, 1881-12-31
Our City the Home Of Many Of tho
' Largest Houses in Their Lines
ein the World,
Chlcauo Merchants and Manufacturers
Enjoying Great Prosperity and Her
Railroads Very Active.
A General Movement All Along
the Line, East, West,
North, and South.

aents Of detail pertaining therctO, We ca1lnot
jorngo the pleasure Of recurring to tho cs-
iheticat progress tint las accompanied our
material prt,slmrity during, tho year lust
closed, anu III Which THE TN1n1iyE lakes a
nfllr, with modest sel,se OF It's instr!l-
mentality In tho gfAtlfyItE restllt-lotnbly III
those improvements whicl, rslniu t.. tlle Tx; X
tPrjUr nf the ctty--lil tic prohibition Of te!t-
grapl poles alt w!rcs On tho streets; thu
prevention Of tclugtng THO atmosphere VIII!
saokc,. .ii!htlo practicable by the llntchlhstol
beautiful rs sho ls wealthy and pFoapero,s; ;,
In conllectlo,, with tlin tienernl frato Me-
view Of TIE TMl>USE We give herewltll
spprop51n1b p"n basss lsGi,sss lies wis ve doc
tho nations. Thls exeept!nnally largo annual
issue 0t lltt: Tn1'uSE NIL e$plaiu 70 tno.!. .
WHY Why Clfcapo now ranlss Us tlo u1lrd, and Is
sure to po ut tic nGxt census the seGo'.u com.
1'urciai city. III tho Union. And, isrst, we
have GROUPED REPRESENTATIVE Mri.s r. n1la w. eaf'
Rnl1 Of business they transact, nna arY rec
ognizel rs lenders III thelr resleeiavs,o, uepntl,
nents. to showing rreelliltteheeG1 ttleago u.s.
ad!strlbator 0f thy Ereat splSSs Sa,eas 81 sro a
pr0xfn!ntinE these II tho nilN'llllt ni Dusl.
ness, MIso tlntl snilnble mention as Important
faetofs ~ llletTal,oit,i! saeI oe fh,.opo ia
Tle Sasop9lt.n m GlnTme'eT , =, 1Samo
We liavo Gust o,I our dling-clotles art!
pnt on the attire Of na!ilon!. II, , nearly I ~
departments Of business Wy c,ln sa'ow i,' iai,as
In % lie Erin, provision, and lumber tr!,tlc we
lead tile Wnrld. Wo. hnye lhercallt'le alI
manufacturing houses Witch TOT yol,'ine o. o.
business, exccllcnce OF Wares, at'1 a'ioHtlt nt
sphere. Not only ls this tho great tlistriRllt.
Ills Tie greatest rallWay.sentre OIL tl,is c",,.
tincnt, or III tls9 world. SpsnaalnK ont ING
tho rays of sunlight. railways radiate fro,u
this centre over Eralric li'!. anH iaeNntai1a,
bearing tile wealth Of tho worlds products
from sen to sen and from oceall u ocea1''
Here 400 passengeE trains sSrTy,n5 9ygr @
carrying. ~, 600 ,tors 2f freight, arrive ai!a
depart daily. Here life a'la motion, fctlv.
ity al.d enterprise, labor altd It's 1ats5
rewards oH Al cnlnssa!l !r,,, scale, hna
stagnatlo,,, or paralysis, Or nIoploxy In the
gsent commercial heart through which M such ca
the ocean- tides. ..,u.,o.
We speak thus OF Chicago N n no .1; boastl,iE
spirit, but soburly, conslueraloly. nlMl hloa,
estly, IN tho interests OF historic trut!. md
.jNstIce pointing to tho record for proDf, md
. ,aus hd6 ccilpsell iaii prophecy.
Within the !ifatime ot SINGLE gSenerutsG'n S ,'Gs'
iaeness y be Tie marvel of Tie nat!ons. And nd
nrehetype II tls past stands s Wlon onn, us ow He
prototype, with no secr sliarp Gllongx u
vlson O. bold c'!osl. oi eoneepslon y an i9rS !,
Is tic PROMISE ot tomorrow, Chicago Will c!'-
tlnnc to he, tll the rapid Em%th az pupa!nlioili,
trNde, commerce, nin MANUFACTURES, nun n
the tayelOpnse!lt OF a!l tln WIN lnfees WicA
Rs ~ te ies' stsa' rsses a PGad' a ost
vigorous. crcatlyes Erot!lncttyc' and SUCCESS
'ro verify onr statei.,en!s. we Rlye, . the
Sa pSrasions n Tin Tint 10 arger business IN tlci,
lnents III CI!caKo, Il ,ot III Tits country OF
III tl1e World anu inns 1Act nAr ApEeitt w
ticts 0t them VIII nuke plain 10 TIC aalies'
coMlprehens!nil', -, Me lhne: ,,a;,,.
\! nakS & Stln r!lsr S"aH,.'H ~. t.t!i! ,,n'"'
tAis'! 59W Kn.il e x ~ w. ',nIiltHsry' fancy Dir,
o,,. ' ,n MG'rM ,,.,ts,,s ~ o'' '''''''' '""'' VIZ
kuua1 ,.;tt ultt hots, tna ho,,oe t,nor,os 7, Eel
1s 1,nEs y Coz AchFs W. h'";'' " eo'' "'''' '>o"'
o[9a; ,,,, ,,, ~ ,,oot, ,,,, s,,oos
e a. ilenaelS0m ai 10, rcnr1as mmts M''o 7i'oos
a9Sar' Ar,!!Sar 4 MS,'li e." iusksFs, us, s'o's''''
,,M,. i, ", iiaTyGy, i', iaai9er. W. u,r,toct,rors n
Ill. iial'heI, % r'MteI u eo'' manufactures
s'fii ibSop Sps snsnesr Ssss ~ Co. Shelf hardware
>. d. klillGitrk, carriage hardware alla cur
rtnge materials.
K,.ttinonci Ssrd PVT l. y ~ 20, STOVES a'io fangcs'
Sfn,;sIstar nsS = fK Ss oo:; so',ns cou
pah' tfasfaakes, hn%fes:s & eo school oi,,cc M,
bnnE fMrnituEe.
;,sM1n n; Hiss iss.s ,,,;,,s n,'.t'1 rmsh9 nt nn.ds
Pr NotFas y Co' Wa!cncs' ]e"e'FS' e@'
4: !; alet;rath, Wn!l papurs. iii. ~
ne''ng 1tos: q ! r., soMiH5 s!!k, s. esS; ~,
northwestern uorse-Nall Company horse
mills: