The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-17
MORE STREET RAILWAY TALK.
Committees of Commercial Bodies
Mould Interview Mr.. Lowry.


Would Interview Mr.. Lowry.
At recent meeting of the chamber
of commerce e. G. Rogers introduced
a resolution which was adopted pro-
Viding for the appointment of a COM
mittee Of five from the chamber to
meet with like committees from the
Commercial club, Retailers union and
Jobbers' union to consider street rail-
way matters.
In response to this action by the
chamber of commerce, meeting was
called for yesterday afternoon at the
rooms of the chamber of commerce.
Present were E. G. Rogers and R. A.
Kirk, from the chamber; Louis Nash,
J. Mannheimer, T. B. Myers and H. e.
L. Habighorst, from the Retailers
union. Secretary Talmadge announced
that the members of the committee
from the Commercial club were either
the gentlemen from this organization
would be present ait the session. r.
A. Kirk was chosen chairman Of the
joint committee and A. S. Talmadge
secretary.
E. G. Rogers said the street railway
should be treated fairly, and as the
public had no definite idea as to what
was needed, of course it could not ex-
pect the company to know. AS he un-
derStOod it there were but three ques-
tons to be decided upon. The first
was the proposed change of the cable
to an electric line, the second the depot
loop ordinance. and the third the
Broadway loop. 1t was reported that
the three questions were complicated
SO that one effected the other. His
idea was to have representatives from
all Of the bodies meet and have an in
tervieW with the street railway Of
ficials. If the company would not do
what was wanted then take steps to
enforce the demands in a legal manner
The question would first have to be
decided as to what the company could
be compelled to do. In the matter of
a device on the Selby avenue hill, Mr..
Lowry was reported as saying the
company would not operate one AS to
the depot loop it would be well to find
out just what the company would agree
to. If the company refused to do any
thing the people. could then unite. The
first matter to be settled was to find
; out what the company would do and
then what the city cOufd compel Them
TO do. He put little stock on the state
ment that the company had no money.
He called attention to the fact that
company in st. Paul, but that all the
oil and coal used was bought in Min
neapOlis.
Aid Shepard who, with Assembly
man Thompson was present at the
meeting, took issue with Mr. Rogers
about the purchase of coal and stated
that all the coal was bought from st.
Paul firms -.....';s - .e" -
Louis Nash raised the point that the
company paid more taxes in Mime
apOls than they did in ST. Paul, and
in this way ST. Paul was discrimin-
ated against. He had noticed that the
rolling stock of the company in Mime
apolis was much better than in this
city. go,
Chairman Kirk said as to the ques-
ton Of taxes it was probable that the
company in neither city paid any more
taxes than it was forced to. He
did not think this germane to the dis
cussion as the question of taxation was
one which rested with the assessor
and other officials
T. B. Myers read from the report Of
the secretary of the chamber Of COM
merce to show that 40 cars were oper-
ated by the company in this city, while
the company paid to the city treasurer
$40 tax on only 135 cars.
Aid. Shepard talked about the neces-
sity of a depot loop and the needs of
the midway district for continuous
line from the city.
Assemblyman Thompson also favored
the depot loop which he had introduced
in the council.
Chairman Kirk said he had been in
formed by Mr.. Lowry that a device
on Selby avenue hill would not be prac-
ticable, for the reason that it would
not be safe for travel and would cost
too much to put in operation.
1t was decided to adjourn until Tues
day afternoon at o'clock, when it
was hoped there would be a full at
tendance Of the committee and at
which time Mr.. Lowry would be in
vited to be present.