Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-11-01
TAKES ON A NEW PHASE By AID
VERSE ACTION OF THE
SEABOARD OFFICIALS
A MASS MEETING IS CALLED
G. II. Brown Writes Open Letter to
the Citizens of Live Oak
To the Citizens of Live Oak:

10 the CltlZenS OF Live YAK.
l wish to say that forbearance has
ceased to be a virtue. More than a
year ago a committee of several
gentlemen, including myself, was sent
to Tallahassee to ask the Railroad
Commission to not press the railroads
entering Live Oak on the erection of
an adequate and much needed pas
senger depot; that the railroads in
terested had agreed with our COM
mittee to do the necessary; that they
had submitted a pencil sketch and
structure as we needed and would be
satisfied with, and that we were sure
that the railroads would keep good
faith and asked that the Honorable
Railroad Commissioners then in ses-
sion ready to consider the matter.
ct us take it in hand as it was a
local affair and between us and
the railroads, we believing that we
would be given the building within
three months as stated by Mr. Riddle
of the Atlantic Coast Line and Mr.
Stanley of the Seaboard Air Line. We
have waited not only the ninety days
but more than 800 days. and so far
as | know we are no nearer the
needed station than were We on that
of letters from the Atlantic Coast
Line officials in which they assure
me that they mad procured plans and
submitted them to the Seaboard Air
Line, agreeing that they were ready
to stand one-half the cost of any kind
of passenger depot that they care to
build, hence | feel very kindly to
them for their apparent willingness to
keep their word with us. But the
Seaboard Air Line seems to have
ignored every pledge made, and L am
now reliably informed that their
general superintendent, Mr.. HiX, has
station as we need. So you see how
the matter stands, and / would earn
estly suggest that you meet in mass
meeting or with your Board of Trade
and place the entire matter in the
hands of a good committee and senc
them to Tallahassee with instructions
to take the matter up with the Rail-
road Commission. You will have
prompt attention as all the members
of that Honorable body have looked
at this thing that we are forced to use
as a passenger station and know our
crying needs and have promised me
time and again that they would be
glad at any time to take action in the
matter. knowing how deserving We
We're of this facility.
l have deferred this matter for a
long time and have written no less
than fifty letters to one official and
another on this matter. but all TO no
use. and there seems to be but one
way to get action and that is by
force, as much as we would dislike to
begin this way
l am also reliably advised that the
Seaboard Air Line have plans in their
minds eye. also blue prints in hand,
for the construction OF a long yard
switch through the center of town
that is TO place another track alonZ
Conner street for the full length OF
town 10 be used as a dray track. etc.
This is another piece Of their high
handed way of doing business. wheth-
or it meets with the approval of the
City Council, our citizens best inter-
ests or what not. and I wish to say that
/ hardly think that it viii be con
structed- The citizens OF Live OAK
have some rights and we viii exert
them once in a while even after long
suffering l ask that you attend the
next meeting of the Board of Trade.
and select such men as will make a
strong committee TO handle this sit