The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-09-01
Tax Assessor.
An Interurban.


The front page of the paper will show
the plans of a project to construct al
interurban electric railway from Padu
cab southwark with terminus at Hick.
man, two routes to be surveyed, one
along the Mississippi River and the other
by way of Mayfeld, Fulton and Union
City
This project is not the same, but the
revival Of the same general plan orig
mated several years ago. The differ
ence is that the men now interested are
capitalists and railroad men and inves-
tigationsare being made from prac-
tical standpoint 1t is therefore worth
the attention 81 every man interested
in the growth and development Of the
country along the proposed routes. Union
City has for many years felt the need
of direct communication with Paducah,
and the proposition appeals to us with
more than ordinary interest
From the article in the ews-Demo-
crat il will be seen that this road is not
to be developed along the lines usually
followed in such enterprises, The old
way was to make the preliminary sur
geys and then to build the road not
always on the most direct line, but by
the way of cities and towns taking the
largest amount of stock and extending
the best concessions. So far the plans
of the Kentucky Southwestern Electric
Railway contemplate no general stock
raising along the route, but may not be
averse to the extension of concessions
by these communities. Nothing about
that has been mentioned. Mr.. Whea-
ton, the leading spirit, however, makes
it known that not more than fifteen or
twenty thousand dollars will be accepted |
from citizens of communities along the
road, and not more than ten shares, |
valued at so each, will be sold to any
one citizen So far mighty good, but
plans of mice and men are subject to
change, and, the organization not being
yet effected, some very widely different
views may be taken. On the other
hand Mr.. Wheaton may be strong
enough in executive and financial a5il-
ity to carry out his plans should it be
deemed advisable to proceed with the
road.
All this, however, is conjecture, as
far as we are concerned, but we have
no reason to doubt that Union City will
be given a chance to secure the atten- I
ton of the officers OF the road relative
to our interests in the project. Com
panes Of that kind do not usually re- !
fuse to recognize a business proposition, S
and Union City will not now be slow to q
offer something substantial j
But in case of remote possibility i
that we should not get a chance at the 5
road, we see growing out OF this enter
prise very excellent opportunity that 5
might not otherwise have appeared.
The /. C. Il. r. Co. will not be very slow a
to discover that she has something to a
gain by coming to Union City, with an
arm or branch, and the building of the b
nterurban line is more than likely to v
arouse the spirit of the /, G. people in
aking care OF our traffic and that of s
he surrounding country rather than t,
it to the interurban b
In any event Union City will give the
yarmest reception to the projectors of L
he Kentucky Southwestern Electric L
Railway and stands ready TO meet any Il
easonable proposition that may be p
made. We are in the market for any Ii
hing good and have the money to pay b
or it. p