The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1912-03-05
RAILROAD CETSSET-BACK
Committee of North Middletown
Citizens Encounter Serious
Obstacle Here.
WAY NOW SEEMS BLOCKED
Some Farmers Place Valuation
on Their Property That Has
Discouraged Enthusiasts.

Discouraged over the obstacle en-
at the very beginning when
the committee sought to secure the
options On the right of way from this
city to North Middletown, the citizens
of that community now regard the
success of the venture to acquire
options along the proposed route for
the new railroad as problematical, but
as yet have not given up hopes.
The success of the venture depends
largely upon the results at this end of
the line. and while there is little doubt
the options could be obtained if money
was available, still they claim the de-
amnds made for the right through
farms at the beginning has beens boost
ed sky high and was source OF great
disappointment to the Middletown
people.
A committee composed of Messrs.
John T. Collins. G. G. Clark, Chas
MenS, E. K. Thomas, Ed Rice and
other prominent citizens Of that COM
munity, was in the city Saturday and
waited upon Mayor j. I. Hinton, one
party through whose farm the survey
for the line extends. The purpose of
the committee was to secure an option
on about ten acres of land for the pro.
posed route. The committee was very
Mayor Hinton and the valuation he set
upon his property.
The decision of Mayor Hinton they
say is calculated to influence a large
number of property owners along the
proposed route who have signified
their willingness to put their property
in at a cost in a reasonable measure as
compared with that of Mayor Hinton,
and with the decision of Saturday
comes the opinion that if all the land
owners along the proposed line demand
the same figures it will be beyond the
power of the citizens of North Middle
town to furnish the right of way.
MIR. l.. p. Bell. of the engineering
department of the Louisville and Nash
vile was present at the meeting but
left town shortly afterwards. He is
expected to return in a few days. Mr..
Bell has about finished the work from
North Middletown to Hedges Station
and has so far signed up SO pieces of
property, 16 of which were given free
and the remaining at a nominal cost.
which will reach in the. aggregate a
sum of about 1920. The results OBJ
tanned were highly satisfactory to Mr..
| Bell and the committee from North
Middletown.
1t is the opinion of the North
Middletown people that the land own
ers along the route from this city
should be equally as reasonable in pro
portion and in view of this the right OF
way could be closed. The options
taken. and which expire June !, pro-
vide that in event the railroad com.
pany exercises the right of purchase
it will construct lawful fences on each
side of the right of way, and has been
liberal in all concessions to the proper
ty owners.
Between Paris and North Middle
town there are twentyfou pieces of
property, thirteen of which belong to
prosperous farmers, two belong to
men in moderate circumstances anC
the remainder to culored people The
citizens Of North Middletown are very
hopeful of enlisting the cooperation
of the business men of this city, anC
figure that Paris will be more greatly
benefited by the new road than any
other community.
There has been no movement on the
part of the citizens of this city so faI
as to assist the North Middletowr
people in securing the right-of-way
but it is hoped that since the commit
tee selected to secure options on prop
erty from this city local interest vii
revive and all assistance possible rem
dered them.