Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-20
CITY COUNCIL OF DEFENSE
WANTS BETTER SCHEDULE
SKIS That Trains be So Timed as
to Give Richmond Papers
Better Circulation.
THINKS McADoo WILL AGREE
Chairman George Bryan Certain Di.
rector-ticncral Will Welcome Sug-
Sestfons That Mean Improvement
OF Scrvicc-RcsyIution Framed.

S""o 'hat hCan improvements
! OF Scrvice-Rcsylution Framed.
mat Richmond might be able TO
| scnd Its newspapers promptly through
! on; tho state, and that Richmond in
duStry and Richmond commerce might
! he thus materially promoted. plans are
being considered by Tho edmond
council OF Defense for ~ alter
/ ations of the schedules .. lxays
/ passing through the city
Few villages. outside OF a fifty-miic
radius take Richmond papers at ALL
TO quote Thomas {. Digs. whose sus
H,e,shGns were Of great aid to the coun-
Gil when 1t met last night. Commu-
ritics near Washington take Wash
inE'on papers. While the Roanoke pa
perss publish regularly Richmond news.
pers in that city and in the western
portion Of the state is almost at IN
zero point. Lynchburg papers rea ch
Richmond practically at the same time
mat TINS citys newspapers are pub
lished. When one boards a no:thbound
train for Washington. declared Mr.
EiEEs, he is offered Washington pa :
pers. Baltimore papers; almost any
other than Richmond papers.
AS means OF making Richmond a
greater power in the financial and
commercial life OF Virginia, the city
Char of Commerce took into con-
sideration recently the matter of bet
ter newspaper transportation foT Eicn-
mond. Within the las, week Il re-
rerrcd the question to the State Coun-
Gil OF Defense, which turned ii over TO
the Richmond council, with the suppo-
sition that. it lay in the province of
the municipal body.
Although no definite action was taken
by the Richmond Council of Defense
last night. 1t was suggested by Chair
man George Bryan that the transport
,ation committee frame suitable reso-
u mi ~ I'M nj nf
Digs to he offered TO the proper au-
thorities. 1t is presumed that there
would be no objection on the part OF
the railroads 10 making the slight al
suggested by the council.
WOULD HAVE THROUGH
TRAINS STOP OFTENER
To solve the difficulties now confront
ing the Richmond newspapers, MIR.
DigEs offered a suggestion which, in
through" trains. 10 stop at certain
flag stations in the northern portion
OF the state at which points only local
trains now stop In this way. stated
Mr. Digs. Richmond papers may be
circulated within such short time as
Il he placed on the market al the same
Tune the papers from Washington
and other important points The stu
alton now existing between Richmond
aud Lynchburg, he declared. may be
equalized: that is, that Richmond pa
} b
hour of sale OF the LynchburE papers.
y tentative schedule. suggested by
+. j. Goodman, traffic manager OF the
Richmond Chamber OF Commerce, was
read by Chairman Bryan last night
and considered by the members of the
council, hut no definite action was taxi
eli upon it. 1t provides for a seven
hour route from Richmond TO LeNinG-
ton taking in all of the important To-
oalities on the road and the commu-
mites OF any size within some dis
lance at which the trains stop. Fol-
lowing is the suggested route:
Leave Richmond at > a.. M. Con
meet at Gordonsville with Chesapeake
and Ohio, No. ., which leaves Cor
reaching Washington At 1880 4. NJ.
Reach charlottesville in time TO
connect with southern. No: Is, south :
bound. leaving there at, $50 A., Nj.
hallway Northbound train which leaves
Charlottesville at $40 \. NJ
with 'e Senfoik a? and Western is sou,h6oued.
40. |, leaving there AT a;3? 4. NJ. Nor
folk and Western Northbound train
leaves Baltimore a, ':55 y. NJ. and
with Norihbound, No. % Baltimore
and Ohio leaves stanton AT 500 y
NJ. for Lexington and arrives there at
9:4j a. NJ.
THINKS McADOU WILL.
CONSIDER ECOMMENDATD0S
MIR Goodman, in his communication
TO the council. expressed the opinion
that Mr.. McAdoo would not relish any
Commission. Chairman Bryan. how
ever. discounted this statement last
night by stating that the director
general of the railroads is pursuing
= different policy from that. policy on
which he worked at the first insti-
tuition OF the United states railroad
aid and suggestions from outside bodies
were not desired by the government.
MIR. McAdoo, declared Mr. Bryan, wishes
TO operate as far possible with
the corporation commissions or similar
bodies in every state.
In connection with tho discussion Of
NE 'Gn.s'E ne%fpapGf,r sshednie,
{" the fact that very poor copnec-
tons or apparcntly useless failures
10 connect arc in force at "ctersbnrs.
earliest arrival OF train In Peters
burg from the South and the latest
departure OF street car from I'etcrs-
burg 10 Richmond is but hve ininutc";
The distance from the Norfolk aud
western station 10 the electric rail
Wy sheds :. appro1imstely, four
/ 10 Impossible TO catch the car 10 Rich :
/ mond even when the incoming train
makes the best Of time.
1T is nay opinion. continued MIR.
/ Digs, that the railway companies OF
I Virginia VIII nc glad TO cooperate
with the. state bodies when such cN,
amplcS 81 poor connection arc brouS mt
| TO their attention.. and SHOULD the
I changes suggested by tho council for
( the benefit OF the Richmond newspapers
not conflict with the present train
not conflict too badly with the present
train schedules
As soon as tho resolutions, now be-
ing framed Ivy the transportation com
mittcc Of the City Council, are ready.
/ it is probable that they will be placed
i in the hands of the traffic department
OF the Chamber Of Commerce to he
ftar tinn ri tnr ri ~
I state Corporation Commission, and
/ through that body, to be put before
I Governor Davis. Such was the proba
+ ole procedure suggested last night by
/ tho members of the Co1Hcil.
Instructive talks we're made at the
/ meeting last night by DR. Ennion q