The bee., 1905-07-13
PROSPECTS BETTER.
Looks Like Cooperation Of jacksonville and
Darlington Citizens.

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company building the line, and take
deed to himself or themselves as
trustees, and when they have pro-
cured such deeds to right of way,
and so forth, as they can obtain.
then they should negotiate with
such parties as they may think best
for the construction and operation
OF such railroad, and when suit
able arrangement has been made
and guarantees given to convey to
such company without profit under
such proper conditions and safe
guards rs will safely and surely
protect the donors Of property In the
construction OF the road ia all of
their rights and against speculation.
These gentlemen assured us that
under such proper safeguards and
conditions, and on a feasible and
practical lire to be definitely located
by agreement between IL and your
trustees appointed as aforesaid, their
company would donate or convey
for nominal consideration, the nee
esssry right of way through It's
land between the tertninals men
toned. They commissioned us to
say to Yea that their company has
never refused to cooperate with
your city or with yorr county av-
thorities in the buildiag of this road
nor In arg other publicimprovement
proposed TO be made by the people
Of the city or county and the re-
cords, they claim, will bear them out
In this. They ask as to say, that
while they do not thank this q proper
occasion to discuss the merits of the
litigatieR between their company
and the Madisenvil&e Traction De-,
they say that on a bearing of that
cause nothing will be developed
contrary to their position as new
stated.
They commissioned US further to
tender TO your ,clah their friendly
greeting and to assure you, and
through the people of your city and
county, that you may In the future
as In the past, rely upon them in
Individually and as representatives OF
their company TO respond liberaRy
in aid Of any proposed enterprise
that promises benefit to our city or
I.county.
Ut Is hardly necessary to add that
we are glad we were called upon 60
discharge these duties as your COM
mittee because of the pleasure the
tnterview with the st. Bernard Min
ing Co.'s representatives gave us
personally, and on the kindly rela-
ton found to exist between said
Representative citizens of Earlington
ard your citizens, besides the bene-
fetal results flowing from our con-
ference to che enterprise we had ia
hard.
Respectfully submitted,
Polk LAFFeoN,
THns. w. GARDINER,
LEE GIBSON,
Committee.
harrington, KY, July E0.-Gentle-
men Of the Commercial Club: l
have read your report to the Com
mercIal Club and hereby endorse It.
Yours.
J.. d. ADHESION,
Pres. st. b. M. Co.
Monday night this report was
presented at the meeting of the
jacksonville Commercial Club.
After a general explosion of Opin-
ions In which some heat was de-
veloped the report of the commit
ttee was received with thanks and
another committee was appointed
to undertake to arrange the right
of way, etc., as suggested in the
printed report of the committee
as shown aboye.
The members of this new COM
mittee are Hon. Polk Laffoon,
chairman, Turner RUBY, sscre-
tary, DR.. 7. w. Gardiner, Ear
nest Nisbet, all of Madisonville,
and Jas. r. Rash, of darlington.
A meeting of the committee was
held Tuesday afternoon but no
announcement is made of their
transactions beyond the organi-
cation effected.