St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-16
partially, for none of the lines proposed
come within half a mile of where ]

"This is. gentlemen the most import
ant question ever brought up in this
city. l favor the new line because it
will give the labOring men the benefit
of several million dollars. We all hailed
the proposition to build up the East
Side stock yards with delight, but, l
believe, this is better thing for the
laboring men than that was"
A. 7. ANKENY
complimented Anderson, Douglas &
Co. for their pluck, and alluded to the
improvements they had wrought on the
Oswald farm. This work, he said, en-
titled them to standing before the
council, and, together with their bond
of $4,000, made the city perfectly
safe. There were other questions
to be discussed, whether the city
had the right to grant the franchise and
whether it should be exclusive, but he
considered the question of the eXpendi-
ture of the money for the laboring men
as of param cunt Importance.
JUDGE j. NJ. SHAW
was introduced as man who could
give the law on the subject. Judge
Shaw said he came to the meeting as a
citizen and not as a lawyer. He wished
the question might be considered by the
meeting not as lawyers but as senSi-
BILE men. AS TO the ability of Anderson
Douglas Il Co.'s ability he quoted Mr..
Ankeny. that their past labors was the
best guarantee that they had made no
promises they could not fulfill. AS to
the question whether they had the legal
right to build these lines, Judge Shaw
showed that the projectors of the new
lines had not asked right, but merely
the opportunity to build and test their
rights against all comers, and that. too,
without costing the city OF Minneapolis
cent. If the city did not embrace
He didn't think that any man wanted to
concede or believe that the Minneapolis
street railway had its hand on the throat
of the city in the matter of granting
street railway franchises. Such be-
lief. he thought, would do more than
anything else to break down the pros
perity of the city. Judge Shaw re-
marked that he had occasion several
years ago to look up the street railway
franchise professionally and understood
that it gave Mr.. Lowry the exclusive
right to run cars on the streets by
animal and pneumatic power. Animals
he understood meant horses, mules and
jackasses. He understood, too, that
the new projectors were ready to give
the street railway company the mOnop-
oily of mule, horse and jackass power.
Nor we're cable cars run, as he under
stood it. by pneumatic power. That
meant the application of air or wind
power. MeSsrs. Anderson, Douglas &
Co. were willing to give the street rail-
way company the monopoly of wind,
also. All they asked of the city was a
fighting chance to put in cable lines;
and every man deserved a fighting
chance.
COL. C. W. JOHNSON
favored the proposition because he felt
that it meant absolutely new blood, alb
aolutely new capital and absolutely new
enterprise. The present quiet condi-
tion of the city he traced to do to two
things: First, insufficient terminal ia
cilltieS resulting from quarrel of two
railroads; second, lack of rapid local
Heioought the city had
developed as much property as could be
reached properly by the present street
railway system. He thought the city
should, in order to compete with Kansas
City and Omaha, have sixteen or eight
een-minute service from the suburbs.
A. j. BLETHEN
made vigorous speech" 1t seemed to
me when l first heard of this meeting
that it was the most impudent thing
ever heard Of. 1t seemed like asking
man whether he wanted more money.
or a lawyer if he desired more clients to
ter rapid transit. Every man
his house, wanted it. He roasted
70 oonnoiI fo,. int a hota onJ
fusing to substitute a cable for the
motor, which had been nuisance for
years before he came to this city. The
editor praised the projectors of the
herdic line, and brought out great ap-
plause when he added the hardics would
be better employed hauling people at
five cents apiece than acting as plat
form for men who never paid any tax
to shoot OF their mouths from.
r. j. ANDERSON,
the senior member of the firm of An
derson. Douglas & Co., was invited to
the platform to explain his proposition.
He stated in general terms what has al
ready been hinted, that the scheme was
backed by Philadelphia capital; that
his firm would have control of the lines
if built: that the syndicate was willing
to accept fair conditions to the fran
chise, and promised to meet every
promise they made with bond for its
fulfilment. He gave his word of honor
that there was no truth in the charges
that 1t was scheme of Mr.. Lowry's.
He wanted to praise Mr.. Lowry as a
citizen and at the same time deny that
he had any connection with the cable
project.
Leander Gorton offered the following
resolution and moved its adoption:
Whereas, A company of gentlemen,
believed to be perfectly responsible and able
to perform all they propose to do, have
street cars in this city, which are by the best
in terests of the city imperatively demanded;
Resolved, THAT in the opinion of this meet
ing the offer of these gentlemen should be
accepted by the council of this city; pro
vided, always, that such acceptance be prop
erly guarded in all respects.
JUDGE WILLIAM WEIGH
moved to lay the resolution on the table.
and addressed the meeting in opposition
to the proposition. He desired to see
the cable lines built, but he wished to
see the city build them. He drew
a rosy picture of the revenue the city
would draw then, and predicted
1T would relieve the city for local taxa
tion. Judge Welch grew dramatic in
closing, and, holding up his right arm,
swore he would rather have that men,
Der paralyzed than vote for another
franchise to corporation.
G. j. BUELL.
got the floor as compromise and went
into painfully minute description Of
the conditions of Glasgow tramway
privileges.
John Lally, who had put in most of
his time making irrelevant Interrupt
tions, exclaimed:
"Oh, we're not in Glasgow"
Mr.. Buell-Well, you were in Glas-
cow or Ireland or somewhere else few
years ago.
In New York Mr. Buell. said the berry
privileges and the street railway fran
chises were sold to the highest bidder,
and he wanted the same done here, ap-
parenty. He opposed the idea of the