Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-08-27

the town Of Niles Center into which |
village Il railroad now runs for the |
first time. The Miami will occupy |
three acres out there
Another yard has been established |
at North avenue bridge and still am
,thcr at Blue Island avenue aud Wood |
street.
The main yard will bc In the center |
of the West Side. the company having
acquired the property. iWOxbO2. on
an kedzic avenue. on the northeast |
corner of Kinzic street. and having
the Northwestern railroad along the
entire kinzie street front. The com.
pany will put in sheds and coaling in.
clincs and an office building.
Fred NJ Rlount's appointment to
the chairmanship of the Republican
general finance committee in Illinois.
will do much tn bring together all
wings of the party. particularly in
Cook County. This committee will
handle all the campaign funds-Na.
tional. stat" and County. Mr.. Bount
has the confidence of the whole com.
muuity.
There Is no truth whatever in the
statement that any plan was ON foot
here to make more of Mr.. DcncCn's
campaign in Illinois than President
Eouscvelts. No such plau il needed.
for all the probabilities indicate that
Mr. Denecn will run ahead of his
ticket. anyway.
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One of the most interesting discov-
cries made by the Health department
recently is the important part played
10y the drainage channel as II conscr-
vator of the public health. From this
standpoint. the weekly bulletin of the
department says that the drainage
channel was the best investment Chi.
cngo ever made. The bulletin com.
mcnts oil the fact that for the second
time in ten years Il rain fall uf more
failed To cause u contamination of the
city water supply. During the past
five years. the bulletin adds. there has
been II steady and heavy reduction in
death from impure water diseases. II
fact that is due entirely to the opera
tion of the big drainage channel. This
il source of congratuation to the
Ilpat,a,,, - ,.fn nnI fn In f,,,l,Iis
Could clam In II gum shoe ever
win race?
Postmaster General Payne Of Wis
consin. was In Chicago during the
week for the purpose of consulting
with the Republican National Commit
tee regarding the conditions In the
badger state. which are said to bc
giving Mr.. Payne much concern. In
as much as Chairman Thomas Tag.
CART. of the Democratic National Com.
mittec. is still reported to have prac-
tically abandoned the West. there does
not seem to he any very great grounds
for Republican alarm even IN Wis
cOnsin.
Secretary Lahiff. Of the Democratic
County Committee. has arranged II pro-
gram Of thirty-tive ward meetings and
two big down town rallies for Mayor
Harrison. The Mayor won't have much
time for fishing from now til the
close of the campaign II the energetic
Democratic secretary is to have his
way.
Justice James J. Grant has the con.
iidencc Of the West Side business com.
munity and ms successor to the late
Jarvis Blume Is increasing his ellen.
tagc every day.
What IL the illinois Democracy
who are its members. ana what Is its
authority for soliciting funds! We
have been asked these questions re-
pcatcdly during the past week. Per.
lmps some Of our readers can supply
an answer.
One Of the things the West Madl.
to accomplish IL to occupy all the time
Of the few police officers which Chief
VNeill has been able to spare from
the stock yards strike. to attend to
the police duty of the balance of the
city.
President Powell. Of the merit board,
has started crusade against the
ponies" II is not the same kind that
Assistant Chief Schuettler has been
putting out of business. however. The