The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-06-11
John A. Evans of Quaker City
Machine Company Defines
His Position.
STREET CLOSING MATTER
DECLARES HIS PROPERTY WILL
BE RENDERED VALUELESS IF
FOURTEENTH STREET is CLOS.
Ed AS PETITIoNED FOR.

Editor Palladium-Since the propo-
sition to close Fourteenth Street from
North e street to the tracks of the
Pennsylvania railroad company was
originally made to the city by the
Hoosier Drill Company. or more prop
erly by Mr.. James Carr, one of the
officers of the American Seeding Ma
chine Co., the trust that owns the
Hoosier plant, public sentiment has
been moulded entirely in one direction
and that direction has been favorable
to the Hoosier concern. I have not
deemed it wise nor expedient to make
public defense through the press
of my attitude in this matter until
now, and only do so noGv because Of
the fact that a most erroneuos and
wholly unfair Impression has gone out,
rejecting seriously upon myself. The
idea which prevails very largely Is
that l, as a manufacturer whose place
of business is to. be affected by the
closing of Fourteenth street have been
attempting to handicap the growth of
the Hoosier plant and that In addition
to this that have been attempting to
hold up" that corporation.
In the first place l wish to state EN-.
phatically one fact have never been
made a proposition by the officers OF
the Hoosier plant, directly or indirect.
ly, to sell my plant. Stories to the
effect that the Hoosier has made me
generous offers for my business prop
erty are absolutely untrue and not
based on a tangible fact of any sort.
My position in the matter is simply
this. The Hoosier plant desires to ex.
pand and asks the city to close Four
teenth street. My place Of business
Is north of the railroad on the east
side of Fourteenth street between the
Pennsylvania tracks and F st. The
representatives of the Hoosier plant
have purchased all the ground east OF
me to Fifteenth street from the rail.
road tracks to F street; they have pur.
chased the ground north Of my prop
erty to F street also. In other worG3
my manufacturing establishment is
absolutely surrounded blythe Hoosier's
ground. The corporation now seeks
t. close Fourteenth street. I will be
hemmed in on the south as well az
on the east and north. The next
thing that likely will happen when the
Hoosier occupies all this ground about
my property will be the pettioning
of council for a switch to run along
Fourtee nth street in front of my plant
so that connection may be made with
the Hoosier's new property. Not only
this but under a franchise with the
city the C.. G. & L. can at any time
believe, lay track along F street
and should that company desire to
reach the Hoosier plant that is the on.
ly method by which it could be done.
Even without either of these railroad
companies building tracks to the
Hoosier along the streets mentioned,
my property is greatly affected, a fact
that even the Hoosier plant will not
deny; with such track arrangements
l would be hemmed in altogether.
desire in the first place to remain
where I am. / am entitled, believe
under the laws of the State to this
same consideration that any othea
property owner on any street Is entitl
ed to receive. l much prefer to re.
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