The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-26
CHAMBER QF Commerce
UNION STATION HEARING
Meeting syf Entire Mernber1hip To Re
Had Tonight In Auditorium of
jefferson Hotel

Chamber OF Commerce, soms l,lop
of Richmonds business and protes-
xional men have been notihed ny
Secretary r. u. Dunlop that meet
ing OF the chamber will be held al
6 o'clock tonight in the auditorium or
the Jefferson Hotel 10 take mp and dis
cuSs tina Richmond union PASSENGER
station question, IT is expected that
ionirhts meeting OF the chamber Will
be one Of the largest general meet
fars ever held by that organization as
the question ~ one of the most i'm
,,eftAut TO the city. as whole. mat
the chamber has ever become inter
esteG in.
president Coleman Worthaxn. of the
Chamber. will call the meeting 10
order and will preside over II. Every
member present will he given an OPP
nortunitv TO express himself with
reference TO the site on which he be
lieves union station. for the use OF
all railways entering Richmond,
should he located. Though the talks
~ may necessarily be brief. their being
many who wish to be heard, the dis
@s.ussion will be bull and free and all
desiring 10 speak will be heard.
Hear Railway Men. Too.
IT In expected that there Will be
present representative OF the various
railroad companies These will tell
what their roads are DOING and what
they hope TO do, The chamber takes
the position that the railway com
pariee realize Abe city's best interests
are their best interests and that they
will be willing To listen to all EXPIRES
sions of views aud act an nearly az
possible IN accordance with the con-
census
There are now three sites before tho
peopIe OF Richmond One, and that
believed favored by perhaps rs per
cent OF the voters Is the present Main
street station. which could be SO en-
lsrsed as to accomm odHte all pass m
ger trafsc Another in the site at
Rosensa&h Road and BROAD street.
near the Belt Line. on which II has
been prosposed that the \. G. J. and
X. r. 4 f. build a joint station. The
third Is the Hermitage site, on which
the Coast Line and the r. r. 4 p .
at recent conference Of their dirsc-
tors in New York, decided they woulN
erect a million dollar station,
There have been a number Of straw
votes taken in which the preference OF
sites was shown 10 be Fifteenth and
Main Streets There have been also,
a number of meetings of various bust
ness and civic organizations, at which
resolutions were adopted endorsing
Present Distribution
There now enter the Main street
station trains Of the G. & o. the
y Southern. the s. A, X and the r. F.
a. P which interchAnges three daily
through North and South trains with
the s. A L. here. This leaves only
the n. g. ". and the A c. l., az steam
railroads not reaching Main Street
station. That those roads can get
easy access tc Main Street, and at low
cost has been shown. In arguments pre-
%eentsd IN favor IF Main Street
I On the other hard, Is pointed out,
the proposed Hermitage station, near
!. the carter II population, vii l he
I e.est;y accessible 70 the other roais
4 a. well as tiAs A. g. J. and the r.,
r.. a. r.. tnrc4gt. the Saockoe Creek
Valley and ne (. = l.. tracks TO con-
meet with the X. s, & +. near Acca
not ia distant from the !ierrTitage.