The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1893-02-18

SATURDAY, FEE. y. ssas.
KAnokB CITY. P1f1DDUe0 Z Gull
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Steps Takea b. the Heard q Trade 4
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Van Buren.
4 called meeting OF the Board o.
Trade was held at their room In Wal.
lace building Tuesday night. The
prime object Of the meeting was "a
take some active measure to secure the
building of the Midland or Kansas
City, Pittsburg 4 Gulf Railway-now
under construction-through our city.
Quite n large number Of opr represen-
native citizens were present and the
matter thoroughly discussed. AS
shown by the letter published In the
Press Of last week In answer to let
ter written by one Of our citizens to
President Martin, he desires to know
something about Van Buren,, what her
exports and imports are aud yhat
kind Of support the railroad would
havsif built through our city. A COM
mlttee composed Of Capt. R. 3. Hynes,
J. L. Rea and DR.. F. q. Kerr, to pre-
pArs statistics and gather other In
formation In regard to the business Of
9uF city was appointed, also . COM
mittee composed Of Geo. R. Wood
and Ed L. MAtlock were appointed
on resolutions. Later ON . COM
mIttee will be appointed from the
horticultural Society, Board Of Trade
and the City Council, consisting OF not
Joss thnn three to go to Kansas City
and confer with President Martin,
laying before him the statistics, ETC.,
(prnIshcd by the committee, and offer
sng any further inducements which
they may deem proper to secure the
road. The horticultural Society are
particularly interested III the build
lug Of this road ~ fruit could be start
ed from this city at say Z o'clock In
the evening after the days pic king and
arrive In Kansas City the following
morning In As good shape Is IL sent
from twenty miles Of that city. The
advantage OF the road to them can
hardly be over estimated as new inn
petus would be given to the business
nnd where we now ship one carload
three or four would be shipped In .
few seasons. AS the matter now stands
All that Is asked by President Martin
Is solns knowledge of the business of
our Q ty and the support tn. road would
receive after being built. Ofcourse we
will have 10 offer inducements In the
way Of depot grounds etc., and evince
some desire to get the road by show
Ing the officials that we want 1t and
1hat IT II to their interest to build 1t
tinrgh2h Van Buren, aud nowhere else.
We cannot stand idle with our eyes
shut and get the road anyway. Rail
xueds sre not secured in this way. It
nay take considerable hard work and
money to secure this road, but what
II II does? We cannot afford to let it
20 by II any reasonable amount of
work and money will secure II. II is
Unnecessary to enlarge upon the bene-
fits that will be derived. Van Buren,
MUST have the road and no time should
b Loaf In finding out just what steps
Will have to be taken to get 1t.
Other matters were discussed by the
Board, one Of which was the deslra-
billy ~ opening another series Of
Building and Loan stock, Mr.. Allen
Informed the Board that 700 had
already been subscribed and q new
series would probably be opened in
the near future and the money sub
scribed be used for building. In this
Mr.. Montague gave 1t as
his opinion that real estate owners
held their property entirely too high
aud that = great deal more building
wnuld be done II lots could be secured
1t reasonable price.
Resolutions were adopted request
ing the Secretary to correspond with
0ur Representatives at Little Rock
nrglng them to use their influence to
secure an appropriation to represent