The Sentinel=record., 1913-09-23
OFFICIALS OF THE ROCK ISLAND INCLUDING PRESIDENT NUDGE,
 VISIT THE CITY.
ARE FAVORABLE ID THE PLAN
Many Difficulties, However, Are to Be Considered Before the Proposal Takes Any Form of Assurance to the Public of Definite Answer.

President Nudge of the Rock Is. land Railroad company, accompanied by Vice Pr asidents j. F. Coleman, A. C. RidReway, George II. Crosby. E. S Moore and r. H. Dilard General Passenger Agent George l.. Lee, As. sistant General Manager F. J. Esel- Assistant Secretary and Treasurer t. J. Quinlan, Assistant to the Presi- den. Ii. NJ. Sloan, Passenger Traffic Manager l.. NJ. Allen, Freight Traffic Manager II. Cover, Controller Frank May, Chief Engineer Morse Stata Passenger Agent Morrison, and State Traffic Manager Sloat, were visitors in Hot Springs last night.
 The proposed union depot for Hot Springs had one very fortunate break in securing the presence in Hot Springs of .his official roster of the Chicago. sRocR Island and Pacific Railroad company, for these gentle ment were on a special train making a tour of investigation within this state, and on visit to the new Cam den branch, when President Nudge received telegram that had been sen asking him to me here and confer on the question.
 The officials did not get to view the burned district, nor to go over the physical conditions that will have to be confronted, but President Nudge did sta'e to the committee of Ho5 Springs citizens who met the
 f, fnl.f he Business Mems League that he 0ould send an engineer here to make a survey of the situation tha- the proposal Of a union depot might have full consideration.
 The meeting was presided over by President Hamp Williams of the Business Mems League, who called on Secretary Bedding to present the matter. Mir, Bedding recalled the fire situa ion told how since the fire the progressive citizens had gone over and dis uss Ad together suggestions 10 rebuild on a greater plane, ana that the matter of union depot Tn a resort like Hot Springs appealed to them at his time as most opportune. He stated that the whole of the city favored the plan, and that the city would lend every possible effort to the railroads if they could uni-e on a plan.
 President Nudge explained that he mad not received the telegram on the subject until noon yesterday, and therefore had not time to give the mater consideration. He recalled that there had been heavy crop losses on the lines of both the Rock Island and the Missouri Pacific in Kansas and Oklahoma and Texas, and that therefore the earnings of the coming year would be materially lessened, but that the railroad was willing 70 do whatever was necessary to be done to the upbuilding of this resort, and that before anything could be taken up the physical con ditions would have to be invesii- gated.
 Of course the next thing would be to consider what. terms could be made with the other road, and in fact there were many things that would have to be gone over before anything definite could be stated in connection with the enterprise, bu' that union depots were in demand in many places. almost everywhere, and that Hot Springs certainly was not out of line in asking for one.
 Messrs. Simon Cooper, Mayor Mo- Clendon, w. w Waters M A. Eisele and Dave Laser all spoke of the local situation. and presented arguments in behalf of the union depot showing enthusiasm in the movement and urging the officials to lend their full and hearty cooperation to the plan.
 Mir Eisele also took occasion to express the hearty thanks of the peo' Die of Hot Springs to the railroad and it's officials for the prompt and splendid manner in which this rall- road had aided the relief committee which had a task on its hands fol- lowing the fire.
 George H. Lee general passenger agent of the Rock Island, and a Tor mer Arkansas man, was called oh' and he regarded the union depot mat ter as an engineering problem with many technicalities to be gone over before anything definite could be an nomced, but he was certain that the Rock Island railroad was in sym nathy with the people of Hot Springs in their desire for a union statioh' and that there was no question or the many advantages to be derived rom union station here.
 Mir. Cooper expressed to the visit ing officials his views Of the situa- ton, and spoke of his talk with MT. Pierson of the Missouri Pacific, ana that gentlemon's apparent inclination