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


excessive charges, poor- service or other
I MUTUAL DEPENDENCE.
The Termina! Railroad Association is depend
| ent entirely upon St. Louis traffic for its SUP
port and cannot afford to be Indifferent to the
needs OF the city. The citizens Of st. Louis
| are also 10 q certain extent dependent on the
/ St Louis Terminal Railroad Association for
! certain facilities Bota hIvs much OF interest
| IN common. and should cooperate TO bring
! about better understanding Of their needs
! Your committee was met with great courtesy
I and Consideration. and found the railroad Of
| Hstals f.acy 20 co-opsFa'e L. Gflng abylL ne
| objects Tor "HicA your committee was appoint
| ed, and, IN closing mis- report We beg - re
/ 'itzsns OF 81. LOUIS aug tho:e OF the Eai!-
! road cuEy aries closely allied that. when
/ ztns VIII nn1 the Tai4road officials at all times
ready and willing TO meet them 70 discuss the
| matters at issue.
| II this report and the recommendations meet
with approval, We trust the legislative bodies.
/ ptrt measure necessary 70 carry them INTO ef-
! feet II 1t acconplshes the desired results we
/ and that a permanent saoi has been achieved
SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT.
/ Your Executive Committee on Terminal Fa-
! ci.ities Of St Louis beg 10 make the following
| supplementary report:
Visiting the various terminals around the
| city Of St. Louis. your committee found large
! number o: Industries in the towns OF East st.
/
| tered along the east bank OF TIE river that
| were formerly in 81. LOUIS and are tho OUT
The Iact that quite number Of important
| st, Louis industries have moved to the east
and has been the subject Of more less dis
| Cussieu- Many reasons have been assigned
70 the cause u these removals. tie bridge ar
bitTaTy, the higher cost Of coal and the differ
ence III the cost of water have been quoted.
turing plants IS low -c!azs@d freight and is en.
ttr-ly handled in car lots. and the cost ot
i, rEtE INN ant
item Ia calculating the cost Of the finished
It costs 20 cents per ton to switch coal from
East St Louis to industries on tracks
Tor saitcfing Coal 10 East 8, ISnIs tntlTstrite
not on The main lines. The difference Of %
cents per ION To- the largest concerns On the
more than a few thousand dollars year.
quite item. is not Of sufficient Importance
In decldlng So important a matter the 10
these matters In themselves are not sufficient
to overcome the advantages that would attach
% a location IN St. Louis, here they would
be in close proximity to the homes OF their
employees as the distance their employees must
cover every day and the cost II transportation
IL an element 10 he considered. and must De
covered bv extra pay for such loss Of time
and extra cost 70 reach the places Of employ
ment- In -. LOUIS they would be in direct
touch with the center II distribution and gen
'ra! management Of The business more direct y
uHGer the observation Of the executive ON
=, weighing these conditions fairly We judge
that the ADVANTAGES IF locating in st. H,uis
would overcome Hnv saving in the cost OF
ggai OF "atsr. or extra cost of transportation
81 the -" material. and consequently other
reasons must have bearing.
In times Iast It has been almost impossible
fr industr:cs to obtain switching facilities in
industries nsctSSltates the proximity to rail
roads and switching facilities. So that mater al
@au y" u1nad"d directly from into their
bullulIsT. ana ihe finished Product loaded into
cars without cuinbersJm ard expensive wa Fon
haul nec+ssary where such switching facilities
Competition is 20 keen that it Is necessary to
dustres are not favorably located are com
PEELED to compete with those who have eco
advsntlEe This. We beiieve. is one Of the
PRINCIPAL reasons why industries have left the
such facilities axe readily ohtainabla notwth-
standing the many other d'sadvantaEes.
tories ami Yards that these industries have
left behind them, causing the city ~ It. Louis
shape of taxes Increasing the burden Of other
property owners. loss q tenants TO house own
yalues, loss to all mercantile interests in wages
@ 6gg e. SIe eIs%ngTg in faGt sntailng loss
ton Of time when the employees of these indus
living in ST Louis. viii seek to locate their
homes in the vicinity whe-e they are employed
a great many have already moved from St
Louis and the migration will probably con
tinue unless a different course IS pursued.
Wage carneTs constitute the foundation OF a
St. Louis should treat applications for rail-
read connections with greater co1siderati- n
Privileges for switches should he granted with
out unreasonable sacrifices. The water rates
should h" reduced The charge for switching
coal should be put at the minimum possible !
cost We have n"iEhhors 20 the east Of US
who are alert to every opportunity. ard not |
slow to offer every possible nducement to man
ufaCturers 20 locate In their midst
Every industry in the city is a constant |
source Of revenue 10 the city. and. to make |
the obtaining Of necessary facilities for ex-
isence difficult. will force these Industries else
where. and for lack Of INTEL gent treatment at |
the start they will be permanently lost TO the !
city.
During the Worlds Fair n great many manu- |
faCturcrs Will visit ST Louis to their own |
and other exhibits. They should ind prevail |
ing here a generous public Split that will i'm |
press them with the desirabity - locating |
mere establishing branches. and that II is not
necessary to resort to burdensome means to |
obtain utilities needed for the economical oper-
ations Of their enterprises.
This matter is so vital TO the welfare Of our |
CITY that we hope the citizens Of St Louis will |
recognize its Importance. and that this com |
mittee will he pardoned for dwelling uDon It |
at such length.