, 1880-12-29
And Accepting tho Proposition
Made by w. l.. Scott, OF
Erie, I'm.
Croaking Property-0wners Fear d Dc.
probation in Washington
Street Property.
Oflcial Correspondence 'DctWccn tho
Chamber or Commerce and
board of Tr0,lc.
The Aldermen Waiting for More Light on
the Vacation Of La snlle Street.
ON 'CIfAFGE.

ofnl Committee OIL tho subject Of securing In
creased accommodations tho moro they hccomo
snttsleh with tho feasibility md tlesfrahstty or
ncccpting tho proposition Of Mr. w. i. Scott, of
Eric, Tn. They look upon bis oEor ns being OK"
trctnc1y llbcrHl nnJ nrc satisfied That II 1t now
be refused no such opportunity to obtain 4 per-
,nancnt homo fur n mcrc bRgatcllo Will over
agRin present ltsclf+ Those who hnvc watclcl
tho extension Of business enthusiastically in
the South Dlvlsion. and appreciate tho vnst
growth OF tha& section since tho f'rc.
thoroughly bclicvo that before live yours havo
elapsed ali tho property soslth Of Anhs ns far
rs Van Huron aud wost Of In S;lte street tn tho
rlvcr will be devoted TO tho wholesale, innnu-
fi.ct,,rny md jol,bing Industries. Then. WHOM
1t Will be too tHtc, tho floarl ot Trade, II 1T de-
sire q 1ocntton other than tho rrcsGut c[rcnm-
scrtbed quarters, will te Obliged to 10 further
sollth anu pny probably tcn times tho amount
now asked i,y 5ir. Scott for h!s property. Ills
safe to eHy TINT Mt this moment II 1Hr cent OF
the membership tako this view Of tho situation,
mid tu-morrnw will record their votes I'll
fnvor Of tho Scntt plan. or tie minority n
small percentage Is composed of owners
Of property in tho vicinity OF tho
present Chnnlber Of Commerce, who fcar thnt a
rcmoynl of tho 1soRrtl will prove detrimental to
tile valitc If their rcnl cstntc III that tho con1pr
tltlon for ollccs viii bo rrdiccd. and tho Ionlantl
restricted 10 tho wants Of tho leXnl frntcrnfty.
sInrv Of tl,cse gentlemen wcro owncrs Of rcal
estate OIL South WntCr street Mt tho tine tho re-
llInrul Of tho lionrsl from TINT street WIS nYtn-
ted: Fall Of .'roak!t'T, and having no prophetic
,hcm IN tio lnce. Whnt was tho rcsilit7 Within
II yrnr after Tho l1uard moved 10 Its present To-
ollico on sout1 Water street, oxcens al higher
rents thHt werc current when tho ltonrsl occil-
Bt the thS Srwesc 3'u* 1f1y ESs arc
nvc1uc westward tn Lak1 street thcro Is not IN
empty p!eso St psnpcrty - ,.
scheme uolon4 to that extremely conservative
c!nss who nre t,pl'nscd to chnngo OF my kind.
Thief, were oprostd to railroads becauso they
ctsuch. They lnuUhed at tho tuicphonc. wouh!n.'t
'n,,eh the stock n any price bec.tnsc ttpy didn't
Lrcsirn. They bcl!eso tiat ii tho lsoarl shouli
be removed IT wntttt! he impossible
TO olsrAiS ofFscE-WooM
In tho ylefnlty. They fnrRet TINT In this city
M ict1se dellIRnd is uniformly succeeded by II
M sniy The eomnorea! .cr.ls
Ghicago aiter the ilre, n1d 4 ,sns rrIt,Ilt
arKsr Hd tHrn %r" enatfl Within tho short
:to uwners Of tho nc!ghl,orl1lg ,lud vacant prop
month. bcfore tho Iiuartl csisee s constructed
they will hnyn thulr buildings furnished With NIL
tue ti.talesn improvements, and rcndy FOR occu-
Tlies lhero IA another class Of obIoc,ora. b,t,
@ @1rtuuatcly, they nru not r'embers q tho l!oas.i
xieii,ity they sec't to think tint the 1ioarl q
es ' vs%s Hnss sg e tSpcs L Il sspsStS sspsss
'tns opposition, ii .!ceItlc'iiy OF the impeEt!.
ne"t S1h,rc'eE Ts Io95 th,t of Trse j.
n1ld requires no uilss!do suggestions. II
gun rcatlly raise 81! to money 4 ilceds to give
1 WIN II S;.sD.a E9Ws = 1TS S
Ciay. II It tlcea tu y1 III fAr south As Twelfth