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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-06
trials and fluctuations incident to a pat
ronage OF the bob-tail cars.
BETTER STREETS.

trials and fluctuations incident to a pat
ronage OF the bob-tail cars.
BETTER STREETS.
The building of street railway lines
started the movement in st. Louis for bet
ter streets. Tho movement grew as the
railways progressed. Early IN the his
tory of the first line, the city required the
companies to do a certain part Of the
paving of streets over which their tracks
were laid, and the result was that street
improvement in the city was much more
rapid than 1t would otherwise have been.
The improvement has continued to date
and st. Louis Is fast becoming one OF
the best paved cities in the United States.
Good streets are an advantage to street
railways. Realizing 1t. street railway
companies are always forward in advo-
eating them.
In 1883 there were eighteen companies
operating street railroads in ST. Louis.
This was the largest number in the his
tory Of the city. At that time the electric
car had not been thought of here. The
companies and the dates they began OPP
Grating cars were as follows:
Missouri Railroad Company. July l. 1852
Citizens Railway Company. Aug. I. 1853.
st. Louis Railroad Company. Aug. 1.
1859.
Peoples Railway Company. fall Of 1853.
Union Depot Railway Company. year
1862
Onion Railway Company. year 1866.
Bellefontaine Railway Company. year
1866
Iindell Railway Company. March Is
1861
Fourth Street and Arsenal Railway
Company. year 1866.
Baden and ST. Louis Railway Company,
year 1870.
Mound City Railway Company. year
1874
Jefferson Avenue Railroad Company.
Sept. %. 1882.
Northern Central Railway Company,
March, 1856.
CasS Avenue and Fair Gfounos Haii-
way Company, June rs. 1875.
From July 4. 1859. until in March, 1885,
there were none but horse cars. Then the
ST Louis and Western built a cable road.
now the st. Louis and Suburban Com
pany. and in November, 1887, the Citizens
Railway Company began the cable serv-
ice. The Missouri Railway Company
next made the change. in April. 1883,
and the Peoples and st. Louis COM
panies changed shortly afterwards.
The people hailed the Improvement as
great relief from the old horse-car SER
vice, little realizing at the time that a
still more wonderful evolution in the ser
vice was to quickly succeed.
FIRST ELECTRIC CARS.
The first electric cars were operated in
st. Louis by the Union Depot Railroad
Company in March. 1890 From that time
until now the improvements have con-
tinued, and st. Louis can truthfnlly boast
the most magnificent system Of street
railways on earth. The different lines be-
gan operating by electricity a. follows:
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wide. On all such streets. where the
double tracks of the company run the
company is obliged to stand the cost of
street
NEW POWER STATION.
The cost Of new power stations and the
additions to old ones previous to 1903 was
S2.s7s.3 45Ss. During 1903 several hundred
thousand dollars additional was added to
this item Of expense.
There have been expended since the
organization Of the United Railways Com
pany Of st. Louis, to December 81. 1902"
said Mr.. Carleton, in his last published
report, ION the properties now leased by
the St. Louis Transit Company, $685.
$685., Of which amount the United Rail-
ways Company of st. Louis expended
$72S.7a2.22, the st. Louis Railroad Com
pany 500. S02 II and the St. Louis Traction
Company S6,273.S7. prior to the leasing of
the properties to the St. Louis Transit
Company. The amount of money expended
by the st. Louis Transit Company has
been ss.472.05S.s2." Add to this sum the
almost 600 expended in the past year
for improvements and equipments and the
enormous total of more than s1O,0o0,C00 is
shown.
PLANS FOR FAIR.
The company's plans for taking care Of
its natural increase of business. as well
as those for handling tine great crowds
that will visit the city during the Worlds
Fair, have been maturely considered. and
are being put into effect.
Before the Fair opens 1t will have from
40 to COO new cars of the most modern
type, and power-brake equipment for all
of its cars. new ard old.
plans have been formulated for caring
for the traffic to and from the Worlds
Fair grounds during the period OF the
Fair. 1t is the intention Of the company
to run cars from practically all parts
OF the city. converging in five main
routes. with separate terminals at the
Worlds Fair grounds. as follows:
First-Easton avenue route, terminating
at skinker road and the Worlds Fair
grounds.
Observation-Disclosures route. terminating
at the main entrance Of the Worlds Fair
grounds.
