The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-10-13

REJECTED
BUSINESS LEAGUE AND MER.
CHANTS STAND FIRM
Proposal to Take Of One Birmine-
ham Train for a Local Does Not
Meet Approval

A large and enthusiastic meeting
of the Business Men of the city met
at the city hall yesterday to consider
the acceptance or rejection of the
proposition made the city by Mr.
Thompson and Foraker, of the
Southern Ry last Wednesday, which
was to give the city one through train
a day from Birmingham, arriving here
at p. m. III the evening, instead OF
the midnight hour it now arrives and
to put on a local train between Vino
ma and Greenville, arriving here about
10 each morning. They claimed to
add an additional train to the number
now running, meant a loss to the rail-
road.
The meeting was called to order by
President Holmes of the League who
stated the proposition made the city
by Mr. Thompson and asked for an
expression from those present in the
matter. Mr.. Holmes, as Chairman of
the Railroad Committee. did not favor
accepting the railroad proposition but
stood pat on carrying their fight for
the citys rights before the Railroad
Commission next Tuesday
Mr. Halter arose and stated that
he being one of the committee fav-
Ored tho prooocitia,, r,,,da ~ M
Thompson, for it would give the city
this fall daily train on time-that he
realized it would cut off the Southern
Express Co.'S business but they would
have to look after that-that he did
not believe it was what the city de-
served at the hands of the road but it
looked as the only thing we could ges
and it would beat the present arrange
ments. He discussed the mail fea-
lures also the delay of operation OF
the train, even if the railroad commits
sion ordered it put on and if it was
August, he would say to stand and
fight but it being October, with only
one month from the holidays, he
thought it would be wise to accept the
local and demand the other train later
Mr.. NJ. Roberts another mem
Der OF the Railroad Committee Of the
League, did not see the matter in the
light OF Mr. Halter. He said i'll the
drst place the road could not handle
the business of the road on one train
and local, that the cutting off Of the
through train would cripple the ex-
press business Of the city, consequent
y delaying all vegetable shipments
which would mean great loss to
some Of the merchants That he took
issue with Mr. Thompson and other
officials of the road as to the local
could not be made a paying train be
cause he has hardly travelled on the
Southern, it was not crowded and
seats were in demand. He showed
that the taking off of the morning
train and substituting a local in its
place, would hurt the city in many
ways and deprive it of a promise OF
anything better. He favored, that
since the road has ignored the yearly
demands of the city for better service
the matter had better be left IN the
hands of the commission and there
fight it out.
Messrs. J. Scott, n. Goldstein ane
of
the same line as Mr.. Robertshaw ane
on motion of Mr.. T. P. Mcmahon, i
was moved that the proposition bt
rejected and the settlement as to tht
right of the city deserving better
train service be left with the Railroad
Commission of the State.
it was further moved that a stron.
committee be empowered to atten'
the meeting of the commission in tn
interest of the city and an attorne
be employed to look up all lega
rights the city has III the matter
especially with delay to mails an
present same to the Commission an
Lie lJONtIHlIlelli-
The meeting was very quiet an
orderly one, but showed the determlr
alton on the part of the citizens t
stand for nothing else but a loc;
train over the Southern beside til
Irregular ones now running.
| President T. c. Holmes received
| telegram this. morning from NJ
Thompson, requesting the Bushes
1 League to postpone their action
the Southern Railway matter befor
the State Railroad Commissioners ;
| their meeting next Tuesday. NJ
Holmes replied in the negative ar
i the matter will go before the Con
missioners as agreed upon.
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