, 1870-07-16
RAILWAY VIADuGTB.

yp he Editor Of TIE Chicago Tribune: ....
let us lay aside all dings at Teil-fcd aldermen
and cor1untpn In the Board Of Public Works sud
tr ana consider thus question Of railway Ftaducts
as pm ce business e Ihis ercat ~ and rnnre
cedeuted concentration OF railroads AZ tnls potnt
be BEST secured and made most aFallapie 70 me
majority Of our citlzens-constsent wiz. nEst tne
txc;1ritT Of life; second, convenience for business
and economy OF management
First-It will be well TO remember thai tnis re,
ratkah1t and unprecedented concentration OF
railroads here gives to Chicago her chief advan-
taCe and great prosperity over her Fis21s.
Eetond-l assume that the best interests OF HoIn
,ne raiiroad Companies and the citizens are lden-
he rsiiroads, and fiee pe7ea. Hence instnuattons
a. to dishonest corrupt 1uotires on tue Pail Oh
think It viii be conceded that the nearer
TIE business centre Of The slty Soa ao.21s en-
uieut and economical for business and passenger
Hence to get these centres business stteets must
crossed a popnilons ~ 1ss aGs;sI e 5oW Esn
| tais be done with the least inconvenience ana
| danger to life. ,o,,..o,,r. .o ~.
ncsT If II wele at all r4ncticabIebut the tdea OF
building miles Of tunnel tn this CITY VIII tne We
50 near the surface, is entirely out 81 the 9aest2n
| The oriy choice left Is between Two ~ags-ihe
one used now on the established GRADES, used ny
common travel, or by y1ainGfs over tns stltEus
the protection aud SAFETY o. x.os tnacsd 81
steam cousilef absuf as safety to life would not
he auv hetter secured and the obsJttetot 70 tfae-
| II would I've Increased one hundred per cenkm cI-,
trains by steam moving at the rate o. 1out Mnss y.
~ nnnT TN 10 twenty cats in a train, and By
! h0Ises at the rate Of two m1eH an houfs on!4 tHe
| cars in train, with sixteen horses at Tue ehd
Now let any practical business man view WIN,
| ont prejudice the working OF the two Vtadncu
| ever Wells and uulsted streets and see now per,
fecty is secured the safety OF the citizens and ths
copTeniencr Of ali parties Interested -
The question Of the beauty o. tne long, lege Is,
views Of our avenues being spoiled Is nafaly
worthy OF serious consideration, Waen IN cppost
lion 10 the safety and convenience OF tue people
Eottce In Lincoln Park that constdefabIe e4penS
has been incurred there 10 get Jest such an e!eSa
don In one Of the drives IS wonId be made bJ
| taEfe dtffer as 10 what Is beautiful The qaeslo.
Of The cost and damages Of via.luGts y easily sel
| lied by honest business men. THOSE oamAxs'
shnuld be paid folly. Should the rafroads pay n
| tsHple bii1 ! think they can ahoFd 70 take IN
property, claiming damages, al lts last, presen
value. and paw foF the whole improvement
notice = suggestion 70 dripe al tue TaliIoaa ~
! ont Of the city. suppose this were, depe ana n
railroad companies were to choose To concentlAl
| all their depots-freiGht and passenger-some te
south, Ray near Evanston, what would ne the ram
Of Chicago business or real estate ~ lev geass
AZ to using the crossing for Switching purposes
this ae an erroneous notion. The eject OF u
double t1aEk Is absolutely TO diminish Inc vos1"
ttosa to tTuteL -..,,..
over an our streets IS the most important lnp!oyt
, peut suggested for the absolute a1fey An1 couEt
ptepce Of onr citizens, and think u majority,
thetu thinE as do, Notwithstanding am dsrtlc
| | nn0p one ct our =. beautiful ayenues4" near III
E railroad crossing. and don't own one dollar {
naa ~ D.
f.UIclco JuIy Is. 1870.