, 1869-08-08

work md Kept at work until the navigation
Of the canal il closed.
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CHICAGO As A SUMMER RESORT.
Two yea1a neo, when TIE CHICAGO Tnt-
, BrSE called attention to the fact that OF all
parts Of the country to which the tired
:! ieuizens Of crowded citica, unhealthy To-
/! calities or pcstilence-visitcd districts might
fly for pure air, pure water, ealobrity Of
clim6te, numbered with the comforts, eIo-
gance and lu1uries OF life, Chicago WAS the
most inviting, there Was an attempt to turn
the natter into HdicuIe.
Previous to that time Chicago had SO
grown and extended her commerce that the
ordinary placs whence abe obtained her
| water had become surrounded by commerce,
and the supply WIS occasionally rendered
unfit for use. Bat, With the promptness for
! which this city has Mwuys been remarkable,
! that WAS remedied, and measures wore
/; taken for larger volume Of puro water
than is furnished to any other city on the
continent. We called the attention Of our
! citizens nlso to the importance Of furnish
ing roadways and drives upon which the
,, crowds Of summer visitors might havo the
opportunity Of visiting and enjoying the
, natural beauties Of this location, and Of the
! adjoining country. Within the two years
that have elapsel ~e have made ample pro-
vision in TINT mntttr. We have arranged
for a series Of parks which in
their extent and in their diversity will be
the admiration lof the country; parks on
the notlh, parks on the vest. parks on the
| south, each park large tract, and 80 To-
| Gated as to furnish our citizens and visitors
with a constant succession Of pleasure
grounds, md all connected by roadways and
drives which, upon completion, will CON-
pare with anything in nny part Of the
world
Nor is this nll. North Of Chicago, for u
Distance Of twenty-five miles along
the lake shore, is succession
Of villages Or rural gardens, each one
q park in itself. To these, by tail,
by water, and by roadway the access is easy,
constant and pleasant. They are but e1-
tensions Of our park systems, no less attract
i've and charming because adorncd with the
cottages and stately mansions Of our poo
! pie. On the west side Riverside, with
its broad boulevard Of twelve miles OF mag
| uidccnt 1oadway, is already taking the form
of grand park, IN whose groves and upon
whose streams are building dwellings whose
architectural taste will give additional
Leauty to the whole. South Of the city-in
the whole district from Douglas Monument
and the university to the remotest
boundaries Of the town Of hyde Park
the country presents the appearance Of
vast park covered with dwellings, groves,
forests md broad plains. All that is need
ed to Nuke this vicinity virtually park, is
the construction Of broatl and planted road
why's with hArd beds. This work il al
ready commenced, md will be gradually
pushed On. When completed, Chicago may
! he said to be located in ono grand continu-
Gus pnrk, extending twelve miles south Of
| the city boundary, ne far to tho west, and
continued nlong the north shore Of tho 1ako
| even to the limits of Waukegnn- Tho roads
connecting the parts Of this grand park will
not be less thnn one hundred and fifty.
No other city IN the United States is
surrounded hy such an extent of garden,
such n,ileA Of planted roadway, nor such Il
succession of grove, plain, water and land.
scapc scenery tue whole bound in and rev.
dercd complete by Lake Michigan. There
il no means Of enjoyment To be had in auy
part Of The country thnt n1ay not lie h.tl
here :-bath;no. boatinc. yacht;ug. There
| is not place Of interest un The hikes which
,nuy not be visited either by water or rail.
| There u not a mineral sprinc il. MI tie
land whoso watc1s mny not DO obtaincd in
Chicago. There is not market for fish,
meats. vegetables or fruits-frotn the coast
"f Maine around to California md Alaska
,aking in tho West 1ndies-whoso products
aso not received daily in Chicaso.
There III no othes city on tho continent
| except New York whoro thoro is to be
found visitors from 20 many parts OF the
world. Various localities send their popn-
lation TO particular places. Thus Newport,
Lung Branch, and other competing points at
the East, nre supported by special interests,