The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1914-01-09
A Union station, You Bet!

Forrest City's long-felt want, a
Union Station for the two railroads
here, is at last TO be supplied-that is,
IL there really is a want then the op-
portunity of satisfying it is at hand
Matters are arranged for the final de-
termination of whether we have il or
don't have it. This determination
will be authoritative; and, for at least
Several years 10 come, conclusive. We
must bear in mind that, now the
powers that be, the powers with
whom decision rests, have been in.
terested, and a judicial hearing of the
question granted, 1t is up 10 Forrest
CITY TO say that She wants, deserves
and means TO have a union station,
now; or for several years hold her
peace. When the issue is settled this
time, it will be settled for a long
time; whole lot longer time than it
will take Forrest City 10 get sorry if
she yields the palm.
The only way for a towns needs
and wants 10 be expressed is through
the mouths OF its citizens: if, when
the time is at hand for the citizens to
say 10 those in authority, "Our town
need sthis, and we want it, each one
instead says TO himself, I'm let these
other fellows look after the town; of
course | live here, and It's as much
my town and as much my business as
it is theirs, but III just sit back. If
they can do some good, all right; but
| don't care enough about it TO give
any time or thought TO it. II each
one reasons TO himself in that man
ner then what is, as matter of fact,
everybody's business, becomes no,
body's business and goes unattended
to. Where one must depend on the
will of others for what he needs and
deserves, he won't get it except by
demanding it; and il Forrest City
wants a union station, then her
citizens, this one and that one and
the next one, and all together, must
demand it. That Forrest City needs
and deserves union station cannot
be denied.
At the instance of the Civic League,
the Railroad Com mission of Arkansas
will hold hearing of this question at
the court house ID Forrest City, Oh
January 10 There will be present at
this meeting Official representatives.
OF both the Rock Island and Iron
Mountain railroads. There should be
present court room full Of the citi-
zens of Forrest City. The meeting
will be in every respect informal; the
Commission will want TO hear every
thing that everybody wants to say;
and everybody that has anything to
say should say it, 1t can be counted
on that the representatives Of the
railroads will say some several things
against our demands. There should
be no lack Of citizens TO say some sew
eral things for our demands.
The members of the Commission
and the officers Of the railroads will
be met with automobiles and shown
over The city.
The meeting viii be called al about
1890 O'Clock a. M, and the represen-
tativeS Of the roads will have lunch
con with some eight or nine Of our
| leading business men at the Marion
hotel. In the afternoon they viii
probably 60 over the entire situation
Of tracks and stations and acquaint
themselves fully with the physical ar
rangement and the lay Of the land
looking to the selection Of a site for
union station Their verdict will be
handed down within few days, and
will be simply that we do or that we
do not have union station. That's
all there is 10 il; no fuss, nor any
thing but plain, easy talking over the
question of what is right in this par
| ticular case.
But there must he enough people
at this conference for the Commission
to know that what has been asked tor
by the town, the town wants And
/ The Times wants its readers and
everybody else TO 60. If you have
| then when some one reminds you Of
it, go with him. And get up and say
/ that you want union station: or if
you don't want il, get up and say
so anyhow go out 10 the meeting,
and let your voice be heard in the
shaping Of the citys destiny and
| future progress