The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-30
Hill IS WILLING
TO TALK STATION.
AGREES TO MEET COM
MTTEE FOR CONFERENCE.
Meanwhile Developments in st. Paul
Indicate that Enlarged Passenger Fa-
cilities in that City Will Cinch All
There Is TO Transfer Business Min
neapolis Gets Short End.

Union station prospects are looking
up in Minneapolis. James j. Hill, pres
ident Of the Great Northern, which
| indirectly controls the union station in
Minneapolis, has promised the union
station committee Of the Commercial
club that on his return from Labrador
| the middle OF July, the first thing he
Will take up will be the question Of a
new union station for Minneapolis. He
tee in Minneapolis.
On the Other Hand.
Meanwhile preparations for cinching
the railroad transfer business for the
st: Paul union station is going on rap
idly, and in the preparations may be
seen the hand Of Mr.. Hill. By the time
| that he gets to Minneapolis it is prob
able that st. Paul will be more strongly
entrenched in it's pseudo position as
terminal Of all transcontinental and
Chicago lines.
The Great Northern road has Just
bought the entire half block Of land
IN st. Paul on the south side Of Third
street, between Wacouta and Sibley.
| This means that magnificent station
| VIII be built at Third and Sibley, and
| indicates the purpose Of the Hill inter-
ests to make st. Paul the perpetual
transfer point for passengers, mails.
express and baggage. The seven Chi.
cago lines and one transcontinental line
will have to knuckle to the wishes Of
| the two Hill transcontinental lines and
transfer at way station instead Of at
| the terminus. So
Swat for Minneapolis.
While St. Paul may be considered
the more feasible point for transfer,
/ 4. 90 fro1 ,S4
in st. Paul for the bulk Of the transfer
business, the tendency Of the Great
Northern 8 plan is to make st. Paul
the actual railroad passenger center and
! to continue the unfortunate condition
that now exists whereby the twin cities
are not on parity or anything ap-
preaching it. ~.
The chief purpose of the Commercial
CLUB g committee and the citizens in Sc
Minneapolis Is to wipe out the argu-
ment Of the railroad companies that
transfers are not made, or permitted in
Minneapolis, except with great annoy
ance to the passenger, because it has no
union station. The Great Northern s
attitude and sudden action in the st..
Paul matter is in almost humorous op-
position to It's position with regard to
Minneapolis, where it has owned prac-
tlcally all the land necessary for a
Union station for years, and has plans
for a new edifice that are covered with
the dust OF two years in an architect Is
office. Eas =, - -.
Situation Not Appreciated.
The Great Northern road has of it's
own accord transferred its freight ter
minus from st. Paul to Minneapolis,
because a great saving in time and ex-
pense was thus effected. Altho in this
wy practically he acknowledges that
Minneapolis is the real terminus Of his
| system. Mr.. Hill does not realize the
force Of the argument in-regard to pas
sengers with sufficient acuteness to &C
cord Minneapolis even equal facilities.
The Commercial club committee is
composed Of leading business men. of
| Minneapolis and is considered to have
special ability for placing the claims Of
aM MINI IN the best light before the
| mittee consists of B. F. Nelson, G.. H.
Partridge, H. M. Hill, W. W. Heffelfn-
ger: G.. A. Smith, w. Y. Chute. F. r..
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