, 1865-09-04
OUR STATE FA!R,
Information for yisitors-.-Pronlfnent
Points Of Interest About the
City---Railroads and City
Railways.
Daily IEnlIctIn Of tlsc FnIr-~-ThIug.
thai Should be Known
and Noted,

The Illinois statc Fair 0. 1855, commence. this
Adnday. On the grounds OF the Chicago Driving
PnER Association, n the southeast portion of the
CITY of Chicago. Our city il very iArgc one, cor
ertng {father loosely In toms places, an area Of
swtniy.IoTr square mlls6-: For the information Of
the thousands Of st1sngcaa who are nov Ii our
midss, and to arrive during The week, We pnblish
above map Of our city, with references, pointing
on ona INC q ths osets y o. 9ss
feTent routes platnly. It l. \ scale Of about one
inch and three quarters to 4 mile a..
To south. md aye1ntes about thrcc and hall miles
from the hike shofe On the east 70 thE westera
honndMy. ne shore being 1efy tFsgulas; ; Y
sends out branch soTards the northern md
southern cads q the city.
from east to Nest t1r, beginning at The north: Fu1
ler1on avenue, the notther1 boundary: North ave.
nre, Chicago avenpe Madison e1reet, Twelfth street.
Twenty-seeond street, Tany y-artt street, and Egan
Avc1uc, the southern boundary.
The western houndarI ION the lcftl IL Western
ualsted and State Streets State extends from the
southern limits to the Hser: It's pfoougataontn the
Moth Division Is named Mole9tt M gileet: M
end Of the South Division. On the map Ii lies
Just below The main brunch Of the riyet runusn9 to
In ibis section asc located the following prominent
points:
The Court Horkc-oceurytng the whole square
bounded by C1arE, Randolph, LaSalle and Waah-
tnston atreese. II h MARKED on the map In thu
huildine are located the Offices Of the city and
county oaicerx. The comfy IN +. IL ths base
TIE Chamber Of Commerce is located On Wash
lneton street oppoeile to the Court Aonse:
shesm.n Hoase-opposi.e md north of she Court &
TnaUsE ONCE, On Clark .reet, opposite the
Museum, on the north ride Of Randolph street,
Just east Of Clark street. The entrance 70 direct
line from The northeast corner Of the Court House
bryan uA11-on Clark street. nearly opposite the
centre Of the Court Home Square.
smith 4 Ei4on'd Hall Opposite tha Court
House, On the Southwest corner Of CaaEk aod
1eadsnJ Of Mueio-on the son.h side Of Wash
ington street: bctHeen Cl.tk and Dearborn;
pesrbun etreea. Dearborn street ia the next
street nom Clark, toward the ake; Lake street il
| the next north Of Randolph.
Other Way from Washington: Il Lies On the north
wess corner Of Dearborn and Monroe su.ets- On
tue second nooE arc the Offices or Custom Moute,
| States Aarshal aud Commissioner. Still above
theee are the Cnitcd stases Circuit and District
noq%s viii shsi' asS ~ osst S h. o,-
NeSieees's TheasFe-on Madison street, bctwesn
| Dearborn and Etalt sIeets.
|
The grain eleratoss Of our city arc the admiration
OF xtsiiore. They ere the receiving houses for s1
the grim coming into the dty, and nom them II Is
drawn Oh inio vessels to send abroad Ihe1 arc
beginning At the mouth OF the rirer, ne have, on
lhr touth 6aak pear Tho lake. the two large elera-
Tor Of s!9rgss bresinghsn m &C Co: nssls aSoSs, z
elevator Of G. T. Wheeler. The Fulton eleva!of Is
about two blocks fnrthcl pp s,i on the 1.orth sle
those of Hiram Wheeler, Munger & Armour and
". l. Scuhcny. On the soath side Of the main
hssneh. nearly opposite the a=t named. Ia that OF
o. the West eide Of the North branch inst abose
| the fork, arc the elevators Of MUM i Scott and
se soah se IN % e.
two elevators Of Flint 4 Thompson, and not IL
Steele ele, ator. that Of Armour Dole Co, the
tWpat the raioad crossing md the Union elevator.
|. OTHER FIACEs. ...
street. near she bottom Of Tue map their losatios
lhe cTsse Of the lamented Douela. 1les due eas
Of The southern OF lower end OF the Fair grounds
.. Camp Doasiaa lies opposite tbe Fair Ground
abont hall mile toward the lake shore.
