, 1875-05-02
The Cost Of Suburban Travel
in Chicago,
Comparison Of The Charges and Beg.
ulations Of the Various
Roads.
Benefits Obtained Elsewhere by
Reduced Rates.
Expense to the County Of Pic
ayune Subdivisions.
Cost and Labor Of Taxing
Six-by-Ten Lots.
important Sales Of Business Property
Made or In Progress.
California Capitalists Finding Bo-
nanzas in Chicago Real
Estate.
Work Begun on the Work.
ingmen's Fire-Proof
Cottages.
Rents ;Dul1er, and Tenants Debating
Prices to Landlords.
Work Begun on the Work.
ingmen's Fire-Proof
Cottages.



The approach Of summer naturally turns thu
thoughts Of dwel1ers in towns to the pleas
antfreshneas and pure air Of thu country. Whea
warm aunshine and clear akies make glad tho
face OF Nature, and indoor life il tolernhlo no
farther than it is necessary, country residences
presents manifold attractions over city life, and
80 the establishment OF settled Worm weather ia
alwaya the signal for ao exodus to the suburbs.
When the hot sun Of summer bahes into volatile
dust the streets through which traffic Heari-
some1J tolls, the coolnasa and 8reennees Of
the country afford N attractive contrast.
When cure aud rapid tranait places city
and country IN immediate communication,
the advantages which the former may offer il
the way of entertainment OF amusement are
open to the Inter. while it still retains its owa
peculiar attractions. This combination Of Nd
vsntsges is so great that, although the sun11nsr
brings With it an increase Of country residents
which is in large degree only transient Jet
: stimulus is administered which results IN .:
steady and permanent growth. Tho increase OF
trade and commerce in city e1erts centrifugal
energy upon dwelling places. The development
Of business eonfars = value On property possess
ing commercia1 utility that renders it too costly
for dwelling purposes, erea did not the Bnr-
roundings Of traffic make it undesirable. Hence
in all 1arge cities long distances soon intervene
between the sections eligible for private 1eai-
dence and the business centre
It is evident that tho length Of tho distance II
mainly OF Importance only IS affects
THE TINE OF TRANSIT,
80 that it only requires ready, sure, and rapid
transit to bring the suburbs Of city ae c}osa
and even closer to the business centre than tho
outlying portions ot the city itsen. For nearly
al practical purposes Hyde Park Is closer 70
Madison aud State streets than Bridgeport Tho
railroads posseas some obvious advantages over
the street-cars- The latter aro ut best an awk-
ward and uncomfortable modeof transportation
At no time can one count On continuous
seat, and the cool incivility Of the
to make an exercise Of self-dania1 that IS
not requited by courteous acknowledgement
At the hours when parsons are going to their
homes, passengers are packed together like sar-
with their contents, even hanging on room on
the platforms being scarce. In no other co1u-
Try than this would such ba=b1tous moda OF
transportation be tolerated and, notwithstanding
the devil Of unrest and impat;cace that impels
al American to tolerate anything IN or,ler to 60
ahead without delay, the discomfort is 30 great
that the street-car ride ia the days droad. II opo
lives at any distance. the infection ia protracted
for weary length OF time. and il aggravated BY
the fact that during its continuance there is 10
opportunity for use OF means OF sot4ce or diver
sion. The superior ability Of steam transit is
such that, ,as rule. there ara suficient sccoro-
1nodatiora for all passaneers and one'g newspa-'
Der or cigar can afford entertainment vhilo tho
Train traYerses miles of distance and xrriyea os
the suburban towns before the faded horEee OF
tho stteet-cars have reached the remote sections
of tho city. The resources OF nell.nanased rail-.
roads sro 70 capacious that tho most violent
stress tf the voather .erY rarel. occaaions moro
than temporary delay and In this respect they
aze auite "a efficient is tho atreot-cars, whita in
periods Of ordinary iuc1emency the comfort OF
their accommodations Is incomparably greater
The chief. and probably the ouly, deficiency ot
steam transit, is that
THE FREQUENCY OF COMMUNICATION
il not vet sufficient to accommodate 81! claaee1,
and the economy OF the service has cot yet been
brought to such point that it can compete in
cheapnees with the ho1ss-railways OF the city.
Chicago is unique among cities for the e1-
pansive character Of it's population. There il
probably no other city Of its number of inhablt-
ants that sF1eads over such large extent 1t
territory. Tho eompactneea Of living character
istic Of New York and other Eastern cities would
As long AZ there is room On tha prnirta
there will be no tenenent-houAea
With their swarms OF life. This popular chsrac-
teristic, stimulated aud directed by the energy
OF our real-estata men, has been the cause Of 4