The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-01
]. A. Connolly Asks That Byrd
Street Site Be, Concidered in
Election
MANY VOTE IN
VIRGlNIAN'S ELECTION
{. {. Laird Restatss the Pro-
posaIs Now Being Consider
ed by the People OF / ic...-
mond Vote Today

Interest IN the question Of proper
ANA Convenient site for a union sta
ton fOr Richmond grows ~ intensity
a s he prime importance OF a proper
settlement If The question lmpresses
Itself on the public consciousness
yesterday many awaited themselves
Of the privilege of expressing their
preference ON The question OF site by
voting In The Nirginian's union sta
jion election bal OF for which appears
again today ON this page.
Every man and woman living IN
Richmond or iu business here should
vote that. whatever NAV be the ac-
tion OF the railroad companies. ii can
not he said that such action was
taken in ignorance Of the real Senii-
ment OF the people of Richmond.
who, after all the pros and cons are
discussed. are the real folks ia he
suited.
The Nirginiau election has brought
out several interesting suggestions
and amplificdttons OF HE anton sta
ton idea
Mr.. ! \. Connolly. Of The real es-
tate frm OF ] A Connolly 4 Go.
dominates the Byrd Street site in
an interesting letter gwen below
Unfortunately. his candidate is TOO
late 10 enter IN this primary, hnt If il
has ans friends. The Nirginlau will
endeayor 10 tabnlate any Independent
vote that may he cast for the proposal
Al amy rate, Mr. Conneiiys letter
is an interesting campaign document.
Here II is:
MIR. Counclly's Suggestions.
Richmond Va, March ? t9ls
City Editor.
Richmond VtrginIan, CIty.
Dear Stiff not TOO late 10 qua 49,
X viii You introduce as an indepen e
dent candidate for the location Of
Richmond'S union railroad station the
present BYRD Street site 10 he en-
larged and extended as conditions
MAY require.
This location is central as to al
the city. both business and residen-
tial. and enjoys an average surfa &C
elevation. and there can he no uues-
ton OF impossible grades es every
railroad entering Richmond IS now
using this level
This location can be reached with
out spur bv all roads from any di-
rection either along the north side
Of the river or along ShoCkoe Valley.
and. II desired the trains running
north and south could complete and
use the tunnel under Eighth stree:
from Cary to Leigh Street the GREG
ton Of which was begun many Years
ago
Practically all of the property In
the neighborhood II Byrd-Street Sta
ton is now owned by the railroads.
and they could without great cost ac-
auire sufficient land TO bring the en-
trance TO a station 10 the south side
OF Cary, or even Main street and dis
charge passengers and visitors to
Richmond in the business center and
hotel district of Richmond instead OF
an extreme eastern section. from
which the city has grown. or an ex-
treme western section, which will not
be developed for many years. This
location could also he extended TO
either the east. west or south. N.needs
he, TO the extent of building elevated
train sheds over the canal and rock
bed of James River.
This Iian would eliminate the Bel
videre Street connection and relieve
Broad Street of the tracks that are,
10 saw the least, most objectionable
and dangerous, without subiecting the
city TO spur track or side line SER
vice 1t would make a compromise
proposition that would be a great i'm
provement over either OF the other
fContInuad on 9Aventh psre)