The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-24

At the meeting Of the Executive Com
mittee OF the Terminal Association. to be
held early next week. recommendations
which were approved yesterday by the
passenger officials Of the ST. Louis lines
for improving the passenger facilities at
Union Station will be submitted for the
approval OF the committee
While the changes recommended will be
costly, and. in a great measure. alter the
present arrangements IN all departments
az Union Station. Il Is stated that Of
dclals OF the Terminal Association have
expressed Willingness 70 DO anything that
the passenger officials believe will better
the present facilities and aid IN handling
the Worlds Fair traffic.
At the meeting of the passenger Ct
fcials OF the St Louis lines yesterday. in
the Offices of the Southwestern Passenger
Bureau. attended by many OF the gen
eral passenger agents. the report Of the
Committee on improvements at Union
sla-. vas unanimously adopted and will
be recommended TO the executive officials
OF the Terminal Association.
Following Is the substance OF the re-
port:
That the second-class waiting-room at
Union Station be used for a ticket Office.
That a stairway be built at the east
end OF the station from the present sec
ond-class WaitinE-room 20 Eighteenth
street
That the present bureau Of information
be enlarged TO accommodate ten Pullman
ticket offices.
That the bureau OF information he
placed in front OF the present site OF the
bureau, on the Midway.
That the counter space now used by the
candy store in the station be used FOR a
Joint valuation Office.
That the space between the east arches
q the carriage conccurse on Market street
be used for an additional way for pedes-
trians.
That all seats be taken out OF the main
waitins-room on the first floor.
That the open space In the nocr OF the
main waiting-room on the second floor be
bridged.
That a stairway be constructed from the
II ain waiting-room on the second floor to
the midway.
REPORT OF BAGGAGE AGENTS.
The supplementary report OF the bag
gage agents was also approved. 1t con-
tsined q recommendation that the subway
at the south end OF the train shed be used
for handling baggage. and that the bag
gage check counter be 800 feet long and
be In the present headquarters.
It was also recommended that the pneu-
matlc-tube service be used for checking
baggage from the baggage-rOom to the
main subway.
AL these recommendations were In
dorsed. save a recommendation in regard
to the details of the joint valuation
agency. which was referred TO the COM
mittee in charge OF the matter.
The Committee on the Joint Ticket and
Information Ofice at the Worlds Fair
submitted plans for the station. which
we're approved. The committee was in
structed to have the once built. each road
bearing the expense in the same proper
tion as IS in effect at Union Station.
J. VI. Chesbrorsh was elected chairman
of this committee as Mr.. Hilleary. the
former chairman, on account Of his duties
at the Fair. IS unable to give the matter
his undivided attention.
Present at the meeting were: l. W.
wakcly. o. p Mccarthy, F. d. Glider
sleeve. E. A Williams. C. ]. Charlton, D.
Bowes. W. p. Deppe. A. Hilton, A. II.
Hanson, c. c. McCarty. S. Boyd. George
Morton. ]. VI. BealI. W. II. Blssland. II.
G. Townsend. u. II. Martyr. ". H. Tams
j. NJ. ChesbrouEh. F. Van Dusen. c. S.
Crane. c. /. HiTleary.