The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1912-03-15
THE COMMITTEE
MUCH ENCOURAGED
Meet l.. & N. Officials in Louis
Vile Wednesday and Poject
Looks Like Certainty.
MR.. L. P. BELL ISTO RETURN
Engineer Will Complete His Task
of Securing Right of Way
In Bourbon.

Much encouraged over the attitude
of the Louisville and Nashville rail
road officials following a conference
| held Wednesday in Louisville the
committee composed of Mayor ]. I.
Hinton, representing the city of Paris
and Messrs. H. S. Caywood and John
| 7. Collins representing the citizens of
North MIddletoWn, returned home
yesterday morning
MIR. John j. Redmon, Of North
Middletown, received a telephone mes
sage from Mr.. l.. P. Bell, who was ia
Louisville Tuesday asking that COM
mittee be sent to Louisville to confer
with the officials regarding the propOs.
ed route for the new railroad through
Bourbon county. Mr.. Bell, who has
been here for some time securing
options on land through which the
rUad is to pass, went to Louisville
Saturday night where he made his re-
port.
At the instance of Mr.. Redmon, May
or Hinton and Messrs. Collins and
| Cay wood were selected to represent
the county in the conference which
was very satisfactory to both the rail-
road officials IN their opinion and the
representative committee.
The committee was in conference
with Mr.. J. Howe Payton.. assistant
to President Milton Smith, to whom
the report of Pr. Bell was made. and
from the fact that the officials were
deslrous of meeting a committee from
Bourbon leaves the impression that
they were very much pleased with his
efforts while here.
That there has been a very favor
able turn in affairs regarding the
possibility of the proposed rout is
very evident. Mr.. Payton. while not
in a position to commit himself, &C.
cording to q member of the committee
| which conferred with him, seemed
much impressed with the feasibility of
establishing the new road, and that
the route over which it is to extend is
the most local both from the point of
less expense in construction and as a
means of furnishing the most rapid
transportation facilities from the coal
fields into which the Louisville and
Nashville is pushing its lines, to the
North.
1t is said the idea of Mr.. Payton is
to have the matters pertaining to the
options secured along the right of way
clearly settled and property owners
who have not granted options confer
red with before another step is taken.
then after going over the route that
matter will be submitted to President
Milton Smith and the executive board
for their approval or disapproval.
With this in view Mr.. Bell. who has
been working on the proposed route
will again take up the work and was
to arrive IN Paris last night He will
begin Immediately to see all of the
: property owners from whom options
have not been secured with view of
bringing the matter to an early close
when it will be taken to the higher
officials of the road.
| Little time has been lost since it be-
came apparent that the louisville and
| Nashville was earnest in its desire tC
secure a right of way with the view OF
building a road through this territory
and less than month has elapsed
since the work of securing options was
begun. Since that time the work has
been pursued with the greatest haste
with the result that there is but q
small number of options to be secured
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