The Paducah sun., 1906-03-22
SOMETHING MUST BE-
DONE IMMEDIATELY
To Get Another Railroad Into
the City of Paducah.
The Utmost Interest Is Being Ia
pressed i'm The Suns Article
Regarding Changes.
COMMERCIAL CLUB is TO ACT

The article in The Sun yesterday
on the railroad situation in West
Kentucky, and how ii will affecr Pa
ducah, has created more than the
usual mild sensation" and is the
subject of comment in business cir
cles today.
81 don't know whose remarks you
were quoting" said Mr. r. b. Phil
lips, commenting on the article t., q
Sun representative today, "but tney
were certainly to the point and show.
ed the conditions that will exist un-
less we do something. and that quick
ly. /, and Just host of others, have
known Of and contemplated thesA
railroad changes and new constrrc-
tions proposed, and IL is with feel
ing Of great concern The citizens of
Paducah: as general thing Jon
appreciate what they will mean, bu,
careful study of the question will.
reveal to anyone the situation con
fronting us.
''The proposed cutoff at Gilberts
vile is an assured thing and nothing
we can do, probably, will change the
|. c. railroad : plans in that regard.
but the proposition OF getting the L.
and n. to build its proposed road
from the N, C. and ST. l.. to Cafo.
and not touch Paducah is more vi
tai, and we must by all means see If
they cannot be persuaded 20 build the
extension from Paducah.
I'VE must awake % the true situa
ton, and l shall, myself, see Presl-
dent Friedman of the Commercial
club, and solicit the clubs attention
TO this matter at once. We have been
asleep too long on this proposition
and am glad indeed to see someone
taking the initiative in the ma1ter
We business men have known the
true situation for some time, and sat
around and discussed 1t in pessimis-
tic terms, but we must come out now
and get to work.
we are not antagonizing the l,l-
uois Central, either, when We do this
We appreciate their excellent rea.
sons for building the cut of, but
self-preservation is as much the h;st
law of nature for a city as II Is for
man and we must not sit by and sea
ourselves 'sewed up as the gentle
man in your article yesterday mos,
aptly expressed 1T.
"The Illinois Central railroad is of
almost inestimable value to PaducaL.
but the extension OF the N, c., oie
st. l.. to Cairo via Paducah is no.
only safe-g guard of this city's futur"
but of the greatest conceivable i'm
portance. There are now six roads
running to Cairo and two up a.
Thebes that don't enter Cairo anj
the N, c. and st. l.. extension would
merely close the gap between tner'
and Paducah.
I'VE must get this extension anf
| am enlisted in the movement for 1t
heart and soul"
Mr.. Phillips remarks are but a
reflection of those heard in all quar-
ters this morning by Sun represeE
tative. There has nothing transpi. ed
In recent years of more interest. Ev-
eryone has appreciated the necessity,
for years, of another road into Fadu-
cab, and now that an opportunity 10
secure one.and the great necessity ..
doing so, confronts the city, thci
some thing should be done at once IL
The eoncensus of opinion
The Commercial club will no douh.
take up the matter Immediately. as a
sentiment for action has crystalli2-
ed. Secretary Coons is out of the cit
and President Friedman could not De
seen but IL is learned on good au
thority that the club will take up
the matter at once with he l.. and
n. officials and see II hat road will
not bring Paducah into its plans OF
extension.