The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-02

Whether Minneapolis is to have a
union railway station or not is interest
ing to the people generally, but par
ticularly to owners of downtown prop
erty,; r,.n =, .;o a+o+;,n
in Minneapolis if the papers will let
him alone,' said a railway official
lately. He conveyed the idea that Mr..
Hill would build the station when he
decided that he was ready, but that he
didn It want to be stirred up by the
newspapers. Some. question arises as
for the remark. Mr.. Hill is supposed
to be hard headed enough to start the
erection of union station when he
32Dceives the scheme is ripe, whatever
Inc papers may have to do in handy
ing about his plans as news.
Naturally, If a union station IS built
N the site Of the present so-called
ng property will have tendency up
ward, all about Bridge square. What
he people want to know is whether
1rion station Is ever to be built, and
so, where9
The question of the ultimate erection
e a general railway station by the
Iil1 interests is believed by tlose in
iInateiy associated with the fountains
e railway news to have to do solely
Fth the ability Of Mr.. Hill to make
,ses with the lines which now use
aer stations. If they can be brought
the station will 90 up according to
MS already drawn by Reed & Stem,
St. Paul railway architects, and
ieh have been already detailed in
journal.
he reason for the necessity Of this
lit before work is started on an ex-
sive station is evident to those &C
inbed with the situation. The COM
ay which controls the station has
lg leases on high terms with the
orthern Pacific and Omaha roads, in
EDITION to Its patronage by the Great
lso tied up with short lease. In
lis situation there would be nothing
gain from building a new station
the income would not be increased
IN the present lines already entering
Ter leases. It is presumed that the
Yankee road would not move from
present $4,000, comparatively new
t, and the Rock Island has LEASE
wheelage from Newport up will
Milwaukee road.
500 Holds Key.
re Great Western has non-stra
6 point for it's station and woult
badly see the feasibility Of coming
. LOWu @1dfCuGI. LIE OOO, Which, uGts
system of passenger stations an(
hedules calculated to induce demen
i, holds the key to the situation, ant
ilroad men say that the 500 coult
yer be induced to bed with such {
ted rival as the Great Northern, al
gt8ons of the line would hail will
satisfaction any system by whicl
could calculate to their certainty
what particular station trains ar
bart.
ST. Louis line, which alread,
thru the union station, might b.
ed to stop it's trains there.
lials of the union station building
say that the basis Of these refu
IS is purpose to depress tn
Of property which the station
my must acquire to build ate
hsigns already outlined. The pro
site is supposed to include Higl
-- and part Of the Pauly house prop
and to bring in tracks properly
tretches Of land towards the mill
g1e secured. On the other hand
o1nown that Mr.. Hill has offere,
Into business men certain proper
Joining the Union Railway com
property. This is given as a.
ut that the union-station projec
Toned, taken with the fact tina
~-=--~ ,aaon,- as it stands, is being thor
IA hauled.
asWi1 Enhance Anyway.
iaess men are beginning to see
", that Bridge square propert
90 increase in value so long a