, 1859-03-31
SVENTNOKTITS ATTEmprxrOn n.y.
FEAT THE WEST SIDE UNION


ont purpose and that purpnsc ulway
>has Ill lniimMe relation to lis i,umcd;
ate personal interests. Some tine ay.
aprcject Was started for uniting Il lulf doz{.,
of our Railroads in tile construction q Union
Dcro: OH the West Side 1t was very
evident that sucl! IN union Of railroad inter.
csts was feasible. that the enterprise, if car.
,rIcd out would add largely to the business q,
lite West Side, that i; would greatly increase
tile value Of real estate in that section, and
]'"nce' it became very popular with tic Vest
Sidcrs.
1"hn Wentworth was opposed to thi., Union
1'epot IRON the beginning, and for various rcsl.
so'ls. In the first place, llo OWLS no stock in
Tie roads that would he accommodated lr #
nut hc does own stock in rival roads It's
'or hs interest," therefore, to drteat the rroicct
on ''l's account. III tic next place. the bulk
" "cnt'vort'''s rc:sI-cstatc is III the Soutl, Di-
vision Of the city. \ Onion >Dcpo1 on tho
West SI'l' w"llt greatly increase business
1Aerf'' NJ we'll rs add m.lcl, to :lc value Of real
cstatc h"t it would add nothing to the ya1uc
"l "cntwoFtls property III the South Division.
Indeed. /: is sald, that Wentworth, believes ,l,;s
West side Union Depot will lepreciatc the
Fdluc ol LIS large tracts Of land in soltl. CHI
cl!o. lie waits ali tile railroads ,o ,.on,r ,o
the South Division, no MATTER from w,nt ,]roc.
tloa tl1s: approa"a TIC city. Tie wants MI the
depots to be l'uiIt i'll the South Division 81
tint all the railroad business may lc copncn-
tratcd in il.
1T "cntwo''l's influence were as powerful
IN ch'casp us it olnc was, the people Of 1l,c
West and North Divisions could not do lrttcr
t'lall to donate to linn :. valuable rca-cstal. m
t.Fcst III tlsose parts Of the city, II l,c ov~,d
IL e1S's'S ;'c'" lot in the west Division. lc
"''''d doubtless believe it would gain rs m,rl
i'll V:luo BY Un!"a Depot OH the Vest shlc
rs 'i4s eighty a:eS in tlu Sttll Division would
l''e by II; and of course lis opposition would
cease, II he owlcd I'LL eighty acre lot in
North Chicago !" worll: no, at any time ware
Il warfare upon the y4r:psls enterprises for tie
prosperity "' that division. Wentw,rtl, tn nso
i hohlel' l'rorcrl' knows wi.icl, side Of lis
toast is buttcrc,!.
Hostile as lie always Aas been to tic West |
sid: lnion Depot, lie has never dared 10 nuke
open opposition 10 it. He chose rather to trust
l" us cnili1s IL kill itoi in some ,,l,3rr]audrd
way. wln'o trying to make the West Sidrrs
"''ie'e lie "'s really in Elyor Of it. lie aner:
'''at certain Legislation was necessary tu c1al|,.
the r''!S ~ get t"a EnivA drwn.. and this
''s's!:i'''l IL" intended 10 defeat. His oplusi-
l!"'' to Tic election If Mr. Peck was 11ut ov.iuy
>" h''ca IT, l';s personal hatred of That gentle.
man, as tn tue fact 1hat he would he in tic way
of the sclIcme I'll Kill of tic West Sid. 1.riou
Depot III t'1c Legislature; Int liz sought II;
colceal this fact hy trying to defeat Mr. Peek
III tue ground t:1at IT, would oppose West
Side Interests.
I'll" l"4'p!c o' III" Wrst Side. however: I'LL.
a''r f!sr conviction HAT Mr. Peck would Dc
'r''e I" their interests, aud especially 10 their
'f"'ete't Union Dtp't. ,r;,lnr|,autly elected
lin. As their Immediate representative in
''e Legislature, they requested hi,u 10 secure
.lr passage "s tho following Law:
- At, !. a''l.z' c t"',n,n cou:il Of tit civ of
Eertas j. IL r;,I I1s II 'i!"' in. i.,. .f H., s,,
'"", ,".n nlo,<M'ti T It y til" t:uss As>y. ts; ,js m
s', n'sss ., IN s"a m% ,'s ay ~ >;, :, ~ 'siy sv
Ia."'5 as 'sss ~'aa ' III ihe ne.i, u .;rt l ssi
The sole o'jcct Of this law WIS to render
'r"ctlc''e the lr'.;tc; 1;,r IL ll:.,t l'cum, 1t
vas not intended /, hs used Cur any other p,r
'ose' ami t'nTe is so probability that it .yrr
'4'l hs While the I'll! WAS pending Letorc The
''!isatnre Il prominent r;t:zcu Of the Ne,,
'''h' 'a'''d ri The N+'orrot ntlice aud stated
''at such w.s its o|Je: that it l.ul r,cn i,,ro-
'r'etI k'r tlsat purposc aud that alone aul -,
'l' I'csS''a' solicitation uc Il large number If
ne West S5le ranp!". Wentworth t:,,,,,,t
''e:o ignorance rs +" 'hc nhje>t Of this law.
le knew from the is::.Iunir. that it was IN in.
Src 'l'c building ii til. West Side Onion l,e-
'ot. HIS opposition to tic law il merely Il
'reie'1e"; 1t IS tic creature a: the law-,lu.
'cs' >'ue t1i'oh nr1m-tllat liz is alter, The :
'rlnts tsais d. u 10 mischief while ln. ram.
.r'"'' Of thu l''1r:, ln' ''reve<-,l4ousl. very
'!;r:rt En,n tic value Of his
oat!l Side property.
That the ln1hli. lnay llayea clear understand.
X Ut TIN foregoing Gtr:s. we give rllcc IL In,
blowing communication from Il number If our
Vest Side ci1izcils:
't'''s u: the Prs, and Trihu,r;
The object "f thu law passed ut the Ink, ..x-
IN oi the Legislature, giving the Common {
ounc't power i" 'lca,e streets aud ulIes w,,u Il
secure t'c l"catiuu und construction oe n, II
:ss S'dr Union Depot. 1t WAS introduced br {
If. reck and it> Passage urged, 1T unr Earnest 7
''lc'fa''on, and i'll pursuance ii his plrd,,c n
wen us and "thcrs as West Side property hold. u
- that he w"nll. .iftlectcd. .Irucurc such ]uw
I'd not Mr. Peck at:.ndr, to he interest, ofh;s Ii
est Side constituents in this particular. they II
QUO have had just cause Of complant against Il
IN; and any iasinuasions IF improper iu,cn- r
ons or objects III tue passage Of tint law, arc +"
't1rc'y anwarranted BY fActs.
=. ". GsTEs, ". H. SrowE,
J.: +. lnwlS. ". WIsDors,
r.. J., OllAEA, AMOS &, Tunnor y
\. :. ScELEs, s. LIND, .,
4 Lorn, - "
iA'h IN 10 TIC punt. 1t is settler to alt
'e MISERABLE i!inss which Wentworth Aas n
aac III fccS AID Judd since tue nassare oc II