t was declared yesterday.
The officers and directors of the
company as elected yesterday are as
follows:
President-Frank S. Cannon
Vice President and Secretary
Frank s. Cannon. Jr.
RECONSIDERATION H. Siehert.
Directors-Rich hard Armstrong, Will
liam J. Burlee. Frank s. Cannon,
william A. Jones, James M. Lewis,
Walter 3. Iivezey. Albert l. Powell,
Charming NJ. Ward and Frank S. Gan
non. Jr.
The company has been given the
right Of way for 80 per cent of its
line by the people through whose
property the road will run. The ter
minal property at Newport News has
been given by the city and the Old
Dominion Land Company, and the
right of way from Newport News 10
Hampton has been guaranteed by the
local Chamber of Commerce. 1t Is
further learned that the plans for
bridging the York. the Rappahannock
and Potomac Rivers are complete. and
application soon will be made to the
War Department In Washington for
permission to begin work, Before the
Potomac could be crossed 1t was neces-
sary TO get the Maryland Legislature
to pass a special act granting permits
sion for the bridge, and this was done
at the last session.
Company Is Organized.
The meeting yesterday was for the
purpose of organizing the company
and authorizing the officers to take
over the Norfolk, Washington and
New York Railroad and the Potomac
and Baltimore Railroad. the latter n
| Maryland corporation. The new road
| is in reality a consolidation OF the
other roads with new men Interested
and new territory embraced in the
route. After tho meeting yesterday
Mr. Cannon said that as soon as the
road is hardened, say, In Its third
year of operation. Newport News can
| have a four-h hour service TO the Union
Station in Washington.
CONGRESSMAN William A. Jones, of
this district. is a member of the board
! Of directors of the road. Mr.. Jones
attended the meeting yesterday, and.
with others present. was highly opt-
mistic as TO the outlook for the sue
cessful completion and operation OF
the road. He stated that he is par
.ticularly pleased because the prospec-
tive success of the building of the
railway will bring the people of the
various sections in this district in
closer touch with each other. The
section to be traversed by the road.
he pointed out, is one of the richest
In the State. One of the points to
be touched with be Reedsvtlle, which
lis said to be the richest town in the
country per capita of Its citizens The
road will run within about three miles
/ Of Congressman Jones home town.
Warsaw.
Walter B. Livezey, OF this city. was
another enthusiastic member OF the
board. He pointed out the fact that
the company was organized In the
room in which some OF the biggest
and most successful corporations in
the city were organized. which include
the shipyard and First National Bank,
and that not one of them has failed