, 1860-03-09
The City Railway Cos aud nle4srs
=, WaIkcrs.C Com petition Mt an End.

+ Tie City Railway Cos and nte9srs.
WaIkcrssCompetftton Mt an End.
Fors weeks past our public hare been en-
joying, two. .and-a-half-penny rides in cars and
onnibusses, and sung the while "Long lipe COM
petition." But yesterday wide awake citizen
saw II. Q. Walker and Judge Fuller in close
consultation. He took the alarm and anuy he
hied to the desk Of the City Railway Company
and bought twenty five dollars worth Of tickets
Ut forty to the dollar.
he was wise in his foreseeing, for by the time
he bad his "forties" safely bagged. competition
WAS at an end, as declared in the following an
nouncetnent:
CHICAGO, March S7h, 1sGo.
The public are hereby notified that the Chi
cogo City Railway Company and Aessrs. 5. u.
aud II. @. Walker have made an amicable md
satisfactory arrangement, whereby the State
street aud Randolph street onnibusses will be
withdrawn after this date. The outstanding
tickets of the Messrs. Walker will be received
for the same number of rides on the cars Of
tie Railway Co. S. D. T. II. O. WAIKEn,
HESRr FCLLER, Supt-
Fhc announcement Of truce established, is
accompanied By the following from Superin-
tendent Fuller:
TO THE pCpL1C.
CHICAGO C17r RAILWAY OFFICE
Chicago. March {, 16&o
The Chicago City Railway Company having
made an Gmicable arrangement whereby the
Ines Of ompibusas are to be Withdrawn from
State street and Randolph street, from and after
this date, and wishing to accommodate the pub
lie hare concluded for the present to sell tickets
at tile low price Of thirty for one dollar.
A..1 Fcu i'm ,w4E, 1n%fc rf IN
public there will soon be put ou State street
four additional cars. and two additional cars on
Madison and Randolph streets.
lIExnY FU1LEn, Supt.
4 new era being thus introduced in the histo-
r. Of tho City Railway Company. it may be Of
interest to our readers to present the following
exhibit Of thcirenterprise, which is very cred
liable footing Up for the period since the first
ground was broken by Mayor Haincs some
eighteen months ago:
Miles Of single t.ack h1i h1i....................1
No .! @ cars .snei By Goinoa;y %
No. .of horses do. tcass and o1auibus).......... 50
On the State street line new switch is to be
put in at Monroe street at unce, thus bringing
the gap in the double track down to within
block and a-half. Cars Oh this route nre to be
run every five minutes.
The new brick stable Of tue Railway Compa-'
NJ on State street near Archer road, has been
already commenced. 1t will be a handsome
and crcditable structure, fifty feet front by one
hundred and fifty in depth. On the adjoining
lot next north is being built 3 frame kdn-to
Of The sane depth, as car house, four tracks
running its entire length. Both editices are to
be completed within few weeks and ready for
use.
In the nbore figures we..have given the num-
ber Of horses Owned by the company, both for
omnibus and car purposes. Good judges say
that finer stud Of horses is not owned in the
United States for such uses. The City Railways
have become IN institution our city could not
we'll spare, and will exercise aud are exercising
already, IN cqualizing influence in rents, and
@extending the urea Of freedom" from the evils
Of distance intervening between homes and
places Of business, in theYseyeral divisions Of
the city,