The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-04-06


presSible Chicago, might not prove alto
gether uninteresting to many Of you
readers, | have concluded toi borg iyot
with one. u
Tho first thing one notices, in visiting
the city is the immense number Of wagon
and vehicles Of all descriptions, loadet
with lumber, brick, lime, iron castingS
safes, and goods Of oil descriptions, al
bearing in the direction Of what d knpwt
as the Burned District" By, following
this train, you will soon find yourself in
perfect Babel Of noise. and amongat al
army OF workmen. Huge buildings o
brick, iron and stone rise almestin
day, as Il by magic. The vitality ant
goaheadAtiveness d the Chicag6ana arl
truly wonderful. The old, fogies otbu
State would hold their breath with %
tonishment to see what pluck, energy ant
perseverance can accomplish whet
properly directed. Although not II
prophet nor thesot ofa prophet, = / ven
ture to predict that in two years, at thu
larthest, the South stde( The main business
portion Of the city and the North SIDE
within half q mile of the Chicago River
will be built up, continuously, and thai
withsfner buildings, generally, than be
fore the fire. This sounds like
an extrayagant prophecy, when ont
takes into consideration the vas
amount Of territory burned over; but no
SO extravagant either, Il one will take thu
troubleto to walk over the burned district
and see the number Of buildings that have
been constructed, Notwithstanding tht
disadvantages Of an unusually severe
winter, . ~ 3, '5-1l y - 2
va. j. ". 'FARWRLL d 90. ,5,a! I.
Amongst the first to tear away the rub.
bish and commence TO beautify the desc.
late looking district, was the firm Of J.
V. Farwell & Co., a firm identified with
the interests Of the city almost from iti
infancy. This firm was burned out il
September, 1870, but Immediately rebuilt
aud opened out o new and better stock
only to be again a sufferer, by the great
fire Of year later. Yet such Is the ener.
gy Of these people that the smoke Of the
Conaagration had scarce passed away
ere lot cornering on Monroe and Mar
ket streets, was purchased, and the foun,
dation Of mammoth superstructure laid
This store, 90 by 100 feet, and six stories
in height, including the basement, hat
been finished, and is now occupied by the
firm. Messrs. Farwell & Co., are also
erecting building on the next lot east d
their store, which Is to have q frontage q
100 feet on franklin by 235 on Monroe
and will be a beautiful structure. Ar
artesian well has been sunk beneath tht
Franklin street structure, which, it Il
thought, win furnish water enough t
protect them from any further encroach
ments Of the fire fiend.
CHICAGO TIMES. ~, o-.,,' a'l 8,
. Workmen are engaged this morning II
cleaning away the rubbish on the valua
BILE lot at the northwest corner of Wash
ington street and Fifth avenue, prepare
tory to the erection Of q handsome, whit
sand, stone building for the Chicago Times
The structure will have o frontage OF 81
feet on, each street, and WIN be five storie
in heighth, exclusive Of a high basement
The facings and ornaments will be very
fine, and.when completed it will be onl
Of the finest newspaper buildings in Amer
lea.
FIELD, LRTTRR d co. A-''SF
This firm, the rivals Of FsFwell & Co.
have commenced business again on IA
large a scale as before the fire. lit no
larger. They have built q nammotl
structure, with o, frontage Of 800 feet OF
Madison street, and running back on Mar
ketstreet 1e9 ieet The building Is fly
stories high, With a tlhe basement besides
The wholesale department Is in full blast
and the retail department win be occu
pied in the course Of two months,
80 FANCY GRocRR1Rs, &C.
The firm Of ]. B. lnderrieden & Bro
was amongst the first to resume busines
in their line. They are young men Of in
domitable energy. and are bound to sue
ceed:. A. j. Inderrieden, one of sthe:frm
was formerly q resident, .otuyor city
where he was connected in business wit
Mr., Joseph speiael. They are now lcca
ted at No. II /, 9th Avenue and thougl
heavy losers by the fire, keep a larg
stock, and are doing u fine business. d
But ! might go on and flll your whol
paper with descriptions OF men, who loa
almost everything by the fire, yet hay
resumed business on a larger scale thal
ever, and have unlimited credit. Such
Western pluck. s
.,E.isG1 lPoLlT1cs. Sc ~ Il
The Chicago Tribune, the most inauer
tial Republican paper inthe State. and tn
most generally read by both parties,
pitching hot shells into the hot beds c
corruption, that have been kept alive b
the Efforts OF prominent mon TO retail
power and what is more, 10 ehdq3sda
Its course by many prominent Republ
cans Of the State. The Democratic pres
ofthe Statelook upon the efforts Of th
New York World, to intuse new life int
the dying-nay, ,dead-party, with dlsIt
vor, and aroready 70 join the liberal r.
publicans in any effort that will relIev
the country from the incubus that no,
rests upon 1t, and restore 1t to It's tormt
prestige God speed the day when Hol
estv afidi p,tr;ofisn shaII nTee as,a;r ,