, 1861-01-21
Orr Grain Elevator II.

To city Of recent growth, like Chicago, be
long comparatively fsw things that invite fss
attention OF mere sightseeEs- The stranger
and the tourist can s'do'' in g mornings ride
nearly everything that comes under the ciasa
of . lions.n, L look from tho top Of the Court
House, sight at our not numerous, but very
csedhable public buildings, and all Ia seen thas
We had to offer, since Fort Dearborn Tas pull
ed down and the last Of our old original
structures fell before the march Of business
blocks.
There is, however, one especial class Of OBJ
iects Of Interest, that never fal to elicit from
our visitors from abroad, wonder md ad1nira-
tipn-our GRAIN. ELEVATORS
Recently the very ample and complete an
n,lL tables Of the TR1BEEs, gare an exhibit OF
the extent Of our business a5 Grain Market,
10. the yca. 1850, and showed that IN nsggg1e-
cute Of over ttontsteight millions Of du1a=ts Of
cezecals were hcrc received and shipped In thst
period .A:glance Ut our great granarics and
their mechanical appliances for facilitating
labor answers the question how tl11s Immense
amount Of grain was handled
Let Us first suppose it to be dons Ia the two
bushel gunny bags familiar to the le7ees OF our
western riyera. The above Amount O grain
| n,so barred nd pgett nna allowing ) faif
stovage for each bag, w6;11d fiye is val si1~
| TEN feet high aaI s:rxn huadred miles long,
| very tsir Chinese wall against iazninc IN tic
Northwest, and very considerable portion Of
| the worlds bulwark, agairst starvation eEe-
| where.
I Nn,41 Hf IN
immense blk Of grain: or rather with handling
| it a1l, must come into operation Yast labor.
saving appliances, stcan-d driven; and between
buyer and seller has bcen created d middle
class Of operations involving larsc outlay &
capital, and Performing work Of receiving and
shipping With speed and method that ns VIC
have hlnted, have caused our Grain Elevators
to be psyer-failiDg object Of interest to
visitors.
We have chosen to compile q detailed refer
cnce to these great structures, with the above
aggregate footing OF what they have done tn
past YEARS business Of our grin mari, IN ths
handling Of n.ar}Y asnaeen million dollars 'o4h
Of the great staples Of the Softhweat, with
rich reward to tho warehouseIaen themssl'e'
In the bountifnl year 1860.
From their size, looking Large among tn
lesser structures about them, like the dfome
diary amoug the shepherds 1ocks, our grail
elevators Constitute prominent objects to an
| one approaching the city from Whate7et dire
tiou. They stand along the riTer and 1t
. branches, each rezched BY canal boats and LAX
, c.ait upon. .she water side, and nron the othe
+ By railroad ffacks, ana whllo their large pr
, | portions, and in the busy season the odst]
that peryades their vicinity, constitute fe
, ture peculiar to our city. And one should ST
: and pass through them at such time to fnl
+ appreciate their utility.
j The yast interior Is honey-combed into bin
whose capacity is fetkorcd BY Thousands
l. | Thousands Of bushels. 4 powerful steam
r | zinc drives the machinery BY which the gFa
+ is elevated, or, to the eye, sucked up from Il
l. canal boats, and from tho cars, and at T
!, | poured into The holds Of lshe eratt, or depos
It ed in bins for storage.
n Let III look at list Of thcss great elevate
,e and their capacity.
y We reproduce tho following table given
ii our recent Annual Review betora referred
Ell capaeity+ Handling cad Storing Gra'n.
r IL s1or:se. !: e. &ship 1 liz shIp q