The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-28
DEAL MAY MEAN NEW
PASSENGER STATION
Burlington and Rock Island Re-
ported To BE Negotiating for
Joint Terminals.
TRACKS WOULD BE ELEVATED.
Old Burlington Right of Way Could
BE Used in Connection
With the Wiggins
Property.

A compact between the Burlington and
the Rock Island railway systems Is re
ported. 1t involves. i is said. not only the
Wiggins Ferry. but also WorlI's Fair ter
minala. the building OF a new passenger
station by the Burlington, and the opening
of a right OF way from Twentieth and wal
nut streets over a circuituous Toute to the
wharf near North Market street
The report was common gossip in realty
circles yesterday. Though lacking official
confirmation. certain facts and circum-
stances were pointed out to give an impress
sion Of probability to the plans suggested.
The Burlington is not Il member Of the
Terminal Association. When the new Belt
Line around the city was formed several
months ago this system remained out 1t
was stated at the time that they were not
yet ready to make terminal arrangements"
Meanwhile they are entering Union Sta
ton under limited contract with the Ter
minal Association, upon the basis OF
yearly rental, said to be $4,000 a year. This
arrangement is said 10 be unsa tisfactory to
the Burlington.
In addition the reports have come from
New York that the Hill syndicate, which
owns the Burlington, proposes to fight the
Gould lines at every point. The interest Of
the Goulds in the Terminal Association is
large. ST. Louis may be one of the points
where a fight has been started.
Burlington Silent Partner.
Naturally, 1t is said. this would mean that
the burlington has been silent Par of
the Rock island In seeking to control Wig
gins Ferry. Both ale admitted 10 be in need
of terminals. Another feature of the stua-
ton is that so far the Burlington has not
secured Worlds Fair terminals, while the
Rock Island has acquired more than enough
ground there for its own use 1t has track
age facilities to spare.
S.nce the Rock Island purchased the Colo
rado line the question has been asked How
could II get to the wharf TO utilize the Wig
gins Ferry terminals? Union Station Is
reached from Forsy The Junction through
franchise over the Wabash tracks A deal
with the Terminal save under the condi-
ton that the entire fight was compromised.
has not been thought probable. for the rea-
son that the interests opposing the Rock
identified with the Terminal Association.
May Utilize New Right of Way.
The Burlington is believed to be still in
control of the property on Twentieth street
west Of Union Station. 1t was originally
purchased for a passenger station. From
that point over TO North Market and down
to the wharf line Of property was bought
up for Il right of way. The titles are vest
ed in the ST. Louis and Kansas City Land
Company. but it is managed by George y.
Mills. the real estate representative Of the
Burlington.
Since the visit of J. ]. Hill, the su-
preme power in the Burlington said real
estate agent yesterday. L have heard that
the original plan 10 build passenger sta
tion Immediately west of Union Station has
been revived. and that elevated tracks may
b. built from that point over to North Mar
kst street and down to the river"
The property begins on the south side Of
North Market street at the wharf. and fol
lows that street up to Nineteenth street,
thence to Biddle. to Morgan, and up Nor
gan to Twentieth street. Over Twentieth
street it continues TO Washington avenue
thence south to Walnut through the east
side of the block on Twentieth between
Walnut and Market streets.
II you want to buy a good horse or buggy
read over the 10 ads. printed in the Horse
and Vehicle, columns of tO-laY'S Renuhlic.