Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-02-01
CONTRACT LET
FOR BELT LINE
Illinois Centrrl Will Build
From Trice Farm to
Hopper Place.
FORBES IN BIG DEAL.
Will Move Wagon Factory to
New Belt Line and
Enlarge.
FORBES IN BIG DEAL.

Three months ago the Kentuckian
told its readers that, at the proper
time, it would make known an en-
terprise that would for surpass any
thing yet conceived since the con-
struction of our last line Of railroad.
Two weeks ago we stated that the
construction of belt line from the
l. c. railroad to the L. & N. was
just as sure as the rising Of the sun
the next day. No doubt some
thought the assertions were
merely the vaporings Of an idle
brain. Now we are going to prove
our assertions true.
The negotiations have all
been concluded and the con-
tract for grading tsse road has
been let to Mr.. upshaw Wool
bridge.
Everybody will want to know who
is going to build the belt line. The
Illinois Central Railroad, one of the
leading corporations in the United
States, is to be the builder and has,
signed contract in the past few
days to- do so.
= Mr. ST. Harahan, the I'd Vice
President of the !. c., not long since
in a conversation with gentlemen of
this city, who are the original pro-
jectors Of the belt line, said that he
wanted to take HopkinsvilIe into
partnership with the /. C. and in
building this road said he would
virtually be doing so, and his road
would spare no expense to encourage
different industries to be located
here, as his road would be benefited
thereby. Mr.. Harahan is every
where recognized as one of the most
competent railroad men, and has, to
a great extent, contributed to max
ng his system one of the largest and
most important in our republic.
What he says goes, and this belt
line is now a most positive certainty.
The belt line will start at the first
mile-post on South Main street,
crossing Virginia street between the
home of Mr.. G.. B. Underwood and
what is known as the Knight
property, running north of the
property of DR.. Williams and touch
ing the L. & N. Cor rather within 5
feet of it, at West 18th street.
What is known as the Hopper
property, south of 18th street, was
purchased last fall by Mr. John B.
Bell Jr., and the road will run
through this property, as well as the
knight property, which was also
bought by Mr.. Bell about a year
ago.
All the property to be traversed
by the road belongs to Messrs. j. H.
Anderson, John H. Bell, Jr., and
Ford l.. Wilkinson and embraces 60
acres. This affords $4,000 feet Of
railroad frontage and will be held |
for different industries already con-
templated and prospective, to say |
nothing of the 500 acres contiguous |
thereto.
This scheme has no connection
whatever with any street railway
project and is entirely independent
of it or any other scheme or person.
1t means more for Greater Hopkins
vile than anything that has been
talked of or conceived. 1t means
more for the building up in business
and general development
than all other schemes projected or
OF.
Messrs. Bell, Anderson and Will
kinson have been busy since last
summer in consummating their
plans for securing this great enter
prise, knowing full we'll that other
great things would follow in its
wake, They spent their own money
for travelling expenses and every
thing else, having but one object in