The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-10
CHICAGO CHATTER.
The Lake city as Viewed by Long
Horn.
Possibilities Of this Great Centre Of The
Great West.
Another Dive Into the Political Pool.

CHICAGO, June G.-fCorrespondcace D.
Chicago does everything on a grand scale
The day is not far distant when New York
may well look out for h,r laure's. 1t would
not be surprising il, in twenty-five years.
the population OF the metropolis of the
great west was not the largest city in the
United States. The enterprise is
here, the location is central. her
water facilities are good and she
has more railroads than any city
4 in the Union. The east is iull grown
while the west, Chicago's great feeder. is
only IA her Infancy. There Is no city in
the United States nor elsewhere, whose
buildings will compare with those of Chi.
cngo, and IN this respect she continues to
I improve. the railroad exposition now in
| progress there demonstrates the wonderful
| Ingenuity of man. The grand exposition
building and several acres OF ground ad.
Joining, enclosed without the building
Is covered and crowded with
inventions pertaining to building, equiping
nnd furnishing railroads and cars The
lrst engine, dating back to 1925 is a curio
slty, while the one that makes its sixty
I l.
purpose OF this letter to undertake a dis.
/ crlption OF what is to be ssen here We
have not the time nor memory sufficient
10 chronicle what we saw. We would sim.
| ply say that the display is ccrtainly.a great
achievement, but we doubt whether il will
DC financial success. Railroad men OF
course VIII be more interested in 1t than
the general public.
| see General Grant says Logan and
Blaine will 10th be strong candidates for
nomination in 1854, Meeting a prominent
gentlemen there said 10 him, "What are
Logan chances He has no show To
get the nomination" he said; Logan is a
small man. ms wife is the better politician
OF the two. He could never
nave been senator had II not been for her.
she would invite members to her house
ana dine and wine them aud then exact
then pledge to vote Tor John. Bob Lincoln
| ~ much more likely to be the man than
Logan. Lincoln is not great man. lie Is
aqulct fellow, not great lawyer, Was
considered good office lawyer, but not
known IN politics. His fathers reputation
carried him through, and Bob has sus.
talned himself very well.
Wben Garfield was elected Leonard
SWEET who, by the way. was an old per.
sonal friend OF President Lincoln, and who
is to-day one OF Chcago's biggest LAWYERS
In last, as big as there is in the state want
to Mentor in LinColn's interest, and il was
largely through, his influence that
Bob was placed in the cabinet,
Mr.. SWEET is great admirer of young
Lincoln. Should the. young secretary OF
war be the lucky man he ought not ia
! forget his old friend. Mr.. SWEET would be A
strong man in the cabinet. The name OF
Lincoln has a magic effect in Illinois, and
the democrats should be glad that this /.
not u state we are expected to carry
in case the convention should nominate
Bob Lincoln.
| learn from the most reliable source
mat the news sent out by the Western
fress association that the contractors for
our new capital were about to sell their
lana to syndicate Is not, as was supposed,
an advertisement for them, They were. in
fact quite annoyed about it, They were
negotiating with parties for the sale, and
the figure published was the one asked
one of the Farwells is now in Europe
Is supposed on that business. The Far.
wells are not among the weathest men
mere, but have large means. Charley is a
congressman, and reputed to be n very sue
cessful poker player. John is the pious
member OF the family, and makes great
pretentions IN that line, but, SAID "A gentle
man to whom talked, think Charley has
the most religion of the two lie said thew
are sharp fellows, and if you Texas ne ple
don watch they will get the best of Won.
Taylor is n pretty nice fellow, not man of
very large means; his partner Babcock will
remain in Texas and watch the work of
construction.