The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-18
Business Mems Committee
Holds important Meeting.
PRESIDENT cLARws LAST Letter.
Doesn't Desire 70 Becor1e Moiocn'
neither Does He want to Grant Re-
licf-raIks vaguely of the Future.
Commitsce Adopts Resolution.

an important meeting was held. Ihe pus-
incss mems committee on railroad facili-
ties was present together with commit
tees from the Advance club, the CONNER
cial club, the board Of trade, the city
council and the Bristol County Terminal
committee.
The assembly constituted the joint
standing committee of business men APP
pointed to further the extension OF the
Bristol road. The meeting came to order
at 80 p. m.
J. Lewis Pierce, president OF the board
OF trade. was elected permanent chairman.
Mr.. Shepard stated the object OF the
meeting as actuated by desire to have
concerted action and organize as one COM
mittee to take action on the subject OF
more central terminals for the Bristol
road.
George A. Littlefield was appointed
secretary and the meeting was then
thrown open for discussion.
Mr.. Shepard read the following
significant letter from President Clark OF
the New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad company.
President Clark's Letter.
JOHN SHEPARD, jr., esq, Providence, r..
My Dear Sir-Replying to your kind
you that enjoyed the meeting at which
you presided as well rs could be expected
under the circumstances.
can sec perfectly well that the depot
of the Providence, Warren and Bristol
railroad is not located conveniently for
the people who use the road. But it is not
right that we should be asked to
expend million dollars Tin addition to.
the million and half now in process OF
expenditure for unproductive terminal
accommodations for the main line in the
city OF Providence) to extend
road for reasons distinctly
stated by one of the speakers that evening
who said, eve have train service suffi-
cient, "a trains o day-we are carried at
reasonable rates-we can ride a whole year
for S60-our complaint is that we have to
nav S31 so to the horse cars OF the city OF
Providence to take US from the depot to
the part Of the city of Providence which
we wish to visit.
As for the temporary makeshift sug-
gested, namely, hauling "a trains day
by dummyl or electric motors through
street only % feet wide over
which all the business on the east side OF
the harbor has to be done, there Is no
temptation in voluntarily becoming the
\ Moloch and having human life
and limb sacrificed accordingly.
There will come time chow
soon cannot tell when that
road will be connected with our main line
to New York, but whether at the north
end or the south end, and in what precise
manner cannot say; good deal of work
must be done first. Happily, at the bot
tom, our customers of that road have a
mutual interest in common with the own
ers of the road and with the customers on
the other parts of it, and trust that we
shall see our way to make the connection
within a reasonable time. Yours truly,
CHARLES N. CLARK.
The following letter was received by
Secretary Aylesworth:
DEAR SIR: The following gentlemen
have been appointed a committee of the
Commercial club to meet similar COM
mittees from other organizations
to consider the question of the extension
OF the Providence, Warren and Bristol
railroad: Samuel p. Colt, Gardiner p. Sims,
William A. Walton, Louis Fl. Comstock,
Joseph Davol. Respectfully,
JAMES f. FIELD,
Mr.. Anthony's Remarks.
Secretary.
o. s. Anthony took exceptions to Presi-
Clarks report. 1--WE do not yet ask for
an elevated road" he said. ave merely
ask for more central terminals" Mr..
Kendrick, and some other railroad men,
state that an electric motor in any of our
street cars would draw at least II cars to
the Union depot. That solves the problem.
Instructions have been given by Mr.. Ken
drick to go to Pittsburg and obtain esti-
mates.
Mr.. stone says that this is entirely prac-
ticable. Mr.. Stone Is today in Pittsburg
Tor this end. have obtained figures as
to an elevated structure. An elevated
road can be built from India street to
Market square, double tracked, for less
than 100000.
The Bristol road is earning enough to
pay per cent. with such structure. We
have been told that il we would come up
60 Crawford street the road would then
come In. The road agreed to give 2h
per cent. rate from India street. IL they
keep MS there they must keep their word.
II Mr.. Clark is willing to build bridge
1t Fields Point all right, but let him give
us q temporary dummy engine to bring
US up from India street.
Mr.. Starkweather thought that the COM
mittee should make the Consolidated road
see the necessity of Immediately making
better facilities. 81 believe that President
Clark has not come as intimately in con-
tact with the subject as his predecessors
have. We must meet him and present
the subject personally"
Mr.. Anthony suggested that commit
tee be appointed for such purpose. Mr.
Smith thought a committee meeting
should be held first.
Can the Road BE Forced.
Mr.. knight wanted TO know IL the Old
Colony had not promised to come INTO thf
city. Mr.. Starkweather said the road had
20 signifed.
Mr.. Shepard wanted TO know II there
was any legal way to make the road come
up TO its word. Attorney Bosworth, who
was present as a member Of the commit
Tee, advised them To wait until furuher
counsel had been taken. He agreed with
Mr.. Anthony, that an elevated road is the
only solution.
Mr. g. H. MerrirnaD said that son,e