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A Matter of Tunnels

           

           However,inthefallof1880,oralittleearlier(whenhewasstillverymuchentangledwiththepreliminarysexaffairsthatledeventuallytoRitaSohlberg),hebecameawareofanewsystemoftractionrelatingtostreet-carswhich,togetherwiththearrivalofthearc-light,thetelephone,andotherinventions,seemeddestinedtochangethecharacterofcitylifeentirely.

           RecentlyinSanFrancisco,wherethepresenceofhillsmadethemovementofcrowdedstreet-railwaycarsexceedinglydifficult,anewtypeoftractionhadbeenintroduced—thatofthecable,whichwasnothingmorethanatravelingropeofwirerunningovergutteredwheelsinaconduit,anddrivenbyimmenseengines,convenientlylocatedinadjacentstationsor"power-houses."Thecarscarriedareadilymanipulated"grip-lever,"orsteelhand,whichreacheddownthroughaslotintoaconduitand"gripped"themovingcable.Thisinventionsolvedtheproblemofhaulingheavilyladenstreet-carsupanddownsteepgrades.Aboutthesametimehealsoheard,inaroundaboutway,thattheChicagoCityRailway,ofwhichSchryhartandMerrillweretheprincipalowners,wasabouttointroducethismodeoftractiononitslines—tocableStateStreet,andattachthecarsofotherlinesrunningfartheroutintounprofitabledistrictsas"trailers."AtoncethesolutionoftheNorthandWestSideproblemsflasheduponhim—cables.

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