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Letter to Editor
October 18, 1902
Chicago Eagle
Chicago, Cook County County, Illinois
What is this article about?
A citizen complains that elevated roads fail to comply with ordinances requiring trains to run on stated schedules, instead operating based on passenger volume, and urges aldermen to investigate, especially on the West Side.
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Editor Eagle.
Dear Sir—It seems that the elevated roads (or some of them at least) are never obliged to comply with the provisions of the ordinances under which they operate. If I am not misinformed these ordinances provide that the trains on these roads shall be run at stated times, but I notice on certain branches that trains are started out at the terminals only as often as the company or its operator calculates he has a good fat harvest of passengers awaiting them at the different stations. Some of our reforming and public-spirited Aldermen might look into this with much profit to their constituents, particularly on the West Side.
Very respectfully,
J. McC.
Dear Sir—It seems that the elevated roads (or some of them at least) are never obliged to comply with the provisions of the ordinances under which they operate. If I am not misinformed these ordinances provide that the trains on these roads shall be run at stated times, but I notice on certain branches that trains are started out at the terminals only as often as the company or its operator calculates he has a good fat harvest of passengers awaiting them at the different stations. Some of our reforming and public-spirited Aldermen might look into this with much profit to their constituents, particularly on the West Side.
Very respectfully,
J. McC.
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Investigative
Social Critique
What themes does it cover?
Infrastructure
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Elevated Roads
Train Schedules
Ordinances Compliance
Aldermen Investigation
West Side
Public Transport
What entities or persons were involved?
J. Mcc.
Editor Eagle
Letter to Editor Details
Author
J. Mcc.
Recipient
Editor Eagle
Main Argument
elevated roads do not comply with ordinances mandating fixed train schedules, instead running trains opportunistically based on passenger numbers; aldermen should investigate this issue, especially on the west side, for the benefit of constituents.
Notable Details
References To Reforming And Public Spirited Aldermen
Focus On West Side Branches