Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-11-09
THE FUTURE OF CHICAGO.

CITY few DAYS since. ard has pub-
r.bed a thoughtful letter upon our pres
,,t situation, Il PORTION OF which is as
f,Ilovs:
.WLHp three fourths OF tho business
hooses of the ctv were DESTROYED, bat
me fourth Of the city, estimated by the
nnmber Of Inhabitants ON ground, was
harmed I'm the streets ofihe West Side,
ssnccally. there is concentration OF
business that makes an immense stir
Tbron.ss o. hurriei, at X nus men are on
tbo Sidewalks, ana omui' uses, draws.
and WAGONS crowd on the streets. The
lridses are inadequate. Whenever one
cf them is swung aside to admit the pas
CAGE of a yc,sal, there is PROCESSION
r,rmei Of those in hot haste. aud the
contussion is dire. The tunnels ring
with randi hoof, necessarily. The
manifestation of The excellent ana un.
broken vitality OF the CITY, and Of The
unouenrhahe faith ul her people in the
future that shall be filled with Il spl
dor Surprising the past, are plain on all
sides.
"lhe Strong lie Of Chicago. even now
ru)sing in her .treets, is testimony Of
the surprising goNth of the Northwest.
Into the vast and fruitful plains of this
section there has been c,parimv since
the beginning o. our sectional troubles,
Il wonderful emigration. The South
would have gained II large share OF this
increase G! population ahd >peritv ii
it Lad not been for the bii-ht and nni--
gnce Of slavery Then the war in which
slavery persisted made the South an un>
inviting land and since the war it has
been ku, kluxcd, carpet baGGed, and
s3allawaLged, aud made poor; while the
Northwest has long the stjll waters
and tat pastures OF IL land OF freedom
and peace and good wili-grown r ca
and treat Cur Southern trade wilhcrcd
On our bands, while hic. 20 has expand
ed and strengthened with the mighty
Northwest, and the tccning regions Of
which she Is the natural metropolis still
own her sway, and out OF The Immensitv
of their resources Ler fallen ediices viii
he rebuilt. and her faded pros age re.
stored not at bound, not at fash,
not at a wear; but gradually, steady,
after painstaking toll and long WEAKNESS,
the work Viii he at last well done -
There is prod gions gull to fill, and
only IN such land OF plenty, IN It's iresh
lertillty ana ny people whose youtAIui
ylgor, so tao IRON being daunted by a
disaster, Is rather strengthened to @rapple
with greater enterprises, could the task
he accomplished.
~ multitude OF lahorers ana carpenters
and brIcklayerS were engaged oh Mon
day IN clearing away the wreck ana put
ting np temporary structures. he dust
was oppressive and all were powdered
with 1t until white. as mllers. 1t would
appear to II dIsinterested observer that
the Dust was almost as dlsagrteahle to
WORK III as the raii, but the ram OF lues
day stopped almost All out>uo"r oper-
a'ion. "hen we consider tue emergency
tile approach OF winter tile certainty
OF m"hy RAINY uay'-' "ou'i seem
that me WorGiheh shou nov m'hu the
ram, bu 20 ahead IKE S"lu'erS' ram or
SHINE ana IL was diScouraGihr 10 see
tue work stop nGher"l "tr"uer motto
OF never h',hu V"e Wea'"er ""e" Tue
"lnd don oioW' "ouid hot ne service
Goe IN inns ca 6 ior I"o "'nu Is "s.eau9
tlln@'
Eighty newspapers were published
in Chicago, aud they were without ex
ccption biottcd out The English dailes
have been revived, and are struggling
along, publishing regularly but i'm
perfectly. The Trib5me aud Jou'Rai
are working together ana ther7l'O"ne
IeInG II morninS payer, 'hey han"7o 10
Ee' along lac 'o"'H"E 'oiAS nave "
huckeyc engine tnlt runs ~ 'he ma
chihery III the puiid'h@. ana 'nat VneN
rtJoc'eo over eSc &c, iney ooo-" ',t
'e ,hcin"tti o@f""'ef $ on press "i,u
C'a Tue Dau 'uc ,', 10 snoSn Que u , ''s
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