The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-25
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Intsrssting indlsn0 IN ne marvellous
growth Of Chicago ere ses forth n con-
denssd form IN . pamphlet cf twsnsy-six
passa just Issued hy John - Campbell
Beginning With the statement that
since ousen victoe5a began her reign
Chicago has taken rank ~ the fourth
city In the world IN size. the pamphlet
nnsntions the birth u Ellen - Kinsis h
December. 1Dol. The Arst white child born
In the city. In l1z9, when work on the
Illinois and Michigan canal was begun.
the town was bounded By Kluxje. State.
Madison and Desplaines streets. contain
Ing about half = square mile. The FIRST
postofbce Was built and the flrst land sale
made In 1ssl- Lots 1ooxi1 feet sold At
prices ranging from ~ 20 S11A Some Of
this land u leased now 1t more than tlS,-
90 front foot valuation.
1aaSas the County ter y. =. Geek.
Cook county was organized on January
r. 1S31. and was named for Daniel b.
Cook, who. - . member Of congress. was
instrumental In securing the passage Of
the canal bill The state ~ that timS
gave the county ten acres, part Of which
was sold Tor the purpose Of paying for
puhlic buildings. The city hall and coun-
that tract. All the land sold IN the coun.
~ from 1a3l to lsas brought nearly $500
Chicago was incorporated - Q Village In
IN With 80 population. At that time
Auctioneer John Bates sold land bounded
by Madison. state. Twelfth, and Haistsd
streets for MA IN acre. and the lot on
which the nsw postollcs II being built
Jones. Before the government began
building the postofncs Il was offered ~
0oO,O0e for the ground and q building ~
large ~ Il desired for . postoface. pso-
Vded the purchasers might build addi-
tional stories 70 lease for ofaces. The
o6sr Was rejected.
Actual digging on the Illinois and Mtch-
igan canal did not begin until July I. is9s
Fernando Jones, who still - . resident Of
Chicago, threw the first shoveifui Of dirt
The city was Incorporated the next year
and william v. Holden was elected may
or on March n. The FIRST real estate Of
dee was opened IN 1slo by william Brack-
cit. but Il was not TIL 1915. when the city
had o population Of 1909. that any at
tention was given to real estate. The first
canal boat arrived on April ]. 1sss, and
the first railroad engine came into Chi
cago over the Calsna 4 Chicago Union
railroad on October = Of the same year.
The road was ten miles lonS.
Popuistion boobies ~ Tive Years.
The population IN LEO was H.css. more
than double that OF i've years previous.
Gas was first used In Chicago on Sept
of that year Five years later the city had
more than doubled In population again.
| the figures then being 5000. Such phe-
nomenal growth Of little Western VII
| lage 70 a great city within single de-
| cada was unprecedented. and the atten-
| sion of all America and Of many persons
| In the old world WAS directed To Chicago.
| Investors from neighboYing states saw
| that there was money TO be made IN real
| estate here. and they came and bought
| acres at prices which AZ that time were
| regarded as fabulous Many Of the older
residents Of the city were glad to sell. for
4 they felt sure q collapse would come. ~
/ such progress seemed forced and I'M
natural and could not last But Chicago
sflII grew Five years later. IN 1850. the
| population was 10000 Then came the
J civil war. but I'VE years later the number
| Of Inhabitants had increased to 1sI."o.
With this increase At the rate 81 Dooe
| q year. II was predicted by some that the
| census Of 1910 would show between 10000
| and 10000: II did show $4,000.
! mtg riPe FOLLOWED ~ Cooke PsaSe.
| These are q few OF the facts Of interest
| contained In Mr.. Campbs!rs little book.
| which he thinks every lover Of Chicago
| should BE- familiar With. Continuing. ne
says:
Then came the chicaso nre Of ISL. DE-.
siroy1nx s1.0co 1p.oco worth Of property II
| was thought the city would never arise
| from is ashes.
Two years late the Jay Cooke panic had
| a worse effect than the fire. Business all
| over the country was At ssandstfil DEBTS
| that had been incurred were not pad The
| outlook was dark But Chicago kept grow
| inw. Tn ISIS the population was T+osS. an
Increase Of 500 for Ave years. but bust
l n<su wa~ almost Mt q sfandssfll: tho COIN
| try wss not over the effects ~ the panic:
! nothing wo1id start revival Spms be-
came discouraged and down-hearted and
| left: Others s1me and IN ls6 the city had
1 q population 81 S3.fS
Ten years later. In 1850. the census show
| ed q population Of 1904, go. an increase o.
| sooc year for ten years"
| Then this city was chosen an the iora-
/ ton for the Worlds Columbian exposition,
/ and 30 mary building permits were issued
| thar Il was said Chicagos needs were be-
| ing anticipated by twenty years. Bu, In
/ hIs Tact report Buiid.nE Commissioner Me-
Andrews SAID more permits were issued In
| May, is:s than IN any other month % tho
| c.fy's History. with the single exception OF
! May. 1859.
+ The far and the panic OF 1881 gave Chi-
! cago realty setback from which II has
| not yet fully recovered but othT cities
/ were affected In a similar 81 worse man
I ner. fer business depression prevailed al
/ over the country untii a year or - ago.
Growth Never interrupted.
But the growth Of Chicago was unir-
terrupted n ia estimated tina, the cen
sus 81 1870 viii show q population eH-
/ cesding oa.so As Mr. Campbell puts ~
/ Chicago has never stopped growing:
I Fsrnsnac Jones. nov living In Chicaro.
1 has sewn the day he could have pur-
chased all that part of Chicago bounded
4 by Madison stree; On the north. Twelfth
street on tho south State street on the
east. and Hslsted street on the WV Ten"
/ mite sauarei for xaS. sss Tn.s h absolute
/ IL unparalleled IN the history ~ the world.
4 town with 80 people In Issa Stands
\ fourth tn the list Of eitis~ ~ the world.