, 1865-08-03
STREET CARS AND STEAM,
Tie Dunny Experiment Perfect sneesss--
The crseclsnd THp-The Du1my
Shsuld be Br,nght Inslae The
City Limits.


II Is now more than year since the Eort
Division Street Railway Company INTRODUCED
dummy engines on one OF their tracks. From n,
c.ty 1tmits to the arseeland Cemetery ea,e the
| pattenEes car 10 propelled By steam pauer. This
! experiment has been perfect success. md esyea
sapeto ssnsncdon to the people who have oeca
Eaon To tide On this road. In the nrnt experiment
re tSe pfopsntng poTer va loea,ed IN one end Of
uoAble, ~ II TOOK up considerable eplre wtfsA
otber"1se could be devoted 10 senA; sad,
resade. II Obliged the psesangezs to make their
Ell $40 ettraItef from one end Of the csr,
Ins Company tSereupon detached the engine
and rotleE from the passenger car and
s.. seatsa nem u. II, r. = l!!sle .qua{e shipped
to draw the train. ltfa 4 very neat and handy
centstyance, ard l. as perfectly under the control
Of ns =, ~ eotsn
horss-dnven cars. The conductor BY ringing hlI
bell can stop Q! eta1t the car inst II readily,
ssel1 1Rs eney: as en- BE- done one On ns hesss
completely r the dsivsr Of horse can regulates
The steam car ouy runs to what Is called the
t1ttta two or three rniiet eouth Of the old Gems
eery gate. 1t seeus to be 4 very foolish regult-
10 GsaeelaId 70 change esrs .Tsy out there md md
r'ao through the woods couple Of
h1 %ll,s IN g. sar dans,. asawn by horses:
come ~ far a the south rats Of The old eeme:ery
This question occurs to every one OF The hundrrts
ssd thousands OF people wh9 travel on the cars
ne oa IT, con1ea b. no,
Dr.. Dyei'1 residence with dnmm.ea. But wat is
.hs objection. now that It 10 demonstrsted that no
company has recently naked the Council for tbs
privilege, ond perhaps that Is the reason why 1t
hsa not been granted - them-
ea:d thai pe1hsps they would scare horses, II run.
IinR parallel with = road used By telmA. But
ezps,1snse pIo.es n. tass p Is per.
horsst psss the steam car In uo,ion every aay.
either atits place Of sthsttnG and stopping, 81
On The fosd along the elds Of vheh it runs,
cur thcrehon. The lite box car coatstr,n. the
eEgtne ant boiler. prcsents nothing to the eye OF
: ato'se that en- OCCASION him the least preseIf
Tor ecsTtrg.. The boiler an1 epgine arc com.
pletely hidden ont OF elgol. The locomotive
ear looks exactly Ike passenger car. except
teat u i mu: b shorter. No whistle :s blown, Or
I'D. Lard coal, We believe, ts consumed, which
tm1ft pelthet emoke nor sparks. aud no Jets Of
ftean ate fung out from the sides OF top. In
non that can be Isieed scsinst cars propelled py
steam power. At little d,stance, coming Is
S,,1,n %a,o he sosss'to, Il look Ike ho:ss q.
perceive no'hins 100 yarde Of that moves the ea,,
u1lesf i he faint. tcazrely pe.celsable line Of
smoke ftoa tne 1op-seout As much as v,goto7a
TGntoo would emit from bis mecfatnAum The
Ing hcn roaring along our most rhickly travelled
streets. on full gallup. emitting frighttul vol
umee Of smoke and creams Of dame and tpAske,
a. they Ro rushing along. ne objects hundred
foid noro ealcu'at to Tighten horres. AaoIse
teAt can stsnd fuch sight Without rearing and
little, quiet. noselets. Innocent look NJ dummy
car. SO that this objection to letnuk The st.ar,
ssI @ eoTe nearer the CITY proper thsn Dr. D,er's,
should rot b. allowed to weigh tens nshsr's weight
il vcuid he great e.y1ne Of horseae.b and ex-
pence 10 the Company to be permitted t. Iua
dowI g far "a the etutn entrance Of the old Gene
t.f'. snc II would fe1ve the public y.st better
A tuthel Of anthracite coil and lutte dummy
engine would perform ~ much lsbor IN a day al
four or dye reIaSs ot horses 1aet.3d OF houtly
trips &c ut pieeent from the city limits 10 The
C*ne,.y. md hi! hourly from ~ sonth gate to
Z chr frcm the fouth Eare to Graceand every df-
tee1n minute, and to later hour Of rieht-c,m
senS Tee s.f str Il e %es
thb old Cemetery which ought to have
better acccmmodanons, and II theJ were .u1-
A Amoet beautiful suburb might be created in a
few yeais; bot prerequisite for such Is, fre.
the onsln ess portlons Of The NY md he raj.
