The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-13

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Louis 10 bring about the desired resu,ts. a.
lar as was IN their power end Septen4btl
ad1TesseI this committee follows:
REPLY OF TERMINAL.
me TerniE., Railroad Association Executive
Con:nttee h,5 carefully considered your letter
or the I'd, IL connection with the conference
3ei9 ,} on Saturday. the Sth. and begs TO reply
The committee will DO all IN its power tc
| provide a St Louis blu Of lading for all traf
81. Louis. You understand, however,, that this
IS question that will have to be submitted
cases 10 their connections beyond. We believe.
h?Ys'eF; TSs f., # H. can az Be 5,', arranged ,,
vide freight facilities on the west SIDE Of the
river, in the vicinity Of locations mentioned in
as needed, to the extent Of handling on Jhe
vest side Of the river the traffic which the
merchants prefer to SO receive and forward
The Terminal ksiroad Association will con-
SIoI SoI qcI suitable passenger station at Wash
ItF. The eNRct location of the station will de
ntnd unon the arrangement of the so-caed
In answer to your suggestion REGARDING the
| appropriation Of $4,000 toward building q
biidge across Ewing avenue. In order 20 se'JIe
~ 81 ., questions as 70 liability Of the Terminal
itatrUad Association TO pay Sl5l.gO0 toward a
nIiuEe across ElaTk GVenue. the Terminal Rail
| Tgau ASS citation viii upon the passaE. OF the
Of s. Louis the sum Of $50 COO; said ''l sum T.
| ~ USED as the city authorities may determine
! r,liht ne Executive Committee OF the Terminal
| Kalirpad Association cannot appropriate any
aU.ds towerd occurring property to he used as
a
| however, to recommend TO the Board n ri
! !tgtoTS OF the Terminal Railroad Association
! tIward the requirement of this property tgr
b @ you suggest II cannot however
Gl;tdon Will take upon itself the burden Of this
We cannot Increase passenger rsci1i,.e. or
! MAKE MAKE proper provisions for handling baggage.
,.alI , and express matter nor cun the freight
cSonstr1cted. nor the passenger station at the
69Si washington avenue unless the proper
| rntmts possielei nor can we reach the ward
es,iifreS re needed TO switch and handle passen-
10 ndas access 70 the property have already
LETTER FROM McCHEsxEY.
IN response u verbal Inquiries mad. l,, the
committee. President BicC'hesnev Of the Tsrrni-
that the Terminal i As=0ciatlon TGd8 rsr s,2+e5
me ,i IaciIlties asked for tho west side of
mat mat ne did not think one station would an
EsTo5 E%sr fhe requirements. but II might be ar
points accessible TO the business Interest Civ
tbs p.eierence TO the locations suggested bg
be granted by the citv thesa facilities ,,.iI fs
pT2Nided as fast as money and time viii per-
20 Further. gi. that he VII DO all II his power
quiTBg fggrs eeiSt St louis h m Of ladinG this Re-
terest together. which will be undertaken at
Sniri, me appropriation for sum toward ac-
Pubic or park purposes will be submitted 10
'Ho E&ecutFe committee next wednesday,.
81 hoqr committee has examined the plans n
crease OF service and believes thev will be ade-
I.aIe ~ & tCr az a.! probable demands for some time
70 10 come. Ot course. extraordinary or future
Essds must be met az they develop.
1our committee has also examined the rresent
methods Of transfer Of freight bv ferries This
service is capable Of indefinite enlargement Il
only Interference that the free use II ferrv
ttEansffE tEa @ has is from Ice. and are informed
INA: TINS has not happened more than fifteen !
