The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-24
Low CARFARE| MEN
in THREE CAMPS
MINNEAPOLIS AIDERAdEN,s PLAN
DIFFERS FROM OTHERS.
st. Paul, Too. Has Plan Of It's Own,
and the Duluth-superior People Have
Still Anothar-Mr, HELD Says Mat
! ter Must Go Before the Directors.

While the joint committee from the
city councils Of Minneapolis, st. Paul,
Duluth and Superior, named to confer
on q plan for reducing the streetcar fare
Of the four cities, has been meeting in
Minneapolis and presenting a request
to the company which controls the troll
ley lines, it appears that the joint com
mittee has been divided into three
camps. ~
The Minneapolis aldermen feel that
a fiat rate Of six tickets for Is cents
would bestow the greatest good on the
greatest number, as it would include the
workingmen and school children and
in the course of the year would mean
more to the average. household than any
There are cities which not only have
the benefit Of reduced fares FOR all
patrons, but special industrial and
school rates as well. Minneapolis would
like to be in the same class, but if only
one point is to be pressed at this time,
the opinion is that six fares for quar-
osition really includes the other two.
= The Other Three Cities 8
:, st. Paul appears to be most inter
ested in securing a special rate for
working people, Assem- ly1nan VIM
Powers, both before and since the con-
ference, has strongly urged that the
movement for lower fares be conferred
on request for a special Industrial
rate of eight fares for IS cents, the
tickets to be good between certain
hours in the morning and evening.
, Duluth and Superior are more inter
dren than in any other single PROPOSE
tion. Both towns. are cities Of magni-
cient distances and larger proper
tion Of the school children must rely
on the cars in travelling to and from
school than in other cities. It is said
that some children must travel as far
as ten miles to the high school.
Must Wait on Directors. +.
It will be some time before the four
Minnesota cities receive any reduction
in street railway fares from the street
railway powers. The matter must be
submitted to the board of directors,
which will not meet until next Janu-
airy, when the request Of the cities will
have such consideration as the board
of directors is pleased to give them
The conference from which so much
was expected proved rather disappoint-
ing. Instead Of meeting Thomas Low
ry, president, or &C. G. Goodrich, vice
president, as they had expected, the
delegates were confronted by Willard
J: HELD, general manager Of the Twin
City Rapid Transit company. -
r When the purpose Of the meeting
had been presented by Mayor David
P: Jones, on behalf Of the four cities,
Mr.. HELD regretted that there was no
one in this part of the country with
sufficient =, authority to grant the re
Guest, but promised to convey the pc.
tition to the board of directors at their
January meeting. g." -
Mr.. HELD suggested that each city
should prepare. a statement of, its own
wants and forward it to him SO that
he could present the four to the direct
After Nj. Held left the room the
conferees were il session ., short time.
It was then stated that the committee
had been adjourned subject to the call
Of the chairman, A. J. Lyle. No for.
NAL line Of action had been adopted.