Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-07-10
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Read in round figures, says the Trib-
une, 200 through passenger trains come
into the six passenger stations Of Chi
cago every day, leaving 10000 strangers
In the city Them 200 more trains are
made up under the miles Of train sheds
and 10000 more strangers are whirled
out of the smoke and din and CRIME
that mark these great centers of In
gress and egress. These figures are
from the estimates of the stationmas-
ters in the six passenger stations Of
Chicago.
As TO stations trains and train move
ments in Chicago, these figures are
small compared with the suburban
business In the Union station alone
200 suburban trains arrive and depart
every day, carrying 10000 passengers.
Thrty-three thousand five hundred
persons go in and out of this station
every twenty four hours.
But that 10000 strangers come into
Chicago every day by these railroad
lines Is a significant group of figures.
cursionists between March and Novem-
Der. These may reach 2,500 a day in
the height of the season. And Just how
these thousands distribute themselves
through the city, find lodgings, amuse-
ments, occupations, or catch other
trains out, leaving Chicago as a mere
way station, would make u guide book
tired.
AS a general proposition, the strang-
er in Chicago Is not easily disposed of
by anybody but a confidence man. The
hustle and hustle Of Chicago get upon
their nerves They get excited the mo-
ment the train pulls into the train
shed, and they begin by making life
busy for gatemen and Engagement
Then they pass out to world of noisy
streets.
| In the streets the stranger Is IN i'm
pediment to traffic Of all kinds. The
effect Of him is seen especially In the
faces and tempers Of conductors and
gripmen whose cars run to railway sta
tions. A man with two yalises, a
luncheon basket, an umbrella, and a
rain coat, trying to board a cable train
that is already full, is proposition to
whten heads of a trains crew.
Relieved of his impedimenta, he Is
still clog to pedestrianlsm In the
streets The leisurely gait which be-
comes him in his home town is lost
upon the citizen who is trying to pass
him in q crowded street. The cool con-
tent expressed In the rear view of the
stranger frazzles the city mans
nerves. And when the stranger stops
suddenly to turn to an inviting Win
dow display, and four persons from be-
hind collide with him. the measure of
his possibilities as an obstructionist Is
reached.
At the Crossings.
To teamsters and to crossing police
men the stranger Is especially trying.
In the congested streets downtown no
one but the stranger expects clear
crossing between 6 o'clock in the morn
ing and 10 o'clock at night. The city
man walks out into the street into an
impenetrable jam, picking his way,
confident of room between vehicles.
The stranger waits until he sees the
folly of waiting then dashes forward,
with his head down, oblivious to the
signals of the crossing policeman. lie
Is inclined to step in briskly behind
one cable train, just in front Of another
going In the opposite direction He
goes up the wrong stairs in the loop
stations, and ON the trains will get up
for his station just when the cars are
grinding around a sharp curve.
OF the 10000 strangers landed In
Chicago every day perhaps 10000 OF
them pass on through with as little de-
lay as connecting trains Will admit
Five thousand others are bent upon
business strictly, attending to their af-
fairs with small time for anything else.
The remaining 10000 may have some
degree of business. but in the main
they are seeking recreation and amuse'
ment while moving about the city.
Rush to Stock Yards.
Sightseeing is the main diversion, and
In this It Is patent that nothing his