Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-04-16
A BODY Glow TO the PEOPLE.

The hundred thousand people who
have been praying for rapid transpor.
ta'ion from their homes on the North
and Northwest Sides are doomed to
Disappointment.
The Mayor Il against them.
He has knocked ont an ordinance
which would have resulted in the
speedy completion of the Northwest.
ern elevated road. and which would
have given the 1T. Paul suburban lines
a chance to come in over the Union
Loop. using electricity.
The loss to the people Is incalcula bic.
and North Side citizens feel a deep re-
sentiment In consequence.
The Mayors veto of the ordinance al.
lowing the Chicago. Milwaukee and st.
Paul road to change its motive power
on che Evanston branch from steam to
electricity Is a damper on certain hopes
of promoters of the Northwestern a."
1t was the intention of the 1t. Paul PEG.
pie. II they got their permit to operate
with electricity. to make an agreement
with the Northwestern a." by which
their Evanston trains could come on
To the Northwestern 81" structure at
Buena Park. and thus enter the city by
the Union Loop. 1t was proposed to
have combination system Of tickets
by which the Northwestern ~" might
get its proportion Of the fare between
the city and Buena Park. and the IT.
Paul road have the coupons for the re-
naming distance to Evanston. The
arrangement would no doubt have &C.
crued to the great advantage OF both
roads. II would give the Northwest.
ern IL" chance to get considerably
more through traffic. and would enable
the IT. Paul road to convert branch
which now just about meets expenses
into a branch the operating expenses
Of which would be greatly reduced,
and the trUfflc Of which, owing to the
advantage Of coming into the city over
the loop. might he very greatly lncreas.
ed. IL has been said that the st. Paul
road In order to hasten such advan.
tages might I've willing to advance TO
Mr.. Yerkes the money needed to com.
plete che Northwestern IL" structure
but as the financing Of the road is now
only waiting on the end Of che war
scare. and as the 1T. Paul ordinance Is
now vetoed. there Is no further reason
to expect such help from the 1t. Paul
road. The Mayor based his objection
to the ordinance on the ground that the
compensation Of 5000 was Inadequate
and that there was no provisions In II
for elevation Of the trucks. It seems
likely that another ordinance may final.
~ he drafted to meet the objections Of
the Mayor. The ordinance did not
specify the mode Of electrical opera.
tiOn. but Il II probable that the inten.
ton had been to initiate the successful
experiment of the New York, New Ha.
ven and Hartford, which operates
twelve miles by the third rnil system
at very low cost. The Illinois Central
people have been watching with inter-
est the efforts Of the At. Paul people TO
get charter for electrical operation,
rs the directors feel that II IL about
time for that road to operate more eco
nOmically In competition with the
Sprague system on the Alley ~" and
Clty railway trolley lines.
With reference 10 the Mayors veto,
President Miller Of the 1t. Paul road
said:
I'VE will now be compelled to cut
down che number Of trains on the
Evanston division. The company has
grown tired Of spending more money
to maintain that line than 1t brings In
return. The move to adopt electricity
was simply for economy. Such move
will affect people living In Brentwood
and Rogers Park west OF Evanston ave.
nue., North Elgewater, Edgewater. Ar |
gyle Park, and Buena Park. In fact.
all that territory south Of Brentwood |
to Belmont avenue lying between North |
Clark street ana the lake II dependent |
on the suburban service OF the Chica.
20. Milwaukee and st. Paul for rapid |
transit into the city, and to reduce the |
number Of trains will seriously incOn. |
venience the people living In that sec.
tlOn."