The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1912-03-08
ARTICLE IS MISLEADING.
Mayor Hinton's Attitude Toward
Railroad Project is Fully
Explained.
SUBMITS 3 PROPOSITIONS.
Will Give Right-of-Way if Others
Along Route, Who Are Able,
Will Do Likewise.
SUBMITS 8 PROPOSITIONS.

The news story published in the last
issue Of the News, referring to the
attitude of Mayor j. Z. Hinton in re-
gard to the granting of the right of
way through his farm for the proposed
railroad from this city to Hedges Sta
tion in Clark county, has apparently
though unintentinally heaped upon him
an Injustice and the story as published
would ha se tendency to mislead the
readers.
According to a statement issued by
MIR. Hinton yesterday there is little
room for doubt that he intends to do
the square thing in the matter OF
granting the right OF way through his
farm, and will render all assistance
possible looking toward tine success of
the project.
To tfose who are at the head of the
movement Mr.. Hinton submits three
propositions; the first which is to
grant the right of way through his
farm, free of cost, provided all the
landowners along the route who were
able would do likewise; second, he
will place a valuation of $4,000 upon
his property to be used for the rail-
road and will head a subscription list
with 81, 900 to secure other property.
and third he proposes to give the sum
of So, 600 to the project provided that
another route other than that through
his farm is selected.
The News story last Tuesday did
not state the valuation placed upon
the property by Mayor Hinton which
was later learned to be 81, 900, and in
hic 70 no .ckc tho 0nnCl,jor.
alton of the best judges, if the valu.
alton of the property considering the
damage which will result from the
fair and very low estimate for the
ten acres which will be necessary for
the road over this route. In justice to
MIR. Hinton we publish his statement
in full which is as follows:
10 the Editor of the Bourbon News:
Dear Sir-In your article of issue of
| March 6th, headed Railroad Gets
Setback" you stated that the commit
tee was much discouraged at the very
outset in securing options at this end
of the line because of my attitude.
| You further state that the valuation
placed On the right of way through my
farm is "sky high" and that | have
blocked the road You fail. how
ever, to give the amount of that valu.
alton and your article is not in con.
formity with all the facts and is sc
written as to create much prejudice
against me without benefiting the
enterprise.
1t would have been just as easy fol
you to have ascertained the full facts
and to have allowed the public tt
judge for itself whether ur not TIT
price asked was reasonable.
| | do not believe that any fair mind
ed man who will look at the land viii
say that $4,000, the amount l have
asked, is one cent too much FOR tel
acres taken in a strip 100 feet Wild
for nearly a mile through the yer!
center of my farm leaving as it doe
one half without outlet and the othe
without water.
If the land was owned by any maj
who had no interest in the road, or il
the North Middletown community o
in the city of Paris | do not believ
this right of way could be Obtaine,
from him for double this amount. M,
whole interest is in Paris and Bourbon
county and | am ready now, as al
ways have been, to do my part in an.
project tina will benefit his com
munity.
| think it unfair that you shoul
have placed me in such light befor
the people as it has been my endeavo
to be liberal in this matter and l be
lieve any impartial man will say that
amount of land taken and the damag
done.
The people of North Middleton
and it's vicinity have always been a
good friends as have ever had bot
in personal and business way an,
l am not willing to sacrifice tina
friendship for any monetary consider
alton. nor am | willing that they shall
be led by any false impressions t
miscOnstrue any action l may hav
taken in the matter, or consider me il
any way an obstructlOnist. | am TO
this road and am for it for Mort
Middletown and willing to help.
| do not fiatter myself that you ar
right in your statement that m
action will largely govern the option
of the other land owners on this en-
of the line. | believe that each O
them has good judgment of his ow
and can value his own land on its ow
merits and that they will do so an
that my offer will not have an
tendency to DO >st the other prices a
you say.
These are the propositions l offe
and shall welcome the accept
ance of any of them if it will secur
to Paris and North Middletown til
proposed railroad:
Frst-I will donate without charg
the entire right of way through m
farm as proposed provided all thos
through whose land the road passe
between Paris and North Middleton
who are known to be able to do {
will do likewise.
Second-I will sell the right of wa,
as proposed, for So. 900 and in additit