, 1881-09-04

but Dows IS an carly riser himself. and With
one or two other Directors, was out ut the |
time looking for the new station. When the |
the bell, brought it to q dead halt, and began |
to lluut for the Superintendent, They Ind |
stopped at the proposed site, which was in 4 |
slough about level with Lake Michigan, and,
to make matters worse, there wasn't !.
at the State line. Wien lie Directors rect waited i
to know what business was expected there,
the Superintendent said the road had
a LARGE SUBURBAN BUSINESS
nnrted .i,ir1mr fi1o nrryinns YEAR hv tha b"s;-
pess Of tIe neonlc nvrr therr. ~ nnjnt;n@ to o tha
,.rnvas in wi,i:h tI,e sr,tterai Snt1lnn,ont nf
fhe rsr,rorl.arS VIZ ioc,ta TLa n;ran+o. -.
than osl,o1I ,,.l,ar. S},;caw.s ..:,e and +he Sn'
nerirtem,innf nninr1nr n :, smoisr cIou1 in
t}1e eSfra,nn nnrti,wnsf vnrv dim ,n,l hareir
nsrcrntihi,s asErI the,', Il ihe:, saw If. :rhev
sid tlley did and '' lie Supcr;,.endent ,oii |
Then Ihen ti1at s,, was W Chicaro. 'rhercuu,,n Wr
bows said.." We'll, you NAV build that depot,
and run your train; it it don't pay, we will
take it oft. There's no calculating OIL any
thing about Chicago" That local train paid
so well That the Directors, at their annual
meeting the next winter, ordered the build
ing OF three c;trs, I'LL engine, and II, engine
| llousetu accommodate the Increased business.
Since that time the Calumet l;iver. has been
opened, the railroad bridses were burned for
'the first time April II, 1915. Browns Rolling
Mills are paying out some $1,000 III wages
| per week, lhe North Chicago KoliinS-slllls
will pay out some S230oo Il Week, and the
| other establishments now located along the
riyer f., ass from , the 6 pnildns VIII pay
manufacturing centre, y fully established,
The harbor of South Chicago is one Of the
best on Lake Michigan, and the borders Of
tn tue river are lHarly all occupied ior more
| The outlet ut Wolf Lake affords Il conscn-
| lent opening for what can By made
| a magnificent harl}or. \ number OF surveys
aye already nesn nade by tue u'itgM states Ut
harbor there. In Il COMMUNICATION by the
| Secretary Of War to the Senate, Feb. q 1850,
itappeals that from the shore OF the lake 70
depth ot Twelve feet Ut water III 4 Lake Mich
| lsal, would require piers 0f Nso feet III
length. y distance Of 800 iect further reaches
Il depth of fifteen feet 10 reach eighteen
feet would require It pier ..o00 iect III
length, while tile maps show that pier :, ,4uo
1eet III length would
GIVE a DEPTH OF rWESrf-FoCR FEET
at the north OF the narbor-aDout G0o feet
| less than Is re4u!reu 1T South CnlcaSo 70
reach q depth oI fifteen feet ~ Lake Aichl-
gan The cost OF the work in4icased u Is glsHn ,
! Under TWO pl;nls-ohc ~ eioo,ooo. ;lnu Luz
othGr at $lG9,Uoo; lileTe Is i par 'st lne oul!et
OF Wolt Lake about :'oo 1eg1 III Wtdlh ana
entirely out of water. This, Ut course,
would have to DC cut through; oontn OF lug
railroa. bridges the wafer IS about elFilf Ieet
b91eyard Dflge ana tor some ,istancf ff so',t
M or u'ssi pol't' III =. - un ~ 1voif i,;vnr
I'LL along Inc ; Gnahhel ol Won J., n1se., w.,
as IL rs, IS calleu, ,, 'n1osH uyo,f ~ 1,a.s ,.s'
II = ulIly -. atn l,o ~ f.on o,11't r.
e 3',,i,, 3"M rto ~ 9,i,,u1
lontleen iec. ol M;.e.' ,f Fl ~
iel near ule MesaGiil so1G " WI tht i;r.. ~.
tar Is tne ll!ois i; ;a lu Ls inJ t' hamte .te
oonih " pot1le ..1, ~ to.e - 'nt l VI fns,
VARY pilaEe, eiS 1ai.li.Il - ,,'t-s Yl,"m
Wiue a III ;I i;.is s!'tl " at N fn,.t and tie
t1le !ahe Mlue.o " .,L,, -. ~ t ". os
cacl 5mtni i es, ncar l u 10 III Tie Whit
sh9te. 1nn heie o ~ ttas tt ~ 1s'm a,rs - ncar.
anu lof iuo OF ~ ~ tno ~ Eours ,. ti,a l'1ti'
tluc soutm n ~ ,,,rsc,n m tha .l'v v"stnrn
West. Er1ouaiIy appiisoacAls ;no to"t :,
si9re Of the Se WILL f ~ ,s inn Ro,1. 20l. i
m!e ana unartet iioMl ue H. smoac t ,r1. ~ n"ni ~
Mel' IT, y kGls iGi. ~ ~ f.,ef 1.etw,c
the akepIopaply "t' al ,,.i'',r ~ III, .I','nn
LUIS polnI ANU tne ptce i.oH ~ i.d;nrn ta
1eayes arS ule "es1cil S'loie ~ ''''a'''' 'oSl'e
'aia'
coSsInEEABLE DREDGING
: ! will be required to make it available tor
/ dockuge purposes But both stiles Of the
lake can easily be matte available by serie:
Of slips, put in in the same manner that the
Western ln.tiana Railroad il:ss adopted II
, | South Chicago for its lumber trade, ami IL
f,nrt rip same nynrilSc IT'S that encountered