. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. tBBxnajnxiimM The Metropolis of the Middle West ^ Fort Dearborn established in 1803. ^ First railroad opened, 1848. ^ Chicago destroyed b^ fire October 8-9, 1871. q Population in 1911, 2,264,184. ^ Area in square miles, 191,325. ^ Length of cit^, north and south, 25 1-2 miles. ^ Width of city, east and rvest, 9 miles. ^ Total mileage of streets, 4,355. ^ Longest street. Western avenue, 23 1-2 miles. ^ Employees on city pay rolls, 22,428. ^ Members of the Fire Department, 1,835. ^ Members of the Police Force, 4,260. q Cost of running city in 1911, $
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. tBBxnajnxiimM The Metropolis of the Middle West ^ Fort Dearborn established in 1803. ^ First railroad opened, 1848. ^ Chicago destroyed b^ fire October 8-9, 1871. q Population in 1911, 2,264,184. ^ Area in square miles, 191,325. ^ Length of cit^, north and south, 25 1-2 miles. ^ Width of city, east and rvest, 9 miles. ^ Total mileage of streets, 4,355. ^ Longest street. Western avenue, 23 1-2 miles. ^ Employees on city pay rolls, 22,428. ^ Members of the Fire Department, 1,835. ^ Members of the Police Force, 4,260. q Cost of running city in 1911, $58,229, ^ Valuation of real and personal property in 1911, $2,554,607,310. ^ Area of parks in acres, 4,388. ^ Miles of boulevards, 148. ^ Street railrvay mileage, 1,350. ^ Railivay stations, 6; trunk-line railroads, 28. ^ Banks, national, state and private. 111. ^ Clearings of associated banks in 1910, $13,939,- 689, ^ Pieces of mail handled at Chicago posioffice in 1911, 1,618,900,651. ^ Newspapers and periodicals published in Chicago, 750. €]f Halls, assembly, all kinds, 876. The is using the largest one. ^ Public schools, 286; teachers, 6,584; enrollment, 304,146. q Killings at the stock yards, 1910, 1,698,921 cattle; 5,161,552 hogs. ^ Value of manufactures in 1909, $1,281,313,000. ^ Theaters in Chicago, 72, not to mention 538 ''; ^ Chicago is busy all the time eating, sleeping, working, playing, but always has time to Welcome and entertain Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Chicago : Florists' Pub. Co
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