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The Power of the Press

           

           Andso,whenCowperwoodarrivedonedayattheofficeofthePressinablowingsnow-stormitwasjustbeforetheChristmasholidaysHagueninwasgladtoseehim."It’scertainlyrealwinterweatherwe’rehavingnow,isn’tit?"heobserved,cheerfully."HowgoestheNorthChicagoStreetRailwaybusiness?"Formonthshe,withtheotherpublishers,hadbeenawarethatthewholeNorthSidewastobemadeoverbyfinecable-tracks,power-houses,andhandsomecars;andtherealreadywastalkthatsomebetterarrangementwastobemadetobringthepassengersintothedown-townsection.

           "Mr.Haguenin,"saidCowperwood,smilinglyhewasarrayedinaheavyfurcoat,withacollarofbeaveranddriving-gauntletsofdogskin—"wehavereachedtheplaceinthisstreet-railwayproblemontheNorthSidewherewearegoingtorequiretheassistanceofthenewspapers,oratleasttheirfriendlysupport.Atpresentourprincipaldifficultyisthatallourlines,whentheycomedown-town,stopatLakeStreetjustthissideofthebridges.Thatmeansalongwalkforeverybodytoallthestreetssouthofit,and,asyouprobablyknow,therehasbeenconsiderablecomplaint.Besidesthat,thisrivertrafficisbecomingmoreandmorewhatImaysayithasbeenforyearsanintolerablenuisance.Wehaveallsufferedfromit.Noefforthaseverbeenmadetoregulateit,andbecauseitissoheavyIdoubtwhetheritevercanbesystematizedinanysatisfactoryway.

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