The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-06-07

Residents and property owners in the VI
entity Of the north side of Forest Park be-
tween Union and DeBaliviere avenues have
sent a petition TO the Chicago. Rock Island
and Pacific Railway not to construct per-
manent freight yards. nor round-houses. on
the $425. 600 track which the road purchased
there several weeks ago.
The first signature on the petition Is that
of Mayor Wells, and then the official IN
dorsement Of the Business Mems League
the Commercial Club, the Merchants EN-
change, Washington University, the st.
Louis Manufacturers Association, and the
names OF more than a hundred prominent
business houses.
While concentrating the Rock Island up
on its entrance TO st. Louis. and expressing
the appreciation of citizens. the petition
holds that II the Rock Island proposes to
use the Forest Park tract for permanent
railway yards, great damage will be done.
No protest is made against temporary
Worlds Fair terminals.
The Reverend Doctor W. w. Boyd Isaac
". Morton and others who were leaders In
the movement, will now await a reply from
the Rock Island, and are. expecting TO re-
ceive a definite answer from the company
as 10 the nature of the building the rail-
way CODIempLduS Va AK PASSN@S
ton. The petition follows:
The Petition.
To the President and Beard of Directors OF
the Chicago, 2clk Island and Pacific Railway
Company: Commemorative. the undersigned
business firms and citizens OF St LOUIS No
much rTatined to- know that your railway Is TO
enter our city as q competitor for business we
realize the opportunity the Rock Island system
will afford US for extending our commerce. ana
fully appreciate the importance OF such = coz
nection. We recognize the great oenehk II VIII
he 10 our community, o1t we teZ a. MI, w Ii a
tract OF land west of Union avenue and near
plate using for = freight yard, or roundhouses,
and we most earnestly appeal % you no 70
make use of said tract after the "orla f@4F IS
/. Equally desirable property IoF Icing se for
use during the construction and holding OF the
" no The land referred to is in close proximity TO
many OF the finest residences in the city, ana
the proposed use Of it would very materially IN
'G T. The entire leng,h-a.Mo fess-boTdeFs on
Been expended in laying out and impr9ytas. with
q View Of making II a high-gEade residence dis
ir1c1, IN ana hdF otReys S on the north; in fac, ezten-
aivo work is now being done to GSTTy u us p, see,
ton Of the city extending 20 The Eestefn nm ~
q the Mansifg rsdence districts in The country.
4. The present site OF the Washingt9n Eniyera
ssSynsS 40 secure from undesirable Surroundings
for the future. and the establishment OF T9andi
H NfH'f be a serious blow 70 This institatio9. Which
TePTessnts, an IN s mPe2 p1bict 81 atei'c ciuS 0s o''~
&. The section in Iue tion. u rot The Snly one
for a. E b fine a Tesid %anythi fs" that Would serious y Ia
lure the property already Improved anu CHanse
hish-grade residence places 10 4 manufacturing
district would be most unfortunate ana rum d
6 ne SSnly ,; Gt+ Z [ rail r.yyos 9Im9sP Il. ss.iins
TT tTaG X. In eo nHa3 Hisini IN THIS THIS T respect. and without
solicitation or pressure Of any kind has con
featuring Establishments to be located near the
park. II has also agreed. under certain c9ndi-
depTe;ss Pf ItS traeks Df IN that Section. 1-
the PURPOSES named has already caused a number
of persons to desist from building houses In the
others Who contemplated purchasing lots to aban-
don the idea. and the same fear will doubtless
ppeirhboThood as long as the Ultimate use you in
tend TO make Of your property remains an uncer-
IC sum i an Up; ,r Hs APPEAL ;P2sg tG you ,u-, to aye eth. this
f TsfiinG the c. esh 1sshs s09 their Htd Imp impor 4og s0T msPi,ss
asd that nski the T land y in 0E Question a VIII 0r not be p e2nly
nentlv used for wards or roundhouses. We are.
RoIIa Wells. Mayor: Crane Co.
Business Mems sGgEusEs. V. & B. D.
Commercial Club. BEodeFieck & Bascom
washington UniveFsi- Lsscssm & Sons Rope
st. Louis Manufactur- J. Mott Iron
American Car and International S. Post
National Lead Com Standard Milling Co.,
National Enamelinx Co, ~
and Stamping Com Scarrftt-C omstock f.
pany. Co.,
Samuel cupples Com Missouri Glass Co.,
pany, The Estey Co.
Simmons HaruWare kieselhorst Piano Co.,
Company shattinger Piano & n.
Barr Dry Goods Com Co.,
pany. GTayson-McLeod Lum-
Robert Mex Jones b Der Company.
Co., Ferguson Lumber Com
John Deere P1ow Com panS,
pauy,, -. Gregg Tea and Coffee
Company.
Dry Goods Company. Big Muddy Coal and
Rice-Stix Dry Goods Iron Company.
Company. Thiebes-Stierlln Music
Ely & Walker Dry Company.
Goods Company, PEPPER Tobacco W. H
Carleton Dry Goods Co.
Company, Luehrnann Hardwood
Ferguson-McKinney Lumber Company.
Dry Goods Company, st. Louis 8. r. Iron
The Brown Shoe Com Works,
pany, E. II. Warner,
Hamilton Brown Shoe little Lumber Co..
Company. Waldstein Lumber Co,
Peters Shoe Company, Lcv-LanEe B. & L.
Ginsrcke-D'Oench- Co.
Hays Company, Eau Caire-St. L Co.,
St. Louis Shoe Co., ShultZ Betting Co.
Desnoyers-COurtney Southern Ccoperage
Friedman Bros. Shoe LSyd' G. Harris Mig.
Tennent Shoe Co.. keller & Tamm Mfg.
Goodfellov Shoe Co.. Co..