The independent-reporter., 1909-10-07
PROPOSED ELECTRIC
RAILWAY
Athens Intends to Have
What She Wants
"All Aboard for Athens!" In the Year
Nineteen-Ten.
They're at it!

They're at it!
Who?
Why, tha: committee of Athens
citizens who long ago determined that
one day the good old town should
boast an electric railway.
And the committee is at it in just
the right fashion and in exactly the
right spirit; they are in the work to
discarded straw hat that they will
eventually succeed. Such men al
ways win.
Undoubtedly the news that the COM
mittee Is still working on their pet
project will come as something of
surprise to the majority of our read
ers. True, nothing has been said for
a number of weeks in this paper re-
garding the plans and doings of the
Athens people, but that does not
argue for a single moment that they
have been negligent In the carrying
forward of the work intrusted to their
hands.
During the past month the commit
tee has held a number of informal
meetings at which the whole scope of
their work has been looked over and
some important steps decided upon.
In the first place, they wanted to get
more information from reliable au-
thority as to the first great steps to
be taken, and a subcommittee was
appointed to take trip to neighbor-
! ing city and there consult those who
could give the information and advice
they sought This committee has at
tended to its duties, having made the
trip some three weeks since and hav-
ing returned home full of enthusiasm
and confidence that the road can
eventually be put through. This sub
committee has reported to the COM
mittee of citizens and again the whole
machinery Is in action and good grist
is being ground.
Among other matters, it has been
decided that a careful survey shall be
run through this fall so that by spring
some more definite work can be done.
Furthermore, they desire to learn the
exact distance, the exact extent of the
various grades, and to determine, if
possible, the most economical route
to be taken from this town to Athens.
Just how soon this survey will be
made has not been determined upon
but 1t Is probable that 1t will be made
the present month.
1t was also decided to call special
town meeting that the town may vote
to give the committee greater power
to act In order that there may be NO
ing to pass the, building of the long
hoped-for electric line.
One of the most important matters
which the committee has acted favor
ably upon is that of ascertaining the
exact amount of patronage which the
proposed road would receive from
the business men and mill owners
who would be most directly benefited.
When these figures are ascertained 1t
will then be possible to estimate with
some degree of accuracy just what
profits the road would be able to
make. This would also assist In inter
esting the right parties in financing
the proposition and in disposing of the
necessary amount of stock and bonds.
1t would also determine the quality Of
road to be built which is, by the way,
most important matter for the COM
mittee to handle.
The representative of the Indepen-
dent-Reporter was told by one Of the
committee recently that all kinds of
encouragement were being given them
by manufacturers along the route of
the proposed road as we'll as by those
in the towns beyond the natural
terminus. Such being the case, there
would seem to be no reason why the
road could not be made to pay; in
fact, this has not been doubted by
any one who has looked over the route
and inquired intelligently regarding
the support which such road is
bound to receive.
1t will be "All aboard for Athens!"
sometime in 1910!