. Wacker's manual of the plan of Chicago; municipal economy . r-A. „^ CHICAGO- ^^.H-^^y, stations Scheme West of the River between Canal and Clinton Streetsfl^ToA^e%lre^t%ft^ i?at?^itov?.^*^- ^^^ ^^ ^™^^^^ ^ ^ ^^^^^^ - aVevelHeTj^- [Copyrighted by the Commercial Club.] It was no doubt the wish of Louis XIV tomake his name famous for all time thatmoved him to have the plans of Paris pre-pared. In modern times, and in our country,this imperial way of city building is impos-sible. No one man has the power to ordervast changes. It can be done only by wiseleaders, thinking out plans for betterm
. Wacker's manual of the plan of Chicago; municipal economy . r-A. „^ CHICAGO- ^^.H-^^y, stations Scheme West of the River between Canal and Clinton Streetsfl^ToA^e%lre^t%ft^ i?at?^itov?.^*^- ^^^ ^^ ^™^^^^ ^ ^ ^^^^^^ - aVevelHeTj^- [Copyrighted by the Commercial Club.] It was no doubt the wish of Louis XIV tomake his name famous for all time thatmoved him to have the plans of Paris pre-pared. In modern times, and in our country,this imperial way of city building is impos-sible. No one man has the power to ordervast changes. It can be done only by wiseleaders, thinking out plans for betterments some of the men who had worked to make ita great success for Chicago met together attheir clubs. Tliey had learned during theFair that orderly arrangement of buildingsand streets gave a most pleasing clearly saw that to create a wide planto that end and to carry it out throughout/all Chicago would be to make their home ORIGIN OF THE PLAK OF CHICAGO 75 city famous all over tlie world. Thereforethey set about working out a plan to do thisgreat
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