Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-08-31
OBSERVATIONS IN CHICAGO.

OBSERVATIONS IN CHICAGO.
This Is the greatest and larges.
American city In the middle west
which is second In size in the u. S
and fifth largest in the world. 1t /.
indeed a great city to visit with 2,
O0O,O0 of human beings reprssen ing
every civ .Ezei race on the globe with
her many sky-scraping business build
fngs, great mammouth retail stores
covering thousands square fset OF
floor space. her crowded streets with
struggling humanity and loadsd cara
vans, with her street cars almost fly
ing through the air on the groun
besreak to the stranger that
he is approaching a very
busy ami rapid moving city.
One mugt en'er into that life or be
ground under the tread of the mighty
and resistless tide of humanity AMI
little does one care in Chicago about
his brothers struggle or success. Lit
tie can / add to the wonder of this
mage western city. Chicago SINE
times dubbed the village or the pond
times dubbed the village of the pond
is little less than three quarters OF
a century cid has become one Of the
gtan,A est metropolitan cities OF the
world with some OF the largest daily
newspapers Of the world. Can you
imagine the magnitude Ct Chicago?
Her population is over 2 900 600 PEG
pie, nearly as many people as there
are in the whole tate Of Iowa with
nearly as many colored people as the
population of Dies Moines, Iowa
About rs 600 Afro-Americans with %
cotored churches. attendance abHu-
10000 people eadh Sunday. with
about 40 co'orei ministers. about 81
ccloref LAWYERS. l6 rhysician, s den
lists 50 other 50 called doctors. with
her tnek'y newspapers with only
one making its regular weekly ap-
pearance for the past year with it
one theatre owned and controlled by
colc-e7 Teople. the Pskin. it is q
beautiful orera house and is doing
well. owned by Rcbt Nett. fo-me-lr
Warrington, Iowa. man. che hotel
the Keystone. a fo1r story brick build
ing Near Goth AMI. state street. man
agei by Mr.. Jim FRI, a good bust
Tess man. ge-tleT'anlv to all o-e
news and magazine stand E. H. Faulk-
ner on 3104 State where all the l~a7-
Ing co'c-ed nNwSpa- ers, magaZ mes
and broks written by our rare can
be had Four colorei un1ertakers
one dry goods and clothing store
the Sandy Trice & Co.. he has nee
line Of soots and merits the patron
age of his people. There are manv
caterers but one who stands ont
prominent is Mr.. Smiley who IS quite
wealthy and has very swell ploce
Of business about 40 cO!ored rcstaur
ants but only abort hat doZe7
first class ones 129 barber shops Is
10 billiard hans. four ,iTug
stores several confectionery ice cream
paIlors and grocery stores. one hrs
pital, the Provident, beautiful four
sttc-y press brick. with abou- 50
roo1hs and we were informed that
more than helf Of the patients are
white, it is completely modern, a
credit to any race. A word about the |
churches towering above them all in |
,rtecEla beauty on the exterior and |
nteriCr is Quinn Chapel of the A. NJ. |
z connection, presided over by DR.
\. NJ. Roberts, an able divine. 1t is |
'MF of white stone, perhaps the larg-
st seating church is now the O'ivet
BAPTIST since they have finished their
auditorium and just installed the lerg /
'st pipe organ owned by any colored
hurch in the world. over 500 pipes,
is a beauty. DR.. Fisher that en-
hus' astic church man is working
ard to make it the greatest place
or religious worship in Ameri-a for
olore,1 people. The next comes the
'ethel A. M. E, beautiful pressed
rick edifce, presided over by Rev.
aoey. The Berean Baptist is large
eating capacity. The Institutional
snmerly the railroad mems cNu-ch
ut ROW owned by the A. NJ. E church
presided over by Rev. Stewart who
doing settlement work. He has
tiklTenis nursery, etc. The Grace
is very beautiful, neas
eli arranged church. seating about
90 peoDle. pas.ore1 by that able
road minded Christian man. Moses
aclson who has perhaps the mos
,llrEre1 and refined congregation of
oAored people in Chicago. The St
'hoTnas Episoor al church has equally
S refined as the Grace church PEG
,e with Father J. 3. NASSAU new
ector recently Of Detroit, formerly
rom the West Indias. q very cultur-
ID gentleman. The Catholic Church |
; a unique building and has a great
oNs5R:ne. Rev. Clarence Goggins is
he young minister who has the Hyde
ark A M F. eaErrch. In the rclu
al world Hon. F. L. Barnett. attorney
rho has been assistant states attcr-
ey. was recently nominated for one
( the Judges of the Municipal Super
,r courts on the republican ticket.
Le is great race man. Mr.. Oscar
10 Priest was re-nominate1 for Coun-
Y Commissioner and will no doubt