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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-16
FATAL COLLISION ON
VANDALIA R0ARD
Mail Clerk Killeu and Three Others
Badly Injured - Engineer Will
Die-A Fatal Jump.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. October 49,
a fast westbound passenger train on the
Vandalia railway. and the Terre Hautc
and Indianapolis accommodation train,
co!lided at Reelsvilie, eight miles west
OF here this evening, killing one man
and seriously, if not fatally, injurinG
three others.
Killed: Frederick II. Hermson, mail
clerk, OF Greencastle.
/ Seriously injured: AL Hedding, Of In
dianapolis, engineer, will die. - Boyd,
of Richmond, mail clerk, hurt internally,
may ole. - Kennedy, mail clerk, OF
indianapolis, both legs broken.
) AS far as can be ascertained, the wreck
to-day was due to the failure of the agent
at Harmony to deliver an order to the
accommodation which left there on. the
the time, OF. the other train. When the
trains collided both were running, at full
speed. The two train crews jumped:
Frederick H. Hermson, mail clerk. was
buried beneath the debris Of his car, and
was killed almost instantly. Mail-Clerls
Boyd, on the accommodation, was pro-
badly fatally injured while attempting
to inn,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-16
DAUGHTERS. OF REVOLUTION.
Programme for State Conference to
Meet This Morning.

LYNCHBURG: VA, October 15-fSpe-
cial)-The sixth annual Virginia State
Conference. Daughters Of. the: American
Revolution. will begin in the Cit! Council
chamber here tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock. The room was to-day decorated
with flags and bunting by committee,
from Blue Ridge Chapter, consisting OF
Mrs. Randolph Darlington. Mrs. G.. P.
Zee. and Mrs. William Bowman. Mem
bers of this. chapter. were also at the! de-
pot this afternoon, meeting the delegates
as; they arrived. and assigning them to,
homes Tonight, beginning at S o'clock,
an informal reception was rendered yhe
delegates at the! resid ence of Mrs. Joln
S: Glass, corner Of Ninth and Cou.t
streets, and General F'itzhugh Lee MADE
an address. soliciting the aid Of the chap.
ters. in building the memorial road from
the University of Virginia TO Monticello
The: official programme is as follows:
Thuraday. 10 a., M. to i P. NJ.
Prayer, Mrs W. A Smoot, Of Alexan-
dra.
Roll-call of de1ega tes.
Reading of minutes.
Address of welcome, Mrs. E. G. Hammer.
of, Blue Ridge Chapter
Response by Mrs. Henneberger, of Har-
risonburg.
Address of State regent, Mrs. Mary A.
Lyons of Charlottesville.
T. Appointment OF committees.
Reports from chapters.
Recess from l to 2@P: NJ, during which
lunch will be served by Blue Ridge Chap
ter in rooms adjoining the Council ctam-
Der.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Address by recording secretary general,
Mrs Howard. of. Alexandria.
New business.
Report of committees.
Address, Mrs. Tuttle, University of vIr-
ginia.
At 2 P. N. reception will be given
at Hotel. Carroll. following by refresh
mentS.
FRIDAY. 10 A N.
U-f1nlshed business.
Adjournment
Reception at Randolph Macon Woman s
College. the trip there, and back to be
made in 2 chartered car.
The officers of Blue Ridge Chapter are:
Mrs. J: Z. Lewis, regent; Miss Ella h.
Miller. vice-regent;. Mrs. E. c. Hammer,
secretary; Mrs. w. II. steptoe, registrar;
Mrs. d. P. Halsey, treasurer; Mrs. j. r.
Kyle historian.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-16
ICE. IN WINCHESTER.
Registration ReruIts-Nesro EIinl1-
nated-yyomnn,s AuxiIIary.

