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A RESOLUTION REQUESTING SENATORS EARLE C. CLEMENTS AND JOHN SHER1AAN
COOPER AND CONGRESSMAT NOBLE J. GREGORY TO EXERT ALL POSSIBLE EFFORTS IN
ASSISTING THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY TO RETAIN ITS CONTRACT
FOR CARRYING UNITED STATES NAIL BETWEEN FULTON, KENTUCKY AND LOUISVILLE,
KENTUCKY
WHEREAS, recently the Illinois Central Railroad Company discontinued
two daily passenger trains between Fulton, Kentucky and Louisville, Kentucky,
and
WHEREAS, as a result the United States Postoffice Department has can-
celled, or has proposed to cancel its contracts with the Railroad Company
for the transportation of United States mail between Fulton, Kentucky and
Louisville, Kentucky, and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the city of Paducah, Kentucky,
is of the opinion that such cancellation will cause such a reduction in
the revenue of the Railroad Company that it will seek to discontinue its
two passenger trains now traveling between said cities, and
WHEREAS, it is of the opinion that the withdrawal of all passenger
train service between Fulton, Kentucky and Louisville, Kentucky, will be
detrimental to the City of Paducah, Kentucky and surrounding territory;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE.IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COD1'IISSIONERS OF THE
CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY,
That Honorable Earle C. Clements, United States Senator, Honorable
John Sherman Cooper, United States Senator, and Honorable Moble J. Gregory,
United States Congressman, be and they are hereby requested to use all
possible effort in securing the continuation of all contracts of the Illinois
Central Railroad Company for the transportation of United States mail between
Fulton, Kentucky and Louisville, Kentucky; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk forward a copy of this
Resolution to each of them.
D-layor
Passed by the Board of Commissioners April 20, 1954.
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, April 20, 1954•