Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-29
REFUSE TO ALLOW FRAZIER
PLANS TO Be PUBLISHED
Public Insistcnt in Demand for In
formation as to Main Street
Station Scheme.
WHITE DECLINES To CONSENT
Henry Walters Says 1t Is Impossible
for Coast Line to Consider Any
Suggestion rs to Fifteenth Street
for That Road


Permission TO publish what have he :
I come known as tho Frazier plans for
great central passenger terminal AZ
! Fifteenth and Main Streets was re-
, fused Yesterday hy William II White.
, president OF the Richmond. Frcd.ricks :
burg and Potomac i.ailroud Company.
/ and Henry Walters. chairman Of tho
! board Of the Atlantic Coast Line. the
two roads which have announced plans
! for the erection OF a station At Broad
Street and the Roseneath Road
Coupled with the refusal was the EN-
! phatic statement {: Mr.. Walters that
il was Impossible for US TO give con :
sent in any: form even TO suggestion OF
| Fifteenth Street as station for the
. Atlantic Coast Line
when the presidents ot all railroads
! entering Richmond met here for con
! ference on March -. plans for pro-
posed Fifteenth Street Development
were presented by George w. Stevens.
president Of the Chesapeake and OHIO.
! and '" j. Harahan, president o. the
Scaboard Air Line, the roads owning
tho present Main Street Station. No
action was taken on these plans. hut
all OF these officials, sitting ;.s the
board Of directors OF the Richmond,
Frederick sburS and Potomac Railroad,
on that day adopted "a resolution au-
thorizinr the Nest End station Of the
Atlantic Coast Line and the Richmond.
Frederick sburG and Potomac.
PERSISTENT DHMAND
TO SEE FRAZIER PLANS
Since then there has been per.
slst"fi demand 10 know more OF the
project prepared by Consulting E.nyi-
i.eer Henry Frazier. who as chief en-
| glnecr OF the Chcsapeake ana Ohio sys.
TEN some years ago outlined the pro-
oect for the system OF overhead viaducts
Of that. road and for Main street Sta
tion. Elaborate drawings ar. known
to have been prepared. showing hand :
! some eXteriors, new trackage arrange
ments, concourses and provision for all
or the travel in and out OF The city
on an ample scale.
lhe tentative project proposed re-
location OF the tracks of the Scaboard
down the valley Of Bacon Quarter
Branch. reducing the grade 10 less than
per cent, West End station at or
about the Hermitage Club. and the
bringing of Atlantic Coast Line trains,
. from that station down the Seahuarl
tracks into the new Main Street term
inal at Fifteenth Street
In view of the interest EXPRESSED in
the two-station project, and TO put he.
fore the public all Of the informal;
bearing on the station situation now
aFaila BILE, The Times Dispatch ycster-
day wired the various railroad prcsi
dents FOR permission 20 reproduce an
outline Of the Frazier plans and draw
ings.
iTELEGRAMS EXCHANGED WITH
RAILWAY OFFICIALS
The exchange OF kilograms with
railway officials follows:
The following telegram was sen; "a
Mr.. IInrnhan:
w. J. IIarahan. President Seaboard .,i:
Line Halfway Company, Norfolk
Please give permission and instruc,
G & 9. to authorize publication to-
morrow morning OF Frazier plans 70,
union station, etc.
MES-DfSpATCH
Mr. Harahan answered.:
Norfolk. Va,
March oS
Times DiSra tch. Eickmond
Yours to-day. Please communicate
. u.
w. J. HARAHAN
The following telegram was sent 70
Mr.. stevens:
George w. stevens. prcsidcn, Chesa
peake and Ohio Railway. White
: sulphur Springs. w Va
I Pressing demand upon part Of pub
| lie to see Frazier scheme of union sta
tion At Fifteenth and through station
!
| tomorrow. Have wired Mr.. White
! asking his consent, and will nppracI-
ate your instructing Frazier to give Il.
plans and date.
MES-DISPATCH
. Mr.. Stevens answered:
/ White sulphur Springs, w Va.
, March ?s
Times Dispatch. Richmond. Va:
II Frazier plans are published II
/ (Cpntinued on Eleventh Page)