Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-06-28
WHAT 4 TROLLEY Old ron AmEs.
A Parallel Case To Bryan and the A.
and M. College and the Wonderful
Result.

Result.
Notwithstanding the many argu-
ments that have been given showing
the manifold benefits the trolley to A.
and NJ. there are stIll some who doubt
the feasibility OF the enterprise. They
doubt that II would benefit the college.
that II would benefit Bryan. and also
doubt that Il would be a paying prop
osition
There are hundreds OF places thru
out the United States where these
short lines have done all that was
claimed for them. and there is one
place that has come under the obscrva-
ton OF the Eagle that is exactly par
allel to the situation here. We refer
to Ames. Iowa. where the State A. and
NJ. College is located short distance
in the country. just as ours Is located
here. This instance has been referred
to In the public press here before, but
an additional witness was here with
in the past few days and We give what
he had to say about it in order that
all doubt may be removed.
He was travelling man and travel
ed for business owned by the Mayor
of Ames. He was raised In the town
and was therefore perfectly competent
to testify In the matter. He said when
the matter was first agitated, the very
same objections were made that are
being made here, but they were over
come and the line was built.
ames was a town of two thousand
people. and the state A. and NJ. Col
lege was school of 500 students be.
cause no more could be accommodated
for lack of dormitory room A stock
company was organized In Ames and
the stock was sold there In that sec
ton. Every man asked to subscribe
or the most of them. would say, well
will take a little stock. but | know
Il will amount only to donation.
The road was built and what was the
result? Within five years Ames was
a city of eight thousand people aud
the college had two thousand students.
The town is still growing and the past
year the A. and NJ College OF Iowa
$500 students Nearly
all OF them board in the city and the
students alone are making a city OF
Ames. II does not require any argu-
ment TO show what Il means to town
10 have that many students boarding
in IL. The school is also under mill
tary dicipline the same as the A. and
NJ. OF Texas. and the boys do all OF
their military duties Just the same as
II they boarded on the campus.
Did the road pay? In one year after
Il was built the stock jumped TO three
dollars for one. and now II Is not for
sale at any price.
There is no surer way to Judge the
future than by the past. and as the
case cited is exactly similar TO ours.
il is surely the part OF reason 10 pre-
sumo Il would do the same thing for
rs. There Is absolutely no question
about IL In the world and every day
We delay the matter We are just stand.
ng that much longer In our own light.
: The Eagle reporter has recently IN
.ervlewed Mayor ]. I. Maloney. who
proposes to build the road when the
bonus is completed. and he gave out
he positive statement that he had
arranged, and that he and
ais associates would put the line
light through Just a. soon as the
bonus was completed. He impressed
he fact that there was no doubt on
his point 1t Is up to the people OF
Bryan to get a hustle on themselves
md complete the bonus without fur
her delay. The Eagle hopes to be
lble to declare the glad tidings to all
he world during this week.