Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1869-08-26
OUR CHIaAaO LETTRR.
rTon our sDee,.l corrs.9o5dsnt.
CHICAGO. August o. 1859.

CHICAGO, August ., IoOS.
This morning, as I sit down 10 tell
your readers of what we have been
doing in this city, cannOt-hslP=
thinking Of the amount that has been
written in reference to Chicago, and
the almost numberless writer's that
chant her praise. I wish, however to
give a few figures that show what we
have really accomplished. There are
in this city Is banks, saving institu-
tiOns, % insurance companies, II rail-
roads, 5 omnibus and city railway
lines, 80 transportation lines and agen-
cies, and telegraph companies. We
have 1S1 churches, 112 secret and benz
eft societies, including literary, trade,
etc. We have also, IS public schools,
81 private, q colleges, etc. 8 public
libraries, daily newspapers, % other
publications, 19hOspitals and asylums,
and II cemeteries.
One of the first distinguishing fea-s
lures which resident of town or
small city observes when coming into
a large city, are the numerous Festric--
tions on personal liberty. The police
regulations are of necessity, more Sc
we're. What would be perfectly al-
lOwable in less -thiekly settled lOcali-
ties, might be a first class nuisance
where SO many thousands are crowd
ing the same thOrOughfares, -
One of our solid old milliOnaires has
had some rough experience In theat-
rical managing, About one year a.Ol
he rented one of the theatres, hired q
business and stage manager, and STAR
ted full sail. He has since fOunds &c
did not pay, and sold out the lease to-
an experienced man. In the mean
| time, however, he had verbally .em-
ployed his company for year. He Is
now called upon by the members Of
the company, to "eOme down" with
seasons pay, and viii probably have
/ to do IL. E
Judging from the early Indications
thus far manifested, we are going to-
| have q good run of business this fail.
/ The wholesale men and jObbers are
/ securing immense stocks : commission
men are hopeful, and the knowing
ones of all classes are looking forward
| TO prOsDerOus season. An immense
immigration has arrived since May
The Pacific railroad is opened and
now doing a fair business. AltOgeth-
er we have reason to hope for ineTeas-
ed prosperity. - rT e.
The various railway lines to New
/ York have got into q ruinOus eOmpe--
titiOn on freight. Ithas already gone
so far that ali rail freight to New
York only costs is cents per hundred
pounds. "A passage as freight would
now be remarkably cheap.
A question that appears to be peril
nent Just now is, why do 50 many
young girls come TO this city with
their lovers, get married, etc, etc.2
1t appears to me IL would be better TO
secure them as husbands first.
II Permanence in any business is only
attained by undaunted energy and the
application of honest purpose. This
is eminently the case in the great
trust of life, insurance, where the
competition is keen and the highest
order of talent is employed. In the
face of these obstacles, the umparal-
Ieled success of the tGtlOben Mutual
Life of New York, which has justly
earned from the New York Indepen-
dent the title of "SOlid Globe shows
a prudence of management that de-
serves investigation Only five years
old, it has over two millions Of assets.
This result is due to a variety of caus-
es. The company Is liberal and mod
ern in its regulations. It's President,
l Pliny Freeman, ESD, is one Of the
; Lbest Life Insurance men in the Union,
! and its western manager, J. G. Nc
Kindley, Esq, at 124 La Sale street.
: Chicago, is known as combining the
! rare qualities necessary for q success
! full pursuit of this business.