, 1881-10-21
Dotyle-lFl0E,go Rails.

To ths Editor o! The Chicago Tribune,
CntCAGo, Oct. SOL hnye observed pllr street
pnvcnIonts and.s street railroads for Il Ioc1
pcrlnu, and offer you this thunght, which rt.
tlucst you wifi Rtvo to tho people, mud to Tho eff
officers In particular. ! hnh hnped tho nllrosd
companies would hava realized tho Importance
OF wtiat nav prUnosc, as n lnattur Of profit
b0t4rI this time. 1 jnlHe the railroad enu'
rntIcs have only u right Ut why to luy track
Mpon tho ktroGts fur tho usa of cars, aud thu
satsc right 10 pass over tho street lit II general
so,lso that cttizons hlve IN rt,lnl,,on. leiic's
no pRrt uf MY strcnt has been Hlyup lip entirely
for tho exclusive tg9 ol rilftr.,hs. When tho
T.ralls wore roJeuta,l mud tho nngu-ral sub'ti"
tslted, II WIS not tint tho stseot might
mt bo any tho iess useful tof
tie rassaac Of other vehicles, thus
inukIng It posslblo tuuse thB wnuIe street, tho
an!lG III II rAi!s hi,l nut bueu Ald propose
tl.nt the raiis hereafter mid ghnIl huro double
iauge. the tlangu Of tho olltsitlo Ut tho ra tn6s
"f tln aa,ne width Us tho tilnRe INV !n use, Ihs
I'LL yehiues stnttl hu kept or thu tracks, Il po:.
RlbtO. THIS. hUxGvur, cAll.Dt be done, AMI, 49,
c;tnnnt bo d9nc. II ~ Of tho prta,cst io!sansss ss
ritslly yet Un III attempting to yet between tEe
trunks. tatitro IL o,thu ,nuds, md tlle whes!s
Truck nlonH tIl, tho uuisltle Ut thg rAtt Oh tne
bluckS WtilcE! ~ l1!lGS nrp worry Hnft Asd Slnns!
with wnter. Tho blocking Ii Citt d!wl1 tnh tltp.a
nj stx thu!,c:. frequently TOR lInE Intervals. tans
cHllanK NWht fh0 rlhil Atlu lnkkll9 IfeCss1rSe.
tho laiKchuHt Of I'LL sorts Of tnhttrr. ina
result nf this M to cut awls tho support u
the ri|ls nn thu oulslilu, leaving tho tr1'ex, ~
liulIl unit sway ~ II mny. Thu weight y! ~ "
lMd passing Aser tho tlIGk rests hn tho otlsns .n
OF the strn4tr, constantly tdtfdissH towards lns
tipping G tho tlhlhct anu thu sTtrGulLy u tls
rMlls, gaIcc!nllv II ut NIt snttrneh ly whIet.
With EnAte tluiIue tile ttllbrT would s'e ashMs
four inches widcF this luInk llcccssAry i"f H.
kuppors nf tho outside iinalgc. vh''s tss tss
rail HtlH thu ttNr HlFf,trG, do mt know "ilit
tile uS RI cost ~ this n',!!tion rnn uni lnag5
yer n9 wl't!lh 1T, hut f1c! ',ltu sure 4 wna@ nt
repay lilo rattrtnad con,patIna III Wrlr nnd 'es''
which IL IN item VI 10 h,null Au't'tlnt. .,o,.
SuW | ENftlltr pruJhlsU slAE. where sHelu Ill y
tl9.tfn Track. tho four rails ,,'1t. su@i.
e I'M, ~ IT, ~ ~ oi !ste's zach IE tprE
yeliWles u1so ltnt III tho turning TIT u teani, ~
III advantage will h1 Elre them tn turl,lig ~
tguin. YOU will 1.ntice that waEoli. ltufms ny
nufG irAek> tIlMY, A1ltl uatlHliy VIII, tFastt ~ ~
THO llatlla Ut unu rHti Anh tho nulsl' oi III. ,ns
other. There ahnNh not hI Au0thur ttreet''nnM ~.
why privilege RlSois ur rpnuWGl In thls Gltf ~
lnes th!a arrangement Of tho rAIla bcc'taes'
pnrt nl thu arrangement. ,ux IN
This IL Il natter HT The greatest iinpnetantv..s
long III Tho present bystrln ut :t"NtfylSs"ii iii
uSthts. u t1ufsa, thu railway cuIni't1'ses +.' -.
seak 10 Ay,hl such MI agscc'llhn,t.;, ,.fa ="
that u " Iur thsir lntefGsssa;, IN,
hut tho value Ut tho STRUTS will fn' ellll'esH.; Ill;
lrWEe luty l,G- thiul by this uEtlge, whlcn a,r. ~"
Mlht, result ~ EruAL sAyinx III Es'Ai rsp', p,n,.
Tad ftuW ul tAls n,0rtMnt 'Iuostlah nilist ,,it
1,luiil Itself IL ubstryI,2 tur,l. md ~ o".
furn unw. " u. u.