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

Committees of Commercial Bodies
Would Interview Mr.. Lowry.
At a 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 5the 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, a 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. Manufacturer, 7. b. Myers and H. E..
l.. Habighorst. from the Retailers
union. Secretary Talmadge announced
that the members of the committee
out of the city or sick and none of
the gentlemen from this OrganiZa ton
would be present at the session. r.
A. Kirk was chosen chairman Of the
joint committee and A. S. Talmadge
secretary.
E. c. 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 I'M
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. Il was reported that
the three questions were complicated
so that one effected the other. His
idea was to have representa- tiveS from
all of the bodies meet and have an in
tervieW with the street railway Of
fcials. 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 we'll to find
out just what the company would agree
to. II the company refused to do any
thing the people could then unite. The
first ma tteri to be settled was to- find
out what the company would dos and
then what the city could compel them
to Go. He put little stock OH the state
ment that the com any had no money.
He called attention to the" that
no supplies were purchased = by the
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.
Louis Nash raised the point that the
company paid more taxes in Mime
apOlis 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.
Chairman Kirk said as to the ques-
ton Of taxes it was probable that the
company in neither city paid any more
&aXes than it was forced to. He
did not think this germare to the dis
cuss;on 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
nlerce to show that 40 cars were oper-
ated by the company in this city, while
the company paid to the city treasurer
a $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.
Assembiyman 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 pr2c-
ticable, for the reason that it would
net be safe for travel and would cost
too much to put in opera ton.
IT was decided to adjourn until Tues
day afternoon at 8 O'Clock, when it
was hoped there would be full at
tendance of the committee and at
which time Mr.. Lowry would be in
Vited to he GrNSent