Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-27
TO DISCUSS ROAD
DEAL WITH AGENT
Mass Meeting of Citizens Plans
for Resumption of Trac-
ton Line.
LEADERS EXPRESS VIEWS
Declare 1t Would Be Calamity
to Fail to Operate
Route.

Much enthusiasm was shown AZ tho
'r.ciinS las; night at tho Auditorium
OF the Chamber OF Commerce of cti-
Zcns interested in the resumption Of
service ." thr E.chmcnG- Ashland cleo
ir!t i.:.r Ilans e"c formulated for
committee 10 meet the representa-
tive Of the Could interests on his ar
rival here tomorrow. and the utmost
confidence was expressed that upon his
being shown ,hat a large sum OF money
had been raised, an extension OF time
would be granted for the consumma-
'iGn on. Of the purchase of the line
money at the meeting practically all
the speakers expressed their willing
ness to contribute 10 the fund neces
sary 10 buy tho road.
ASKED OWNERS TO SELL
TRACTION LINE IN 1918
John G. Eas!cy, president Of the
Chamber Of Commerce, presided, and
chamber had recognized the Import
ancc OF the matter by passing a reso-
luti9n asking the owners to sell the
road, for operating purposes. at a junk
price plus the value of its real estate
lie declared that property owners alons
the line could not afford 10 let the
road be torn up. and if necessary to
prevent this they should mortgage their
property for from 10 10 % per cent of
Il proht on the deal, the value of
,neir property would be greatly en-
The speaker declared tina, the
owners spent 100000 in constructing
the road. and. OF course, it could not
basis When 6ut it vas BbeK beieTed on thas iha5
the plan was to make IL the end of a
system; probably the Wabash, but this
the line could he operated less expen-
siveiy, and that With the cooperation
patronized than before.
GIVES HISTORY COVERING
THE ENTIRE NEGOTIATIONS
james Lewis Anderson next ad-
dressed the meeting and gave a history
tina, the line would pay handsomely.
could not idly stand by and fail to
grasp this opportunity.
!; Garnett Tabb, the next speaker.
nc could think OF, from business
standpoint, il Richmond was TO throw
when It means go much TO the PROPER
ny OF the city. He declared that Rich
mond had given much for philanthropic
phiiantrophy TO give people an oppor
sunity to g. progress and make money
TO other calls on their finances. He
gave encouraging reports as to SUBJ
e r. Long rendered report as 10
subscriptions from citizens living be-
tween Richmond and Ashland He de-
clared that the committees in this ter
expected to do even better.
FIGURES HOW PUPILS
WOULD BE ASSISTED
John Stewart Bryan aroused much
enthus Iasm when nc, in addressing the
g:;aihering. declared that il would be
said that the road would solve the
school problem for hundreds of chill
dren in Henrico County. With piece
strated that in buying tho property for
100000, the sum OF $500, 900 would be
saved at the very start of the new
flrst-class investment"
John NJ; Miller. Jr. in a short talk.
declared that everyone agreed that the
road ought 20 be revived. He expressed
Park. wanted the terminal to be on
Broad or Marshall Streets.
DISCUSSES EFFECT
on RICHMOND TRADE
Max Schwartz told how the trade
from the section affected had fallen
declared that many people who for
merly came 10 Richmond were now
buying, from the mail order. houses,
Q; II. Funsten pledged his support
1t would be disgrace to Richmond
not to put the proposition over
Owing to his being i'll. Oliver J. Sands
was able TO say but a few words. He
sary to meet the Gould reprcsentative
Friday and show him that sufficient
had been raised TO show that the peo-
pie were in earnest. He requested that
turned in before that time.
Others made short talks on various