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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 15 Apr 1927, p. 57

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April 15~ 1927 W:I.LMETTE LIFE -~Municipal Water "Preachin' Bill" Company Loses in Second Petition\!---------~ .. . h ~ I. <1 (' r I ~. a L' e The 'Illinois Commerce commission, in refusing the Municipal Wa· t er company a re-hearing recently, has defin.i tely given its final approval to the Greater Chicago Lake Water comnany to go ahead with its plans to sup:)lr the suburbs within a radius of 38 miles of Chicago, with Lake water, according to officials of · t he Greater Chicago company. The latter company, which showed the Commerce body how comprehensive its $35,000,000 plan was, received the permit to undertake the work on January 19. The Municipal \Yater company, which had appeared hcforc the Illinois Commerce Commis.:iion as well, with a plan to take in a much smaller area, was given thirty days to petition for a re-hearing. The Municipal Water company did this, it is explained, and now the state rL'g-ulating body has announced that it bas refused the re-hearing request, which gives its final approval to the Greater Chicago Lake \Vater company. Thi s company, of which R. ]. Nash i-. president, A. J. Forschner. vice president, and Thoma =' ]. Dolan of t 'hicago and Berwyn. secretary-treasurer, will build a g-iant water tunnel ! th.rce mile~ into the la~e. Thi~ tunnel ' One· ui the oubtandi11g characters \~· tlt run ~trcct to a mam pump1!1g sta- in "T he Shepherd oi · the Hills," pr~t ton at Ctcero, and the water wtll then . !,c piped und(!t' high pre ss ure to towns sented hy the \lmturn Players at the a:- far west as Aurora and Elg-in, so uth N(.'W E\· an~ton th eater this week, was o Chicago Height:-; and north to Lake "Prl'achin' Hill." The part of thi s nld Forest, northwest. to P>arrin.gton and mountailll'l·r in thl' dratnatization oi -,outhwrst to Johet. mclttdtng more . tha n 100 town s and cities in the area. the tamous non:! hy Harold Bell T h~ jo b is an enormous one, which the \Vright \\·as taken hy ~[ r. \\'. B. Pat-company expects to complete two years ton, one of the best kn o\\'n character a iter construction work starts, as its actors on the stage today. ~t r. Patton plan. of operation call for night and happened to be in Chicago for the day work and will employ about 2,000 week anrl took o\·er the part in the :men. ~[inturn production. on DUNLOPS A Maj3:- H. 0. D. Segrave, in his giant Sunbeam car, shot over the I ground at a rate of 30.8 miles an hour faster than any human being had ever done-203.8 miles an hour I The tires formed the bl.g question mark as to whether this could be done. Such sp~ed attacks tires with the heat of a fiery furnace. But they were Dunlops t They with· stood the speed-theywithstood the heat. They v1ere Dunlops! . . · Dunlop Tires and Dunlop Circular Tubes. Put Dunlops on your car. Ask us about them now. T FLORIDA, on Daytona Beach, ft t'· it c e, MARGERUMS TIRE SHOP New Spo.rt Oxfords for Women and the Modern Miss a shoe that you will appreciate both H ERE'S in comfort and in style. This attractive sport model shoe is featured in various pleasing combinations of leathers. It is light in weight and flexible, comes with I Vs -inch or spring heels. At eight-fifty this sport Oxford is a most unusual purchase. f'he new Imported ana Domestic Socka Cn Spring and Summer Bt'IJJes-for bOJII, girl· and for infants-are here/ Won&.en'l ana Misses' Sport Hose---<~ co&orftll selection. Telephone UnitJuJi&y 973 Vulcanizing and Accessories 621 Main Street Wilmette Phone Wilmette 3243 every 2~ seconds someom buys a tor ··INC· CHILDREN'S SHOE SPECIALISTS 1608 Chicago Avenue Evanston, lilinoi. rOUNDERS OF 'THE PNEUMATIC TIRE INDUSTRY ~ PCDL & PIPER .................................

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