Third-olive route. terminating at the
main entrance of the Worlds Fair
grounds. It's terminal will be entirely sep
arate from the Washington route ter
minal.
Fourth-Laclede route. terminating at
the southeast corner Of the Worlds Fair
grounds.
F1fth-chouteau route. terminating 100
feet inside the Worlds Fair grounds at
Skinker road.
With its present car equipment and the
new equipment to be added before May l.
the Transit Company officials declare that
they will be able to carry 10000 persons
to the Worlds Fair grounds every hour,
and an equal number. per hour. from the
grounds. They feel perfectly confident Of
their ability to do what they promise. and.
judging from their accomplishments Of the
past three years. nobody has the right to
doubt what they say. The terminals Of
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Missouri Railroad Company, February.
1891
Citizens Railway Company. January 1.
1896
st. Louis Railroad Company. October 8.
1900
Peoples Railway Company. February Is.
1901.
Union Depot Railroad Company. March,
1890.
Union Railway Company. August. 1893.
Bellefontaine Railway Company. April,
1892
Lindell Railway Company. September.
1890.
Fourth Street and Arsenal Railway
Company. August 3, 1896
Baden and St. Louis Railway Company.
June, 1894.
Mound City Railway Company. Deem
ber 1890.
Cass Avenue and Fair Grounds Railway
Company. July, 1893.
Southern Electric Railway Company.
February. 1891.
Jefferson Avenue Railroad Company.
January 1. 1896.
Northern Central Railway Company.
July. 1893.
st. Louis and Suburban Railway Com
pany. January. 1892.
Forest Park. Laclede Avenue and Fourth
Street Railway Company. February. 1891.
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On the aforementioned lines the max
imum number Of carg regularly operated
Is $50. This is during the rush hours OF
the morning and evening. Perhaps no city
In America possesses street-railway roll
ing stock equal to that operated by the
Transit Company. Every car now In serv-
ice was built with view Of providing
comfort for the patrons Of the system.
AS rapidly as the company's cars become
useless they are replaced with the best
that the manufacturer can build.
The Transit Company employees more
en- than any other corporation in st.
Louis. There are 3.sl2 on its regular pay
roll. On account of construction work.
which has been very heavy during the last
few months. and which will continue so
for some time to come. GOO additional men
are employed. During the past twelve
months the company has paid In wages
and salaries $2.S5O.OOO or an average Of al
most 5000 daily for the SS5 days of the
year. When 1t Is realized that additional
hundreds of thousands of dollars are ex-
pended annually by the company for sup
plies purchased within the city. It can be
better understood what the company
means to the people Of the city.
TREATMENT OF EMPLOYEES.
The management of the Transit Com
pany believes in the policy Of treating its
employees as literally in the matter Of
wages and salaries as its earnings will per-
NIT. 1t believes in providing them with
whatever will tighten the burden of their
employment. 1t was this policy that fore
stalled and nullified the efforts of GER
tain persons who attempted to create
trouble on the company's lines a few
month ago by calling the men out on u
strike. The effort was the most success
ful failure imaginable. The employees were
satisfied. They SO declared themselves,
and there was no trouble.
On January l, 1900. the Transit Company
inauguratcd its general transfer system.
There are now 2'5 points on the company's
Ines where passengers can transfer from
enc line to another. The growth of this
popular departure is best indicated by the
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pany in wages and salaries. almost every
dollar of which has been expended in st.
Louis. Include It. and the total amount
expended by the company for all purposes
will considerably exceed s2o.0oO.ooo. During
the year 1902 the total net expenditures OF
the company for construction and equip
me1t alone amounted to 7883s.15. Last
years expenditures were about the same.
but the amount does not embrace the cost
of $50 new cars that have been ordered.
and the cost Of their electrical equipment.
In the four years since tho consolidation
100000 or more has been expended by the
company in track and roadway construc-
ton. and almost the same amount has
been expended for cars and their electri-
cal equipment. Power plant equipment
has cost 100000 or more. and this sum
does not include the cost Of the plants
now under way. The substation now
being constructed at Seventeenth and
Locust streets will alone represent an
outlay of more than 100000.
In his last annual report. submitted TO
the stockholders Of the Transit Company,
January l. 1903. President Murray Carle-
ton classified the improvements and addl-
lions that had been made by the company
since the consolidation of the properties
under one management 1t showed that
the total cost of additions and improve
ments at that time had been $2S9, 11.G4.
