, 1881-06-19

"AS OTHERS SEE U.s."

4 Correspoudent Of a Prominent Scot
1Ish Newspaper CI1ica&o-Onr
Present Position Reviewed - The
Western States the Homo Of the Et-
ropean En,i=rant-
Chicago Correspondence Rt7}rewshTc (SeotAand) CD
We have seen something Of Chicago's early
struggles and eventful career. We have
spoken Of it as the village whose inhabitants
were in continual fear of their existence.
We have looked at trying periods of its his
tory, and glanced with admiration at its
noble and successful efforts to throw off the
impostors' yoke. We have seen ''young
America" launching into schemes entirely
beyond his abilities and experience, and
coming forth from the chaos wiser and
better man. We have viewed it as the rising
city, with its active population, buoyant in
its youth with hope and life, and bri1nmng
with every scheme and enterprise peculiar to
the genius of man. We have seen yet again
the colossal results Of her official mercantile
returns, from which fortunes have been
made, and men in low estate by Well-merlted
plans and the work OF their own hands rt5-
ing to the dignity of merchant princes
Of the country. And now we propose
to indite a few plain sentences OIL what the
City Of Chicago is to-day. 1t embraces &c.
600 acres, and covers an area of forty square
miles, and has besides numerous suburbs,
governed by local magistrates, who are con-
tinually throwing in their lot, and becoming
part and parcel of the whole. Thus these
nurseries are ever adding to its territory, ex-
tending its limits, and augmentlng its rev.
enue. The city is divided by Il natural river
into three distinct divisions South, west,
district; the second embraces residences,
manufacturing, and numbering operations;
and the third entirely residence district.
The river is nearly fifty miles long,
and IS somewhat after me Eataoe, ;Size OF aS tns
navigab1e for the largest ships. II is spanned
by tllirty-siI swlng bridges, and is tunneled
III two places --triutnphs of engineering Skill.
for the CONVEYANCE OF heayy frelehts: , Inc
ploys in this way 900 operatives, and all
invested capital Of $4,000, CO., Chicago is
the metropolis OF the great Northwest, and
consequently commands the patronage OF all
immense tributary country; Pun y:.,5 Hex ss buS,nesS
tremendous proportions, and in these special
lines OF trade she leads the world Last year
the receipts in grain (bushelS) were l6s ~
600; hops, 7,059,354; cattle receipts, IS.
This immense and everincreasing trade she
has obtained because of having become the
purchasing market Of the entire Western
States. Railroads now largely centre here;
twenty-f0ur different lines enter the city
ger trains arrive and depart daily. The city
has 153 miles Of street-railway, and passen-
gers are conveyed almost any distance at a
mere nominal charge. Her Board or Itade
is one of her most notable institutions, has
1,s00 members, and is probably the 1uost en-
terprising element she possesses. In the mat
ter Of recreation for her citizens. Chicago
Is alike conspicuous. She possesses clever
5000 acres; they are certainly beautiful
places Of resort, and are quite equal to the
parks of London. Some Of them are mod
eled after the celebrated Avenue 7 1mpe1-
atrice in Paris, and it is proposed that the
boulevard system shall, in the near future,
connect ali her public parks Whilst the