The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-12

Undaunted by the rebuffs they have
received in the past few weeks at the
hands of the city officials, more than
five hundred citizens representing all
sections of Richmond met at the
East Main street Friends church to
publicly protest against what they
termed in the most forceful terms,
the desecration of Glen Miller park
by the building a freight line through
It,
This protest was determined-so de-
termined in fact, that resolution
was passed and committee appointed
to call upon Mayor Richard Schilling-
ger to get him to bring pressure to
bear upon his appointees, the members
OF the board of public works, to recon-
slider the traction freight question and
once more open negotiations with the
offending company. Unless the board
of works enters into such negotia-
tions, 1t was the sense of the meeting
that the designations of the board
members should be called for. This
was timidly objected to at first, but the
general sentiment of the meeting was
that this action would be both wise
and proper. This was shown in the
resolutions passed by the indignant
citizens.
Meeting Of Protest.
The meeting was truly one of pro-
test throughout. Not single speak
er took the floor but that he didn't
express the belief that the freight line
should be removed from Glen Miller.
! A few of the speakers grew personal
and attacked Main street residents
who have blocked any move looking
: toward the running of cars on Twen-
tieth street. Members of the board
| wer bitterly attacked and the CONNER
cial interests of the city and nation
were characterized as greedy vam-
pires sucking the life blood Of the
people"
Many of the prominent men in the
city were in attendance and it was evil
dent that they sympathized with the
spresent battle to oust tie freight line
from Glen Miller park. for they stayed
through the entire meeting and SEEM
/ ed interested, after Timothy Nichol-
son, who presided, had made the IS
sertion that only those who were in
favor of ousting the line were well
come at the meeting.
There was no chance for those IA
:voring the Glen route to express their
views on the question, hence the meet
ing reflected but one sentiment-that
- -
pleting its spur through the Glen.
Paul Ross, who has identified him
self with the people. and to whom the
recent communication of the board of
works. in defense of itse'f was ad-
dressed, opened the meeting OF Gin
dignationists."
He said that 1t was teh opinion of
the committee that was appointed
some time ago, that there was one
man who was particularly fitted to
preside over n meeting of this charac-
ter, and when he mentioned the name
Of Timothy Nicholson, who is one of
the most staunch foes of the entrance
into Glen Miller, he was greeted with
cheers. DR.. D. w. Stevenson was
made secretary of the meeting.
Struggles to Save Glen.
On taking the stand Mr.. Nicholson
city and the traction line which has
covered period of fifteen months He
told of how the people of Richmond
have been asleep at the switch" but
bow now at this late date they have
become aroused to such an extent that
they are determined to fight to the
last to save beautiful Glen Miller
park. An illustration of how the
people OF the city of Richmond have
always fought might and main. soul
and body against anything which
would desecrate the city's most beau
tiful spot. Mr.. Nicholson told of the
establishment of the saloon at the en-
trance OF the park several years ago
and how, after a years hard fight the
firm demands on the county commits
sioners were needed and those run
ming the place were refused a license
tc sell. thus clearing the park and the
neighborhood of this Objectionable
feature. Mr.. Nicholson then told OF
the old High Point hotel fight in all
Its features where again the public was
called upon to protect the Glen.
He scored the board for agreeing tc