, 1870-06-29
EDUCATIONAL.
Addresses Before the Literary
Societies of tic Chicago
University.
Hon. W. B. Ogden On "The Causes
Of the Natural Progress of
the Northwest
The Relations of Scientific Education 10 tic
Development Of the Industries.
Uniyerzity Of Chicago.

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AppnsssEs
The annual addresses before the Literary Soc
cites Of the University Of Chicago were dellvere
Last Las, evening, In The FMS Baptist Church. on ",
1ash avenue, near Hubbard court considerin
tne elevation Of me mercury. tae abundance We
yeIsily, was in TIC chair. Rey. Dr Do,1rs m onana M
the meeting by invoking the Divine IIs.ss}n1 q
the proceedings The President said he dla nc
B ogden was too well known to neeJ anr inII1 i,1
ductlon TO Chicago audience, IAnnlausei II
would ucat ot !" Tie Causes OF the Material Pros
ADDRESS OF Mr.. OGDEN.
11r. Octlcn sct out with d,sclaimiuv apy 1fterar
merit 1er ais silort, and begged the favor Of I'll
hts Thoughts were put together, The iseroutio,
auI tc Independence OF The colonies Wtre tr,atct
Of historically. At the close OF the Rero!utonaT
war the thirteen States had but 500 00O tanitaDts
Will. tic approaching census would move t1at Il
eighty years That humber had expanded to IL, ,OYo.
CIV oi people. The country had also grown enot
monsly within the same period. I'll,
gTa.1Inl addition Of the different s,ate;
10 1ht Tnioa W'hs recorded Il was calculated
Tic Lie curn11y, The s,ates nortR Of tie ohis Ter.
cayly dedicated to freedom, aud In those Statei
lalor rtachctl its highest dignity. The IudIaus Of
the corntTy were preached 10 at a very earl
rc,tl y, Jrsnits, who were the first civilized
mel, 1u i'm, t5.1r lie Northwest. Iur ftrss *.
In III, il, ~ iii fnt. t1,..,,
r&iya wrst slsoAcs. u III yt.s interesting MAJ,
Wh,c. ic natucsl alter ihe crond monarch LsSa1If
st hls lie Il yuucaro,i Ing tu colonixe the country
III. /. to tI,c SurtsMesi W3snine:Sn scn,mnne ~ NJ
niv,j U1aliocS across TIC AleghaNles on hIs TN,
Of aurutsi ard On BraddockB fatlu'c G and d leath.
Wa.h:,:...:! *urctcded hun Is leader o! lie erpc.
.i!tn al conducted the forces safely out Of the
w:idt.Incss Wash!nCtou's suLseoueni career and
thc Ca;iait services u Lafayette Wcr: sruIen oT
us ~ vas s Gene: u Wism Holm SON. la: M d i1 Pitts
hurph. The sneaker otteu heard hfra ,eil Of aT,
ventures viii, the Indians, and Afterwards with
cnnr. yci J;urr's wife from Dj.nnerhassef is,an,f
Il, The Ohio ifiycr, lined with sayaycs to Satciez
where t,icy were Mi arrested and taken to Virrna
v:r1nr;ts II rnse II, q pounafjsn NJ fs,1 fasteT
1hau aur cty IN tie world, Tnc ponuistton Of
OEio II, isU0 vas about 5000. and IN 1850 II vas
nv, ,,,ita ,.t..r Ohio ieEan L, he to,uuizrt The
ITIsis ani ,nNcars IN yshjrh jmmfursnfs var. ~
n,sr1, Wer, rrfssI a. ,c "0'.A a'7 "3'e GA.
Tba c,n' Min, ~ tho Fr3a r.ro, In ,e.x ,.,-,
enew, +nn.,,,s tn iVcstnrn ir1,,,;oraf;au r.
diana and Michigan Receiving he % ia.g.st AD ipstai. m
men Ment II was @ not until after & TIC BlaekaaEk !
Ma1' J" ...,,''.rs ,rha Tsas aa...s, aan oesA1
~ .egs ,siG ,,,, 4ns ,..a naauIn' ~ EEasu S
Mest. M Ihe arst shipment 81 wheat from Chicago
70 INC East was nlsde 1t'irtE-one years ago TIE
H1 tt ~ LIZ IL, III W. aa,, ~ -. were saseu:
W. t5re. riot.
LIE nist Elsi! 10 1Ae West was made In 1895, AMI
nses1r.ed ts fiai1ty 1asG They travelled by way ol
Dcuoit. and 1fn1n that point by wagons, blazet
1ets, aha Steam feoW to St Joseph, Michigan
where where 1he5 saw the lake for the 1rs
uMe. :, Al 81 30 heT got holt
o. cocs1e.sheu cram" and after man,
anEd LUZ A4sSnta.es S taey feached what Is now Chi
s,1o ,1s The haaI Mas i1n oI Anvcntofefs a. the
~ ~ LAM Waa not begun and the whist.
u,os1tee e'e ILL., enS1ne eaa not sounded orer the
pt1te pa,1t Ine 5 country around vas being grad
cs.tta .ane! o. tne fo4 hiveE vivid aus
itgne .ros ea u tue ASPECT ol nature at ths
I'M n -hs s,.st,tt ~ ~ =, ,c.. ..,....
ast III .it.s s,,E o. ie5e sseaYers arrived from tn
Tn5th imr ra xafG tone =. 40 tnat, 70 asas wer
:, nna ,fuo 'sS,",. u ssog We5es ~ 1856: sold 70
mi VIEW. thcr fhst sarn En t,,1a. nleu GLo"ua
a9tia,,o,,;4 Ihe Ga5y coults established for th'
3 5nen 1aslise, and would be an example 70 be fol
~ .shGI e4ults n me great cities Of tht
p.essnt p, nay. Hesi, At that time was only one cen
conis , M ne bousht for seseuty.nve cents. FamiiIc
~ toa,a I'VE com1oa1aoiy on 5000 year, incudln,
~ tho ~ .,,a ...-.-
steamer ever built came 10 Chicago fruin Budal
ana Detfotts This steamer, the Illinois, as she va
Ill Gateus e4tcEHN Tue new naIDof oi C6lcagu- The
nad a1 opening on board the steamer-speeche.
a enn ~. t4at so,t " u!4e. CMcago gave tht
n"1 EE"ag VIII prophecies OF tue future, were In
The crash of 1ss7 made tbo E,e+ ,,ea .,,oa.r,.
in fhe Nest md thar 1rae ,varr snnnd For ~ ~
ten who fcnrht frn,n Nan. {1riso- so.,n ~. @
eIty fnr 81 MT f-rftinr f7ve rcsrs m nar fnr T.
which is DoH woffh s0n,e1here in rho fcSjnftr ~
Sa,0O9,OQ0, In lSi4 he ppTchased nrnnerTr IN
ss,00a, worth now as many millions. @''
A funny anecaate Of d. Exau WAS related. Tell.
ius how he prescribed xlose for n Iat]r ana ii.
rectcd her to rake 1t On ~ canal time.T uuarter
down, and the balance III one, two, and tIree
years.
0nc o. fEe fundamental elements Of the great
0ess u iht: Northwest was the prohibition OF
:lid the devotion OF the l3nd to free labor.
rue lana Was 1neDcumbered By timber, and there