, 1873-06-30

or later, go to tile Calumet harpof. Nothing
new business Of rafting logs from Michigan, to
bo sawed up hero, ~ tho numerous small lakes
connected With the Calumet River. These could
DO nllcd up. with RATS Of logs. and sau.@1s nil
met Lake would bo within . nailos Of
Washington Heights. within s mllos OF
Eug1euood, Six miles Of Hyde Park, md sovou
miles Of the Union Stock Yards. All those are
Important outpoass q tue city, an and IN IN nI' fsw
diversion of the lumber trado to Calumet River
aud lakos would not DO q loss to any part Of tho
city, but would only be its natural grayitaton to
place botter adapted to 1t than our prosont
cramped harbor.
Tho diversion Of tho lumber trado, however,
ia only tho forerunner Of what must eventually
follow in tho CASE OF come other trades. Tho
iron trade Of this city is only in its infancy, but
ine1haustible, and il ! low years tho iron-foun-
dreB rolling-mills, and cognato linea OF buslnoss
In this city will probably reach proportions not
dreamed Of by the majority Of our citizens now.
and dook-front, which cannot be- furnished on
Chicago River, and will necessarily 60 to the
Calumet.
Within the past three mouths thore hayo boen
not 1ess than thirty dwellings, erected within
ra.iiur Of half mile from tho watch factory at
Cornell Besides these, the Hail Manufacturing
Gompanys works have been completed. ThcRo
comprise n main building Two stories high and
soxloo feot End wing ao1So Gas Company Is
workmon, Of whom they now employ 40, and WILL
soon employ 100. Those, with thoir families,
aud the uhually attondaMt grocorp, doctors, etc.,
etc., will mako an addition Of from 800 to 600
persons to the population Of Cornell this Butn-
mer.
1T WASHINGTON HEIGHTS.
Tho laying of tho cornerstone Of the Mount
Vernon Academy at Washington Heights was
The founding Of this institution is ooiy ono Of
tho many instances Of enterprise nnd lberality
| In tho expenditure of money by which the land
| propriotors III that beautiful suburb aro making
for people Of culture TINT can DO found
| in our suburbs. Tho propriotors OF Wasll-
| il1gton Heights saw what the Evanston College
had done for that place, and hayo proiltod by its
| example. Washington Heights will not only
have two Of as fine educational institutions NJ
thero aro In tho West, but it already has as con-
veniont and reliable lneans Of transit from the
business contro Of tho city to its suburban
homes ns 1t iB possible for nny suburban town to
have. People who want to make suburban
homes begin to 500 this, md thorc is perhaps
more activity in the purchase md salo Of land
ut Washington Heights than at any other cub
urban place about the city,
IMPROVEMENT OF THE SOUTH pAnKs.
Tho South Park Commissioners hayo decided
upon tho general character Of tho improvements
rhat they will mako this year: The work will
way md tho construction Of road which will be
continuous from tho south ond Of Grand Doulo-
| yard along tho west and south lineB Of the Vest
ern Park to tho west line Of the South Shore
Park, thence north along tho west line and east
along the north limo to the lake, and down tie
lake shore to the sontheast corner OF the South
Shore Park. Tloy also intend to improve tho
north 100 acres Of South Shore Park, The orig-
/ nal plan Of which ia to be changed somewhat In
| details. Tho work on the Park streota will bo
begun at onco, and tho improyemonts Oh tho
north 100 acres Of tho South Shore Park will be
| begun as Roon as tho details Of the plans for
them can bo worried out to correspond with tho
changes decided upon.
THE CONDITION or THE srAnHEr.
It cannot DO said that shero has boel. much, II
any, increase In the activity of real estate hllat
ness during tho past week, but there ia unQues-
tionably q feeling Of more confidence in regard
to tho probable increase Of values In some quar-
| ters. The most speculation at presont
| ia In tho lands In tho western and
southwestern suburbs, from tho vicinity OF
Central Park around to Douglas Park, Brighton,
| Inside Of this suburban circle tho1e is q great
deal OF land being sold out in city lots at prices
ranging from $500 to 81 600 per lot; but for tho
higher priced property nearor tho city there is
| less domand.
AUCTION sALEs.
| Charlie, Layton l. Co. sold at public auotion,
on the promises, on last Thursday, olght lots Sit
uatea on tho Park way, corner Of Fifty-tlrst
ranging from 9lb0 to S200 per front foot.
At tho same sale, five lotB wore sold located
| on Forty-ninth street and Drexol avenue boule-
yard. Tho lots on Forty-ninth street realized
go per foot. and tho Droxol frouta from S145 to
sl04,bs5.
Ellison Fostor sold Mt public auction on tho
ground on last Tueaday five lots OH 6hurtloff
streets. Threo of the lota sold for s1,125 zach
to Edward Hudson, and ono ut 81 ,180 to John
Zahrengor, and ono ut 81 ,2i0.
| Also On the ea1no dny by the Hamo, house
and and lot5 Ne; Ne b27 Wentworth avonua; oonadera-
Tho same parties sold at public auction, on
laHt Thursday, lots located on milwaukee,
avenue, South Jefferson aud Barber Htreots, tho
prices ranging from $3.50 to @G5 per trout foot,
tho total amounting to s9,74i.
g. q. Thayor Go. sold house and lot, No.
t0l Thtrty-soventh stroet, ut public auction, on
lust Tuesday; consideration, 5,4oo Tho house
was atwo-story basement brick.
.. T. Ice sold at public suction, this weclt,
| 185 10-12x265 foet, south front, on Madison
stroot4 throon1gh to Warron avenue; conaidora-
a9h. r. saa'o1 % w., ~ FINN, a,,,,,,,,.,on
Sec. 7, on Madison atreet uoar Oakley street !;
Lot q, On Madison, noar Oakley; consider
,,ss sab.iot b., Block ~, Sec. Z; confederation,
Lot %, Block 81 Canal Ttustcos' Subdivision,
Sec. z; consideration, s100 por foot.
| OTHER aALEH
Enoa sloaaon bought, laat week, from Abram
Gallo, 4Sx1b0 foot, cast front, on Wabash ayonuo,
near the corner Of Madison street, botwoen Pc.
tor Pages aud Charles Dusbya buildings con-
sideration, $4,000, Mr slosaon propoaoa to
erect on this property, at onoo, q AYc-atory and
bagemont marble trout for tho Wholesale trale.
H.J. Goodrich sold Block 8, In Webstor'a bub-
diviaion, Soc. "a, 88, Il, about one milo weBt OF
Cornoll, combating Of 695 acres; consideration,