. History of Chicago Historical and commercial statistics, sketches, facts and figures, republished from the "Daily Democratic press." What I remember of early Chicago; a lecture, delivered in McCormick's Hall, January 23, 1876, (Tribune, January 24th,) . Chamber of Commerce 99 Growth of the West, (Address) OS History of Chicago, 1854 11 Yankee Clock Peddler 13 Illinois and Michigan Canal 13, 33 Massacre of Chicago 15 Black Hawk War 19 P. F. W. Peck 23 Sumptuary—Price of Whisky, etc 24 Taxes in 1832 27 First election, 1833 28 Indian Treaty 30 Census of 1837 32 First Loafer 35 Historical and Co
. History of Chicago Historical and commercial statistics, sketches, facts and figures, republished from the "Daily Democratic press." What I remember of early Chicago; a lecture, delivered in McCormick's Hall, January 23, 1876, (Tribune, January 24th,) . Chamber of Commerce 99 Growth of the West, (Address) OS History of Chicago, 1854 11 Yankee Clock Peddler 13 Illinois and Michigan Canal 13, 33 Massacre of Chicago 15 Black Hawk War 19 P. F. W. Peck 23 Sumptuary—Price of Whisky, etc 24 Taxes in 1832 27 First election, 1833 28 Indian Treaty 30 Census of 1837 32 First Loafer 35 Historical and Commercial Statistics, 1853 36 Real 37 Churches 39 Banks 41 Labor 42 Water Works, Improvements, etc .48—57 Manifest Destiny 57 History of Chicago—Address Jan. 23, 1876 115 Mayors of Chicago 126 Population of Chicago 126 Railways, etc., 1855 63 Railways, etc., .... 71 Ray, Dr. 83 Scripps, John Locke 81 Topography of Chicago, etc. 60 Transportation, cheap—Address at Des Moines, 1873 102 Trade of Chicago—Its Extent, etc., 1875 -- 109 What I Remember of Early Chicago, 1876 115 Chicago in 1846 115 Traveling in 1848 116 Building Stone 117 Water Supply 119 Johns. Wright 121 Democratic Press i 123 Old Citizens, eic 124. TRIBUNE BUILDING. HISTORY OF CHICAGO, 18 5 2. The past has been a year of unexampledprosperity, and our city has shared largelyin the general progress of the country. Inno former year has so much been done toplace its business upon a permanent basis,and extend its commerce. By the exten-sion of the Galena Railroad to Rockford,we have drawn to this city the trade ofportions of Wisconsin, Iowa and Minne-sota, that hitherto sought other markets ;and when our roads reach the Father ofWaters, as two of them will within thepresent year, we may expect an avalancheof business, for which we fear all ourwholesale houses will not be prepared. The opening of the Rock Island Rail-road, Oct 18th to Joliet, Jan. 5th to Mor-ris, Feb. 14th to Ottawa,
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