Telegram-herald., 1889-08-24

t1carfv, ard by the sort of machine which
they use in doing it, Gr. Halstead has
told Us what the English elevator Is Ike
Just what YOU would expect il 10 be
hke-strong, slow, clumsy, patience try
ING. but reliable. That is the national
elevator OF Great Britain. and probably
the type is little varied in different cities.
But in America the elevator in which
you ride in New York is not ike the ole-
vator used by the Philadelphians. nor
yet like that in which Chicagoans travel
from basement 20 roof.
Il is = very odd fact, pointed out to me
on excellent authority, that the elevator
has really had its greatest development
IN the west The irreprcssible man Of
statistics comes to our aid with the fig
ures to show that Chicago uses q greater
number of elevators than New York,
and St Paul and Minneapolis together
4 greater number than Philadelphia or
Boston. This can be easily explained.
1t is not that the people OF the east are
more fond of walking Gp stairs than
their friends Of the west, bat that the
growth chiefly after the elevator had
assumed its present importance as a la
Dor and time saver. New buildings in
the west-and these western cities are
largely composed of new buildings-are
arranged for one or more elevators just
as they are provided with roofs and
drainage. No longer is the elevator
looked upon Is a luxury-it Is a Leces-
sity. It was not 50 when the vast ma
jority Of st.ucturos in the older cities
were built, and these ancient houses
wait and wait in vain for the day when
the proprictors viii see it TO their advan-
tage 70 tear then down and replace them
with modern structures, elevators and
all.
The fastest elevator in the world Is tho
Chicago elevator. This is conceded by
al authorities, and nobody denies that il
IS in keeping with The characteristics Of
the place. Chicago is . rapid town. The
elevator expert OF the patent Office says
the average speed Of Chicago lifts is
about 400 feet per minute. nearly all of
the elevators ia the large blocks run
ming 500 feet a Minute or moro. In
the great Office buildings of thlt city
there is 70 little rival-T IN elevator
speed. each new builder t. ing 20 ou, 70
those who have preceded hiin To pc0-
pie from the country it is a somewhat
novel experience u Re shot up 20 tlo
roof Of tall building past floor after
floor il such rapid succession as 10 MAKE
ono almost dizzy. Bus the coming down
is more ulp.aasant than the going Up.
for the sudden stops jar and shake rlaay
passengc-s into something abin - vcr-
tigo. Thousands Of CHICAGO people VIII
not ride on the rapid running elevators.
ard an one large ofice building If that
city. whore there are six elevators. two
q them are run at q si1w speed for SIC
especial accommodation C passengers
with weak nerves OF susceptible sfon-
achs. On the wire network which sgr-
rounds most elevators / remember have
Ing seen in e Chicago builiing a placar3.
telling people who were afraid Of up.I
trarr.iny 20 take the stairs. Il IS need
Jess % shy. however, that tho average
Chicar0sn likes MS elevators. as every
thing else. about q fast IS lt is possible
for n to 60.
lle CHER extreme il reached in fbe
city q Washington. where there are
very few elevators except those in tha
government buiidin9s Nearly al r.
these are as slow ss mrles The~ c~een
iazll~ up arf drwa ere doors era oTrrel
in 81 .Fisars.r way i.T tla stter iars ana