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I
r UST seventy years ago something
fjj in the nature of a "boom" struck
Chicago, gave It a start towards
the great metropolis it has become.
Before that. Its history was practical
ly that of a frontier village, a trading
point In 1S30 a canal connecting the
Illinois River with Lake Michigan was
nntier consideration. Congress set ,
were all brought from Cleveland, then
a much larger city than Chicago. Four
years later the first bridges ncross the
river were constructed one of those
wns made of floating logs tied together,
and the Indians In its vicinity volun
tarlly contributed oue-half of its cost.
which was In the neighborhood of
S400.
The Sauganash was the grand hotel
CHICAGO IX 1S30 FROM THE LAKE.
apart land to aid the project. A ior
tion of the allotment fell within the
limits of Chicago. An auction sale was
made, the lots bringing an average of
$34. Deals in the same became brisk.
A "boom" was started, settlers came
In, Chicago began to make metropol
itan history, and the years since then
have beeD simply forward strides of
majestic progress.
It Is pleasant and Interesting to note
what occurred to bring all this about
, . !
1S8'
FIHSr lOL'KTUOfSK,
prior to 1S30. The first permanent
settlement was made In 1SU3, when a
sturdy Scotch-American named Kluzle
followed In the tracks of French mis
sionaries and explorers, and took pos
session of a rude squared hut, erected
by a San Domingan negro named
Jean Baptiste, who had drifted Into
the northwest twenty-six years pre
vious. Klnzle established an Indian
trading post, and as the pioneer mer
chant and business man laid the
foundations of the greatest commer
cial city in the West The government
at once built Fort Dearborn, and here
arriving visitors and settlers sought
In those early days. Her? a half-breed
kept a tavern, now within the memory
of many a living patriarch of the West
He was the town's great musician, and
Just as Nero fiddled while Rome burn
ed, he played for his guests while Chi
cago grew up. It is related that In
those days such things as white sheets
and table linen were a rare commodity,
and that after a guest was asleep the
specious landlord would Invade his
room with a hideous yell, suggesting
"Indians:" whip away the sheet from
the frightened stranger who would
prudently burrow in the blankets-
while the trophy was smoothed out to
do service as a table-cloth.
IJejian to "Feci It Oats."
By 1S3C the "Garden City" began "to
feel its oats!" The first vessel built
in Chicago was successfully launched,
and ground was broken for the long
talkcd-of Illinois and Michigan Canal.
The Galena railroad was chartered.
Speculation became rife, and real es
tate reached figures that discounted
the wildest previous speculations. Chi
cago was now the largest town in the
State, the question of Incorporation
was constantly agitated, and In the fol
lowing year a oharter was secured from
the Legislature. The population had
risen to -1.1S0 souls, there were 4 ware
houses, 39S dwellings, 20 dry goods
stores, 5 hardware stores, 10 groceries,
17 lawyers' olllces,. and 5 churches.
The young city, organized and ready
for business, prepared for an immodl-
mlles of tho road then completed
From this Insignificant beginning tho
most inneiilflpoiit rallwnv system ill
the world has lieen built up In half a
century. It was the railroads that
made Chicago the metropolis of tho
West and It Is the railroads that win
ever keep the city in front, each new
tributary lino adding to Its greatness.
In the same year the canal was com
plcted,.nud a board of trade was or
ganlzed. with a total membership of
eighty-two.
Fonic Cltx Improvement.
Gas came to Chicago In 1S50. and the
Illinois Central Railroad lgan to plan
out Its Hue. In the following year the
drinking water system of the city was
put on a progressive basin, obviating
the buying of small quantities from
two-wheeled carts, which dispensed
the same at the rate of from 5 to 10
cents a barrel. The rule now seemed
to be the organisation of a new rail
road comjmny about every two years.
The Fort Wayne, the Michigan South
ern, the Burlington and (Jtiincy, the
Alton, and numerous other lines sprang
Into being, but only at the behest of
careful capital and bard, energetic la
bor. Some Idea of the way theo roads
were built up may 1h? gained from the
fact that the Chicago and Northwest
ern Railroad of the present day con
sists of a consolidation of no lens than
forty-five sepnrate and distinct lines.
By ISTkj eleven trunk lines centered nt
Chicago. In !Su7 panic again struck
prospective greatness rents upon her
location at tho gateway of it fertile
country as large In extent as Europe.
