The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-17
OPPOSITION TO FAR
WEST EMO STATION
X. r. n r. Directors Meeting Here
To-day to Settle site Question VIII
Hear Strenuous Objections.
WILL LOOK OVER GROUNDS
PROPOSED FOR NEW DEPOT
Basine~s insercsts Largely Inclined to
Object 20 Movement 10 Locate at
Point So Far From Business Cen
Ter.

Much opposition against the pro-
posed site for the new union station
and terminal al the Belt Line cross
Ing and Broad Street has developed
in the past few days and when the
members of the board of directors of
the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac Railway Company meet this
morning they will receive several pc
titions, IL In understood. protesting
against the location.
While 1t Is known there we're
many who favored the site at the es-
treme end of Broad street some weeks
ago. sentiment regarding the matter
10 now said to be changing and q
large number OF business people and
citizens are favoring Fifteenth and
Main Streets as the location for the
great union depot.
Recently there have been reso.u-
tions adopted by several organiza-
tons, protesting against the proposed
West End location, and Ii is very
probable that copies OF them win be
sent to the board this morning.
Although /, is the custom OF the
directors to hold their meeting in
New York city, they decided to meet
here this month in order to give all
or the members OF the board an OPP
portlnity to inspect both OF the pro-
posed sites-the one at the extreme
end OF Broad Street ana the Hermit
tage site.
Plans for station TO he erected at
a cost OF 100000 have been made.
and it is said that the intention of
the company Is to construct q very
handsome building. In fact IT viii.
he one OF the most beautiful rail-
way stations in the country, II the
station lie built at the Belt Line cross
ing and Broad Street the Virginia
Railway and Power Company will ex-
tend its tracks out to that pont
Henry Waters. chairman OF the
board OF directors or the Atlartic
Coast Line. will also 70 on the M.
spection tour this morning. as the
Atlantic Coast Line contempiates
ericksburg and Potomac in this pro-
iect.
The Main Street location Is being
strongly urged and plan will be
suggested for location covering one
block. 10 be used by all of the rail-
roads. Following Ii a communication
received last night by The virginian
from George w. Brown, a member
of the Arm OF Baldwin & Brown:
Want Councilman 10 Show Colors,
..It seems to me that this n very
good time for those gentlemen who
are seeking election 10 the City ssoun-
ell to give their views as IL the ~.
cation OF the Union Station. proposed
by the r. T.. & T. n. r. srI s1se At
lantic Coast Line Company. r. fhsce
two railway companies are ietern1in,
ed. against the protest os so per cert
OF our citizens. to Put statsoa be-
vond the react, of the RicrEeond
travelling public and not cooperating
with the other th~ee trunk s:,es in
essa '.srisaR General Union S.stson
1t Fifteenth and Main Streets, tAere
49, fas ~ ss..fsxerv II, Rscirtord who
'Foul5 like to know whethee their rep
resenfatives in the Cts Ccnrcii are
going 70 sit supinesy stiil and witness
without protest = blow, which will be
= vital one. TO Rtchraond's future
rrosparity ard growth in all direc~
tions"
sss>tsaer View of Ssftst.or
Another REV OF the situation Was
presented BY another citisen last night
u "a. .saowirE statement.
A there appears to BE- conait era BILE
objection to the proposition to dedi-
cats fifteen ZEE: 81 Eleventh street.
frotia Main "a Bank. hs the United.
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