registration iscSultS-NeSTO El1n1-
nated-yyomnn's Auxiliary
WINCHESTER VA. October 15.-(Spe-
cial)-The registration in Winchester
closed late last night. and In the county
on Monday night Eight hundred and
siSty-ones voters registered in the city, It
whom S32 We're white and only 20 were
colored, voters. Under the old registra-
ton there, were 1893 colored voters. SO that
the negro is practically eliminated here
from politics. under the present registra-
ton. The total old vote here was 1..721.
so that only about so per cent. Of the
total number of voters, avaiedi them
selves of the; opnortunity to register. IN
the county 2.13S people registered CT
whom only so were negroes. Eighty per
cent. of. the. vote: YVES registered in the
county. No white man was turned down;
either in the city or in the county.
The twelfth annual convention OF the
Woman's Auxiliary Of the Episcopal
Church in Am erica. Diocese Of Virginia
convened to-day in Christ church. The
delegates were welcomed in addresses: by
Rev. Nelson z. Dame. on behalf: Of Christ
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-16
THE Bo'TEToURT FAIi'.
Zine. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Ri-hr-At1endance Large.

A~~>A
FINCASTLE, VA. October 15-fSpc.
cial.)-The exhibition OF the, Dotetourt
Fair opened early to-day, under favor
able circumstances The weather waszal II
right and; the, attendance was>fully up
to expectations for the first: day. thers
being; almost GOO present. The. ladies.
department in needle and fancy work IS
considered superior to any former exhie
btion, and attracted, unusual attention
There was a fine exhibit of domestic
canned fruits. wine. cake; bread, and al
most everything in the housekeeping line.
and butter and cheese to- please every
body. The display of apples, pears. and
other fruit was excellent~in quality and
quantity. There were also splendid speci-
tmers7 of wheat, barley, corn; and d large
quantity, Of poultry sheep, goats, fine
CATTLE and horses.
The n2erry-go-round was on hand with
other attractions. usually connected; with
fairs. The racing. was not on an extern
sive- scale: for the first day, but was fair
Two automobiles were on. the ground. The
Gay wars spent pleasantly. without an ac-
cident, and all were, delighted
The: fair will close Friday evening.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-16

| smash
FINDING on THE DEATH OF ms
BODY GUARD.
|.coLLIsloN IS INVESTIGATED s
report says. the Unlawful Acts Of.
the Conductors and Motorman
.oontributed" to the Demise of
craig : street-car COMPANY Also,
ccnsured.
BODY GUARD.
is INVESTIGATED
no,t says. the unlawful Acts Of

pITTsF1ELD. MASS, October 17.-Thc
/ finding in the inquest following the ac-
cident in whicfr President RooseVeits
.bodysuard. William? Craig. was killed
! here last September, as filed to-day. says
| that the unlawful acts Of James 7 helS.
! conductor. and Euclid Madden, motorman.
! of the. electric car. which ran into the
| Presidents carriage Contributed to the
! death of Mr.. Craig The: finding was by
Special, Justice Charles L. Hibbaru.
SIX MILES AN; HOUR.
Justice Hubbard finds that the horses
attached to the. Presidents carriage were
going at the rate of six miles an hour
and the car at from fifteen to- twenty
five miles an hour. He also finds that
there was Misunderstanding on the par,
Of the street-car companies Of the CITY
as to what taoroughfares were toshbe.
closed to traffic during the--Presldent, 5
visit No evidence, the report. says, was
found to show that the car, was not run
ming at regular schedule, or that the OIL
fcials of thesroad. had given any orders.
for it to be run otherwise than under.
normal conditions.
The report said:
'.The Justice was ura BILE to find -hetheT
or not the power was on when the car
struck the carriage. The car was 15O feet
be11lO the carriage WIeIl: dOVG4ilo4 Vi et'iI
arose and mo.uned it to stop. Two OF,
the mounted guards did the same thing
at the same time. AS the Governor mo-
toned the driver turned the llorsces onsthe;
track. The speed o.; the car was sla OK.
cned in slight degree as the brakes were.
applied.
There is no ev;derce that the cur
rent was reversed. The car was brought
TO, a, standstill forty-f1ve feet beyond the.
point Of collision. IT was geared to- a;
speed of fourteen and three-fourths miles
an hour and on n level with a full load.
A DANGEROUS SPEED.
IN conclusion, the special Justice, finds
that the car was allowed to attain
dangerous speed; the fender was not pro-
rerly locked in position: but that If IT
had been. it. would not in all probability
have prevented the death of Craig. and
that the unlawful act of Motorman Mad.
den and Conductor Kelly contributed: to
the death of Craig.
Kelly and Madden were arrested on the
day Of the accident on the charge Of
marslaughter. and they are now under
bail for trial November 1st.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-16
church, and Mrs. Dame, in. behalf 9th

