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An Hour of Defeat

           HereinChicago,wherethepopulationwasasyetcomparativelysmallvergingnowtowardamillion,andwidelyscatteredoveragreatareahedidnotfeelthattheywouldbeprofitablecertainlynotforsomeyearstocome.Whattraffictheygainedwouldbetakenfromthesurfacelines,andifhebuiltthemhewouldbemerelydoublinghisexpensestohalvehisprofits.Fromtimetotimehehadcontemplatedthepossibilityoftheirbeingbuiltbyothermenprovidingtheycouldsecureafranchise,whichprevioustothelateelectionhadnotseemedprobableandinthisconnectionhehadoncesaidtoAddison:"Letthemsinktheirmoney,andaboutthetimethepopulationissufficienttosupportthelinestheywillhavebeendrivenintothehandsofreceivers.Thatwillsimplychasethegameintomybag,andIcanbuythemforameresong."WiththisconclusionAddisonhadagreed.Butsincethisconversationcircumstancesmadetheconstructionoftheseelevatedroadsfarlessproblematic.

           Inthefirstplace,publicinterestintheideaofelevatedroadswasincreasing.Theywereanovelty,afactorinthelifeofNewYork;andatthistimerivalrywiththegreatcosmopolitanheartwasverykeeninthemindoftheaverageChicagocitizen.Publicsentimentinthisdirection,howevernaiveorunworthy,wasneverthelesssufficienttomakeanyelevatedroadinChicagopopularforthetimebeing.

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