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The New City

           Hewantedtotalktosomebankersandgrainandcommissionmen.Thestock-exchangeofChicagointerestedhim,fortheintricaciesofthatbusinessheknewbackwardandforward,andsomegreatgraintransactionshadbeenmadehere.

           Thetrainfinallyrolledpasttheshabbybacksofhousesintoalong,shabbilycoveredseriesofplatformsshedshavingonlyroofsandamidstaclatteroftruckshaulingtrunks,andenginesbelchingsteam,andpassengershurryingtoandfrohemadehiswayoutintoCanalStreetandhailedawaitingcaboneofalonglineofvehiclesthatbespokeametropolitanspirit.HehadfixedontheGrandPacificasthemostimportanthoteltheonewiththemostsocialsignificanceandthitherheaskedtobedriven.Onthewayhestudiedthesestreetsasinthematterofarthewouldhavestudiedapicture.Thelittleyellow,blue,green,white,andbrownstreet-carswhichhesawtrundlinghereandthere,thetired,bonyhorses,jinglingbellsattheirthroats,touchedhim.Theywereflimsyaffairs,thesecars,merelyhighlyvarnishedkindling-woodwithbitsofpolishedbrassandglassstuckaboutthem,butherealizedwhatfortunestheyportendedifthecitygrew.Street-cars,heknew,werehisnaturalvocation.Evenmorethanstock-brokerage,evenmorethanbanking,evenmorethanstock-organizationhelovedthethoughtofstreet-carsandthevastmanipulativelifeitsuggested.

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