, 1872-10-09

| ter7s except those Of the basement and the
be;nc Of asphalt, and tho latter OF artificial nal
orly woodwork entering into tho consttnclon =
frames, doors, and wate7-closets, the burning OF
pair the building in other parts. The building
1 rer-cleyator running from the first to tbs nth
HTn1aicatins with all thu roomz- There are also
! should be made of the thanks Of Chicago fo1
| ssat spontaneous generosity OF which 1t Was the
object. and which burned more brightly thar
the flames that destroyed TIE city, and Thicf
lasted long after they had died away
Never before had there been 60 goneral
| and 80 rapid a response to the Tants
OF q distressed community. The sight o1
g, much suffering stmade the Rhole world
I'M" It crested charity where it had no! ex.
is.e,l before. It gushed forth unexpected, Like
The y ate1s from the rock at Horeb, and howed
IN cn3stant stream until the necessities ct the
sufferers were nppeased- RlvA cities, distant
states. communities alien in tongue snd
eeparated BY bread oceans, al shared
IN the work OF relief Neither serlpturec
7,on1,,nents nor official acknowledgement
iii ena;cieutly sing their pzafsos> Thei,
,oost grateful appreciation is engraved On the
y,earts Of those whom they succored, and from
f;,em must co,e the most earnest snd sincere
u, sn,ks. Nor nfs the State Of illinois un1nlna'
fu1 of her great city. What she could 60 to re"
1a-e it. that she did, feeling that her own pEoa'
uerity greatly depended upon that OF 1ne NE
tropo,lis Of the Northwest
This; charity, thus promptly and generously
bestowed, YES wisely and economically Eainln-
izterad. Conplsints we're uttered and charges
made but time has Ehown their ftlGolity and un'
trutbfulness, and the history Of the work Of the
pa1;ae and Aid Society viii serve as modal
worthy Of imitation elsewhere, ssicala sln11lAs
circumstances ever occut.
These a5e th'nes WHICH, s'eI eho' "1-a1 :.s.
ae7es VlA be fofgottea. oo1 .et uS ...As w.
every succeeding stn o1 oe.oD. .t ~ - 80
the 6uner1nse' Ine Hgony' '. 40 oeas' "..@ ~
dag once sa~ "a4 aaos ato'a ou1 - -
that ne VIII hase onS 'o cno .o,t,s 80 -
growth OF me ca9y IN popan144o1 - se"sIas4 I
that advzncenent IN cui'uao 1s'A 'eA~-1'A''
which should accompany Il"
CHICAGO BftoRE ias f'
Chicago, NJ tne pe55ul1ns " Vs'o,
lb7l, was clsy "no9e tsf4o so". -. - ~.
commercial importance nao a41lseeso 1us @
.ent1on OF the Norlo. etooa Aaen'.el p7s, -
s. Village On an unkno"n etesA, Itun o.'t-.- -
rups land-specuiatang to"n' T uaa 6ton1 Ip
to h&> caty Enea hein u4oel 10 .an.A-
conra> :rco OF tne sas1 soun45 H7 "
and re. It OF IT, Il 'ooA LILIES =. 10 s'- -. 1.
wheat, "A ID 'umoes' aao o.nee p $3.50 ~ 80
regions Sc froan01n5 H. ~ 1A41so 9
in al direct eoos, aaae eao
of the WeEt. fney 5e1ass 15o rNe- 'to so'- 1890
ton would nos nave eauseu ulo.'snI .s, 80
ton in the oute. "ostc- @Ne pa4 41N. 49, ~
in 1871 spread ta e.o, 13n ...1t "@A~
financial centres O. lis "o.n
In 1871, Chicago \ as cay ~ WI VIZ, popo'Aso.
Of 3334, 3334 80, divided eE ong .o''oo os''ae' auo
covering IN area Of thu y e1eusAao ass Iauea
Of which, however, In th "esselu ps1t =. sno
city, had not been EoF1oVe@" =" -
its starting point On South "apss sose., ooa4.
ness had taken possession ,a..a o.saa. paa'a ~ u
the Sooth Dl7lsion north OF ALL 3-3
IVES gradually moving soutn"alo on III .,; p1-:n
pa! streets, though pnsase 1esloeae oe,
cd On Wabash and Michigan a'en1es, -o a
idated shantles, used tor oHeHlnS ADo1es ~
poorer class OF stoees= nneo op t.'0~a
the western part OF tsat tcrnsoE3. 4us n.au4t "!
that area we're the Gzeat BUSINESS norses' 1ue-o
were concentrated the newspaper o'.cis' @14.-s
stood the theatres and the opett noasss. a-.A
there were the more anpostazie puoac ou!o11
There stood, almost slce py slae, alo s.sa1s'~-
blocks which were tho pride OF on peo2le, anu
the shabby WOODEN sductures w1lca 1ecenea 1ae
earlier days Of Chzcsgo- Ihas a1stfael, ooee ~"
and awampy, bad been ra1sed up 80 taa1 II IVES
susceptible Of peztect dralnage- II aha ~ oesa
pared. Containins al the large nooess' II T2s
that portion Of the town ct Th1cn stransesh sa"
the most, and Ct which they car1aeo a"a5 .ne q
most vivid memories. It 6as r112rurs o1 LIS
great end the mean; Succession OF tae "oss
striking Contrasts a few steps ea11aea QUE
from the stately row OF ooos-sIo-es On o'A11
street to the dlsrepotabie roosenes eaa
tumble-down structures upon fn.n I'VE"
nue, or from the neTiy-erecteo nnnoine'
on Dearborn street TO me "lss.aole .-
homes ot the d~eneFs around nae a a11'ols. . Nss.
massive buaidlnSs, towering tn5s oseene~a'
stood one which haa never ocso Hleso ~
grede, and whose second story @.naos.s ,a, ..sue