, 1869-07-29
HkMM1AD'S FARM,
Whit u, thc Proposed Iocs tlen of tho Cook
Comfy 1nsnnc Asyluu.

party Of ercur1ion.sss LEFT The Wells ssrcet
dcro. csterday pp1ping, upon the Imitation Of
! NJ. u @. Hammond, Tor the purpose Of looking
| u. Ar lanmondfs farm. which IA located shout
| two nleS from the city Of Egtn- The committee
I appointed hy the Board OF Supervisors 10 .ocate
tite for the Cook County Northern Insane Asylam
were Of the party. There were also about th:rty
saperrisorE, several Aldermen, tic osucals
| o! the cuurt House, a few saloon keepers,
ren,ly "eaaoesd aloug 10 enjey the sI pieaspess s
.o o. a I1ae u ne country. Aitoseiber,
western Rsllioad. Captain Tu,tle. Majo- Hayden
M aEd eths1 a!stingushsd yoeslisls formed paft Of
cDeeui 65 lii singing Q, some popular a1,sems
on reaching the Junction, Nj. Hammond cams
On boaid the Tain, and was received With inat
gentlemen which Ia aleaJs accorded to tne i iono- ~
SeI ei p 5esst pEoaigtons looeing tnnes gallon
sss eoesen. nsa sesors ps'deS asa
koever wa4 sthdsr Abont il O'Clock The bsiu
arrived u ElgfT md ths excursonlsts were es-
party. The Mayor and Council were iuyised 10 TO
a ses o. s'fsy 1ao !poea e ass
ate: Inc 1ashion Of rhelr city. The dinner waI y
gooa oae. and the Ruetts married theiF higa nr-
ra1ini5. When TIC VINO va 6reuaat, Il pg sse Teod
~ npmoE p1 tas ra1ty insrased. and with an excess
retrcsatng e such as we're siranger9 10 our cit}
manners, the young gentlemen of tho uaTty nrn.
end TO end Of the haIl with c6ampagne corr. ma
pm o. xMer:nelon. Tnls Agreeable exercise Kns J
nTsught t9 q pause xhen NJ Hammond arose and
well accommodate them a. the fnrm, ho hid
chosen to sire them good dinner st the hotel.
tpeeca- He referred, IN tho coprae 81 il, to tbe
iIs in,ane e.. hs'lan. and douo.ed Their be-
las aete tout1 70 nno p ioca,Sy, any poass conner
rsAlndvantagestn II evre1 rtapecs tnln the one shch
haa been selected b. tie committee. liz went On
hsh soaH i ssn sea9y T4s aqtsd S1
ga bs1eains, breathed on By the pnrest airs of
heaven, surrounded BY scenery Of surpaastug
practical purposes, and adjacent 10 one OF the
Must attractive EEea OF 1Nnolk He convratu. |
!ated me committee on ther good Judgment In
people Of ElRtn felt thelr interests in the mat
ter . be ideatien! with rhcse Of Chicago.
nans,ed, the e1cn1sionists were nexI oondoctet
TO IN imposln& al1ay Of huggies, provided Tor he
oeeason sa a, y e; NJ Payne who generously
eEf Guard naad dd sot play u tae aeaa q t6s
on nm snaE oe 81 or
tho long line Of rehices passed through the city.
aGroas tde bsofen bridge ind over the brow OF the
farm. An hxreeahle rids ottwo miea brought The
1nsans Asynm locatet1 TO the spos, Tneu the rro-
:rte place 1rst Visited was wei, il a hollow.
from which the Water Is carried, By ineans Of
,ss,ss 5s pa@p re top q r.
~ aoT. IN clesl stream 70 the bottom, il ~
Scent &c s'ahs sssssetns2 tsFn ven mil ae,;sas IT,
ens. ssSm,aanSas aaass ane ylex ei i1s
of ttmIer Tns slopes might eas9 b snad eoayeed
Into ornamental grounds, and Although the bottom
Ianq Iass y ~ .asr e snaa 4 es l. 70 5aon
healthy sftuah0n. ThAt Hect1Qu Of me fotur TTtch
NJ Lin hamaona et1ess to sen 2 the connntse IN
and adjoining The otner The pric Of Il Il fio per
ac.r whereas ihe other Il offered nt f225. The
e s5s 4 s Gns{ g ,,s tns s
sIoaDd, @otl q a. members q 10 eon@i.tee
A1tey looklug as the two wells ADD cfawiu0 up The
ae haass aad ii 1srsased sneseRyes Rsss'e liz
hlde d On Cd trea l NJ. Tnomson e1 Tss sas
xa tsa IT, 10 1h2 Saa
:lded 70 losate tne asylnm nj that spot Ne said
Ad teen considered Necessary to take more than | '
ne - acres, md It waa desirable thAs they anoai
ave IN expression Of opinion from ths members {
sas; ea aoaa 10 ps9s sUss
ae5 t = S,n asfss @ a s.o making tho bid the lowest
Nj. Brennan considered that the BID was the a
Iehest tbs. had been received and proceeded to q
eta1 ne various o7ers whlch had been made In =
a bnef baltic Of words eneued between aeyernl {
re super'Dors and members Of thc committee, o
hss w1, 1.s fqSsd 1Se 1y dhs fo%
~ taat they were prepared TO accept the raspoa.
how why one portion OF tic farm was worth Ssso | :"
ID the other only 40. and after some further dIh-
IL O'Clock fhls forenoon, ii the Cous1 lousa. Il
The party then returned ~ Elgin Aud took tho