The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-03-07
SPIRITED DEBATE
ABOUT SWITCHES
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side intended building, citing Max
Pink, who would build a warehouse;
William Perrine, who would build
store house for apples; Archy Mann
and D. B. Seaman.
The negative then had an inning,
their case being opened by E. j. T)s-
trander, who denied that the protest
resulted from a conflict of interests
He said that it was to his interest to
have the switch opposite the yards of
the Ostrander Lumber company ex-
tended, bat he had never had the
nerve to ask that it be done. He in
sisted that there was plenty Of vacant
trackage on the other side and that in
justice to those who had bought this
the tracks should not be extended. He
asserted that it would prove an in
convenience to those coming from the
country over the Rock Creek bridge
and would moreover be a source Of
danger He said that he understood
that three people had been hit at diff
ferent times crossing the single switch
across Second street. re said that
the people were talking of putting i'm
an extensive bridge and spillway
across Rock Creek. (Which many OF us
hope Will be built" but if this switch
were constructed across ShOshone
street, the bridge would be almost use
less as farm trade would be driven
elsewhere. l., L. Breckenridge also de-
MED the selfishness of the protest He
said that he was favorable to it in a
private way but opposed in a public
way A track across the street back
of the Twin Falls Milling and Eleva-
tor company would be to his financial
interest, but he had not asked it, When
a member Of the council he had dis
cussed the matter informally with
other members of the council and all
agreed that it would be a bad thing
for the city A track across the street
such as he suggested would save one
switching a day for the mill during
the busy season, with the result of saw
ing demurrage changes on seven cars
a day. But he believed that the ex-
tension would hurt the town and he
had not asked for it. The same coun-
Gil had turned down a proposition to
run a track up Shoshone for the Per-
rine electric railway. He said that if
it were merely a matter of pulling the
small amount of freight that would
cross the street now it would make
little difference, but If the town should
grow as all believe it is bound to it
would mean so much switching that
the thoroughfare would be ruined. He
insisted that equally good switching
facilities could be obtained at slightly
greater cost by extension from the
other side.
NJ. J. Sweeley said that he did not
appear as attorney for anybody. but
thought the extension would be a bad
thing Every time a passenger train
arrived in town from 10 to so people
could be seen coming up the street,
those consisted of women and chill
dren now perfectly safe. This condi-
ton would no longer exist were the pc
tition granted. If one company receiv-
ed an extension another could demand
one and so on until the street would
be a network of tracks. The fact that
the tracks would be between the city
and the depot was in his opinion a
fatal objection. Sioux City, Iowa.
where he formerly lived. had made the
mistake now suggested here and hav-
ing grown to be a city of 10000, re-
GREETED it. He added that the city
should adopt the system of providing
for subways on the main streets and
make the trains pass underneath.
Attorney Booth came back ready for