, 1875-04-25
THE RIVALS.
i French Travellers Impressions Of
Chicago and st. Louis.
The Former to Become the Metropo-
-;.~, lis Of The World.

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Western Man.
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n.inonln' ~ onlneut ftenea '.aYsr =,
ana "llter, who spent several yeata IN tn
country studying our institutions, has write
known Franoh m,o,7;n. n. Be,,,. do- ~,
Mon,e. ast;4,aa =. -. ~. ~ n:,. n's <se's
Amer'cdsn, "or tho TWO rivals OF WesterniA niAmerics
which cannot fail to be Of interest to ali Amer
cans. and especially to the inhabit.nts of Oh;
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G ao ao.x ~. e a. ns .s - ong ~ 81 !,
first Of the number; on tho street children 0
| New York, We have already called attention j,
An of,itoria, articIs !, Trv 17n,nTvz H. s;mon;,
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! may nos 90 eolo TO 1nrnhh ID with great man.
not already familiar. The observations he hai
zaade it in ia our mower to nnaka anv dnx of M
live. Rn+ -. ,.-xst 80 -.,,...z,,..
'l'ea' D"S "o s"1Hos " w" oofsoisee a@ . tenca
man views ns' Ihers ID an interest OF sec
lng ourselves as others SEQ 'us, esPeci:
ally when that other is ! man oi
ofoao' Rstnet1c, econokn:cas. and phalosophlcs
culture; ana socn man Mr. samonln undoubt-
eaiy is' Ihere VIII be occasion III reviewing thit
arhole TO IND some fsnlt with the Observer, but
on tue whole 1t necessary TO gro him credit for
oaretul observation, 1or breadth OF mind and
for the accuracy ana truth OF his Judgments.
Ho has sometimes fallen into errors from over
nasty generallzatlon,-oased on too 1ow data,
ana winch longer stay and enlarged expert
ence IN the country would have proved to him.
self to 30 unfounded. Mr.. simonin opens his
article WITH -
CHICAGO,
which he calls, after Ourselves, Ia Reane de-
fraa,es' ana tean9 as fo4gsh-n@mes TtIeh
tor 500 GOO tnhabitarts, for being tho frs: wheat
and cattle market OF the world: He refers to
the seVentoen railroads which lead to CUR 'granda
metropoe, and considers Us the natural centre
to which Ill the Atlantic States con-
verge :. All tho railroads." be says,
" "e,aa leave the Atiaotlc border quar-
rel Tor the honor Of carrying you to Chicago
rapidly and econom!cally.' From bis article We
gather that he considers Chcaeo,a prospects to be
faT better than those OF st. Louis for. while he
seems to think well OF the latter city he Ia pro-
fase in the snperiati7es he applies to Chicago
City and Ch1caso men st. Louis. ne remarks,
mas IN late years recelved an unexpected 1npu!ae
fof"afu, ana even dlaputes With chicago tho
pIo-emlnence OF the Wesh-an observation
Whlch clearly shows that IN q bis opinion Chicago
as tnls does from an IMPARTIAL "tness. 1t ought
to hnVe some Toisht With our slo" cousin On the
Aisslss'pp1, and tend to satisfy them that their
chances OF catchlng mp to ChlesSo are not aa
nanJ a. tQeY Wo1ta nave Us neheFe-
ny. elmonln oe7ote1 = considerable part OF
his article to ..
TIE WEsT IN dEFERAI-
he Shows how the portion OF our territory cover
ca ca ~ the onme hes kept constantly narrowing.
lime was "nen tue west embraced parts o. hev
civilization has been westward, At the rate OF
20 miles PET year A. hfst the ploneer hsd moth
Eng but his AZ. be had to make his nav, or
rather to hew it, through the Pnmeval forest.
Later the railway and the steamboat came to his
At bFas they only followed him.
Later they preceded him. The whole territory
oatwecn the Missouri and the Rocky Mountains,
800 miles in length, was colonlzed in five yeara,
'et1een 1852 and 1867: Tho immense plain
Vng between Omaha and cheyonne Was opened !
2allrnad.
The difficulties in the way OF the carly ecttier
md the priyations he sas subjected to in tho |
Jeop1ing OF this new world are wildly described |
y the writer: His daily atruseles, the abssnce
4 proper means Of transportation how the man |
Falked on foot, and how tine mother carried her |
abe in her ar1uB thu absence OF food necessary t
. supply such energy as WIS needed in 3 aitua-
ion thus trying and peculiar how the red
Aina, cruel willy. and memorable, lay in wait Tor
lm,--aIl of this Is told in manner nav 6Yen to
ho American, who does not kuov much about
le contemporary history OF our territorial col
nlEatlon IL European might EuppGap.
Mr, S1monin finds
AoREAT CONTRAST
etWeen ! &c Europe and ths United States il this
aat this country affords no, such Souvenirs Of
le past as the former. Our picturesque shores
o dotted By the ruins OF no ancient castles:
Q legends cling about our N mouutsias or lakes
I Of which seert1a extremely strange to ono
7ed to associate every spot ct laod with its ap-
'opriate story. Even the Hudson, tina Rhine OF
uaf1CA, which Is moro majestic In tue aVe8 OF .