Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-07-07

tional Committeeman Henry G. Payne
of Wisconsin. At Its conclusion Mr..
Overstreet left for Indianapolis, to he
gone until the 18th Of this month.
"The actual campaign" said he. Twill
not be opened before August. We have
our headquarters In good working
shape and Mr.. BabcOck expects to stay
here and keep an eye on things. 1t has
not yet been decided whether the lit
erary bureau will be opened here or In
Washington. In any case. there will be
a branch bureau here"
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The agitation In favor Of the substi-
tuition Of the overhead trolley for the
North Side cables was renewed on
Monday. The North Side Business
Mems Association has placed In circu.
lation the petition to the Mayor and
City Council to pass an ordinance "giv-
ing the Union Traction Company the
/ power to place the overhead trolley
along all North Side cable lines now
operated by them, and to extend the
Chicago avenue and the Indiana street
lines to the exposition site ut the foot Of
Ohio street."
e. +. Gillmann. President Of the as.
sOciatiOn, said Monday evening:
4 have seen about sixty North Side
merchants ON the question, and found
only two who were opposed to the over.
head trolley. One wanted the old horse
car system restored, and one favored
the underground trolley, regardless Of
the question Of cost or profitable opera.
tiOn, which should be considered by
every fnir.mintled business man. All
the others saw signed the petition for
the overhead trolley. A systematic
canvass OF North Side business men
was begun to-day. We will present to
the City Council u monster petition.
1t will he NO large that It will have to
be rolled Into the Council chamber. not
carried In. The North Side people are
almost unanimously In favor Of II. The
delay In transferring at the limits and
the WrightwOod ana Lincoln avenue
stations IL one Of the worst features of
the present system and will be over.
come by tn, adoption OF uniform sys.
TEN Of motive power. The use of com.
pressed air or the underground trolley
will not Obviate this difficulty. The
overhead trolley system already In use
on most Of the North Side lines IL the
only one that will avoid these annoy.
Ing delays ut the transfer points. The
overhead trolley IL also the only thing
that will insure the success Of the per-
manent exposition at the foot OF Ohio
street, us II will be the only system by
which the people can reach that lOca
tiOn without a transfer from the North
South and West Sides.
John 3. Hottinger, druggist, at 90
Lincoln avenue, chairman Of the com
mittee Of the North Side Bushes,
Mems Association. which waited upoI
President Roach last week. said tha
the people on the North Side wanted
the overhead trolley. "Preslden
Roach IL correctly quoted In stating
that the demand for the trolley origin
ated with the North Side Business
Mems Association" he said. "The ca
BILE IL antiQuated and out Of date. !
IL too slow ana there are too many de-
lays. We think the trolley is swifte
and gives much better service. 1t 4
less liable to delays, the cars are warm
or In winter time. and better than tn