Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-01-24
EAGLETS.
EAGLETS.
RAILROAD DISQUALIFICATION
WILL THROW THOUSANDS
OUT OF EMPLOYMENT.

huNc SNtH CdIeIul dtttutlOH W tue
matter assure us that
Electrifcation by present methods
for railroad terminal operation is i'm.
practicable.
Electric railroads I'm the east are
built and owned by steam lines, but
operated as separate properties and
employed subway motor and trainmen
to operate trains.
Electric motors on twenty million
dollar branch of one trunk line are
operated by subway trainmen from
New York City.
Electricity forced on Chicago rail-
roads will mean reorganization of su.
burban train service.
Electric roads will lease steam sub.
urban tracks or secure privileges from
steam lines to operate trains. Steam
suburban train crews will be removed
and trains operated by one motorman
on multiple unit cars-this could be
done on the Lake Shore and South
Bend railroad between Kensington
and Randolph street.
Electric motors switch more cars in
eight hours than superheater engines
can In ten.
Electric multiple unit cars in sub.
urban service have but one engine.
man. and by hiring street car men
companies cheaper the wages of train.
men.
Electricity does away with round.
house employees, fire pullers. ash.pan
cleaners, pit men. machinists and
boilermakers. and reduces the store.
keepers force one half
Electricity does away with one.half
the maintenance of way department,
and the entire water service.
Electricity does away with large
force Of clerks in all departments, es.
pecially in the handling of coal, wood
and fuel oil.
Electricity in the few departments
mentioned would effect clerks in gen.
eral offices, such as stenographers.
record flers, invoice clerks. tracers,
etc.
Electricity is an additional danger
to railroad employees.
Electricity means physical ex.
animation every few months for train.
men. and only those physically per.
feet are kept in employment.
Electricity in Chicago means that
fifty per cent Of the old men in train
and yard service, and thirty per cent
of the younger employees would be
forced from railroad business.
Electricity Injuries more employees
than steam; puts hundreds Of work.
ingmen and women out OF employ
ment, and on the tramp: is not as eff.
cient as steam: It's only virtue is
eliminating black smoke, to satisfy
clamoring misguided aristocracy,
while for workingmen and women It
means idleness, starvation. misery.
frightful death. torture and agonies
beyond power Of description.
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Following are the locations Of the
leading self.sustaining clubs Of Chi.
cago:
Apollo Club, 202 8. Michigan ave.
Builders, 412.41S Chamber Of Com.
merce building.
Calumet, Michigan ave. and Goth ut.
Caxton, Tenth floor. Fine Arts bldg.
Chicago Athletic Association, ~ 8.
Michigan ave.
Chicago Yacht, foot Of Monroe 1t.
Chicago Architectural. 80 West Ad-
ans street.
Chicago Automobile. 1921 Plymouth
court.
Chicago Club. Michigan ave. and
Van Buren, street.
Chicago Cycling. 1915. 81 East Van
Buren, street.
City Club, 1916 Plymouth court
Cliff Dwellers. 216 8. Michigan ave.
Colonial Club Of Chicago. 4445
Grand boulevard.
Columbia Yacht. foot Of Randolph
street.
Elks. ia w. Washington at.
Englewood, 1928 Harvard avenue.
Edgewater Country. 666S winthrop
avenue.
Farragut Yacht Club. foot Of $50 ct.
Germania Maennerchor. 100 Germa.
MIA place.
Hamilton. 20 8. Dearborn Ut.
Illinois, 113 8. Ashland boulevard.
Illinois Athletic, 112 8. Michigan
avenue.
Irish Fellowship Club. La Sale Ho
tel.
lroquois. 81 N. La Sale st
Kenwood, Lake ave. and 47th st
Kenwood Country, Drexel bouls'
ward and 18th street.
Marquette. Dearborn ave. and Ma
pie street.
Midday. First National Bank bldg.
18th floor.
Oaks. Lake ct. and Waller ave.
Press Club of Chicago. 20 North
Dearborn street.
Quadrangle. Lexington avenue and
5sth street.
Rotary. SO South Dearborn ct.
Saddle and Cycle. Sheridan Road
and Foster avenue.
South Shore Country. lake shore
and 9th street
Southern, 20 N. Dearborn street.
Standard. Michigan ave. and 24tf
street.
Swedish Club Of Chicago. 1858 LII
Sale avenue.
Twentieth Century. 2246 Michigan
avenue.
Union League, Jackson boulevard
and Federal street,
Union Printers, Rowland block