, 1874-12-11


tho r,n avs becn engrossoa BY to Clerk of tie
board. aud thcn only 81 subsequent meoting and M
County TrcasIry shall he pissed Until tho sutccl
mailer ias been referred 10 an appropriate con''nco
and has been reported upon ut Subsequent meeting.
LOCAL LETTERS.
HousE-NuMnEnENa BW1NpLE.
TO The Edftor Of Fhs Chicago Tribune:
Sta: There was most contemplate attack
nado npon mo In tho Times Of Tnosilay Inst III
nh article headed "Tlic 11ouso-N Numbering SSin-
die" over tho signature of Buckthorn Sturdy
stubb1o, Owing to its cxsromo length, mud tho
pressure OF official duties Consisting partly in
iasui permits for llottHonumbors to anxious
applicanls), it was only glanced over by mo DUR
ing tho lay. Al careful reading OF 1t by asy QUO
in tho oask familiar with the duties OF mr. posi-
ton made the ridiculous soph!Htry Of tho writer
but too plain. I Intended to tako no further
notice OF it, aa boiovod thon that tho infamous
injustice dono mo in 1t waH DO transparent
that It's included venom would fall to the
glound without harm to ING. There arc,
however. SO mnny who arc but too eager to
bo1iaye the worst that eau be said Of person i'll
a ,t,blic position md hnro also ninco found
that not D fow Of mY woll@mclning fetlow-citi-
Xe,,s. ni1loilg whom I lIAyn maintained 4 rood
,,A,1le for over twenty-fonr yoa1s, ns',nderHtaad
this ,nattor entirely nEaitibt no. TINT hope YOU
VIII lb luD ptibUHAl lHfQI3 l. uhfIuE nu HsIleT
way Of defending myAelf. to publinh this conl-
lnunichtion. Which Ha'iefAclyn. tor rcaaons np-
pouring below. would be refused mo by tho
Times.
tonsied by mo, among other work, under t'.dors
Of the Beard Of Public Works, tho latter hoing
directed to do 30 for public convenience by
ordinances of tho Council, nud tho revenue
from this is strictly accounted for by tho
Board, tho sano lis water-renIu and al!
other pornt 1ocoil'ts. as j.. =. hns
paraded my na1uo 30 conspicuonsly boioro tho
public would slHo like to lave you do TIC the
1nst'ce to permit INC to mako fnown who ha ie.
All who know tho man personally. al I 10, will
ayree with tho, that oven such vilo attacks in d
Newspaper nH tho ono feforreu to nro preferable
to bnioe Obliged to lHten to tho low b1asphomy
Of his conyo1oatlon, misfortune had a low
weeks ago OIL. tho aanlo subject-mattor uf this
rrotonded correspondence. From this conyer-
Haton am satislcd that his namo ia Andre
alattcson, who lives OH Ella nyonuo, whore ho
received two Of the notices rocrrod to, and iH
tho aBtociato editor, with W. +. Storey, OF tho
Chicago Times.
In conclusion. hopo that tho expcctorat'on
OF tho stuff into tho blougils OF tho Times has
bean beneficial to Alr. N1attoaons haRtl in tho
Aano aegree as 1t ilaB heon amusing to my many
friends aud soli. who understood bis sonsolcsa
twaddlo. II 10, I owe him nothing for thu crl-
dealing terms Le mado use Of. ard for tho COM
rIlment ho paid mo bY aasug ttat was not
fon w'sn oG ,s9y say the Eamo rh Tor hum:
SAAeANNt 1--WE ~of @SaA e4A~ A4AAAAAA.
esIELrlSa WORKS.
To the Editor Of The Chicago Tribune:
SIM Tho failure Of another OF tho silver
smelling works OF Chicago juatiacs fow plain
words regarding tho business as conducted in
ths city, to prevent tho public from condomnlng
all industry which Inns failed from miamannec-
n,ent mud iucompetency On the part of thoso at-
tempting it, rather than from any inhorent do
feet IN itself.
