Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-05-18

the wholesale grocer. He lives at 2O31
Prairie avenue and does business at
Lake street. Hut this good twO.mile
stretch he walks four times a day. no
matter what the weather. He walks
down to business In the morning. home
again to lunch mt noon. then back to
his office again and home for dinner IN
the evening. In summer he carries nm
umbrella to protect him from sun ar
shower. He In u man Of imposing fig.
ure. weighing fully no pounds. and he
wears a full, flowing. pntrlarchal beard.
Ills shoes are built to stand this daily
walk Of eight miles. for they have
heavy. broad soles, nearly an inch
thick. Mr.. Tolman says that walking
saved his life. A few years ago he was
troubled greatly with dyspepsia. md
was entirely cured, us he believes. by
taking long walks.
Another striking figure IN the process.
sion Of pedestrians IL Alphens y. Badg-
or. He walks from his home at *,
10Th street to his office I'm the Monad.
mock Block every morning and back
again every afternoon, and yet he re-
tains his full habit and expansive pro.
portions. People who sec him walking
down Michigan avenue think the color
in his fnce II due to too violent cxer.
else. Hut II isn't He cnn walk the dis.
tancc with good many mon Of half
his weight.
Albert w. Goodrich, President Of the
Goodrich Transportation Company.
walks from 1474 Michigan avenue to
the river about three days In the week.
Hut he acknowledges he Ii not built
Ia enter any six.tny or Ong.distance
walking contest. and he usually stops
to rest on his way down Int G. +. Kim.
ball 4 Co.'S, aud incidentally to dis.
c,iss carriages Of which ne has n whole
stable full.
What Ii known az the diamond
Match crowd" Judge W. II. Moore. J..
II. Moore, j. X. Robinson and Harry
Stephens. walk from Thirtieth and
Michigan avenue down town and buck
nearly every day. Their regularity and
the fact that the four IRE nearly al.
ways together has made the group a
familiar one to residents on Michigan
avenue. They invariably stop ut the
Calumet Club on their way home. and
Judge Moore II making great rcpu.
| tntiOn among the members of that clul,
as n pedestrian. lie has had plenty
IT Offers Of backing In square heel ana
toe walking match with any gentleman
In town. lie is fully six feet tnll.
weighs 100 pounds and has stalking
galt that attracts attention. His broth
or. james II. Moore. II considerably
shorter. but has formidable girth.
lie isn't as good u walker as the Judge.
His feet are tender and when he tries
to Keep up with the Judges hest speed
he wakes like man trcadlng on eggs.
e. T.. Kimball frequently walks both
tn and from his office. but as his resi-.
dcnce IL farther north thnn his Office
his walking IL done In contrary direc.
tion to most Of the millionaire pedcs-
TRANS. Sidney A. Kent does his walk.
Ing on his way home from his office,
which he usually leaves about o'clock
In the afternoon. He hns Columbus Il.
Cummings or Ben Stauffer for com.
paniOn as u usual thing.
Among the members Of the Calumc,
Club. Frank q. 1.Owtler II another pc.
tlcstrian. lie lives ut the club ana al
ways walks to and from his office ut u
brisk pnce.
| Among bankers Byron l.. Smith. Of
tho Northern Trust Company, ana T.
q. Keith, Of the Metropolitan National
Bank. not infreQuently use the side
walk instead Of the middle Of the street
10 get down town. Byron l.. Smith has
one Of the finest collections Of equip
ages In the .city, but he likes TO walk
out at his country residence In Lake
Forest he does good deal Of riding
on u wheel. Judge John Barton Payne
rides bicycle for sport and takes hi,
exercise walking. He IL u good walker
too, and perhaps his ability to rapidly
dispose Of business In the superior
Court IN due to the fact that he take'
his seat on the bench every morning
after u three-mlle walk from his hOint
on GrOveland avenue. His cOnfrere on
the bench, Judge clifford. IL another
man who beats the street car monopoly
and let's his cOachman of easy by walk
Ing to and from the court house.