Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-01

! real main central route. it will GER
tainiy be chosen.
Why did the railroad select 1t? Why
DO the airpianes hying from Langle )
snet f 70 W"sndrv fly and SvST rroy
for the sake OF sentiment. They are
rot going to make the bend in New
,oricai ramunkey River route any
more than ihey are going 10 make
me bend into Charles City via. Charles
Slty Courthouse, and up The circuitous
Ioui- up the historical James River.
Ihct take the central route. which Is
the railroad route.
Beins The least expensive on account
OF the minimum cost in movement or
material. and the shortest. straight
est and most central. l would add that
This route viii furnish more good sand
Liver or the Old Williamsburg stage
route. This is wei!-known fact 10
ihc resident OF both counties.
Scc"nd--lt would be the most SER
viceable route. Wood and lumber
buyers can reach more OF their Gus
toners by this route. Travelling salcs
men Iud agents from the cities can
reach more stores and business. Thou
sands OF club men. hunters and fisher
men would be better accommodated.
IL viii make Charles city and New
cross roads. why. don't you see IL
this nain road were built way over in
Ne" Kent County. that in the CON
struciion. il would be necessary to I'm
prove many OF the cross roads from
the railroad to transport building ma
terial and wnen completed, New Kent
cross roads All constructed. Who
h,aInes New Kent for putting up stin
;if:ht? This would not be true SO much
%. the James River route. but it Is ten
mics farther The central route di-
y:AcS the service 10 each county as
neariy - II is possible and reduces the
cost.
Richmond business houses do not
take concerted action in advocating
This route. as II might hurt their in
tercst on the other routes. but where
there is no personal interest they IA
vor this route without exception. On
This route there are more stores, car
ryinS automobile supplies. more black
smith shops. more garages, more ac-
combinations for travellers in general
Third-lt the military aspec; ie con-
; .ucred. this is the route. IL is the
should be necessary to guard the long
distance telephone line. the railroad
and the public highway they would be
pra cticaily together. and in case OF ac-
cident. the one would be OF inestimable
service TO the other.
In case of accidents to any motor
cnumerate the times that motorists
have crIw!cd into RoHbury TO phone
relatives or TO catch the train
20 town. where their business could
=. ford no further delay.
Fourth-if you want to consider the
historical points of the road, one OF
the Herciest battles OF the Civil War
was fought AT FraZier's Farm at Glen
dale. The old Charles City Road.
which should be the route followed
ont OF Richmond. runs through the
edge Of the Seven Pines battlefield.
borders the Malvern Hill battlefield
and White Oak Swamp and runs into
the Long Br!dgca Road At Long
bridges Grant was driven back seven
times one day.
Eu, people today are not caring so
much for a historical route. They
wan; the most practical route. To be
practical. il must be economical and
s"rNiccable. This Central railroad
route is it, and believe il good judg-
:ncnt prevails. economy and service.
,ons ijercd. that this route will un-
donbtcdIy be chosen.