The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-17


ment for capital requirement.
| That he should adopt a regular
schedule for the laying OF heavier
rails where required, the expendi
ture to be within the revenue OF the
line.
| These changes will put the prop
erty into better condition when
handed back to owners.
Would Soon be Big Line.
| The fact that Omaha was made
the western terminus of the Pennsyl
vania and other lines, would attract
business which would build up the
line and soon make it one of the
prominent lines OF the west. This
would justify the opinion expressed
by Regional Directors Ashton and
Smith, after their examination Of the
route made at the request Of Direc-
tor General w. G.. McAdoo, that this
route would facilitate the movement
of traffic east and west. This would
give to the memorialists In the Mis-
isouri counties and elsewhere the con-
sideration for which they paid many
years ago a sum which with interest
now amounts to 100000 or there
dUOulS, dAO llAuo oAAoy lhSAA SSA~"Se~
ton.
We enclose copy Of letter from
Hon. w. c. Adamson to Hon. I. w.
Sims. chairman OF the committee on
interstate and foreign commerce of
the house marked Exhibit A. He
also addressed a similar letter to
Senator Elliston D. Smith, chairman
of the senate committee on COM
-. l~% v>1n Ocd
file with the other documents con-
nected with this matter.
Urged by an Export.
In these letters Judge Adamson
urged from his personal knowledge,
the reestablishment Of this route as
through line ito remedy this
wrong" from which the memorialists
now suffer.
We respectfully suggest that ex-
pensive improvements like double
track and additional equipment are
not needed at the present time. The
route should be opened and put in
operation and any large OUTLAWS
should be deferred until demanded
by the needs of business when they
will be gladly incurred by the par
ties in interest.
Mr. Gilman is Of the opinion, based
on interviews with Pennsylvania
officials, that they would regard with
favor the opening Of the Midway
route, but their friendly relations
with their competitors and connect
ing systems, would prevent their taxi
ing the initiative in the matter Mr..
A. M. Schoyer. then vice president
of the Pennsylvania lines west of
Pittsburgh, located at Chicago, told
Mr.. Gilman that they would prefer
to receive T. P. G w. business at
rather than at Chicago,
and that it would promote efficiency.
Adamson's Letter.
EXHIBIT A.
Board Of
United States General Appraisers
GAL Washington Street,
New York City.
October 16, 1918.
Hon. T. W. Sims,
Chairman Committee on Interstate
and Foreign Commerce,
Washington, D. c.
My dear Mr.. Chairman:
Mr.. Gilman, who represents a great
many interests at Keokuk, Iowa, has
been talking with me about a situa-
ton with which am entirely
familiar.
A very necessary railroad from
to Omaha, Neb., has been
put out Of business through the
of powerful competi-
tor While all the roads are In the
hands Of the government it is a good
time to remedy this wrong. That
ought to be reestablished as
through line. It would be of value
to the government and Of infinite
value to the people interested.
Please talk with Mr.. Gilman and
take him to the federal administrator
and have that order issued. He has