Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-05-15
/. N. REFUSES
CITY's REQUEST
Dean Says Railroad Too
Poor to Improve Station
and Pave Street.
CITY WILL FIGHT
Persuasive Tactics Having Failed,
Commercial Bodies Will Appeal
for Relief to State Railroad
Commission.
CITY ILL FIGHT

Because or the REFUSAL OF Superln-
tendcnt w. j. Wean of the Iron Noun
tain, to agree to make the improve
ments to the Union station and par,
Fourth avenue, as was recommended
by the committees from the Chamber
of Commerce, city council and Young
Mems Progressive league, the matter
will be properly placed before the
railroad commission.
The Cotton pclt Is equally interest
ed, but the officials OF that road
have agreed to share in the cost of
any improvements the Iron Mountain
could be induced to make.
At the afternoon session, when the
different committees were in confer
ence with Mr.. Dean he stated that
the railroad company could not COM
ply with the demand made by the
committee and asked that he be
given until July 10, SO that he could
take the matter up with the superior
officers at st. Louis. This request
the committee fatty refused, and
asked that he make some recon-
mendations to help the existing con-
ditiOns.
Pine Bluff Asks Little.
The committees asked for an UNI
brella shed over the tracks from a
few feet east of Main street to with
in a few feet of Georgia street or
Fourth avenue, the paving Of Fourth
avenue from Main street to Georgia
street with vitrified brick; and the
enlargement of the white. waiting
room by removing the toilets ant
news stand to building on LOT
north of the station which is the
property of the roads.
E. B. Kingsworthy, general at
torney for the road, stated that his
company should not be compelled tt
pave the entire street, and Mr.. Dear
told the committees that his company
was in dire straits and was on the
verge of bankruptcy and that hi
could not see how any extensive I'M
provements could be made at the
present time.
When the conference began yester
day morning, Secretary E. B. Bloom
of the Chamber Of Commerce tol(
Superintendent Dean and the Other
officials what the citizens OF Pine
Bluff wanted. He said that they die
not want to be unfair in their asking
but said that q new Union station
was badly needed. He asked that the
company build one that could handle
the passengers in an adequate man
ner, and one that would permit then
to get on and off the trains Withou
wadding through mud or dust or rail-
or snow.
"Our people have been patient ant
enduring" said Mr.. Bloom. "but it II
high time that the railroad took SOM
steps TO remedy the unsatisfactor!
conditions and inconvenience caused
by the inadequate station. 1--WE don
want to impose any unnecessary bur
den on the railroad. but conditions
are becoming unbearable and some
thing should be DONE"
Same Old Story.
Superintendent Dean said that tn
improvements recommended by TN
committee were more than the com
pany could make and added If an Ell
fort is made to compel us to max
them. we will have to resist becaus
we haven't the money" The improve
ments suggested by Mr.. Dean did no
meet with the approval Of the com
mittees and nothing definite wa
done yesterday.
Mayor Simon Bloom told the OF
ficials that the people have asked TO
better station facilities for numbe
of years and each time the railroa
company would cry hard times. H
urged that some definite action b
taken toward making improvement
suggested.
The committee from the city coun
Gil, Chamber Of Commerce, Youn
Mems Progressive league. with Mayo
Simon Bloom and the president an
secretary of the Chamber OF Com
MERGE will meet this morning at
o'clock at the Chamber of Commerce
assembly hall for the purpose {
formulating a petition which will b
presented to the railroad commission
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