The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-01-14
FROM ILLINOIS.
PEORIA, Jan 2, 1871
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PEORIA, Jan. z, 1871.
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s,ms months since, your correspondent had
..,ssion ~ travel over
- CHICAGO, RICK ISLAND AND PACIFIC r. e.,
Ice impressed with the apparers indiffer-
~. d tbg comfort Of its patrons manifested
,hs management Of the road. And my trip
Z, eek. over the same line, from Chicaeo TO
',...;,v served to strengthen former impress
In exterior and interior beauty and
- dc cosches of the road in question are
LAS and have added not little to its
.,.,;on But comfort in travelling depends
.together upon the cold and distant ele-
.f railway coaches and eamboat cabins.
60. viA not permit all enumeration of the
III, inconveniences 70 which we we're sub
100 and against which We could but offer
rsnt,l protest. and | nov leave this subject
a ,sier to il at another tine.
Ia,r fatiguing rid Of abOps eight hours,
II, old landmarks Of the nOrthtfn outskirts Of
The CITY OF PIoSIA
..,,.d Innumersble objects, with which
,ontbful experiences made us at one time
i.-;E,r crowded upon US, together with the
....,;0s relics Of the old fogy element which
\, from time immemorial ruled the desti-
,,.;.s Of the Central City. And it is not only
/, the outskirts that these reminders Of former
A.,. are visible the city abounds with them,
nd thew greet the eye at every turn. Sui,
,be, are slowly disappearing before the grand
.,,srprse and all-pervading ambition Of the
..rising generation" and present appearances
i.sify The hope that Peoria will coon assum G its
legitimate position among the leading inland
,.a.rD cities. during the past few years much
l., Asen done toEards utilizing tue natural ia
SEtss which the city possesses, and II there
h INV ruth in the saying inat ''Revolutions
sever 20 backward" it is iust to assume that
IN, movement SO earnestly inaugurated viii be
vigorously prosecuted.
LuOAg the more important innovations upon
Il, ntduated public policy may be mentioned
,hs iu,voduction Of tie Holly system Of water
,orks by which the use If steam FIRE engines
has been rendered unnecessary. The citizens
.l,iu that the new system is a complete sue
oss.-, claim which time alone can fully estab
M Following in the wake Of other gO-ahead
American cities, Peoria determined to have a
bOre.railwAy. Subscription books we're opened;
~ ~ nd
n success. Unlike our poor Chicago city
nilvay companies, the Peoria corporation
makes money and don't denyit; and (agaiu un
like ChicagOl every effort is made to provide
for the accommodation and comfort Of passen-
GERS The one horse cars here have two plat
bms similar to those upon our tWo-horse con-
UVspces, aud are much more convenient than
he mOaey saving one horse concerns Of the
South Side City Railway in Chicago.
IL thu city, as elsewhere, business men com
pain Of the
DULLNRss OF TRADE.
hEesms natural, however, to hear their com
plants, and it is questionable whether they
should possess the weight that is generally ac-
corded them. Il il true, however, that hnsn-
cRl stringsucy, has never been so wide-spre I'd
md Absolute at the present time. Those
Eho know PeoTis, or who have had occasion to
Nbit tns city, may form an idea Of the magni
lSds Of her distilling interests. When the dis
hlIsiies are ia "iull blast they afford employ
neat to a very large number of men-between
I've and SIX hundred, in population Of "a ,OOe.
Al this time ! am Informed that bat two OF
these houses are in operation
eoD-sESD TO THE POOR.
The extremely cold weather Of the past few
DAYS has proved a God-Send 70 hundreds among
the lsbOring classes here. Curiosity prompted
ne 70 stroll TO the lake-Lake Peoria-Satsr-
d., and saw FULLY three hundred men engaged
il cutting and packing e. The knowing
ones predict a short pack. season-upOn
EAAt ground am unable 10 say. Another
Oures Of temporary, but none the less welcome
relief 10 many who would otherwise BE- de
prVed Of the necessaries Of life, is the pork
packing business, for tie prosecution Of which
the weather has been very favorable. The
packing houses are running night and day, and
'uplOy between ave and six hundred men.
movement has been initiated to induce
Lastern capitalists to locate or invest money
here. | use the word eastern" as il is from
be East that the inhuI s expected, although
Western capital would probably be equally vel
come For the purpose Of giving shape to the
movement and carrying its objects into effect,
we Peoria Business Associate has been or
phiSed
TIE NEWSPAPERS or PEORIA
Deserve mention, particularly at this time, when
some Of them are passing through a trying cri-
|" Peoria new supports FIVE daily papers
Wo Of them German. The Transcript is one
As most enterprising and ably conducted
journals in the State. Ii appears now in an en-
wsly new dress and presents faultle-s typo
pl9heal appearance. 1t enjoys a wide Tepu-
aaOn and large and well-merited patronage.
republican in politics.
Inc National Democrat is the only demo
NPsPer that Peoria has ever sustained. The
PecsHous patronage extended o his class OF
%pers 10 Peoria,as well a. the mismanagcment
men has Invariably FASTENED their fall, is well
NOW A0d now the publisher vino has thus
AZ oeen successful where others have failed
.uGs himself violently opposed by many Of The
NAung democrats, while the official patronage
mn ~ zoe hands Of the party has been withdrasn.
"aiie observing "strct neutrality, II strikes
ne 'AaI no good can result from az fort 70 in
!S'e private interests, and tina, if the party
~ hEe DoWdall, they ought to buy him out
give MIN what hrs establishment is worth.
u Review, an evening paper, il about eighteen
' ..h'hs old, 1t is good paper, but does not
Eve associated press dispatches. 1t is en-
Plslig, too,as will BE- admitted when I state
~ he material in its publication Office is
WV $500, bile lis present Liabilities amount
SJfOOo strong Cfoit, for a time succ- S.
M NJ made 70 run the Review A. a rat oIice,
j. I T! Of the Typographical Union but
1.l O ulo hnslly triumphed. It is by playing
NM MA nsh leedIe (6nanci,r games that CAPT
5.s ~ TINS country seeks the oveFthros Of tae
~" o. labor The German newspapers-ths
IT, and Zeitung-are we'll supported.
cor ". typographical Union here is in healthy
X, I s'H.' lis members being employed on all
zoe asileS and in every other reputable printing
1918 ,..oi'hment in the city. or Other trades
'l1'uons am not now able to speak. B.
FRAN WTCNANCTN