, 1874-07-10
CORRESPONDENCE,

40 Me EufeF or 1hd GhIcGg0 IfT3HNc:
SIN: am u victim Of soulloas institution
| and II can ayanything to prevent othora from
= liko wrotohed stato pormit mo to do 90. While
I, In common with others, onioy aomc bonoftl
from that institution known aa "Tho Chicago
Ulty hai,"ay,"I have yot aomo charges to make
against 1t, which soom to mo arc we'll founded.
At this season OF the year, aud particularly 10
stlch hot Weather, tho only comfortable car the
company o1fors ns fig al open nte, but this. ]
venture to aRsort Ia made disAgreoable and
almost into!ernbla to a large portion OF paBson-
gors BY allowing tho other passengora to smoko.
~ cuHtom which Heoms to mo to be
infamous pnasongem aro permitted to smoke
On tug thrco baok soats. Now 1t 30 happona tint
half tho time tho wind lB In such direction na
10 carry tue smoke Of thoao nftoen to thirty
nmohers into the faces OF tho other passengers.
which, to thosp who do not smoke, 1H certainly
very aiaaagroeabio, to say tue least. Tho liberty
granted BY. tho Company is talon advantage Of
too many times, ana passonqors not unfroqaent-
y sit in any part OF The car and SMOKE and my
observations havo generally boon that mon who
take advantage Of this liberty aro not very par-
ttol'lar as to the quality ct their oigars. which
arc generally Of tlo worst manufacture, For
que. thlnh that smo1slng on streot-cars is an
imposition Oh the part OF paysongors, ma dis
regard Of peoples rights on tue part Of tho nan-
aggTs ;GI,. OF tho Company. -.,-.............
this Institution that We arc obliged to overlook
at present. one of which is worthy Of noto, aud
that is in ualng balky horaos. Thoro is not q
DAY but what tho straotR become hlocladod to
horsOB, and mot unfroquontly arc they
tho means OF accidents In our crowd
cd thorouRhfares. I was riding yesterday
IN State and Madison etroet chr which,
In passing another car to which WAS attached
ono Of these baliy toa1nB, managed IN Homo way
70 run tho tongue Of ono car into tile window Of
the one was sitting In. We managed to got
out without, BROKEN tlinba, but lind sohlo
badly bruised, and 1t was no fault Of the drivers
or Or balky borses that wo woro NOT moEe soyeroly
hurt. LOUIS uADLEY.
cu1oAoo, Ju}y8.
70 The Editor Of Tho chieaqo 2rsbuns:
Bin Haw by Sundays TRIBUNE TINT gas had
been discovered by boring ut South Chicago
Why may pot the city ho supplied with uat,!ral
re now hayc, as wcll as other placcy. Frodonia
has been 30 supplied from ono Of these Under
ground reservoirs for the pant fifty years. It
vas first discovered there by William A. Hart in
digging vel, and here ls renlnisconco showing
Whnt the Company knew nbout gas. Tficy were
to supply tho Dnnkirk lighthouse with 1t after 9
miles Of pio had been laid to that aud i. was sug-
RoBted BY some cnutfoua one to stop and test tic
entorprihe, aud eoo il 1t would burn that far
away Which idea was considered safe, aud 10
aoted upon by lotting tho gas in tho piro hut
disappointment was the Teault, for, after tho
burning Of rubbish al1 Of one day ut tho ond Of
the Pipe, thoy failed to discover tho presence OF
any gas, or oven tho amoll OF It.
Nov, It WIS down hill all tho ray from Fro
donna to Duulfirt, and why tho gas did not run
that way. 'ras mystery 30 atunnlng in itH effect
US to stop tho work until some 8cioitiat could DO
consulted in tho interest Of tho work. aubae-
quont1y, however, when tho Company learned
that gas was 90 unlike water as to require a
pressure to make it nun down HILL tho light
hoaee enterprise was abandoned, but tho ditch
romained
After this tho gas wns suppliotl to consumers
at q ycar for oaoh light, Willie the supply is ~
good now Rs 1t ever vas. Tho gas iB oaorlesa.
and eorresponds with tho description Of TINT first
alluded to, aud is also ono Of tho natural won
ders that Ia Boonand talked about by all atrangor,
when visiting that beautiful village. q.
CnzoAao, July 9, 1874.
70 The Editor of This Chicago 7rfbuns:
sIn In your igauo Of the 0th correspond
ont au$geata that my former article is "a I!ttle
fanc!ful" beoause tho article reads tllut qua has
boon used for fuol for the manufacture Of salt
in Ohio for Thousands Of yonrs. I did not writo
Ohio, but did wsito Ohina. Hue and other
writer's arc aufioont authority aa to tho corroct-