, 1873-04-27
Transfers for the Week.

mile south Of the Normal School, at $500 per
acre, terms 4 cash and balance in one, two, and
three years. This land is just two miles south
west OF the nearest railroad station -. South
Lynne, On the Great Eastern Railroad. This
sale affords not only IN index Of the present
range Of prices in all the surrounding district
for mile or two north and south Of it, but fur
nishes another instance OF tho rocent rapid adj
vance in prices in that quarter in the fact that
the price which this sold for is Just the same as
was asked for the land Immediately at South
Lynne six months ago. This ahowB that
the prices : Of six months ago are
now asked for lands two miles further from
the city, and at least two miles further from any
means Of communication with the city.
It is, Of course, understood that the pushing
out Of tho speculative fever into this district is
based entirely On the expectation Of railroad
being built through it this summer. As men,
toned Last week, we are unable to trace this e1-
pectation to anything but talk. It is an old say
Ing that Talk is talk, but it takes money to buy
land!" This does not quite hold good in con-
nection with land in the district south Of the
South Branch and west OF the Great Eastern
Railroad, and it might also be changed to read
"Tslk is talk, but it takes money to build rail
There are now not less than half-a-dozen su-
burban railroad projects being talked Of: One is
to build 3 belt-raiload around the city outside
the city limits. Another belt railroad Is also
part of the present trucks that run in the general
direction Of the projected line, viz: the new
branch line OF the Northwestern Company from
Irving Park south to the new car shops in Sec.
10; thence east On kinzie street to the line Of
the Crest Eastern, On Rockwell street; thence
south on the Great Eastern truck to Brighton
thence east On the 6tock-Yards track along
Fortieth street to the lake shore; and, pos
eibly, by some arrangement with the Il
linois Central Company, thence north along
the lake shore to the depot at foot Of Lake
etreet. It will be seen that these tricks already
furnish q continuous line from the Illinois Cen
trail depot southwark along the lake shore and
around the city to Irving Park: BY building four
point south Of it, to the Lake shore at Lake View,
this route would furnish belt railroad entirely
around the city. Whether there would be busi-
ness enough to support such road would de-
te1ing the city from every direction could make
of it in the transfer Of freight cars, etc. It snot
probable that the suburban passenger travel
on this circuitous route would amount to much
but, as the tracks are already built, except the
four miles from Irving Park to the lake shore,
itwould not cost much to try the experiment, if
the railroad companies owning the different
tracks could agree upon plan, and would put
Train On the rOad. Tho Union 6tock-4afd8
Company have charter which. gives them the
1ight to build railroad almost anywhere outside
az c7+1 I;r;ta anJ ~ D;raotor1 - th;e Gono-a
ny is composed Of officials Of nearly all the rail-
ronds that enter the city; SO that. if it can bo
made to appear that belt railroad would find
Business enough to justify it's operation (Which
Is dcubtfuD, they will probably supply such short
links aa are requisite. 80.
GEen none OF tne e1GIuH4fe4y y sunu1oAn TALL
toaus NOW 1e1n6 ta4Aeu OF AIe puuE, tne enstance
OF at least three more ma1n-trunk ~! lines now be-
Southern, and Chicago & Pacific, viii so largely
increase the area OF suburban lands available for
rosdence or manufacturinr purposes that. not
n W.aStanng ia. sna rap1a ncIease o. o. J., our P4Rnn
tlon, pnlsao VII &C.; Gontnue 9 20 % tae oss M LILLY
an objection, this VIII always be an advantage,
because it will keep the prices Of land low
enonp1 tn n1are the nHna.eFin nf a hnnae within
fhe rsaci af eyen NOR 1nan ,f7h;a II faTn he1ns
- ie1eu ~, VI e'eu Puo1 ueu- ale, - sN.n, netp9
~ ma1o ~ EoPu!M1: aolo Heln.atoA., auo
ceseary for the permanent establishment Of the |
manufacturing Industries.
CO OPERATIVE UTOPIA.
side of the 0nestion." Int do not aerea with Il |
foT tba reoeons annende5
10 TIE Editor Of Tie Chicago Tribune: |
ST. u ;o 81 more TN n matter
qng better houses 1or the common people to ye IT,
am "ann8 70 taAe 1no responsibility OF the Follow
Ing statements y upon this question:
Inst ne nass OF ouI inhab1tant5 1--we IN houses
Wnea 1Ie scsuay uont az o"oln8-placea Tor 1ntel1-
Ee1tt Tfst neogs. a,9ss ,,,.o. ,,
saca p1ces "a arc incapable Of being properly
tants as comfoshie apd healtfi abess 'e'f
That the houses md, Of course, the APARTMENTS ot
the same .co generally altogether too SMALL the halls
too na5row snd the structures inferior q they in
tho ate Nv 4Af 11on the centre Of
~ Tbsf he ranta On .econnt ~ rnc h,,t,an, ~.
uroporouats to tie advantages gained bv fbose e ho
Ire so unfortunate to have, for the tina being, no
better place Of residence.
Ihat It costs the people generally twoe OF thrice -
musa 70 w. 1e,s t GvoE ne
Esnirs III te "ao ana ns' away 1t0 'ne oasnes'
That tho time spent in street naytesdou bv M
classes especially tie working classes, fon The 1ari-
and too remote distances which necessary
sequences Of isolation and tnescrntnate dfuaion