Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-09-28
correspondence.
am ENTERPRISE OF CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Sept. 20


former communication, the pc
liar causes of the prosperity OF Chicago
considered. We have since had an
',,ortunity to examine several OF the
,,oife enterprises OF the city, 1t IN
,;ry ia instituted relative to the rapid
1.,wth and remarkable prosperity OF
~ manufacture of Chicago, it will be
land that though designated by COM
.,,as and corporations will found
t,.i, success is to be attributed primarily
;, the sleepless vigilance and untiring en-
..,y far reaching enterprise and the
.,rorior executive ability of some one
lind that directs all the affairs of each.
+, Z. mind concentrated on the profess
;,,, of its choice, and takes delight in its
,nr.uit. Such manufacturing establish
monts must excel, for the genius that
farms the kidnapping to their speciality
.constlntly improving machinery, and
1aily carrying forward the education of
The helplers. The healthy rivalry be-
tween the East and the West greatly ad-
,lnoes the interests Of the latter, for at
Chicago il tho market Western habits
ara not go stereotyped rs the Eastern,
caifhpr have they 80 much faith in tho
,;.dom of their ancestors, or 40 great a
.yercnce for the gods of their alteration.
rbay are not afraid to launch out boldly
a,o new and untried schemes. They
boon their eyes wide open to SEQ what
a. commerce, agriculture and the times,
,,l neculiar circumstances of the public
i.p,snd, and then they concentrate all
a,;r energies on the best means OF sup
r,vipg that demand They hold of the
b..tof everything produced in the East
and in Europe, and then endeavsr to do
halter. Ia the articles of the most COM
mon nse in the dwelling, on the farm, on
the railway, in the school house, in the
mine, the productions of Chicago are
rapid pupplanting all others in tho north
west This is another of the seat of
Chic,go'. growth and prosperity.
Az the East, 10 suggestions in reference
improvements, man shakes his head.
The Ware suggestion Of an innovation up
on H.. customs and useges of a century is
often the causel of opposition and war
Bat Western men listen attentiVely to
any reasonable suggestion to save life and
property, to save labor, to overcome diff
culti,s, or to make money. Hence it is
that the country is indebted to the West
for steam fire engine9, for Pullman palace,
dining and sleeping cars, for the best
labor-saving agricultural implements, and
,ven for the neatest, best and most COM
iortable school.room furniture.
When the streets and great thorough
hr,s of Chicago become crowded with
carriages and foot passengers, they dive
below the streets and rivers, even though
each cott half a million. These great
q, ,ks, too. are accomplished while other
o,i.s IRE discussing the possibility and
,r,,riatv Of such an undertaking. When
n. ;rcrasse If the people and manufao-
,o-s. demand larger supply of water,
and better and pnrer, shaft ia sunk in
the citv and the water bore from another
far below the bottom of Lake Michigan
To 90 beyond the city's impurtty' they go
ant miles to where the water 10 always
lear and cold. These shafts are soon
-ntctcd by tunnel, some five feet IN
.,mct4r. and more than thirty feet below
n 4a hnt,on of the lake. Such enterprise
M -its and receives it, reward. The water
works are supplied with three engines to
-,i.o his water to such level as to make
il N,w freely to every room in the CITY
where it is need,d These have power
and esp ,city Of Supplying 39,0OOCOO gal
lon. If water daily, ard yet another tun-
MI !, in contemplation for the south wes'
part Of the city, in which direction popu
l.tion il rapidly extending. These are
verv obvious Indications that the poPule-
,ion and manufacturing interests of Chi,
caso incrcAee mere rapidly than the most
,anguire Of her citizens anticipated even
few wears aga. There are mary other
considerations relative to the enterprises
ana industries of Chicago which would be
interesting to touch, but we must haste n
to other matters lest our letter be too
long.
GRAND LODGE or oDDFELLOws.
On Tuesday grcnd procession of the
Order took place. The Oddfellows OF
ago determined to arrange such a
On'' =. IS would give the public an idea
'Fe''7c -tance and numbers of the
oi he lmpo' Ne same time represent the
OIder, End at Il rrises of the G1rden
greatness and enter. convention of a
City, 1t is said that u, :, the West has
secret order hitherto held !. the repre-
drawn 50 large an assembly OF part of
sentptives of the Order from every ,rial
the country, thus afFordinz the mat y
for successful procession. The da,
opened very pleasantly for the purpose
although the sky was somwhat cloudy
sud made the weather cool and delight
ial and the absence Of dust il the street,
which those who marched in the street
no doubt fully appreciated. At little
before eleven o'clock the procession began
omove, the members of the Grand Lodge
Of Illinois and the Grand Lodge OF the
United States riding, occupying 70 car
riaqes with four horses each, the number
Of fuuctioraries of the Order reaching The
Very considerable number Of 2SO. The
procession extended mile and BALI in
length, and the number in the procession
was fully 5000 Ten clothed in the re-
gala of the rank to which they attained.
The route YVES through the principal
business streets and avenues Of the city,
sffording a fine opportunity to see
goodly portion of the city for which the
visitors expressed their pleasure and ad-
rriro+,or In nsssing through the La