Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-25
THAT NORTH AND
 SOUTH RAILROAD Something About the Sur vev of Parker's Line and the Ideas of Monticello People.
PINE BLUFF BONUS
Monticello Editor Says This City Should Contribute It's PrOrata- Will Give Thousand Dollars 8 Mile, Says Jefferson County Man.

published in a recent issue of the Monticello Monticellonian, with com nent, is self explanatory and will be of interest to Pine Bluffians:
 Hollywood Plantation ,on Boyau Bar
 tholomew. Ark, June IA, '07. Hon. James R. Gotham,
 Monticello, Ark.
 Dear Sir-In your article about the North and South Railroad, you state that Pine Bluff is indifferent about the building of the road. This came about on account of the survey being put through the hills instead of up Bar tholomew. What Your town and Pine Bluff needs is a good road that will go into the rich bottoms of Township ii, South, Range 4, West, and con tinue in the bottoms until Pine Bluff is reached; then both towns will be benefited. There is no comparison be- tween the business done by a road in the hills and one in the bottoms. This can be seen each day at Pine Bluff, where roads run both in from hills and bottoms.
 It will be we'll for Monticello to get a road to and up Bartholomew, ana get local trade, rather than zigzag road to the North.
 Of course, in few years, all roads will be operated by the government and there will be no competition, but fair rates. Col. Parker is influenced by those from whom he gets bis money, and it seems they want straight roads between points. If Col. Parker will put the Monticello road in Bartholomew bottoms there will be no trouble with Pine Bluffs contri- button of thousand dollars mile for each mile in alluvial lands.
 Yours trnly,
 X. X. X.
 The above letter from a prominent citizen and large property holder Of Pine Bluff indicates that Pine Bluff wants the North and South railroad, but wants it to run over a different route than the one of which the pre- liminary survey has been made. It is immaterial to the people of Month cello just where the road runs, so i+ gives us a ready and rapid communi- cation with the northern and south ern markets If Pine Bluff can induce MT. Parker to run his road up the bayou Bartholomew there will be no kick coming from Monticello. Our town certainly has no prejudice it's subscription being based on the building of the road to Pine Bluff clearly shows. Whether it would be a better or more paying route to tra- verse the bayou bottom lands, men toned by our friend, than the highe; lands already in contemplation, is a matter for the railroad builders to de- eide for themselves. The road is oom- ing through Monticello, and whether Pine Bluff gets it Or not is matter between it and the promoters. That city has apparently been inactive thus far, and owing to such inactivity and indifference has caused our people to believe that Pine Bluff was not anx- ious for a connection with our city, by means of this north and south road. If the people of Pine Bluff real ly want this road it is high time they were taking some reasonable steps to secure it, and not sit by and wait for other towns to build it to them. Monroe, Bastrop, Hamburg and Mon ! ticello have all contributed largely 1 to the enterurise, and each of these places will soon have the road, and if Pine Bluff wants this road it is only fair and just that it contribute its prorata to the building of it.
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