Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-05-15

North and South people and all other public spirited citizens in their eff forts to build railroads in and out l of Pine Bluff. l
 Mir. Otis followed Mir. Rutherford, l stating that he wished to explain his l his intention to intimate that anyone ! was antagOnistic to his road or his 1 people, but that he merely mentioned that his people wanted the full SUD- port of Pine Bluffians after the road 1 was built. He said two railroads l would be beneficial to Pine Bluff, but 1 not to two railroad companies.
 E. C. Howell said: We want rail- roads. We ought to get together. 1 We need the hearty cooperation of every citizen. Let's put up an at tractiye purse or bonus and let some body come and build the road throuI Pine Bluff, from North to South We have no proposition from tthese gen tlemen, but believe that if they are encouraged in the right way that they will build the Parker road and the North and South road through this city. I'll give my part to them. While in Little Rock recently Alr. 1,n toll number of Monticello people, who are anxious to see the Parker line come here and that they said if Pine Bluff did not give them a connection they would get one from the Rock Island ct Warren.
 R. G. Atkinson urged immediate action. He said we are willing to contribute for railroads, but how and to whom? He advocated building the North and South and Parker road as one
 MT. Rutherford asked Messrs Par ker and Otis for a proposition.
 Mir. Hearn stated that they had no proposition to make; that they first wished to discuss the matter with our people.
 MT. Otis spoke up and said that they valued the good will of com munity more than anything else. He cited what had been done by his road
 ,% To-, ton and support of it's people. When the road was opened Hamburg had AAhe ahh havea YdrdP 9HX}ori1fs .hirhas eight into Hamburg from St. Louis Other conveniences as result of the build ing of the A. l.. and G. road there were referred to. At Monroe the company has two men on the streets, hustling freight and passenger busi- ness.
 Mr. Rutherford insisted on hearing and Otis, as to what might be expect ed of Pine Bluff. MT. Parker said that his line was absolutely an independ- ent project; that he wanted the" sup port of our people and his road t1 have local bus ness. MT. Rutherford assured him of the good feeling that would naturally exist here for his road, and that he believed that our people would be loyal to it.
 R. c. Atkinson suggested a propo- sition that he thought Messrs Parker anu Otis would submit to Pine Bluff. f urged to make one.
 s, C. Alexander said that he pre- ferred that proposition come from for gentlemen themselves. He said he was willing to turn over the North and South Railroad to them, if they manifesed desire to build it in con- nection with the A. l.. and G. road and assure our people that 1t would be built.
 Mir Otis said that he had tried to explain why it would be unattractive for them to come to Pine Bluff and stop He said he had heard nothing from any of the people who repre- sented the North and South road eff you gentlemen of the North and South road want us. we would be
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