The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-06-17
UNION DEPOT.
State Railway Commission viii Or
der One Built at the junction.

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der Ono Built at the junction.
This time it is union station fol
Owosso and the matter is now definite
ly decided and there will be no further
changing to meet the wishes Of either
citizens or the railroad companies.
The State Railway Commission made
another trip to Owosso on Thursday
and so favorably impressed with the
beauties of our city were the members
that it is thought they would not be
adverse to having frequent sessions here
providing reasonable excuse could be
found for holding the same. AS on
previous visits the members of the COM
mission were entertained by the COM
mittee of the Improvement Association,
being given automobile rides about the
city and entertained at lunch with the
several railroad men who were present
at the hearing, together with a number
of the business men. The hearing this
time was on the application of the
Michigan Central to be permitted to
build new depot near the Junction
to serve both as its local and transfer
station, and to be released from the or
der of the Commission to join with the
Grand Trunk and the Ann Arbor in the
building of joint transfer station at
the Junction. The result will be a
union station near the junction to be
built, probably, by the Michigan Cen
tral and the Grand Trunk-the latter
road favoring the project-and the
Ann Arbor to use the building as a
tenant. The officials of the NJ. G.
expressed the opinion that the order of
the Commission should require the Ann
Arbor to join in the construction of the
building but as the officers of the road
are not willing to do 80 it is not
thought the Commission will attempt
to force them to do so. The represen-
tative of the Ann Arbor intimated that
his road would want to use the build.
ing if satisfactory arrangements could
be made. maintaining their station as
at present.
This result was brought about large
ly by the desire of the Michigan Central
and the Grand Trunk to have the union
station and to do away with two stops
in the city, and also, the growing ten
dency in cities all over the country to
have but one railroad station in a city.
Chairman Glasgow said in his open
ing statement this might not at present
please everyone in Owosso but it was
his belief and that of the other Com
missioners that in few years our
citizens generally would thank the
Commissioners for doing what seemed
to them their duty at this time by
granting the request of the two roads
and ordering union station.
After full and free discussion vote
was taken by the citizens present, re-
sulting in eleven votes favorable to a
union station and but one for separate
depots. Thus the depot question may
be considered settled and Owosso has
the assurance of the officers of the road
that a creditable building will be
erected and fine grounds facing Cedar
street be maintained. The Commits
sioners will no doubt insist upon the
erection of building large enough to
meet the future needs of the city and
the travelling public.
L. w. Atwood, who was in the city
looking after the right of way for the
L. 81 N. E., stated that his road would
run line up Cedar street to the depot
grounds as soon as it was shown con-
ditions would warrant the expenditure
of the money.