The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-02

ACROSS THE RIVER
Enjoyed By Paducah Business
Men Last Night.
Community of Interests Between Two
Cities Defined BY This Social
Visit.
CORDIAL RECEPTION GIVEN.
(Staff Correspondence


Ebert Hubbard has delighted
thousands with his Little Journeys"
but 1t may be wagered that the trip
of forty.six Paducah business men to
Metropolis last evening, which Mr..
F. l.. Scott arranged. and named a
Little Journey to Metropolis" long
will remain a subject of fond retro
spection for everv man who went.
1t was breezy trip from the time
the steamer George Cowling left the
city wharf at o'clock till 1t returned
at 11:45. Metropolis met us with
outstretched hands 1and waved us
adieu when we left. The spirit of
the trip was one of jollity and the
evening was replete with incidents
both amusing and vital.
The vital part was when, after
speech by Mr.. Mark Wyman. chief
engineer of the surveying party of
the New York Central, In which he
said railroad was assured into Me-
tropolis and across the river into Pa
ducah under certain conditions.
Judge r. t. Lightfoot who spoke
next, said that railroad was as
suref beyond the shadow of a doubt
The incident of next Importance
in an evening flied with snappy ac-
non, was a little act of spontaneity
and originality by Mr.. Frank l..
Scott. At the close Of the speaking.
Capt j. F. Mccartney opened the
books of the Metropolis Commercial
club for new members from the citi-
zens present. Eleven responded.
Then Mr.. Scott rose and asked per-
mission to have his name enrolled on
the books of the Metropolis CONNER
cial club as a member. 1t so clearly
was the right thing done at the right
time. that burst of applause which
exceeded in enthusiasm any before
given, broke forth. Messrs w. p.
Hummel, w. ID. Coons, II. c. Rhodes.
Sol Dreyfuss. Ben Weille, J. w. Wal
lerstein. L. W. Henneberger, r. T.
Llghtfoot and II. A. Peter followed
suit.
But to get back to railroads. In a
quiet and earnest talk, Mr.. Wyman
urged cooperation both by Metrop-
oils and Paducah toward securing a
rafIrnad apd o.,o,,ad th.t .bo Nau
York Central would come through
into Paducah provided. not that a
cash bonus was given, but only that
fair opportunity to get business was
afforded the road when 1t did get
built. He said the line would come
from Chicago and that 1t would
cross the Ohio river at some point
between Louisville and Cairo and that
IL We desire to have 1t cross here.
which would suit the company he
represents, we must extend the hand
of equal treatment and make It pos
sible for them to build the road in a
reasonable cost. For councils TO re-
fuse terminal facilities and fran
chises; for property owners to hold
up the railroad for exorbitant prices
for right of way; and finally, for the
business interests to be Indifferent In
giving the new road business; would
inevitably stihe the plans to cross
the river at this point
Judge Lightfoot in reminiscent
talk of some length. made the asser-
ton before mentioned. that trunk
line was coming across at Metropo-
lis whether or no. He said that au-
dience was the first party that had
heard him make the assertion.
Capt. J. +. Mccartney opened the
meeting and suggested Judge J. c.
Willis as chairman. Mr.. Alben Bark
ley spoke first and dealt with the
value of immigration to us in the
mast and that a. uould ha az vaiu-