The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11
HOW CAN new line
COME into CITY?'
SEVERAL ROUTES AVAILABLEF FOR
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TROLLEY.
The Most Practicable Route Seems to
Be One Which Will Use or Parallel
the Great Northern or Minneapolis &
st. Louis Several Other Routes sug-
gested.

How can the Mankato- Minneapolis
trolley line gain access to the heart of
the city9 ;.
This is a question which involves se-
rlous consideration Of many engineering
and traffic problems. With the Twin
ness and with the terminal facilities
OF the city well taken up, rivalry and
adverse possession will complicate the
situation. 10
1t is not believed that the new com
Pany will at any time compete for
local surface traffic. Nevertheless, if it
attempts to secure running rights on
the city streets there will inevitably
be a bitter fight in the council, at
tended by petitions, mass meetings and
fervid oratory on both sides. On the
other hand, q route which would OBJ
vlate the necessity for street privileges
would not prevent dubious outcome Of
negotiations with the aldermen, but
would enable cars on the new line to
1t would not be necessary for them to
stop at every corner to take on pas
sengers and they would not be delayed
i by the slow local cars ahead of them
on the same track. ..a..~E
While the promoters Of the Mankato
line have kept their own counsel, it is
by. no means impossible for them to at
| tive ease. Four plans seem to be feast
bic. Two of these routes would allow
! the cars Of the new company to enter
! the city from the west by the Great
Northern right of-way or along the
Minneapolis & St. Louis road, where a
sufficient strip Of land might be Sc
cured. A third possible route would let
far as Fifth avenue N. It would then
run parallel to the Sixth avenue N line
and cross the railroad tracks by way of
the; Seventh street bridge, terminating
In the vicinity of the Masonic Temple
on Sixth street.
Attic the Great Northern and Min
neapolis & st. Louis trains enter the
right of way is farthest from the cen
ter of the city, and should the new
j company's cars come in that way they
would have to cross the Great North,
ern tracks in order to land the passen-
gers at a desirable point -. =
If, on the other hand, they should
come in On. the Great Northern IS right
be created and with very little bridging
the cars could be brought either to the
Masonic Temple or to First avenue N
and Fourth street, connecting with the
Twin City company's cars when the
new loop is constructed.
! Another point in favor of the Great
Northern right of way. is the fact that
there would be no competition with the
Minneapolis lines in local traffic an6
there would be no stops between thu
center Of the city and Minnetonka. Thi
plan. would greatly simplify the fran
chlse situation and there would be nt
. necessity for future bridging of tn,
tracks. The rivalry between the Hill
and Lowry interests is factor in thu
plausiblity. Of this Great Northern
plan. ST.. q. - 49, sE..ss.
: Still another route suggested by SOM
OF the aldermen would bring the lin
t the Milwaukee right of way from TIL
, city limits to Fifth avenue s.. Such;
) line; however, would have to -icompet
with local traffic and many: of the al
t dermen are opposed to such a PROPOSE
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