Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-07-13
FINE PLAN TO
 GET PARKER ROAD J. D. Milner Shows Ways and Means Committee
 Meat Scheme"
SUBSCRIBERS BENEFIT
Every Man That Subscribes xlJO For Railroad Will Get Lot Adjoining
 Site for Railroad Shops.

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 At the first meeting of the ways and means committee and the SO. letting committee, appointed by Pres ldent V 0. Alexander, of the Pine Bluff Board of Trade, to work out the details for the bringing of the to Pine Bluff from Hamburg thence to DeNall,S Bluff OF Mesa. to connect with the Rock Island road, held yes terday, Captain j. D. Miner. an eu- ergetic req, estate agent presented prOpOSit on to the committees that would, if carried out as suggested, r3- suit ill the almost immediate securing of the $150,000 bonus demanded by l. NJ, Parker and associates of that road.
 The plan is the most plausible one ever figured out in this city and would doubtless meet with the approval of every property owner and other citi- zens who are anxious to subscribe to : the Parker road fund. It would not only enable Pine Bluff to secure the muchly sought trunk line, but would bring money back into the pockets of the subscribers for the road
 Captain MilnAr's idea, of course, will have to meet with the approval of MT. Parker, as we'll as the local commit tees in charge of the railroad matter In presenting his plans to the com- mittee, Captain Milner is doing so only as agent for the owners of large tract of land located one mile and a half west of the Sawyer and Austin <, Lumber Company's plant in this city. The tract embraces 40 acres of suit able ground, forty acres of which : will be donated to Mr. Parker for shops The other two hundred acres will be sold to the committee for $15,- i 900. The manner of raising the re- quired bonus is suggested by Captain Milner in the following suggestions
 After the owners of the property donate 10 acres to Mir. Parker, they offer to sell the remain. 200 acres surrounding the machine siops to the committee for the amount stated. These two hundred acres are to he cut into lots of l50 by 154 feet each. The two hundred acres will be con- verted into 950 lots of that size. 1t is proposed to sell these lots for $50 each to subscribers, bringing total of $154, 300. Out of that amount. of 900 as consideration for the entire tract. leaving the committee a bal ance of $127,5o Th.s would almost complete the canvass for tna re quired $150,000, and it is figured that the balance of $22.50O could be raised through patriotic subscriptions on the part of local banks and large prop erty owners. The plan is to sell g.; many lots to any one subscriber +; the subscriber donate. For instance, if subscriber donates $500. he shall receive two lots. The idea is l.. le. each subscriber draw for his lGt GY lots by numbers, that no favoritisn may be charged in giving out dec1g to the various lots.
 The land is owned by F. G. Smarr, Frank Milner and E. C. Howell. The proposition depends largely upon Mr. Parker, as to whether the location would be satisfactory to him as a place for his shops. If it is, there is a likelihood of the committee taking an option on the property for the purpose of securing the Arkansas. Louisiana & Gulf railroad.
 W. D. Hearn stated yesterday that Mir Parker would arrive fh the city about Wednesday, at which time the ways and means committee will hold a conference with him.
 It was stated at the meeting of ths committee that c. H. Winfrey, who owns place near this city, was anx- ious to give right of way through his place and also donate $500 to the Parker fund. Someone recently at- tempted to buy a right of way through