The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-19

trict to the Hill district or to Como,
or vice versa, one is compelled to travel
four or five miles that could otherwise
be avoided. l should prefer Dale
street. 1t is bridged across the rail-
road tracks and is not paved.
Charles Michaud, Michaud Bros
We need a cross town line on the hill
the worst way. In fact it is one of the
things ST. Paul needs most and it's a
shame that 1t was not put in ten years
ago. Victoria street 1 consider offers
the best route. Dale street is a good
driveway and should not be cut up
with tracks. Victoria, too, is bound
to be more central. Over SO houses
have been built beyond Victoria street
within very short time. The present
inadequate system keeps many hum
dreds from enjoyment of Como. Last
Sunday ten members of my family
were forced to spend a needless hour
in reaching Como and did not get seats
beyond the down town transfer point
The cross-town line is a matter that
every merchant should make a perso-
nal affair. We must have it.
Q. E. Albrecht, of E. Albrecht & Son
"A good thing for the town and we
should have it If possible. I have no
personal choice of routes, but under the
idents on the intermediate streets have
nothing like adequate service.
William Bannon-Most emphatica1ly
l favor town line. can see no
good reason why it was not given us
years ago. If l wish to go to Minneapo-
lis or Como from my residence I must
lose half hour in a trip down town
and transfer. The cars are crowded
beyond the seating capacity and the
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cross-town line would be profitable too.
1t would mean fewer transfers and
shorter hauls which in turn means less
wear and tear on equipment.
l.. l.. May-Sure, we want cross
town line and want it bad. The route
does not make so much difference.
We want line and service.
James Schoonmaker-A cross-town
line on the hill is badly needed The
wonder is that it has not been given
us long ago. favor the Grotto street
route as the tendency Of building is
westward and the line should be CEN
trail. Whatever the route we should
have line connecting the Selby and
Grand avenue districts with the Como
line and park.
John D. OBrien-I do not know that
my views on this subject will be Of
great interest, for have not given it
practicability; but I want to say that
I am greatly pleased to see T he
G o b giving its attention to those
things, which, as Bason says, reach
our business and our bosoIns,' in other
words, those things that are right
around US and are part of our daily
lives. think our ST. Paul papers
should give more attention to city af-
fairs and devote more effort to setting
forth the views of our citizens on these
matters. AS to the cross-toWn car line
l think there can be no difference of
opinion, but that it would be a great
addition to our street railway system
and a. great convenience to a large
proportion Of our citizens. Now, we
who live on the Grand avenue and
some of the other lines, are compelled
to come all the way down town to
transfer to the interurban or the Ron
do street line, which we could reach
by cross-town line without doubling
on our trail.
S. G. Iverson, State Auditor-There
is no doubt in my mind that cross
town street car line is desirable. 1t is
daily necessity to a great proportion
of the people of the city, and at one
time or another would be convenience
to almost anybody. 1t would save the
street railway a great mass of it's
transfer business, and would spare the
patrons of the system a great deal of
annoyance, to say nothing of the econ
omy of time in being able to go direct
to a point on the other side of the city
without being compelled to go all the
way down town and then back onto
the hill again. The proposition looks
to me to be good one in a general
way, but l would not attempt to say
what the route of such a line should be.
That, think, is minor consideration
anyway.
J. l. Helm, Deputy Clerk of the
State Supreme Court would like to
see a cross-town line and believe we
need one; but my pet scheme in the
way of new street railway service is a
belt line to follow one of the West st.
Paul lines to its present terminus and
continue from there to the stock yards,
cross the river on the Belt Line bridge,
and return to the city on this side of
the river to connect with the Maria av-
enue line. Such a line would accom-
modate South ST. Paul, Highwood,
Newport, Inver Grove, Red Rock, st.
Paul Park and number of settle
ments of lesser Importance, and firm
ly believe it would pay right from the
start. There are two motor lines in
operation now and they are both well
patroniZed.
Elmer H. Dearth, State Insurance
Commissioner-The more complete the
street railway service can be made the
better for the city I believe; and GER
tainly such line as has been proposed
would be a great addition to the sys-
tenn. should say there ought to be
some means provided for man who