, 1874-09-30
OBITUARY.
JOHN 8. WRIGHT.


JOHN g. WRIGHT.
Brief montjon was mado ia onr columns
geBtorday morning Of tho doath Of John s,
Wright, In Wost Philadelphia, on Saturday last.
lila lo,e resilauco iu thia city, his intmate nB-
pocla.on with its carly history and growth, mako
A moro e1topded notice of his life aud laborB MP
pronrnto. It certainly will bo recognized as q |
moritea tribute bY all our o1ior citizons to tie
nomory Of n man whose influence had marAod
eiroct upon the growth and prosperity Of tho
city.
John 8. Wright yas born in shof1icld, Mnsn.,
ou tho 10th Of July, .1815, and was therefore 4
little moro than 90 years OF ngo. uo came to
t!,iy city with his father, the lato John Wright
in 1852 lie nsaistod in building the third frame
house erected in Chicago. At tho time, though
q nero lid Of II, l1o aoon made himself nc
Quaintcd With tho geographical nnd commercial
postiou Of the oity, and with tho vast oxtont
and tho roaourccB OF tho country by which 1t Ia
surrounded. For years his opinions were treat-
I'd aa wild aud yalouary; but thoso who have
seen tho sten1y progroas Of tho city in wealth
ind population; who have aeon it grnsping tho
commerce OF o aozon Staten and Tcrrsto~
rics.-tlc largest md tho richest suction
Of territory lying together On tho
globe ere now ready to admit that
tloy have alroady boon moro than realized. 11o |
believed iu Chicago. aud had tho ability to 1naho
ot,,oro o,an hc1;ovo in ;ts mauifeBt doetipy,"
49, ;s,,tan.. ~ ,,;a forouirht vo montjou
40 W. 1assA'eo " Us ,'>.sH.,a chr.ol, ,roa
sna' "a.n nen anu oote's .,a ~ ,1,a ,oa, chrc,
aaiGce in Tho city.-a number OF goutlamou wero
d;aass;or q. syhs,.nt;al aud other characterize
t,as 1rhon so,oo mn romurtea "that it would
t'es' "nen.sono W. 1'ms .x,As,n .s;a H.
stand 1000 years." "Nonaense !" saia mr..
Wright, cit will not bo fifty yoars before 1t will
| havo to 10 moved to make way for buainoeH." 1t
atooa - m the coruor Of Wabash avenue
and Washlneson street, tas ,o'noseu @ tosa
the business portions OF Lake ant
Wathor stroote. Boforo twenty years had elaps-
ed it was indeed in the way Of business. Mr..
Wtigns LUZ 1o5 s1aso @ ~ ,p1, s,,a-sd ti,a noonIs
tion but the gieae tire OF 1af1 BpaTeo tne poop4e
tho necessity Of removing it.
Mr. Wright and his father insisted in tho Or
Gau1a'1on - 49, ~ no,to, 80 r,,.,or a, tha
with tho hoV' 1eso1o'an tUat'l ,,, ~ pa7'' ~ n,rs
| 2Gth Of june, 1883. hlf' wright, ot's ana fa'lo
Carpenter were ths first Elders. Mr. Porter and
~ carnentar axe still living. John s. Wright
-. ~ ats.od !, orron;z,ru the sacond prosbv-
aAso At eastao ~ o.saDe e ~ - +;u
tertan Church, ana 1ena4l'eo n1en'oof u ~ ''1'
bis death. ,u:n.. - ~ wr;,n,,. u,o ia.
xo,rs prer.al mention. either ope Of which NOR
sessS M spsSS lsst ratitno Of mr. cit, md tha en-.
Ia Luz 'AoH"6 s'A ,,,:t, ~ ~ soyo,on,
mont Of the agricultural resources 81 the Norln tst
west ho establisbed the l5anae farsef ~ ~ asss
Or Il not the nfss-anu We ,anns,r,'1 unS ~ n@r
it certainly ras tho nrss reay e9eGess,a' Mat aEt
, gan. Thoso who look at the tables showing ~ tnt
first shipment OF u bushels OF %neas !Toln Cnl
eago in 1883 cannot appreciate tne tsonptes ani
trsls tue epkg a ta Cares unu for tha
vaa vsst and saceossa Culture of tlo so rost q
tho city which swellol our reeoip:a OF cereals
i, last yoar to bolng lg1,ouo,oog ~. Dasno.s fa..
Mr.. Wright conducted the rd,H,sr ~ suo to4'I
waB long tlmo before tno ptal'les couIu osen "
Z plovod successfully. ihe ssooi chppo1-p'os
solved That difficulty Iao nasYes.el tn1 tr.s
tue nspe in1 pyosted dur
. . Ing thne time, aua oiaporately olscussca u
. Mr.. Wrislta paper. Emasfatlon was eheousags'
by STATISTICS of the products o. aEt!ounntaat M ~ ~
ausFy sn a ia assistan %as now now to Rs7
fa7ns! "su ersa'atcd from H.3ao e oregon n,
from the Lakes TO tao uot t oa meAlcu snou1ean .
q Of tho character Of tue paper' mud the wlao o.
II o1tont Of its CIRCULATION, can loeln .o; aa
l. just estimate OF its contrnnng loauanco M upo' u
'. tho growth and the prosperity u oua os, u"n ~
publication til Ills extensive manuiae!nrny uia
t. buBiuoss in 135! or % induced alm TO ooo'al'
J. itB destiny to others. ~. -....an.,t ;
1t Perhaps It !nay be !honsnt o1s"f"San. s ~,
N assert taat JoIn !: Wright dld more 1aan Al
to sqa ia Id tl1 IN o Of
10 vast railway Bystem. Wo Btaso few facts an
D. leave othefs 10 judge. From. the vsry eo
Ey ,noncemont, hc was aiaong lte most enthusiasm
supporters. Wo hro nut lulte su!o su"t
. orsgiuated tho schonae Of : land grantc
build railway fr0 tue Aafes Sest to ,tm ;!o u ,
es to do It. While tho project wa
sSGo't Of assssep IN. p ths Sio.'f la
n- hsn, saii Il about It II Congress Mr. Wr,ght. q
il Ii lis own sn oxpense lad eifoular priutod stat
10 brio'y tho advantases OF such grcat natlon:
~ Congress to MAKO tho graut Of lauds to tt
saas thtSush which to pr9pVSsd p a road Tou1 you,
IN, mnstor bstwaon tho Lakca nud tho CUR, +,
aud oat thsss Reso9' n sss psF psya9
H. tnnc of tE;s ovnrwIeIu,;,,c erpressop 81 publ
ct ct oplnou, our Senators aud Representatives pro