The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-09-10
WATSON IS COMING
TO MAKE ADDRESS
He Will Speak Before the Com
merciaI Club in October
On "Ship Subsidy"
MEETING MONDAY NIGHT.
MATTER OF FREIGHT INTER
CHANGE, A LARGER CHAUTAU-
Qua AND A NEW FACTORY UN-
DER CONSIDERATION.

| At meeting of the Commercial
club Monday evening it was announc-
ed that Congressman James f. Wat
son had been invited to address the
association at the meeting in October.
| his subject being ship Subsidy.
The meeting will be made one of i'm
portance and members of the club will
be privileged to invite friends. The
address of Mr.. Watson will be one
of several that will be given during
the year.
Several items of Importance were
given consideration. A resolution
was adopted to the effect that an ordi-
nance should be enacted which would
prohibit takers from selling merchan-
disc on the streets, as has been the
case this summer Medicine shows
and cheap merchandise purveyors
have operated on Main street nearly
all summer, all said to be of ques-
tionable character. Such peddiing is
characterized as an illegitimate busi-
ness method that should be prevented
in the city. The resolution expressed
the opinion that there is already suf-
ficient enactment to cover the matter
| if the city ordinance were enforced.
The resolution will be presented to
council.
Freight interchange.
report was made by r. K. Shive-
ley on behalf of the committee ap-
pointed to investigate the possibility
of securing interchange of traffic be-
tween the Pennsylvania and the c..
c. & L. and after lengthy review of
the situation, the matter was left in
the hands of the same committee.
A decision has not been made by Indi-
ana Railroad commission as yet, but
the committee and members of the
club are sanguine as to the outcome.
The commission still has the matter
under advisement, briefs having been
presented to the commission by the
attorneys on both sides of the Ques-
tion. 1t was stated by Secretary Haas
that the commission refused to con-
slider the proposal of the Pennsylvania
that the interchange of freight be eff
fected two miles north of the city, be-
lieving that proposition to be entirely
unrea easonable. Mr.. Haas further gave
his opinion that the physical connec-
ton between the two roads would be
a reality as general Superintendent
McCarty of the Pennsylvania admit
ted to him that the connection would
have to be made.
Chautauqua Project.
The new chautauqua project also
came in for share of the discussion.
Edward Humpe made very enthus-
iastic speech on the plan for organic
ing a company and holding the chau-
tauqua in the Hawkins tract Quite
a vivid picture of the possibilities of
the plan was presented by Mr..
Humpe; in fact so vivid that it caused
some amusement on the part of some
of the members. He showed how at a
small expense a dam could be built
that would make one of the finest
lakes in this section of the country,
the water thus being pushed back in
to the various arms of the river for
several hundred rods. 1t was SHOWN
that lots could be sold facing the
New Paris pike, the rear of the cot
tages being but short distance from
the lake. Steam launches could cas-
lily be run on the lake and a most de-
lightful resort made
Ray X. Shiveley stated that the |
plan certainly looked good" but that |
the idea of summer resort in con.
servative Richmond is more or less |
congruous; however he is in favor of |
the plan. Mr.. Humpe further stated |
that the resort could be made more or
less self-sustaining by the sale of pri-
vileges.
A committee which had been ap-
pointed by the club to assist in secur-
ing a switch for Charles Farnham,
plan is impractical as the revenue de-
rived from the switch would not be /
sufficient to justify its installation.
Want to Locate Factory.
A communication was also present
ed to the club from the Libby. McNeal 1
& Libby Co.. packers, TO the effect
that they desire to locate a factory /
pulp and sauerkraut. providing the II
farmers of this section are willing to 4
devote a sufficient acreage to such 4
products. As means of securing the 4
opinion of the farmers in the neigh H
borhood of Richmond on the matter. II
circular letters will be sent out solic~ H
iting views on the subject This can 4
ming company would employ about so
in the pulp factory and $50 in the
kraut plant.
E. G. Hill expressed the opinion
that such plant would be a great
benefit to the farmers and gardeners
Of this section.