, 1879-06-24
CHICAGO.
What d BOSTON Tapcr shys OF o.,

"atulu A'o HemoFJ Gl IneO stlIl acllScIF en-
gngcd In business pursufts, Chicago was but d
lakeside town Of small protenstonr, an a0Rrega-
ton OF houses at mouth Of 4 sluggish stream,
the Chicaquat from which 1t took Its name.
When Incorporated rs city, in 1887, It claimed
hut LILO inhabitants, and three years. later; in
Ju1y, 1910, the United States census gave II but
A,479. Ten yonrs later tic sasno authority
placed Its population at q, ,003; in 1850, st 109-
ee2od; in 1870, ut COS; md tho most modcrstc
.Aud conservative believe that, when the census
4 y sakon next year, over half million
FEp{tsons viii DO found to reside within tue city
'llhIts. Tho same causes TINT hare produced
thh'fapil growth Ia tic psskhro It'll! operating;
tho bhsincss Of the city Is growing; tho stretch
81 country which u enrplics and from which Il
draw, tie product: Of i1sd mt farm, Is daily
u 10 INC tcrtninus are constantly extending their
suburbs are Increasing; wealth ta aecumulhttng;
dependence on Eastern capital Is decreasing,
the coming greatness Of this vigorous inland city
sGem thoroughly justified. It past experience untl
prcsunt Indications arc Il safe basis upon which
10 found estimates for u1c future
Of Chlcago were other very wiso Or very tortn-
nate. They chose the spot On tho lakes nearest
10 tho great wheat and corn fields Of the West,
40 tl,at the Eastward.bound produce passing
LltIa!NEA AHIIuh CuulA uAtt tic QlYlntQRG
OF the shortest oossibte proportion Of land trans
portallun mud the largest possible proportion Ut
water transportation gu 'ts Journey from The
point Of production to the seahoard. And thIs
cheaper 81 Tie two-has controlled land rates,
md has made Chicago the great outlet
for. thu surplus products OF tho West
aud Northwest. Her pcoplo seem to have
per,ntiou is the controlling factor in thaproblcm
OF fconmcrctal success, aud have studied 1t dill
gently and effectively. They know TINT, the
Chicago price of grain must bs cont1ollcd Argc-
y bY the pr:rc In Mark Lane ind their card tas
been to seek and provide such economical
methods Of handling .alld earriage as will keep
their city inside what has boon called " ills lIrnit
Of a!stancc,n' nnd lcayok pairing price In their
hands after the cost Of delivery in London had
Cbicaeo's business, growth depends largely upon
her. ability to maiutaln her place within that
lin1it,-a task easier now than before, because
her market has grown to DO All important factor
In determining tho Mark Lane price.
1t Ia true that no city over had Btlch adynn-
tases rs Chicago has enloycd It Is also true thht
her nIercianss hnye fully appreciated a,ld util-
izcd them. Neycr rms there a body Of business
men more eagerly watchful for opportunities,
more quick bn scoing them. or moro cntcrprisIng
10 takIuE advantage OF them. They "go In
With degree Of pluck That sometimes seeins
'nkin to rccSlcssness;, but no who Will take tho
trouble to look into their plans will find tint at
com,no, senso OF which New England boasts,
brondenet By contact with vast prairics IN place
OF "stonc.fenced tcn.acro lots" and great in
Land sens tn pluce Of "pon1s." Precisely
Massachusetts or New Hainphirc farmers, .iu
town meatlnE nssombIcd,f to lay out Il two-nlt!c
country road, because lheir hard conllnon aenso
tells them 1t Will "pay," Leads these Wcstern
that C 400 Or 600 mic railroad Is needed. That
pCUt srttlGtl. It LIS built. and flatsa thGen ofit