, 1875-08-04
IRA BROWN.
Ills Contributions 10 tho Wclfnrc
of tho Industrial CInSscs.
Congratulations from tho Medical Pro-
tc53ion,
How II 1las Become Chcaper to Nuy n
Homestead linn 10 l'ny llcnt.
4 Brief Interview with the Groat 8uburban
Village Builder.

SlAhSo Ou4luois
There is perhaps no ons Of tho egcas cities Of
tho globe who.o mitau claaaca mud great indus
TRIAL population enjoy larger blessing In tho
beauty, location, a1il MURAL educational, and 30
cAl htsractiona OF great suburban Residence
Territory than tic poople Of ChtoaEo& anu cer-
tnlnly 10 community hnn manifested rcadier
perception Of tl.oan AdyautaEen or Il moro tntel-
Iigcnt disposition to touanr than available tow
ard relieving tho mechanic tho clerk, the lal,or-
OF. and all claeHas Of tenants, from tho misoTy
injustice, aud oppression Of high rents In town.
md making him Nil independent landlord,-tho
owner Of l,iB own hearth aud homo and garden,
lew minutes ritlo beyond tho gates Of tho city.
II IL computed TINT within Tho past five ycarh
and aince tito timo that 1ra 1!rown. who iB now
recognized as QUO OF tLo greatest bencfacto1s
that have yet appeared amoug LIB for tho nlneliur~
alton Of tho condition OF
THH 1sptsrRtAL AND MIrDLE c1.AasEB
lrat innngMratol lliB mammoth scltanlea Tor the
Improvement aud rapid population Of aolcct To-
Cations IN tilo inHlo'iiate outaklrtB OF tho city.
mt lean tlnn 26.t)uO of our Aar1-pFcRaet1, rent
paving city tp,lnnts havo boen emntcpated from
this practical 4orfdom as,1l transferred from the
lsnt, AMI dust, Rnd DIRT, Of our narrow etrcota
to tho occupancy Of froo hoinestoada OF their
own in tho suburbs. Tho benctteent objects atl1
HCalcuAtl3 UEHDut Illus COAkGT4VA uklQA blC
general community aro illustrated il. tho lin
mcnse change and improvement Of the eatarY
conditions oE lifs,-ths substitution Of pure mir,
cloau bab.tattotla tho frooaom and pcacofulneHs
Of tl,s cut.n.ry, with all tho natural elements Of
hoa!th Tor tho heavy atmosphere md un"liolo-
auane surroundings Of q city tenement. AZ an
Indication that tic yaHt ayHten Df beneficcnt
suburban enterprises, conducted In tho highest
interest Of tho community by The matchleBs
genius OF That daun.lesB and ti1e!eHa operator
wh0HA mann fA NnH q hnHHnli0lI word,
FAMILIAR UPON EyEnr HEARTH OF THE CITY,
hns met tho recognition aud honest Endorsement
OF tile phllantropists and philosophical mon Ut
Chicago who foo( m Intelligent md generous
interest Ia all true Bchoacs ami tleoriou OF pub
lie welfare. il deHorscs to bo mentioned TINT tho
labors Of I'm Brown toward tho emancipation Of
The Industrial classos from tic hardship and
sosvsuie OF tho city tenancy Bynt6m lIavs met
tho warLneEt Rnl highest approval from the
medical profo.slon IN Wow Of tue select location
aud uHaualed ilealthfnlness OF eveTy nnbus ban
town and village to H!!oao Fortunes ha has lent
the strength md prestige OF lis uatne,-a apisls
aud sentiment of hearty corporation and III.
dorsomont, which but lev dAyA ago founu
signal nnd emptatic exproasion in
UNITED LETTER oF CoSdnATuLaT'oH
acknowledging tile direct and important henslnE
Of hiH eItorprlfeB OIL tho health. comfort, mud
prosperity Of increasing tnuit!tudes Of puoplc,
aud trutiolrly Inn III lls efforts llnltou support
aud cooperation. tho 1ettor, which bears tho
signut,l1os OF Hayora. Ut tho Mnst on,inen. neti-
OGtH Ut klIS IHHHlIht jkulGbeiUJs biFG9 DpGtih
prominence to the sanitary consideration OF tho
matter, tho relative freedom Of tho HuburbH
from tic perilB of travelling epldo1lus. aud tho
llseaseH mud lmmoral!tleB that porpntually in.