The cost of additions and improvements
to repair shops was s113,670.73. For paving
and repaving Of streets between Its rails,
between its tracks and one foot outside
the tracks. s4O6,51s4 had been expended.
For track construction and reconstruc-
ton. s.. 236, 1885, had been expended. and
$780,. 1855 had been expended for overhead
line construction. During the past year
street improvements have been carried
on on the most extensive scale in the his
tory OF St. Louis. The Transit Company
has borne its share OF the burden, not
withstanding the fact that the tax has
been an extremely heavy one. much more
so than in former years. and 1t has not
complained. The average ST. Louis street,
measured from curb to curb is 40 feet
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ST. LOUIS TRANSIT COMPANY SAID TO CONTROL
FINEST STREET RAILWAY SYSTEM IN WORLD.


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Taylor Avenue Railway Company. 1893.
Compton Heights. Union Depot and Mer-
chants Terminal Railway Company, 1893.
Grand Avenue Railway Company, April
2 1895.
Southwestern Railway Company. Aug
ust, 1886.
Clayton and Forest Park Railway. De-
cember 8. 1885.
st. Louis and Kirkwood Railway Com
pany, February Is, 1896
st. Louis and Meramec River Railway
Company. May z. 1896.
F1orissant Avenue Electric Railway,
1895.
In 1888 there were eleven Independent
companies operating the street railway
system Of st. Louis. To-day the entire
system is operated by two companies. the
st. Louis Transit Company and the st.
Louis and Suburban Railroad Company.
The consolidation Of all the lines, except
those of the latter company, under the
ownership Of the St Louis Transit Com
pany Is recent history. 1t marked an
other advance in the street railway service
OF the city which the patrons appreciate.
Notwithstanding the spasmodic complaints
OF very few who would exhibit dlssatis-
faction with perfection itself.
TRACK MILEAGE
Within the past twenty years the in
crease in track mileage has more than
doubled. In 1884 there were $50 miles of
single track in the city. In 1888 the num-
Der was 243 and in 1903 there are 316 miles
in the city and A miles in st. Louis Coun-
ty In 1884 the longest single route was
about seven and one-half miles. and the
majority OF the routes covered from about
two and one-half to four miles: In the
past few years routes have been eX-
tended until now there are number from
seven to almost fifteen miles in length.
These extensions have represented an out
lay OF millions of dollars for material and
labor by the Transit Company and have
added inestimable millions to the general
wealth OF the city,. The routes OF the
Transit Company and their mileage are as
~ TRANSIT
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Since 1884 the number Of passengers pay
D. ing fares has almost quadrupled. In 1884
the paid fares on the lines now owned by
l. the Transit Company numbered 42,805,0O0.
In 1893 the number was 97.8 900 and dur
y ing 1903 they numbered 150 100000.
BY this time the reader has undoubtedly
Y, realized that there has been a remarkable
evolution in the internal transportation IA
1t cilities of ST. Louis since the first omnf-
" bus was started in 1913. followed by
re the first horse car in 1852 the first
,e cable car in 1886. and the first electric
It. car in 1890. Just thirteen years ago.
y. Within the last twenty years all OF
pt the horse roads have been converted into
~ cable lines and electric lines. succeeded
a. by the reconstruction Of all the cable lines
;e into electric lines. and the reconstruction
e. of nearly all Of the electric lines as orisi-
s. nally constructed, five cable stations being
abandoned. original electric power stations
being reconstructed and new stations
a. built, until to-day there remains not
IN vestige Of the original power-house ma
Of chinery or car equipment, and AZ and
l. inch. even 6-irch, order rails being aban-
IS doned for the use of 9-inch girder. some
10 little Finch being still in use.
,e CONSOLIDATION OF INTERESTS.
