Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-27

into the Main Street Station and tbev
are contemplating an enlargement OF
their facilities. While this enlarge
ment is being made il can he extended
SO as 10 accommodate the other two
All the roads are contemplating
changes. and It does seem feasible to
get them All TO work together and to
go into Il union depot"
SAYS MAIN STREET PLAN
NOT FAIR TO COAST LINE
l.anS bourne NJ. Williams thought IT
would be an injustice to the Atlantic
Coast Line to force 1t to.run five miles
as IL would have to do if the down
town depot were erected. over the limo
of competitor. and said that The r,,h
lie should have two dcpots and tho
choice OF two routes. Thomas e. Scott
said that credit should be civcn N
henry Walters, chairman Of the ho,r5
OF directors OF the Atlantic Coast Line
ana his associates for their seIcr,io,
ana that they should have the rrivi.
leEe OF spending their money as they
saw fit
'"hn &. Freeman said that the Rich
moho' fredericksburg and Potomac
''''road was Handicapped by running
mo washington over another line. and
'ha' II would not he reasonable TO ask
'n"t company 10 enter Richmond under
S'''''i"' circumstances. He said that
me west End site was the logical site
""'esS w" site ut Fifteenth ana Main
Wer" selected. and in that c,sc tho
richmond, fredericksburg, and Pom
mas should 20 into the station over lis
own lines, as do the Cheeseman's. and
ohlo the Southern and the Seoboard
AIR Line Railway companies
Edmund Strudwjrli inouircd -, Nr
Laird # ne had any surpestinn 10
make, aiid the latter moved that Jorcsi
"eht William n. White he rcnucs,,d
~ soma the chamber the Frazier plans
iIr me joint depot. J. G. Easley cx-
NAMED that this plan had been made
Tor opposing lines. hut that it answered
'hc purpose. and urgently counselcd
against delay. II was worse than folly
u" said, TO continue 10 agitric tho
H""!. '"h. II delay We're again incur
red he said, II would Dc three or four
Noars before "a dcpn, Of ANY sort ,.nuIl
lie hao The chamber. he SAID had be-
come convinced that the Fifteenth and
MAN streets site was impractical bic
ANA mat the two roads could not so
- '"e he!t Line and Broad street. and
the question simply resolved itself
into whether the chamber wanted a
depot al all.
+. T.. Taylor argued thar the people
who spend the money should he con-
sidcrcd, and said that the members
were TOO much animated by sclf-ccn-
tered desire.
F0R HERMITAGE SITE
AS MATTER Of EXPEDII:NCY
y. II. Sands fell in line behind Mr..
Lard. conteuding that the chamber
should not act IN haste merely ior the
sake OF harmony. and suggesting that
the chamber adjourn and lay the Cor
On III I.l..
Iranch came forward AZ the champion
OF harmony. saying in effect that it
was matter Of expcdiency that the
hermitage site be selected.
Leon Wali~ stein said that the cham
her failing to get what il wanted. was
compromising br giving way to what
ftc railroads wanted. and declared that
The companies could he compelled TO
many things they did not wish TO
10. If public opinion were sufficiently
aroused. The union depot. hc said,
should ne in the banking, wholesale
and manufacturing center.
we should let III. railroads know
that we have not rcccdcd from our po-
sitton,' ne said, and not let them
think they can cocrCe us into thinking:
lac hermitage site :tcc.rta bile"
Mr. Laird offered substitute to the
Cnrlcy motion. declaring II 10 he the
sense of the Chamber Of Commerce
that umiou station he erected at
Fifteenth and Main Streets. in which
all passenger trains entering Richmond
he operated. and that :, station tc es-
iahliShcd in the West End on the main
lin. of the Richmond, Frederick sburg
and Potomac Railroad for through
trains running north and south over
the tracks OF that company. Before
the substitute was voted on Huudson
Cary, and w. r. Reed urged the adop-
zion of the Coricy resolution.
DUNE, SAYS COMPANY
WOULD AVOID DELAY
" -. Duke. assistant to President
William II. White. OF the Richmond
fredericksburg and Potomac, said that
il was the desire of the company that
the matter he rot further delayed,
since, ii il had not been for the IL
nancial depression caused 10y the
European war the station would have
been erected long before Moses
Thalhimcr suggested adjournment, aud
MI. follard'S motion 10 adjourn was de-
tented Then. AIR. rha!himcr after
the Laird resolution had been present
ed, moved that II he tabled which was
defeated IN wild confusion Ivy $50 To 80
Georg" Med. Blake shouted from the
rear thai nc didn't know what lie wns
voting for, and his motion 70 adjourn
was followed by u like motion from
several others. After the defeat of
The Laird resolution and the adoption
Of The Coricy paper, :. l.. Jones moved
that the vote bc made unanimous But
there were several noes. John Is
iIranch made the same effort, with Il
like result. by this time tho body was
in an uproar. ana adjournment was
had without further delay.
TRAFFIC. MANAGER MAKES
EXPLANATIONS STiTE.MENT
Warren II. Taylor, traffic manager of
the richmond. Frederick sburg and
Potomac. made II brief statement for
III" railroad company IN the begin
uIng nf The proceedings.
Few people" he said, "rcaiiye TINT