The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-15
HAZEL PARK lines
STREET RAILWAY COMPANY IS NOT
ANXIOUS TO PARALLEL THE
SUBURBAN,
NOR DOES 1T WANT A RIVAL.
LIVELY MEETING OF THE ASSEM-
bly, Committee ON STREETS
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
MEssRs. HoRR, PEET AND TIGHE
EnIiven the Proceedings With Some
Personal Remarks of u Very
Pointed Nature.

The assembly committee on streets
was in session all the afternoon yester-
day, but it devoted the greater portion
OF it's time to considering the resolu-
ton requiring the street railway COM
pany to build, equip and operate a
horse railway line from Duluth and
East Seventh street eastward to the
Wood Harvester works, and likewise
the resolution directing the st. Paul
& Suburban Railway company to OPP
crate its cars every half-hour instead
OF every hour, between $50 a. m. and
10 p. m.
Assemblyman Thompson said in be-
half of the former resolution that it's
purpose was to give the residents of
Hazel Park and vicinity and the en-
ployes of the Wood Harvester works
the same street railway privileges en-
joyed in other portions of the city. At
present the citizens have only an hour
ly service and have to pay S1a cents
fare to get into the city. They feel
that they have the same rights that
all other parts of the city have People
built nice homes, expecting that suit
able transportation facilities would be
provided. If the street railway COM
panies having these privileges could
so arrange 1t as to insure a one-fare
rate or permit Mr.. Lowry to run his
cars out to the Harvester works, every
body would be satisfied.
But we are not willing" said Mr.
Thompson, ito accept one fare with an
hourly service. We must have better
service than that"
{. w. Horn was next granted a hear
Ing. Mr.. Horn said that a bonus of
$4,000 had been paid to the North ST
Paul Railway company, and the COM
pany was also granted a right of way
There was quite a settlement at Hazel
Park and large number Of employees
at the Harvester works, who were en-
titled to their rights. In other cities
street railway companies had reduced
their fares for laboring men to 21a
cents. The present rates to the Har-
Vester works were a discrimination
against the laboring men.
5. v. Kennedy, of the Wood Har-
Vester works, said that what was
wanted was a one-fare rate. The en-
plcyes didn't care who furnished the
transportation. They simply wanted
the five-cent fare
w. l.. Ames said that the residents
of Hazel Park and vicinity, and the
employees of the harvester works. had
been hoping for a siX-cent fare. and
they had never got even that. It was
true tickets were sold at that rate but
the cash fare had always been ten
cents. Mr.. Ames was confident that
the hVe-cent fare would never be se-
cured until Mr.. Lowry ran his cars TO
the harvester works. 1t was an out
rage Tor residents Of this portion Of
the city to be obliged to pay ten cents
to get into the city.
Mr.. Mum, representing the street
railway company, asked Mr.. Horn if he
was not on a committee which located
the Harvester works and guaranteed
mat the rare to and from the Harvest
er works would be only five cents.
Mr.. Horn was inclined to think that
Mr.. Mum was right
MI Mum, in defense Of the street
railway company, said that the pro-
posed ordinance was evidently Intended
TO harass the street railway company
INTO performing contracts made by
Stone & Morton, the former owners
of the North st. Paul railway comnanv
The residents Of Hazel Park didn't To-
cate there on the strength of any reD-
Presentations made by the street rail
way company. Mr.. Mum thought that
the residents of Hazel Park. as rem
resented by Mr. Horn, were resorting
70 ouShWhacking tactics in getting after
the street railway company.
Mr.. Horn retOrted that he hoped he
wasn't bushwhacker and trusted that
he didn't look like one.
u: W. Peet, representing the ST. Paul
Suburban Railway company was
then heard, on the resolution recurring
ms company to operate its cars every
half hour from $50 a. m. to 10 D. m.
MI. Peet said that the contracts made
by the previous owners of the Suhur-
ban railway company were annuIled
because of their inability to carry them
out and the present company was
not liable on these contracts. A re-
celVer was appointed for the previous
owners and the road was operated for
year longer at a loss of $25. 900.
The bondholders came into possess
sion OF the road" continued Mr.. Peet.
my firm being unfortunately the own
ers of 1913, 900 worth Of bonds. The road
is now owned by st. Paul people Ali
OF whom are taxpayers. The road also
pays taxes. We reduced the rate to
the harvester works and also to ,ortb
st. Paul and to Wildwood Bit tbe
traffic to Wildwood, which is confined
TO few months of the year. does NOT
yield large amount If we can make
enough In the summer to keep the road
= running through the winter. we shall
be doing very we'll We cannot piva
haf-hourly service. If a horse car
line Is laid by the side of our line we
VIII do the best we can. We shall not
fear such competition I am sure tba :
Mr.. Kennedy would rather paw az
cents more and ride on the electric line
In preference to the horse cars
Mr.. Peet said that If the harvester
WORKS business was steady, it could
pc cared for more easily and profita~
bly,. But 1t was irregular, running
from hundreds of passengers to 8 few
us twenty or thirty. The majority IF Nh q