The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-04-26

IS lost on the part Of the City Railway Car. -
for if woman, tired and wearied, after
days toll in a close and lly-ventilated room,
dares to step upon 9 city street car, within
the hours named above, she is forced through
a crowd of men, packed together as close As
humanity will allow, until she gains the inte-
nor Of the car When there. if she, per
chance, gets a seat, it is only to undergo the
tanning process and suffer herself for the
space Of fifteen to forty minutes to be com
pressed into one half her usual size. Talk of
tight lacing Why it is nothing to a ride IN
our city railroad cars
or THE AVAILABILITY
and disposition Of this monopoly To accommo-
date or obhge our citizens, We had an evi-
dence last fall and winter Last fall during
the epizootic, our city RAILROAD" monarchs
made no efforts If We except the few days the
dummies were runningl to supply the public
with travelling conveyance And 50 in win
ter, when the weather was the severest, and
pedestrianism most impeded, she city railway
authorities quietly suspended operations, and
played the part OF stoics, while the citizens
we're Obliged to face the music, and our wives,
children and sisters act the part Of herOines
and little heroes Had it not been
FOR THE oNSIBUsEs,
whose proprietors did show commendable
spirit of enterprise in both emergencies, and
t. whom or citizens in general, but especi-
ally tn, &c living at the extremes Of our city.
must teel under deep obligations, would have
been in deplorable condition. So far as the
city railway was concerned, there was no
conveyance and no disposition manifested to
provide conveyance The citizens ought to
remember these facts, and while we would not
recommend the breaking OF the charter, we
up, and a free railroadism experimenting in
this city.
CHICAGO WANTS "BERGH
The brute creation of New York have met
with some protection through the medium Of
President Bergh Would not the brute crea-
ton Of Chicago, particularly those belonging
t. the e. z K K Co., be benefited BY the
presence Of a similar parsonage in this city!
The prospective cruelty laid up for the horses
Of this line requires more than passing no
tice Frequently, IN warm weather, they
have to stop and rest. and then it is only by
powerful effort, one which apparently re-
quires all their strength. to restart with their
living mass.
The MARINE COMPANY SAVINGS BASK
of which the Hon. } Y Scammon is pres-
dent again located at its old quarters, north
east corner OF Lake and La Sale streets, is
beyond doubt one of your oldest and safest
monied institutions, and affords every security
to depositors Of small means especially clerks,
and mechanics who are anxious to lay aside
their surplus earnings for a rainy day. The
stockholders who are recognized as our most
wealthy citizens, IN addition to the actual
paid up capital are individually responsible
for all Saving Deposits and Trust Funds
Interest is allowed at the rate Of per cent,
and no troublesome rules are required
Foreign Exchange on England, Scotland, Ire
land and Continental Europe, can also be OBJ
making prepar atoms to send for Their friends
on the other side, we trust i'll getting their
drafts, they will make it a point to call at the
Marine company.