Chicago, a history and forecast . sported than by theprevious system of horse cars. The speed made wassomething less than ten miles an hour. The cable, whichwas adapted from the San Francisco system, was an end-less steel rope running in a slot under the street so thatit could be gripped by the cars, which were thus pro-pelled along, the power being furnished by stationaryengines in the plant. Ultimately the North and WestSides were all fitted out with cables, and if any inhabitant 53 of Chicago of the eighties happened to return to thisregion and did not hear the rattle of the cable in its sl
Chicago, a history and forecast . sported than by theprevious system of horse cars. The speed made wassomething less than ten miles an hour. The cable, whichwas adapted from the San Francisco system, was an end-less steel rope running in a slot under the street so thatit could be gripped by the cars, which were thus pro-pelled along, the power being furnished by stationaryengines in the plant. Ultimately the North and WestSides were all fitted out with cables, and if any inhabitant 53 of Chicago of the eighties happened to return to thisregion and did not hear the rattle of the cable in its slot,he would think that the world had come to an end. The cable itself was not so bad, although it did hitchalong a bit and break occasionally, especially in icyweather, but the squabbles into which Chicago wasthrown over the franchises, particularly the attempt ofthe companies under leadership of Charles T. Yerkes tosecure a ninety-nine year extension, threw the people intobitter conflict with the authorities, and led in the next. Hull House, worlds largest social settlement. decade to the formation of the Municipal Voters Leagueand the Committee of One Hundred. When the Horse Still Was King The favorite equipage in Chicago of the eighties wasa four-in-hand, or, failing that, a tandem cart. CharlieSchwartz, Valentine Dickey, Hall McCormick, PotterPalmer, Chatfield Taylor and later Arthur Caton pos-sessed these first bewildering vehicles, and used to aston-ish the eyes of their fellow citizens and assail their ears 54 as well with the winding horn which heralded their ap-proach. Fast trotting was in vogue on the boulevards,and all roads led to Washington Park on Derby rather favored the stanhope-phaeton, and at thehour the avenue and the Lake Shore Drive were gaywith pretty parasols and beautiful costumes—a customwhich the rapid-transit auto has rather sadly displaced. The West Division High School was built in 1880, theNorth Division in 1883 and the South Division
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