The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1905-05-03
AZBILL HERE.
Meets the Citizens at the ElkS'
Club and Talks of Electric
Line.
DANvILLE HAS n GOOD CHANCE.

Mr.. Azbill, promoter of the
proposed electric line which is to
be built from Greensboro, on the
Cumberland river, to some point
on the @. & C.. railroad, accom-
panied by Mr.. Bernard Green,
Secretary of the Osborne Engin-
eering Co., of Cleveland, Ohio,
was in town Saturday night. A
number of citizens met them at
the Elks' Club, where the matter
of building the new electric line
was Informally discussed.
Mr.. Azbill told the citizens that
he had first promised to survey
the line from Perryville to Har-
rodsburg, and on to Burgin be-
fore any survey could be made of
the route between Danville and
Perryville. He said that he was
looking over the field, and that
as business proposition his com
pany would be compelled to build
the line over the route that was
the best and most feasible, and
that so far nothing had b e e n
done t. keep him from taking up
the matter with Danville except
that he is in honor bound to first
report on the Harrodsburg route.
He said that before finally set
Ting the matter a preliminary ex-
animation of b o h lines would
have to be made, and the ques-
ton of connections, of freight, of
expense in building the line, of
distance, of population, and many
other questions of Importance
would be laid before the company
which is to finance the scheme.
AS to rights Of way he thought
he would have no trouble in secur-
ing them as nearly every farmer
is anxious for just such a line run
through his place. The electric
lines, he said, embrace all the de-
sirable and none of the undeSira-
BILE features of steam railway.
Farmers having such lines rum
ming through their places may
hail inter-urban cars at any point
desirable, and their grain, coal,
&c., can be loaded and unloaded
on their own premises. In many
instances farmers enter into live
ly competition as to who shall get
the line instead of expecting dam
ages for running the 70 a d S
through their places, and it is ex-
pected that the right of way may
be secured the entire distance
without anywhere paying bo-
nus. 1--WE have already secured
the right of way" said Mr.. Azbill
from Lebanon to the coal fields,
and when the preliminary exam
nations are made we think we
shall have no trouble in securing
the lands over which to run the
road for the entire distance"
Mr.. Azbill calculated that it
would cost $1,000 per mile or
about $4,000, to have Mr.. Green
the engineer, make the prelimin-
alton of the line from Danville to
Perryville, and as t h e citizens
thought it wise to act at once, a
business meeting was organized.
Judge R. S. Nichols was called
to the chair and S. w. Menefee
was made Secretary of the meet
ing, and steps were t a k n to
raise the required amount. Half
the amount w a S raised at the
meeting, and Messrs., Winstone
Wiseman, A. S. Robertson, and
T. O. Miller were appointed to
raise the remainder of the $1OO
by public subscription, which will
be done at once. Sheriff Sam
Mcdowell was appointed to &C
company Green and Azbin over
the road and a preliminary in
spection was made yesterday.
While nothing definite could be
gained from Sheriff Mcdowell
this morning, it is safe to say
that the visitors were favorably
impressed with the country be-
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