Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-10-07
No 0 jNDAT|0N For the Malicious Rumors About the Street Rail-
 way Plant. TRACK WORK COMPLETED AND TROLLEY WIRES ARE
 ALL UP. All Materials Bought and Paid for. and Work Soon All Be
 Done.
STATEMENT BY MANAGER ADAMS

Another of those malicious rumors to the effect that the Pine Bluff Light and Transit company was having all kinds of troubles and that work had
 been discontinued has been put in circulation How these rumors get afoat without any foundation what ever ill fact, is beyond the comprehen= sion of the members of the company. There is not the slightest pretext for such stories.
 With reference to this latest rumor. the Graphic interviewed Mr. R. NJ. Adams. general manager fo.. the com. pany. He says that the company does not owe a dollar for materials or labor, except as it may be a few local bills of $1 to $3 each, and aggregat. ing only few dollars He says all the machinery and materials for the street railway and light plant have 1 been purchased and paid for.
 He says that whenever the company wants any outstanding financial assist ance they can get all they need. as they are receiving letters every day from outside bond investors who want the bonds of the company, but that fO of the bonds with outside people, pre- feni1G to place them here, for the reason that if they are owned by local people it will make the home people take greater interest in seeing the en- terprise success.
 The street railway track work is now complete. and the trolley lines are all finished, except in the car sheds, which can be completed in a half days time. The boilers have all been placed in position and are ready to fire. The foundations for all ma chinery have been completed. The electric light dynamos have arrived and were unloaded Saturday night There is only one thing lacking. and that is the engine for driving the ma chinery, and the manufacturers prom ise that it shall be here not later than the last of the present week No more work can be done on the street railway before the arrival of this en zine The pole and line work of the lishtins plant will begin this week and pushed rapidly to completion All the materials for this work are on the grounds and paid for
 Mr. Adams says there is no trouble at all on account of funds or labor. as the company has paid for everyth ing up to date. that if it became nee essary for the company to secure out. side aid. every bend offered could be placed in Chicago in forty eight hours
 It is a serious injustice to the com pay to put these rumors into circula tion. The company is composed wholly of home people, and instead of any attempt to pull them down by ma lieious stories. they should, in every way, be encouraged in the enterprise they have undertaken Their success means competition in the lighting and electrical power business. It means cheaper lights for the city as we'll as cheaper lights for the private con- sumer. It means cheaper motor pow CT for those who use electric motors. It means an electrical street railw/ system which will be a great conven- fence for the people as we'll as big advertisement for the city
 It is doubtful if there is another city anywhere in the country as large