, 1877-08-19
49, 1s77-s1xTEEy pAeHs

'YEAE CHICAGO IkIBUN]
ness from other Chicago roads, but is who'll
due to the increased demand for all sorts c
commodities BY tho increasing population 9
Kansas and Texas. The latter State is filing u
with emigrants from the Atantic States at
rate which now equals the marvellous growth {
kansas III the past few years. The lands {
Texas arc rich, the climate is healthful, mono
is plenty there, the basis Of trade is Gosh, and
every respect it is growing to be
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FIELDS OF GU
CAGo COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE.
As for what products como from Kansas an
Texas to a market in Chicago: the most impo1
tant part is the cattle from Texas, which CON
direct to the Chicago Stock Yards, aud help t.
build up that business which is cnriching s
manF Chicago dealers, as well as furnishing cu1
p1oyment for thousands Of laborers., The tota
number of carloads Of cattle which came int
Chicago from the Missouri, Kansas s. Texa
Railway In the months OF June and July, 1877
was 1,0{0, this being large increase on th'
number that came to this city from that roa<
before its recent connection with the Chicago
Burlington d Quincy:
The General Freight-Agcnt OF the Ilinoi:
Central Railroad has also furnished US with I
few figures which may give IN approximate no
ton Of the magnitude OF the Texas business O
that road, which has grown to present dimcn
s!ons almost entirely within the last three years
since the Illinois Central secureda connection &,
Cairo with the st. Louis & Iron Mountain Rail
road. During the year 1876 there were shipped
from Chicago to Texas, via
LIE ALAlSols cESfAAt AND 1HoS MOUNTAIN
| ROADS,
~ ens " agricultural llnpleu1eu1s, WAGONS
ee'' anu 4oo carloads o1 lumber DuF1ns Inc
same year tue ILLINOIS central Company brought
OUT OIL 1cSas, ana direct TO tile otock-
11os Oh Inlcago' ABOUT 1,ooo car-loaas
" ca'L1e' VIC nave not Inc ngarcs
'or any COMPARISON OF tlfs year with last III inc
casc oi the ILLINOIS Ccntfal' out Lie 1felcnt
agent assures us that the total OF the above
mentioned articles shipped to Texas via these
loaos VIII oe ulucn lal.ef III 4oft lnau Ii LOO,
lnoeeo, tne whole iexas freight business IRON
a.io W ~n'e1so Is 'hc9eas1us ho laploly 'lat Tue
company hnd 1t necessary to DC continually
building new cars Tor that route.
Incidental to these items OF tue increasing d.
1ecttraoe ol Chlcago with iexas, VIC may men
t1on tnat IN 1910 the Illinois central company
Drought out ol le1as anu Arkansas Tor trans
Shipment to the East 25,0U'UU pounds,
OF about oO,Un bales, OF cotton.
The Missouri, Kansas u Texas Road
Is also bringing cotton from ie1as to chicago
lot transfer 10 Hastcfh roads AZ Tue rate OIL
ABDUL 7o'ooo oales per year. anu IN anothcr year
the amount OF Texas cotton moving eastward
through Ckicaso ~ these t"o great Railways
Wilt pfooaoly exceed 1H,ooo oatcs per annun1
" course SONIC WISE people VIII sm1le tnat we
snouio We" tn1s movement OF colton M'o"0"
- ene " s"e .'.SN.. stn - ~o5 a",
uso1e ~ tue .uln, o".n u.u p4o'pe.4ty ~
1ns n's' ou' J.. WI ~ 4ea'' eao" 1ne '''e1e1s'ng
"ea4'n ~ sus osA.oa ".eAs o Units
anu thanu1aetutsis .s no unune - 1aPluit cul"
'ns mn1 As' ~ tus' soo.4e' s - ~ ooes not
eao" tas'' so.ue st ".~A ~" Jve eo".
s1ue'ao4s po-s'oa -. sne" eo.os "n. ne spoa
.ne" :. ~ uovt1 49, =" ~ - =. os'0E 0o"'
l'ooo n4lIee s'1ss =: ~. ~ 1uas pu.pose
Ao' 4SeH In 'AAo0 os eA"" A~4'0' oAS1H-
ou' no"' s4n''ns ~ n1"4 n "a noa.e In0n WIS
lnt p!ulil9 u nal'saa M -, anu As ~ - un 1e1ao-
llsneu 1ae' .uat tAc '.tue % - 'ulne 1a"os
c'e's"ntte - 1,.. 4naols' -o"a, '!,uneso'a' a"o
6oo'e paft6 VI "isccnona' 81 oteaah5 ioe4eae1ae
N sa1ue anu pr'ee' anu lnose WHO nave mace
lhis sooj2cs 0. soec'a' oosef,a',on say .nas
Inc increase mas oeen most "afAeo ID the iast
'isnteen moo'os-3us1 tne tl'ne oufang g. *o'cn Guy
'ea' es'ate nas peen n'o9t 1n'S Fccen1
Increase III toe 'alue VI "es.eio farming 1anos
$, however, one ot enc most important 'no1ca-