, 1881-06-12
I:ETTER TRANSIT.

The Chicago IL Western Indiana Road have
| decided upon the route to be taken by their
belt road west Of the city. The line west
| from South Chicago through Lake has not
| been settled, ard the Company arc weighing
| the merits OF three routes offered Them Al
ready n,Ie miles Of the right Of way have
| been secured.
| an advertisement has lately appeared III
the papers for meeting OF the Stockholders
OF the Union Rai!road Company, which is
that part Of the Michigan Central which lies
| between Chicago AMI the State line It is
generally believed that this Company is being
| ieurg;lnizpd iur the purpose OF taxing Charge
| ot the construction at att cNtcusiul. Of the
Michigan Central Railroad from kcltsington,
;ttdf1.E tue bnllks Of fake Calumet to coInec
ton Ut the Lake Shore l. Michigan Southern
near South Chicago. In this way Vanderbilt
| would be able to carry out his plan Of taking
the Michigan Contra, from the depot 1T the foot
ot Lake street aud bringing i into the city
the Lake shore lton'l tr Van Isuren Vanderbilt
already oEt1s the right OF way which hcloE.s to
tho Chicago j. Clnaln southern. owned by him,
nnd which runs nlong Lake Calumet through,
The Like Shore 6 Michigan Southern Road
are layln: Il track from En@lewnod tp Forty
third street. 1'hIs wifi give them double track
irom En.lewotuI to Tweutr-second street. TIC
ltock lsaild a!reaiy have two tracks between
those points. and arc now laying third The
pronab'tyis Is ti!e each coinpony. will usu tho
new Track for The movement of freight trains,
ond t!,'is Keep the 1nhin trucks ctclr for passcn
ger trains.
There wis some time ago meeting Of the
directors Ut tho Rock Island Roatl TO consider
plan for improving rapid trut,st over their rpnd
for suburban accommodation by building an
elevated rtEtl over their present tricks. The
ltuck Island has already the right uf way in typ
directions, ar1u t'uth lnp large unu popu,,us
.liStrict--tllc Stuck Yards lnG 4,nycwou,i, i,-uuI
by ncluirinK another linz, which would ,liycrg.,
say. ut fhirty-titth street. lnd cast to the
Vicinity uf the i,uifeEnrlS, ull,l tnpn south to
f'niIsn:sn ;l1td South Chicago, they W.,u'd rirtu-
ay coutrOl the enti1:. South Sif!e and suburban
towns except tho strip Immediately thong tho
lake ssfotc The elevated tracks could It built
over the present trucks ty building. sfDc piers
with truss suspensions from pier to cr ulltl :ts
tttetc IS no property along the present 1inu to
damage, it could be built nf ortlnury hritrr |
timber. There is large and important district
between tha Illinois Central ,.lli Rock Island |
';heli vii! yield II rich nrvtst III tile cuiuIany |
tn;:t first provides It with r;.1,j. transit |
lHe tf:t..s:cr shops and grounds Ut tllc Grand
nuif Of the nus1bcIsi quarter ut Ste. H. near its
Junction with its Forty-ninth street branch. |
Ihsy fe to occupy forty acrcs Thn right OF |
way has bctia secured frutu their present line I
enst 10 Nnace street, just south Ut Forto- ninth !
street, "ncrc they make connection with the /
Western 1nd!an, Road, nnd track layiug
Is To- co:1t1llcnce witt!t1 week.
Capitalists have been investigating the value /
ol property il that direction. anl Il good deal of
attention is ri:lg turned towards it. S:,rs f,nrr
1tei' made during the past week i;ltnctljnrlT
sonlh ot toffJ~nt'th street and west Of Ashland
nrcnbc ut prices ranging from $:,QQ1 to S;;>1Il
per acre. ' w. 1''0s
The South Chicago Dock COMPANY. vhfct, ms
ChlGa@o Western II,dianu railroads tcr,niual
1acslitics at South Chicago. il pushing its work
rive urcdscs nre now engaged in cxcHyurinr |
INC sE'ps. and several uitc-uriycrs are ia usr. |