, 1870-12-01
WEST SIDE OMNIBUSB,
The Lake Street and Unlpn Park Line.

TO TIE Eiiior ef T4e Chicago Tribune.
It would hardly seem posslbfe that, In the brief
period Of few abort moathe, TIC pcoplo living IN
the West Division, but more especially thoae who
tive In the Immediate Vicinity Of and between
Madison and Lake streets, could have forgotten
,ney Gsvs peea aae sasea 70
auence Of the insufficient accommodations
furnished By the hoTse lAl@sJ cnmp2ny, Jet anoh
give u truly oommenlAb.e and Chrtstixu vtftue,
tnsrantude u ~ truly the opposite OF It ! Am
led 10 these reflections from learning, as have TO-
ulnR this lire for several 1n1uths past may have
70 be discontinued for want Of patronage. Have
+: peop1e fo,XGs1en X ~ aae s dsnalsnadon mesangs
that were lhen and there poured cut upon tho do
voted heads of the n1AEagtrs Of the hotse rail-
Ways, because thy d!d not provide prop;r secau,-
this mode Of conveyance for RetuoR to aad from
thttf bu1tneasY Such seems to be the c4se; for
tmmeaia:e ilaI M Of Wane % oiten sa sna seee. @
mently expressed, Is likely to so to the wall for
want Of patronage, while these same Individuals
rens S I of the % buses u ITO the ereas desrineSt Of
Nov, III. Editor, this canuo. be Right, and for
again proven beyond question that hall The us
TINT eah IL hlir to ai least IN this section1, were
tie Im1t date result Of riding IN these crowded
ana unveutiI2ted cafss aud, tec0ntty,-uow that
certain tndiEtdn.l., believing, as was g often
shown. that there was pressing densad Tor bet
Ter travelling facilities. hase come fsr~srd In
haye put On au excellent line Of &ussea, Is it NOT
the easc1ce Of TlnRrattnde for the people to WITH
draw their patronage aud leave the Onnans
Cumpsn; 10 sustain loss which must inevitably
follon. nnderEtAnd that the receipts Of tho
company hare materially fallen Oh sincc the re-
duetiun OF the fair bT The railroad company to
AS the Omnibus Company ee1|s tickets In quan-
tit'es not te1 ond what might br supposed 70 be
III ss ony i, a.1 seas "a
feem to follow that, u this d;es not determine
to n9f kecp up comfeslng line That has thus
far been Of ineetmah'e oenent to the con.
muuity. it docs prove conclu.lveiy that
r. a%S1 Il CENT pe; fsres su
and confusion as vas rpanr aaort the snnEscnm-
nos adcad. 10 lose the o1na.sq:es; saa n,
~ = J. isas, , !. aqs = ri: eSisfs -. sas:as!
Wiling to stake 30 much on desire To accomno-
date people who seemingly are a. ready TO forget
kindnets as 10 resent an injury. some tncon-
ventence mas resulted 10 the public from the nc
l ceEelty ot shifting the buses lfum one erect to
another. As has sometimes becn 1onc, but
this has generally been cautsi 6y haa aud S,
streets for watee and gas pipes. These .llfacu!.
| ties will In time be currected, and wo GIN better
suffer little Inconvenience in tois way tam lose
NC ccIuot afford, after the expenditure Of et
much tndtRuatiou and oEatory, to set the bnssc4
.s.ahlsaed: to see them 50 u n.atat Tor want 2!
pledged Cnl-6s public sentlment has materially
changed ln the 1aht eighteen months, tho peo
having This line Of ot1n!tnses continued, and
| hope, Mt. Editor, Jens interest in the welfar
of Jonr numerous patrons on The West SD
! WIll inducc you to give space tn your cof1mps 10
4 EEDtlE