Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-11-18
CITIZENS HOT AFTER
ATLANTIC COAST LINE
BUSINESS MEN CAN'T eE leNoR.
60 WITHOUT AN EXCUSE.
New Schedule Annulled Four Most
Important Trains, With Result
That Commission Aete

uNlN Wants AhAih hAu NAVNSAt NaN
wants II long enough, he Is bound
to get It. or something to that effect.
And this applies very aptly TO the
business men and citizens generally
Of Gainesville. They wanted and
wanted and wanted. for long time,
a decent and convenient schedule
which officials Of the Atlantic Coast
Line evidently had L In their power
to give. and patience almost ceased
to be virtue when. L Is to be judged
by the constant appeal OF our people
and the sympathetic influence OF the
local division officials Of the AZ.
lantie Coast Line at this point, the
citizens OF Gainesville did finally set
what they wanted. which was moth.
Ing more than reasonably oonven.
lent schedule for cur country neigh
bors 20 come to town. spend the day,
transact their business and sleep IN
their own beds the same night,
Cut the aeheuule on.
This schedule, which enabled those
having business here. 10 come to
Gainesville from either direction.
transact their business and return
the same day to their homes, WIS
naugurated. and Il worked beautiful.
" to the satisfaction OF ALL but Il
seems that the tourist trade had 60
be looked after. aud the hast schedule
card showed the annulment OF the
most important trains 20 and from
Galnesvllle. those OF Nos. , and 10,
between oeala and Jacksonville and
Nos. isS and iS9. running between
Wilcox. IN the West End. aud Mica.
nopy and Cltra, VIA Gainesville. and
that was where the trouble started.
The ctissns Got Busy
Upon learning that the change Of
schedule meant the annulmeni Of
tsesc important trains. the people OF
Gainesville hogan 10 get busy with
the result that meeting OF the
BOARD Of Trade and citlEens vas held
Thursday for the purpose Of making
4 protest with the annulment Of these
trains. which not only Slapped the com.
merclal blood ous 81 THIS city. bit was
destined 20 prove most dlsadvantaee
ous 10 those who bad been aceustom
"a 10 making e round trip q day from
their homes 20 che county capital,
Win little Inconvenience and no Dc
hy
A. a result OF this meeting 5 com
mlttce was appointed TO confer with
the Railroad Commission IN iho mat
Ter This committed compfised three
Of Galnesyllle's most Influential els.
tohs. Mesers. w n. Thomas. W. a.
Taylor and Henry 8 chnbb. and ne
committee sent a. spokesman Mr..
Tayl6r. who left Immediately Zoe Tai
hhassee % lay the sriesances Of the
meeting before the proper tribunal
Mr. Taylor. who h always awake
20 the Interests Of those whom b.
Represents. performed his work effect
lycly. a. BE- lost 10 Time n present.
ing 70 the members Of the Railroad
commlsslou whom be found a. home
he true stats o. affairs
IN letter 20 Messrs Thomas and
chubb Who constitute the remainafF
u she committed. Mr. TsYim sage
= met Railroad Commissioner
a.'tcb and Dunn las Saturday morn.
ing : poiniod out 10 them dat ihs
siihdraWsI a trains No ias and i1a
absolutely sebarred residents ~ the
sestern par o. this coanfy from We.
liinN thia. tho county cite. trahaeei
Ing ihs usual business and ftlufnins
ihe same day
IA fact q developed upon perusai
% ne setsdsle that q cifiEsn II New.
berry visiting Gainesville speat sosae
thing over f0ar bgsfs 90 fhe uooas
a nurnstts faks. about a. boeg ana
bali here. sus 81 intermediates Wsii
again a. BnFnstt's fake - order lol
go back bone dafihe ~ fsnie eal
snaaf a..
= mads 81 especial Effort y A.