The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-21

st. Louis business organizations will
unite with officials of the Worlds Fair
and steam railways in carrying out plans
FOR the adequate transportation OF visitors
TO the Fair.
At a meeting at the Merchants Exchange
yesterday afternoon. attended by officials
OF the Terminal Association. directors OF
the Business Mems League Merchants
Exchange and members of the Worlds Fair
Executive Committee. the necessity for
immediate action was forcibly illustrated
and emphatically presented by ". S. Nc
Chesney. Jr.. president o: the Terminal As
sociation.
As q result CT the statement made by
Mr.. McChesney. and after discussion. a
motion by Cyrus ?. Walbridge was unani-
mously adopted providing that commit
tee. consisting Of a representative OF the
Business Mems League. Merchants EN-
change and Worlds Fair be appointed 10
confer with officials of the Terminal AssO-
citation in regard 10 ordinances which. it
is claimed. must be passed by the Council
before the work Of preparing the trans
portation facilities required for the Fair can
be carried further.
WILL NAME COMMITTEE TO-DAY.
The names OF the representatives Sc
lected by the organizations will be an
nounced to Breckenridge Jones. who pre-
sided a yesterdays meeting to-day at
noon.
Shortly after the meeting was called TO
order by Mr.. Jones the question vas asked
II the meeting was Cor the purpose OF de-
Gliding whether any specific measure or
ordinance was to be pushed.
In response it was stated that no par
ticulsr measure was TO be supported. but
consideration was to be given the question
OF Fastening the work on the Worlds Fair
transportation facilities.
W. S. McChesney. Jr.. president Of the
Terminal Association. made the following
statement:
ot the LouisiAnA Purchase Exposition met with
the ST Louis Railroad Managers Association on
ton Of transportation facilities FOR the handling
OF the trains for the Dedication and the period
1t was explained to this committee at the
mad. st.ns g. ths. iS rb PTaStss no STSEF il tns
in its contemplated PREPARATIONS fer taxing
has been unsse IN to his ir,e 10 sST ma ,ht y
passage by the Municipal Assembly u the three
facilities.
INCREASE IN TRAFFIC.
When the union passenger station az Elghteenth
larger trafc Than then existed me pTS,pafitR HfR
Of the country and the great increase In Dopu-
10 travel have made an average increase in the
passenger business OF the principal railway l'nes
Of about - per cent per Rnnum for the last i've
years. and passenger facilities Of the Terminal
Association are already crowded.
The unfortunate arrangement Of fhe tunnel IN
connection with all traffic TO ana from the Esad-
bridge limits the number OF trains freight and
passenger which pass over that structure
10 very small number per hour. The leSisla-
tion asked for provided in one ordinance for the
privilege OF using certain space the IyeNee
for two additional tracks and for crossing Speci-
ned streets and alleys with these tracks 70 PER
nit OF four-track railroad from the Eads bridge
around the tunnel TO the -nion Station.
In order TO provide facilities at the station Il
Is necessary 20 provide very large baggage space
To tear down the express buildings put up new
ones IN another location and 70 put a subway
under all OF the tracks from Eighteenth street TO