The Springdale news., 1916-04-21

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&. w. Pool, Wilson Gardwell and
iothers. The meeting was very
harmonious, all speakers show
ing a friendly feeling toward the
railroad company but all firm
| in their contentious that nothing
short Of the stopping OF both
passenger trains would he salts
factory TO Springdale and all her
people.
{. W. Pool made motion that
the chairman appoint a commit
tee Of five members TO prepare a
brief. and present il TO the prop
er railroad officials. III the name
Of Springdale: asking when il
would be convenient 10 have Il
conference with them: and 10 re-
quest that trains Nos. and 9
make Springdale a regular stop.
His motion was seconded BY f..
\. Gillett The motion carried
unanimously.
The chairman then appointed
on the committee: {. " Pool, +.
\. Gillette. Wilson GardWell. {.
G. Dodson and W. G. Thompson.
\ motion was then made and
seconded that tie chairman of thu
committee; this motion was also
carried unanimous y.
Chairman Smith then annonnc-
ed that=the committee would
meet at the mayor 5 office Satur-
day afternoon to begin active
work.
Shortly before the adjourn
nent Of the meeting on motion by
J. II. Amacker. the following re-
solution was adopted and made a
part of the minutes oil the meet
ing: Resolved; That it is the
sense Of this meeting, composed
OF a large and representative
body Of the best element and citi-
zenship Of Springdale and #yiein-
ity: that it is 10 the bestinter-
ests of Springdale andthe Fris-
co to continue to stop passen-
ger trains Nos. ) and q at Spring
dale.
The above mentioned commit
tee met at the mayor 5 office
Saturday afternoon pursuant to
the call Of Chairman Smith, and
organized by selecting G. W.
Pool AZ secretary. Fl was also
the decision of the consnittee
that petitions be prepared. and
placed at the First National
Bank and the Farmers and Mer-
chants Bank. protesting against
the action OF the Frisco in their
NV schedules; and that as many
signatures as possible be had on
the petitions; and these petit
tons be forwarded 10 the off
cialS OF the railroad.
The secretary OF the commit
tee was also instructed to pre-
pare a brief 10 submit to the
officials of the road, outlining
the objections Springdale has te
such action. Is soon as the brie!
is prepared the committee will
ask for hearing before the prop
er officials either here or al
some other point.
The petitions have been pre-
pared. and are now at the tive
banks ready for your signature
and the work is being pushed
as rapidly as possible preparing
the brief the committee expects
to bring before the officials OF
the Frisco.
Several have asked the rea-
sons Of the Frisco railway com
panv for making such change
in their schedule. and it is only
fair to the railroad company that
proper publicity be given the
reasons.
There is no one who is tamil
lar with the situation. who be-
lieves that the Frisco is diserim-
mating against Springdale. 1t
will soon be time for the letting
OF the contract by the govern
ment for carrying the mails, and
as the " Sunshine Special on
the Iron Mountain has three
hour shorter schedule into Dallas,
Texas. than the Frisco, the mail
contracts and much passenger
business would 90 to the Iron
Mountain. In an effort to short
en- the schedule on the Frisco,
and make it three hours shorter.
the time Of No. ) and 6, has been
made one hour shorter between
st. Louis and Monet; one hour
shorter between Monet and Par
is; and one hour shorter between
Paris, and the other division
point. In order to make up this
extra hour, numerous changes
have been made in the time of