Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-02-16
Contract to Be Signed as Soon as Contributors
 Are Visited.
HOLD MASS MEETING
Big Session to Be Held NedupsJ8y Night for Ever! Property
 Owner in City.

Tho Pine Bluff and Northern Rail read, which will e,tme from the North, giving Pine Bluff connection with the Rock Island in I.ouoke county, is as suled and ;t contract will be drawn up ill a few days by the Pine Bluff Chamber of Commerce with w. J. Mi ler, the prcsidemt of the new road which will result in actual eonstrue t.ol. WGrll being started here. At abou; t1e same time the contract for the Free Bridge will also be let and when the Northern division of the line is completed into Pine Bluff the road will be started south to a point on the RCpll Island, either Nrossett or Hamburg.
 The soliciting committees, which gathered at the Chamber of Commerce up their totals and discuss further plans for the railroad campaign, re pol ted that $49, ,970 had been subscrib- ed for the Pine Bluff and Northern road, which is within thirty dollars of the amount required tC, insure the first lap of the road, from the North to this city. Mr. Miller asked for a $5O,- GOO bonus, to be paid him wlaen tho road is operated into Pine Bluff from the North and $50,000 mCFe when the Southern division is built and in op- eration out of Pine Bluff to point on the Rock Island.
 The committees also reported that $39,020 wdrah of the Anderson and Sa- line River Railway bonds of the to- tai amount of $500, 1000 had ben taken by local citizens, and that $16,975 had been subscribed for stock in the pro- posed terminal company.
 It was decided at the meeting yes terday, which was presided over by President w. D. Hearn, of the Cham Der of Cdmmerce, that the charmel = tinue their work. They will meet this morning and get the remaining $3l subscribed and at the same time visl all who have subscribed to the Pint Bluff and Northern Railroad fund an{ have them change their total subscrip. tion td make it payable in full whel the Northern division of the Pine Blu: and Northern is built into Pine Bluff and is in operation This action 'wil be taken by the committees to pu the Chamber of Commerce in a post tiGn to guarantee MT Miller that tn, fund will be paid him, which will alone induce him to enter into hi contract with that body for the con struction of the road into this city.
 AS the money was solicited the state ment was made that one half of eac, amount subscribed was ito be pal; when the first division from the Nortl was completed and that the other hal was to be paid when the Southern di visicn of the line was built and in op eratiPn out of this city ito a point ol the Rock Isand, south. Many wh subscribed to the fund asked that tn amount be collected from them whel the Northern division of the road wa completed, being will to give thu amdunts subscribed to the Northerl end of the line. It is believed that al of the others will be willing to do th same thing when the committees ex plain to them today how important is to have the Northern division cam pleted immediately and especially wine it will bring about immediate work O. the Free Bridge.
 MT. Miller will probably be in Pin Bluff next Monday, at which time h will meet the trustees of the Qhambe of Commerce and talk over the detail to be included in his contract. He to visit Little Rock on that day all 1t is expected that he will be Induce to come here to close the final a! engagements for the local contract.
 It was decided yesterday by tn committees to call mass meeting ( all citizens and property owners fo next Wednesday night, at which tim the railroad and bridge projects wi be fully explained ito the people. Tn | (@Nntinucd frnon Page 21