, 1876-01-24
paragraph had tho following ssntsncos. The
city had then not quits 90 nplotad tho ssvon-
kAAnth yshr nf tia eYtR{nnda AMI askt

paragraph had tho following sentences. Tho
city had then not qnite completed tho teyon-
ecanth ycar Of It's exibtenoo, and ookt
Whist will tho ne1t seventeen years accomplish I
w aro tss4 b d!roat rallrosd connection with
al tho At,sate cites from rurtlAnd ia tsltimers.
Orleans. W tat Tins niso wo sall sIsts hands with
ths rich copper and iron snrs Of tate suraroF+ both
railroad from Chicago to rngsts Bound, With branch
to Ban Francisco.
By tho time she bui1dtog OF Tho road Wan fair.
y undertaken San Fianc,seo h.d grown: 40
ilsgcy IN wealth and population that tho man
liAo was forced 10 that city. Dat IN Juno, 1sGD,
two ycals boforo tia thlrty-four ycarn IN tho life
OF tho city had passed. away. rodo from Chicago
70 Sacramento Nth my good friend George ii.
'Ining-oar attached, and no QUO could possibly
faro batter than NO did on the entire trip. An
other limo was open from Sacramento to Vallejo
noarls rlaht across tho bay from tho City Of tho
coy VAS 1itnrally fulfilled. Perhaps It
was only \ fortunate glless, aud, as
was educated In New England, you will pormlt
mo to guesa again. and to bound the city for YOU
4th Of July. 1870 think the north tino will
probably begin on tho lake shoro half wnY be-
twoon Evanston and Wnuo.kh. and run duo
woat 10 = plut At lo.st = tnllo west Of Aux
wat iino that Win lnoudo blue Island, anl
thouco Houtheast from Dluo 1slAud to the In-
diana State 1lne. and tl,ouoo on that 'Iua to Lake
Mtchigao. With my eyc upon tue vast country
tributary to tho city. I estimate that chicago
will thou contain 1t least
THREE MiLtluHs or rEorIv,
and would aooner say 1000 900 than any leas
than 3,00u. .000 / base nv opinions on tic fact
that tho gastrouonlo argumsn1 controls mau-
kind. Mon will go and I've where they can Get
In this respect what o,ty In the world can con-
poto With ChcaRo2 Aud 1 hlso a8sntns that tho
patton for tho noxt hundred yesru will romatn
ono unitod, frce. and happy people.
tbs mseniacent destiny which pro,i-
donco aooms 10 haYo marked out for
our city, pormit mo to 1hy. IN conclusion.
that the moral aud religious wolfato Of tho city
Carpenter. still among ua. aud Capt Johuson
established the first HundAy-sch0ol hero July 80,
1882, and Tho Row. Jcssmieh Porter, also still
living, organized aud beramo passor OF tho First
Presbyterian Church. now Or. Mt'chetts. on tho
2Gth OF juno. 1888. Dravo old Jesse Walkor. tho
pioneer Methodist, also preached Gouud doctrine
In tho cArliont years OF tho Town OF Chicago.
All other denominations Nero also on tho ground
carly, md through all hor former history our
people soamod as active aud cnrtost In ro!iBtoun
successful In mercantile and other busi-
nasH. Lot all our churnhts nldrsss themselves
earnestly. faithfully, to tho work Of morsl;z.
Ing, II you p1oaso, competing Tue raoplo. work-
work lot respectable mea honest men, and es-
peciaily religious men, go to tho polia and ban.
ish from piacos OF trust and power those who
Aro s.caLing their substance aud corrupslng, arc
oven poisoning tho YER! lilo blood OF Ihe city
lot US ali. my friends, do our wholo duty as Gill.
zeus aud as men, over acting npon tho DIVING
ma1imn that " "RightoouHnosa o1aiteth nation, >
tilat Godllpess Ii profitable for ali th!nga" and
with Gods blossiug Chicago. ~ In tho past 10 In
the iutura shall far ousRsrio iu wo.lth, popula-
tiop, and power all tho auttcipstlons Of her mosi
enthusiastic aud gangulue citlzeus.