Титан

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.

Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 239 з 794