The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-09-26

trains Tor Tho accommodates 3; world'a
fair passengers under the tcrms OF the
lease with the Illinois Central.
Granting that the Illinois Central
should take the position outlined by
Superintendent Snyder. il remains 70
BE- seen how the Illinois Central can
hardle the traffic which will thereby
fall 10 II alone. President Fish OF the
Illinois Central was out OF the city
yesterday. but his remarks 70 the COM
mittee on transportation. embodied In
the committees report Of August ~,
may be- taken as indicative.
Prcs.scnt Fish declared 10 the COM
pany ttAt he and his company were de-
sirous Of doing every thing that could
properly be done 70 promote the success
Of the fair While not feeling himself
authorized 70 commit the company 10
contract for rates 10 be charged in 1898
between the city and the exposition, he
thought the passengers could be carried
At the rate OF five cents. He thought
the exposition company should provide
grounds fer depot circular track. or
~" at the park. The company would
nave - make q permanent investment
Of upward OF $1,000. 900 for additional
tracks. AID equipment which would be
Of little value after the fair ended. This
equipment. however, would enable the
com pany TO transport from 10000 TO a5,-
900 passengers per hour
NJ NJ. Kirkman. vice-president OF the
Northwestern road and member OF the
committee on transportation OF the
worlds fair directory. said yesterday:
The question Of transportation was
looked up several months ago. The
trans portation committee interviewed
President Fish OF The Illinois Central
and were cordially received. lie said
he would help out the fair an he could.
and gave US a rate OF five cents from the
Lake Front TO Jackson Park. with
facilities for trans porting 10000 people
an hour. The committee thought this
answered the utmost expectations OF
the directors. as under this agreement
the Illinois Central can take passengers
from the city 10 the fair for five cents.
with no stops. in eight minutes time at
the utmost. A tramway or electric rail-
way Is. probably. not necessary TO carry
t1%ttAr W tLU AAtts utlU has Ht&tE
been a fair where IL has not been neces-
sary 70 take cars 10 its different parts.
an object which can not be said Of the
Chicago worlds fair"
The cable company has already d.
rect line TO Jackson Park. via Cottage
Grove avenue. II will be com paratively
easy and inexpensive 70 divert the State
street cable line TO the east thereby
giving another line TO the worlds fair
site. Beside this. the cross-town cars
IAN be 50 managed as to connect with the
Cottage Grove avenue and State street
cable lines. all for fare Of five cents.
giving most complete system Of street.
ar service. Added to these facilities is
10 be considered the so-called alley ele.
rated railroad now in course OF construc-
ion upon the South side. President God
lard of the South-Side Rapid Transit
company says there is no doubt that .
efficient mileage Of the IL road will
% completed in twelve months, and
hat plans will be arranged so as to land
passengers directly at the park. Our
oad 1" he said. will be capable OF trans
'orting 10000 persons PEE bour in each
Erection. Our rate Of fare. fixed By
ordnance, Is i've cents per passenger
Without regard 10 distance"