, 1874-11-28
Its Contracts with Chicago.
Tho Manner in Which Business Il Done
in Tho Monumental City.
How Its Ladies' Dress-.-Its Hotels,
Newspapers, Etc.
The MutuNl Gain 10 Tic Derived from
More Intimate Relations Between
Baltimore md Chicago.

speetal Correspondence of Tht chscada Tribune.
BALTIMORE, Nov. %, 1874.
There ss probably no city OF noual Bize OH tho
American Continent OF which tho people OF Chl-
cago and tho Northwest aro 30 ignorant a. they
are OF Daltimorc. We nro familiar with Dn1s!-
moro oysters md Baltimore pinnoD aud some Of
our grccels have found 1t tho chea1,cst uarkottn
which to buy Coffee sugar, srups, and canned
fruits; but tho naaa Of our people know little
moro Of 1t.
Tue opening Of the Baltimore L OHIO Rail-
road aee1nn 1T OCCASION for
BETTER ACQUAINTANCE
nnd mora Intimate rolatonB. In this eysns tho
Monumental City extonds to ua both hands. and
invites us to "sha1o;' and, aInco ploasuro and
profit aliks prompt thu cordial acceptance Of tho
Invitation, by all ,noans lot Us do 80. somo davs
ago left Chicago 10 study Baltimore aud ito
prospective trndo-relatsoMa ,stl, Tho great North
west and pop hasten to report my impressions.
A glance at tho map RhoSs Bnltiniofa'a
location at tho head Of tho Chesapeake
Bay, IN nr1n Ut tho sea thrust fntund,
ID il gsaspipC for tho trade Of tho Continent.
Its site is diversified by great variety Of emf
ueucca. lu tla multiplicity OF It's brick atrpe-
tures It resembles Philadelphia j; but it bas d
STRUCTURES "n,en 'mlars 70 ~ an a'e u esea.el
Architectural e!eeanee' a'atl Ns monuments Ha'o
made it famous. Tito general impression made,
bolh bv tho vity and itR reople Ia that Ut atah-
;tr nr;to,t viii ,efuonoon, mud eood taetc.
IT CONTRASTS WITH cn1cAuo
10 pe'nR hhhdFou years otoel MAJ anoht n"a-
tretl ti.neB as modeat. 1t Is Impossible for MO
n cnnvcy II thu rca,cr al, that Ia ,uplied III this
c.,,,,rost, hi IN fo1,ov;no arn a fow Of tho
' '.,s:",. ~, ~ y. ""s,na t,a,f.
"ays III WHICH " expreHeeh ''esi =.
Chicago, It haa Ia it's banks, aud In
the haals of individuals, twice Is much
...,,,1n ,,,,;t., MI, bn,,;.r,ta of
to.aah" eat"A' 49, atr,,+ s.+a .rcr, ~
shtofese Is per een1' 'no Stsees taso ~" ~
to 10. tho wholo arc1nEinS not over per cent.
3naseaa Of banls-couuto,s that cost 800 1inoal
foot vo,, seo here ouch pg coss 80, pcrbarn not
-oS ar ,r,o f,h,ooco 1,.n,r-n,r,,r IN gtfch IN
e'os ~ % .-....s .t,
VITA cleBunt hiusaelS ot A..n'i'etet e"tPo'e' aua
other furniture to Match. Ihe baltluloFe baiils-
parlor hay bare, common puo floor, and chnllg,
tnb}e f1sst. aud eng-!!x.urcs. that, in somo In
a,arccs. r1,',i,t seii ot auction Yor fG0. 3ue of
t;,o ric;cst wholean)o proccH.houucs in Ha,tl-
,nnre which doeu a yearly business OF a. 500 co.,
navs ;. utorc.re,,t nf a. I'm n venr 81 .LnD n war
fnr beod- od-bonl;kcorcr, and otler lo|p iu propor-
lion. Suah a tirn, in Chicago would pay four
tirnre M rurh fnr rnut aul nearly four times Al
mneh :or cler1,.hirc.