Ch:csgo Lnivere1ty, with tia tower for the rrcep
ton Of lie monEter telescope ID just sou,h Of CAM
j la iaEe Tunnel-1ne shore end Of this monster M
shore ne1r Chiago avenue. On the ground belong
T. Ing to the water works. The tunnel will be III
mice long It's direction Is showa BY the doste
r The Ar1ertan Me1l is situated Just beyond Ncsl
: | ern avenue. On clicaEo ayenne- The unter pour
+ up at the ra,e q hail milton OF Salo1s das1y
T. bt1desPoi1, Mnefe tne po;k aoa eee. pscAng
d4pe ~ tne ~! Ae1a eotnI 10 .as e3lsn e g.
thsee WaiE eour.es In Hlafepolt me una1i N
!, AttaiSan tAnal oeg1hs. ana mere w RAacca lssG
t pumping NoFEs to KEEP me eazia 1UH' WHICH
E aoout FIX aett ABOVE INC F1tct. O..
e s1fAH RAILROADS.
The depot OF The Hhno!s tenit3! Aiehtsaa Ces
tfal md Burlington Aho 491ncy aalUoaas AeA q
1he lake ehbTt NJ the 1901 81 lake street iAe
n Of these ltnee ekIt Inc 1ke running 1of eoc1o dl
! tA0ce on piles .w
4 Ieland Railroads lie together On Van Burrn ttEee
J. between Ci:rk and Neus. The eate nov run out {
!! The city On Clark street.
E The depom Of the 81. Lou1f, md Pittsburgh an
E Fors WaSnt Railroads Lie together On the wes
bank Of the river Just .outh Of Madison stre<
= uyidEe The latter runs ont o! the city SteKal
Il avenue, two blocks west Of CIrrk street; the TO
mrr c1peser the river in Company with It and the
+ rr1ites ID IN \ eonthwezteFiY direction runnir
Il through Bridgeport
: The depot Of The Galena disision Of the Nortl
il western Railroad ia located North Wells stEee
e two blocks from The river The track runs on XII
T. dc street to The western city 1inatts-
j. The depott q the Great Eastern. Wisconsin
roads al 11e together or klnzle s.leet Just wezt
q dty parallel with that Of 6e Ga!ena road; q
p l NNA@ *N~H>"-H
- - the river:
y The steam railroads are marked On The map n
= dotted npss: e., .,.,, =, n a.,a Inn. ~ IL. ~
~ 1sland zrihuad: commencing At go'cloek on 4n'
= dsy morning: The company vii land passengt
4 1 s1oaaaa. oe' Du'e'''- 's=1 " 'AA'D e4Da''se
n RErEREkcEs.
y " The following arc the psace5 referred 10 by 1
'e c. W,-Court Hol+c
Of 1.-7feanonf Home
a x-sberm4n House IT,.
:: 4.-MeSopolitan Hotel
of 5.-Revere aouec. 49,.
! 9:-ts,P; sEag Hosss I'd Richmond.
= s.-continentsl nd Wnsht's Hotel
q 1O-Siewsrt Home.
y I2,-Bnnstt Hou4e-
Id I3.-9pe1a HoGss.
e s1nEE1 cARa.
q On which the horse ca1x rnn
roads IN ihe soat6 md West divisions j. ,he eosa
at Of State and Randolph sfeets, where the Offices
ef the companies are !oeated- .,
"a Cafs run 10 the Fair Grounds south along ST.
OF etreet to Twenty and alone that tticet
re to Indiana avenue and Along that Hne 10 the "
q liz H. md 1sass nns e. tea
he WY. The cars will BE- designated h{ printed el.
,st Can Abelied s'Cottage tirore." or " Doug
ee ma syenue. tusEipc then down Cottage Grove
ID cuue- These take the passenger 70 the Grave
ht | OoueIas, lie University and Camp Douglas.
ne | T,rIs lss.1letl rchtr koadr rIn down State
.s within about two blocks Of Twenty secoz.d STR
- md then turn ont 10 The right, running down
no 81. Archer road toward BrsaTpo5 ,,
etreei vert to tue city mitA also cxrs run on
ou .e Halslsd .,ree! md aiosg that 5;I. e5ses y
M Blue 1sland avenue Either OF these ain:s o. {
~ take pareengerr IN the depot of fhe lidsou1gl
80 | Fort hSuc, nnt tt1e 81 LGu1& 5t1141t3atls.