The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-15
ROANOKE, VA, WEDNESDAY, MORNING, OCTOBER Is 1890

house each.
The gentlemen quoted in the inter
views above as opposed to the construc-
ton of the proposed line, own % ma
Jorlty of the property on Salem avenue,
and have right to demand the protec-
ton OF their interests where they do not
conflict with the interests of the public.
The men who do business are no less
opposed to tho extension of the street
railway than tho men who own the
property, abundant proof of which is
given in the following expressions from
them: To the reporter Mr.. w. Donald
son, furniture dealer, said ''It will be
an outrage for the council to give the
street railway company privilege of
further obstructing Salem avenue. /
have to load and unload my goods at
tho front and the railway would
seriously interfere"
Mr. McGuire, who recently succeeded
G.. Menkley in the grocery business,
said: 81 am opposed to street rail-
way on Salem avenue first, last and all
the time.''
A.. S. Hughes, of Hughes & Camp:
"Ihis street railway business is an i'm
position on tho public from beginning to
end. Anybody can see plenty of reasons
why street car line should not be
placed on Salem Avenue. and the rails
used at present are abominablc. have
long since declined to warrant the best
buggy made on account of the terrible
conditions of the streets"
Penn & Bright and Ligman e
Rotham thought Salem avenue 90
narrow for the accommodation of car
rlages and other vehicles, to say nothing
of Il street railway.
ID. Il. Solomon, iewelcr: "Salcm
avenue is entirely too narrow for a
street railway of any kind
Mr.. 7. s. Massic: II have been on
posed to the car line on Salem avenue
ever since the matter was first agitatcd.
and think the Council would do a great
injustice to the interested parties to
allow the corporation the privilege
asked"
l.. Levine: ''Salcm avenue is entirely
too narrow to think about allowing a
street car line on it,
a. Picl1ens: 1--WE cannot think about
submitting to street car line on Salem
avenue. 1t would drive away all our
best customers by obstructing the ave-
nue. so that ladies could not safely
drive over it."
n. Schloss; 81 signed the petition
against allowing the line on Salem ave
nue., and am still opposed to it,
r. M. Dawson, manager for Joseph
Cohn: Salem avenue is entirely too
narrow for street cars. They would
drive away trade by obstructing the al
ready crowded street."
j. j. Meals, of Meals e Burke: ssSa-
lem avenue is too crowded and too mar
row for street cars"
George Gravatt, jr.: 81 have always
been opposed to street cars on Salem
avenue. They would be unnecessary
distractions"
Page & Davis, real estate agents,
were thoroughly opposed to a street
railway on Salem avenue.
l.. IL. Huff, manager for III. Silver
thorn: 81 signed the petition against
allowing the cars on Salem avenue, and
still oppose it,
p. Adler: Il don't want any street
cars in front of my door. The obstruc-
ton is great enough now"
e. GoetZ: Il am with THE TIMES ex-
actly."
Nj. Harrison: 'Strect cars will take
away trade instead of bringing it to
Salem avenue, and thus destroy it's i'm
portance as Il business street."
+. ID. Fuller, manager of Singer Com
pany: The Council can do no greater
injustice to Salem avenue business men
and property holders than to grant the
street railway the right to lay it's tracks
along the avenue"
#. Schiller, manager of the X e j..
Millinery and Cloak Palace Street
cars on Salem avenue would drive away
our best customers"
Mrs. Il. l,. Jones, millincr: "The
best customers would not come on Salem
avenue with fhc crowded condition
necessary with street cars"
NJ. l.. Smith: 81 am in favor of street
cars on Salem avenue on condition that
an ordinance be passed prohibiting the
obstruction of the streets by vehicles,
as Councilman has said will be done ;"
The plans of the men who are direct
ing the affairs of the Street Railway
Company are in many respects we'll laid
for their own interests, and in them
may be seen much of the characteristic
shrcwdness and far-sighted schcming of
RoanokerS. At no distant day the val
liable franchises which the city has
been giving away would command a
handsome price. The corporation, real
lZing this, seems to have been making
plans to choke off all competition, while
the franchises are going for nothing.
They have already secured the right of
way over the Park and Randolph street
bridges for trifie, just enough to make
the contract seem binding.
With Salem avenue and the streets
already secured, all other street railway
companies would be shut off from the
heart of the city. tbs not hard to see
that this is one reason why the COM
pany is SO anxious to get on Salem
avenue. Street railways are constructed
for money making purposes, instead of
solely for the benefit of the public.
The Cooks Convention Adiourns.