The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-11
MAY MERGE ELEVATED
RAILWAY COMPANIES
+. +. NieSpn Seeks to EonSoildtt"
Promoters of Six other FRO
posed Lines.
DOWNTOWN SUBWAY FEATURE.
j. /. Epstein Will Build a Hotel at
Lindcll Boulevard and iIoyl"
Avenues Continued .\c-
tiyily in Real Estate.

p l.. N''S'l' l''' ts''N' "N't
hi was introduced in the c;ty council
Friday night Tor a franchise to build a
combination elevated and subway railroad. !
90 -. orbrr |
- S''Ni'~ 40 it. ~.
''eFal'" i""TH On 10y 49, :, ~
latest proposed onterrrisc.
A consolidation will -ayo much tim" ana
not cmbarrass the NiuriciraI Assembly. h.
.ta,a,
stn,'7' -;-- thai Eastern
VT. t\:rs'n Sa,l N.S,,.- r,snrrsttlty
capitalists OF 3'N.'-t'''.i .., III.
are READY 4" ui'hh', 'n' 80 ~
.l"J,'l OF = ,'iS'., go, tsl..d tu
lnr 'at'oms ln'y, W., ,,"-.is '
\ Il desire 90 chr my, s'.' Wi
:. Nc remaihsH .l.a' IN. T., ra,m any tN- |
fiailchlse do ho' '\i.' - - q,
elusive IecuNiaIs prem, "t 80 =, say
lint an who io'n mis- ra,y'T,"5 ,IH. az AZ
and share a''llo. according '' ''"'' ""7
or small - TH"i n.
As already ruh.IshSdr me t,i"G ~ Hm
Nios"n's pro9oscd road. kno"h ~ * 10
Loop and Ira'sit otnPthE IuI.. 'h!,~,FH
SUBWAY along SKIN al!h S"h'n'" III
and also fnr 70 part If the distance on DOM
t-ranklin avenue and chestnut street, he
tween Sixth ami tw"at Gih st.en.t "a
remainda" Il th" route chliS Tor an t''Fary r
road, except II Forest fafk' NhetS d
face grad. is asked fer IN REGARD !" AZ
SUBWAY, M Nttm.H 49,, ur,pr
k!-Aph ~ "a "a ~
THE road as contemplate d VIII be Tl.Sn
more costly 10 construct than any al, the
other elevated routes COR which priyieGEs
are asked. but 1hn end Is sure 10 justly
the means That portion leading ia the
Worid's Fair grounds VIII unqn''iionahlF
lee ready for the opanins, white he remlin-
der OF the route, more especially In" sub
way portion, viii be more, dI.nculI to con-
srruct and will necessarily require more
TIM 9nT,o ro,,o along E,s,on avenue from the
western portion Of the loop being especially
adapted for an extension OF the elevated
= tne. il A. reasonable 10 look forward to an
? carly extension on that street 20 the CITY
limits. Notwithstanding that fact it has
been Thought no., to conlue present opera
tions to Immediate necessities. The trans
portation problem is second only in impor-
lance to hotel accommodations"
Mr. Niesen believes that a system Of
transfers with tie 1t. Louis Transit Com
pany and the Suburban may he had. lie
posed road would prove a boon 10 the sur
face lines
"If it should prove possible to make salts
factory traf5, arrangements with the pres
ent surface lines. the benefits to the travel
irc public will be as passengers
in tna OUTLYING districts would generally
transfer ia th' elevated and subway loop.
which will leave the surface cars available"
for residents nearer the downtown districts.
The latter find II impossible to obtain Il seat
now during busy hours This same rule Will
apply TO the homeward-hound crowds in the
evening""
LINDELL BOULEVARD HOTEL
]. |. Epstein announced yesterday that a
handsome four-story family hotel, to con-
tain rs looms and cost upward of Sle5,ctJ,
wilt be erected at once at the southwest
corncr-of LindelI boulevard and Boyle ave
nuo.
The syndicate represented by Mr.. Epstein
purchased the lot. l1Sx2l3 feet. from Moritz
,rsEyssel. The hotel is to cover the entire
Vpremises, and will be built in such q nan
'ner that stories may be added alter.
The hotel has been leased to Kansas city
parties. the d, mes of whom Mr.. Epstein is
withholding for a few days. He says. how
ever. that the building will be modern in
every respect, and will be furnished and
conducted IN the best style. Construction
is TO begin at once.
ON0 to a million-dollar hotel enterprise dc WI
town. and Exposition officials are, working
for IL, real estate agents have strong hopes
that the proposed hotel will be built.
support the movement. They take tie POST
ton that men of means would lose :othinG
on the investment. which should paw OF
itself. and investors would further share in
the general credit to the city.
BUILDINGS Projected.
The Hoffman Construction Company to-
morrow will break ground at Kings high
lion-dollar buckingham Hotel. which Henry
Weaver is TO marace. The work win he
rushed. since the building must be FIN
ished by next January.
Hoibrook-RIackweider were congratulate
ed UPON making the deal with W. H. Nil
- ,i.n - "N as N 4" "is '"'e'
Tnn sidera HE buiI6irr was ,roisc,o5 dur
ing he wsak Tba IT, muc III an
Counapv sold ,birtyia,a lot ~ w, 90,
tonbam 70 Sbarias ISiIli,n "a 49, ~ nI
erect a seven or ci,bt rnmIn bn,,se an ~ oscb
-. ~ 49,
~ NJ 'hNestilelt 10 represent apou' sl"o'-
'VT. z. .u, -
nnSi n III ~ w looateu on AntIine'
AInai'id anu fN'iIe Sttee!e' ana me &C.
nd." i"' nuhltS ~ lhis SiAe Is so Sfelt
INA! me prol'Sth houses pronaniy WIN ne
rharIos II ar :" = cIinrt r. ~ y az ~
Love win bf,ild several anartnant boi,sS,
nj Tower Grove and Elad avenues tho in.
Xestment To exceed $40 ana
{. G. Crone rppprts tnat he has innortan,
negotiations under way for far,orv si,as i,
North st LoEis. 1t is stated that a Iarg,
Eastern concern will establish a very Iprc,
nlant I'm that mart Of tho city
Anothcr Wnrld's Fair hotel proba bI,. .
Temporary structure will he ererted nv oil.
,nts of Nichors-Ritetr ON n lot on Tho Srb.
urban road opposite Deinar Ia rdem tn.
lot was sold nv Doctor William Crnn,ns
LARGE SAL rs ~
amonr The iarcer S9,es If ~ lot uo.
one nv The Lincoln Trr,st Comnany ab;cl
sold six residences on Morgan stree; HOT
- No. 1900. to Jerome ColIirs for SEQ 0O0. MIR
Following the sale of tho lot M .ii5p's
highway and West Pine boulevard urnu
(which the Buckingham Hotel is 10 he IuiIt
The ground fec bringing SEQ 900 UoIdhr1nL-
RlackweIder sold No 10 Washinston ave.
nue. from Joseph Morrison to the Autlere
Investment Company for $40 $50.
The property consists Of n Iot o-xcS fec,
and a four-story building. Inc purchaser
will soon make extensive alterations and
NAV add a few stories
Frank r.. Tobin, president of the -Tobi-
Painting Company, purchased tnroucb Nc.
Cormick. Kilgen & Rule. the snufhv,sst chr.
ner of Thirteenth ard Pine stress. upor
which ne VIII erect a s~lX-story building &c
The EXCHANGE Investment .-oun,nv
through McNair. Harris & ZONES nIrri1s %