All outside territory has liven tribu
tary and helpful to Chicago, nud tho
Iowa farmer, the Michigan miner, tho
Indiana merchant, the Wisconsin linn-
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titn a in i m
sun nun uinrruMi u Ih nl .u..i i . ,w4
Of KltCtIIIC Itlf It.
uui iiu.u iii Milieu?" I ImiuireJ
really wns a lion, t,, ,lMl
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...i-t... nuiiiuuv im i iif Hps
concerned.
"Not fer the lust fiW r0-,,.,..
piled. "Illi's iM'fti a iH.a MBhi""
than I like fer ov,rJIlly J.J'
might do fer CrUiiMw ,r wB
ft
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iHMly hankers fer n u r. mi,.,. 7.
t ie week." "
I promniie,"
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8i:CO.M COCIITIIOfSB.
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bcrmnn, have nil ImmimhI to liullil up
the inetroiHilis In u wny. A century
hko the HilvnutngeH Chlengo uIIIIimmI
were couiitwl trivial, but cloe HiipIICH-
Hon and shrewd enterprltw linve mi-
ullillateil dlntninc. bridged riven, and
tumbled mountain, until, for nil prac
tical puriKwe. Salt Itktt City Is nearer
to Chicago than Boston wns to rlilln-
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swered ilubloiinly.
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with n kiiillu mm ir n. . i .. . .
f batter off. mi l that .i"-iil,
bo. '"fl1
I WNM JUKI n ilttY ,11
this uiicxpoi'ttsl I ,r,
moKtlc duprlvnilon, i ui
iwt myeir strnlgln.
"Well." I hU ioiimi' ,
do the let you -an n: .:
stniicen and kwp uur . ,
much ns polhl."
It was Innie, of -r)rt
enn't always In at h! i, v
"1 reckon mi." sin r- .j,. i-
fully enough, "but I i-u i .j.trw
with liuryln' hiiNbniiH n ,j
blnek drewte 'tween i iii I)
I couldn't go to e m- j rj,r Z
wiw thlrki r'n bin. kbipt, V,6ij4
have mime wore uv it,. -, ... ty
i iiou i can ir i i.. im-iIv j.
(. hniiillng up my 1 1 ,i . i
Stnr.
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VIEW ON CLARK STREET. 1S57.
y in In jrM ,ri-f 1 1 ' " j " if If -f ' fv r i t -fip ,-J J '
s -
NEW GOVERNMENT BUILDING.
protection, nnd the Indians exchanged
skins and pelts for trinkets, general
merchandise and whisky. In 1S12 the
savages practically destroyed the fort,
nnd massacred fifty-two persons. In
1810 It was rebuilt Within the next
ten years churches, ferries, stores, ho
tels of a primitive character appeared
on the scene, nnd the settlement be
came a town. Nearly all the new ar
rivals came to start In business. Com
petition became an Immediate element,
nnd as early as 1825 there was evi
dent that keenness and foresight which
made commerce the keynote of one of
tho greatest manufacturing nnd dis
tributing cities in the world. In 1820
the government rewarded a resident
for services rendered In negotiating
peaceful relations with tho Pottnwat
tomles by building for him free tho
first frame houso erected In tho dis
trict Chicago's most lordly cloud
grazer does not to-dny attract such
universal nttcntlon as did tho owner
' of this princely Gtrueturo. Up to that
tlmo everything wns Imported," nnd
some idea of the progress attained dur
lug the past sovonty years may bo
gleaned from tho circumstance that tho
clnpbonrds, sash, nails and brick used
In constructing this modest little houso
ate Influx of population and wealth,
but was doomed to suffer serious dis
appointment A great panic presented
Itself, and waves of disaster and col
lapse swept over the entire land, from
which Chicago suffered in common
with other cities. A passion for in
vestment had carried the people away,
and a lack of money now led to no
end of business failures. "Hard Times"
held the city in its grasp. Retrench
ment wns necessitated, and 18U8 fol
lowed gloomy ns a continuous funeral.
A severe drouth nnd a most serious
epidemic visited the city. Amid this
gloom tho first theater was built
Strange to say, it was a success and
wns patronized by many who were
unable to pay tholr debts.
For fully ten years the effects of tho
panic acted ns a caution upon citizens.
