The Green Forest tribune., 1900-08-23
ARE DESCOURAGED.
Melville People Again Lose
 Faith in the Winner Road.

Faith ill the Winner Road.
 The Yellville Republican of last week sums up the Winner railroad situation as follows:
 "The Republican has no desire to be classed as a kicker, but 1t must register it's protest against the apparently throat cutting pro- cess by which one man s pocket may be lined with theyelloW met- al at the expense of thousands of good citizens who are striving to build up this country. When Mr. Winner renewed his enterprise of '93, there was 8 feeling of conii- dence in his ability and in his in tention to carry it or to successful completion. But when, month after month, nothing is given but promises and tie-makers contin- ually watch the mails for remit tances to cover such small sums as S15, S20 and S35 for labor per- formed, and watch in vain, it does look as though Mr. Winners as- sets consists utterly of wind, all that has so far been observable in this locality.
 It is said Mr. Winner is trying to secure the money in the east, in the north or in the planets. There are thousands of men in l North Arkansas who have been trying to make homes and so far have not discovered any method of doing so other than by paying their debts and having visible as- sets.
 Generous contributions of mon- ey have been made conditional upon completion to given points within a certain period. Nine months have passed and all there is to show is an old grass-and weed-grown road bed con- strueted seven years ago upon credit, upon which, on the basis of the present bonuses MT. Win ner is trying to borrow money.
 In the meantime 8 real railroad is kept out of that territory by 8 streak of moon- shine that looks to Mr. Winner like an Arkansas railroad.
 But there is 8 remedy, even though a drastic one.
 The charter of the Winner road can be set aside. Petitions set ting forth the facts can be made the basis upon which the prosecu- ting attorney can bring action to set aside the charter and iran chise, seemingly used to obstruct the building into Marion county, of the line extending eastward from Eureka Springs, which is now being constructed. Re- gardless of the well-being of this country, Mr. Winner is seemingly using 1t to his own advantage, if advantage there be.
 The time has come when he should be compelled to show his hand, which all suspect contains a bob-tah flush. If lie contem- plates honest work, and that right soon, the people of this country are with him, but at the same time they call his hand and desire 8 show down. If he is merely using the hill people to raise money for himself upon a gas- seous charter, then the time has come to act and act so decidedly as to cause that gentleman to wish he was in the fiery furnace,
 The power should be taken from him to retard the upbuiiding of this country. It may be said, he has not yet had time. He has had time to pay laboring men for work performed. He has had time to prove that iron was at Batesville, as often claimed, for the construction of the road from Buffalo City to Melville. In fact he has had plenty of time to prove honest purposes. Let an action be commenced to set aside the charter, the only call that can be made. In the meantime another road is anxiously awaiting to build on his chartered lins;"