Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-25
MEETING TO BOOST
|LWAY PROJECT
Advocates of Restoration of Ash
land Line to Gather We'd
nesday Night.
WILL DISCUSS SITUATION
Session to Be Held at Chamber
of Commerce for All In
terested Persons.

mass-meeting has been called for
wednesday evening at S:l5 O'Clock in
Inc Chamber OF Commerce for discus
sion of the proposed restoration Of
the Richmond Ashland electric rail-
way. John c. Easlcy, president of the
Chamber of Commerce. will preside.
and 1t is expected that addresses will
be made by Oliver j. Sands. James
Lewis Anderson. T. Garnett Tabb and
others.
The mass meeting was decided upon
at :ceet:nS held yesterday of two
committees reprcst nting the Hermitage
Country Club and the Suburban Club
These cclnmittecs were recently ap-
iointed by James Lewis Anderson.
rresiden, Of the Hermitage Country
Club. and W. II. Schwarzschild, presi-
dent OF the Supu:hJn Clus. and are as
follows:
.tsrmitage Country Club: T. Garnet,
Tahb. lioker. =. Cru:rp, w S. Rhodes,
:. G. Kooerison Z. w. Sclden and DR..
Suburban Club-E. II. Guns,. Ed
Nhitiock and Percy ]. Straus.
All. INTEREST PERSONS
MAY ATTEND sIEE1ING
Every person interested in the re-
organization OF the line is expected to
attend the ass-meeting tomorrow
night. and every member Of the Two
clubs Interested is desired 10 be pre-
sent. Not only will Richmond citizens
take part in the meeting, but a general
invitation has been issued to the peo-
pie OF Henrico and Hanover Counties
os Ah1,her tsSinn, mass mas meeting of the pe9ple
for tonight at ) o'clock at the High
school .auditorium in Ashland. The
scription the towns allotment OF $50
600 VIII report on the result of their
canvass, canvass, and the women's committee.
Gd .
oliver j. sands ana James Lewis
Anderson; of Richmond. will address
paign. and detailed statement viii
ne mace or the project TO rehabilitate
10 BE DECIDED FRIDAY
The. fate, OF the undcr,a aking will be
definitely decided by Friday. at which
erest W eeme from of eS }es GSsd sI
Richmond to either take up the imam
c!ai offer ofFthe people to buy the road
right az tina; time TO d junking con-
Germ The terminal station at Broad
and, Laurel Streets, has already been
overhead copper wire have also been
disposed fns, nno OF or removed !, What is now
bed. rails and trolley poles
WILL HAVE LIGHTER
CARS ON RAILWAY.
Several further trips have lust been
made over the entire route by con
the road bed and rails are of the
highest grade OF construction and are
now in excellent condition. 1t is
stated positively that the former type
OF cars of a heavy and expensive pat
tern: now obsolete. will not be used
by the new company but that more
modern and lighter built trains, of
TWO and three cars, will be operated
at a greatly reduced cost Of power
and repairs. 1t is declared that the
rails, being OF the standard eighty
pound type. have junkins value of
aoont me same amount as will be
unofiicially the ashland committee
reports that about one-haif OF Ash
iands alignment has been raised but
that, with only four working days
ahead. IL VIII be necessary for an
averase OF $1,000 4 day to be sub
scribed by March 2S the Ashland
committee is composed OF -. Il. Mid
Nette. w. l.. Foy, s: G. Hatcher. s. W.
newman. ". c. Skillman, II. S Luck
and j. l.. Howison.