The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-04
Richmond Is Natural Mark
ct of Enterprising Little
Town and Its Citizens Are
Very Interested.
LIBERTY PROMOTER,
DIR. BEARD, IN CITY
sSecretary Jordan Was at
Portland Thursday and
Was Encouraged Over the
Prospects of Line.

That the proposed traction line from
Richmond to Liberty south through
Fairfield to Harrison. O.. Is a necessity
there Is little doubt. With the poor
shipping and transportation facilities
which the towns along the route now
have, they are exceedingly anxious
and Offering exceptional inducements
to the new line, so that its construc-
tion may be stated as soon as possible.
DR.. e. r. Beard Of Liberty, one of the
stockholders in the new line. was in
the city this morning comforting with
the various members of the board Of
directors of the traction committee Of
the Commercial club for the purpose
OF making arrangements for a public
meeting to be held at Liberty next
Friday evening under the auspices Of
the commercial club.
The merchants at Liberty, especial
ly the drygoods men and the grocers
depend almost entirely on Richmond
to furnish them with produce.
Operate Hack Lines.
As a result all the freight Is taken
to Liberty In two hack lines which run
between Richmond and Liberty daily.
Often these hacks make two trips dai.
ly. especially during the spring season.
Nearly all the merchants are enthusi-
h@ 1}ro nnl n
NV OF the dry goods merchants and
0no Of two of the shoe store men are
glthor hesitant about expressing their
Views. for they fear that Richmond
will get the big end OF the trade while
they will get the small end Of the bus
iness. At the present time the residents
who would naturally come to Rich
mond to do their shopping so to Indi-
annapolis because of the superior rail.
road transportation facilities. In order
to come to Richmond 1t Is either nee.
essary to 60 to Hamilton and then up
on the Pennsylvania or to go to Con.
nersville, then to Cambridge City and
on the traction to Richmond. The citi.
Gems OF Liberty do not look kindly to
Connersville for their merchandise or
produce because they do not consider
that that town has any better induce.
ments than Liberty has to offer. 1t is
conceded by all who are thoroughly
acquainted with the situation that
with the interurban line Richmond
would secure the bulk of the Liberty
trade.
DR.. Beard stated this morning that
perhaps some difficulty would be ex.
perienced in securing right of way
north and south Of Liberty. The right
Of way north Of the town can be pur.
chased at fair figure. but 1t is un.
derstood the land south for about
three miles Is held at a high price. II
% hoped that with the meeting next
Friday that all difficulties can be set
tled In a satisfactory way.
Farmers Are Boosters.
The people living south of Liberty
experience even more difiiculty in get
ting to Richmond. The Fairfield farm
erS have to take their cattle and other
produce at least 10 to Is miles before
they find a market. hauling either tc
Oxford, Brookville, or Connersville
The traction line would handle all this
business. Fairfield is a populace little
town. of thrifty and hardworking peo
pie who are anxious to secure the line
It means the opening Of the country ir
I, that neighborhood and they are be
hind the project with both feet" 1r
regard to passenger service out ot
Fairfield 1t is necessary to 60 to one
Of the three places. With the tractiDr
line. the price OF land and other sta
PIE commodities will be greatly ad
vanced.
At the present time Charles w. Jor
dan. who is representing the commit
tee on the TRACTION movement, Is inves
tigating the conditions along the nortl
end OF the line. Yesterday he was IL
Portland investigating the business
. conditions and is very well pleased
with the outlook. Portland is a flour
ishing little place and will be tn,
northern terminal of the road Mr.
Jordan found that President Johl
Koenig OF the Fort Wayne and Spring
field traction company had preceded
him to Portland in the interests Of tn,
n. Wayne line which has Decatur al
IN present southern terminal. Mr.. Koe
MIG Informed the business men tha
cough capital has been secured to ex
tend the line to Portland and guaran
teed that cars would be running b,
January 1. 1912 IL the citizens of tn,
towns along the line would give ampl
encouragement. This will give tn
Richmond company an excellent Quite
at the northern terminal as the Mur
cie-Portland line has its termina
there and with the Ft. Wayne an
Springfield line. the company woul
Aave access to all parts Of both statel