Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-04
RAILROADS OFFER
TO ERECT STATION
IN FAR WEST END
Plans Drawn for S2,000,000
Structure OH Hermitage
Golf Club Site.
CHAMBER DIRECTORS
PREFER BELT LINE
Vote IL to 3 for Location at
J Broad Street and the Rose
meath Road.
ALL TRACKS OFF BROAD STREET
Byrd Street Station To &c Aban-
doncd, Petersburg Trains Going
Into Main Street.

Into Main Street.
JF-''''''' passenger s''-
ioi Tor Richmond TO l." erected by the
Eichmond. Frcdcricksburr and Potomac
| ana Atlantic co,e, ,i r.i,-,, -,
80
,ai., p"it % INC CITY VIII pe
confer 'hc' OF 'a''"aF
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20 N''' on ''c"rn oF u F"t' OF
a. '"""'S'''f IN" 'rec,i"h OF thc
S''','n', al hFo"H street an"
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10y ''"'' "H ~" manner
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"'i'''E DECLINES TO DISCUSS
in-DAis MEETING
The greatest secrecy was maintained
b. the railroads as to Tho nature OF
the conference. se, for to-dav prcsi
dent William " white or the Eich-
J moud fredericksburg and Potomac
4 Railroad. declining to be interviewed
or 10 admit that he knew OF sucli a
mociipE Chairman Yuilcr Of tho
Council Committee on streets: CITY Al
10Y ncF fo!lhrh. hnsin"*" Manager W.
pcoJ ., 49, ,u,,,,a s'''
and o,bera n,yo l,.or ;r,.i,on 49,,
nrcscn, bowov.- :, ,.o, w.
who is co,nir,- ,r,,, v,, VII, Co., 49,
puruose. ANA i, Is. understood ,b., so,.
erai cf tho railroad nrosidcnts VINO
are directors in tho Kichmond. Fred
cr.clSshurl; and Potomac VIII also be
present 1T the conference. when the
1 question OF site is to be thoroughly
discussed.
According 10 Mir. )abncy. tho plans
| !o' INC station arc already drawn, and
'he matter ~ s"lcctin: site Is the
on'S o"S'"c'" 'hai stands III the WAY
~ w '''','"' % 'ht ne" station by
rr''',7 ~ nv :" =" pas
y. ,,, w" "a
n,d v,r to us.I 60. e.a..,,''
/ e,o,,op III. r.y. ,ss.,,. .,.t
which viii ho orc ~ ,bn hsr5se,.
stru,tures dcyoted 10 r,ilro,d ,u,no.,.-
3 IN tn" south. viii bo on tn. main lin,
! Of the trains ,ha, now pass over IN.
Belt Line tracks on their way from
New Orleans. Atlanta, Florida and
other Southern points.
REMOVE ELItA STATION
NORTH OF moan sTnI.r,
~, c,iv ,bc o,;r,ir,,,,
c.,o, c,.,;o, 49,, ,h. ,.' i.'
com. ana leave Richmond. would -.
sui, when tho new station is huiI,
! MI through trains vii! stop ~ the big
station on West Broad Street. All
/ local trains OF the Coast Line and
\ Norfolk and western Railway Will go
into the Main Street Station.
Elba station would be removed from
its present location and the tracks on
Beividere and Broad Streets will he
taken ui y small station, replacing &
E!pa, "ili he hui'i ON the north side
of broad street. nea" Harrison, 10 take
care "i ihe !oc'! iFuiiic OF the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
railroad.
spec!a! meeting OF the board OF
directors OF the chamber of Commerce
was called yesterday afternoon at ;
O'CLOCK osteNSioiy TO near debate be-
tween CitS ATTORNEY H. ;. Pollard and
bppa huhto"' Jr' attorney for the
Rlcnhohn' freoerichshurs ana foto-
mac concerning me policy of the city
or h'chhoho ana 'he policy OF tho rail-
ROAD company, respectively In the mat
ter ol tN'eo''s No" Avenue ana
other 'horous shl"reS III ne west End
over the 1ei' Line racks and above
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