The Saint Paul globe., 1904-08-18
PUBLIC WANTS CARS
ON DEPOT LOOP LINE
Strong Opposition to Abandon
Present Service Is
Promised

1t is expected that when the ordi-
nance. designed to abolish the union
depot street railway loop is discussed
before the committee on streets of the
board of aldermen strong opposition
Will develop, and it is probable that
the street railway company may be
compelled to give adequate service with
suitable cars and may in addition be
called upon to construct spur line to
the depot.
With its shurrying crowds of weary
women, some of them loaded down with
bundles, yesterday was an ideal day to
show just how much use is made by
the public OF the union depot loop line.
Thousands on thousands passed in and
out of the depot, and all but an in
hnltesimal fraction of the crowds
walked wearily along the line of the
loop without seeking to wait for the
infrequent little bobtail car that occa-
sionally moved over the line.
At the height of the afternoon rush
when 1t was difficult to walk on the
sidewalks in the vicinity of the depot
on account of the jam, one of the cars
swung into Sibley street with two lone
ly passengers on board. and neither Of
Cars Are Too Slow
Merchants in the vicinity of the busy
corner say that the loop line is little
patronized and when pressed for a
reason they say that the service is so
slow, infrequent and uncertain that it
Is as much as mans ticket is worth
to attempt to save a few blocks walk.
One of the=semployeS of the union
depot who has much to do with han-
ding the crowds said last night that
the st. Paul public uses the loop to
very limited extent and that the pat
ronage of. the line is largely from those
who just come inso on the trains and who
Know OF no better way to get up town.
Many of the business men in the
jobbing district are Of the opinion that
the petition is1merely an effort of the
street railway company to abolish the
loop line and that hespetition was Sc
cured for the purpose of covering up
the real intent. Although the petition
is signed by representatives of many
of the business houses on East Third
street and by some on Sibley street,
there are not many well known names
in the list.
1t is claimed by those opposed to the
removal of the tracks that if the loop
is properly maintained and a good
service given the patronage will war
rant its being continued, and that an.
ordinance designed to compel this
would be more welcome than the one
that has been presented.
The List of Petitioners
The signers of the petition which
charges thatiIhe loop is not patronized
and therefore not necessary; and that
the street space is needed for teams, in
elude j. H Allen & Co., wholesalers;
Kennedy Bros, sporting goods; Levy
& Hauser. clothing, 153 East Third;
Banner Clothing company, 157 East
Third McCIntoef1N Manufacturing
company, 146 East Third; Oscar Tan
kenoff e Co., wholesale liquor; K K
Mcleod, not-in directory; w. D. Sny-
der, broker, 1S31s East Third; w.
Lohrbauer & Bros, land, 1877 East
Third; ]. G. Lungaard not in directory;
Joseph Steime1,~ employed, by Lohr-
bauer Bros; w. D. Bergman, not in
directory; Samuel Efron, jeweler; M.
Efron. employed by Samuel Efron; c..
E. Corbett, ticket broker, 298 Sibley-
street; Melady & Casey, wholesale pa
per, 316 Sibley street; Schliek Shoe
Manufacturing company, 31S Sibley
street; Isaac .Baer & Co., clothing, 322
Sibley street; Goldblum- -Blumberg
company; j. Parran, not in directory;
D. Michinsky,s A. H. Michinsky and III.
Michinsl1y, clothing, 1913 East Third;
William Marks, jeweler, 1913 East
Third street; w. H. Carr, transfer, 184
East Third; George w. Rowlands,
brokers' agent, 1874 East Third; F. ].
Bauman, contractor; Spates Bros,
cigars, 164 East Third; Joseph Burk,
not in direetorye Twin City Printing
company, 146 East Third; I. Feinstein,
pawnbroker, g139 East Third; III.
Marks. employed by Michinsky; E. B.
Swygart. agent, Drake block; Louis
M. Park company, brokers, Drake
block; Harry T. Drake, Drake block;
Libbey, McNeill & Libbey, Drake
block; M. B. Simmons, not in direc-
tory; Charles Mullan & Co., Drake
block; Smith s&s Taylor, property own
ers; F. G. Leslie & Co., wholesale pa
per; Finch, Young & McConville,
wholesale dry goods; Edward Nor
man, Hotel Sherman; H. & Val j..
Rothschild, agents for property; Fair
banks, Morse & Co., scales; st. Paul
Rubber company, wholesale; John
Grove, fruits, 107 East Third; j. e.
Rose, not in directory; F. A. Dfeves
company, brokers, $50 East Third;
Paul H. Kuehn, broker, Drake block.
Attorney George Walsh, who ap-
peared before the board of aldermen
in the interest of the ordinance Tues
day evening, is urging the measure
upon the attention of the members OF
fhe council