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Obstacles

           ItappearedfirstasanideainthebrainofoneJamesFurnivaleWoolsen,adeterminedyoungWesternerfromCalifornia,anddevelopedbydegreesintoconsentsandpetitionsfromfullytwo-thirdsoftheresidentsofvariousstreetsintheextremesouthwestsectionofthecitywhereitwasproposedthenewlineshouldbelocated.ThissameJamesFurnivaleWoolsen,beinganambitiousperson,wasnottobesoeasilyputdown.Besidestheconsentandpetitions,whichCowperwoodcouldnoteasilygetawayfromhim,hehadanewformoftractionthenbeingtriedoutinseveralminorcitiesaformofelectricpropulsionbymeansofanoverheadwireandatravelingpole,whichwassaidtobeveryeconomical,andtogiveaservicebetterthancablesandcheapereventhanhorses.

           Cowperwoodhadheardallaboutthisnewelectricsystemsometimebefore,andhadbeenstudyingitforseveralyearswiththegreatestinterest,sinceitpromisedtorevolutionizethewholebusinessofstreet-railroading.However,havingbutsorecentlycompletedhisexcellentcablesystem,hedidnotseethatitwasadvisabletothrowitaway.Thetrolleywasasyettoomuchofanovelty;certainlyitwasnotadvisabletohaveitintroducedintoChicagountilhewasreadytointroduceithimselffirstonhisoutlyingfeederlines,hethought,thenperhapsgenerally.

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