Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-03
DPOSITiONS ARE
 ARE ACCEPTED
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 1oN of thig city,
 the suggestion of J. w. Martin 'n trustees unanimously endorsed '@o establishment and maintenance ol n:nals by taa C tizens of the city Nn cn motion Of P. P. Byrd, com lnt' ee will be named to raise $50,00( 'o1 that purpose. It is planned t. n4o e systematically handle the pas 9eH ger and freight businsEs of rail. Ids here and the new roadS enter '1 the city will be required to entc' -n same depot and use the same ter milnals, the location of w,l.ch VII !: aeGided on later.
 Miller's Proposition.
 The following proposition was male by w. J. Miller, president of thl Pine Bluff and Northern Railway Corhpany:
 Lamar, Mo-, January 31, 1912 To The Chamber of Commerce,
 Pine Bluff, Ark.
 Ger ttlemen:
 August 9th, 1911, we submitted a prdposition to the Citizens of Pine Blu If in reference to the construction of !the Pine Bluff and Northern Rail- waH into Pise Bluff. I have been re- auested to make some changes and now submit for your consideration. tho following:
 Irirst-I ask you to construct and maintain a bridge at or mean Pine Bluff sufficielat to carry the heaviest ooutpment in use by trunk 1ine@rat!- -oafls, and assure to the Pine Blnii ,rdt Northern Railroad Company the rso of sid bridge for d period ol ewehty-rive (25) years, and take a roll |charge beeed on the charge usual " made hv toll bridges, having due >r,= sideraticn for the uses of this sriag2 and the cost of it's construc- icn. ard guarantee to IFS as low q solli e'Harge for the nspcrtatlon o7 ,as%e,g gers and ccrs ove" t''a br:lro .or ' per'od of twenty-five (25) ye''s ,s Tt any tire made to any other eailrea dor trancnortation companT eros-;rg sad bridge wit'l cars for ,~s9eng rs or fr'igAt.
 seeora. TO donate to Us deo't ,:g1t as convenient for the Rai'road Company and the reo0la of Pine Rl1tt ,s the existing Railroads in ri e Fluff now lave, and suff' ciant # ,rahle us to construct a suitable de- net 10 ra city the size Of ne Bfll nd is reason E,e growth during t9e ,?yt twenty-five (25} ye2rr, that VII 3e required for the use of trUe k inc Railrcad.
 T,,ird. Grant suff:ci mt, and coz reniently Treated ground, for f3ooH or repair, manu lecture snd Ta'nse2' ,nce of pailread eauipme7t for 2 er,1nk The road for tse next twenty five (c5) years, and sUific ct amount of ground for terni'al anf 7ard reauirc rcmert5 with the sane ,on ditcn3.
 F.urt,. To give u- rigat-of-WaV ,ne hundred fset wide upon the nor ire of Jefferson county 70 Pine B'n" vhera ffe final survey of OUT linl uav De located.
 FiftH. To give rs cash donat.o ,f Orc H-r drad Thousand Dol'a" stOo ,000.00), payable as follows; F9' " thousand dollars (s5o,00o.o0) wae' ,ur line is n cpasation from po-n' n the Rcck Island Railroad in Loa Ike county, to Pine Bluff, anl FfFt raousand Dollars ($50Goo.!oQ) when ,rr lire is in operation from Pine 71uff 10 6 connection south of Pine Bluff
 As soon as .-2 give us an assu' lnce that this proposition is accepted we will commence the work of con 5truction within sixty days, and have 1t ready for operation by the time your bridge is ready for our use. w. expect to have this road ill operation Il time to transport the steel for the construction of your bridge, provided you can assure us that We will se- ,ure the haul at not to exceed ths charge of other transportation com Danies, considering the convenience of d delivery.
 Yours very truly,
 WALTER J. MILLER.