Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-04

sat knee 10 knee with President Walt
ers. OF the Coast Line Railroad, and
he told me that no trains OF his read
would be run through the VALLEY. He
Richmond is westward, and he told me
that 81 per cent Of the travelling pub
lie OF Richmond gets on the trains at
the E.lba Station.
He also told me that Richmond has
The greatest future of any city in the
south to-day, and by building . sta
iion At Broad street il would be at
. 'hc head OF one OF tnc finest through
fares in the country. big, broad ana
convenient. The through trains that
come from the South viii pass through
this big station. told all this To the
chamber board Of directors al The
mectiE" this afternoon. and all ide, OF
Il Union station a Main and Fifteenth
Streets was abandoned They saw the
logical solution OF III" transported ion
problem was the building OF a station
on Broad street.
Look what it Viii mean. The tour
list who now shoots around Richmond
viii come through the city. Richmond
VIII be n main lire CITY. We will no
! longer have Ia endure the backing Of
! trains into our city ana being on "a
side line. Tie new station will be
one of the greatest things for the
growth Of Richmond IN nifty years. |
hope that YOU business men will in
dorse the resolution as adopted this
AFTERNOON by the Chamber"
l.. q. MILLER FAN0RS
UNITY or ACTION
J.. - Miller OF Miller ana Rhoads,
then spoke in favor Of the West BROAD
Street site for the proposed station.
Let US agree with the Chamber he
said. The r., +. Il =. would like TO
locate AT the Fair Grounds, but il
We go on record in solid front. then
they Will agree with us and build at
RoScncath ana Broad.
The growth Of the city is westward.
You remember when the Lee Monument
was erected how every one said. Why
it is III corn'ieid.' but they do no,
say IL now. our town - growing
westward There is no question that
big vision viii get behind the move
lEcnt TO build the new station AZ Broad
and the Belt Line tracks"
The only opposing speaker 10 the
West Broad street sit. was Julius C.
Levitt. who asked VIVA, the people Of
the SouthSidc and the northern sec
ton Of the city thought about the idea.
And then. too" Mr.. Levitt continued.
the railroad company will built the
station wherever ii pleases. and res
oiution by this body VIII be OF no
consequence"
ME-. ScnW6EHCnllu answered..
Can any one deny that a ma ioritv of
the members OF the Chamber OF Com
mcrce board Of directors have large
property interests Oh Main street near
Fifteenth Street. and would not a ma
loritE OF Them favor the building OF Il
union station on Main street" lndi-
Elduaily. III" members would vote In
favor Of Main street, but they are men
who realize that Broad Street is the
place for the big terminal. Why? Be
cause the growth Of the city is west
ward Md then, again. can any OF Won
pick out a site on Main street for a
union station that would be suita BILE
Get behind the Chamber and indorsc
their selection
RESOLUTION IS ADOPTED
WITH A LORD VOTl.
Edward schmidt also smoke in favor
OF the West Eroad street site When
the hnai vote was taken on tho roso-
luton. the members present loudIy.
voted aye
President William II. White whom
seen ut his home last night bv q re.
porter for The Times Dispatch. s,jd
that he had no facts 10 give out, no
agreement has been rcachcd'. NJ,
Nhite said. Some arc in favor Of :,
station in the West End and som. for
the downtown Site Furthcrnor,
he said. he knew Of no meeting to he
held to-day.
That negotiations have been under
way Tor several weeks for the CON
struction Of the new station has bcrn
known for several days and onn
prominent official Of the company made
the statement about three weeks ago
thht new station would he erected
put that the company would MOI he
pushed in the matter.
REMOVAL or TRACKS
INCREASES REALTY yAirtS
~ The meeting of the Council Com
mittce on Streets. on January 81. whom
the committee. with much oppositiou
from the company. recommended Ia
the Council for adoption an ordinance
requiring the company to rcarrancc
its tracks between these points. the
work to start within six months. presj
dent White made the statement. dur
ing the course OF his address before
the committee protesting against any
action. that negotiations had been re-
opened for the construction OF q sta
ton I'm the West End.
inquiry was made at Offices Of tho
Richmond. Fredericksburg and Po-
tomac Railroad Company last Monday