, 1876-06-11

Thousands Of Our People Are
Seeking 1t in the Neigh
boring Villages.
la Grange, on the c., 3. & O., the Popu-
lar Suburb This Summer---Cheap
Fares and Many Trains.

One Of the best evidences Of the prosperity
| and rapid growth Of Chicago may be found in
the continued demand for suburban property.
Notwithstanding the general dullness Of the
real estate market, inquiries for good property
In near suburbs by people who wish to become
actual residents are more numerous now than
at any previous period In Chfcago's history. It
Is not fancy property in fancy suburbs that is
wanted, but cheap or moderate priced lots for
homes In the thrifty suburbs as near as possible
to the city. The far away suburbs
are not SO much sought after as those near
at hand. What seems to be most desired are
moderate-priccd homes as near the city as pos
Bible, SO that too much time may not be spent In
coming and going, aud yet fur enough, SO that
the bad air. noise, and other disagreeah1e features
of town may be avoided. This condition Of
things IS wholesome reaction from the general
sentiment only few years ago, when everybody
was for crowding into the city. The health Of
growing families, taxes, economy, and con-
Venience- these considerations hare econspjired
to turn public favor towards the outlying towns.
We have frequently in the past mentioned the
various older suburbs, and pointed out their at
fractions and many desirable features, and we
have done this because we recognize the close
urbs, for no city can be considered firmly cstat-
lished which is not walled in by Gordon Of
active, popu1ous suburbs. And We arc glad to
see each new suburb spring up, for It Is one Of
the most convincing tokens that the city is not
built upon an uncertain foundation, to be swept
away BY some change in popular opinion.
For TINT reason we huVe rejoiced In seeing La
Grange--one of the latest and most popular OF
our suburbs-rapidly filling up under the direc-
tion Of those faE;sightcl, and public,spirited
Brown. III order to gain some additional facts
about this new fayorite among suburbs, repre-
sentative OF The TRIBUNE yesterday called up
Oh Mr.. Cossett, who will be remembered as a
former vysry prominent goesr Ger On
had been a resident OF La Grange for about a
year, and that the years experience there had
confirmed all the good opinions he had ever
formed Of the place It Is distant about 10
miles from Courthouse square, or about miles
from the city limits, aud Was reached via the
Chicago, Burlington s. Quincy Railway in about
thirty minutes from the foot Of Lake street.
Trains ut close intervals both ways from early
morning till IL o'clock at night, go that the city
is easily and quickly reached whether for bust-
R.-Has not the C., B. & @. Road recently re-
duced its fare for suburban travel, Mr.. Cossett!
Mr.. C.-Yes, sir. That is to say, they have
put on cheap morning an1 evening train, called
10e @ o ween tne t41a 1a5G ony
R-1s not the C., B. & Q. the first to give
cheap suburban trains9
Mr. Cit is, and on that account suburban
property on that line has been considerably en-
property On any other line. It Is especially con-
ycnient for laboring men and women and gen
tlctnen Of small means whose work calls them
to the city-the numerous trains aud cheap fare,
I mean.
R.-How large is LaGrangea
S1r. Cit contains nearly 1000 inhabitants
now, has two churches, several stores, various
other places Of business, and an excellent grad
ed school. Nearly all the houses are large and
finely built. It IS situated on the first rise OF
Nx-rr oauf nff 1poTfrfr Thara
Is beautiful, hard, broad, gravcled road, called
Ogden avenue, leading from La Grange to Union |
Park direct, which affords much-frcquented !
drive.
r. R:-H9w Bow is property there compared wth
Mr.. C.-I think It cheaper than anywhere |
else around Chicago, for it has many advantages
which other suburban towns have not and car~ !
not have.
R--Are you acquainted with Mr.. Ira Browns !
addition to La Grange that he is selling at 500
Mr.. C.-Yes, SIR It is just southeast OF the |
stone depot, aud is fine piece Of property, |
His lots ought to sell rapidly, for he is Offering
there last week to party who is going to build |
at once fine house for So, 000-515 per front
foot. It is only three blocks from Browns Ad- |
dition and yet he is selling for 81 per front
foot I don't see how fe can afford to sell ut !
that price, and think hewill tiud plenty OF Gus
TONERS.
Thanking Mr. Cossett for his courtesy, the
writer called at the office Of Ira Brown, and
found that eccentric individual deeply engaged |
With plats aud abstracts, and deeds "No time
to talk to newspaper men, said he, rather i'm
" But hold on, Young man, you eau
tell your readers, If you please, that Ira BroEn
has got this spring the best suburban lots ever
offered In Chicago, and he Is selling them at the
same old price,-S100, SIS down and IS monthly.
Anybody that wants to 20 out mud take j look
1t The Boss Suburb send them along and III
If the day.
Seeing be vas too busy to submit to be inter- !
7iewed, the writer necessarily withdrew.
REAnTNG FOR THE THOUSANDS