The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1910-04-12
STANFORD PEOPLE
WANT new DEPOT.
Petition Will be Presented to Rail
road Officials Asking For Bet
ter Accommodations.

Stanford wants a new depot, and q
petition signed by every official. bust
ness and professional man and by al
citizens II is possible to see, will be pre-
sented to the chief officers Of the Lou.
isville & Nashville railroad, asking that
a new station be built Every one who
has occasion to use the railroad here
knows Of the total inadequacy Of the
present depot for the needs Of the trav.
cling public. The city has outgrown IL
and the progress which stanford and
the surrounding community has made
within recent years will be the argu.
ments used TO influence the railroad
people to build a new depot at once. As
soon as the petition is signed, a dele
CATION Of prominent citizeds will 20 "a
Louisville with II to take up the matter
personally ss well with the railroad off
Gals. The petition. which will be left
at the Lincoln National Bank for sigma.
lures, is as follows:
THE PETITION.
General Manager and Board of Direc-
tors Of l.. a. N. Railroad Co,
Louisville, Ky.
We. the undersigned citizens and res
idents Of Stanford. Lincoln county, KY,
most respectfully request the careful
consideration of the following reasons
which we assign for our request that
the l.. & N. X. r. Co. construct a new
depot at Stanford, KY;
We have noted with satisfaction and
interest the well.directed and painstak-
ing effort Of the management of the l..
& N. r. X. Co. to give the people in
the territory tributary to its line the
most efficient service its financial con-
dition would warrant. This is indicat-
ed by the splendid condition of its road
bed. the permanent and durable char
acter of its bridges and the increase in
the size and quantity of its rolling
stock.
We are much gratified by the last
published statement Of the L. & N.
which shows the present financial pros
perity. for we believe that the interest
Of the citizens of the common wealth and
those of the l. & N. X. r. Co. are not
sntagonistic. but that their mutual wei
fare and prosperity are entwined and
interviewer. and that their interests are
inseparable and indissoluable. The,pros-
perity Of each should and does assist
and benefit the other, and that the re-
lation between the railroad and the cit
liens whom they serve should be char
aeterized by mutual tolerance. respect
and regard. Therefore we do not de-
sire that this petition should be con.
strued as an adverse criticism of past
conditions. but as reasons why future
conditions should be changed. We in
vite the attention of the management
to the following facts and are confident
a careful consideration of them will con.
vince you Of the business and propriety
of our request.
The depot at Stanford is old, made
quate. inconvenient, unsanitary and I'M
slightly. The freight room and baggage
room are frequently congested. there is
not now nor has there ever been a sep
arate waiting room for the white and
colored passengers.
The present connections Of the pas
senger trains on the Knoxville branch
with the passenger trains running to
Maysville, frequently make it necessa-
ry for passengers 70 remain at Stanford
many hours. The present accommoda-
tions are insufficient and their stay lie
extremely uncomfortable.
We feel that these conditions in great
reflect upon our town.
Lincoln county has recently built
$50. 900 courthouse and Stanford has in
he last few years erected $4,000
traded school building and the city has |
and now has under con-
truction six or seven miles of concrete
These facts Indicate public
pirit, enterprise. thrift and prosper.
~.
We refer you to the records of your
'fiice here and feel confident that these
ecords will disclose that the volume of
usiness transacted here has quadrup-
ID in the last is years. The soil Of
lincoln county is fertile and productive
nd its farmers and stock raisers are
and Industrious. We have
orne with patience the Inconvenience
esulting from the inadequacy Of the
resent railway station. for we desir- ,
TO abide our time and await the re- ,
arm of those prosperous conditions
Ihich would warrant the railroad com
any In constructing a modern, conve-
lent and sanitary depot. one in keep. {
Y with the other public or quasi. pub ,
c buildings Of the town. The popula- :
on of Stanford has more than doubled
nee the erection Of the present depot 9
ew houses are under construction ,
nd II is becoming a more desirable
lace Of abode.
We call especial attention 10 the fact