The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-11-29
CHICAGO, LII. Nov. e5Tn, 1876.

OhiSE0Ps Ill., AVN ~Oihi AVaVs
Mr.. EDITOR After visit of ten days in
this wonderful city-the great commercial me,
tropois of the Northwest thought perhaps
you would excuse me for writing if l prom
Use that will net again trespass upon your
| patience.
| have had a very pleasant visit here in some
respects and have been very much interested
in seeing the sights and wonders that meet me
on every hand, as the advertisements of pub
lie sales say, "too numerous to mention"
| Chicago has three sides, different from
most cities, as they have generally four, and
also different from most individuals, as some
that know have two sides, Tor faces, perhaps
| should say A stranger here is at first con-
fused by having the citizens talk about North
Side, West Side, and South Side, especially if
the sun does not show itself but once in two
weeks. | asked a man the other day if the
sun ever shined upon Chicago, ard he said it
had not for the past month and they did not
expect to see it again before next Spring /
thought to myself how applicable that pass
age of sacred writ about men loving darkness
rather than light, because, &c.
have not heard the least complaint about
it except from strangers, who want to find out
which side they are on. | AN stopping on
the South Side, and hope soon to be on the
North side, as that is most congenial to my
political sentiments.
There is not much excitement here in re-
gard to the Presidential question, as the hazy
weather we have had ever since election seems
to indicate which way the cat jumped. Ev-
erybody is in hurry here as soon as a man
gets so be can't go on full jump they send
him to the hospital. The streets are eontinu-
ally crowdedfwith pedestrians and vehicles OF
all descriptions, making it difficult to cross
many Of them in the business part of the city.
The streets are dirty and filthy The pave
ments are SO occupied that there is no chance
to scrub them, and in order to get out Of the
stencil, they build their houses very high and
live in the upper stories.
l have visited some of the wholesale dry
goods houses and was surprised at the inn
mense stocks they carry. Field, Lcider &
Co. give employment to four hundred men as
salesmen, book-keepers, packers, &c., in theil
wholesale department.. was informed by
them that their sales last year were twenty
eight Millions of dollars. A. T. Stewart &
Co. have also started wholesale dry goods
house, and will no doubt soon be the mann
moth establishment of Chicago.
The hotels, many of them, are magnificent
especially the Palmer House. A description
Of them is impossible for such pen as mine
After using all the adjectiyes that can re
member, I would not do them justice. Nc
Cormick and Farwel Halls are also worthy o
visit. The Public Library is a good place
to spend your leisure time ptolitably, ant
would be grand institution to have in con
nection with the /" Literary Society Of Stock
ton"
To-day have visited Graceland Cemeter,
and Lincoln Park, and tomorrow expect tt
go to Rose Hill. have been under the rive
and over ii also. have been permitted t.
! visit the CAicago Tfi1aac and Inter Oceqa eg