DAYS DAYS a year on an average in the last ten /
To permit the use Of the Eads bridge 70 its |
LlIl ,capaGity. additional outlets are necessary |
The tunnel is operated as far az safety |
VIII permit to its fun capacity |
plans and details and made A personal jnsp.,. |
ton Of the localities affected
II was considered ample FOR many years 10 /
come, and iS today the largest in the world |
urely insufficient for the purpose Intended
a. new p2Wer-house ls IN course q cCnstruc- |
house will be removed so that six tracks
If the s,stinn % 10 s%ltfh trains in and ou.
extension Of the train sheds will arcGrnrntS,Iata
.4ng trains On all OK the thirty-two tracks Of /
HANDLING OF BAGGAGE.
The handling OF baggage at the Union Sta
ton is at present cumbersome and unsatii- /
factory. owing to crowded conditions An un-
derground street or subway. IS now in process /
OF 1 construction .,1 and viii facilitate the FREQ
press underground. and do away with tn pres
When the present plans to extend the T-Bjon
enlarged to about double its present size
giving room for tho handling Of hfty 10 sixty
lh1usand passengers Ter hour
Property has been purchased for Yard
room TO store passenger COACHES when ern1tV
ana mold them cut Of the way Of travel until
The building Of an auxiliary passenger sta
uoh az or near the foot Of Wa sh. .ngton ave-
nue. viii greatly relieve the Union station. ana
Lt \ great convenience. not alone during The
worlds Fair period but for all time to the
can then come TO and leave the CITY without
!@sS Of time attendant upon going into the
The advisabiity. Of suitable passenger sta
u2ns u nSI az or near the Worlds Fair grounds on
ter. needs no comment Your committees is
su tlSed Co mat ample provision Will be made to
'dh+ care Oh all probable requirements
COAL SUPPLY.
st. Louis is most entirely dependent for i.s
coal supply on territory east Of the Mississippi |
River. Free and uninterrupted movement IS |
absolutely necessary to prevent coal famine
With its attendant hardships. Exorbitant prices
great distress occasioned by reason Of a
scarcity Of coal.
The Terminal Railroad Association has So
cured large tracts of land for the special rur-
pose OF holding cars carrying coal. nav graIn
unloadcd and 10 store empty cars irriI tbey
can be pulled out q the ~ay 90 as not 70
blockade the tracks or interfere with the free
In order to get 10 these Yards certain streets
must be crossed. We recommend that proper
ordinances necessary to enable the reaching
Of these storage Yards be promptly granted
An' ther winter should not be allowed % come
on us without sufficient facilities T. furnish
an edequate coal supply in the city Of St.
The Terminal Association has also acquired
don Of the BIT Line With Whit Radwag I M 3{eTTfi f3T rs
road Yards. to expedite traffic in that section
They are also mountaineering the belt lines
aha eAptct % nave the inner belt completed |
~ the frst Of the ear 'id Tbis 'e I'll, 1U'sr 6et
facilitate movement of traffic passing through
Ma NAM q the Railroads entering St Louis have
be double-tracsed eight to ten miles ont
BETTER BRIDGE FACILITIES.
To make the facilities mentioned Il is
necessary to have additional approaches to the
bridge on this side OF the river
The committee has taken Up the matter Of the
Dronosed elevated track along the river tho a. |
allied and much discussed loop.
FAVOR LOOP ORDINANCE.
We do not believe this loop viii prove oh
and the city would be compensated
Tor any value granted in the shape of taxes
lerived from increased property value ocra-
soned by building terminals on the west banl, /
y the IiVer. as c9ntenpIat"d by the Terminal
Railroad Association. together with the in /
wing avenue odcasioned by ', oxfer SJty Jn ,b 1i
abroad yards there and by reason Of the prg- 5
r rcrssse Of the tSn se % a al'a All S l9s gen
he city of St Louis brought about by parties :
coded for the railroad extensions and improve
uents when ordinances are passed that will
nends the granting Of ordinances that viii !
make this much needed Improvement possible. /
.rty and surroundings covered by the ordinance
n relation 70 the underground street and sub
Eighteenth street u the subway would in no c
Nay interfere with the free movement Of traffic
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