, 1881-12-18

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and enduring prosperity Of se" .,sa .un.
There is no other such haroor ol uie ot..o shs.
Atlantic coast. 4 great nay alloron u':;.s,'n.
dant room and anp!t ankerase loi '.'pp .a5
8 magnificent river leading 70 tne itu.t s.'';a,,
and, finally, au outletoy Inc oh4y ioato ""
turns the Allegheny chain or mo-" h1.1na ..:
enables system OF colnmhh1eauoi4 wv. ..:oa.o 49,.
West on leyel line, thus ayo9onls 10 ". -
of force necessary to carry ula pluoue1 ,,te r.
the country over mountain s.t".n .o,xanae
high these advantages 1oflA mo -, - 4iant;o
of New York's presminence ossf s"' 1>''
coast rivals. -
In the sa{ne way the hat"ta! ~ '.'s.,s 1850 ~
location, partly descrloea III 10 "u .,.os ~,
tract from, the AllWankee pappl, w.
continues to pc ING soil4 tounu ,.u..9 .,,er
great City OF on.caso' 40 o 49, .as nro,,al 40
known as tne tAlcAs9 N.Y. W.. l.,a;a,,,as ~ river
necessary g thE ci,s =. - = ,,as ,fornod i
always has oeet 10 LelN.ou. aa.,sn 49, ~ hat,Taen
natural and permanent oonlssso wv, ae tho ~
the land and wa.er co'n'l!' ,I~' nro;ae|s ~ ~ aoo m
terior Lake MicitseH. c. - ,o,r,lv
miles nqEth' nas coassu - ~ ~ ~ aoross % or
1000 miles. y : heefss4f cs';oo"n sH ~ = H.
around this vast 1n!anu sea: oe :'st.o,,,;ts, :.
Gated near tne neau oi suN.Ae4n ;..,e. ana
and has llaropr wing" piolus a't tliss 49,
outlet for the lnterehAns ;tr " oo u,,ar" T. 70
between tne East anu tue y soe.
doubt about thls 1aca ao' ~ ~ tiun. u..,,.,.,.,
ing to conceal II lHE oAtoAeo Ineto 49,.
and every other 11tel1sseAl oApoHen' ~ W.
cago sentiment Always heeps ~ p'uu.,'.os,
in view, not merely as fe''so" .ol no p"ss
growth OF thjs clty,' pus - ual'1'ee ~
future ae'elopnle'' :uM oiosps1.'. a., -
A1 tne SANS tl!Ae ~ p 49, 80 - daaroo;,ta
avail lpI otnet sottn ul!s.es ~ fi,,ono ~
:me pecutla' s1tAlt!s "tns "..,.astt - oom.nn,,itv
people: Chlcaso - IL eoApeo.e an,a -
drawing upon Inc ehtefprtsns psop
every intlaoltap1e quaf!cf VI tao s4oue ~! ~ -
citizens, But the!e Is tetta.! p1on st M sI,;.a
alr-whether tt co1Ae VIA uio et'ee w..
over Lake M'ch'gan or III tAe oce"slon.4
whitts from BrldgepofF"alcl: n'Auoes s
ergy and enterprise INTO evefypouS WIZ
locates in Chicago. Inc Ae"-h'iR1 'n'e
the Newly orker, tue ohloah' .1le ea'l"uAl1, -,
the Southerner, anr He Eu1opeA.l, 90
| unite at this p0iht IN Eohn'oi
struggle for Chicago greatness: 1AeFe -
a natural pride in being constituent patt
Of such !. community: Ihls price Mus'
have an escape-Valve n Doasl1ne. LUIS so'.-
confidence is a natural, part u cn'c"soa
greatness. It is easy'to understand laa1 tt,s
characteristic OF pfeHmlncnce is eS1renieis
tllsagreeable to eqhlnlnllltles Yt'cll :'ie eoll-
PEELED to confess their comparative pacA.
wardness. We are heaft1iy so1lS lol H. oo'
we don't see now u Is lo W 1ie4lett; W e""
only suggest IN cohsolatloll l41ak 1.p~ Rp4t.o
Of Milwaukee, ST. Louis. Cie'ela1u' e!ie!n-
nati+ Indianapolis, Detroit and otnel >Nesr
ern cities in the same class may cla1a WIN
truth that the business comMunity ~ o1lea-
go is largely composed Of men whose a'Apl-
ton and enterprise outstrlppcd me ha1lo"
confines of those places and sought "iaer
field in Chicago. In this way the Smaller cities
may claim share IN Chicago's greatness
4 The proof that the people OF Chlcago. nave
had something to 10 with It's greatness, anu
that this greatness is not merely clrcnnl-
stance Of situation. IS to be fouha ~ ne
change which has been gong OIL III tns pesl-
" ness OF this city for many years anu WHICH -
becoming more and more notaole witn eyerY
year. Had Chicago rellen Wholly apon 'ls
location its people would nave peen col'1ell.
with commission business: -Ihera Ronfo
have been a limit to that 1noeea' otuei
Western cities-MilWaukee, Ioleqo' a41n o.
Louis, for instance-haye developed ceE-
. tain rivalry = in that hne. Bnt,S IN
the meantime. Chicago Aas .reacneo
+ higher. It has accumulated the capital .to
handle the produce of the country aila INA make
a market for it. 1t has constructed the ware
houses necessary to store the grain, ana con'
trolls the money required to hold it whenever
the conditions for sale are lnfaVorable. II car
take all the live stock in the country, dis
tribute II or Teducb II W A4eAts' ~ - - =
pared to manufacture the lumber which
/ wisconsin, Michigan, and Canada furnish
! It has an abundance Of coal within few
miles, and is building mills and >1nanutac
, tories Of all useful kinds and in the most ap
proved pattern Tt is destined to be th'
| rroatast nannfactnrfne. as we'll as the great