Telegram-herald., 1890-08-17
CONTIGUOUS TRACKS
Judge Burlngams Says They Are
Not TeasIbleA
TlIKS ABOUT his WESTERN TRIP
The streets and Car Aaaes ef Minneapolis
aod - Paula Aisit 40 the h@saas
~ Hts Boyhood-Srolas Along
the missouri NaAies.


dicauye Of normal liver and healthy
appetite. lie is now IN condition 20
wrestle With the most difficult law
problems and give decisions that vii
set those august gentlemen Who con-
stitute the Supreme bench 10 cudgellng
their brains If they wish 70 reverse any
case that goes 10 them from the supe-
rior court.
His Honor does not so so far IS 70
report having hunted the Wild butialos
Of the plains, but he has been near il
very near il. lie mas lrayersed the
tvln cities from stem 10 stern, and
visited the scenes of his boyhood days
and early struggles lie has been az
far West as Kansas and taken in the
beauties of the Missouri Valley, at
which places he has picked up much
valuable information.
The first place that Judge Burllngame
visited was Jancsyiie. Mis., hls early
home. lie had not been there IN
twenty-one years, and OF course he
hardly knew the place. Il was mere
years ago, aud II was here that he de-
clded TO study the profession he now
follows. Ii Is now twenty-five years
80 since he entered the law hrm Of
Bennett, Cassidy i Gibbs as a student.
Bennett is now judge OF the circuit
court of that district, and CASSIDY Is
justice OF the Supreme Bench. In
speaking Of Judge Bennett, Judge
BurIingame says he is one OF the COM
ing men. A decision be made recently
has pat his name n the mouths Of
nearly every person IA the State, and
there IS strong talk Of running him for
Justice of the Supreme Court. About
a year ago Judge Bennett decided IA
favor Of allowing the Bible 10 be used
in the schools as text book. The
Supreme Court reversed the decision,
and from the feeling now existing II is
doubtful II any OF those Justices viii
ever SIT on the bench agam. Every
preacher IN GAINESVILLE preached a ser
mon denounclng the Justices Tor their
action.
The Judge is very enthusiastic over
Minneapolis and -. Paul. lie cays that
IN both cites'there are miles andmlcs Of
asphalt pavement. Ii Is not used IN the
! business sections, however, but only on
! the resident streets. 1t Is As smooth as
Il billiard table and rs c!Car a n newly
scrubbed kitchen. Men are kept who
| puck up every particle of dirt as fast a.
| II falls. The streets OF Minneapolis are
much wider than those OF ST. Paul and
/ he pronounces II one of the finest cities
! IN the world. Minneapolis has over
/ 1900 acres OF parks within
the city limits. Many of them
have natural lakes within their
/ boundaries, among which are Lake
! Calhoun, Lake Harriet and the Lake
/ of the ISSUES. Around each OF these
run boulevard which are equal 10
the finest race tracks.
MlnneatOnka Lake he SAYS, is a great
resort. II IS situated Just outside OF
the city and according 20 his description
II must be beautiful place. AS soon
Is the limits are taken IN a park Is 20
be made out of It. 1t is full of small
pennsulas making II appear As If there
are innumcrable bodies OF water. The
pennsuias formE drive WAYS which ex-
tend for miles, and steamers almost as
large as those OF the Mississippi river
ply to and fro from point 10 point
The Judge also spoke about the
street car system OF the two cites.
There they have dummy lines, horse
cars and electricity. Tne dummies run
into the very heart Of Minneapolis but
they are fast beng superseded by
electricity. lIe noticed 40 cable cars.
prom what have seen in Minnoapo-
lis, contiguous street car tracks on
Monroe-st. would bc OF DO earthly use"
he saId. "It was urged here that
Grand Rapids could use them success
fully as they were a success iu Mime
apOlis. This is true enough. they DO
use them, bot there IS a strong reason
for il. IN the first place one company
owns the entire street car system botn
there and In -. Paul. but they have
two kinds of lOc0moti0n. They have
| dummy trains and horse cars. One is
broad gauge and thc other a narrow
Cuage aud therefore the use
of contiguous tracks is necessary.
It would be impossible for
them % do otherwise. Bat TINS ls not
done because q increases the speed OF
cars in any way. 1t done to facilitate
matters and because thc city woul0 not
allow four tracks on a street. The
cable company wants - -un tracks con
tguous with the old companies tracks
on Monroe -st. AMI is mv opinion it
would only cause conf eNoa. one car
could not pass aeotiicr II or
/ contiguous tracks All t Wonhi
DO would o. % make sow
/ procession on tho STREET. Again it b.
+ doubtf1l Whctbcr tnc tatflc Company
conld isy contiguous tracks there. ~ .
wsula havc detrimental elect ou t1e
08 comrany's business 10 would DE-
lsv Their car and causo confusion