, 1874-10-09

.'orEs and tho engines "'11 no1 sscan,} tht, ;n-
ms~ates Of the Board-;i !ccnseouent nnon tl,a
ere.se o. nv lie undertaking will place Chicago
ccrllst'on .ao+;nr in this respect than chy o1lcr
CT bettei aor.+1r: and should xnother large
city II lne stte- January. 1876, the CRY OF mo
i:e oceu;; i, not bo accepted is an e1cuse 1of
wSte1 .;"r the destruction OF properly.
rEE BUILDING SEASON.
GENERAL EET1EW.
II nNs s,o1,1 financial stringcncy which has
CT 1ha s;rce tho panic OF September, 1873,
F1eSs.ue8 ..,,tions would be retarded in Chi
baiiasno dcaKco even beyond the dull
csso ~ inart.vitT Of -o.hcr cities. In
ness -, 1su ,oprl,rly believed by the out
c'to n .pc plastercd over With mort
tsae Nd ~ uhose pcorle arc supposed to be en-
gfee=' t,ntio struggle to raise money enough
gseeu =. the interest On their debts, 1t
to !, +, ,..,ncely bc inferred, as G matter OF
"oa, -s, tha. much progress had been made IN the
s:.,;a, OF building enterprises dut1ng the year
en: o,osn1. Therefore it will occons1on surprise
'a, ~ r1orld ut large, and perhaps to not to"
~. Icsaents Of our own city. to kno" that
q 'o ,17. YEARS BUILDING OPERATIONS
c.;.,ro ars considerably ahead of those in
~ e wi 'Doston, Philadelphia, and other large
tr,ir:c.n cisics; and that thefe Is ptooapis t'o'
: r;tr Of its class on the continent WHICH i'as
-..,;.hcd to architects, builders, and mechanics
roo an average Of employment IS Chicago
t.s done during the past sea1' 1ms eeatenen'
r,,l be regarded as Still 1notc "nsn
II is remembered that the Close o1 1o'o
" rr.+ +1,o Frn
,ag The business buildings DESTROYED N :the n5o
=, 1S1l moro than restofcu' toere pe'a6
j., ,srcer area Of this class OF ACCOMMODATIONS
tn.u before tie tire. WIN 'oe eAeep~4ou "
.1-o AID there desirable location. Tor which
tsAs rar;,r demand, comparatively little
1aeto wa t-.+ ;-,,ost,,ont in fnsincss archi-
cap:tal mas sousn' 49, ..-..., ,x;;1>
toc.u1e.-that is to say Attlo: compaieo wiz "ilu
+sa millions which Tere expended during 1917
,e-o .1tboreh tho trade and commerce Of
ana 1910 ,.,.ro ovid ;n,no-tant acces-
the dtF nave 41ee' -, ;,o~oooa
ei5rs, md have e1Fel1enceo o-s'u'
siuce the fire,
,- erpp,r oF D1.sISEss STRUCTURES
",:-,..1,. ;n a,cass of the demand. for
Las Decn snoAl; 49, ,o..;o~ ~ +ho nrrrt 7is.
the reason that large po1''on ~ 'no oe4 ~ >t.'
t,:c. in tho South Dl'is1on. previously oceup'co
/. r.s;dsnces. vas abandoned for that purpose.
-. a;ro, over IN he rebuilt With business
ano h4'~A
blocks. . .au
1t tito commencement OF tue Fiese'1 se'4
there vas eyery reason to anticipate an extreme
r. I'M hr;ldins season, put bafore the summer
49, - ,a,,, IN 7,a annercrt that the
"ss Aa'A We - eI:-..., rr,.a 10
tul'ness haa peen o'ei-cs''11Aseo' ~ =.
and it is given ss the unanimous Juo6'nen VI
the leading arcaitects-that this has been bI nc
n,aant dui1 building scason; On the contrary
'A-s - t1's .,.c,,, crn1xarxrv
inI f.S24'"14' .: o,,.
has not been without ITS conpensaaona ~ eui
rago, ard it is probable that to the close condl
Eon of the money market, as much as to any
other cause the city haa been indebted Tor III
material und permanent growth and ADVANCE
no1t dnllng the year. Inc e1tlemelS ~" psGGs
Of building material and labor hare 1uny made
Caod the ravages OF the Fanle ~ 1ne uotnAlu o. -
lEilllrg. People who wou!a not lave aouno u
possible to bud 10 SUE 1nem " tae litces u
last year naSe made ~ o3liI enoat 10 .sA1 ~
santage OF tho more iasorap1e conoi14o4s "11en
taYe prera.led since then.
HA1EAIaL -, AMI LAool- ,,,;,a:
Here arc como VI taG iEa7cns ~ nu'i'InE 4I'I
c2arauoAs nave o,en n1.1H a1n ut atd,.t @H:c .c
s=ssou: bF1ch Lag oo4o ~uoo' w
Fcr tnousanoi -, mSs ooas @ ,,1L,-,.rnz.; We
worth Sl4 ana go. - a.1o Cd En
Fases have oeen lfoia 81 ~ SS'' e.. u iaet
{ear tney "ete i1oul 81 - ~ -: - ~ ea
t2to s-.oo' aeadusI - W So'oo .as. 5S" .,,- 49,
ke1:ns - 11on " ~ - esa.e ts. =,
md rcbblehtone arc 1alu ~ tno MI MI - I'LL anu 81
eesa io@s1 .iisn o 1i,crabr chez 5'en;nr
ttone-ca1te.s nase 1xueu oAt nv .uelooy
sae cost OF marble lsou.7. 1nsie nas 9'in i.,.
sasEt aepFcc!asloo u .uo e.snGs sAaucs 80. ~ ao-
bet, anu eonE1aesapa3 1eoucao!. - ao 1 -"
Etaaes. oa1loln9 natuaue az tao@a y " ~ t.c1
rent lower, anu tae .pilces " ,.,ao i.aso-