. Report on the re-arrangement and development of the steam railroad terminals of the city of Chicago : submitted to the Citizen's Terminal Plan Committee of Chicago . AT & -AT & (0. CJ t/.y-y//-i c&wi EZ C. <5( \ OTHERSJ JOINT \^!mm?m -300 FT| Showing the vast amount ofpresent method of taxing railroadthe condition shown above, in whbut privately occupied. The possavenues of growth for the business c e of much of the property. Due to thepracUcallv free. This encourages^veTlow) are owned by the railroadsill elim nating congestion and op


. Report on the re-arrangement and development of the steam railroad terminals of the city of Chicago : submitted to the Citizen's Terminal Plan Committee of Chicago . AT & -AT & (0. CJ t/.y-y//-i c&wi EZ C. <5( \ OTHERSJ JOINT \^!mm?m -300 FT| Showing the vast amount ofpresent method of taxing railroadthe condition shown above, in whbut privately occupied. The possavenues of growth for the business c e of much of the property. Due to thepracUcallv free. This encourages^veTlow) are owned by the railroadsill elim nating congestion and openmg. PLATE IV, PRESENT UTILIZA ION OF RAILROAD PROPERTY. Showing the vast amount of real estate o^^^led by various railroad companies wit , the Chicago business district and «; inefficient use of much of the property.^ present method of taxing railroad property on the basis of main line mileage it is po. Ae for radroads t^o hold large quantities of land PJ^^.^^^f ^ t^J-^^.^-. J^^ f^^™^X Se condition shown above, in whch large areas (colored red) are practically unused or railroad operation, and other areas (colored yellow) are owned by the jaUroads, but private™ occupied The possibilities of more effective use of this railroad propert througli co-operation and intensive development, m elimmating congestion and opemngavenues of growth for the business district, are evident.


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