Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 November 1911 — JUDGE C. C. KOHLSAAT [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

JUDGE C. C. KOHLSAAT

z Jurist Who Rendered Decision in Wheat Price Case.

MAY ABOUSHJHE LOOP Planningto Do Away with Downtown Structure in Chicago, i Elevated and Surface Cars May All Run into Subways in Middle of City. Chicago, Nov. 3. —The first offer from the traction interests, including an agreement to abolish the union loop, was presented to the city council. Leonard A. Busby, in behalf of the Interest which plans to merge all the elevated and surface lines, offered a plan before the local transportation committee of the council. He admitted that not only were surface lines congested beyond all reason, but that the union loop was also crowded far beyond its carrying capacity. The traction interests declared they were willing to abandon their claims to the union loop and to run their cars in the proposed subways on condition that a plan be found by which they could be guaranteed ample trackage to handle the traffic. Universal transfers and a five cent fare to all parts of the city were included in the offer.