, 1861-11-25
1HE ERECTION OF rRxr urr.
VATOR8.
arc Grain Storage Capacity Of Chreswo.

VATORS. N
1r3an storage Capacity Of Chicago
oh'll permanent and extensive manufae
'as'tg interest is established In Chica1o. IN,
!sftitg to trade healthy instead Of specula
I've condition and removing the Obstacles /,
nc Esy of Fer SPEEDY advancezeat-as mos
aeRured'y such an Interest wi1l-au Kinds o
business must be ehaped, to a greater or lea
efgree, By The positlon Of the grain trade ans
depend for their succeea upon the supply aut
demand for cereals and the facilities foz the,
f:erage and tzasit. Perhaps no surer index t.
lie real condition OF the grain business O
chicago Is afforded than the erection of nez
warehouses and the changes, improvements
ard additions to the old ones, In thfs conre o.
':cn We have taken some pains to ascertain
the resi- magnitude CT this work aad rive thk
! results below:
| TIE CHICAGO AND SOUTHWESTERN ELEVATOR
The management Of the Chicago & North
western Railway are NOW putting up nev
elevator On the West Side, just south or West
indiana street bridge, which, when completed
VIII have storage capacity Of 500 600 bushels
The dimensions Of the structure are as olloxs.
Width u feet, length 210 feet The bins are to
De 81 feet deep. There are to besix elevators
for CAR, "a track for which will be constructed,
and four from the river side. The estimated
cost Of the undertaking has been placed At
from $4,000 to $100,o0o. The foundations Of
the building, Of massive stone, laid deep and
h1m, are now nearly completed, and the
framework of the elevator viii undoubtedly
be ready for raising in the course OF week or
ten ds5e. The structure, with It's uachineu
and everything in order for successful opera
ton, will be finished early in the ensuing
month OF February. The work On this eleva-
tor, as well as the others NOW in process Of
erection, is done by the day, the matter Of
giFing contracts having long since exploded.
The supervision Of the building is In the
hands ot Ira T. Mum, Esq. The labor is su-
perintended BY Alex. Miller, Esq, who has
turned out SO much work of the same charac-
ter in this city within the past four or five
Year,, and with 80 much credit to himself and
satisfaction to his employers.
MUNGER ARXoUR's ELEVATOR,
Hesers. Munger & Armour are also erecting
Al addition to their present capacious e1eya.
tor, on the North Side, which, when finished,
will leave their building 120 BY 165 feet in
size, on the ground, with 3 capacity of Cox, 900
buehele. It is to be finished with eleven ele-
vatorr, portion Of which will receive from
and ship grain into vessels, and the remainder
to and from railroad cars. It Is to be ccm-
pltted early in March, but will be ready to
receive grain BY the middle Of February. The
sfchltect1 Is f. Burling foreman Of construc-
ioR, Q. L. Robinson. The machinery is un-
Ger the charge Of Alex. Miller.
1. sEWBERRy AND co.'s ELEVATOR.
Ae6srs. L. NeWbe1y d Company have pur-
chased the TWO stove warehouses, lately bs.
longing to Mesers. Tread#en, Perry, Norton
4 Newbelry, at the point or junction of the
North and South Branches Of the river, and
are no" euslly engaged in transforming them
INTO IN enoFmous grain elevator. The work
Is IN for"ard state CT progress. When com.
pleted, the structure will be 30 by 100 feet
efonnd elzei depth of bins, rs feet number
Of bine, 80; storage capacity, about an, nm
bushels; the whole repairs necessitating an
expenditure of $15000. It Is to haye five Ella
Yators, will he ore of tba mnst oo,-o,..s.s4
buildings OF the character in the c;tv and atfa
materially to cur storage capacity The archi.
tect is 0. L. Wleelock. Eeo1. fore,,en of cnn-
struction. A. ". Clark. II "a evosctea ~
elevator Will be in working order hv +he t,rst
OF the ensuing February.
F1pv.Tops u <so,.rz,,,, ,o
In addition IN The ahova ~ fa1,aw;-
elevators ara in cor+ar,,,1at;o,t g. ~"
~Hf-N"-AS &A4e N0AAAAt1It0
srtnaur 1at. - @~ - @A7'11 t"'aos oeen
Was<s. 41s. e.u-o c-. ..........-,
pono one ete'ator large enough, AID strong
enouen, 10 nave grain storage capacity Of
o'se 1a*t'o" oas0els. 1t Will indeed prove
mousses, anu Ii 70 De erected on the South
o1!=nep' oe1 ~ "na1 paraeular point has not
3et tianeplEeo-
oeo1ge etnrgcs, Esq, contemp1ates erecting
aneenef on tae No1th Side, OF equal capacity
WIN Inc apoFe, and Messrs. sturges d Buck
ngnam WILL during the ensuing season, put
up q 1Alfo IN Inc vicinity, and Of the same
b1ze as tne t"o already occupied by the lii
ho1s central and the Chicago, Burlington d
quincy aaalroade, near the Great Union De-
pots
STORAGE CAPACITY OF CHICAGO.
Ine storage capacity Of the city WAS estt-
na'eu on are ~ ntse 81 OF January lasf' IN round
a. 1ooo'ooo p'11he1f' 1ne increase
.., uo "a1enouaea IL ploeess Oh con
sau-.,o ~ 1no1e eonnuenity e&peeIeo TO
~ w % ~ OK @ ~ . As le" uon'ns' - ioo6eo
~. 49, as,ss,S w., - speeuse 6pe a stosage'
Wora 80 th.n 49, 81, 1eon: -. e,so'o ousnen'
aceoumod..a ~ +ha 80 1s ra.t'r W. ueeaeo 70
+ra5a ~ tha o,.r ~ LII es'91ps gram
Forty Rods from r,11 to wtntar
Our readers will doubtlesa remenhsr +be
story of the old farmer wbo never a,1ovsa
himself to be out-6one in storv.ta11,,o a.
night, around the fires1de of tho conn9- ha~
room. a 1cunqe, had de1;vera5 a sto~1 80
ceedfnp maon;tnds uh1ot ~ -, -, s.s,..st - ~. -
farnar to b,a faot III, WV
texture. somexhat an fo11ovs. ~ 49, t'ess. ~.
90 he u,a. 1,o.,,no. - ~ ~, .H'
mi of +ba 1-... a. na,s4sss1 1 oueA a4,. ooo
80 h.11s s' s..,.' ~ es'oA ~ po'eutt, cnaseo
eno" o.eA' ~ eu1 tne oucks throat With
!a n.s eeytne aoo brought nome the antlers, and
Il "suouy aoapleo tut ssory ne would show
tue" ..N. .1s au.te'e. Ano1nsf 1ounger VINO had
oeeA .4etenlns in'ea'ly' lntlmaEeo That al.
anousa ne 1epoSeo -1nu 1a1th N the story, he
.no'gn1 lofty 1oos "as mighty short dis