The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-25
DOES lowry KNOW II?
THE LOOSE WAY IN WHICH HIS
STREET CAR SYSTEM is RUN
AT TIMES
AN AGGRAVATED EXAMPLE
People Compelled to Wait for a
Grand Avenue Car Over Thirty
Minutes, Thus Missing
Their Train.

IF Mr.. Thomas Lowry would become a
citizen Of st. Paul for two weeks, pa
tronize his own street car lines literally
during that time, and then resume the
presidency of the system, the people of
the city would receive more consideration
at the hands of his employees, or there
would be a lot Of new names on the pay
roll before thirty days. said a gentleman
to a reporter for the Globe at
the Union depot last night.
Mr.. Lowry little suspects the inconven-
fences st. Paul people are put to at
times, seemingly through the careless
ness of a few officials Of the system, who
think the Minneapolis end of the service
doesn't care any way He wouldn't toll
crate it. While he is after the nickels
he is willing to give the people a good
service in return. Some Of his officials
and men are not"
The gentleman who had a grievance
went on to explain what it was.
A patron of the Grand avenue line had
planned to leave the city last night on
a train leaving at o'clock To make
certain he would get to the depot In
time, for he had in days past been COM
PEELED to stand on the corner and see a
car go by without stopping, he gave
himself an hour to make the distance
from his home to the depot. He reached
the corner of ST. Adams and Grand
avenue at eleven minutes past 7. While
he waited other would be passengers
came up, two of whom also intended to
catch the train. They waited, but no car
came.
They stood there until four cars with
trailers and one single car had passed
the corner going west. Not a car for
down town.
1T was fortytwa minutes past seven
when the first east bound car came along.
The gentleman had waited thirty-one
minutes. The people on the corner felt
relieved when they saw it coming along
They stepped out beside the track, only
to have the car shoot past without stop
ping. When the next one came along
it couldn't make the desired time to the
Union depot, and three disappointed men
who had made their business plans for
tomorrow in other cities found they had
to remain in st. Paul through the inef-
f1ciency of Mr.. Lowry's street car system
or the carelessness of some of his en-
ployes.
Now l do not know what was the
cause of all this. 1t may have been an
accident that might cause the break
but why We're not other cars rushed out :?
While we stood on that corner four
trains and single car went west and
they all had to pass the car barns at
Ramsey street. Somebody, suppose
is there to look after the line and see
that cars are kept moving as nearly ac-
cording to schedule as possible. There
was evidently nobody looking after it to-
night And why car should rush by a
corner with plenty of people waiting to
take a ride is further beyond me. The
men may have been in a hurry to get
off duty, or they may moi. In either
event we were left - eS a$a sss -
l. The experience Of the gentleman with
the Grand avenue car last night is moth
ing unusual. Cars are not run as fire.
quently as they should be on many lines
during the evening. Complaints, how
ever have no effect Officials here do not
care for the public's demands Would
Mr. Thomas Lowry stand for 1t If he
were "on'?