Feliciana sentinel., 1892-10-15
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falyibIe, OF course. AHdb CoPPS
edy is likely to take its place along
With the buckeye, which erybody
knows is sure preventative O:
rheumatism. You simply carry u In
vour trousers pocket, right or left.
don't know which, and you never catcn
rhenmatisu1, or il you do the buckeye
is not to blame.
Speakine of cholera, they had q dltty
or, the hoard of trade the other day, OF
which the burden was: Cholera boom
de-ay," etc. With the usual Chlcago
sangfroid they seem to have succeeoeo
in getting on familiar terms Win tne
scourgc and familiarity breeds CON
tempt. Now, whether Chicago de-
spises the cholera or vice versa makes
little difference, SO that they keep
apart. which they are likely to do.
A notable example has been set ny
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific rall- |
road which, it is to be hoped, all the
other roads will follow as speedily as
possible. That company has DECIDED
to move its freight yards out OF the
citv and locate them at Blue lsiand'
ahout sixteen miles from the court
house. Chicago is outgrowing the stsie
that may te permitted IN towns o'
lesser size. Of having the railroads run
into the heart Of the city nt grade ana
doing their switching there tunoreos
Of acres are covered with freight yards'
! strest. are intersected. traffic is
blocked and life and property endap.
oercd by the moving cars Along Canai
Street arc the yards Of the Chicago,
burlington e. Quincy. Panhandle. Fort
> Wavne. Milwaukee s. st. Paul. then
freipht Yards further wese and north
west: on the North side is the North
western: on the South side the Lake
Shore. Rock Island, Erie, Grand Trunk
Monon. Eastern Illinois and other roacs,
all occupying ground that Is worm
millions Of dollars. Cars are oroogh.
. in there for switching that are loaoeo
y with through freight, the YARDS are
= crowded and the traffic OF the roaos !,
u themselves is hampered. Some tr1eo
i ~ overcome the evil by locating their
wards at points six or seven miles 1roli
the center of the city. But the city mas
absorbed these points, and they are ns
onper suburbs, but part OF the c1t9
l. proper Agitation has been IN progress
le for some time, and at last 3 beeihhins
IL is made to relieve the city. II tn> plat
E. is generally carried out the track'
9, Heading to the heart of the city Will U
~ left entirely to passenger trans ans
le le local freight traffic.
OF Another great advantage will be tina
oe the grade crossings will lose much
% the danger that now attaches 70 tnetn
y Hundreds of people are annually kilie
ne and manned at these crossings. II tn
.Wu W traffic is reduced it will be possioie
regulate them better.
ID I have often wondered why men AZ
Il 80. Mt at +h.--. ooslugS who are cs
tie lii OF attending to the business
'se seems to be sort of pension" TO be s.'
toned AT Il crossing to watch the tralf
no and operate the signal bells and gaze
Oh Men who are too old for any other a
lry tive work or are disabled i'll the ser\ ie
are stationed at these places which T.
id- ouirc constant vigilance and quo
'as Judgment, and for the most part thes
ect men seem to spend their time sleeplr
out IT. is quite common thing to he;
les the cong when the train is WITHIN I"
hundred feet Of the crossing. and u
'in' gate will come down just as the ira
en- has passed. The gates appear TO 90
ere much harm as good the way they
ace handled. Then. again, the fasmen
o. member that it is the railroad IN
ION paws them, and they consider the ou
ose ness of their road as more lmporta
ls"' than all other business. Rathcr IN
'ce l,old a train 4 minute or two theS
'He' keep street cars and wagons anu III
VINO dreds of pedestrians waiting for tive
70 ten minutes at a time. why sho'
pat ~. ,h. c;tx anpoint these men a
rate chow salaries to the raiirc
~, companies?
pro- Public sentiment is growing stron:
on such points Ten years ago
not 1,:;. Cnn+r,l co,,ld do as it plea!
ares along the lake front. To-day IT
ose- made the concession OF elevating
ihce tracks in the southern part OF the
'seo and it keeps the tracks on the II
park free from cars during the cay.
S of 10 -, v.,rs more and pul
OF "s s.:,+ ,;i, ax.ct greater con,
nadc ,,r.l Cb;c,po pets access to l.;
hat. ,I,-b;,r,, :, which it is entitled.
dark II, f. Q. HEISENAN.