, 1875-06-20
A. Popular Need that our
Railroads Must Meet.
The Sales Of Real Estate Last Week
Few and Unimportant.
Money for Building the Principal Ac.
tiyity in the Loan Market.
A Patent Stand-pipe and Fire
Escape Bui1ding-Miscel.
laneol1S~
SUBURBAN TRAVEL.

SUBURBAN TRAVEL
CHEAPER FARES WANTED.
Thsre are many reasonable wants Of the popu-
,tion Of this CITY and its vicinity that the rail-
roads do not supply, and chief among them ls
That Of cheap fares and convenient trains to tho
outskirts aud suburbs. The suburban travel to
md from Chicago il very large. but it il
not AcconMopkT1D BT TIE RAILROADS
t7n the terms that people have u right to expect
The rumbcr Of cars run is insufficient Hun
dreds Of people are carried out standing. II
full rates, though tired by hard dass
work. Ths prices they are compelled 10
TAT aro not as liberal as the companies "oolo
ind it to their interest r. make them 1t ls sur
r,r;s;no tl,ct the railroads which centre 40 not
.,ora eon.n1t the convenience OF their custom
err. Although the railroads are owned for the
.,oet rsrt bv outside or foreign cap1tanssA
th.aa ehou}d l,aye 4 sufficiently Keen eye LOT
the,r ovn dividends to see that more money
con1d oe mt into their pockets by pursuing
nore enlightened policy. They must cease 70
yera.d Chicago a. q way-ststion on tho efans-
ornamental route, or the terminus 1or tue sup
- ~ rraicht from the East. Chicago has
become .........-
AoREAr cKxInE or PoPr-A11oa
w.,1 ~ of trade. 1t needs railroad system
.a;,t;ng frorn ;tself and administered in ita in
terests. 4 large and growing population gathers
hrre- Homes in individuals houses cannot Do
fonnd for ali the thousands OF families Of clerks.
bookkeepers, ealesmen, operatives, and working
men who do their daily tasks in the city. Homes
ther u,ast have They can be provided IN TWO
ways. The erection Of apartment honses
vii do much for them. The multi
nlicat;on OF cheap trims to the sabnfps
will do much. Some will prefer the
fiji. some the cottage, according to thar c1rcofa-
st.nc1s. hours Of labor, aud tastes. The capl-
talists OF this city are rapidly meeting the want
nf the former By the erection Of suitable apart
meut houses, which are growing numerous. be
tween The cottage and its would-be tenant tne
r,i1,ead stands. The territory around Chicagols is
peculiarly fitted to supply
An ENORMOUS SUBURBAN POPULATION
With cheap and accessible lAad. The propensity
to 1--we in this independent, separate manner Is
stronrlv developed in our popu1as1on'
-nd tie railroad companies must
meet it. The TRIBUNE has frequently
spoken ut length on this subject in its editorial
and rna,-estata columns, and makes no excuse
for auuding to it again A joint meeting OF the
Public Health and Dwelling Reform ASSOCIATIONS
Tas held reoeuty in New York, and this subject
WIS discussed. 1t was finally referred to = CON-
rniHee headed By Patke Godw1n and Ootman
B. Eaton, WHO hare just issued An address 10
tho Presidents and Directors OF these 1alfoaas,
r,rpine then, 10 adopt the cheap morning anu
evening train system which has been 30 euccess-
full in England and Massachusetts Ihe onsy
obstscis to the settlement Of large numbers q
families nov living in crowded fenemen1s III
New York is Tho
HIGH RATES OF FARE
Knowing that the railway officers that they all
dressed Eere like most Of their class, insenslble
tn considerations Of public health, morality aud
comfort thew sdduce the financial auccess OF tue
experiment Of these cheap tralns- They say:
AZ eary ~ 1851 the Br3t1h Parliament took ~ htst
ttep toward requiring railroads ense1n8 Lonnoa ~
ru cheap morning and eTennR traina 3or mo Dene1.
Of l.oring people Since that date all the raaroads
entkr1nR London have been required to adopt the
tenn The deEoted to II ~ tareq a. "
nj IT, c1coed given number Of pounds weight OF
tools DE faro varies the different roads, beane
ries: the rate Of speed Is from Il to Il
1nies per hour These trains nave pzoved fsinuneIs
tire 70 .he roads md q the greatest %s pensm1 No n,
slous these roadA filed with the families oa WoIn9
men employed IN the city. And 80 pu1etah1 Is u
labct1c 1nau resident in the country TO his caaanes
II tho city owing to certain movements Of sanA
that laery city employers have come 10 prefer tne1
10 residents Of The cty-
In 1871 JosiAh Quincy, Of Boston. petltones
the Legislature Of Massachusetts ito conaioe
the Justice, legality, and expedlency Of conpen
inr MI the 1all1oaaB terminating IN Boston i
run what are called ~orktpgmen's trains, morn
inc and evening, at very reduced rates., an
such . law Was passed. With the Aelp OF Cnafle
francis Adams, President OF the Ra11oad CON
missioncrs, al1. Quincy induced the Easter
Railroad ...
TO 1Rx TIE EXPERIMENT
in November. 1872. The trains run to L5nr
q miles distant. the Erbt incoming train iea7!n
Ivun at5:30 o'clock q. m. the second at o;s
o'clock Z. m the evening outgoing t1alns lea
;nr Doston 1t o'clock and ESQ o'clock P. .
The fire was fixed 1t cents Tor the Whole gu
tsnce or apy part OF it, tickets beng sold
sheota Of twenty, andDo money being taken
the c.tn, The following statement irom q
Railroad Commissioners Report 1872 page
yes the statistics of the road Tor 1878 ana 1of7
,c-4 Passcao4A Recap
DAou1sr traine 3aAs4u1
4ss91tA 1S1.. .s.-ts +,.inx .l87 Ul8 9,35U.
r,+, 5es,477 SCI, ,633
1874. Fatee.ae'~ e na1 go c,11
Eurkinxmenb trains s'o,ooo A''aSo
Total. $3.50" *'''s'e
1t appears that tho gain resulting from Tof
{ncmen's trains for 1874 Was 81 Fer cent. and t
sotaI gain to the toad for 1874 compared vi
1872, was 140 Fer can't The Commissioners