fest tho ovorcyowtlod districts OF tbs city, and
applRuds tho growing tendency Of our pnpuh-
ton to Rcak d commrn refuge from tue glnony
nlreties Of tencnunt lifo iu the city I'll tho ctoap
hui telusnnont anA indeoenlont BlihurbHu homes
wtlicA tho Ira j3rown plan OF pu1chase by oasy
and almost insignificant inEalin"nts haB now
paccd within reach OF tho lln1nblcst uochanls
and !aboror. The letter has been withhold from
publication, but IN Wow Of tha
GENERAL AWAKENING or FuHf1o 1hrRhFsT
In the tnutter Of suburban honcB and especially
in tho popular purchase plan referred to, = fuI1-
ronontat1yn Ut Tue TnInuSE was yesterday do
Lailbd to in:orysw Dir. Brown EoIativa to tho
Meatnt wurklnKs OF A1H famous Byatena at sev-
ernt moro conspicuous po!uts ID our suburbs, -
EVANSTON. lark Ridge, Gloucoo. 1.aseesdo, Hyde
paEk, Thornton, nasplatuoH, and llunawOod,
| Tho reporter fonnd no difficulty i'll roacding the
presence of TINT warlost most successful and
most far-seeiDE 0f ouE snaE estate tinancefa. at
Lis office in the Otis Block, tho hrst appearance
| Of The grim phlosop!or imprcsslnY Ills Tisieor
with tile cl.at4cterts:ica that have glSen Lis nane
| u measure Of
| LOCAL 1Exowy
| seldom achieved by 4 private citizen In any
| similar department Of ilnnilco or OF commerco,-
| tho imniel.aa aggraesIyen0aa aud constitutional
w!t-poWeE that e.,tur 30 lnrBnly into tho rocofd
| and biography of tho tnan being instantly
SQCOSnlatu tLlp lulGIlb1A aN44tAE$
nnd elevated fAce,--tho quot intellect md sin.
| RioneHs OF purpose that have oxhlb'tel theiI
supremacy III carrying out an original idea tc
humanitarian cnds md legitimate sucoess with
out tho fasntest symptom Of weaknesa Or dis,
aouragomout in tho face Of enormous odds And
! opposition, boing equally leglhlo in the trandui
| GAzo OF g *cloaF gray eyo accustomed bnG
hHbituated to tho contemplation Of future apt
distant entls, whilst certain dispatch ane
| celebrity Of moyomont In conversation, or Ii
| anporintondonce OF clerical work, reveals tllt
| lahitual familiarity with dutais Of mind per
retuaIy hpt,lc1scd to tho largest burdens nut
taska OF Judgment wisdom. and invention.
THE lHTERvlKW,
which was manifest Interruption to business
Md necessarily hurriod VIVA about ~ follows
| lepoEtdr-Mf. brown, you arc rsputed to bhv'
contributed worry largely duii6g aoyurAl year.
past to tia tatnd population OF our prlnc,pa
touching thu general nrnelioratton of tho cund!
tion Of those olasocs who have ohauEod tone
mant oxiBtouco In town for tho occupancy OF III
d0psndaut suburban homes?
Mr. Drowi-3lY observations In this rarttaula
hayo naturally boon thoughtful aud CLOSE, OK
te,ltlibE oyoE long periods, with direct sppllca
tiol tu tnn1y thousands of families, and the TACT
hava pointed Invariably aud universally 70 ~
Alaacca In organic reformation IN modes OF tlfa
hometttnea amounting to Hofs OF PFaesloa
Baptism and regeneration. .......
ksp.-Wbas special bearing has tho change ol
1 H0uHE4l luQ44H AHQ EuDultJuAo ~ 'Hc
Mr.. Drown-Ita bsaring u upon oil tho moral
social, and physical relations sud habssn Of OK
,stonco, ths lone!cont eifoct besns radical an'
universal. People tnlk great deal about th
foul atmosphere Of closely poPunted Htroots am
tonemeMtHi Tho true sanitary aspect IL hroadc
| yow, Uiyest a man or family Of tho matetta
Impuritios Of crowded Rtroets and alloys, and yo
omancIpate him also ftomm m social rsr'!a and con
tamlnatious, from tho astlI mora imnliro atmoH
plsre4 Of intemperanca and vice. The smell 0
green gardsu substituted Tor sLo sua!l OF run,
shops IL IA agency OF moral reform. A man 1
apt to DO leas OF sinner out ln the suburbs tha
| lio 10 iu town.
Hep.-An improved physical condition roul'
seem to be the great eud at!aino.i,
nj, prown-l toll you the change Ia ltsble
work universal Regeneration, and, whio hay
Aeou deereptd, dybpsptio. and weak-llnlbod fanl
ljos take q Bort OF hecouu sprout aud Rrow Ak
cort,, runY children taking on great strong arm
and legs In . few months' nme, l have aiso sae
Insbrlsts husbauds undergo no complete cur
yuruiou 10 tothl sbstinepoe sitter inhAling I'll
Temperate air u Que of my villages OF subdiyil
ious y l!ttso while, that he woulA aos be able