LIGHT RAILWAY LEAGUE

Waikato Times, Volume 92, Issue 14258, 8 January 1920, Page 5

LIGHT RAILWAY LEAGUE

SOLID PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT. The chairman of the Raglan branch of the West Coast Light Railways League, Mr Houchen, paid a visit to Hamilton this morning and reports that tie is receiving splendid support from the settlers along the proposed route and from many others some distance ; from the line. Mr Houchen remarked I that one pleasing and very noticeable ' j feature is that the publicity given to II the light railway project has been the . means of attracting many strangers 1 into the district and land adjacent to " ilie proposed route has considerably f enhanced in value, sales having taken ' place at prices’ far beyond values oh--1 taming six months ago. The League I realises that'if such progress is conII spicuous now it will toe even greater ® when the light railways are in full 6 working order. I Mr Houchen and his executive com--3 mittec are anxious to co-operate witt _ everyone along the Moorangi and Waitetuna valleys in such a manner th.i 1 will speedily sec the west coast har- ! hours linked with the Main Trunk lines 5 ’ at Frank ton. te Mr Morris, secretary of the Kawhn y branch of the League, also advises u: that his committee is more than grata a lied at tiny progress made and thi l ~ money to defray’ the cost of the pr: I liminarv survey is-coming in freely >®i farmers on both,sides of the harbou | ere working ‘ solidly to get the ligh ■j railway completed within two years, . . possible... i .