The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-13

be used in place OF the portion of Twen-
tieth street to be closed.
The construction Of Tom street will. II
is estimated. cost $4,000 and the building
will represent an expenditure of Sl5.60o.
This building is to be used for heavy
baggage and all baggage held for deliv-
cry 10 local points will be placed there and
sorted out. II is proposed to construct
the roadway from the large subway under
the Union Station tracks at Twentieth
street so that IL will lead directly to the
new storage-nouse. in order that express
and delivery wagons receiving baggage
from the elevators which are lowered
from the train platforms can be taken di-
rectly to this building.
The Terminal Association holds trunks
free of charge for twenty-four hours. On
the first day thereafter Ii charges . cents
for each piece and 10 cents for each addi-
tional day This class OF baggage will be
held in the new building. and il Is stated
that an enormous amount of baggage Is
held in this way: visitors goins to other
points from St Louis preferring to have
their baggage held at Union Station while
they spend a few days at the Fair to hav-
ing IL delivered at their abode.
IMPROVED BAGGAGE SYSTEM.
A plan will soon be pu; in effect by
which the visitor will he able to have his
baggage checked and delivered before he
can get on the train. The passenger calls
check. He Receives another check in re-
turn. and his check. with the duplicate OF
that which he has secured. which con-
tsins information as 10 what train he Is Is
whisked TO the storage-room through
pneumatic tubes.
The trunk. by system OF numbers. Is
found at once and Immediately delivered
to the elevator in the subway, which rises
up beside the proper train.
Assistant Superintendent OF Terminals
Jere Coakley states that the number OF
pieces Of baggage has Increased from an
average OF 5000 pieces to 100 pieces. This
includes hand baggage, which has in
creased in far greater proportion than
According TO the present plans. a large
counter will be placed along the Twen-
tieth street side OF the station. which will
be used entirely for hand baggage. and
will have capacity behind 1t for many
thousand pieces
In order that the hand baggage may be
been made for a large number OF assist
ants. whose duty will be to find and de-
liver baggage to visitors All that a visitor
will have to do is to hold rp his check 20
that its number can be plainly visible or
call out its number, and one Of the assist
ants Immediately proceeds to find and de-
liver the desired piece OF luggage
II is believed that hand baggage can be
delivered to many hundred persons with
but little delay by this method. as the
counter is very long and many assistants
will be behind II.
The various transfer and delivery COM
panies that carry baggage to the trains
have adopted a system by which trunks
can be delivered with the least possible
loss OF time.
Substations have been established in
many parts OF the city. 10 which all bag.
gage from the territory around win be
delivered.
When this baggage is delivered It is
sorted into heaps. each heap for the same
train and when the time arrives the
pieces are delivered at the station for the
trains.
In this way the necessity Of sending bag
gare direct from the point of origin to the
station is obviated. and the wagons are
kept In sufficient numbers at the substa-
ton instead of being scattered over the
routes to the station. as would be the case
II all were compelled TO deliver at that
point.