Nebraska advertiser., 1869-09-16
OUR CHICAGO IETR.


OHkCAGof G6pl6LLlUcL 90 Ao.os
Nearly every large city has 3 difH-
cult problem to solve IN the supply of
water and fuel. The former wasspeo-
tally difRcnlt for Chicago, bat it was.
generally supposed the tunnel under
the lake had solved it. The tunnel
has a capacity Of fifty million gallons
per day, and the quantity used has
increased since its construction from
eight million gallons to swenty-four
million gallons per day. In five years
more the tunnel VIII probably be used
to its full capacity.
The supply of coal has. .afOgdsd an
opportunity for large monopoly.
Dealers have combined to place the
price Of anthracite coal at an extrava-
CANT price. A combination Of buyers
has been made by which it Is hoped
a supply can be brought here and fur
nished much cheaper than the prices
now demanded. It Is proposed to
send an agent to New York and make
the requisite purchase. The attempt
will be made, but Il Is feared that.
little good will come OF it, as coal 81
now very dear in New YORK.
Our local elections are attracting
an unusual degree Of attention. Cues
tions of reform, and almost every 9TH.
er subject on which q differences OF
opinion is possible, win be brought in
to the contest. The questions Of pro-.
hfbition and Sunday laws. are the.
principal ones, IS they command tie.
largest number Of supporters.
The National Temperance ConVen-
ton was held here last week, and q.
Prohibition Party was formed. one
great drawback to the success Of this
prohibition movement is the opinion
held by many temperance men, that
il cannot be carried out. Taken alto
gether our local elections wiz be
somewhat mixed.
Men having charge Of any public
work, wishing to obtain q contract or
advertise q suburband villa, have q
peculiar way of attracting public at
tentiOn, and having the report favor
able. / will give you 9 sample or
their manner Of proceeding. Last
week the contractors who are Deepen
ing the Illinois and Michigan Canal,
invited about three hundred prOmi-
nent men to 60 and see the work. a
canal boat was covered over and fitted
M i'm a complete manner and placed
in tow of q tug. The best Of eatables
and drinkabies were provided 20
which Justice was done. The result
was a favorable report as 70 the work
in hand. and the ultimate thorough.
cleansing of the Chicago river.
One Of those famous shrubs known
as Century Plants Is on exhibition
here for the benefit Of the Young
Mems Christian Association. This
one was brought from Rochester, New
York, and but very slight injury in
fiieted upon the flowers. The plant
is a great curiosity, and many thrOng
the Hall to look at 1t.
As the various departments Of busi~
ness evince renewed life, the educa-
tional institutions are not forgotten.
Students are arriving and prepara-
tiOns are being made for the Winter
course. The West has immense COM
mercial interests, and every effort
should be made to prepare Che rising
generation for eOmprehending and
managing them. There is no better
medium for bringing about this result
than Bryant's Business Training
School, an institution that thoroughly
prepares its students for managing
business for themselves as well as Tor
making valuable assistants. This is
quito q Jlifferont afFair from tha 90
called commercial colleges. Mr.. III.
b. Bryant. the founder Of the chain OF
colleges, having disposed Of his inter-
est in all other institutions, has under
taken the task of building up in Chi
cagO, a higher class of institutions,
carrying commercial science to ahigh-
er point. Mr.. Bryant is the publish
er of the Chicago Courier, a CONNER
cial paper of great ability, and holding
a prominent position in the scientific
and literary world.
The detectives made quite a haul on
some notorious thieves last week, Sc
curing the perpetrators Of a heavy
ieweITy robbery in st. Louis. Two
men walked into one of the banks q
few DAYS ago, and while one drew the
clerks attention, the other seized a lot
of revenue stamps, but he was caught
almost Immediately.