Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-05
SAY SITUATION REQUIRES
IMPROVED RAIL SERVICE
Army and Navy Officers Agrec With
Garnctt as to Washing
ton Trains.
D1cKERMAN MAKES REPORT
Shows Need of Direct Passenger Ac-
commodation Between Capital and
81 Various Government Activities
Around Tidcwater Section.
Apropos the train schcd,,iss hetwce,

Apropos the ,rain, schedules between
washington and Newport News aud
made by Judson {. pickerman, engi-
ne.er for the State Corporation Com
mission ms indicates that there. are lac
opo people on the Newport News PEN
insula. civilian and military. eXclu-
siHe OF Camp Eus;s and the Pennirnan
pant. ADMIRAL Harris. commandment
OF the Fifth Naval District. stated. ac-
cording 10 the report. that there are
$4,000 people i'll Norfolk. Portsmouth
and SUFFOLK. In view of such facts as
these General I{utCheson conmander
of the embarkation camp. is very ann
ious 10 see an additional train day
through from Washington TO Newport
News and vice versa
General Hutchinson wants these trains
SO timed that they Will leave Wash
ington and Newport News about noon.
70 arrive at their destinations about
ESQ in the afternoon. This will allow
half a days business to he conducted
In either city and the passenger an
opportunity 10 return that afternoon.
IF these trains were definitely schcd-
uled TO connect. and 4 new noon train
through 10 Washington provided. it
would give service much needed in
this region" stated the report of En-
Eineer pickerman.
MT. Dicksr,nan prepared this report
in answer 10 inquiries from Judge c
Is Garnet. chairman Of the State Cor
poration Commission, respecting the
number OF employees OF the govern
ment military forces located at diff
neighborhood with view TO deter
mining the adequacy OF the railway
service.
DICkERMAN's REPORT SHOWS
NEED OF RETrER SERVICE
Mr.. Dickermans repor, showed the
The approximate number of en-
pioyees III the nar5Hard at Portsmouth,
Approximate number Of sailors at
the Naval Training School and base
az the old jamestown Exposition site.
Approximate number OF employees in
me Newport News Shpbuiiding ana
Dry Docks Company. is now lo,6Oo,
600 or 10000;
approximate number of soldiers en-
gagged at Fortress Monroe $500;
approximate number OF people nj
Langley Field, 5000
approximate number of employees a,
1he Dupont plant at Pcnniman, 5000.
II Is further stated that total of
S,oeo people are present in or near
Penniman. because of the employment
Oh the above mentioned 5000;
approximate number of soldiers Mt
camp Morrison. 5000
=, Approximate number of soldiers at
camp stuart, 1900:
approximate number of soldiers M
Camp Eustis. 10000:
WOULD SERVE THOUSANDS
OF GOVERNMENT WORKERS
IN ADDITION 10 the camps and EN-.
pioSmcntS mentioned by you. the addi-
lonal important activities NAV be OF
N2mp Alexander. near Newport News
GampNlnl. near Newport News, $500
The BrSh terminal or aunrtcrInaster
base seat at NArfolk; 10000.
mere are,variouS lesser interests. ms
the naval hospital, marine barracks
near Big Point and the magazine at
portsmouth, which engage from n few
hundred to we'll over a thousand neo
n. M l,..-
obtainable.
Ma}or-General Hutchinson stated per-
sonally that he considered or the New
port News peninsnlar. exclusive of
Camp Eutis and the Penniman plant,
there were from lia.o00 to 1855, O00 peo-
pie, civilians and military
THREE TOWNS ALONEeHAVE
NEARLY QUARTER MILLION
Admiral Harris states that the total
population in Norfolk, Portsmouth and
S Pun 6dh IS about $4,000. approximately
ioo'O0O In Norfolk ana $4,000 in Berkc :
ley. Portsmouth and Suffolk and the ad-
Joining small suburbs.
Mr.. Copeland. OF The local newspaper
OF Newport News, advocates the opera :
ton of a local train between Newport
News and Williamsburg. preferably a
sort OF Hhutt.- !rafn, 10 accommodate
lnoSe Two places and those working
at Penniman. There is also some de-
mand that the regular Chesapeake and
ONO train. leaving Norfolk IT o'clock
and Newport News about 3 o'clock
should he expected TO make definite
connection with the Scaboard Air Line
At 1908 that evening at Richmond from
washington. If these trains We're de-
f,nitcly scheduled TO connect and Il new
noon train through To Washington pro-
Nidcd, il would give a service much
needed in this region. My information
was obtained on the above matters from
the following authorities
General Hutchinson. Admiral Harris,
Lieutenant Bddlc. Assistant TO chief of
stan; Lieutenant Stautnaur. assistant
To Admiral harris; Mr.. livcsay and Mir.
DorationS in Newport News, and more
Shanna han, of the local utility cor
or less confirmed by some discussion
with other men in public business 1t
is recognized that the population is
shifting, hut tn. tendency is TO in
crease SiIll greater additions OF gov
-, To-. l.nIA III i.l