, 1873-10-09

and atone structures nro daily nearing conf
p'otton; blocks Of dwellings, witt, Htono and
mnrblo-fronts, and threo and four story rosi-
do1'cos, finished with tho latoat modern improve
monts. On tho West sit1o Washington, At1ams,
md Monroe BtrcotB lavo boon similarly improved,
until tile number Of dwellings for tho wca1thier
rcstdonta largely exceeds those In existence be-
fore tho fire. Tllo rogiot,-and, to tic oyo, it tB
a vaBt one--lying outside tho fire llnltR Inns
bocn aottlcd with still greater energy. 80 rapid
~ is tho population increasing, tint tho Wost
Side, boyoud tho reach Of streot-car accommodate
tionB, and oyon remote from tho supply Of water
and drainage. has boen filled mp
WITH uNExAMrLEp nAriD1rY.
Wooden houses oxtond now wost Of
Aahlard avonuo aB far Bouth Of ATadt-
sou as Twonty"Boco!id ntroet; and beyond
tho Columbus, Cincinnati l. Indiana
Central Rnilroaa track, nlong tllo lines of 1adi-
sou, Monroe, Adams, and jackson stroots,
settlement has been growing which would s,,r-
priso those WHO had not visited tho WoBt Diyi-
sion for twolyon1ontll. In fact, OIL every sido
aro Indications that the forco Of that groat COLI
atructlve impulse which succeeded tho Chicago
fro Of two years ago. accooratod by tho circ1n,-
stance Of au eyor~iucreaBing demand for dwcll-
ingB, has not evon yet given ovidonco Of failuro.
tAnADoxlcAL As IT MAY ArrEAn,
this activity IL not much groator than 1t was
previous to tho fire. Inquiries among prominent
architects elicit tho fact that tue business
thoy hnvo aono this yenr dous not
greatly exceed tho average Of former years,
excepting tint alone which followed the fro
Honeo there IL reason 10 suppose that when the
third anniversary comoB roultd, allu the directory
has announced another increase Of population,
by Including those lntlcs which have boon omit
ted this year, Buch az Aid. Arthur Dixon, and
others, too prominent to 10 left uurecorded
room will bo found among our got unbuilt acres
to sholter thom from tho BnoW Of approaching
winter.
In referring to the mighty efforts nut forward
during tho past your, it would Aoem too modest
for Chicago II SHE did not point with pride to Il
nu1ubor Of
surEn1Ar1yE POSSESSIONS
which can be parallolod by none III tho country,
aud if the presont occasion should DO regarded
ae fitting ono for d little expression of that
local ptitio for which, aa n community, wo arc
alroady notorious, strangers viii pardon It Gu
tho ploa that wo Gill buck our boasting without
trouble,
Chicago claims, as n city, to be tho handsomcst
in tic COUNTRY, That is conceded, It il not nlI
for their share, Foreign capital did much, but
home enterprise did muro There arc moro state-
" aud handsome buildings III Chicago khnn in
any ot11or city on tlle continent Moro rernrd
has boen mid to comfort md artistic effect in
our buildiigs Il!cy arc all new atd o,r build
era have ayailet themselves Of nil tic lateat re-
sulta Of human experience. They will in tho
distant future, bo IN themselves
A HISTORY or THE CALAMITY
which produced them, Thoy posgess, therefore,
nm interost Which no similar collection Of build
iugs Gun POSSESS, nvd tho city which contains
them, and is made III OF thom likowiso possesses
with it's character.
Chicago possesees also, in that part of State
street between Randolph aud Adams Streets n
business tloroughfue which cannot bo surpaas-
cd In tho country, and would hold it's own In
contrast with any street in Europo. It Possesses
at present une Of the largest aud best appoiutel
dcpots in the country !; it carries and llandlos
nearly all tho grain in tho country It Possesses
the two largest hotels i'll tho country, III tho now
Palmer uos,Bo md the nearly now Grand Pacific;
it has tho only hotel diuing-room which cau scat
600 persons at once it has moro hotels thau any
other city III proportion to itH size it is tho
great railroad centre of tic country; 1t Inns moro
Churches in proportion to its Alze more business
than any otller city ItB Theatres are in point Of
elegance and tone SECOND to none in tic co,lt,-
try and, numerically, second only to those OF one
city, threo timos ty sizo, With better companies
and better clagB Of drama, It laB O reHtnu-
rant, in "Drowns," second in conduct and
cuisine to none III this country, aud superior III
elegance OF arrangement aud material to any; 1t
has IN
of marvellous beasty oreeed a"S IN hree months
bottor III every respect than any iu the country;
it has limitloss supply Of water coming through
loaky tunnel; ithaB seven miles Of buildingaloaa
thnn yoar old; it has two Mayors, both Of
them gentlemen OF unusunl ability. ono III Eu-
ropo and tho other in tho City-Hall it has
better newspaper oflico 1t has enormous taxe8--
but that is enough for tho present anniversary.
Since tho rebuilding Of the city commenced,
residents md visitors from abroad were plunged
from one condition OF wondormont into auotll-
or US each now hotel project was announced. Pre-
yous to the fire. tho city posseHsod very fair hotel
accommodations and al addition was coutom-
plated by one Of the wea1thieBt and most public
spirited capitalists Of city remarkable for the
possession of moro tlnn its share Of Hucl mon.
SIR. POTTER PALMER
Ind COMPLETED q hotel Of the first class on tho
corner OF Quincy and State streets, and, having
presented it to Ills wife, decided upon the erection
Of hotel upon n scale commemorate with tho
prospective Bizo OF tho city. During an extern
| Bive European tour, which followed ono Of tho
| most memorable social events of tho time,-his
| marriage with Miss Honoro,-AIr. Palmer studied
up carefully the various mammoth hotels of tho
| Old World, uud foastod Ais mind upon study
| OF tho architecture of centuries. It Ind been
| his determination previously
70 DulLp PALACE,
but ho WAS not satisfied with limited knowl-
| cdgo Of such building. The announcement Of
lis intention was tic gorm OF that spirit which
| bus subsequently given to Chicago tho name
"Cty Of Magnificent IIotcls," frequently
applied to her by admirinG Rnd nston-
islied yisitora. Tho alto selected by AIr.
| Palmer is now very familiar to tho pub-
| liz FIR IL hos hnootno Fnr,o,1a nj hnor;rer lin