Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-09-13
=0'NEH TELLS PUSEY
ABOUT new TRAIN
Richmond Mayor Writes L. & N.
New Train to South Stations
Will Help Lots

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New Train to South Stations
| Will Help Lots
Mayor William O'Neil has sent
ia letter to General Passenger
Agent r. d. Pusey, of the L. & N
railroad, concerning the suggest
ed new train between Richmond
and Corbin. Mayor O'Neil covers
the situation thoroughly and
points out to Mr.. Pussy the bust
ness which can be expected by
the railroad from this additional
accommodation to the travelling
public. His, letter will be read
with interest by the business
men here who would be benefited
lgreatly by such a train. 1t reads
as follows:
Richmond, KY, Sept. II.
MIR. r. d. Pusey, G. P. A.,
L. & N. r. r. Co,
Louisville, Ky.
, Dear Sir
| have been informed that your
company is contemplating the
Improvement of local passenger
service on the Kentucky Division
between London and Corbin or
perhaps Richmond and Corbin. in
the way of local passenger train
leaving Richmond or London in
the morning. running to Corbin
adj returning in the evening. If
this is a fact. | think Richmond
should be given serious consider
alton. in this matter.
Your local passenger service
south of Richmond on your main
line has in the past always work
ID hardship on the travelin,
public and the business intereet
of Richmond. and | believe the
passenger receipts of this station
will rank with some of your best
stations on this division There
fore. we feel that in case YOUR
company decides to add another
local passenger train to your pres
ent schedule. Richmond should be
given due consideration.
Your present schedule between
Richmond and Corbin gives Rich
mond only one local passenger
train each way every twenty four
hours. Nos. 81 and SO. You car
readily see that the present seized
ule is a great Inconvenience to]
the Richmond people and also toi
the people at all stations south OF
Richmond. You have ii stations
between Richmond Corbin, Nos.
81 and 80 do not make a stop be-
tween these points while Nos. 81
and 81 make two scheduled stops
All of the local travel have tc
depend on Nos. 81 and SO.
would think that in putting on /.
new train the object would be t,
secure new business: that is. bus
mess that you are not now get
ting with your present schedule
As to a train leaving Richmond
in the morning and returning in
the evening. | hardly think would
be a paying investment. but
train leaving Corbin i'll the morn
ig and returning to Corbin in the
evening should be a paying i'll
vestment.
| will call your attention to
your Nos. II and Is between Ra
VIENNA and Richmond. a much
shorter distance than between
Richmond and Corbin. Daily YOU
can see on our streets any num-
Der of people from points be
tween Richmond and Ravenna
Also Local passenger train leav-
ing Richmond in the evening for
stations on your main line south
will benefit through passengers
and will avoid the long layoves
they now have under the present
schedule.
| would like to hear from you
in regard to this improved ser
vice and if a new train is to be
added to your present schedule a i
committee would be glad to call
on you and present Richmonfs
claim in the matter before any
thing definitely has been decided
on.
Thanking YOU for an early re-
ply. | am. Yours truly,
WILLIAM O'NEIL,