Evening star., 1926-08-22
GOV. BYRD TO CALL
SPECIAL SESSION
Adjustment of Needless
State Offices Object Of Pro-
posed Economy Stroke.
Special Dispatch 70 The star.

Special Dispatch 70 The star.
RICHMOND, Va, August 21.-Gov
Byrd will call a special session of the
Legislature when the report Of the
efficiency commission, named by him
some time ago, is in hand.
Material saving Of public money by
abolishing many Of the overlapping
bureaus and governmental depart
ments ts the object of the proposed
section. He says that a session of 81
days will cost about 100000 While
more than that can he saved. Re
duction of forces in many Of the de-
partments and getting rid Of much
red tape are planned.
The governor says special ses-
sion will be better for the discussion
of this business. as regular sessions
have routine business and matters
that demand attention at ALL hours. II
the report is submitted at the special
session the members can conf1ne
themselves to the business in hano
and give it more careful attention
1t Is said.
Report Before End of Year.
10ere is rHdSOu " DCllC'V ti'1>' NA-~
survey now being made by a re-
search bureau will he in the hands
of the governor before the end OF
the year, and this will be made tc
coordinate with the report of the
efficiency commission, and when the
governor has these in hand he VIII
be free to act.
It is accepted on all sides that
the LEGISLATURE will he here In Janu
ary next. and that the recommehda-
tions Of the governor on the report
will he adopted.
The present Lecisla ture is very
friendly to Gov Byrd, agreeing tf
the many suggestions he made toi
laws and there is no reason to he-
lieve that there would he any hesl-
tation In accepting the governor
suggestion for tho more er'nomlca
adminiSt ration cf Government affairs.
Road to Begin Operation.
The Centra, Railroad of Virginia
will he formally placed in commsslon
and the operation of trains heSun no'
later than Septemher /. SAID Lang
bourne n. Williams, the president oI
the road. Mr.. Williams and his ass".
ciates purchased the old Orange aho
Frederickshurc road in lH:a. ths'
having heen formerly the Piedmont
FrederickShurc and Potomac KAN
road. Originally, the road was CHAR
tered as the Royal Land Company
Road" in 1876 and was intended to
run from Matthias Point on the 70
tomac River. - miles east OF F'redef--
icksburc. to the Dora coalhelds ana
on into Pennsylvania.
This road was operated untli Aptii
1898 when there was reorgahlza :
tior under the name OF the orange
and F'rederjckshurc ard it was on
GRATED for several months. When MI
Williams and his associates purchased
tho nrorertv and began the work of
reconstrIlrtion To this time IL ml'es
of new steel rails have heen laln ano
go 600 new ties have been placed.
"'This road means that rersohs
travelling from Richmond to orange
,nd points between F'rederickshurs
.nd orange can make the trip from
Tichmond in two and half hours.
said President Williams. That Is
saving of several hours Our EFFORTS
have heen and are to provide saIe
chort and o,,iCk ride between the two
,oints and to open up a country tha'
r.rnot he SURPASSED for farming. ca
+le raising. lumber and fruit growing
II is a healthy. favored sec'l",. WV
tho need has heen for a railroad that
will enable the people t" grow crops
and 10 get them to market GulcklN
and cheaply. This viii I've poSSlhe
under the new road.