church, and Mrs. Dame in behalf Of the
local auxiliary. Responses were made
by the president Miss Sal]ie Stuart, Of
Alexandria,. and Mrs. Edwin. S. Kinks.
OF Leesburg. Reports from four Of the
five convocations il, the State were re-
ceived- Rev. AR Neve,S of the Rugged
Mountain Mission and Rev Mr.. Morris.
of the Brazil Mission, delivered adj
dresses on the nol.. in t.eiis .cspuc-
tive fields The suggestion of Mr.. Neve
that the Whittle Memorial chapel be- 10
Gated in Rugged Mountain will likely ne
adopted tomorrow. This afternoon the
quiet hour services were conducted by
Rev. ]. Courtney Jones. Of Wildwood, ard
WISHING delegates at the rectory.
Ice formed last night at q number Of
places in this city and county.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-16
YOUNG. MAN SHOOTS SWEETHEART.
Decided mistake In. Case. of Alleged
Temporary Insanity.

'IFmpoE2ary1 InSnu1ty.
QUINQUE, VA. October. 15.-t Especially
Ed. shifett. a. Young man living in the
Blue Ridge region. recently under no p-o-
vocation. deliberately stepped up to his
sweetheart and shot her through the
7 breast. the ball passing entirely through
her body and lodging, under the skin at
sti1e. back. II was pistol shot of 70
scalibre. The girls. name is Morris. DR.
.Keiger removed the bullet. and the girl
is. doing very well.
!; It now. develops that the case of j. D.
Vowel. alleged to be temporarily insane
has been somewhat. exaggerated. and
that. instead of4.h!s fierceIy attacking
his family. he was himself severely at.
tackled and, it was. only In seif-defence
that he acted. The whole circumstance is
much to be regretted.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-16
Arrest for uouse-Brea,xinr.

LEESBURG,. VA, October 15.-(Special.)
William Neikens. alias Lewis Jones, a
youth about Is years Of. age, was arrest eli
late yesterday evening, near Hamilton, by
Constable: 8: F. Underwood, OF Leesbu. G,
on the charge of housebreaking. At first
he denied, but subsequently confessed
having broken into the house of MIR. Ed.
gar McCray, a prominent citizen Of Som
down, living near I7illsboro. The house
breaking occurred Sunday at II O'Clock,
while the family OF Mir. McCray were at
tending church, About so was stolen, a.
part OF which was afterwards handed over
by the negro. lie was brought to. Lees
burg jail: late. last night
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-16
A. NEWsBOY'S. TRUST.
very Latest DEVELOPMENT of, "eom-

Very Latest DeveIopment ofe"Gom-
1 munity of Interest idea.
+ NEWPORT NEWS, October 15.-fSpe-
3cial.)- newsboys. of.s the. city have
formed a trust, as they call it., to regu-
late the prices Of New York, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore, and other outside pa pers.
They have. agreed not to- sell the, papers
for less than. cents each. The news
stands sell them for the list prices ex-
cept ins&tfe case of Sunday New York
papers. For these the newsboEs receive
ten cents. There are nearly two-score
boys in the trust
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-16
THE GOVERNMENT COAL MINERS.
Send Aid and sympathy to Their

