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Sheridan Road News-Letter (1889), 25 Mar 1899, p. 3

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Nerd! ShorePublishing Ca. Mayfajr is an odd aggregation of out-affine houses. that look as if they'might have been shot 05’ from a‘ revolving disc. The real estate signs begin “Beatitiful Mayfair,”and . On Monday morning, [Ito - II batsman put his "at head in the car door Fluids ' andshouted “Emerson fittest ’ This meant that the long- announced diversion of traffic by way offlayfliir had begun: ' The morn ing papers proved inadequate to at» soil) the attention eLths passengers . and/tirey craned their necks to note the change In scenery with as much curiosity as II Sunday school on its first picnic. The church Spires of Evanston Began to gnaw dim in the distance and soon a sign, “city limits” announced that the adjacent orchards and: eoInfiéids were Imdsr the gentis‘ sway of Bath House John and Mi. McKsnna. And qIIsations. ' - Why did that house face east instead of west Y Was that the St Paul main line or only a branch ? Why didn’t. they build that viadIict further north The “knowledgsous” young man m on hand and answered everything that Was {Inked him, and, in. fact; own when there‘ was II lull in the fusilade of questions he eon-tinned to shed in? foi'mation. Adv-faunas «ohm-flu. and. known on me...- 8mm Bulldln . 255 Centnl Awnag ummfim Park Tm NaflWPuk, V_p-__â€". u.‘ - m-v-uvvu-l. II III “mound-flan: mat ct A General ‘otmerotfionb Show Ibflkence.‘ SATURDAY MARCH 25. m IOIOAN. MAORI mm “.30 PSI! VBAR. l the Pou~0fleeo at “‘52.!“ Park ummda'lm m- 5153 and Wm...» OFFICIII: THE SHERIDAN ROAD NEWfiLE‘U‘E‘R As the trains approach the city over the Galena division the picture wuflhiltod to the I'm familiar mono! nquelbr and. poverty that exists betweenOlyboumrjunction and the terminus, I monotonous collee. tion of tilt-roofed houses with large green. blind- and weather stained aides and every few blocks a corner saloon standing gunrd like a sentry over the. poverty and rice. The weather was cold-so the usual crowd of squalid children was not to be seen in the streets. , Theout-ofl my’he interesting‘tor 0 a month orvso. bntz'when the track elevation is umpleted the euburbent itee will be-veryghdu'ntur'n again to the Ravennwood route even 'if it is dependent on the Bearing Har- vester- Works and”the Lentgert fac- tory for scenic‘ embellishment. ' These thick woods were regarded in the light of a disadvantage by the 88PM? mum's Wihnurfifi Okn :1”. l‘ .Nufli value of the land iay' in its- adaptabil ity to agriculture Accordingly. land that was “ cleared ” of timber com mended a considerably better price than did the virgin forest In fact, even after the opening of the North westérn railroad, comparatively few people seemed to realize the position the North Show was to occupy as a' residence district, and the finest do structieu continued, the railroad it self cuttiqg and lining many of the trees not qty in Winn but for filel u weil- ‘â€" noel not being' in use inoperating the locomotives at that time. v - When poéple began to appreciate the destiny of the North Shore as North show ‘There was little need Tree of tree culture on the Canines . North Shore in the days when the Weamiarhies arid Pot- towattomies were lords of the'lake blufis. oaks; eims,‘ hickories, 'maples and spruce were only 'a few of the varieties that flourished. Indeed with the thick bezel bushesand dense. undergrowth the North Shore forests were weli nigh impenetrabfe. on architwture. -/ It is desirable that each two be well protected by boxing in It does u_ot pay to plant tleés taken out of the wouqs nursery grown gtock is far batten . As tosize, a trée two inches m (1% or \abmWM rig}; high is as email] KW desirable to plant. " H The political pothas bolun to boil furiously In fact, according to an unconfirmed rumor, it. boiled: over at Winnetka tlnisw k. There are three cornered ligand catooorfieted fights. ludWould take a tiain dispatcher to has track of them. The N sWS Lman has' no penchant for political forecasts, ‘and so- will put’ forth no predictions. It hu' un- plicit faith, however, in the intelli- gence of tho Noah Shore people and feels assured thatieach town 'will be satisfactorily represented by the offic- ers to be elected in April. A. Hunt in few years ago: “ It can- not be disputed that trees on the parkways add greatly to the attrac- tions ofya village and to the value of property The first cost, allowing for inevitable losses, is small, and the value of those trees which sulf- .vive, increases yearly, so that trees return a good dividend not only nu their beauty and the shade afl'orded but' in money values. As to what. kind of trees to plant, elms are eas- ily our lixst choice. Hard maples Come hext perhaps, but they are hardâ€" er to establish and slower of ngth. repuir the lone and every year an it ,_ creased number of trees but been planted. Winnetkn is indicated, . fortunate in the great variety of state- ly trees that have been planted and . have flourished in her parh‘wayl. ~ They go far toward confirming hat titleâ€"the Village Beautiful. Glou- coe has made some advances in this respect in recent years and in fact all the North Shore towns are await. ening to the necessity of: increased tree culture. As the time for setting out trees approaches; it ‘may he apro- pos to make extracts from a report on this subject given by Mr. James- A. Hunt 11' fey years ago: '“ It can-

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