Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-07-27
THE MOTOR LINE.
Opinions of The People Concerning This
Imporfant Read.

city, in regard to the Iropdsed steam
motor line between Salem and Silver
ton:
&. A. Robert. / think the scheme is
all right. / don't want it on Cheme-
keta street, but think it ought to come
in on Ferry street to bring all the rail-
roads together. Don't like to give Che
meketa up to a railroad, for 1t Is TOO
good street. Think however, the road
would be good feeder to the town
can't help doing good want to See it
built.
w. n. Ladue. ] object to the motor
line coming down Chcmeketa street
because think the street is too nice a
one for that. / would suggest Ferry,
or else further north. / am heartily in
sympathy with the scheme for ii is
good. Anything like railrord i think
will be a great advantage to Salem in
every respect. Salem is taking good
start and / think it needs encourage
ment. think the road should come
in perhaps so as to pass the woolen mill
and fruit evaporator.
Harry Stapleton. 1 would like to
see the line built, but / don't want to
see it have too many streets. Wouldn't
like to have it come past my house.
Theo. Nolf. | tell you it will be a
good thing Think it ought to come
down Center street. Don't know
much about the country or travel or
trade, but it may have tendency to
bring a good deal more trade here. 1t
will help the grain trade and things
like that. | don't think there is q
street in the city that is too good for
the motor line. If they will come past
my house | will be perfectly satisfied,
and give them part of my back lot fol
depot grounds.
J. j. Dalrymple. | want to see it
built. There is no street too good for it.
1t will be a big thing for Salem. Che
meketa street is as good as any and it
is all right.
Geo. f.. Good. The city should put
no obstacles in the way of any i'm
provement, and | think this motor
line will be good thing, and think no
man should object to it. suppose lots
of people would object if we should get
a railroad passing across the country
and it should pass through Salem, that
is, through the town. | don't think
any street in town will be damaged to
amount to much by motor line.
G. A. Gray, Supt. Street Railway Co.
Think the motor line will be a good
thing for the town. Never have
thought much about its route into the
city, but wouldn't like to have it in
front of my residence think it would
spoil the street
\. n. Gilbert. | object to its coming
, down ChemCkCta street. Don't want
steam engine running by my house
and throwing sparks. If that is the
. only way it can come, will give in,
, but would much rather it should come
in on some other street. Say right
there, that corporations are in the hab-
, it of coming into cities and taking
streets that belong to the people. |
have doubt if cities have right to
give streets that belong to the people
away to corporations. At least | much
, prefer their coming in on some less inn
portant street than the one spoken of.
VIM. England. We want to see all
the lines we can and they must come
in on some street or other. | don't see
why il would not be good idea for il
TO come in on Front street and pass the
be little bit more expensive. l don't
want To he considered as trying to
throw cold water on railroad or any
other improvements. | think it will
be n good thing for the city and pay
ing thing for the stockholders.
Breyman Bros. They think it should
never come in on the streets that are
used for business or where there is
much travel, for it is worse than a rail-
road to scara teams, etc. Think il
would be best for it TO take round
, about way and keep of of the thorough
fares. Refer TO East Portland; say
there is great fault found with it there
on the principal streets. Think it
would be all right TO give up street
not much used for business and that IL
would be good thing To have the road
built for it would give us connection
with Silverton.
Joseph Meyers. Don't want il ON
business streets, but think II is a good
scheme and that ii will he good for
the development of country and sub
urban property.
Col, T. &. Smith. Think we ought
To let everything come into the city
that wants to. With our broad streets