Legitimate trade was nurtured, and
the marine interests of tho city slowly
built up. Newspapers wore started,
municipal buildings erected. In 1818
tho Pioneer, a locomotive, arrived on
a brig from the East, and pulled tho
first train out of Chicago ovor tho
Galena road. On Nov. 20 of that year
tho first wheat ever transported by
rail arrived, and tho locomotive began
to make regular trips over the tci?
Chicago, nnd a great many banks fail
ed. During this year Chicago's first
great fire occurred, thirteen jmtsoiis
loslrg their lives In the conflagration.
Two years later the first street rail
way mnde Its appearance n single
track affair, quite primeval. A strong
disposition was bow evinced "to lift
Chicago out of the mud," and paving
was the order of the day. Now the
city began to be the center of Import
ant political events. It wns in the Chi
cago Wigwam thnt Lincoln and Ham
II ii were nominated, and nt the samu
structure ninny momentous war meet
Ings were held. The city became the
recognized center of the West Its
progress was now all along the line of
rapid advancement, balked only by the
great fire of 1871, a conflagration over
shadowing any In the history of the
world. Then came the years of reorgan
Izatlon and rebuilding. With 1800 the
prospering metropolis had reached the
1,000.000 mark. The most Imposing
structures In the world were designed
nnd constructed. The year 1S93 saw
the World's Fair open and close, after
scoring a brilliant success. Great
crowds came to view the city for the
first tlmo from all quarters of the
world, enormously swelling the already
great population of the city. Elec
tricity wns advanced In Its highest
form In nil tho Industries. Meelinnics
of every class here found tho Idenl
field for progress. The soelnl, literary
and commercial Interests had reached
the highest typical plane. The city
entered 1899 with n marvelous history
behind it. The wonderful metropolis
not only astonished tho world, but sur
prised Its own people.
Is To-ilfiy a Woiiiler.
To-dny Chicago Is a wonder to sur
vey. Its vnst area, Immense popula
tion, magnificent buildings and enor
mous Industries are known to and np
predated by nil. Tho city comprises
In its limits nbout 100 squaro miles of
territory. It is twenty-five and one
half miles from Its extreme north to
its extreme south limit
From absolutely nothing to a city of
2,000,000 people within tho narrow
limits of a single century, it has conio
to lead tho world In many things ns a
railway center, port, lumber market
grain market. In live stock of nil kinds
Chicago takes tho preference. AH this
Is not tho rosujt of chnnco or fortune .
Good1 luck seldom has n run of slxtv.
present uifd
dolphin the year
built
Fori DonrlMiru wtu
ono years. Chicago's
AN OUSTIN ATE ARTIST.
He I'olntcil a Roil iir on the Huron lie
l.ntli. child.
"A iwrtmlt painter can't afford to vt
entirely independent iinloa he has u
tremendous vogue," remnrked an artist
u no tins spent a number of years In
Utlllll- Mttff.n.1 .. ... -
........ ........... n, ,i i-urri.'HiHJiiilCIIl or tne
.-now urienns TlineK-Dumocmt. "I r
member when I first went to I'nrW,
Sergeant, who Is probably the greatest
mnsier in ins special Held that America
hns ever produced, was Just beginning
to attract attention. He hail painted
a portrait of his preceptor. Durow. urn
was generally applauded, and the Mir
u vi en i en iei to His getting a coinmlH
o. Hum mo unroll Rothschild. It
was his first big Job. but he went
auo u u wiin exactly the same nun
f'll.1 Ifl tw... ..1. .. .
- i-iiiiiiicierizes lilm nt
present During tlt. last sitting, when
the picture was receiving Its finishing
touches, it chanced that one of the
i.uiuiia cars ueenmo unusually red, a
clrcumstnuco probably duo to tho heat
of the room. Sergeant seized on It at
onco ns a good bit of color and nindo
! ,P? "t0i..r n. " '"filing,
: " ""K'liiw. wiien Rothschild
Inspected tho portrait he was greatly
Pleased. 'But of course,' , said, 'you
..... I.1..I.-wun ii uuii it-ic ear.' 'Oh nn'
iuimilu me paiiuor promptly. 'I think
i mm., leave u just ns It Is. I rather llko
1 " uanicer was astonished
nnd very nngry, nnd while ho paid for
.u ..., i e never nuiig It. Of course,
the Incident raised n lntii?h
artist's obstinacy wns ndmlrod In bo-
uumm, uui ii reaiiy did Sergeant n
great deal of harm, nnd wns ono of tho
hlngs that oventually determined hiui
to move to London."
