The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-03-17
new TRAIN SERVICE
ON n. C. & ST.L. RY.
Rejoicing all the Way from Hickman
to Hollow Rock Junction.

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A letter last week received from
the office of the president of th& NJ,
C. & st. L. Ry Co., announced the
action of the company after few
weeks conference and investigation
of conditions and costs, etc. restoring
night train service between Hollow
Rock Junction and Hickman, as en-
braced in the letter published here
with.
Immediately the news was circu-
lated all over the city, and those
even who had the least confidence in
the reinstatement of the train joined
the majority in general rejoicing.
The action of the road in the matter
seemed to create better feeling
everywhere. 1t made us forget even
that Union City and the company
had ever been tied up in lawsuit
with regard to street opening or that
there had ever existed any difference
Oh UuSlueSS NloW WpolhIo'
A very large share of credit for the
work of this campaign, of course, is
to be given to our neighbors and the
Lions Club of Union City, but the un-
firing energy and the everlasting
persistence of our fellow-townsman,
J. G. Burdick, Jr., chairman OF the
committee from the Lions Club, is
one of the real factors that had its
weight in bringing about the action
of the railroad company. Mr.. Bur-
dick, was on the job from start to
finish. Hc was in Nashville so much
that the officers of the road could
hardly turn without stumbling over
him, and they began to recognize him
as one of the fixtures of the terminal
in Nashville. Clem has always been
known to be live one, but this
work, as Ben Howard says, has paint
ed his name on the map of American
push and grit.
The letter that brought the smile
in Union City reads as follows:
Mr.. ]. w. Woosley Mayor, DR.. w.
M. Turner, Chairman, Union City,
Tennessce-My dear Sirs:
Recall conference between your
self and associates at the Elks Club,
Union City, on 3rd instant, with
committee representing the Traffic
Department of this Company respect
ing the petition of your people and
citizens of certain other communities
that additional passenger train serv-
ice be inaugurated between Hollow
Rock Junction and Hickman, and
that consideration be given to i'm
proved freight service:
The matter has received considera-
ton at conference here this morning
between the Chief Executive and Off
GERS of the Operating and Traffic De-
partments, and it was decided that,
effective 26th instant, night mixed
train service between Hollow Rock
Junction and Hickman will be in
augurated, schedules to be observed
that will make reasonable connection
with trains Of cross lines at McKen
zie, Gibbs, Martin and Union City.
A condition, however, is herewith |
to-wit:
If after reasonable experiment, the |
service and schedule does not prove
to the communities in
or reasonably remunerative
to the Railroad Company, the right |
is hereby reserved to abandon such
service.
Please be advised that it will be
our pleasure to do everything in rea-
son to establish and maintain service
that will justify the united support
If the communities involved to the
end that the service will prove of ma
.erial advantage to the public and
,ause reasonable revenue returns to
he Company.
Will you kindly present the COM
,liments of the Management to the
citizens who recently expressed ear
lest interest in the matter, and so
earnestly pledged their support.
With best wishes, very truly yours,
H. F. SMITH,
Vice-President & Traffic Mgr.