Bisbee daily review., 1909-07-22
MAIN q. ROUTE.
 OPPOSED
Merchants on the Southside of Thoroughfare Want Cars
 Left Off
SOME BELIEVE IT WOULD
 BRING MORE BUSINESS

Since the question has been raised as to whether the Tombstone Canyon extension of the Warran street raj lway company's lines will be made on Main street or Subway. sentiment has
 aroused considerable comment with the result that the question is far from
 being decided. even at this late date.
 According to those wishing the line to be laid on Main street. it Is pointed out that the proposed Subway street
 route would not only be a menace but a very dangerous plan and practi-
 cally suspend all driving on that street. They declare that at three diff
 ferent points the line would reach within twelve Inches of the sidewalk
 which would be dangerous to pedes-
 trians ss well as exclude driving.
 The survey, now in the hands of Mayor Neale, shows that at the Gill.
 man corner, in front of the alley store of The Fair and just back of the
 Rinehart drug store. the line would miss the sidewalks by exactly twelve inches. in the first two named places. the cars would swing even closer to
 the sidewalks, thus being decidedly
 dangerous to life and limb.
 This argument on the part of those wishing the line on Main street is met
 with a general statement by those on the south side of Main street to the
 effect that business would be practi- cal,y ruined should the line operate on
 that thoroughfare. Armed with this contention and others they propose to
 present their arguments formally
 should a special meeting of the coun-
 ell be held to give the subject con sideraticn and reach some conclusion.
 Following are several statements
 showing the trend of opinion among merchants on Main street
 C. NJ. Henkel-Bisbee Drug com.
 pany-'I can hardly believe in con gesting traffic on Main street. so am
 in favor of having the car line on Sub way. Main street is none too wide now and I do not believe in making more sacrifices in the way of smaller streets"
 l. Brown - Haberdashery-'I can see no reason why the car line would be a detriment to Main street. would like to see it there instead of on the subway. It will bring the peo- pie and that is what the merchant is looking for"
 Mayor Neaie-'I am willing to act dItOTuduCt Wltll lHt NlsutS Cl Int public. but hope that the matter will
 be decided with full degree of dis.
 cretiou. Should the Subway route be decided upon. then I believe it would be best to transfer at the corner of Subway and Main street for the dis tance between the two Fair stores This would obviate all chances for danger around a sharp turn. But this iz sA ha r,,arrhart- tA AAffdA NJ. Newman. manager of the Fair stOre-"Whal is the use of cutting up Main street and congesting traffic
 when the cars can go just as well up Subway? To run the cars on Main street would mean that there would | be no convenient place to hitch for
 customers and line in the center, of the street would leave insufficient pas | sage on either side for vehicles l J. B. DeWoody, manager of ]. B. An ' gius Grocery company-"The Sub
 way is the only plausible line for the | road. Not a store on the south side
 of Main street along the entire block, | has a rear entrance. so where are we | going to handle our freight The line | on Main street would leave us no
 chance to take care of our goods and besides. our ranch trade would soon Y be a thing of the past. as they would
 not wish to do business on a street
 where they have 10 chance to hitch their teams. If the line goes on this l tMain| street, our business will be | greatly and seriously decreased" l Ball & Bledsoe's drug store-Mr. | Bledsoe-'.lf it would not be a too l serious detriment to traffic I would | like to see the line on Main street. for I believe 1t would bring many peo- pie and patrons to this section of the city. I had thought that 1t was all ] settled for Subway street. and of late. have given it no consideration" In several instances those on the
 north side of Main street express but little preference inasmuch as they
 have both back and front entrances to
 their places of business. In such
 cases it matters but little on whicl,
 street the line is laid. but those locat. | ed on the south side of the street are practically unanimous in asking | hot MaEr crr ha taf,