Know tho Cards.
A little girl who attends a Maine pub
lie school has quite nn Idea of nniiiiiK.
ns was evidenced by her reply to her"
tenchor. The class hud been rending
about tho king's family. The teacher"
WlHhlllg tO IllClllcato tho onrrnn 1,1...
of royal descent, said: "Now.eliih!..,.;,
,lu ulJI i i n inolf " ..... n i.
nil..l .... "V.. duo iiiu
nuii.iv lunjiuiiMU,
Tho
Wo qulto llilo Pnln.
pain of a mosnultn liitn
Is
caused by a fluid nnium. i...
o Insect- Into tho wmni i 1
mako tii hinn.i ii.i 4 4 'u ciiyonne, cny, "to tno aiinii i - ,b
Uhtta ttoat ? l.l.osed J exist betwote
ion iak n mail rd'jw
guitipilon. nnd It'll cm,- tb f
no matter wlint ln-'s u- 1 rg-.i.-if- r.
ninrkwl John Low. of Hi llullLr Fl
Company, mm he uinvm n l a tunSs
from his neck and nr. pared fr i 1
Inted brenkfnut
Now there's Ni-d Strn ." hewMM
Imrrii-illv. unvliiv l.u i, i..,i i.. .i..-.
. - - . .... .T..n .... ........ . " I. , ',
rate any (HMmlble Inierruinloa fr-tuu
lieljunate. "I went out tlifrv tkJ
inornliig Junt to we how therulmww,
and 1 dtM-lnre, they re c .i:;j.Ic-t: M
SRUiiders vent theie. and we irslri
around, elng Imw cinpl. te tb-jirt!
"When you think Hi it inn til ib
clothe Hint Myra hd .i,t outooih
line yetenlsy moi n n : -it aol tw
within two hours' time wa-oin
iiiikIi u a spool of Hi.-. . il I. ft mtii
Stone family. It mt-uii as if N-J Ul
n-w n to fI dim oiii iigul.
' Thi y'd laid In a good su rk ft port
anil iKtcf and w on, but cv.-ry uiifoilt
was spoiled. I Mild to .1 t that torn
Ned's thrifty ways I guiMmd vhtnb
fame homo from Kentlng Inst
and found he hndn't any home, be ui
there was no use trying to male IK
best of such n Job.
"I hadn't more than got tlic worti
out of my mouth b-fore I nw M
coining across the iii.-ndow lvlflisbf;
hai'llng-hnok on Greenougb'i wbw
burrow. He smiled nt us Just ai client
fill, nnd said he:
"'Glad to sou you. boys! LnitnlsM
I couldn't seem to s use any thing. W
I said to Myra this morning that as tin
stuff In the cellar would make cxellwt
grease when 'twas tried out, I ml."
as well come over nnd hook no some ol
the pork to give mo a kind of an apl
tlte for breakfast.'
"Job and I left him stnndlnir IliM,
hooking up pork nnd so on out of tM
barrels, apparently Just ns cnny la Vi
mind ns he was yesterday morow
And I reelnin ir thnrii'u nnvboilv In tb'
neighborhood runs out of frying 'I"1
within tho next six months. Mjr
Slouo will bo nble to supply 'w"
(Ire-proof rntes."-Youth's CollH13ul0
A Hornet Colony.
At lenst fifty years ago. nccordlns'0
Dr. L. O. Howard, a colony of 1-"
lean hornets guttled near Ne' 01
City. They have flourished since tnn
Introduction to a new country. hllt lia"
shown n singular Indisposition "
spread far from the original point
sett lenient. The great est dlstnnco w
which they have been known to u
grato during the half century of t no t
stay does not oxceed 100 inlh'S.
l T1 1 IlkU ( tlLt lit Ii? 1 1 titwt ni'A
nuthoiiauH, but In Amerlrnn tho Inset
have choHon hollow tnes for
liomes.
Ion I Hopes Criitheil.
(l'.P II ....1.1 U'lllln W 8 lIV"l
iw niu, mini u nn" - .
Zovirlshly, "you represent all ta '
most sitbllmo. I believe thnt (lcsiB'
Intended us for each other." ,,.,
"Are you alluding," Inquired
Cayenne, Icily, "to tho affinity 1H
r'"" iiiiuau
I lime nud the ridiculous"