The fact tbat a competent motaliurgst should
be as vol versod in chemistry, miucralogy, and
kindred sciences M in tho manipulation Of fur
nacoB soosns to hayo been ontirely overlooked
by those who hayo invested in smelling in this
city. Doubtless having rho patriotic belief
go common to al good Americans, that
Yankee energy aud ingenuity can supply
all deficiencies in education, thoY havo risked
their capital In Il pursuit which really rcquireA
moro scientific knowledge than any OF tho 1nan-
uiactnring i.dustriea. Processes had accord
iugly been used here which Ind beon tried mud
abandoned as inprActcnblo years ago III Eu-
rollean works. Thousands Of tons OF orc hAyo
been auolted in Chicago furnaces, and not an
analysis mado 10 determine their constituents.
In short, tho business here bus been simply
guess-work from beginning to ond. and, as
mattos or course, l!as resulted in failure.
III the spling OF 1870 tho "SwanAea Smelling
aud 1soining Works wero startod by Afr. Admin
Smith. \ briof examination of Balbacil's woras
in Nowark, N. j.. and fow worlsnlon from ttlore.
woro thought sufficient to furnish tho requisite
ekill and knowledge to guarantee SUCCESS. For
time, the low price of ores and tho high
premium on silver more 'than covered tho
losBes sustained in smelling. and profit was
matted. AZ there conditions gradually reversed
themselves, ores rising aud silver depreciating,
tho profits waned, became nothing. and ilnally
appeared GU the wrong side OF the ledger. To-
day, after having passof through tho hands Of
SnrintF 0Y EnHrjutGDHnntR. Cf Wltln
thou md thero taking their first lesson in Htnolt
iag, tho works are nailed up, and haye IN ittlobt
cdness, as il currently reported, Of noaty S2O0,-
QUO.
"Cnn any good como ont Of Nazareth ?"
Tho "SwanBua lave furnished tho Suporin-
tondonts OF the other smelling works of Chicago.
Many of these gentlemen have dono remarkably
vol when tho fow advantages thoy have Ind iu
sideroa, aud deserve no ltt'o credit for doing MS
vol III They i,avo; but for oil that they hnvo
proycd UNEQUAL to tho saal!.
The South Chicago works dragged out nm OK
iHtenco Tor nohriy two yours, aud s. 7. Lunt ran
Ills works for about Nftoen months. Tho
brighton works ran epnBHohiaa}y from time to
timo, hut recently l was in't med they have
talon now lease or lifo, uns<.I new orgnnlza-
ton, aud arc now the only works of tho Kind
sumo Of lilo Chicago amoltors layo tried their
aliIl at Denver, Col. It IL hnrdly necessary to
udd that tho works arc Idle ard in the possession
VI GtENllb!a+
The business. after repeated trials, has been
proved unprofltnble under tho prohont SyBtem Of
operating. though tlloso il no rouHon why HA,ot-
mig cannot be mado to pay here nildot proper
management. The business IL sot in ita Infancy
iii this country, but it bus great md s,cce!,atnl
future hcforo it. Indeed It would he difficult to
find m industry tl,at can show larger alld moro
certain profits wlle1, conducted by tlloso really
competent. ! would, however, adviHo Nil who
nay think Of investing in It to study tho records
OF tho works now closed in this city, not tl,at
they mny know what courso 10 pursue, hut what
10 nyoid, AN OBSERVER.
CHICAGO, Dec. 10, 1871.
WIDENING OF ASHLAND AVENUE.
10 the Estitor VI Iha Chteavo Triaane:
S1n: Owing to tlto Intelligent enterprise Of =.
]. Wu!ler Ashland ayouuo has boen Midelrd
from aIutlison street to tho South Drunch to tho
width OF 100 foot, has been plantou with largo
nEb trina rrnualad mud ntIlnrYlaa itnnrnynif and