, 1877-07-14
RAPID TRANSIT IN CHICAGO

cs.cAao, July 13-Your remarks edltos!ally
concerning ths Illustration and description Of the
elevated railway, presented bv myself Ia your
,ssWs Of the 9Th, ware highly proper Ton state
that Jouf action was Ia tho Interest Of rapfd
transit, Aud not in tho interest Of any particular
invention to that end. And you intimate thai
pcfhaps either plaus than the ehe presented may
bo preferable.
Now tbs quess,on Of rapid transit Ia nav, or At
te&et not IN accomplished fact Therefore, would
It not b. WE'LL Or would not be matter Of Inter-
cA 10 your readers, 10 invite othet projectors 10
present In TEE TRIBUNE. within An equal space,
Parties presenting. plans who hays previously
done % before tLs Rapid Transit commsslon In
presented. fur the following reasons: AmonR tho
rlaus thern presented there ~aA but one beside my
facillties for short tmtel. Il seemed imposslbto
to rsuoyo tho ldaa from tho minds Of the Consmls.
transit shonll be for any otcf than through trarel
still, leaving to hassa cars profitable business.
NJ road bs.cd on that tdc. mtst utterly fail A.
public hcnedt or an an Investment. Therefore. any
protector wllv should change his piau hn thls re.
spoes should at least frankly ndnit It. HIT after
hence II anuher pika II presented which Will bet.
ss!i II beaa,t q iaria transit will apply to that
Tilen Loo, II parties arc not prepared 10 prcaont
plans they might DO inyited TO erltie'xc and ullcr
u41eEAUtl8 70 ulkUCs AE EHuitllLklON. lfOH1 tQ0
illustration hnd description referred to- will be
readily Understood b. any ono competent TO cetii'
ciso :. #: There IL much. however. n e9nneeton
tho means OF Access. the construction Of the cars,
the arrangements. at the terutni. tho moic Of
miles Or less sbali pay vs cenis and fof oyss that
Al thd rate of one cent per half mile. and yet
quirns no dutie. from conductors but % signal for
vice for obvia4ng tho dlneultY from expansion and
so1f.etSn q DC 'on Il ths s!!astnis; I'd eths:
construction Is passed upon.
iiut ,n behalf 81 sonc plan Of any psaeticab's plan
qs Fnpa aas l.. Pc n e ssf tas te nos
tsfpFtsc., Munay secking investment is abundant.
Nearly 81 IT, avenues g profitable investment
setortes. .Sipping and otaer @ ofanar, % cateipsse.
do not tuslto Investment, while hero Is great
enterprise. the cost and profss Of which cnn rcndi-
eot III motion, tho men who would 10 employed
'the us,noy that would 10 PVT In circulation. would
sudns son ~ e se q
n,odate those who woald acek enjoy tic benefits
o. rapid Transit would give further acopo 70 proat
psss. q sa.ias.. vhicS 1 wosia III s. e. sea: en-
III .as :: 5 ha. T. shs s ss s,.,t eiss
profitable a9d Highly beneficial interest viii ts
tsass and one tu' t. Of m9S
i:1es eltes. rio a.e i tmoaeta labor; saving ~
91ennofat machineff increases taa products OF tho
soil wlle releasing from tho severe and III. paid
for she oeeapas1ou. Then our railway system
Transports those prolacl4 At ones TO The Icadlng
wagons, plows, ete., direct from ths saa,s points.
thus dcsttoy!n9 the Village industries ot FORMER
daJk. This inellnes our agricultural and village
IL a. It ahouid be. Therefore, Improve.
mcnts which Will render se!ty ltfe moi only
need Of the times. In fuHhesanee Of this object,
no ssnele Improvements csa BE- more Important
thAu rapid tsunait j. III. uANNAus,