The Portland daily press., 1863-08-21

COMMUNICATIONS.
Stops and Marks-No. 3.
CHICAGO, Aug. 8, 1868.

NAICAoo, aug. Q, 1910.
Tothe Editor Of the Press;
A voluntary correspondent, without the
pressure of editorial necessity, is likely TO get
behind times in his notes by the way. If
remember rightly, my last was dated at DE
troit In the week which has elapsed since
my leaving that city have spent a few days
at Chicago, looking at intervening points. My
glimpscs OF Michigan, IN passing over the
Michigan Central r. r., gave me very pleas
ant impression of that portion of the State.
At Ypsilanti-after interchanging few words
of greeting with some friends connected with
the Board Of Trade excursion, which we meet
at this point just starting for Portland lay
over one train to examine one of the most beau
tiful of western towns. In the variety of its
surface and the neatness of its buildings, it
rivals the finest New England towns. Stand
ing on a commanding eminence is the State
Normal School edifice, where 800 or 400 teach
ers are annually trained for their professional
labors, under corps of ten or twelve profess
ors. Not far off is the public "Union School"
building claimed by the citizens OF the place
as the best in the State-three stories high,
built of brick, of the finest model, large
enough to accommodate several hundred pu-
pills; in all respects worthy of the intelligent
people who reside here. At Ann Arbor, a sim
ilar public school edifice and the magnificent
University buildings attest the New England
spirit combined with the western enterprise
which here predominate.
Al Ann Arbor we met the Hon. J. M.
Gregory. Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion for the State of Michigan. very eff
cient officer. He had lust returned from the
bospitals of Gettysburg whittier he had borne
the benefactions and sympathies of his towns
men to the wounded soldiers of Michigan.
The orchards of Michigan constitute fea-
ture Of its natural scenery reminding us of
New England, This State is said to be the
great ample region of the West.
The sandy shores and wet prairie living
along the southern shores of Lake Michigan
herald our approach to Chicago. We pass the
grave of Stephen II. Douglas. the splendid
mansions of Michigan Avenue. along the
lake shore. and reach the great metropolis of
the West at shutdown. l was not prepared TO
see so much Of solid structure in CITY so
recently built. and more recently lifted ont of
the mud of the lake level by screws. But
cannot delay to describe city SO often visited
by eastern men. Suffice II to saw. it is the
New York of the West Its 14Oi)oO inhabi
fants are destined to be increased this wear bv
the addition of SO many other thousands ms
the 4OOO new buildings now erecting will ac-
commodate. Such growth il marvel hnt No
mvsterv to those who are familiar with The ex-
haustless resources of the country around Il
North. West and South.
While hundred persors moro or lass have
zone eastward ON the Board of Trade excur-
Sion. more than q thousands nersons from the
Fast have assembled with other tbousands
from other narts eff the country In Na,;on-
al Educational l,onvention at CHICAGO Rem
rasan,ss;.as from a,i ,ha Nor,harr, Wos,er,,