The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-08-02
ANN ARBoR IMPROVEMENTS
State ment From President Ramsey
Every Promise Made Will be
Fulfiiled-Work to be Com
menced on Yards This

Fulriiieu-wotk TO De COM
menced on Yards This
Fall.
J President Joe. Ramsey, Jr., Assistant
30 President w. d. Holiday, General
Passenger Agent j. J. Kirby together
with several other officials OF the Ann
Arbor railroad were in the city Thurs
day. These gentlemen went north
Wednesday noon with Commissioner
Dickinson of the State Railroad Com
mission on the annual inspection of the
road, stopping for an inspection of the
shops, yards, the site Of the new sta
tion, ETC., and returned to Owosso early
Thursday morning SO that a full day
could be spent in this city, a conference
with the station agents between Toledo
and Frankfort having been called to be
held here. Nearly fifty were present
at this gathering which was held in the
rooms Of the Y. w. G. A., where the
Ann Arbor entertained at luncheon.
Following the repast President Ramsey
and several other officials made brief
talks concerning matters of interest to
the Ann Arbor and then general dis
cussion was taken part in by all pres.
ent. Many practical points were
brought out which will result in new
activity all along the line.
During the morning President Ram
sey in company with w. T. Gallagher,
j. @. Shattuck and E. o. Dewey en-
joyed an automobile ride about the city,
it being the first time Mr. Ramsey had
ever had an opportunity of viewing the
city, and he expressed himself as being
greatly pleased with the general ap-
pearance of the city, its splendid streets,
trees. handsome homes and general ap.
pearance of thrift on every hand.
Representing the Improvement AS.
scciation committee having in charge
the local work pertaining to the pro-
posed improvements to be made by the
Ann Arbor on the land recently pur
chased been this city and Corunna, E.
o. Dewey asked President Ramsey if
cared to make any statement regarding
the same. Mr.. Ramsey expressed his
willingness and in answer to questions
by Mr.. Dewey, dictated TO A. H. Du-
mond the following authorized inter
view:
What progress is being made with
regard to the new shops and yardsf
We are going over and considering
plans for the new yards and grade and
will get started on the grading for the
yards as soon as the engineering de-
partment can get ready for stalking out
the grade, as we want to get part of
the yards completed before snow flies.
As regards the shops, we have had
several conferences with Church, Keer
& Co and other experts on shop plans
and have received and considered a
number.of plans for the shops and will
during the winter decide upon the final
shop plans and get ready for beginning
the construction Of them as early as
possible during the coming year.
Do You care TO say anything about
the probable amount of money to be
expended in these improvements
The total amount of money expended
in the wards aud shops, when complet'
ed, will be between three hundred and
four hundred Thousand dollars.
What will be the capacity of the new
yards2
The yard tracks will have capacity
OF about one Thousand cars and The re-
pair tracks for bad order cars will have
a capacity for repairing and handling
about two hundred cars at one time.
The shops will be laid out on broad
guage basis SO that they can be added
to at any time as the traffic and equip
inent of the road increase.
Do you expect to begin work on the
new depot and Office building soon9
Work on the depot will be begun
within a week or ten days, as arrange
ments have been completed for moving
the buildings and clearing the grounds
and we are now tearing down and re.
moving the buildings. When the new
depot is completed the old passenger
station will be moved and improved
warehouse and freight handling facili-
ties put at that point, 80 as to put the
freight facilities at this point in good
shape.
You may say to ihe citizens of Owos-
30 that they can depend on it that the
new ards and shops will be built in
full satisfaction OF all promises made
by the Company"
The stat ement Of President Ramsey
should settle any doubt that may have
existed in the mind OF aLy person re-
garding the Intention of the Ann Arbor
to build and equip new, modern shops
| and to construct new yards in accor'