Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-15
SEAbOARD TRAINS
co TO NEW STATION
MeAdoo Takes Quick Action Az
ter Viewing Congestion at
Main Street.
FULL DETAILS NOT GIVEN
Secretary Hurr;es Away Before
Time Order Becomes Eff
fcctive Is Learned.

.'c'ictaiS " liilam u. McAuOO. Nl-
rector Of the United States railway
administration. stopped mere last night
on his way from Norfolk to White
sulphur Springs. But that was long
enough for him TO INSPECT the crowded
conditions at Main street station ana
with one brush Of the pen send all
the Seaboard Air Lin. trains up 80
the Union station on broad Street 10
relieve the congestion
Il observed the congestion at the
Main street Station" SAID the Sccrc-
;ary OF the Treasury, 80 ] sent the
senb"ard trains up to the other SEA
ton. Mr. McAdoo maze this state
men; last night at the Jefferson Hute,
where he was entertained at an IN
formal dinner by John shelton VIII
mans. Comptroller OF currency, at
which number OF prominent Ricn-
monders were also entertained.
Director McAdoo, George w Ste
rrn*. president Of the Chesapeake ana
ohio; Assistant Director riice, joan
Skelton Williams ana others were
travelling on an Inspection tour oi
the secretary alighted from the train
at kichmond Yesterday afternoon at
d!crs and civilians began pouring off
the Newport News tram 10 spend the
Weekend. ii looked if there were
",coo persons in and around the sta
t!on. leaving the impression that the
more folks arc discouraged 10 travel
the more they take TO it.
roo HURRIED TO GIVE
Full. DETAILS OF CHA NtEs
II was expected that the secretary
and E:s party would spend SUNDAY
here out when asked concerning Il,
he rcmarked that ne was on his way
10 " hite sulphur springs to visit his
family. That being the case, nc left
the Jefferson last night barely in time
TO TO- 'a'ch ne ':So train: Al the din
was host, the following men were
present: Secretary William G McAdoo.
John n'. Skeiton Williams, John stewart
son Henry ". Anderson. Culome!
Thomas y. McAdams. George j. seal,
Goi1mcl Charles T. Has.or"oN. Assis,nnt
stevens and Lewis Williams
The hurry OF the secretary to catch
INC train made II impossible To OBJ
tain any details from him respecting
the new train arrangements: so ii Is
not known what date the change Will
take effect. Unless at once. Meade n.
Chesa roake and Ohio Railway, stateo
that Re understood the new station
would be ready for use about Nnveu,-
Der l. w. -. Duke. general superin-
tendcnt OF the Richmond r'rcts ricKs-
burg end Potomac Railroad. stated ,nar
he knew nothins about wncn the sta
on account Of the uncertainty OF con-
StTucton, but that tn. station was
about ready FOR the accommodation 9.
passonserS now He stated tina, ae
but that the Broad Street Siat;on
would when completed, be used by
the Richmond Fredcricks Jurg ana i.U-
ioma" and the other road for the COM
h!nnd usage of which i; was built,
air, spice Of the c. & o.. was at
the station when Secretary McAdoo
came in. He stated that two ten-ca r
trains came in from Newport News.
nrsiGes Leslie, me o'clock train there was.
besides another . o'clock train on one
OF tho other roads lie stated that
LniS ~ 2'wayS ihe condition on Satur
GAYS ana sundays. ana almost an every |
day occurrence, but tina; the &. & o. |
was doing It's best.
APPEALS TO MECHANICS
TO EXPEDITE ALL WORI<
special appeal TO every railway
mechanic and workman to do his level
best 10 turn locomotives out Of the |
shops and TO keep their wheels turn
states in order that General ;ershing
may be given the locomotives ne needs
,erday ,clesraphed by Sccretary Nc
.ldoo TO each regional director The !
message was rs follows
please gel tho following message
to every machine shop aud round |
houS" in your territory: General Per !
shina needs more locomotives in France
un'h 'hc kaiser is pushed across the
Rhine. The only way. we can civ.
'IcnPItl icTSllnS tn- locomotives ne |
needs is for The railroads OF the United |
states 10 take as few new locomo- |
tivcS possible, and thus hermit the |
Locomotive builders TO send their prod |
nc; 10 France. We cannot do without
new locomotives unless keen our
locomotives in repair and moving all |
the time. | make special appeal to |
every railroad mechanic and work |
man to do hi; level bcs; to tur.' the |
locomotiv out of the shops quickly |
and 70 keen their wheels turnin" on |
every railroad of the United states. |
Here is n direct way in which every |
man car help rcrshng and his he |
roic soldiers and make certain the
early defeat of the Kaiser.
wv G. McADoO."
Speaking Of the next Liberty loan
ramp-i ism to he started on September
boys in Franco had begun the big
smash II was tho du:y of tho Amcri |
can ut home to get behind them in
the loan subscriptions and push till
they had driven the C;"rnians over tn"
Rhine. Keep the big smash going.
is what he said.
Secretary McAdoo denied the rumor
that he will resign from the p"si;ion
Of Secretary of the Trea surv and de-
vote his entire time to tn" position OF
director general OF the 1'nitcn states
railway administration. The sc"rcta'v
raid that hn was not rnSDonSih'" '"~
rumors. and had not been consulted
about any such change.
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