Send Aid and Sympathy to Their
American Miners.
BERLIN. October 15.-The Central Com
nnittee of the German Coal Miners Asso-
citation mas sent s1.2D to the America.
striking coal miners. and has issued di5
rectionf to- the members of the assoca-,
tions not to work extra time with the
object Of increasing. the supply Of coal;
for EXPORT.
Inquiries for coal for the United States
have BEEN made atsthe. Silesian. mines but
the German committees order seems In
tended chiefly to limit he expurts s. tu
France which, have risen. to 10. 0oo5 tons a.
day.
HdicatipnH pmnt to- the German, 1aboriug
solas9eA having a hard winter::FF Many
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-16
REGISTRATION: AT DASvILLE.
Zig Falling Off in Case of Both


Big Falling Off in Case of Both
Races.
4 DANV1LLE. VA, October 15-(SpeciaL)
The Board of Registrars Of the city have
completed their duties. and announced the
result. Monday was originally to be the
last day, but the time was extended.
During the sittings of the board, which
extended over several weeks, only 1850
white and, E6 co.ored voters registered.
This shows a big decreases in both races,
as in the presidential election of 1885
total of 2,947 votes were cast in the city.
In the Swanson Montague gubernatorial
primary last year when only Democrats
were supposed; to vote, more than 5000
persons participated. The people here.
took little interest in registering, and
this accounts for the big: falling. off. The
old books represented a larger number
than the. vote cast In 1896:
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-16
Bottlers. Elect officers.

/ NORFOLK. VA. Oct. 15.-(special!)-.
The: American Bottlerss Protective Asso-s
citation adjourned to-day to meet next:
year in, New Haven, Conn.
+ The following officers were elected:
President, Henry Carse; Rock Island: first
vice-president, a Hasselbau1n, Providence,
r. l.; secondi Weep president, w. e. Dest-
rick, Baltimore; third e-president,
Louis! Hillenan, Philadelphia; treasurer
Henry L.. Schmidt, Hoboken, N. j.. Il.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-16
An Aid to Digestion.

Malt-Nutrine is the one tonic for per-
sons with weak stomachs. It is relished
and retained, no, matter in what condi-
Etiengthe stomach is. It regulates diges.
Htihn, gives edge to the appetite and
strengthssto. the entire system. Prepared
only by Sthe Anheuser-Busch Brewing
Ass n, ST. Louis, u. S. a.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-16
EDUCATIONAL DAY.
strect-Cnr Line to Contribute to
Public Schools

strect-Cnr Line to Contr1bute- to
Public Schools.
GREENSBORO NJ G., October h.
ztSpecial)-Next Saturday VIII be- educa-
tional day with the Greensboro Electric,
Company Some. time ago.. when, money
was being raisedEat a public meeting to:
improve the rural schools of the county,
General Manager II. V. TAYLOR, of the.
Electric Company. made a pledge on the.
part Of his compa ny. It has been decided
to, redeem that pledge by giving one-half
Of the gross receipts next Saturday to: the
cause of education IN Guilford county.
The street-car people will advertise the
fact thoroughly, and. it is expected that
the. car line will be literally patronized.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-16
Bank Clearing. OF Richmond.

The bank clearings of Richmond from
tJanuarys1, 1902. to- October !. 1902 show a
total of S5s.S76.209A9.
What will be. the total December 81.
1902 The clearings for August weres
Sa5.sA.139.63. and for Sentemher. 1855
s76a.& If you come nearest TO the total
for the year 1902 before October 18th, $50
WIN be- added to the frst prize. Read the
bic. adyHtisemen snd act to-day. Is
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-16
SUDDEN. DEA,rH AT. LURAH.
MI. David e. Almond stricken. in a

Mr.. David e. Almond Stricken in q
Field.
LURAY, VA, October 15.-(special)-
Mr. David! E. Almond, a. wel-known
citizen of this county, died suddenly of
heart: disease, this morning, at his home,
about four miles south Of this place. He:
was: stricken in: a field, near his resi-
dence, and died before he could, be carried
into the house.
Mr.. Almond was Is years Of age, and
leaves widow, and four children by a
former marriage. For many years the.
deceased. was, a prominent businessman.
Of Luray.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-16
MORTGAGE FOR s2,ooo,ooo.
On Properties of Virginia and South
Western Railway Company.

