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The Power of the Press

           Solonghadhebeenstirringaboutinalesserregion,pavingthewaybyhoursandhoursofprivatethoughtandconferenceandscheming,thatnowwhenheactuallyhadachievedhisendhecouldscarcelybelieveforthetimebeingthatitwastrue.Chicagowassuchasplendidcity.Itwasgrowingsofast.Itsopportunitiesweresowonderful.Thesemenwhohadthusfoolishlypartedwithanindefiniteleaseoftheirholdingshadnotreallyconsideredwhattheyweredoing.ThismatterofChicagostreet-railways,oncehehadthemwellinhand,couldbemadetoyieldsuchsplendidprofits!Hecouldincorporateandovercapitalize.Manysubsidiarylines,whichMcKentywouldsecureforhimforasong,wouldbeworthmillionsinthefuture,andtheyshouldbehisentirely;hewouldnotbeindebtedtothedirectorsoftheoldNorthChicagocompanyforanyinterestonthose.Bydegrees,yearbyyear,asthecitygrew,thelineswhichwerestillcontrolledbythisoldcompany,butwerepracticallyhis,wouldbecomeamereitem,acentralcore,inthesoverymuchlargersystemofnewlineswhichhewouldbuildupaboutit.ThentheWestSide,andeventheSouthSidesectionsbutwhydream?Hemightreadilybecomethesolemasterofstreet-railwaytrafficinChicago!Hemightreadilybecomethemostprincelyfinancialfigureinthecityandoneofthefewgreatfinancialmagnatesofthenation.

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