The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-05
ENCOURAGEMENT IS
GIVEN THE PROJECT
Towns North of Richmond,
Except Ridgeville, and
Winchester Want Line.

Having secured promises Of free
right OF way, the voting OF good sized
yubsidies. and large subscriptions of
stock, Charles w. Jordan concluded
the inspection for the northern cad
Of the proposed Richmond and East
arn traction line, which is to extend
from Richmond to Portland. every
encouragement was given Mr.. JORDAN
by the business men OF the towns
along the proposed route. They said
they wanted the line, and only in two
instances did he find any lack OF IN
terest or antagonism. At RidgevA,ie
and Winchester the project was rot
looked at in a favorable light,
In other places the people realize
the need Of the fraction line and IRE
pushing 1t with vim and vigor sci
dom seen in a project Of this kind.
Mr. Jordan on leaving Richmond
went over one of the proposed routes
and returned over the other. Leaving
Richmond, Cox's Mills was the first
stopping place. Whitewater, Bethel,
williamsburg, Glen Karn, Crete,
kSpartensburg, Bartonia, South Salem,
rUnion City, New Pttsburg, Antioch,
Boundry City and Portland were Wis
dted. All the towns realize the need
of the traction line as it means the
opening up Of this part of the country.
kAt present several of these towns IRE
Included on railroads and several by
Traction lines, but otherwise they
Ihave very poor transportation fae'li-
ties, and only small market for their
sproduce. The people are SO anxious
for the line that they are willing to
give anything to the company within
reason. In several instances farmers
have put their fences back from the
road providing for traction line in
event it should be built.
At Portland, Mr.. Jordan attended
the meeting of the business men who
twere comforting with President kOen-
.dg who Is considering the question OF
extending the TT. Wayne and Spring
field line from Decatur to Portland.
The Richmond company is promised
hearty cooperation and support. Port
land will be an important town when
the present prospective traction lines
are completed. At present it has a
direct line 10 Muncie. With the FIT.
Wayne and Springfield entering from
the north. the line from Celina, O., on
the east, and the Richmond line from
the south, the amount Of business car
ried on there would be immense.
Dr. Paddock, mayor of Portland, A.
Tai 7 I'll Mr. nrdo r,
that line extending south from Port
land had been long wanted and prom.
Uses their personal support in the pro-
ject.
Leaving Portland Mr.. Jordan return
ed passing through Ridgeville, Win
chester, Lynn. Fountain City, Chester
and thence to Richmond. The citi
zens of Ridgeville and Winchester are
anxious to have the road, but owing
to the Ill feeling exhibited by the bus
mess men OF these two towns, there
10 little possibility of the line extend
ing along that route. The Indiana I'm
ion line at present extends through
Winchester and when the merchants
were asked II that line had done any
harm, they stated, I'VE can't see that
1T has done harm and we won't see
any good. w. e. Miller one OF the
large dry goods merchants at Win
chester was very bitter against the
proposed traction. He seemed to fee
that with traction line to Richmond
his trade would desert him. The bank
ers though were favorable, but a
Ridgeville they were opposed to the
project and were well supported by
the merchants stating they were MOI
ready for the line.
; There seems to be but little doub
but that the line will go by the way o
Union City. About fifty or sixty years
ago railroad was surveyed between
grading was done. This right of wa!
can be secured at cheap figure ant
all that would be necessary to d.
would be to cut off the underground
and lay the track. In other ways I'm
ion City has put forth for of an effor
in securing the line. They have prom
Used to subscribe for large portion
of the stock and secure right o
way and also to provide for a subsidy
should one be required.
The citizens of Lynn are up in arm
at the attitude taken by the Winches
ter people. The Lynn people hav
been making every effort to secur
the line. and they regard the people Q
Winchester as being narrow-minded
In fact, II Is reported they have los
all respect for their northern neigh
bors
A business meeting will be held b.
the directors of the line in a week o
ten days when all the data has beel
secured Some definite action will b
taken at this time.