BRISTOL, TENN, October 15.-fspe-
ciaL)-A mortgage for two million dol
lars on the properties of the Virginia
filed for recordation in the office of. the
CLERK OF. the Court of; Bristol. Va. to-
day. The mortgage is in favor of the
Morton Trust Company. and is given. to-
protect the bonded Indebtedness OF the
company
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-16

companies, report that the business stu
alton shows; no; sign of improvements.
The municipal litiess expect that, thu calls,
on public charity will be greater thar
last winter
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-16
severnI Cars Observation-Disclosures
Boyd Loses a ginger.

BRISTOL, TENN, October 15:-(spe-.
sciai)-lhere We're two freisht-train
W1ScAs on the Knoxville Division OF, the
Southern railway to-day, blocaing all
traffic until tonight. Several cars were
demolished, and two engines sustained.
serious damage. Engineer Boyd had one
,hnad mashed, requiring the amputation.
of finger.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-16

Tickets will be sold October gst 22d.
iice22d Path. good for return until Octo-s
Der 81 1902 For tickets and further In.
formation apply to- Rtcrmond Transfer.
COMPANY No aa3 east Main street. Ticket,
agent. Rvrd-Street Station. or Al t COM
,pany's office. No. ssSs east Main street..
::Jofins Wagner, city passenger ann
ticket agent. III HuaLH s
nistEt6ts Fa3seuEerik AGENT
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-16
won1AN,ss MISSIONARY UNION:

To Meet ut: South Boston, November.
9TH to- Sth.
BEDFORD. SPRINGS, VA, OCTOBER
l4:--( Special.)-T Woman's. Missiona1 e
Onion Of Virginia will convene. In it's
Der 5th to- Sth. The railway and stealn-s
boat lines have, given special. rates for,
the meeting. Entertainment will be fur-.
nished for all delegates. and a profifab bic,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-16

Tickets will be: sold October Goth, Hst.
and 22d, good, for return passage until
October q. 1902 Round-trip rate from
Richmond $40: r'or tickets. parlor- and
.sleeping-car reservations. amply to Rich
smond Transfer Company; No. 500 east
Main street.; ticket agent. Byrd-Street.
St:tion, or at conpany'ss office No s3sz
east Main street. John E.. Wagner, city,
passenger and ticket agent
JOHN. f. WAGNER
City Passenger and Ticket Agent
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-16

The Committee on Water met last night
Ind ordered the. bills to be paid. approved
the semi-monthly pay-rolls. and adjourn
I'd.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-16

HORSE SHOW. LKNGIIBURG, VA,
OCTOBER e2ND-24TH.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-16

TWO WRECKS. ON THE SOUTHERN.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-16
Norfolk and We.terne Railway.

ST., sRound-Trip. Including One Adj
. mission to the Horse Show, via
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-16
Meeting Kinss, Daughters ana sons,

Roanoke, Va, October end tor
24th-Reduced Rates: via Norfolk:
and Western Rnilvay
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-16

