Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1917-08-23
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This Sure Is Some Town!

Chicago. IlL-Dear Uncle:-Here /
am back again to make good my prom
Use of giving YOU a description of Chi
cago. Chicago has well earned the
distinction of being the most wonder
full city of modern times from a stand
point Of growth and development. The
present city has a population of 2,160,-
600, which is being added to at the rate
OF $4,000 annually. The length of the
city is twenty-six miles, its greatest
width IA 1-2 miles, and has an area
of 1893 square miles. Within it's
boundaries are 400 miles Of streets
and alleys. Its water works, owned
by the city. pumps an average of $751;
323,0OO gallons of water daily. There
are 297 public schools and % high
schools. Hundreds of other church
and private schools and institutions of
learning are scattered throughout the
city. The churches number LIE.
Thirteen hundred and fifty miles OF
surface and elevated railway is patron
lie by 100000 passengers daily. The
park system contains 3,742.7 acres and,
with the IT. miles Of ~bouleyardS,
form a complete belt around the citys
The population Of Chicago is repre-
scented by 43 different nationalities.
Newspapers are issued daily in ten lam
guages. Church services are conducted
in twenty different tongues. There
are more people of the following ma
tionalities residing in Chicago than IN
any ether city in the United States.
Bohemian, Norwegian, Swedish and
Polish. 1t Is second to New York City
In German population.
Chicago annually produces manu-
featured goods to the value of one and
a half billion dollars. made by approx
imately 10000 establishments. These
products cover practically every line
OF merchandise used In America
There are individual manufacturing
concerns. which employ as high as 49,
600 people, whose total output
mounts to more than $10O,00O,0 200.
Many wholesale firms do an annual
business of $50, 100000. The Chicago
postofice receipts for 1916 were ST.
~320,S22.0S. The United States GUS
toms receipts for the.same period were
$6.OS4, 1854. The cost of running the
city government in 1916. including the
public schools. tuberculosis s%anitari-
ums, and public library was $72,3S4,-
9S7.46.
The present city hall erected i'm 1910
has 24,OOO,O0O cubic feet of space esti-
mated to accommodate the business of
100000 people.
The auditorium building has a
tower 2S5 feet high, from which splen-
did views may be had Owe Lake Mich
igan and business section of the city.
The building has a theatre, a large
hotel and a section devoted to Offices
and studios.
The drainage canal was built by the
sanitary district of Chicago at an ex-
penditure of @ 100000. 1t is one
OF the most unique and wonderful OF
engineering feats. 1t extends thirty
six miles from the south branch Of the
Chicago River to a point on the DeS-
PLANES River just above Joliet, Ill.
In this distance the canal has a fall
OF 40 feet. The flowing capacity Is
1900 cubic feet Of water per second.
1t took seven years to build the canal.
There are many other interesting
facts concerning Chicago and il the
nieces and nephews are interested, I
will continue my story in my next let
ter, as this n certainly is long
enough, and l am afraid, taking uN
too much space already.
/ was tickled to the tip of my little
toe. when l saw a letter from a nephew
and l hope he will keep up the good
work and that others will follow his
example, for | am sure everybody has
a few minutes spare time in which they
could write u simple little letter.
With good luck to our corner and
long may it live, l remain,-"A Girl
in Chicago.
We hook forward, with much anxi.
ETY., to your next letter. continuing
vivid description of Chicago.
Don't be too slow about 1t. will you,
please?-As far as the nephews ara
concerned, l would suggest that a few
of you girls ask your brothers or
gentlemen friends to call. Don't use
u club the first time, though! - Der
Onkel.
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Ri&tisitcnnns.
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