lho coutrxst is not so great in tho furniture of
nrirntn 1on.os ;. 1l1t In baltimore, elegance ex-
nresaen i,ccjf in 1rnh}c test,ttcH solid cunatruc.
lion. md IN utter abseuco OF llRsly colors
IN 1Ap1xs' pxEsyys
this difference is Htiil moro pronounced, In
Chicago. Tic typical stroee-lress architecture IL
too often tros-rrain silk, with V formulation,
Of mud. thirteen Stories Of bouucas cornicca Of
notntslace nurnn,trtcf by = rorrooun 3ianaarI
ynnf. aud stresn1crs of The most stunning colors
/ caunot too highly commend the good so,so
here diAplaYcia by hu ladicB in their nt1oet and
church coyt,,uleH With plain dreGsea of tlutabje
texture, neat aid trim, aud en utter absence of
brirlIt colors. exceyt, pe1 llapB u tituiI bow nt
tho tlrost, tho Enltinloro ladies', long ccle-
ttated for their beauty and high breeding
10 tho masculine hears iavo not attended an
ppora or q fuIl.il,e ess partg, but indies who cau
thua aennibiy drcRB tor chufct mud street can be
l,ustod to make themselves Charming any
Yhoro.
IN UoTEEs.
II NAV iurre from, III, ono where Btpp. The
contrast IL decidedly In favor OF Chicago. With
lev rents, and every facility Tor good living At
cl.ean ratcH an ciiargod iii Baltimore 81 lny
roS accommodations tint abound III Chicago At
e2.5u,--in other Tort,s. tirst~elnss u,lccs for
thirt.rate Recommendations. Within fo,y squares
OF tho Lotot-table whero canuot obtain The
simple luxury OF & raw oyster. 500, 600 Ger, Of
lilo finest biyalycs in lno world are duly packed
aud Skinned to all nnrtH Of tho globe, When will
loIcls learn to furnish their guests with the
chean luIuries Of lLer respective localities?
THE p.1ly PArEns
OF tho city ayo . fair reflex Of lilo poop1e tbom-
gelyes. iucnifed. snIate. scorn,nr snaustionai.
ism aud cxacYeratiuu, rhoy luck tho vim. ths en-
tlusinsm. nud the euternrirc. Of thar Chiu.ro
confIeres. They nra mnci, too modnst In snrnx-
1ne Of THAR oMi, city, They do not sccn, ro "a
alizo its counetnnj advantages and do mt rom,
p,chend the, yast wcaitb which tho crcnt Sorth.
weut inst taf,ncJ Nv the i,siti,noTo E 0l,io ns,i.
rna,i f. roap In nar intn lar cof;cts nnn nr
tba fov Iani;n1 ~ H"',.oro ,t't, E1
ha.a r;ai.a r,s o. .r;a H., ao,,rcoS wv ~
in oroat.osa a1toa.nd ~ t,o his ,s1,,,,ss.;o1,
s,' H .o, N ;it ~ t's n,s na,,s
1s'a nnu ssunus. s;1 ~ ao ~ ,My a.ty nna oa.el
,no - M ~ .ot ~. n,nn, si, ,h
s'n.' ~ NO ne sn@' ~ @ .a
1,s~s ~ .3aJ ~ ~; Ja";Iti, ti. tu"n a...' M
XII Mvou. ~ noISut 90 Ha uenns.a1 ,. uoa'csaoa,
~ ,, WA nu rn,n, muc' neeuou 't, VIZ papsl
~ ~ tua ,,.ns eAioAoo 1A4oo'1' on'oety 'ssoeo
MIA t1i.., aiaa.
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sloTtn aaa ted 60 voFJ genera! s5ntem @ lcas-
.ug .ai4a y tof nlae!f-hino Feata fono@ap!e 'or-
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