, 1873-10-19
a Prospective Demand for the
Cheaper Glasses Of Lots.
The Proposed Lake-shore Dr{ve---
Charlottesville Town Of
Mount Forest.
Recent Sales--Transfers tor the
Week.

Nhs tH1 Lho 4un e1teek VI kue FA14o Aaa laeeeo
away.
Soma dealers In tho
CHEAPER classEs or PROPERTY,
to DO occupied by worsnlor Of nil kinds, havo
applications for lots with tho closing Of cou-
trnots rs soon as tin thirty nnl s!xty-1ay no.
ticcs given to tho eavinga-hanks havo had Time
to expire. For months. perhaps years paat,
people hayc boon saying up their littlo surplus
earnings with MI oyo upon soElo lot which they
hayo meant to purchase fur pcrmancnt homo.
Alarmed by tho recent panic tlloy will haaten
to complete tlcir purchases. In Ibis They net
wisely, for In tho long run, especially for
tho largo majority who 1iayo not busi-
noss etlucahon there is nothing 80 nbaoluto-
ly aafo mud profitable as Chicago real ostato
1t don't run AWAY, aud it don't break. Though
ut timcs its vai..o mny 1uctrate, parties who
from foresight or no1ossity hold on to it,
never lail 10 come out ahcnd. Acting on theso
principles, tloro aro probably moro owners of
homosteads in Chicago, in proportion to popuar
ton, than III any other city In tho Union, Hull
drctls OF rcoplo pro now rich WHO would hare re-
maincd POOR all their lives II they hnd not in-
vested in roal estate.
Whilo there arc few na1cg,
THE MAHkEr IS FIRM.
Holders aro not Obliged to sacrifice their prop
orty, and hence they aro eatisfled to hold 1t.
THE LAKE-HNoNE DRIVE.
Some months ago NO suggested to tho towns
and holders Of property Along the iako shoro he
tween this city and WAukeean to open GRAND
boulevard to that beautiful little city 40 miles
down the Lake. Wo ronew the suggestion now,
hoping that combined plan to accomplish il
will be 1naturoh during tile coming winter.
There is no other road in the worltl-that east
Of Nice along tho Mediterranean Sea alono OK
certed that wo Gull think Of that could be co1n-
pared to it.
Wo duuht not that tho movement. II once fair-
iy inaugurntcd, would bo q most proper ono, and
tnat 1t would increaso tho valuo Of tho real CO.
Of tho improvement. There ought to BE- ent:r~
prising men enough in Evanston, Wfnnetka,
aigLlanl Park, Lake Forost md tho other
sowus through which tliH grand avenue would
nln, to complete it within Tue coming ycar. No
Investment Of money and energy. in our judg:-
mcnt, would bo likcly to pay better. Lot each
!own do its part, and the thing is done.
coLLEcT1oSs.
Dealers rerprt collections on previous HNleH aB
good. Purchasers sccm to llavo 1nade arrange
ments for funds, and not to haye lost confidence
In tAcir Investments.
MOUNT FOREST.
Among tue new suburban towns around Chi
cago which huvo been visited lately by our ro-
porter, mono nre probably superior, and fcw
equal, to tho ono named above. Situated on the
os9 } As0q rs : ST. s h0ns ds REos hod only ny{uas nnS
expect it to rnrtako of tho character
tatics Of most prairie towns, which may bo
briefly described M railroad stations on open
prairios, with fino improvements in surveyors
atakcs, Ind literally populated BY gophera. On
tho contrary, howover, 1t IN situated On ridge
Of wooded land, which riacs IN torracca from tlo
loyol of the railroad traol to height Of 1872 foct
in distance Of about GOO yards, and which over
looks au extont OF county Of great diversity
and beauty. Tho wooded ridge Ia already snb-
divided INTO lots, ranging from 16o to $50 fcet
deep, md the etreets aud avenues l,ave nnostLy
been cleared through tho trees; There arc 500
hcres in tho suhdiyiso1l, of Which about az acres,
nlcng tho t1uest OF the many romantic rayiues,
are devoted to parks and ,ploasn.lncowa ways. y
The Brccls in Eeuelnl gro latd out Tor n width
of 10 feet, and, Willie nonc wind gracefully about
for tho purpose Of accommodating the nnost
building sltes on tho knolls and along tho
rayiuca, ,othera run perfectly straight, and pro
eont enchanting vvistas, terminating either IL
Of tho hills. There have beon twenty-five hands
constantly ut work for tho Inst three months in
laying ont streets, &c.
oral springs Of uulailing flow. Which yery prob
ably possoss considerable medicinal virtues.
The Desplanes River, about one'latf milo from
tho crost, broadcnB out into doop lake, called
aud pureht leo used In Chicago is taken. The
fsniug aud shooting are very good. In the woods
there aro sloven variotica Of t1eca. The sylvan
splendor Of thcae alternating knolls md rayinos
ii nnequaled anywhere else around Chicago, nnG
tile elevation ct tho building sites inenres pure
air. FREQ from Ill 1niaamatio or other unhsalthfu]
tufuencon.
Tic propriotora have built very handsome
Gothic Depot midway in their tract, and no lot il
moro than fow minutes walk distant. a goot
road AMI sidewalk run up from tho depot to th
high ground, und. in addition, the continuation
Of Archer avenue pasaoa along the foot of th'
hillside. This Going tho first suburb n!a1tod OF
THIS railroad-the Chicago l. Alton-the oommu
tation faro las beon fixed at the samo rate Al
That Of tho faro to Washington Heights. on tn
Rock Island Road. There arc three trains cacl
way daily so arranged rs to accommodate huH
uesa mon to tho best advantage and, aa Hoou a
the double track il finished to this point anosho
Notwithrtanding tho beauty Of this Bubdlrisio
ls certainly unsurpassed by any OF our suburba
townts yok TO learn that the management at
offering tho property for tho next two months
p ppses far nsaes nso% v f.o snkss IS s1
Among thoae who aro undcr engagement
build anl reside there aro the following Messr.
q. ". Fowler, @. .. Atkins, Il. 8. Dietrich, 8. l
photographs may bo seen, and Ill informstio
ss; sontlencn It a No. isa Il Iasatlo t street. '
rcssrs, Ellison, Pomoroy Il Co. sold, On Nor
155 South Peoria street, at ellis pcr foot, Lou
Adams and Samuel Witkowaky purchaeers. M
40 aamo street sold for Sloo.bo. and at san
twoon Adams and Jackson. rest front. 10
sll7.60. tho sale aggrogating 416, ,287.60.
On Wednesday tie same firm sold for ".
Thayer, at North Evanston, 25 lots ct s7:6o
sl2 pcr foot. The attendance WAS good, hllu
aye cara Of special train.
On Thursday tho Same firm sold for Goorg
Il. Frost, house and lot No. 600 Portland avenu
for 81 $50, lot 254la4 Also vacant lot adlonll
for 81 900, tho purchasers boing George 4. d.
viB and J. p. Vaughan.
On Thursday tho night sale at 47 Wost Mad
aon street, mads by tho Bame firm TOR Wilsol
Pierce Co.. twonty-Btx lots sold at from 81
$40 por foot-lots Mt Norwood Park. The 50
additional lots aoll ut from 94.75 to s8 per TO-
front. The attendance WAS good, aud biddie
lively.
For tho coming wonl, this firm announce Il
ealo Of 80 lotH ut lulgclawn. On Tuesday
special trlin will ra.. To the ground whero tt
salo will DO nude.
On Wodncsday, tho oneninR sale at thcir stor