, 1873-10-27
ST. LOUIS.
How the Mound City Fares under
tie Financial Furry.
Tho Result Of tho Government Engincers'
Investigation Of the Bridge
Question.
The City in Winter--.Corners in Fuel-..
The New City Barn.


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Correspondence qf Tho Chicago Tribune.
ST. Louis, Oct. %, 1s7s.
scammon,an eaitorio1 m ra,,roada Tttahos mat
a1,a,,t nt.aa ,..at W as sns'
"oous ntseon mlnutos to learn the average NOR
cah.,ae opinion Of inc situation anu fourteen
cation of Ioraco's romnrk. Tint adyorsty has tho
oroot ~ .,,o,ssn,. to,a.n ,is,, T.,
ees .aienss u'.n - poeno ~
circumstances would nave lam dormant. NO one
horaa to1ont tor - ,7o,nm,iroS ,,,at ron,a uti.
vssu ~ aos uss mu -
M zo .uu Asssslppl l.VeT ,os n,g s ama1' ,aa
not alroady patented the right to mill on this
strcam mn, - tho 1,rirloe had mt proved obetruc
t;au o,1nra,, - 1an,o.a7,7a t,o 1,oatman
''on 'nouen " aeilotan1o .no uo" ooa'AD'D'
THE sr. LOUIS nntnaE'
By the way, this hridgo-quostton Is rather q
sorio1a one to st. Louis. This is tho most un-
enrroochnhla c;tv an the Continent, and IN in
~ ~ t,,a o,ar,oto,.nf tho rloco ia fnrn,shod
de1 70 inc charaoeef'o1' .he piaco ~ AusHneneo ~,
In tho primitive me4hod OF rcachlng H. Ihe
inactivity which has permitted an o1d-faahlonod,
v),oczy forrv-boat to constitute the only manner
of trnnalt throuoh mi those wears Of strnupo
Va 1tanss' .nlousn ~ ~ a., ,.;.as 1I.ss.
prosperity, is Astounding 70 inc ylsltor. :, qnaer
tho most favorable Conditions, to foach 1T. Lon1s
from tho EaBt is an undertaking which calls into
reouiB,lion tic reckless clements OF the most
,,osais o,aroo.o-, h,,t n ,noro t,o noesaro T.,
WINTER ID ah ac' Io NJ h'oiea ~ 4ne 'nuuoiy '
by tho side OF NARROW escapes from ratlroad-
collisions. Aside frt,m tho discomfort and
danger to passengers, the limited mcnns Of
siansl.' ourio' ~, wv s.s,,s;,e ,'sa,,,oa
prevent anythahe iiko IN e1topslso nus'ues77
connection, savo along tho line OF tho rivor
The necessity Of brid;7 is md has been patent
sro t,,nt u vii In gonrst.;n In huJinr ~, CON-
a1e' tnns II WI, w yen1sM oauons. ~ sou-
domination OF tho of'dgo oy q eomm'1loe OF aov~
ornmont enK1noers has created intense excite
chanta chant who have enco,rraaol the enterpriao il
s~..isa m,,;a sa,s,.,;,aa, 49,, as,,n;ntod T., ra.
paa - in s,,1n;t,t M ta nms ~ tia r;vor.
sponsg ~ ~ sno tn;r M
ss FSPresens pre n ;1nora AL az o;af hnna ~ traa
ouis ahto M ans os ' ,tant u.5 s,i,,io as,
Vs an anu ,rt,a III r.isT ~, ~ Tni
oneE poopt&e & Wo ,a se um aaa,,I ia,a o. ro@tn
under 81 noiG .a Is
which ean bo soourea only by river. M Tho eridgo +;
mas nsen ana the nf
PorM1 ~ aoe coInPigsn - @ 1o,2 ;a ~ +; " Iii
canal l2o aeet wdo on INC 5 engs dre Inas n w.
Iegula ~ io ,ii 1,a s",,r ~ ~" oara ha @
estimaso s' .nas ~ WAL W 4o'u u a'" sea1o ~"
1oie 'i"ta' 'aiA oone,rns r., ,,,,rr
n,,n o,,aorco ~ 1,r;oa a. IL fnit aovere,v IN win.
Ine apscnc9 TIuES t,'s ~ .ostar
tor Us Iha poos y, ~, ~ o arn
Hats u nns n hofora onuarv tbo r;vor c1naos
~, n,,a ta de1ay N tronsnorfin coa from tSe
nf,,ar III, eidn 10 fr"anant1v lonn aHoueb to cauae
oa.;aarnhia aunnrinT Yasr srter yoar denlcrn
r1 ,'1 the nrca Vt a6a, to ~ md 80 oonts
1,a, " Sor a most nfcror nuo;tioa. and yenr
aftnr voar mr. a.. I.omIs comnla;ns Ind nays what
;a a1anSed tTn coal a, woo yaria nre now
~ @o aiooi.od AZ n nr7nr ~ to c1ayate nricca
atrii,o %pH n, IN tho, 1n;noa IL innurnrated Thon
wI,nn SShtMo + th;a IL oTor' tho ciyar ia next
IL imnnsaahle. and deniers demand
fSo;r nw,f nr;cna for thn fneI atoraf, IN In tnn
sm,nn,or ANN, U r Ia in,nnsabc to 1,neratand wi,v
,nonu nntnrara osnccinIiv submit to this' prj.
u"to fomoa ~ cnnrso haye M snaca for ator-
;nr cna1 w,o, nriccs arr down :. bit that iarra
h aafhohJ;ahmonts ahon,i noatnnnn nontrnnta nntil
vivian ia n.tnn;a,;nr. TIi TIia winier nron,-
Ikea to be- au Unusually 6ard ono for St, Louis,