The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-07-13
Written for The Irish Republic.
Western Cities.
NO.. I.

western C1C1eS.
ELeIN, ILL, June 80 1867.
Editors of Irish Republic. = -
GENTLEMEN: On the invitation of mutual friend Gen.
Lynch came to this thriving city Wednesday even
lngs train My visit purely of pleasre finding
chance to extend the circulation of the REPUBLIC avaled
myself of the opportunity.
Starting this afternoon ACCOMPANIED bv the General
Mr. Meehan Mr. Cassidy and Mr. Lynn we succeeded three
hours raising club of ory-two subscribers for one year.
The names enclose for publication.
En the handsomest cities in the Western States
and also of the thriving The water power here is
almost inexhaustibe; and consequence manufactures
are springing up on all Sides
There necessity for going the American part of
the business of Egn Suffice say that this portion of
the population is what is in all parts of the country and
world, might add-unsurpassed for tireess energy.
Coming to our own people, was truly surprised to find
large proportion of the business of carried by
the Irish would almost assert without fear of contradc
ton, that there ishmen in proportion popua
ton, in business here than in any other city in the country
AS consequence they prosperous and respected Com
from the dust and degradation that SO many
of our counymen large Cities you struck once with
the air of comfort that surrounds people here. The
majority the houses in which they reside and the lots
20 by CO. in your city, but large enough to allow
of gardens with which each cottage is surrounded visited
thirty families and onehaf these have pianos their
America, familiar with the wearing of the Green"
and those other a airs of native land as though
they were born ON the hills of Ireland.
asked many of friends out here there any misery
among people, such as in the large cities? and
they answered Another feature among Irish families
here (o which there hundred and fy the
general feeling of kndness that pervades the whole They
like the Brotherhood Should misfortune overake any,
the rest not long in coming to their assistance.
All this of things Egin produced
day. has taken years of toll build up prosperity
Many of the solid men, such the Messrs Lynch McOcar
Cassidy the Meehan Junior and SENIOR Mcnamara Gahan
and Spllard etc., etc., settled in Egn years ago. and have
grown up and prospered with the city, Old man Lynch as
he is Familiarity called Elgin thirty years
ago. in the depth of winter, with young family and fifty
in his pocket He has just completed new block
of forty thousand dollars and hasn't touched his bottom
dollar yet Mr.. Lynch who still active business man,
takes pride in advertng to his early struggles he sits
in his well filled store and gazes up and down the Fox river
rued with the CHATTER of twenty mill wheels where all
wilderness twenty-five years ago. Surely there is some
thing grand in working beneath the wings of Liberty We
feel that every swing the axe and every revolution OF the
Wheel is cutting the forest for children and turning out
-four not to feed brood of ran but to feed the
hand of him who guides the pow-
"a life of labor and an age of ease"
Mr.. Mcnamara is an extensive farmer and promises to
give you essays farming for the information OF our
people, His advice is all his comtrymen, move away
from the city cauldrons and out into the country
Become farmers matter what hardshps your may encoun
ter In the end you will be independent. These but
for illustration and give them in order that our
people may learn the waythe rugged way-that leads to