The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-05-08
WILL BUILD R. R.
Line From Skeston 10 Hickman. S65..
900 Raised and Terminals Secured.
Road 30 Miles Long.

Road 80 Miles Long.
II begins TO look Ike Hickman l. q
get a third railroad. regardless OF oui
apparent Indifference and lack Of co
operation with the promoters of thu
project.
A special from sIkeston. Mo. satur-
day. says:
The Sikesf0n Southeastern Railroad
that will connect Sikesfon with Hick-
NAN. Nv. has taken shape. Last night
al y banquet I'm SikeSton. attended by
eighty men from various parts of
Southeast Missouri. the stockholders
moved 10 organize and incorporate.
1fhis road. first PLANNED in 1906 wa
dropped the following year because Of
the panic Plans of the road had al
ready leen completed then. the terni-
nnls@hn6 been bought. the right Of way
surveyed and most of IL secured. and
the blue .prins and SPECIFICATIONS made
Sincf theft the organization has lnp~cd
lat. the money paid I'm has yielded an
annisi lncome of IL per cent from the
rentals Of the terminals aud right of
why.
Agitation 20 build this road was he
gun about three months ago. NJ. C.
promoter Of the railroad. became inter
ested. Subscriptions 20 build THIS rail
road of only "a miles length were taken
mp and 1000 was secured. Last night
the amount jumped 20 Siij.OsS. and IL
h estimated that SaOo.OOo will build
the road.
The road will run south and east
from Sikcsfon To East Prairie. and
from thence straight Ia Hickman. Ky
This road will 20 through the richest
area of land In Southeast Missouri and
new land a virgin forest OF thou
sands Of acres OF cypress will be- reach
ed n will further give better travel
Ing facilities t0 the people Of this sec
tior and lower the freight rates. a con
ditiOn that the Scott County Milling
Company has been attempting % rem
cds
Lyman II. Bowman. traffic mansg r
Of the milling company. the largest Ia
Missouri. and one which sells It's pro
duciS la all southern states. spoke on
the freight conditions I'm this section
and the disadvantages all Southeast /
Missouri. save the towns ON the river, 4
were su'ferins-
As an example OF disadvantages,
he said. Rates on grain from Sikeston
- all Mississippi river points = ~
r<tII& k-L tMI N**t wv tt"'*F' ~ 49,. Il
- To p.ints in t:,is tc -rifory Known
as the southwest and southeast We are
. cents per cwt- over Cairo. Ill. The
farmer accepts from 3 to cents per
luShel less for his grain here than IL
i worth - miles east ON the NissiSS-
>fppi river The rates ON merchandise
force merchants here 10 ask more mon
ey or work on lower profit than their
% miles away"
The traffic manager" said Bowman
I'm his talk. s-of the government barge
line ssfid that they viii take the freight
n the milling company at NJ ner cent
II whar the railroads carry u for. Ran
gr1ln rate from Cairo To New Oriears
Is feis cents. per cwt Therefore, the
water rate Is 10 cents per cwt The
Lee Line steamers viii deliver all
classes OF merchandise for 80 per cent
OF all, rail rates"
The meeting adjourned near mi.-
niSht TO be continued Monday night.
when n board. OF directors will be
chosen Farmers i'm this country which
IN s. recently sprung into notice ns the
finest farming hand and the best pro-
rh,cfns land OF corn and wheat I'm Mi :
souri,. are pushing the project that may
result In making hh- discrimination
IN freight rates cease The Scott Couf-
~ sMilling Company. Is urging that
so-ncthIng be done because, with it's
busiisess OF over Sio.oooooo
n year. the. rail rates are hurting it
and the farming in&sesrs In this coun-
try That compcrny k even threnter-
ing to equip a fleet OF trucks TO haul
its freight 10 the river IL something ~
not done TO lower the rates. which
makes "A farmer lose from 3 to q cents
a bushel ON every bushei raised IL Is
either build the railroad, open the
Wahite ditch. OF beiid concrete roads
and use trucks. the business interests
In this section have concluded The
organization Monday Will make def
mite plans for. the selling Of stock. join
ing the railroads at Hickman. and be
ginning the work