The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-25
PRESS PUBLICITY
FOR PRtJUO|C|NG
CITIZENS ALLEGED
South Side Imp. Association
Will Probably Make This
Accusation Against the c.
& Q. Company.
DIRECTORS ARE TO
MEET ON THURSDAY
Will Draft Statement for
Public Showing Why They
Desire Opening Of Beall-
view Street.

aMOuS OtuST lh1u&S, tn0 directors
OF the South Side Improvement asso-
citation probably will charge officials
Of the G. and o., OF Indiana railroad
and its attorneys with trying to preiu-
dice the minds OF local residents and
the court in the company's favor, In
the matter Of the proposed opening
OF South street crossing. The case
Is set for hearing In the circuit court
on February and will be hotly con-
tested by both the petitioners for tho
opening. and the railroad company,
which hopes to have the street remain
perpetuaily closed.
Directors Of the Improvement asso-
citation will meet At their Headquarters
on Thursday evening. at which meet
ing. they have announced they ex-
pect to formulate both their plans for
the prosecution Of their case and al.
SO to prepare an answer to the charg-
es Of the railroad company. which
will be made public. and in which they
hope to clearly inform tho people 40
to their attitude In this matter.
What Company Claims.
The railroad company In q scmi-
official manner announced this week
that II the street crossing Was opened.
1t would not make South Richmond
the site for its large freight yards.
because, 1t claims. the opening Or the
street will seriously interfere with the
transfer aud shifting Of cars from ono
track To another. Tho c0inrany
claims the opening would be greater,
hindrance to Il than benefit to the Ma
tional Automatic Tool works. ut pre-
sent the only factory building In that
vicinity. and other factories which
may be located In Beailyiew later.
Attorneys p. j. Freeman and Wiifred
Jessup, representing the petitioners
for the opening Of the street. were In
dignant at what they claimed wero
unfair tactics by representatives OF
the railroad company. They said the
company was attempting TO poison the
minds Of the public against the petit
toners for the street opening, IN hopA
Of creating prejudice against the Inn
provement association.
While officials OF the Improvement
association will not discuss what their
probable action will be at the Thurs.
day evening meeting. II u generally
presumed that It viii be as outlined
by reason OF what their attorneys havs
said.
Start Of the Fight
The fight for the opening OF the
street was started over 4 year ago,
when the Improvement association
prepared q petition and presented Il
to the commissioners. court. The De-
tition was acted on favorably. A.
torneys for the road. then tho q, g.
and l.. and at that time. In tho hands
OF the federal court. operating under !
receiver appealed the case to the cir
cult court and on a technicaIity the
decision OF the county commissioners
was cast aside. The petitioners were
successful again IN the commissioners'
court and the case was appealed by
the railroad company to the circuit
court. The hearing OF this appeal
will be held on February 8.
The South Side Improvement asso-
citation has opened South N street 10
the railroad from streets on either
side. which run north and south. ~
there is no railroad crossing the street
they claim. is practically valueless.
The petitioners aver II would be i
source Of great benefit to the tool
works and other factories which they
expect to locate in Beallview addition.
giving the tool works more direct
outlet to city trade than now obtained.