, 1873-12-28
But Activity Anticipated During the Lat.
Ter Hall Of the Winter.
improvements West Of Ashland Avenue
md South Of Madison Street.
The Belt Rnilroad--Snles of Property.
Transfers for the Week,
As might DO expected, tho volume Of business
aotually doing In rcal estate

eolroeB, nutl lnborora and small purchasers Eou-
orally have their money III tho savings bnillB,
whoso managers put them off ma best thoy could
III October 30 aB to mako thoir aixty days' mo-
ticos extend beyond tho lat Of January. Deal
ers report much moro inquiry from this class
within tho pant week, preparatory to closing bnr-
gntha curly next month. Tho do1nand con,os
from those who dns'ro to improve for homes as
early as possible in the epring,-certninfy before
the LIST OF NRy.
Tho lending houses notice considerable trado
going OIL botwcon holders Of improved city prop
orty for outside landB,-parties paying hafAnces
In cash and assuming mortgages. as the case
may bo. Best informed owners md doaors an
tIcipate
AN ACTIVE BUSINESS
during tho Inter lalf OF tho winter. We hear
that Eastern capitalists who hnye heretofore in
vested in Chicago property report to their
agents that they will continue to invest tllolr
n1rplus horo and lsoop what they now Aayo. No
other city in tho country Offers 80 large and SO suro
III advance as Chicago. Though prices mny ro-
main for timo stationary, and eyon occasion-
ally roccdo considerably, those who have held
On to ail judiciouB Investments hava not falod to
REAP RICH REWARD
for their faith in the substantial progress Of ctr
city. Tile low price Of ronts for business offices
and houses surc to rule for somc tme to como
cauuot fail to attract great manY businoHa mon
to Chicago. Thoro IL now ample room for nll
who arc lioly to como with rontals ut reasona-
hle, and on somo streets md III some quarters Of
the city nt gnrds t1 Hence all
orablo opportunity. It may bo doubted whether
there nro dwellings, enough to correspond with
the business houses, but families Gun manage to
get, along by bonrding mud otherwise till sley can
ffkr3 tefr1 tIpf11H fInra f1nn ny3
our builders could Boon supply tlat.
FROM the cities ard towns that surround uH
Ch,engo receives tho largeat and most valuable
ADDITIONS To NEn POPULATION.
Loading lawyers. merchants, bnukorH, and
others, as soon Ms they acquire my considerable
amount Of property, LOOK to our city III their fu-
turo homes. Our splendid parks and beautiful
drives, our lectures, operas, and cultivated 30
and hence the father gets pence till ho secures
m elegant homo III some Of tho best Quarters Of
tho city. Coming from tho country he brings n
Largo business with him, aid thus holh his old
friends aud our city lcceiyo corresponding
benefit.
THE IMPROVEMENTS WEST or ASHLAND AVENUE
AND SOUTH OF MADISON STREET.
On Adams street, several two-atory and hnse-
u.ent bockB with Hwoll fronts aud Mansard
roofs, have lust been completed, which add
greatly TO tho beauty Of that locality. Probably
fifty Of these elegant residences have been erect
ed un this street within tho laat few months.
On Monroe street, there aro scarcely 1eHs
number of similar buildings that hayo beon tln-
fsi1cd during tho Same tlmo. They extend sev-
eral blocks wost Of Ashland ayenllo.
Jackson street hau struggled hard to kecppnco
Will, the las two streets. but In llkowae in1proy-
ing. there being number Of fine narblc-fronts
now III PROCESS Of erection between Ashland
avenuu and nobey street. ..
Van Buren, street, that a little while ago. III this
region, looted something like 4 aeaert, now
looms up with palatial puro marble fronts, in
long, solid blocks, with here uni, there m isolated
swell font to rive d pleasant and rjcl variety.
Commencing OH tho corner OF Ashland avenue,
with John owsloy's magnificent Athens marble.
'front.' no pass OH by O. T. hIcKay's and Carter
Il. Harrison block Of twelve Vermont marblo.
fronts, to find beyond more new buildings going
no, aud ground brolscn for others tint are at
once tc bo built.
Ogden avenue fsouthwost Plank Roat1), Which
a wear since looked like a country highway now
aas tho appearance OF so!idly built street for u
Considerable DISTANCE; not tint tho buildings
are i'll Immediate contact, but extend OF short
intervals Fur along tho avenue southwestward.
On either eide Of this avenue, south Of Van
Burcn md west Of Ashland avenue, anl as fur
qs Western ayon,lo. at tho time Of tile fire
hero was mn almost mixed marahy nrajrie where
low aro the homes Of large number of woll-to-
10 pepple.
THE BELT RAILROAD,
Tho following is important rs to the locntion
# Tho Belt Railway: beginning ucar the laAo ut
South Chicago, it follows on tic South Chicago
Z Western Nnllr0au 10 1L6 junction Will tho
Rock Island Road between South Englowood
md Washington Heights thence west through
Sections aild 0 to tic Pittsburgh. Cincinnati l.
st. Louis Rairontl, in Town 81, II thence
northwest to tho uorthwest coruor Of Section 81
thence west northwest through scctions 25, 20,
and 81 To tha west onarter line of Section %
thence directly north, through Sections "a, it,
10, lin Town 3B, 13), 81, 81, %. it, 10, tTown
80, 13l 81, p, % {Iown 40, 49, where itconnects
with thc Milwaukee l. st. Paul aud the Chicago
l. Nortl1Western nnilroai1n. LotWton MoutroHo and
irving Park. The ontiro length Of tho road is
u miles. Tho al,ovo III from tho surveys Of
Fred ", Clarke. Clicf Engineer of tho road mud
is authentic,
BALES OF uLn1cH noNp. .
80x125 foct, wcBt front, On Drexe boulevard,
about 200 feet north of Oakwood boulevard,
eoIh for S1a5 per foot.
Fonr lots il Ulricl L Bonds Subdivision, on
Boyenty-flfth street. enbt Of Stony island pQlllo-
gnrfl, sold for $3.50 each,
Seven aeros III AlcCafry's Subdivision Of tho
southeast fractional qunrtor Of Sec. q Town 38,
North ango Ii, sold fur ii SEQ por core; ono-third