, 1874-10-09

Of tn1 Ccnr House. her business seulinn il
more soliuiv hnd elegantly built, l1y universal
acknowledgement, than that Of any similar Soc
lion outaloe OF tho gorgeous Capital OF France.
THE NORTH s1DE ALONE
SHOWS the IavaSes OF tne crest disaster. Tllere.
soAe wide scar8 nttli remain, but
tney are gradually healing over, and
the class of dwellings, constructing in
tho Residence quarter iu1nind cue VI tne
graceful suburbs Of Boston,. The well-known
i'o"n- Last swcl-frOnt' is very much In
vogue. ana han secuted tooi4l:, among tAe
eu'caeo people tnat IL can f'afc1s ever 1850" IL
P'casaislY var1os the ulohotony OF hat iacades,
aud gives buildings something Of classic
style.
North Clark street. the Chief business thor
onsniarc or the North oae, Is now one OF luc
hnest es1octs OF Ch.caEo aud, IN any city not SO
heeA 70 ME eoluce6: "oald lo considered = mag
nihcehs street. rue other streets ara increasing
~ proportion. and that side OF Chicago Wall soon
oe equal 10 tue rest OF 1t.
THE FIRE OF JULY a.
OF the present year, bred good deal OF unets'-
ness, a:thongh, ae things turned Out. 1t WAS
mora OF I blessing than curse. It knocked the
life out OF the Cheyenne Dlstrict-a place in
Tested BY human verniu for the most psrt-nnd
only slightly 'scotched" the respectable por-
tiops OF State street and Wabash and Michigan
avenues. Here again the wonderful activity Of
tue Chicago people ia manifested. Already
State street, ia the destroyed section, is building
up--lines Of lne brick stores taking the places
Of the horrid slautles tbat once aislgured that
portion Of the city
One great blessing that flowed from the July
Visitation vas the passage ot tile new hro ofoa-
raucc-loug lell,cd-nhich makes the tire
Elnits and toe city limits cocE:eEsi'e. This ~
tloa OF the Common Council. although t2rdy, Is
gratefully received by the people Of Cblcsso At
Il guarantee against future great Gles. ln fact
our only dagger Eow comes from the West Di-
yison-1lle region Of r!snit:s-:nills aad lumber
xerus, aud old Eitaatca--!'ltt tie Citizens !4'so-
cation III ::an:, mp that nnlsanrc aid will h'o'',
no doubt, tuccee3 III materially a44tssa:tus tile
evil.
The T;thdra~al OF ec1ne OF the Eastern IN
Eurauc- companies, at tae dlctAslon OF the E1-
ecatlvo COMMITTEE OF tue National Coa'd ol
OF ChcaSo El.h caaracteI'fa:: plack' eaten
'heua o=':'ln7 Tue 1assc41 Eapita4's1e ~ tsaa'
se' t<>' ~ .,.3 ,oo,,'i'. ,.,,,,sn tnis
.sIf van t:.,n:i YOU .-e losing money hare, tie
best thing :o1i cau do il to ut out. We hare al
"a:s Essen care o1 o..se. 81: a''o No W" p'"'
pose 10 a. ot own @ 1',saIae's. t.;eo., ,t
an, re. ahssd ~ before. teilu.. eye,v nyecau-
tion. aoweyar, that cau keep hor from farther
Aiaictsoa IL tho way OF iire
The csI!zkss ASsoc'AftoS
..s o IT, e.. a-.r o'<r, ~, hn,. II na-
M nv T:c in1o tic honcSnat la:hargic Ci.y
Government. aud is SILL actively eusagst-:,sl
is likely to continue so-an p'a''in!' osefy leea9
barrier in ti,= waT OF Wholesale confederation.
Their n1xnlt eiIo,ts have given fresh coI.4sleuce
to all our paope.
The Only t;iint. that ouz city c.nno: be rrouu
of IL Ter railroad dcpo.s-she Michigan South
ern excepted, The otler I;iroa4 t:;sldiEEs a. G
1nersly tcna:eo1a:s anu '1e ~ tte e"'n.
ran;es shat lAe.u- This is 5lo:lo!y the c..e.
with the dapcIs Of inc plt7sburS. Fort Wayne 4
Chicago aud she CLicsso 4 -,ort.'westefn lsa!l-
roads. The .iicliEaa Genital anil oti'o7 roada
tia. form the Union Depot arc "tt:ti.s 1of IL
sorabie size o., which 10 construct QUO OF the
tuest railroad tditce3 lit tit world.
ia regards the actual I,o.i.lon OF Ct:lcago
trade ard commerce. tie following general STATE
1nent will sufficiently explain.
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COMPARATIVE VIEW OF BUSINESS.
r,,1y,S r,,t;.
| .n...- ,;-;.,a ,r..erz, T,,,,s, J.
AAAies 4epo.''A '.'->e" " -
King, vhcleFu!e druggists: No. al 1@sAo street,
and a5kcd thcn hon tueir line Of business was
! prorrassirr
j TIa ,,o,,bars of ~. firm slated That sincs
49,. n..as- t,,a ,r.de ,aa 1,a1a ira ,,rrr ,te,,,;.
last ocsooes' 'oen 'iao0 na1 nsiu 'eo IVA.
y. There nae no retrogTrfsi' IL IN the sli5hsest
degree; on the contrary, there appeared to bo a
sicady Advance il I.,s;ress, There were some
tyc,.=,1o d,,,,r hor.c. ,, tox,, doino
la. S ''N'S"'~ - At. .~ - .>aao ~, =