Government Violates Pass Law In Rail Pass Controversy
Chicago reports allege the post office issues about 200000 passes annually to officials and others, with railroads required to honor commissions for free travel on mails routes. The piece notes opaque lists, idle cost-saving ideas for mail transport, and a broader look at transit and regulatory issues in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Uncle Sam
Post Office
Julius Kruttschnitt
Harriman Lines
Post Oce Department
Post Office Department
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Kruttschnitz
Olson
America
Army
Navy
Public harbor debate and a sharp real estate dispute
The passage contrasts a public harbor idea with private ownership plans costing eight million dollars, noting a long delay in public ownership. It recalls Hetty Green and Ira M. Cobe over a $225,000 profit from Chicago brokers linked to a past grievance. It also recounts Green selling 450 acres in Gage Park, known as the Venice of Minosis, after sewer disputes, and Bartlett profiting $700,000 in a related deal. A medical note recommends Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for wounds and burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Kleeman
Deneen
Steel Company
Lake Calumet
Chicago Canal and Docks Company
Calumet Harbor
Lake Michigan
Hetty Green
Ira M. Cobe
Cobe
New York
Gage Park
Venice
Minois
W. J. Smith & Bro
H. R. Palmer & Sons
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Lipscomb & Company
Columbia
Insurance Company
Athens
Georgia
J. Y. Carthers
W. T. Bryan
James White
H. C. Stockdell
L. C. Quin
Athens Savings Bank
M. Stern
G. A. Mell
M. G. Michael
B. Y. Harris
T. 8. Mell
J. A. Hunnicutt
DeuPree
Hunnicutt
L. F. Edwards
Orr’s School
Pulaski and
Dougherty Streets
S. P. Orr
Voile
Athens Empire Laundry CO
John L. Arnold
Clayton and
Jackson Streets
Coney Island
Hoffman
City Building Department
Central Reserve Cities
L. O. Murray
Clearing House Association
W. T. Fenton
National Bank of the Republic
Clearing House
Economist
Prite
Fenton
Wingfield
Mohair
the Shop of Quality
Rhodes Hardware CO
Clayton Street
Frederick H. Bartlett
Keeley Are
Keeley Tnstitute
Georg Needward Ave
Atlanta
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