, 1873-12-01

Il tn nave ,n 70 toh IT, oau @ III tH Ill., prlof pp aop
hRyo ther mehls brought to thon', or board II
ono Of tho bonrtng-bouBes mar Twenty-ninth
| stfoot. They sre expeotnd to mako ton tripa or
receive ply 81 tic rata Of 51 esnta poi por trlp. i,
There aro two clAnuos Of atngcs used achtng
twelve and fourtson passengers respectively, TIC
Eas 9s Gss or rse saa af 5es tor
toanla which arc driven by him exclusively. Ills
work consists only III driving, t1lo horoa boing
attended to BY the atabloncn, who receive e1tO
each por day.
| Tho frat stage III the morning leaver Thirty
first street at o'clock, and tho otlIera follow at
liue Only hftoon stages min on Prairie avenue.
| and their tirne is oyery i've minutes. The LAST
stage at night loayeH tho corner Of Lako and
Btato streols at 10 o'clock. Tho limo Of making |
| hour and twenty minutes OIL Prairie avenue.
This line runo part OF tho way oil Indiana ave-
nuo on account Of tho absenco Of wood paylng |
on Prairie aven,o between Sixteenth aud Twen-
| Trip etages aro those which run only part Of |
tho day, commencing onrly, and going OH at
about 10:3o O'Clock; tboy rocommence at,
9ore sre es I o oss oas aud o n? saursy ss toy
begin at 1:30 O'Clock in the afternoon, to accoiu-
na11ase people going TO tho matinoes::,
! Thoro arc number of HtageB detailed for The
t1,catren every night, and Tic drivers tnke turns
| Oh thcHe, recesrng extra pay for this work. Tho
faro on thoso stages aflur tho thcatrcu arc out is
| 81 conta
and tho usual number is PIT on, but a1l hut tho
trip stages arc Withdrawn after church services
arc over.
The omnibus drivers have tho worst tino of
any Of. their kind, being moro exposed
than tho car-drirers, and receiving less
pay. They take out with :1en eaoh morn
Ing . tln-box containing change to tho amount
nf L,{u t1,aty 1o..uf 5nTyr }Ax
posit with the Office All security. The change
packagoB contain cllango for various amounts
from It conta to -, hut a tichot is placed IN
.ea s nSn s M IT, e9'pg e ns
becn started, about 70 per cent Of tho receipts
havo been In ticlots,, very many residents on the
avenues having laid in anpply ut: tue reduced
rates. It is stated that the receipta during the
winter months have mover eqnalod tho oxpend-
tures in thia city, except tho winter after tho
J fro.
THE EoRsRs
Tho hornes used by the stage lincs are not, AZ
( rule, AZ powerful aH thoao owne1 BY the horse
cur companies. They cost about s125 each OIL an
average, aud the wenr and tear Is about u
parts Of ground oats aud corn. The P. o. & D.
Company owns 300 horsos, using about 8U0 tons
| OF hay yearly, and about three and half tons
s Sasd to tho aGs oas fe ng
t summer, and the gardeners about tho suburbs
haul it away in winter.
s TIE LINCOLN PARK LINE.
O The North Side Was onco served only by horse-
r cars but before the fire line waa put on, which
i did thriving business, though not Of tho most
y cluinsy aud rough in an1sh and the horses woro
] Of the kind that didn't dare to stop lest thoy
o Mossrs. 4. i P. Ragor had been running a
line on Canal street for two years. and last May.
Q the North Side having been withdrawn, thoy
9 put OF limo Of stages from tho cornor Of Madi-
II | anil 01nrk HfrnHfH tn 5,innn}n Park. IlG
Il lines on Canal street and North Clark street are
= now owned BY Mr. A. Ragoor alone, and they
d nro both in = hrst-o1nss condition.
IS The Lincoln Park line stnrtH from Van Buren,
street, and runs OIL Clark to Chicago avenue
tlionoe to Wells street. aud out Wells to Lincoln
= Park. Iho first stage loayea the Park at 55{
}, Intervals Of minutes Thirty minutes are 70
~ qured for the trip to the southern terminus, ant
ID twelve trips aro nlado daily BY zach stage. Th.
10 last stage at night leayca Van Duron streot a
IN 10;45 o'clock. Two trip stages arc put on nigh
iB and morning, making ono trip each. Theso ar
ts regular "sit,", and they receive 20 cents pc
r. trip. No regular theatre stages arc ran but th
two enges wait as long AZ practicable for til
m theatre folaB, and take them at regular rates.
m CANAL STREET.
rs Tho Canal stroot Ina l. has been running fou n'1
he atart WIS m:de with six or aeyen stagoB, an
is there arc now twenty, beside the othc
tTHnsny Tnay sa4. Rt On 81 hs 5 1nsS oaaok paI Is M e
u morning, from tho corner Of Halatoa street, ru
IT. down Cana1port avenue to Canal Btreot, then t
10 Kinzie, across tho river to Clark street, au
stop ut the corner OF Clark: and Miehiga
It, streets They run every four minutes and max
he tho half trip In thirty minutes. In all, ten rouu
O. trips arc made daily.
Ii GENERAL INFORMATION.
IN On both these lines, tho fare iB cents Q
twenty-four tickets for 81. Tho Canal stree
as stables ara near the vaduct hcroBs that street
g. and the Llpeo!n Park stables aro ut tho co1no
" $50 horses in use on both lines, equally dividet
n, between the trio stables. Thoir avoroge weigh
rt, is 1000 pounds, and their average cost frof
s100 to 911o. Each diiver has four toama 70
tie tie stoeEmcn i Iake earo I oi tho horses. In al
By Mr.. Kagor employs 104 mon. The drivers r
81 ceive % per day, md the atockmen $1.6o., E
1T employs his Own blacksmitls for ehoeing In th
80 Canal Btraot RtabloB, but not on the North eds
a WEST sIDE STAGES.
". Stage travel III not 30 popular on tue Wei
Side 40 the South or North, and yet tho stagt
an proprietors oannot complain Of lack OF patror
'le stage companies is TINT OF sanhouse i Hart vii
OF run fourteen stages on thoir Milwaukee syenu
IT, line and twenty On their Lumberman's line. Th
nd Alilwaukeo avenue stage starts from the corne
III to Halsted, Halstod to Milwaukee avenue, an
ny along that agenue to ;Robey atree
g, The Lunberman'a limo Starts from th
50. oorner Of Lake and State and runs far as til
toa corner OF Archer avonuo and Haluted Htree
ole Ko]b's line Of stages, consisting Of 10 OF tt
ne long pattern, with no seats on top, run alou
%, Randolph and Lake to Western avouue. Keighe
no Korf j. Co. run line Of Is stages from tho CO
'th ner Of WabaHh avenue and Randolph, alonl
10, Desplaines street, milwaukee, avenue. and Ind
'e- stroet to Robsy. Besides this line there al
= II independent stages which run over the san
Madison street, but tho lack Ia n,ai
Sup BY about 2S independent stage
ny l. no four Of which are owned by single proprl
q, tor. They vary oonsiderably in appoarane
Il. comfort and speed, and tho running Of aregu
lo line OF reasonably fart stages along this rou
Is would prove profitable. On Blue Island ayen,
NJ the Drlckmakers' limo does very good buainoa
ed ita stages running from the corner Of State ar
ID. Madison streets to Halstea, and aloI
400 HalBtud and Blue island avenue to Il
by corner Of Twcnty-aeoond atroct. Tho traa
'er on this route Is shared BY an independents 1in