The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-18
Tobacco Trust Will DISSOLVE and
Reorganize Under New Name
Fear Sherman Anti Trust Law.

self on legislation until It reaches me
In the form of an ordinance; but thi.
Z matter deem of so vital importance
/ to the welfare of Paducah, that dc
not feel that | would be doing my
duty not to lift my voice in. its favor.
He then recited conditions as they
exist and declared his belief that rail.
road connections north constitute the
lonry sufficient remedy.
He recited the efforts of the Mobile
4 Ohio to enter Paducah many years
ago and the shifting devices by which
the railroad was kept out. The Mo-
/ bile & Ohio went TO Cairo, and a
bridge. which should have been built
at Paducah. making this the great
distributing center, was built al
Cairo. Now the Louisville a Nash.
vile is preparing to extend the Nash
vile. Chattanooga a. 81. Louis from
Murray to Cairo, showing Paducah
on to little branch TO the river, and
affordlng the final inducement for the
railroads. which are now considering
Paducah, to go to Cairo. where they
can get the connection to the south.
Gentlemen, continued the mayor
81 would be the last man 10 propose
any plan TO injure any mans prop
lerty in this city. but the greatest
good TO the greatest number must
always be the measure of public
benefit. Naturally. the people own
ing property along the proposed route
oppose the railroad. II you tried any
one OF five hundred different ways OF
entering Paducah you would find
about the same number of people OBJ
jecung.
III we were In a position to die
tate. ! should favor compelling the
railroads to build the bridge at
Brookport, but | am assured by the
citizens OF Paducah. who are promot-
ing this road, shat they are convinced
that the railroads are going into Me-
tropolis, and whether they come 10
Paducah depends on what we have
TO offer them. and in a hurry too.
Gentlemen. ! have not the time ia
go to Chicago and st. Louis and New
York to ASK these railroad presidents
| II they would Just as leave come ia
Brookport as to Metropolis. and
doubt whether ! would find out any
more than ! now know. II should
These Paducah gentlemen have said
they have been told this, and the
proposition they offer IS the only one
that will bring the railroads here.
81 take their word for it. The
city IS safeguarded all that is posi-
bic. regret that some property own
ers must be damaged. but they have
their recourse in court. and although
this company is capitalized for a
small amount. II may do nothing to
damage that property until 1t has ex-
ecuted sufficient bond to indemnify
all property holders. These gentle
men, who are as much interested in
Paducah as YOU or |. tell us that
there is no other way to attract the
railroads
"Now, II is just a question OF how
much confidence we have in orr own
townsmen. The bankers and mer-
lchants and manufacturers of Paducah
are fools, or knaves or honest men
+, l,tio.., tl,o,. oro bnpaat and cnuara
| believe they are telling the truth In
this matter. They are among the
men most materially interested in the
progress OF the city. II these men
are fools and are making a mistake
In this thing: or II these men are
knaves and would be willing to ruiz
Paducah for the sake of some trick
the profit of which | cannot see,
wish 70 get out Of the city with my
family and my interests, and the
sooner find out what they are the
better for me-"
No Snap Work Done.
| City officials resent the imputatior
that a snap meeting of the council
men was held. Mayor Smith tool
especial pains to call up the paper
yesterday and announce the meeting
particularizing that the aldermen
were to meet at 1880 and the coun
Icilmen at s. The calls for boil
boards were in the hands of the city
clerk at the same time, and the two
boards are separate bodies. neithe'
having to await the initiative of thu
lother.