. The street railway review . could not last forever. Had it continuedat an equal pace till now, Kansas Citys city limits would be en-croaching on Chicago; San Francisco would be a suburb. After aseason of extravagant profits the tide turned; and when the pros-perous wave ebbed away Kansas City was stranded, indeed. Banksbroke, and business temporarily collapsed. Great fortunes fadedout of sight as pools left by receding breakers sink in the City was a sadder and a wiser town, but she had gained dis-tinction as a great American trade center, and the energy of herpromoters sufficed
. The street railway review . could not last forever. Had it continuedat an equal pace till now, Kansas Citys city limits would be en-croaching on Chicago; San Francisco would be a suburb. After aseason of extravagant profits the tide turned; and when the pros-perous wave ebbed away Kansas City was stranded, indeed. Banksbroke, and business temporarily collapsed. Great fortunes fadedout of sight as pools left by receding breakers sink in the City was a sadder and a wiser town, but she had gained dis-tinction as a great American trade center, and the energy of herpromoters sufficed to build her fortune for a second time. Thevalue of land settled down to compare about equally with that .jnMinneapolis, which was uniformly less than in Cleveland or Chi-cago. The era of speculation was over, and that of sound develop-ment begun. Kansas City has been visited by several booms, since;safe booms, and less fantastic. The cable railways accomplishedvery much to relieve the strained conditions in Kansas City after. RESIDENCE OF D. I^. LOMBARD. the collapse. They were first suggested by the promoters of realproperty, and were copied after the system in use in San Fran-cisco. This happened in 1886. In a year 40 miles of cable railwayshad replaced the horse car lines. The most remote suburbs becameeasily accessible, and the effect was to make Kansas City possibleas a city of homes as well as pre-eminently a city of hustle. Out-lying property was again readily disposed of; more houses werebuilt, land bought and sold, and the tax rolls swelled. In 1888 the f) Orr. IS, 1900.] STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. 553
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