Blldgt port md The rspaeity Of and.o.ss into ~
e9oana IN as e19fy eea sessp e
Graceland. quaaEuple The number Of people
wcuid visit that besuufnl 'city cf the de85," and
mrDt wonld be felt The cemetery Is )nst tho
night distance from the city; nnt too m1eh uns
y consumed In making : visit tni.her. Un-
rect witch, the ehhnees ar th,t It
vii. take three hours TO GET there from The t1ms
Of c1otr,nR Clark street bridge, and Two 10 r..
tnEn. ps VIC know from actual experience: but II
the dummy were allowed to run down to tho
south gate Of :he eemr,erv, q It ought, no t1me
MSnd ns lnai u M sst1hnE md aous ie;s ,,aag tue
TIPS u commence.
The Company ehou'd copt1nne thcIs traek from
dummies from the sonth gzte aforras,d. Tne
ndv1Dssge this Tsu'd be to Eyanst3n and The
peep, Q elone the resd, e1n hardly De estimated.
1stlon Of Eranston. and hundreds uoec would
pnlchtse little pieces of land alsng the route,
and resife thereon We fhould In . few yean,
setn ont OF Boston In almost my tIfecttop.
1 ARAnwAY TO HIDz rAAK.
The South Division Railway Company, II they
poseesled proper enterprise, Would e1tccd their
down TO Hsde Pax. 1t would pay them to do it.
The popuist1on q CsaTeEstlle and Rydt Park
can be Quadrup1ed in four years at,.r snce track
9. mniss @ ron us ese pons.y ss.y % Hsse
Park Sooner or Ia et this track must be lxsd
c1S y 5sHsss i Il as fl ;3S ;sss
for suburban rtsidencef. Shade trees grow Ia
ptofu.,on all .ne way. The eot, y san5y lo,m.
II u cry &NQ 4edlLl3t RA0 Ite6 HG1u HEt0ERp9ft
ett1k. The construction OF The tssek wpnlt be
the ttenal for = Steam Of population to pour
along It.
hyde Palk would not take long to a1ow into a
beautiful lown OF eeyefa thousand inhabi;sn'e,
with etcelltnt private fenoolf, where citizens
eousd combine pretty much al The pleAtpres OF
boIh country and city life est&p:ng The lneopye-
uepcta Of the enc md the nrtsnncas OF the other;
where e:ch txmliy could hare 4 nice large lot cn
which to grow vegetables IS wsll u 19Esxsn Il.
thrn :oeIy End 4lRufrsied mix AMI pa.e T css"m ,9
kAs4!MGf oWn cos, md 1reeh eggs and spdnz
and fall chickens for their tables. And nj theT
would be c.oea enough to the city for the pataf.
faiuulss 10 do butinets Wsthtul 1ots Of essential
uEe, aId ;hs sdy Of the household TO do her shop,
ping and Waiting IN the city. Nor would the firaiy
te deharTed from Attending church In the cttJ on
tue Sabbath. or tie opera or other amusement
In the wetk day EVENING" ChtcsEo Is Iatpe End
rich enough 10 AFFORD dEe1y improved su6urbs:
ard from CleaverTl 10 Hyde Park IL plece of
territory admirably adapted to such use: and ne
time has CINE for the more rapid Improvement
OF this property. But pre- regulate L. a r73iw47
hsck with care propelled BY patent uummlee,
which viii carfy passengers from 'tdowu towa,'
Hl speedily u II couelefent With safety ctopp!n.
them Oh, every fifteen minutes, at every uo1r.
EkJ or lawn gaze between Eo,s1ce Gfpye md
HYDE Park, At IN eIpfnse not to exceed len
cent? u7p, with cheaper rides on conmutsunu
family tcEets. Gentlemen OF the south Slct
RAJ ,wsy Cemp1ny, what do Jon say 10 this Ideal
IL Il NIT sbcut time 10 c11cnd youf t,acf 10 HYde
P81kt 1Gu will d1d that II will psy.