The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-01-12
| NEW HAVEN ROAD
To AID MERCHANTS

that time should Immediately be sent to q
warehouse, when charges should be add
ed This will serve to keep the house
cleaned up and serve both merchant and
road.
"Our cotton merchants complain that
their truckage charges have advanced so
per cent since Jan. ], 1901
Mayor Patrick j. Mccarthy was pre-
sented and delivered a witty but practical
talk in part as follows: ~ look forward
10 a larger Providence. We have long
since outgrown our freight facilities and
the presence OF so many railroad officials
tonight is evidence OF their desire to learn
what the business men OF Providence
want. IL seems 10 me rather a reflection.
as II were, upon the city council that
voluntary body OF business men should
have calledto the railroads attention these
pressing needs for the good and welfare
and advancement of the business interests
of this city. II seems To me that the
freight facilities are something that
should have commanded the attention OF
the city council long before this
Apparently the city council has
slept on the rights OF our city. or
course the railroad should have known
that it's facilities were not keeping
pace with the growth OF our business
and should have made provision accord
ingly. But the Rhode Island COM
pany has now changed hands, there is
new blood and the outlook is hopeful
| for change for the better.
THE trouble is that the old offi-
cials employed old world methods OF
handling business here They are
economical from the pay roll stand
point, but what the railroad saves the
merchants have to pay"
Mr.. Holbrook promised that the Of
hce facilities in the Canal street house
viii be remedied at once. Houses and
will be improved by taking i'm some
OF the platform room and covering
1t so as TO give more floor room and
an enlargement OF the outward bound
freight house will be made He ex-
plained the reasons for the transfer of
the handling OF cotton 10 the India
Point yards, and said that there was
probably a solution to that problem
that would work itself out when the
entire situation could be studied care
fully.
A suggestion Of Mr.. Weaver
that freight house be erected
at the west yard brought this reply
from MIR. Buckland: TT has long been
the idea that the west yard be trans
ferred to the city for park purposes
II this should be done the railroad
would expect to receive in exchange
land that could be made available for
track service"
Mr.. Weaver-we do not want any
more parks In the centre Of the city.
What we want is facilities for carry
| ing on the business of the city.
Mr.. Buckland-Suppose we should
build such house and then the city
| should want the land for parks. what
would be the situation?
Mr.. Briggs-Build the freight house
and the city would never call for the
| land. -.
| Mr.. Wildwood offered the following
: resolution. which was adopted unani-
mously:
THAT the New York, ew Haven and
| Hartford railroad he requested 70
notify consignees when goods were
ready TO be shipped"
| resolution presented by Mr.
| cooper that it was the sense OF the
merchants Of Providence that a com
mittee of five be appointed TO confer
with the officials of the railroad and
that the president Of the Rhode Is
land Business Mems association make
| the appointment was not acted upon
! but the railroad officials stated their
| Willingness to confer at any time with
| such committee, stipulating only that
| the master teamers shall he represent.
| ed thereon.