Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-07-01
CONGESTION At
union station
CAUSES KICKS
Bloom Charges Iron Noun.
tain Fails to Keep Agree
ment With City.

Southbound Iron Mountain passen-
ger train NO. 1871 reaches the Pine
Bluff union station at $40 p. m. and
departs at $50 p. m. each day, when
it is running on schedule.
Northbound Iron Mountain passen-
ger train Nc. 106 arrives at the local
union station at $50 p. m. and de-
parts at 1925 p. NJ, each day, when it
is on time
Therein lies the complaint which is
expected to eliminate in "a letter to
1.-the railroad commission, calling at
tention to the fact that the manage
ment CT the Iron Mountain is not car
rying out the terms Of the agreement
reached some months ago, nor is it
making good on the promises maue
by General Supe rintendent J. w. Dean
to the commission and to the repre-
sentativ5s of the Pine Bluff cham Der
of commerce and the city govern
ment, when the plans for the reno
vations at the union station were &C
ceptcd.
''Mr. Dean made the promise d.
rectly and in so many words, that he
would guarantee there would never
be more than one passenger train at
the union station at any one time. if
the plans rendered by the road were
of the chamber of commerce yester-
day.
Il wrote him about two weeks ago,
reminding him Of his promise. After
several days, ! received a reply from
him, stating he was attending a con-
ference with the conductors at St.
Louis, and that he would take up the
local station matter as soon as the
st. Louis business was concluded.
This was ten days ago, but l have
heard nothing from his since.
81 did think of writing him again,
but finally decided to wait until the
railroads new fiscal year opened,
which is July 1, and. if nothing is
done by The road to make good On its
promises and agree ments, | will put
tbs matter squarely up to the rail-
road commission"
Mr.. Blooms tone indicated tat he
is Of the opinion the r2ilroad Officials
are deliberately flouting Pine Bluff
and its people, and tha the time has
come to cease discussion and to take
action.
Manly Other Complaints
Although no formal action has been
taken by any one, complaints are
| numerous and strong Of other condi-
tons at the union station.
When Vice President Alex Robert
son, one of the best mixers" on the
official staff of any Southern rail-
road, made his first official visit to
Pine Bluff, he looked over the depot
building with local men. lie even
suggested that perhaps the retiring
rooms for the ladies and smoking and
toilet rooms for the men might be
moved into the basement and the
space now devoted to those depart
ments might be added to the white
waiting room, with the main entrance
in the west end of the building. Be-
cause Mr.. Dean changed the subject
at about that moment, nothing re-
suited from the suggestion.
At that time. Mr.. Robertson told
Secretary Bloom to write him, il
here was any more trouble about the
spot. A copy of Mr.. Blooms receni
letter to Mr.. Dean was sent to Mr.
Robertson, but Mr.. Robertson has moi
yet been heard from
The manner in which baggage, mail
| and express truck are dragged and
pushed through crowds OF passengers
on tine depot pla fosms; the. poor
| lighting in the main station building
and esp cially at the time board
Waich car hardly be read at night;
and other minor Inconvenience
which apparently can be easily
ruI edied, are other causes of com.
plant
The principal complaint from
patrons OF the road, however, is due
to the fact that two much-used trains
are at the station at the same time
caus. ng confusion, annoyance anl
not an inconsiderable amount o.
danger TO persons who are travelling
over the road.