The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-14
MORE MONEY IS NEEDED
For URBAaxA RAIL Way
Lcss Than Two-Thirds OF Fund As
signed to Richmond Subscribed
to Secure Road.
DUE ERRONEOUS PUBLICATIONS
Mass Meeting VIII BE Held by Local
Business Interests mt Chamber on
Thursday, July 81, to Impress I'm
portancc of Road to Richmond.

That full exploitation of the great
good that will come TO Richmond and
Richmond business interests through
the building and the operation Of the
West Point Urbanna Railway may be
had, mass meeting of all the bust
ness interests in the city will be held
In the auditorium of the Richmond
Of Thursday. July 81. at $3.50 O'Clock.
The holding of such a meeting was
decided upon yesterday afternoon at
a meeting of the railway campaign
committee with the heads and secre-
tariss of the various business organ
izations OF Richmond After a gem
erai discussion of the situation, in
which the fact was developed that
less than two thirds of the required
$4,000 of stock subscriptions as
signed to Richmond has been secured
the call for the mass meeting was de-
cided upon. Discussions showed that
the business interests of Richmond
need the railway to bring here the
vast amount Of business from the sec
ton the railway will connect with this
city. which business now goes to Bal
timore. That the road will prove
motors. but to all the business houses
OF the city. was shown to the salts
faction of all present
Have Less Than Two-Thir,is.
Though a number of firms have
subscribed most literally. and sub
scriptions have been received from
number OF individuals there is yer
more than $4,000 TO be subscribed
by Richmond to the 100000 fund
begin work. The people living In the
counties to be put into touch with
Richmond by the railway have sub
scr!hed- fully the $40 900 In stock al
lotted to them. II rs up TO Richmond
70 raise the balance Of the $4,000
II is the consensus OF opinion OF
those at yesterdays meeting and Of
the promoters OF the road that the
failure Of Richmond to have sub
scribed the entire amount allotted to
Richmond long before this time is
due TO the fact that the impression
has gone abroad berause Of certain
publications TO the effect that there
had already been secured nearly
$50. 900. Such erroneous publications
II Ia thought. led to the belief Vat
the money now was all subscribed.
Importance OF Road to City.
n Is for the purpose Of disabusing
the minds or probable subscribers that
the mass meeting will be held, and
also 10 arouse them 10 the necessity
for coming forward with subscriptions
I'M 'ertly large to complete Rich
mond's $4,000 allotment OF the
Iund Just how niece sary the pro-
posed railway is to Richmond and
how grea; will be the benefits from
Its coming 20 Richmond will be fully
explained nj the mass meeting.
Notice Of the meeting will ne
= ''eS direct 10 local business houses
within the next few days.
Among those attending yesterdays
session were T NJ. Darlington. pres
ideBt OF the railway campaign COM
mittee, and the following members Of
his committee: Oliver ] Sands J. NJ
Miller, Ir.. and Hugh Antrim, and
Coleman WORKMAN, w. r. Da bney, Al
vim NJ. Smith. Beverly Randolph, NJ
". Lloyd. George A, Mortland and
John c. Easley.