St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-12
AGAINST MONOPOLY.
Prominent Citizens Unanimously
Favor Open Competition.


TEN of city travel. They look upon the
proposition to grant Anderson, Douglas
IL co. franchise as blow for liberty
the tyrant "eXclusive franchise" The
following interviews on the subject are
taken from the journal of last evening:
Walters Il Wagner-We believe in
competition for street railways just the
same as we have in our business. No
exclusive franchise ought ever to have
been granted Cable service would
greatly benefit the city, and it people
wish to put big money into a scheme
like this, and try to give us better tran
sit, let them do it as long as no eXclu-
sive franchise to run the whole city is
given.
Bush & Curtin-We would like to see
more than one in the competitive strug-
gle. Our service may be good, but it
will never be of the best until we have
more than one company to operate
street car lines.
George L. Hilt-I would like to see
some company stalt cable system. L
think we need it. | would favor any
competitive system. 1t would be a
great benefit to the city.
p. II. GibbOnS-I am with the idea in
every particular. 1t is & gross imposition
that one man should have corner on
the whole earth and all the fruits there
of. Let the city make gigantic stride
towards civilization.
Harve Helgeson-The city needs it.,
and it would help us immensely at this
stage. Everything would have tend
ency to boom. Instead of giving one
company all let it be divided. Compe-
tition would then give us a good system.
l. B. Kinne-I do not think that Tom
Lowry can hold his franchise. We
ought to have better service in city of
this size. We do not want any mOnOp-
oily. If they put in the plant it will be
boon to the city. Let the whole city
have equal service.
DR.. ThamS-I indorse the scheme be-
cause my firm belief has and always
will be in competition in cases of this
character. In South Minneapolis we
ought to have better and quicker mode
of transit. l have read every word of
the ordinance because l am interested
in anything like this that would benefit
the city. If the new company will not
build lower than Thirteenth avenue
south we will still be in the clutches of
the old system. That is the only Objec-
ton have.
Samuel ROthschilds-I am decidedly
in favor of such an idea. Let us have
competitive system like the street car
service OF Philadelphia. You will see
better service and greater and more
solid growth throughout the town.
F. J. Miller-I think that it will be
for the benefit of the city most decided
ly, If the council grant other franchises
for cable roads.
j. w. Field-If we can have cable
lines and plenty of them by granting a
franchise to Anderson, Douglas u Co.,
l am in favor of the project. A point
in favor of this firm is that they don't
ask an exclusive franchise.
w. A. YeaXa-lf any company has
lot of money to put into the city in the
shape of improvements we all would
like them to do it. The scheme of An
derson, Douglass & Co. will be big
thing for the city. and every one wonld
like to see it success.
F. r. YerXa-A f franchise granted to
a new company to operate cable lines
will open up new districts and make
more trade for retail merchants. An
derson, Douglass & Co. should be sup
ported in their endeavOrS to secure a
franchise.
Nelson Jordan-I favor competition.
w. H. Hubbard-I rode on the first
cable car that went on track in this
country. Minneapolis needs little
of this kind. Let these peo-
pie have chance. Look at the COM
petitive street car service of San Fran
cisco. 1t is great service, 1 can assure
you.
ID. F. Simpson-Tbe matter is worthy
of the deepest consideration. We need
more lines; don't care who gives them
as long as we get them.
B. WoolvertOn-Let the demand for
more lines be acceded to and let the
fight it out.
Daniel Bassett-I favor the granting
Of rights to this company that they have
asked on any of the streets that Mr..
Lowry does not occupy. If any other
company wants to expend money for
rapid transit am in favor of their COM
ing here.
NJ. Michelet-We ought not to be run
by one mans system. 1t two COM
panies were given rights to put down
tracks we would get the best service
that progress could offer, and we would
be free from the disturbances we have
mad in the past.
A. II. Kenyon-We never will be able
% make as good showing as Kansas
City in regard to street car facilities
until we grant franchises to more than
)ne company. The more competition
The better the service.
&. W. Colton-If Anderson. Douglass
& Co. don't sell out to the parties at
present controlling the city's travel [
think it will be big thing for the city.
will have another boom if
his is carried out.
l.. s. Donaldson-The public should
give Anderson. Douglass Il co. hearty
support in their undertakings. They
DO not ask monopoly, they only want
what is fair / believe in good fair and
square competition. 1t will be big
thing for the retail trade of Minneapo-
lis, and we hope they will extend lines
to st. Anthony Park, Merriam Park
and all midway districts.
Max Segeltaum-The new cable roads
proposed by Anderson, Douglass & Co.
will tend to build up the city. MOnOpo-
lies of any kind are never good. MIR.
Lowry has given us very good service,
but competition would increase the
efficiency of the service.
Sander Segelbaum-I am satisfied
that other parties should have the right
to run cable lines, as the competition
would cause better accommodations to
be given the people of Minneapolis. l
think it would have Deen better for the
city to-day if cable lines had been in
operation long ago.
&. H. Blitchfeldt-Give us the cable
cars, but allow no company exclusive
franchises in the city. A competitive
service would be all right. Let US
equalize the service so that all points OF
Town gets it's just dues. The people
naue the right to demand the best that
can be furnished in the way of street
transit.
O. A. Cavan-I have competition in
my business. and don't see why Tom
Lowry should not have it in his, if it is
possible for the people to bring it about.
Let these men go on with their scheme.
they have money to do so.
Competition controls prices and manner