St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-06
A FOURTH INTERURBAN
BY Way of Smelling and West Sew
enth-The Second Lines Prog

BY Way of Smelling and west sew
enth-The Second Lines Prog
FeSS.
Four, instead of three, interurban
lines are now OH the tapis. The three
lines are already we'll understood. The
first is that now in operation, the second
is the proposed Como and st. Anthony
Park line, the third is via Marshall ave-
nue. and Lake street. The new fourth
proposition is thus stated in Minneapo-
lis:
''There is another route" said Min
neapols man who is closely connected
with the street car c0mpany'S affairs.
Take a map of the two cities showing
the street car lines. There is a line
running out West Seventh street in st.
Paul, with its terminus OH tile east SIDE
of the Fort Smelling bridge.
Now, from Minneapolis there eX-
tends down to within about mile of
the br;4ge the Minnehaha avenue line.
These lines will be joined as soon as the
matter can be brought about.
There is every reason why this
fourth route should be completed. The
main one is that it will bring to Mime
apulis a good deal of the trade from Fort
Smelling that now goes TO st. Paul"
st. Paul has always had the best OF
the fort trade, for no other reason than
that it could be reached more easily
than Minneapolis. st. Paul had good
road. while the Indian trail over the hill
to Minneapolis is little better today than
when the fort was built.
Col. McCrory, when president of the
old motor line, graded a long stretch
south Of the present terminus at Min
nenaha falls. This could he utilized 10
advantage. Practically all that would
be needed would be the rails and the
electrical equipment to complete the
road to tile fort.
1t is questionable whether the govern
ment would consent to permit the street
car company to run its line over the
Fort Smelling bridge.
But this is comparatively unimpOr-
tant. The roads from Minneapolis and
st. Paul could run to the ends of the
bridge, and connections could be made
at stated intervals. One gentlemen,
who said the matter was now being con-
Sidered by the Business Mems union,
said that the merchants of Minneapolis
could afford to pay the cost of the mile
of track necessary, If the fort trade, or
fair share of it, could thus be brought
to that city. The matter is to be taken
up at meeting of the Business Mems
union soon.
There is also another matter which is
being talked of in connection with the
interurban lines. When the effort is
being made to secure the Marshall ave-
nue. bridge for electric lines lively
howl will probably go up. The bridge
is not strong enough for such load,
md 1t is too narrow for safety. This is
RI oH1rho n
this route. and a company may be COM
PEELED 10 build an addition to the bridge
before it can go across it.
The outlook for the construction of
the second interurban line is excellent.
BY the terms of Thomas Lowry's offer
TO the property owners along the line,
he agrees to have the road in running
order by July l. if bonus of S25,0O0 is
subscribed by March 10. OF this sum
$4,000 have now been secured, and the
husterS are out after the remainder.
The committee appointed to solicit sub
ScriptionS is composed Of the following
well-known men: A. r. McGill, st.
Anthony Park, chairman; c. Ii. Pratt.
Minneapolis; F. &. James, Minneapo-
lis; j. B. Jet, St. Paul; W. L. McMur-
ran, st. Paul; p. j. Kennedy, st. An
thony Park, and A. g. Brace, of the
same place.
Following is the correct route of the
new line :.Como avenue will be straight
ened as it reaches the county line so as
to strike the county line where tine belt
line bridge now is. Thence it goes
Southeasterly through st. Anthony Park
into Langford avenue, where it con-
meets with the present line running
along Langford avenue and past the
fair grounds, through Como park to st.
Paul. 1t is practically an independent
line.
The tug of war will come in getting
the last $1,000 subscribed, but those hay
ing the matter in charge are hopeful as
to the result. While the terms of the
subscription only insist upon the com
pletion and operation of double line
track by July l, it is expected that the
line will be in running order a month
earlier, and so be in time for the con
venton. An early spring will make
this almost a certainty.