1t Since October /. 1899. when the street
&c railway properties now operated by the
m st. Louis Transit Company were console
h. dated the company has expended $1,000
:, 600 in construction and equipments, bet
"a terments and improvements Of every char
al acter. This amount, 1t must be under
re stood, does not include the more than
81. 100000 paid out each year by the COM
Mileage.
and Washington avenue to Skinker loop.
ion building Worlds Fair grounds. $500. 1853
and Washington avenue to Hamilton
and washington avenue to Tower Grove
...... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ST
e ........................ 5.31
live streets to Easton avenue city limits. S.S3
olive streets to Forest Park loop. Worlds
9live streets to Kings highway. "......... 4.Ss
line streets to NewStead avenue. 6.H
Zine streets to Prairie avenue 4.6S
larket streets to Tower Grove Park...... 6.E
farket streets to Forest Park............. 81
inc streets to Clayton road connection. S.O8
and Franklin avenue to Easton avenue
and Elm street to Kings highway. 6.4s
Fourth streets to Arsenal street: .:.:;.... 5.0l
Broadway to Grand avenue and Chippe-
Lucas avenue to Clifton Heights. lis
,res to Hebert street. 81
to Calvary Cemetery. ......................14.59
to Gano avenue. ........................u.S
ue and Meramec street to Water Tower. $50
Get and Broadway to Hebert............... 5.0o
o road to Tower Grove avenue. ........... 3.35
cad to F1orissant avenue. 6.W
TY LINES.
pegaiiaiere avenues to creve Occur 90
..............I3.5O
lroad to Handley read go
ction to Log Cabin Club. sos
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THE OLD AND THE NEW.

number of transfer passengers shown in
the following table:
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perintendent. His long training in this
business has made him very efficient and
competent to fill his present position. He
il well liked by his men and associates.
He is a comparatively young man, OF
splendid physique. He came here at the
solicitation Of Second Vice President A.
b. DUPONT.
JAMES DAVIDSON.
James F. Davidson. assistant general
superintendent Of the Transit Company.
began his street railway career in 1881 ~
a conductor on the Olive street line OF the
Missouri Railroad Company. securing his
position through Erastus Wells. then pres
ident Of the company. In 1884 he was ap-
pointed road officer. and two years later
was promoted to the SUPPLEMENTARY OF
the company. When the Missouri Rail-
road was sold to the Lindell Railway
Company in 1897 Mr.. Davidson was re-
tanned as superintendent. and when the
consolidation was perfected he was APP
pointed Superintendent Of the central d.
vision Of the Transit lines. which included
the Olive, Market, Laclede and Jefferson
to the position which he now occupies.
Mr. Davidson is IS years old. He was
born at Caney Fork. KY. and educated
at Harrisburgh. In 1873 he was employee ,
1876 to 1880 he Travelled with viewing COM
pany and with p. T. BarnuIs circus AZ
an acrobat. He came to ST. Louis almost
directly from Old Mexico. where he had
spent the previous summer.
J. BOYLE PRICE.
. J. Boyle Price. purchasing agent for the
company. Is 81 years old. and native
st. Louisan. He was educated at Smith
Academy and the Manual Training School
Before his street railway work he was
engaged with the Missouri Electric and
Power Company for i've years. In 1iN
J.indell Railway Company. Later he W
made purchasing agent for the cumpanVl
When the United Railways were con0d
for the 81. Louis Transit Company.
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public highways In township ad5oan'
ing cities.
House Bill No. 244. fixing time for
delivering delinquent tax books.
House Bill No. 239. inheritance tai.
Killed In Committee.
Senate Bill No. 81. abolishing ONCE
State Agent society for preventing
cruelty to animals.
Senate Bill No. 80. repeating law
giving reward for capture OF horse
thieves.
Senate Bill No. %. appropriation for
industrial school at Glendale.
House Bill No. 222, making hail
policies date from moor OF day OF APP
plication. .
House Bill No. 50. requiring deposit
of mutual fire insurance companies.
House Bill No. 260, fixing legal rate
Of interest at 6 per cent.
House Bill No. 148. payment OF pro-
bate fees to county treasurer.
House Bill No. 263, defining legal
publications.
House Bill No. 247. requiring label
ON beverages.
House Bill No. III. wolf bounty.
House Bill No. 104, creating new
veterinarian district.
House Bill No. $50 making term of
aldermen four years.
House Bill No. 1874, fixing time when
stock may run at large.
House Bill No. 1856, liability OF own
ers for trespass Of stock.
House Bill No. 100. prohibiting for
eign hail companies from doing bust
ness in the state.
House Bill No. %. requiring deposit
Of $25. 900 for mutual fire insurance
companies.
House Bill No. IA. state fire
marshal.
House Bill No. 40. duties of treas.
urer Of local Are insurance companies,
House Bill No. 105, designating
times for holding annual election OF
mutual insurance companies.
