, 1874-03-18
!, UNDERGROUND,
Mr., Edwin Walkers Plan for an Un-
dcrground Road.
Detailed Statement Of Plan
Cost, Etc.
Promised Saving in Time and Com"
fort.

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N0thinQ Wanted But Money,
Tho matter OF transportation aeofnB to be tho
| peculiar curse OF oisioa. We gaih othor necos-
! aares anu iuxurtos without groat difficulty.
water fs brought to our hantts BY inVlSablo scr
vants VINO no'or fall ILL., II tho tux la paid with
rTompttoas. a tonch on the gaH-par'or bright
ons tue evening gloom with light auoh aa It ia.
CohtrlVafleea arc maue to cream anu cool lilo
strocts. We can hcat our dwellings, IN winter
|. .,rrso1roa ,s,t1, mn oouoh1o oruoaphoro froo1ro
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na'ore ironl s's psihc'lat a'scolnlotsi "ue "he"
VIC got ont Of doors, md t1d 1t necessary to tra-
velso tho'grcat spaces tl,at lio botwoon the dom-
| oil and tho mart, bctwcon our homes and our
hrsroaa ,ya co,foaa thot IN ryat submit n lin
a', ~ ~ so'.., ,.s Aos H., "
,asens s.oln m ol & uocfop,a @ hetsos' 70 1he aw,ul
5nglng OF tic bela-bolla-bclls' to the rattle
and clatter Of tue 'buB, md, moro than a1l, must
uoo mir valuable timo wnata jtao1f In itnpationca
at t,,a de]nya and small 1Isostors that ara Incl
w 1ant ~ ovor, ,nrs..oa,t tr;,
ae.,' 10 osofy nofhe-car TRIP
Too wear and tear OF conscience In this matter
is incalcuablo One doos not want to bo too c,1-
r;ous. Int tfo n,ora1 forcc waatod ovory aur,,ncr
II 4t,t4,,o&, .t.. ~ ,,.;1-.. e. :..,tuuno Aa ,.t
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terng OF fehs'ons resolves that It has cost, are
not to bo untlcr-ohtinlatcl. Thoy aro aB
pertinent 10 consider in great purpose
like Tint of solving tho auustion OF
troranor,oti,n FIR +no ,noaaoa ~ c,,t-s,ono ~
1tansposte''on M 10. 'no asaoa. as eus-s.oho on
foad-peas. b"1, 70 p''s tnom aslao 1oe tue proa-
ont, 1t will readily DO conceded TINT this is q
great difficulty aud burden in any aspect. How
~ cot ohn,t nj Tim lcost cost of linn and Ynonov
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u sAa Iih@tuui' " coA'ot'' 20 tne Rtea. aacs-
ion The difficulty ut The ontaot il tint Of prop
orty rights, and it may be stated right hero tat
tic sooner a city sots about mating arrange
Of '~- t''''
1NrnA-,tunA1, TRANSPORTATION
tin c1,eapor autl casior It viii bo to acconnlish
the object s0ngst My r. Yask % sn %1l other srgo
1 two nas 01 Of ueer.
ground railways TINT iavo cost in tic aggro-
gatq e. 20 q9o per mo1ana yet 1 the Mistrapo- is 3
holders 6 pcr cont iptorest.-and as Chicago,
no one ioibta. viii rival Tho rroatcBt citios
in mint Of populaton and area Il il tho part Of
wisdom to begin these great necessary i4 prove
| neuta Mt an aarly div. and thng forostnlj ng VIC
have flono in other fl1iura, tbo roauiroments Of
| tic future, This. however, must bc dono by
nriyato onterprjno. anil must have the incentive
one Of the contractors Of the grcat tunnel, and
. practical and experienced engineer, llas doyel-
opod q project for accomplishing lis old in
Wow, which ho claims is not only foasiblo aud
easss ID in bo its 3 3e0%Resns0pS s Se Of the
nlinhed at a comparatively low figure Of
expense. ana viii nav profit by tic
estimates. bnsed upon tic known iaiIy trnyel Of
The oitv y],ich hn has cnmt,,1koi1 of IL unr cent
nor annum He propoaes to build
4 sysrEm or uNDrnonouNn nA1rwAra.
having for their central depot tho block of
ground opposite Farwoll's dry goods store. on
tic corner Of Monroe and Franklin atroets, aud
hayiur their rnmifcntious from tint pont to lilo
North. South and Vert Divisions as follows; IN
Wabash avonuo to the South Park. In Monroe
street to Union Park, passing uldor the river,
and at the city limits coming to tho surface antl
extending ~ iar as niyorsitlo. On tho North
lxSido, seol1ng Wells street as III outlet mud
running as far north as tho limits,
whence it is to DO laid above ground
to Evanston a:ld, if profitable, northward Of that
that tie sandy soil OF Chicago will make this
feat Of engineering a comparatively cheap and
oasy task. It III bis design that tic tunnel in
tic main portion OF the city DO sunk to the
dept1 Of forty foat. tho grade rising as tho out
skirts are approached, bcing at Twenty-acconl
street about tycuty-Boycn feot below the surface.
aud at rhrty-lith street not over three feet uu-
dcreround.
THE COST
But, to give better idea Of tbepartfculars md
cost Of thu nroicct tho nlnn and figures ns com
nutod by the contractor nrn given helow. Tho
cost Of Constructing tunnel. layiug a double
stool track, buyinr rolling stock. anil
mud having for pronorty privileges viii. he
thinks. be nbnut Sit. .0lf] MID far tin iiftoen
mloy projected, or about 81. .0t0. .G0O mile.
aud at ! less rate for additional outside cxtou.
sions Int. as Ills tlesiSn contomnlatoa an ex-
Matrimonial tracl, Of Mia or moro in order tint
tlio nroiect NAV hayo tint Iofin}ta boninn;nc
Tint viii Give tiie ntnck to In sol moro t1f n ba'
ain thnu attaches to n achomo m nancr. ,he ho.
lioyo tint tic irst milo or t,So viii aost ncnre,
tn 81 lin 0fn linn tn III Goo mn to mt It +,
,yorlti,,r ordcr. ' 80" '
nIrC1o1n;r,rs OVERCOME.
disclose thnt ila has oo,,rjsred tho dotniln will
crcnt cnro md d;scr;nination Tn or;;cr tn ,cnc
tfhe contrn1 norts nf thc civ thcro ara scvornI
cssentini noinis tn In mai Tirat WHARF 1,nnvy
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