The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-04
CHICAGO CHIPS.
- t-ne.ronAence OF ths uerall

lI I fANNI Nh'ANAtNN VI Wv htNlaAA
CBl,Aao, February 27.-lmposing me
,,orill services ae held in Chicago to-day
s,Cen,ral Music hall, and the memory of
the late President Garfield is honored by
the presence ola large audience, represen-
tauvc Of the best people in the great north
west Nhie these services We're held
;,;nt'v with the exercises in Washington,
;be selection of Emory \. Storrs as the or
storgf the dav here was hardly patterned
sdpr ,hp model furnished in the person of
lanes a. Blaine, 1t is but few days or
an since Mr. Storrs lent lis eloquence to
the virtual defamation Of the Garfield ad-
;str9Uau In the cause OF COnkling eS.
pousri 10y the Lincoln club.
The Rev. Michael .Finity, who is out on
h1nt. pending his examination on the
Char.t o, an attempt TO outrage and
min May Sheridan, is as pert as It parrot
and "a, Chirp as a cricket. He says that,
although innocent, he expects to be con-
demnel. and is therefore thinking Of enter
Ing thc profession Of journalism, for which
nnr,gi., he claims, he has had all along
natural aptitude. lie is OF the opinion that
heWog.G make a tirst-class newspaper man,
and will no doubt be allowed try his hand
at it. provided, or after he gets out Of his
present Scrape.
Building operations in Chicago, this
spring are gong to be something marvel.
Gus and wit fir surpaSs those of any pre-
yiouS year Immense blocks, OF from five
TO ten stories in height, are to be put up in
the new wholesale district, aud in every
mart Of TOXIN new and elegant structures are
to be erected.
Brick, to-day, sells at SO per thousand in
Chicago. This brick is made here. A
large market outside next month Will bring
pnces down 10 IS or SO, and by the middle
GNmmer. it is a reasonable conclusion
that brick will bring but SO or 81 per
thousand, Now this reduction in prices is
brought about solely by the introduction in
this market of brick made elsewhere,
thanks 20 the fact that states and cities have
no., the power, if ever the inclination they
md 10 impose a tariff against the products
other uoighbors. If the theory of positive
protection on national scale be- applied 10
The local case in point, Chicago owners Of
real estate and builders Of imposing im-
proyeWcnts, should be compelled to SUP
port the hrick-maling industry OF then
city, aud pay the price of its protection
from outside competition.
Kalamazoo, Michigan, for Years enjoyed the
distinction of being "the largest village
in the United States" but the late census
showed that hyde Park, Il suburb of Chi
cage, has population of $4,000 people, who
are still undera village form of government
Instead OF joining their taxable fortunes to
tia. of Chicago itself from which they de-
rive subsistence, the ungratGlul Hyde
Plrkers want city government of their
own. Chicago is nov about the only large
city in ,ho country to which has not been
attached the suburban population. II Chi
Cago should have the benefit of Of the total
population living within its commercial
AMI manufacturing area, it would easily
distance Philadelphia in the race for second
place IN $500. CLIPPER.