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Highland Park News (1874), 29 Jan 1897, p. 2

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The‘Clul) is more than so many pox-Solis or so many fanfihm, i. In complex unit: it represents Park so- cial life as such, and so (1005 for our city just that which so often needs to be done; and can he done in no other way. We are. fully alin to the fact that in the great composite aggrogatv of forces which make up modern socie- ty and modern civilization. such 12m organization as the 01111) plays an important part; a part, which cannot lxa‘delegatod to anything else, or lw performed by anyone else. A hundri-d [non of means can lmild and opt-rat» n railroad. provid- ml tlwy first organize into H coni- pzmy and thvn “pool" tln-ir morwy, thoir lmsinms ability and practical wisdom. and work as one body: the company is u unit. Biit cut that road up into a hnndrmlt little pin-es. and let e-zu-h mini operate his own little pit-cw. and what in through line it wunld xnukv. So an hiintln-tl fznnilim. more or loss. of Highland Park llith‘ poolwt tlwir social lifvund functions. in rw HpHYt of’mlrtuin things; and the result lungs tn 1 dealer, etc is u tungihlv. mluublv. :uul «iminvnh l_\' uwful sm-iul lulit. n-ndvring the Park "‘1;th :l'fllllkihll' soryimlm and givingusn funny and standing in the wurld. \w‘ cuuld not otherwisv PUSSPSH. It is mm 0! U!» \‘vry ln-st drawing curds tlw Park has and WM might as nutsidvrs. to rovugnim- it. Thl‘ NEWS (lug-a, um] rujnivm in all it hil\. mm and will (in for uur (-itv. (‘vntnry .. Atlantiv Mnmhly. V Lundun \Vt'm'kh' 'l‘iIm-H knit“ of Rm’iovm 'llht' Funum . Ladies Hume lnnmal. an)" prulnim-nt puiwr or magazine- puhlishml in this country. Great Britain. Franco or Germany. Bear in mind the NEWS is always and M'nry'whorn $11M cash. “We will givv you tlw NEWS and Ladios' ”vim? Journal. V. 1.6?) And N) on: the («limr run quote for rutvsnn nearly 501) ln-rimhvnls. if \'1)II wish. 'lhi-_\ 'c'lns is “‘th to form ('lul)» hing ruins “ith its suhm'rilu-m fur Nurth .\mcri(‘zm R(‘\'il'\'\’ fur ll {"I’IIL r' s. \hmthh \\ c L kl) ()UR CLUBBING RATES. the gnu-01', butcher. cuul Hm ‘JU 4!) 1m BU THE HIGHLAND PARK NEWS. Next wcck Tuesday night, Janâ€" uary 19th. the Bluff City Electric railroad folks will be on hand at the council chamber to ask for a right of way through Highland Park for a road runningr from .VVaukcgan to look county line. and thence to 'Chicago. If they gct the right of way to thc county linc. they will havc thc cars running by Jilly 4th. 1-997. at [cast that is tha, present plan. - Wc llilW‘Slwllt a good dcal of timc thc last two or thrct‘ (lays intervimv- ingr pcoplc to scc what, thcy thought about it, cspvciall)‘ our lmsincss mcn and abuttingy wopcrty owncrs. For thc lwncfit of‘our rcadcrs. wv suni niarizc thc rcsults as follows. to-wit: (I) Shall \vc lct thcm through tho city. saying nothing about what sti‘ccts thcy follow”: Thc unanimous: voicc is. "ye-s". Wc have hcanl of two ohjcctors. onc is a Nortlm'cstcrn (“Inltl(_)_\'t‘. and onc oh_' ‘cts to it on his strut-t. hut m in gcncral. as “'1' umlcrn‘talnl it. 12) Eust or wvst of the railroad track? Most people say west of the track; vast side trudosmeu generally want it down on St. Johns avmnw, so it will land tho scores and lnmd» reds of pouplv who come horn to trade. right, at their doors, instead of on the west sidmwar ntlwr storm-x. Fur people, lu-n- who NViHh to gm unrth or sunth un thv mad. it wmlld ht- lwttm‘ on ”H' wwt sidv. that N. if Afar from hnuw. weury l pinml, Within an icy n-uiun hound; \Vhile oft. m nighl. Hu- (lrl-ury wind Siuhcd in my cars wim humming sound 'l‘ln‘ wintry mmws wcre lying still l'pnn Un- hill-mp and thy plum. Aml nukrd (rm-24 mum! Cum and ('hill. Wim pleading arms nutstrclvlwd in min At last the message uf rt-(‘ull Fillml all my llcurt with sudden ju)’. .\ml llmughts of home and dear UHL‘N all Loft littlv mum for grit-{'91 alloy. Amlthus. thught. 'twill one day he. \Vlién mmugh those earthly slurmu \\'c'\'c (‘UHIKH :\ sleep a waking. then to set- “S“ cm fields" and "living‘ green" and , Humr. ’ 31.1,. B. \\ hih- mm whm-ls mlltd 5w am) on fsh-p: ' tho night and d rkncss I’hruugh “hurt“ {\klng In! UV ntor" gone, And fields with tender green in View. THE ELECTRIC RAILROAD. NEARING HOME. they all go from the éast side. which they 'wun't. Given a 15d. fare to Wanda-gun. and a 2.3m. round trip ticket and there will be from live to ten persons go to \Vaukegun, where one goes now; Perhaps doublv these numlwrs. Hence, all the Park traffic won't ho from the east side. East side-rt; will go out for pleasure of summer evenings in their own carriages; the? west s'fi‘lers will fill the elevtric‘s for Fort Sheridan and other places after working hours‘ Then again. it \vilvl'heta mmnuoyr 'ance and inconvenience to teams and pleasure carriages about the post ofl‘iee, stores and railroad station. to have electric cars and tracks on’St. Johns avenue, to say nothing about ‘injuring it asa possible boulevard in the future between this place and the Fort. \Vith an elegant depot in that railroad park. a fine public li< brary building where Schumaoher's drug store now stands, the new Thompson block carried up tWo stories more. fine buildings where the, old Highland Block and Rat’fen 5L Baker's stands, as well as the, finest block on the ~ North Shore where McDonald‘s store. is; strangers driw ing through will want to come up St. Johns andseethe city in her beauty and glory, instead of the lonely stretches and uninhabited sol- itudes of Linden or Forest avenues. where interested real estate specu~ lators wish them to go! The weight and bulk of publieopinion is for the West side. V (3). Terms of franehise. As to time. 2” or 3tlyears: not a eentury. or “forever." Lots of men say, “Yes. let ‘em eome. but don't ’throw away the franchise: make them pave St. Johns avenue in good shape wherever they go on it!" Every. body says: “Have the road come and make the best terms possible." That is horse sense. for an eleetrie road Moreover. nearly all say. “Ho straight up St. Johns: it it goes on that avenue at all; don‘t” turn off around the l’arrott eorner to St. Johns plaee.but keep on the avenue. and the eit)’ build a new bridge up over the ravine and open it all up through there." Right again. Remember Tuesday night. W0 have received a circular usrk‘: ing the Sun's to help get. up a boom for Allvrmn for the sac-mate as the “Fannvrs' candidate." Hf‘ is ust as friendly to tlw farmers as {ll’hil Armour. Swift or any other millionâ€" nire ‘packor and monnpglist. “'le we work to put. Sam Allt-rton in the- sonato. it, will be when we work to have foxes protect gem“! and wolvm tn slwlrhm'd tlu- she-op. Nut muvlu.

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