The St. Louis Republic., 1903-07-01
COMMITTEE UNABLE TO AGREE
ON TERMINAL FRANCHISES.
Separe Rapcrts Presented Municipal Assembly Bridge
Arbitrary, Municipal Bridge and Adjustment of switching
Charges With That the Amendments Offered
Be Attached to the Ordinances.

Association and this rate shall cover tho; entire
cost OF setting the cars into any elevator manu-
featuring plant or mercantile establishment and
no extra charge shall he made for returning there
cars when empty and all Industries locating In
g.. Louis shall be allowed to construct switches
connecting with the tracks Of the Terminal Az
soclation when duly authorized by ordinance.
This ordinance shall become null and VOID II
the Terminal Association does not. within sixty
DAYS secure an agreement with the railroads COM
posing II to comply with the provisions in TINS
ordinance and file this agreement In the Hesis-
ter's office Of the City Of st. Louis.
The consent of the railroads in the Terminal
Association having been gained the association
shall be allowed until July l. 1904. TO put into
effect all the provisions 1t contains. and shall be
null and void II the roads have not carried out
the provisions by that time.
LIST OF BENEFITS.
Mr.. Gibson points out that the pres
ent coal rate is 20 cents a ton. that tho
Terminal Association under the conditions
of his amendments would be compelled to
transport all commodities coming over the
! river to its belt line free Of any switching
| charges.
A digest Of the report made by William
A Block is as follows:
That the loop bill should not b passed for
| three reasons:
II would obstruct the Levee.
The Terminal already owns all the property on
the Illinois shore. opposite st. Louis. with the
| exception Of that owned by the Madison County
| Ferry Company.
That doing away with the tunnel is no rea-
son for passing the loop bill.
Three remedies suggested by which the
| tunnel would TO be n nuisance:
| 1t is recommended that freight rates be aH-
| justed every Eve years by a commission con-
sistinG Of five members-two to be appointed by
| the Mayor and approved by the Council. two
appointed by the Terminal and the fifth to be
| chosen by the four.
AMENDMENTS INDoRsED.
The amendments suggested by the Manufac-
| turers' Association are indorsed. They recon-
mend a switching charge OF 81 for carload lots
| and insist upon no discrimination on the part OF
| the Terminal. For transmississippi freight. 70
cents Fer ton Is proposed. provided that articles
| now carried at n sfnalIor rate than that not
| increased.
| Doctor Marks agrees with the report of Nr.
| Gibson. with two exceptions He advocates a
| rate OF 20 cents a ton for coal passing over the
| bridge and the reduction Of the rate on raw ma
| terIais In proportion. Direct payment Of money
| confederation to the city Is also asked.
| Points in the report OF SIR. Rolfes that tho
| Terminal Association does not regulate tho
! freight rates. IS 70 commonly supposed. but
| the rates are adjusted by the Fo-called Eastern
Trunk Lines from central point, thought TO
| be Chicago.
| a communication read at the fefsion last
| night from a joint committee representing tn.
| affiliated business Mems Association. Charles
| r. ZIet,O,s chairman. In which the following az
| sociatinrs were represented:
| carf ndelet business Mems League. South
\ Broadway Merchants. Associatlon. North 81:
| IulIs BIslness Mems Association, Southwest
| Mercantile Association. Tenth Ward Improvement
| League, West End Business Mems Association.
| Tower Grove Improvement Association.
| Messrs Griffin and OBrien suggest that the
| matter be left TO the Municipal Assembly to be
| taken III, in the regular order Of business.
| The rsp1rt 0f rfe joint committee was referred
| TO the Committee on Railroads In both branches
Of the Assembly.