, 1869-07-19


Tue citizens Of other States and towns
who 1--we not seen Chicago within three
Seart can have bnt a flint conception Of
the Immense change that has taken place
in the character and number Of her busi-
ness buildings in thnt time. The magnih-
cent elevators, which have beeu the wonder
pf SO may thousands, have been dupli-
caied go oft*n tlut they have ceased to at
tract special notice at home. Our lumber
yards have beea extended by the acre until
Dow they cover as great IN arca as did
the original town Of Chicago: Oar
streets have been extended for miles be-
yond their utmost lint i've years ago, and
under these streets, 1t the rate OF from
twenty to thirty miles pes annuna, are laid
sewers, and the pipes for gas and wateE.
The extension Of the street, md avenues
has been followed, as rapidly as the length
OF the season for such work viii allow, By
their I'ernhnent improvement IN the ynyof
erading, crfbing and paving. .Ths retail
business, which, su years ago, was e.clu-
siyely carried on almost within sight q ths
Court House building, has been. e1tensod
to all parts Of the city, and for miles to the
north, south and west, business thorough
furts have been britt up =, fad IN all the
b1snchea of trade retail sales arc nndo
Mt these stores, in neighborhoods which, Il
few Tean Ego. ~ero open piairies, or occu-
pied by frame dH ellings mud cottages. In
the central part Of the city, where once the
retuil and the Wholesale business were
combin I'd in the same building; where the
n,illiners and the hardware merchants, tho
dry goods man md the boarding house
keeper, jointly occupied the Same brick
block, the hand Of substantial pro-
cress has been hid with improving
force. Whole blocks, which were once the
pride Of the city, md which, cven in their
decline, compared farorablI with buildings
nov used for similar purposes in other
cities, have been torn down. and stately
structures Of marble md iron hive taken
their place. The business centre If the city
hRs been 1emodel1ed, and has been prac-
tically rebuilt with so1idity and beco:o!rg
elegance warranted by tbs increasing de-
mnnds Of the commerce Of the city. E1-
tending from the river: there has been con
bt1uc1ea upon ths rssruss, AID
uron all 'the streets between the
Ike and the river branches, no. only
large humber Of the most expressive anil
spacious buildings upoa latd previously oe-
cupied by the fru1le Structures Of an older
period, but r1so III place Of brick and stone
buildings Of m architecture Which is con-
si1ered ns no longer m keeia:I4 with the
at.yaD cr4l ~~-=t. -t=as.ds Of the .tine.s-
Ta t4e .:e1a-rGsfoe.iA ~nu INV pays the city
Il t!sit after In apsence of two or three
yea-s; tho charge that hns been wrought in
the stsiu, dimensions and soliditg Of osr
business boiL1ings appears as wonderful rs
the u1nE3cal creations Of the servants Of
Aladdin,
Tho result cf this prosperous change is
that tbs city has increased facilities for the
Transaction If its tzade. The great factor-
! les and forndrles hare been removed to
the streets lying eest snd west Of the river
branches, OF contiguous thereto, where they
have the advantages II the ,railroals and
water transportation for the receipt Of iron
and eo=l, and tic easy shipment Of their
produces The transfer Of such M amount
Ct the retail trade in hardware, wooden
s"s' uis gooaS' groceries, millinery and
.unea sooos, t9as aao eoaees' clotnlng'
boots nd shoes, confectionery, plumbing
ana i''ss a1luses' rs wei ~ 'he bEtcatr.
pAa'1 ,n1 provision ssotcs< 10 the fasaous
tuooo.Aes pAs'1ae'a'' 'ne residence
DISTRICTS, has given Tint room and space go
1xfr ,, &nt 81 az. 81
""Ie .nta' eertt''' par, u ,ne c,ss
~. ,ne e'ec'on u .n"d.It''s {'osp1ea 20 inc
sA'Isss'e '.sas' .na - 'ne hofe e1senai'o
Al'u 'ssu1onlo'e fe'a'i business eoilln@ io'
0t n1ss "a W - a.',fs ri.. 1'ss a,