, 1864-07-08

has tie number OF building Improvements been 60
great and Of character 60 respectable as at the
present. Go where Jou will, In any direction from
the Court House, In each g1and division Of hecity
you viii find gong on the process Of pulling down
to build larger, and the erection Of houses, stores
aud manufactures and this in spite Of the depre.
ciation Of the currency and the enormous value OF
material and tie scarcity OF labor. Upon Michdgan.
rearng their marble fronts, churches are pointing
hesyeuward, and structures. which year or two
ago wt!e deemed elegant, are being remoycd or
elegant and expensive. The time was, and that
not very remote, when Michigan Terrace vas point
I'd at with pride the perfection Of architecture,
shore OF the beautiful lake to inspect this wonder
mi evidence OF Western taste and enterprise. That
time has passed. There are hunareu dwellings
in Chicago, scattered through the three divisions,
in every rrpect equal III point OF TASTE aud mag.
niAcence to The once famous Michigan Terrace.
1t would lasgely.exceed the limits Of this article
in process Ct construction IN different parts Of the
city. E1de along some Of the principal residence
,h0roughtares will furnish evidence, more elo-
quen, Than wo.da. Of their number and proapoc-
tive mnepitcence.
1he business structures are equally numerous
and extensive. On South Water street, on Clark
reel, on Lake street, on R,vet street, on Ran
dolph street, on Washington and GU State streets,
on Cinrk and on 1aSalle streets, huge fabrics Of
brick and sto are rearing their statsly hcadsand
protpect,selY increasing Ten fold the extent Of
We hayc referred are all rst.casa and IN point Of
sol1dtty Il cnn8tInctlon. size, convenience and
oenuty Of design, will not fall behind the business
hoatez OF NV York, Boston OF Philadelphia
1heis number is legion We can only instance
lew " a. sample Ct the general character Of the
Whoe-the new Chamber of Commerce, the new
opcEn House, smith d Nixon's Music Hall, Fnl.
| HIton BLOCK, and hundred more equal IN mag
hlncence II not fn extent to those lust mentioned
issaGes these there are vast multitude Of small
efowe4lnEe going mp in all parts Of the city
| nonees fuf the mechanic and the working man,
Structures cotttns IRON 81 ,000 10 $su0 Il is I'm.
pofebe 10 arrive ut e1Act e.tmxrp nj the nm M.
her Of these, but it will considerably erceed ave
thpntnnd- In lhe West Division aln1e oFer 4. .0fl3
| buildings Of this Character bare been rnised and
/ are DOW In the course Of construction withfn the
last twelve months 1t is this class of f!imoroye-
nents mich ie the s1fest index Of or p,oBperi.
y. The wealth Of city consists not 40 Inuch in
lac plumber OF her merchants md the maeDitude
Q! Their cnptnl "a in the number and iRteIlfeence
o1 her working men. Where the latter abound
ano receive ftxnnDeratiye wnces, q city ia always
prosperous. The grand object Of q working mat1,s
NE ae 10 oEn his ome-t0 buy lot and erect
thereon housc-aud It il In times Of prosperity
lie tbs present, that they ase enabled to
End perfect the grand AIN Of their lives.
The buoy BRAINS and the active dnpers of the NJ.
| chitccts Of Chicago are now emploYed In nlacinr
upon aper, designs for those who contampIsto IN
election ot imposing structures during thIs and TIA
canning eeasop. We have not the space TO soesE
ofthetn as they deserFe. We can only refer to the
pl1ns tor the etnce ef tho Lan7 Department Of fhs