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A Matter of Tunnels

           Hedidnotseehowhewastogetcontrolofthisproperty.Itssharesweresellingaroundtwohundredandfiftydollars.

           TheNorthChicagoCityRailwaywasacorporationwhichhadbeenorganizedatthesametimeastheSouthSidecompany,butbyadifferentgroupofmen.Itsmanagementwasold,indifferent,andincompetent,itsequipmentaboutthesame.TheChicagoWestDivisionRailwayhadoriginallybeenownedbytheChicagoCityorSouthSideRailway,butwasnowaseparatecorporation.Itwasnotyetsoprofitableastheotherdivisionsofthecity,butallsectionsofthecityweregrowing.Thehorse-bellwasheardeverywheretinklinggaily.

           Standingontheoutsideofthisscene,contemplatingitspromise,CowperwoodmuchmorethananyoneelseconnectedfinanciallywiththefutureoftheserailwaysatthistimewasimpressedwiththeirenormouspossibilitiestheirenormousfutureifChicagocontinuedtogrow,andwasconcernedwiththevariousfactorswhichmightfurtherorimpedetheirprogress.

           Notlongbeforehehaddiscoveredthatoneofthechiefhandicapstostreet-railwaydevelopment,ontheNorthandWestSides,layinthecongestionoftrafficatthebridgesspanningtheChicagoRiver.

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