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

REJECTED
BUSINESS LEAGUE AND MER,
CHANTS STAND FIRM
Proposal to Take OF One Birming-
ham Train for a Local Does Not
Meet Approval

mcet APptosA
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. in the evening. instead Of
the midnight hour il now arrives and
to put on local train bftween Vino
ma and Greenville, arriving here about
10 each morning. They claimed toI
add an additional train 10 the number
now running. meant 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
mateer. Mr.. Holmes, as Chairman Of
the Railroad Committee, did not favor
accepting the railroad proposition but
stood pat on carrying their fight for
the city's rights before the Railroad
Commission next Tuesday.
Mr.. Halter arose and stated that
he being one Of the committee fav-
ored the proposition made by Mr..
Thompson, for Il would give the city
this fall a daily train on time--that he
realized il world cut off the Southern
Express Co.'s business but they would
have to look after that---that he did
mot believe il was what the city de-
served at the hands, Of the road but 1t
looked as the only thing we could &c.
and it would beat the present arrange
ments He discussed the mail fea-
tares also the delay Of operation OF
the train, even Il the railroad eommis-
sion ordered it put on and If Il was
August, he would say to stand and
light but it being October, with only
one month from the holidays, he
thought it would be wise to accept the
lloca and dcmand'tlie other train later
| Mr.. NJ. Robertshaw. another mem
|ber Of the Railroad Committee Of the
League, did not see thg, matter IN tbs
/ lgpItt nj MS. 44f1sse~ '4se said in-lhs
| irst place the road could not handle
llhe business Of the road on one traif
Land a local, that the cutting off OF th'
through train would cripple the eS
press business Of the city, consequent
~ delaying all vegetable shipment
which would mean a great loss t
ONE Of the merchants. That he tooI
Issue with Mr.. Thompson and ofhe
5Hieials OF the road IL to the loea
could not be made paying train bs
cause he has hardly travelled "a y
southern, Il vas not crowded -
seats were IN demand. He Shove
that the taking off Of the mornln
Itrain and Substituting local in II
place. would hurt the city in man
Ways and deprive it OF a promise
anything better. He favored, th'
since the road has ignored the year.
demands Of the city for better servie
the matter had better be LETT IN Il
hands Of the commission and the
fight it out.
/. Messrs. ]. Scott, N. Goldstein al
n others, addressed the meeting aloi
o the same line as Mr.. Robertshaw al
10 on motion Of Mr.. T. P. McMahon,
IN was moved that the proposition
II rejected and the settlement as to I
ID right of the city deserving bett
to train service be left with the Railro
g Commission Of the State.
e. II was further moved that stro
&C committee be empowered to atte
or the meeting Of the commission in
o. interest Of the city and an attorl
ca be employed to look up all le
ne rights the city has in the mat
especially with delay to mails
ft- present same to the Commission
az the Government.
7 The meeting was a very quiet
- orderly one, but showed the detefr
alton on the part Of the citizens
stand for nothing else but !
- train over The Southern beside
regular ones now ranning.
r;ll President T. c. Holmes receive
The telegram this morning from
orb Thompson, requesting the Busi
rhe League to postpone their aetiol
bef.1 the Southern Railway matter bs
Tvs the State Railroad Commissioner
,ery Their meeting next Tuesday
hey Holmes replied in the negative
,ich the matter will go before the
tifut missioncrs as agreed upon.
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