, 1875-05-23
SQuIH CHICAGO.

MANUFACTURING AND OTHER MATTERa.
Ths recent location On the west bank Of the
Calumet River, miles from tts mouth, Of the
site for tho projected Joseph Brown Iron and
8teel Mandatory should be looked upon less as
tho cousummation Of efforts already put forth,
than rs the Inauguration Of = system Of indus
trial enterprises looking to the development Of
tho cntire Calumet region upon basis
commensurate with the character and
growth OF Chicago, which is confessadly to be-
come one Of the leading manufacturing centres
in tho United States, II not tho leading ono. In
reference TO iron, wo might cay that No have 1t
as our doors. considering the facility Of ship
picg tho oss directly from ths mines to the docks
Of tho manufactory on !:
THE CALUMET R1vER,
requiring no reshiprnent, as has to be done IN
nea1ly every other establishment OF the kind in
tbs country, and Saving from $5 to Sc per ton
in transportation aione- Tho works slluded to
are located in the centre Of Sec. 49, To the
south, and farther up the river, are soon to be
established chain works, bolt works, and
other establishments Of the a kind, some
Of which arc already under. contract.
Tia energy with which Messrs. BzoTn, Bonuell
& Co.. of Youngstown, O.. xnd Judge Hale, Mr-
Torrance, and others, OF Chicago, sre already
pushing forward their enterprises, Ia an lndica-
ton Of the manner fn which tho entire work OF
developing the Calumet region Is to be for
vardcd during the present seaoon.
- THE DONATIONS or LAND
which hays been made, extending over an ARIA
from four to six miles up the river from Scc-
IS (which donation. amount to several hundred
acres. made BY various osoe1s), show the spirit
which anirnates the holders OF property IN that
pro 7perous suburb. Althcueh tue Calumet
'rogiou is we'll connected by railroad communica-
the East, get it is matter Of 10 small lntereat
to state that At the Indiana State line We learn
thas AIr. Hirsch has discovered
VEIN OF COAT,
near bis chemical works On ths Calumet Rvor,
AMI that arrangements are being made TO test
the capacity tor coal Of the region lying between
Cook County and the Kaokskee River in In3i-
ana. Thus one Of the important necessities OF
the manufacturing interests that are cente11og
in this section is likely to BE- fully met tight 1t
home.
The Calumet Lake will always afford 40 in
valuable interior harbor, admirably adapted for
ehipyards, while the whole extent Of Lhe Calu-
me: River, "a far aa Blue Island on the west and
the Indiana State line On tho east, must eventu-
ally bs made available BY the mu1t:farions In
terests that are already centering there. 1t may
not be generally known that quite ..
EXTENSIVE LuMBER-YARDs
ara already been established at Riverdale, some
10 milea up tho river. It is q mstake to suppose
defined. aud are nsinly low and maTshy. In
Some places this is the case. but ono caa start
from the Indiana State line and drive in = car
riage Gu the bank Of the rver good portion OF
the way to Lake Calumet without difficulty.
| In the matter Of taxes and insurance 1t is
claimed that our manufacturing interests will
save immensely by locating in this region: Not
only this, but their operatives will be enabled to