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ESf? ;f' 'W THE LAKE SHORE NEWS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20,1920 NORTH SHORE ORGANIZES TO FIGHT FOR SKOKIE PRESERVE (Continued from Page one) :,;*:«• the land can be had at comparatively small expense." The Forest Preserve commission is the only public body with power to acquire these preserves. It has al- ready acquired large tracts on all sides of the city in general con- formity with the recommendations of the Chicago Plan. These sub- stantial and wisely located purchases indicate thai the Commission is fully alive to the situation and determined to bring back the departed glory of 1869 when Chicago was foremost in park areas. Over 2,500 acres have already been acquired for the north preserve. This includes the river valley from Rogers Park north to Wilmette and 140 acres known as Turnbull Woods west of Glencoe. The Skokie valley is the connecting link and even when this is purchased only about 2,000 acres will be added and the north preserve will still be several thou- sand acres short of the 8,000 recom- mended by the Chicago Plan. Greater Chicago of 1950 is not yet provided for. FIVE REASONS WHY THE SKO- KIE VALLEY SHOULD BE PRE- SERVED. The many reasons for preserving the Skokie Valley may be grouped under five general heads: 1. Desirable Location with Refer- ence to Present and Future Popula- tion. When Chicago is a city of six or seven million, the limits of the city in fact if not in law, will extend far beyond its present boundaries. The greater part of the county, including the northern section both to the east and west of the Skokie valley, will be built up in city fashion. Obvi- ously, the preserves, to serve their most useful purpose, must be dis- tributed on all,sides of the city and there must be one for the north side. If this is not to be in and include the Skokie valley, where else is it to be? Another preserve in the northwest or southwest part of the county may be all right, but it is not an alterna- tive for the Skokie valley preserve as it will not serve the same popula- tion. . o " , 2. Accessibility, r-zztt^zxrxrtt-* The five outlying preserves recom- mef ded >y the Chicago Plan .wilt not only serve the adjoining-populations which spread around them, but also -^and perhaps more soâ€"the great central mass of population within the present city. For this purpose the north preserve and particularly the Skokie valley will be one of the most accessible and the most used because of its easy access. You will note on the map that the north por- tion of the Chicago river valley known as the Skokie, curves in to the east and for several miles closely parallels the lake shore and the Northwestern railroad and the North Shore Electric railway. The city worker starting from the ,loop may get off at any one of twenty or more stations of the railroad or trolley and within a few minutes' walk reach the Skokie valley. Not only this, but the whole pro- posed north preserve over twelve miles long, from Lawrence avenue to the county line, radiates from the center of Chicago and along its edge will be the natural route for an auto- mobile road giving access to the pre- serve and leading to the North Shore suburbs. Waukegan and Milwaukee. The other preserves are merely crossed or tapped by transportation lines, not paralleled. 3. Natural Beauty. To the uninformed the Skokie is only a dismal swamp. Even so, a KLEVER CLUB SUBSCRIPTION DANCE EVANSTON WOMAN'S CLUB The Best Music on the North Shore Every Saturday Nigh' Admission $1.50 If it'. (nspoJRiscuit It's a good biscuit SCOTT JORDAN, Pres. and Treas. KM, 1854 CADY M. JORDAN, Vlce-Ptes. and Sec'y WTL.MOT WHITAKKR, Assistant Sec'y C. H. 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