The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-18
Citizens and Officials Agree
That Street Car Track Should
Be Laid Across Town, From
West Seventh Street to Como
Av.-Nictoria St. Preferred.


the expressions of numerous citizens,
which are suGofned The sentiment in
fauor of such a line is practically uaani
nous
The citizens interviewed are men in
divers Waiks of life Uho reside in various
potions of the city and represent widely
Diversified fnterests. With one solitary
exception oil agree that one cross toiOn
line at least is absolutely necessary, and
many fuUor the establishment of tWo
cyoss-toWn fines.
The favored route from West Seventh
street to Como aUehus is Uia Victoria
street or Dale. : IT is objected by some
that Dale street is q natural driveway
which should not be destroyed BY street
car tracks and for that reason they pre-
fer Victoria street.
Following are the expressions of opin-
ion secured yesterday:
Thomas CochfallLI approve the cross
town car line most heartily and believe
that next year we will get it. 1t is
very much needed. A few days ago / in
teryiewed Pres5de n Lowry on the sub
route would be satisfactory, and told
him emphatically it would not, as it is
too far west, and that the consensus, OF
opinion was for line somewhere be-
tween Dale ands Victoria streets. Mr..
Lowry said he had given the matter a
great deal of thought and that the one
reason for non action on the part of the
lack of sufficient Tor
operation of the present system, but
that when that defect had been rect1hed
some others would be taken up seriously.
No, Mr.. Lowry did not set either def
mite Or approximate time for the curing
of the power deficiency, but, in my opin-
e. p. Slime, Secretary st. Paul. CONNER
eial .ClubI-I am heartily in favor of the
cross town line. 1t is a project l have
been Interested in for. years. l favor
toria streets preferably Victoria street.
Edward Yanish-We certainly need
cross town line This IS the fbo only se e15s
such service That. part Of st. Paul i! may ma.
be- compared, to the western. portion OF
Milwaukee, where they : have several
City ,Comptroiler Louis Betz There
certainly should be cross town line
connecting the hill district with the como
line There is an immense a,n franc noc 9nat
modate. Hundreds of1people VINO Wee edo
otherwise enjoys Como, are shut off tor
lack of transportation ac1iltles. = AL inns
travel from the hill. district must come
down town. around the loop and make a
down town transfer. On Sunday the
crowded condition Of the cars makes T1a-
ing strenuous duty, insteadltof aypleaS-s
ure. The cross town line would be prohta-
BILE from the start and We should nave II,
Edward 6 Rogers Clerk, OF, fo2n car
= no ~ "a G L
thousands Of people not in the SECTION ct
the city fraVersed by it. but in all parts
of the city. i rather think Dale street
would be the most practical streetsupon
which to build the line, although sup
nose other routes could be selected. Such
4 line would undoubtedly be paying
one for the company l!co,;,,+,, -,rroas,,reraA
cross-town line. would, in my opinion;
be a great thing for st. Paul. 1t would
| give the people an opportunity To- get ct
| twelve miles. AS to the route, L wouiu u
hardly favor Dale street, as 1t IS the
best cross-towf{ drive iii the city ana
| for driving purgoses. should think the
| line should be abuilt farther out. as the
| future of thu. 5cft must be taken INTO MO
consideration irt sHch a proJect, anu ne
| citv is growing rapidly out beyond 'pale
M w. Fitzgerald, Register of Deeds
| St Paul needssSnet only one cross 70" Il
| car line but two Personally the one, L
| Wonld like to see built first would be
! one running from the Indian Mounds 10
Phalen. This would complete loop,
connecting at aen nv M't doubt rh but line
1 of this kind would be well patronizeo'
as it would benefit very large 4 taI,l,,
Der of people!H z. Regarding cTos cross 1,,;th
| line connectinea West Seventh street with
! the Como line. that is something the Guy
| has needed for years, and the need IS
! growing one. The rapid grown OF tne
I believe the company would be ehnanclai-
| " benefited by the construction or potn
/ Of the lines 1 have suggested. FoC tao
| line connecting West Seventh and Como
| I should think Dale street would ne 'iio
| mast feasible route ,,,,o1v
| P. C. Justus. Sheriff. do not KNOW
/ of anything which would be OF more pen,
| eft to the city than cross-toWn car
/ line. such as was suggested in Sunday
| Globe. line on Dale street: or on
| Victoria street, from West Seventh street
to the Como line, would ae accom- 10 ne
| doubt the patronage which the street car
| company would receive on such me
would much more than compensate them
for building and operating it. 1t would
| be too bad to ruin Dale street as a drive
| Way. but it is the only street on Whlcn
! there is a bridge and appears to me to
be the most I inca Is bt tbera should
be a, cross town line. and it cannot be
| built any too soon.
| Hart N. Cook, Former CnleI OF Lie
! Fire Department. have for. years s6een
| in favor of a cross-town line and l
| think the plans printed in e G lie b e.
| convey some excellent ideas and sug-
gestions The line could be built on Vic
/ foria street. and that is none too far out.
1 In ten years from now Victoria street
| will be in a very thickly settled part OF
| the city, Few people have any idea OF
1 the rapid growth of st. Paul, and this
i should be taken into consideration when
planning a cross town line. Dale street,
1 I believe should be left for a driveway.
] Mic Pottgieser County Commissioner
/ am not in favdr of a cross-town car
| line 1t wouldlon1y benefit the people on
/ the hill, and sthes people up there have
plenty Of time to come down town and
catch their cars for the other part of
4 the city. I would not be in favor of any
| thing which would keep them from COM
| ing down town as often as we can COM
/ Assemblymaas HI c.. Schurmeier-I am
/ glad T h G Lobe has started an agfta-
/ ton for a cross town car line in the
/ west end. TIVE. Of them would not be
| bad idea. They would be convenience
as they would accommodate thousands of
/ people that are now compelled to take
| a long ride in order to reach some point
1 that is probably only a half mile or so
distant from them. Count me in on the
proposition. I am. in for. IT.
| Aid. MoriartyET have not studied the
| situation, in fact / am not acquainted
| with the locality. in which a cross town
! car line is supposed to help. but my aid
| can always be counted on when the pub
lie is to be benefited. We have very
good car service. but. of course St Paul
yir1o fcc,