, 1881-12-11

Chicago pcuplc do not know how mnch tneS
own Of Chicago. Recently some buyers WHO
we're desirol1s Of knowing who ownea tue prop
-crty in the business part OF tue city had pl"t
prcpared which gave the boundaries OF me 'o'5
in the South Division Us far down :is Van s"r'n
street with tho nasnes Ut tho owners. 1"e se'!'A
was revelation. 1t showed that tho vast ma
fority Of the lots were held by Chicago people.
and that greater proportion than han oecn
supposed of tho great Chicago estates haa oeeh
invested In choice business properly.
On state street, the entire block on the east
side OF the street between Randolph and "ash-
iuxton Is owned by the Central Music Han Io"'-
pany, all Of whose stockholuefs a1e 1.'cS'so"
Inv II. Osborn the estate Of 1rn Couch, oy IL. :.
cn,r.s. and the remaining lt+.6 feet hy MARSHALL
Field 4 Co. On tho next block south. rho Hale
1.u;1,}jnp. on the southeast corner or washington
and State. is owned by the National l.ifc-Ins'lr-
ance Company, Il Chicago institution, INC
next twenty feet by II. .. stone,
then forty-ctght ht by Williams u ter'3'
the next IS by IL. \. kohn 4 bros.' me 10 ~
inning by G. U. lIoycy, and the corner 's'.-A
Kan; hv Marshall Field. The block oppostt'
Which Is equally choice. is allowneQ oy Chicago.
ana exceptin. the bore Block, on the corner ol
| State aud Madison, which belongs 10 = ~
| crozicr, Of Philadelphia, who has recently FL,
ceiyra NJ, order Of $400, ,00o for it, me rest VI
the block is divided between Cyrus H. NceoE-
| mick, tho PardridGe Bros l.. 4" Letter. anu 'no
| First National Bank Following this oiock We
| lind that excepting the large plot occupied ny
the Portland and Grannis Hooks anu pesonK' PIX T.,
cnsax" R4sf eaaa: Satonai M sft aaS @
fe"ts front. From tde Grannis 1,1c Iock 1oos9 TO
Maason E,ots iiannine s Speed, and tho estate
If f;eurre Manicrre The Ew feet next th's Oi, on
Madison belonging to sn@1o6 9ne scnob VIII WIFI and "
r. Rand-who have handsomely lmptovefu f,or: ~:
and their buildings bring us buck 10 tno pofe
Block, from which VIC th stnr!S !i,s shows the same
rronnnicrancc Of Chicago owners. AS it wonld
lie tct}ious to give list Of nit the lots aua oMn ",
bl9ck5 will 4e ;a Rskidp B. ! anfor ln and t.
Wcisnr,uick sISS own tho cntirc frontage on botn
sies lctwccu south Water and Lake streets,
op. W. noane SSns streets, zee On thu vest side Of
Wahnsh avenue. Between Randolph ana Nasas
ington on the east side OF Maoas9 III w Gn"h Is
ere D. d. t.1 If F. H. Feek, ~ feet: estate Of
sei rfon. Is feet; estate OF q. H. High. IS feet;
sarss Wa55oS d Hufots Il tstt' I 'F,sSer S:
1cG., acn ~ Washington and Madison, the owwrs On
so!a ses Gi t. tPs Psk avsn9e 9o. hse a's % IL
Gole As feet nsny = teet t.3ne ane Mss stants On
tutter ~ axe ,1s xn%s 9rontaye 'a'' OF s; then
Son6 sSa Soce pgSth ars L. G. nf t. Ko,nsssd
and John l. Drake Win Il lo Wahash !', "h and Mason
Tbs ~ n~ie s tue M estate of Goe
baugh south Of that the !o1s fsra}@r are Is eDecc
t;hurci' ;rrci md Warwich Price The ownership e.
:, tfe NEXT block south on tho oppost sac u ~
street IS diyided Iefwfe of IN T. Fullerton
"a e,atn nf T. a. Wallace, and Martin iyefsoil. ri
There is noticeable absence o. Luz ,scn con
onss 3a. ne ;dca some times expressed n'1ts'a
q Ghicago @ rhat tho bulk Of tine rsai estae9