The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-10
with the aid of his written speeches,
that hessis really enthusiastically for
Roosevelt and Fairbanks.
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81 SSt ANYWAY SOidpdHS &TcSdEuiilB TIE
union depot, loop line. That corpora
ton has shown itself in many ways
capable of understanding good business
ideas. 1t has followed on many of it's
lines the policy of giving a good serv-
ice as the best means of getting quick
and ample returns, 1t has been un-
ineligible to US, unless 1t was DELHI
erately attempting to procure the aban--
donment OF the union depot line. why
it should SO persistently oppose any
movement toward the same policy
there. 1t is unintelligible still.
Supt. Burdick,- an interview with
whom was published in yesterdays
G b. e, simply begs the question. We
say that what is true Of all other lines
is true Of the union depot line; namely,
that an utterly bad and worthless serv-
ice destroys patronage, and that the
way to get business is to provide facili-
ties for it. Mr.. Burdick's entire argu-
liiSIlI 10 booC0 vi Lie IciCI tlltl lew
people patronize the union depot line,
after it has been so adjusted that no.
body can patrenize it except at his own
inconvenience and cost. Fancy a ten
minute service for passengers all Of
whom are necessarily either just ar
irving in the city or hurrying to take a
train! A man going down town to keep
a business appointment can afford to
wait few minutes for a car. A man
who has just given himself time to
catch train cannot, and man coming
into the city and in haste to get home
or to a hotel will not Therefore as far
as business is concerned, the present
cars might exactly as well not run at
ALL
This street railway company official
says that he cannot see how loop line,
even if operated on a five minute
schedule, would add to the public con-
venience or aid the business interests
of the city. Now the public and the
business interests think differently.
Why not give them the benefit of the
doubt and make fair trial? 1t would
not cost the street railway company a
tenth of wfatit spent to carry people
to the state fair grounds, service
valuable one week in the year, to give
an adequate service to and from the
union depot.
Suppose it should put on cars enough
to-giye two minute service. AS it
uses its Oldest equipment. unavailable
elsewhere, on this line, the added ex-
pense would be merely that Of a few
extra cars. The line is SO short that a
very small number Of cars would cover
it. We venture to say that if the street
| railway company should try this ex-
| pertinent in good faith for three months
| it would find the union depot loop line
an exceedingly profitable property If
! it were to seek and obtain permission
| to sconstfuetsa Espur track on Sibley
streer in front Of the union depot and
keep one car standing there all the
time, it would remove the valid ,objec-
ton to keeping car at the corner of
Third and Sfbley, where traffic is
heavy and would, catch hundreds of
people daily who now walk to hotels,
because there is no street car in sight
and they do not know when one will
| arrive.
| AS we have said, this is not a mat
ter of sentiment nor inspired by any
| desire to put the street railway COM
pany in hole. 1t is a plain question
| of business. We believe, the business
| men believe, the, whole public Of ST.
| Paul believes that depot line always
ready, amply equipped to accommodate
everybody's desires-and this is no ex-
pertinent but simply the counterpart of
the service given in other cities-would
| pay handsome returns to the company
We are very confident that we are
right, and We know the street railway
company's policy is such that there is
nopessibility of proving uswrong until
it has tried the suggestion The sug-
| gestion is inexpensive. Why not, then
as mere matter Of good business, give
us an adequate union depot service?
If 1t succeeds, the company and the
! public would both be immense gamers
If it fails, the whole question viii have
been settled by the test of fact, and the
company will be troubled no more by
| attempts to enforce regulations that il
| finds Improbable. Is it not case fol-
the application of mere ordinary, every
day common sense and business deal
| ing?
Col. Alexis Romanoffs ltrusty mer
| appear to be in hurry to get home in
| time to be present at the cutting of his