The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-20
THE GREAT WEST.

The Queen CITY or the West-W0nderful
Growth Of Chicaao-Important Statistics--
Trade and Manufacfures-Her ExtraQrdi-
nary Development Within the Last Ten
Years--isow and in What She Beats the
World.
CHICAGO, Sept. IL, 1859.
1t has been written that Chicago is the wonder OF
the nineteenth century-that her fame has reached
the ends OF the earth and the people Of distant CONT
nents regard her influence unbounded, her wealth
as Pactoean. such is In substance the language Of
o 'Uhicago MANI wherever you meet him. He be-
heves himself to be dwelicr in the Eternal City, but
II you 90 TO st. Louis you Will be there told that
Chicago man Ii dweller In the Internal City. This,
however has more pleasantly than malice in II, be-
cause really at heart these great cities are not 30
much enemies as rivals In the noble work OF pro-
gress. II would be contrary to natural laws that
any feeling Of prejudice should exist be-
tween Chicago and ST. Louis, for after all they are
but two queen cities adjoining the heart OF the
great West, mutually dependent upon each
other and the prosperity Of the one adding TO the
prosperity Of the other. BRIEF glance at the
history Of Chicago tells Of the wonderful energy OF
its people. When many who read this article were
boys yea, ana even well advanced into manhood,
this city was without name mere Isolated gov
eminent post, visited occasionally BY some bold
PEELED into the deserts Of the far West. 1t Is true
that the present site OF Chicago visited by Mar
quette In 1882 but until 1904 no white man thought
OF locating here In 1920 the first census was taken,
the result Of which was that John Knzie, DR.. VOL
cots, John Miller and John J. Beaubien were
the only white Inhabitants found outside
the small garrison. In 1888 Chicago was
incorporated as town. and on the 10th OF August
the same year the first election was held. There
were twenty-eiuht voters that to elect full Town
Council and other officers nearly every voter had to
run for office. those were glorious days for poll.
tcians when the love Of doing right was stronger In
the politician than tho love Of plumber. Since the
primitive days Of olden times the city has increased
in an extraordinary degree In 1929 the population
was thirty, in $780, 1s49 90 o4s MISE, CO., oo
in $780, $50 900. Thus Will be seen that in the last
ten years Chicago has nearly trebled Its population
something never before recorded IN history that
IN natural increase Of population. And here fol
lows suggestive idea. Not only has this city 80
rapidly Increased but in proportion so has the vast
country between the Eastern States and the far West
into the heart Of the Rocky Mountains, and away
over the Sierra Nevadas in the golden valleys o
California. And all this marvel has been accom-
pshed not by government or the aid OF mOnstr0ui
Corporations but by the free and spontaneous i'm
pulses Of the individual man and woman seeking ant
longing for the spots that are to De the PARADISE
| OF the future o, beautiful America, where els'
| upon the broad earth can man ind nome
as he can find 1t with theeY Where else can poor ant
| mud an asylum, except In thee? But we must al
| gress, as Chicago Is jealous, ana demands all TN
| attention we can give her. And now we VIII l0ol
| OF her commercial progress. In 1929 ner commerce
was 0. In 1859 her commerce for the month 0
| August was something marvellous as foll0ws:-
| Total number OF arrivals. ~