City Passenger and Ticket Agent
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-05-24

from the corner OF State and Madison
streets, the hub Of the business section
Outside Of this district there is com.
parative ease Of movement for both
pedestrian and wagon traffic.
To offer partial remedy for the Ills
affecting the city proposition was
made TO the Council for an under.
ground telephone service that would
rid Chicago of the Bell monopoly. II was
received kindly and a permit given to
construct the necessary conduits.
Then opposition began to show itself.
A clause was inserted In the franchise
forb!dding the new concern 10 tear up
a bit OF pavement, or TO disturb the
surface Of the roadways in any man.
ner under pain Of forfeiture Of its en-
tire plant. - -,
This was about two years ago, and
Snce there has been no sign OF any
work being done. Not foot OF street
payement had been torn up, and when
the word was given out not long ago
that seven miles of large-slzed tunnels
mad been built under the business sec.
ton OF Chicago and were ready for use,
everybody excepting the men directly
interested IN the work was astounded.
AS opposition was feared, the work
has been done quietly. Easements were
rented at convenient intervals along
the line and the work Of excavation be
gun. Men were put 10 digging, and the
earth taken out was hauled up and
carted away at night through the coal
holes In the sidewalks, so that II did
not attract attention. In the daytime
there was not a sign 10 indicate 10 the
thousands Of pedestrians that any up-
usual work was in progress, but every
Lur Of the twenty-four, day and night,
hundreds Of men were digging away
Ike moles forty feet below the surface
Of the street.
II was necessary TO go this deep in or
der 10 avoid the sewer and gas pipes
he conduit Of the telephone and tho
) telegraph companies, the electric ligh
cables and the great water mains. Now
the work IS about completed. The maiI
tunnels are l4Xl2 feet and the branche!
Oxs.
Although constructed ostensibly 70
the accommodation OF telephone wires
this will In reality be a small part OF
new enterprise. It's subways are o
such size that small cars can be run
through them and on these II Is pro
posed 10 transport the malls from TN
general postOfiice 10 the various rail
way depots and sub-statlons; to delivc
newspapers 70 the railway depots an
10 the dealers Instead Of sending then
by wagons. as Is now done, and to carr.
package freight from the downtown
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-05-24
Africa's Ancient Sea.

Recent studies OF the animal life OF
Lake Tanganyika have shown that that
lake differs from all other African
lakes in possessing Inhabitants that be-
long to the oceanic species Still, these
singular denizens of Lake Tanganyika
are not exactly like the marine organ
lsms of the present day, and the con-
cluslon Is drawn that sea, connected
with the open ocean, once occupied the
parts Of Africa where Tanganylka now
lies and that the lake Is the last rem
| nant Of the ancient sea.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-05-24
Ineligible Announcement.

An American woman who under.
stands Italian, but has not learned to
comprehend Italianized English, had at
hotel In Florence an experience which
she relates with glee.
She had asked that carriage might
be ready for her at certain hour. She
waited in the parlor for 1t to be IN.
nounced. and when the time had passed
she made complaint that her request
had not been regarded.
But. madam. I send up boy where
you and the other madam were sitting,
ten minutes ago, and command him to
announce your equipage," said the
clerk.
"A boy said something in the door
way" said the lady, doubtfuliy, but as
he spoke in language unknown to me,
and did not seem to be addressing me,
I paid no attention to him."
The boy, being summoned, gazed
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-05-24
CHICAGO WONDERS At IT.
Remarkable Feat Of En- q inecring skill
Now About Completed.

Three distinct and unusual features
TEND to make the great subway system
now being constructed in Chicago one
Of the most extraordinary triumphs of
engineering skill ever accomplished. 1t
Is unique in design. mammoth In size
and the methods Of construction and
ultimate use are decidedly novel.
Chicago is a most peculiar city. While
II covers an area of ls4 square miles. a
large portion Of which Is sparsely popu.
lated. the business interests are cen.
tered In a district about three-quarters
Of mile square. Within these narrow
limits are the great wholesale houses,
banks, department stores. Office build.
ings. theaters. railway depots and
steamboat docks.
The result is a bewildering confusion
Of pedestrians on the sidewalks, while
the roadways are choked with street
cars. delivery wagons and heavy drays.
All this within a radius OF six blocks