, 1873-12-01
What it Costs to Run . Car and;tlle
Profits Of u Trip. =
Detailed Information Concern
ing the Management Of
the Roads.
Growth and Progress e,f the
40 Omnibus Lines.
Number Of Buses and Employees,
Rates Of Fare, Etc.

A preference for any other mcans Of loco~
motion rather than podestrinnIsm is dis
tinguishiug trait Of American character. Which
will probably account for tho superiority which
NIL their machinery for travelling posscascs over
that Of other countries. pcrlaps the first thing
tlat strikes q foreigner on his arriyal tn the
United 8tatos, IL tho comfort and elegance OF
its railway cars aud steamboats,. Tho .noxt
thing TINT Burpriaos him Is, that theHe qualities
are not speoia1 luxury to l1e acquired at rates
placed purposely higl, in ordor to ina,'re that
ee1octneBa with which tho aristocsnt deaircs to
surround himself, but nre for tho people, and
attatnable at popular prices. Americans OF all
CLASSES will have case and comfort possible; md
never object to paying little cxtra to ha1o some
elegance in addition. Tbey arc foud Of Pedos-
trlauism, in other people. Whena" nobleLord,"
on the now-a-daya essential American tour,
ia announced by tho Ncw York Jankinscs
aa q prolgious pedestrian, who walks dvo
or six times from his hotel to Central
Park and back by way Of m appetizer be-
foso cach moal, they read tho item in their
morning Herald, and conclude that, whatovor
othor qualities lie may 1ack, lo must lave a good
pair OF legs. Then they finish breakfast, spend
nickel on tho car which carriosthcn comfortably
to thoir place OF business, and thauk Providence
that they aro not endowed with an appetite
which needs 30 terrible bodily effort to bring ii
up to time on the thrcc daily occasions whom tho
rromptings Of it's atill small voice are 60 plcaa~
mt to listen to.
TIE AMER1oANs JOY.
Tho net means OF looomotion In A1nercn Is tho
buggy. Giyo III young we'll -todo!: American, aoat-
cd in alfght-built brightly y-burnished buggy,w with
prctty American girl by his sido, aud dashing
pair OF threo-mnuto bays in front, aud VIC have
as perfect q picture OF content and hapri-
ness ns can bo found tho world oyor,
Thls fonlnoss for "horse and buggy I" induces
mnny mon, In the larger cities, to live on tho
outskirts, within decent driving distance, and
helps greatly in the development OF their
suburbs.
THE POOR MANS CARRIAGE.
But thero nro vast numbers in aal cities to
whom tho keeping Of the moaestest little turn
out in tho world ia q thing their income does not
permit of. Yot they live III tho country IT thoJ
wish, or just in that happy mean between town
and country, whoro all tho comforts OF the
former Gun bo lad with all the fresh air md
delights Of tho lnttor and for them is in roadi-
ncss, every fow minutes, q landaome. comfort
nblo carriage, drawn by team Of exceiont
horses driven By careful driver, mono the less
acceptable becauae unlivoriod, aud which ia
roady to take them to their plncc Of business,
some three naiIca away. for tho triling consider
alton Of Michel bead, children half-prico,
81 tho lattor required to make their own change"
It iB needless to Boy that the carriage rcforred
to is tho insttution commonly known as street,
car, which has during tho past eighteen yeara
BECOME 30 popular with the American public.
Now York was the first place in which the Hys-
tenn OF etreet-rnilways WAS tried, and IN the
course of a year or two Inter Chicago made the
experiment, which at once proved successful.
Since then, tho rapid growth Of tho city has In
duced an equally rapid growth of city railway
lines, aud the four routes with.ten miles Of track,
OF 1858, havo grown into the twenty odd routes
and nfty odd miles Of track Of to-day. Chicago,
the greatest railway city Of the world, is par
toularly we'll adapted to tho successful operating
OF street-car lines. Built on tho prairio.
its roaduays prcsont no steep hills. to
torture tho car-horsos, which, jogging along
the level plain, at ratio seldom
exceeding Ave miles Cd hour, with an easy-run-
ming G.. gliding behind arc sm9ng ths h.R{pest
cars hayeAone towards developing tho outakirta
OF Chicago. 1t is hard to toll. One Of the first
things done BY young married man WHO ia be-
9 corneElot in ono Of tho outlying districts nea1
to Tho street-car which taxes him to hts bust
mesa. He invosts in . lot Or two, Il he has the
money. builds him home, and settles down u
member Of that class Of the community which
Ia tho backbone Of our city, whose hualncss III
terests arc in the city proper, but Whose hotnot
arc away OF, whero on one side the prospect IL
roofs aud ateep}sst On tho other Hseeh or sno"
covered prairie, and an occasional pioneer home
stead. Such mans moving to and from bust
ness every day, counting IN tha extra trips Nher
he yiHlts the theatre or the concert, need no
cost him mora than hotween $40 and Ss'' year
rnrrr5 OF ouloA1o sTREET-oAH COMPANIES,
Ihia is q Bma}l sum, but so great is tho mum
bot Of thoHe contributions That the presen
financial condition Of the car companies Is Of .
Tho Wost and South sllo liues pay handsom,
divIdends Of from 16 to is per cent per annum
and the North Side line, although the fire was
severe stroke, Is fast reouperatng, and promsse
to bo paying concern again before long.
INTERESTING STATISTICS oolIEorEp.
Within the past faw days TRIBUNE EepoIte
has devoted hts spare time to cleaning suos! IN
formation With regard to street stESet-caIa e. ,, migl
Time he took Ia tho "gontemen Of tn
opposition" tho atage-drivera, d class Of mel
whose Recommendations arc, especially when on
l. IN hurry no means TO- pc aoaed n .:,a hnpo
priators, he gathered m ocean Of interastint
facts, which ha has oondansed into raadabl
shape. The managers OF tho dsnorent car com
panies gave information very similar IN natnro
Tho ratos Of pay to employees the proportion
ate number Of horses and cars to length OF hne
md othet essential points, wore found to b
pretty much tho same on all llneH. Tho elastlol
BY OF the cars WAS no leRB remarkable on OIL
road thnp on anotl,or, oil OF them having bec1
proved capable OF containing uyar LOO custom
"one mora"
Many Of tho btroet-car managers think thu
steam could be uHcd With gool 6ffout instead d
horseH but nono VI them a1o prepared to sa
ttat tllGro ls locomotive yct inyvntod whlo
oould DO used without frightening horses. A
soon as this Ia done, the Introduction OF stoaE
upon our roadwaya aud tho presence OF car
which will carry tho citizsnn out to Woster
lyonne, or Lincoln Park, or tho southern sui
urls In flfteon or twenty m,uutes, will DO hailo
NTH Joy by thousalaH,
THE SOUTH SIDE ROADS.
LOCATION az LINES.
Tho Chicago City Railway Company has SC
hority by It'd Glariar tn laY tracks, ANYWHERE q