, 1873-04-21
A GOOD THING ALL ROUND.
The Proposed Belt Railway
Round the City.
A Speedy and Sure Method Of Trans-
ferring Passengers.
Expensive Depots, swindling Haolzmen,
and Despotio Omnibus Lines.
Avoided.


Also. How Facilities for Renchinr tbe |
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It Ia \ matter of frouuont woudermont that D.
ctv nosaoasod Of M many imposing structuroa
M atldrn tho now Chicago. should hayo but ana
ro,,rond fonot uorthv of the name. Thcso oh |
acrvotionu ara chiefly inf1nlno in 1,y noraona mi
oornooto1 Will, tho railway con,noniou Thov
80 ~ t1 ,,i,1o,. - 49, oor,,,,,e,. ,u1,,< aa,
= 49,, "' ,AI ,.,l1 ss-,1 ~ ~ .ls.",,"1"
OF tho shapphy 1arn'shoo toaan annually csmo-
~ parsimopv m % would = 1 eupply tho lack. From tho tho
othhr intoroetc eii1c Tho mattor lools f,freyont.
oaa...1 .S.,. ~ t-e.I,-'a,,,., .>e,e,,, s.
y. no'oiaI "ooAa =, a. s"sy 49, Do'o" Aaio
weather convinced tho railway managers that
aontial to economy and profit than maeui0-
,ort r,ooao,nor 1oroto Exnor,ouco ,,ro,,oa u
,,,a.o -, ~ .,a,,t, ,ri,,, .,,on.- r.. ot,t,,
Poaslp4o 10 eot alons WIN snahSy 1of . atatlon'
houBo md not BuGer material loss, Willie fow
bnrs of ordinary iron In track during frosty
weather may accidentally swallow IN tho profits
os a month ~ n,orc rrhoroforo +,,e c,n,r,n;oo
49,. ~ .,a1,s., ~ 49, .,'..s .o -l.....o
ueo,n ~ poncy 90 Keep enolr passoneeis "a'tns'
wait long o seoro sr rival Of o T noe ssnS
1o,,ot ,ri11 1,o rooar ~ aooano,,,ai,oto t1,o,a
w,,on tho Wv t,ra 3ost t,,e noaansm;oa ill.,. ao.o-
"Ao'' 'no t1o Ao'. NV eotnp"nlSa aAAo "sSo'
lato, epaam or united notion vas manifested.
They felt unequal to tho burden OF erecting In
deponlent GopotB, Common calamity brought
,1,om c,oaor 1ocotbor thon thov oro 1,,o1v tn
snou. soaeA , sosos.o 'auI 10y 80. ~ nao5 "
como again. a grana nnlon depot was pro-
5octod. All tho companies favored the idoa
but they ep1it upon the location. Tho uIi-
nois Gontral won1d nat c,,anpo. Thov
at,,o1t to Tho ]nko front md vnnto1
tho other comnanioa to nnito in asknr tbo
those tho Courts had inteEd!ctod from appropri-
eton, 9no upon tno el4 plooss, When secured, 20
4nitoay eTeck t4e ialgest aopot ~ ING Mofiu.
Central poop}lho to 1otn in 2 location alongside
tho river. Ine hi1ehlgan Gontral ana u, D. a
y. supported tue lako front propagation, but H.
yofca union anywhere II u couia 20 nag; Inc
% Ii9o's oensral cohtraos, noMeSeI. nold tne voy
roads fast, ana, seeing no @ complete union m could
DO eonBummated, tho nako !; Shore md Rock lHl-
and Companies quietly Withdrew, anu deter
mined to rcnihld On thoif OLD slte, "lllo tho
otAers arc Still casting about.
:, 10 eocuro the necessary GROUNDS ana oroot
thereon capaeioug tepota would require m out.
lay Of fully 9lo0o0o ooo. Ihat round sum y not
now within tho easy roach or tho corporations.
Inventive minds have, m therefore, ,oflglnnteda plan
ess dfs1 IL worry py pfsces Esoh oi thu
companies layo had all the real estate expert
enco they can afford: Their project now il to
utilize present facilities IN union railway, Ok
tending from tho northern to tho aouthorn Am-
Its Of the city In circular form, stirling the
systom Of parks their entire stretch and, be-
twoon it's terminal points, crossing every rail-
way ontering chicago.
1t Is clearly evident tnat beyond the imposing
no special advantages that cannot bo othor'yiso
supplied. Noaldenta OF tho city, on getting OF
tho incoming trains, 20 not stop to admire or
condemn tho depot. Tlelr ono dosiro Is to reach
nome or nuslneaa as qaleky as pos.
would meet all THOR roqulrements. Il is tho
passenger deatinod to poanta beyond tho city,
who wants handsome "alt'ng-room ana
apacions aenns Mtolo r. can caamgo carg "1Inos
confusion. Inla ttg1veMng nocGssl'y oels ral
way WILL conveniently Supply. lho projectors Of
the enterprise arc aeGh, nctlse' lallroad mon:
1Aolr pan ls TO ehlst tue noaiey co.opetAtion VI
every rallw9y company III nnsing nne enterlmg
gheago anu run tn9 oels taliMay W sHo PSn11-
1aras. osory eopaS enhes sa,r shate ~ ~
tho enterprise; the 1nGaicnlaplo IN; expense OF no.
curing right Of WY VII oe asersou. Comhonc- ON
Hig Ut an .lli4eteillsneA potie ~ auu Acal
tho MI%onIeo D.v'aon o. tho tGh1cagq NoIt M
western hallWay TO m ansotsectaon WIN tne Mls
consm DIVISION OF inc same roau, up when II
would run 20 EVlhg FEE ''1eh ~. run s9utn"ara a;
oyer sue cue-on .tach - .no uH.ena ~
ylh!on! paas .ne .n nl1poseu sn9pa eassMe1a @ On
me hezo s14sos n tlaeh ntonss'%Te % JonsIn' tarK
to tho botatn l,ralGh track, on hockwol! street.
which it would follow aontl1ward past nouglaa
Park and tno Houhe OF correction, through
Brighton on tho Great Eastern Company,s line
to tho Stock Yards track, Which would load
through to tho lnko shore, whore tho IllnoiB
Central could bo used through tho two South
Parks to Oakwood, or further aouth IT desirable.
For the route described the only right OF WY not
secured and now in uso is tho strip from the
lake shore north Of Lincoln m park west to tho
way.
The advantages Of e1leh railroad aro numer,
Gus. 1t IL quite practicable, and union, depot
is not: It could bo juss as easily and well con
Quoted as arc tho Stock Yards. In fact, that or.
ganlzation, being compound representation oi
| 4rno1 orfo rf,nr r.