House Bill No. 102, relating to do,
nestle fire insurance companies. .
House Bill No. 80. prohibiting for
eign mutual insurance companies from
doing business In state.
House Bill No. 10. Limitation Of hail
insurance.
House Bill No. 230, making cash
and time cost OF insurance the same
House Bill No. 1871, pertaining to or
~ganization mutual insurance com
panies.
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II DAILY TRIBUNE.

Pnblished every afternoon, except Sun
day. at Blsn,arck. North Dakota, Is deliv-
cred by carrier to NIL parts Of the city at
80 cents per month, or - per year. Thu
daily sent to amy address In the United
States Canada. postage prepaid. % per
yeEr: q for six months: $50 for three
months.
THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
Published every Friday; eight pages,
coutaining a summary Of the news Of the
week-local and forelgn-particulsr atten-
tion being paid to state news. Sent to
any address. postage paid. for $1.OO tor
one year; 30 cents for six months: 25 cents
for three months.
The Bismarck Tribune Is the Oldest
In the state-established q
II. 1879. 1t has a wide circulation and
q desirable advertising medium. Being
pablished at the capital Of the state II
makes a feature Of state news, Of q semi
ooiclaI character, and Is therefore particu-
larry interesting to all VIII desire to keep
the run Of state affairs-political, social
n business.
During the Legislature the Tribune IL
published as a morning paper.
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The board Of control bill will pr ID
ably meet with favorable consideration
at the meeting OF the senate Judiciary
and be reported for passage today.
There should be speedy action ON the
measure so that the governor may
know as soon a. possible what action
to take in relation to the various
boards CT trustees tina: must be named
Il this measur fails to pass. Az 1t 10
by all odds the greatest money saving
measure presented to the legislature
since statehood 1t would seem that
there should be enough members. in
favor Of 1t to pass 1t with the emerg-
encv clause.
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There vial be plenty Of interest in
the two houses from now on. enough
to make UP for the quietude Of the
opening days. There are several bills
on the senate calendar for today that
ought to be productive Of much inter-
est. Among taer, 10 the Fargo state
fair bal. which was jolted yesterday
by the combination of -twenty-thrse o.
four senators who ae lined up in 4
sort At Offensive and defensive alli-
lnce. The Fargo fair bill Is said ia
be dated Tor the junk pile. notwith-
standing the strenuous endeavors tc
reinstate Vt in the good Rraces a the
senate majority. The Davis prtma.,
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STATE NEWS

Black diphtheria is reported at Oak
vile, Barnes county.
Another story will be added to the
Waldorf hotel in Fargo.
A rival electric light plant wants
a franchise at Dickinson.
Tom Allhcuse is deputy clerk of
court down in Kidder county.
Some INSCRIPTIONS villain stole the
government thermometer at Dickin-
son.
They are having 'balls poudre"
down at Fargo. No vaccination re-
quired.
Editor Ayers, of Dickinson, writes
back some interesting letters regard
ing the press excursion.
jamestown school district will
change from the special district sys.
tenn to the general school law.
The Office of the master mechanic
OF the N. p has been removed from
Fargo to jamestown.
Rev. OuiOn. of Inkster. will lose all
the fingers and the thumb on his left
hand rs a result of frost bites.
Shortage of water for engines be-
tween Mandan and Dickinson is Civ
ing the Northern Pacific road some
trouble.
William Cahill has been held at
New Rockford on a charge of man.
slaughter for the killing of his
brother.
The Agricultural College club at
Fargo has passed resolutions thanking
Hon. r. 8. Lewis for his valiant work
In behalf OF the college.
Editor Mcclure kicks on the pro-
posed consumptive hospital al Minot,
and says the introducer OF the bill
should go way back anad sit down.
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All the appropriation bills passed the
senate, except the fair bill. by prac-
ticaliy unanimous vote " the senators.
The committee on appropriations has
given much time to the consideration
OF the various bills and inasmuch as
the house committee has also unofh-
cially considered the most Of them It
is likely that their passage by that
body win be effected 30 that they will
reach the g0vefn3~ early i.ext week.
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election bfll has also been reported for
passage and several Of the tem1tsancc
bills are on the calendar for action.
These are i~nteresting, Y some Of them
are Of doubtful expediency, and their
discussion should furnish some vivid
oratory.
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