Papers in Illinois history and transactions . dministered before judges as pure, aided by lawyersas eloquent, if not as learned, as any who ever plead or gave judgmentin Westminster Hall.^^ I believe that the same may be truly said ofthe courts and lawyers today in Illinois. If they are faithful to thetraditions of their great predecessors, justice will be as fairly adminis-tered by judges as honest and pure, aided by lawyers as learned andeloquent as were those in the early history of the State, or even in West-minster in the great Hall of William Rufus. 77 Recollections of the Early Chicago
Papers in Illinois history and transactions . dministered before judges as pure, aided by lawyersas eloquent, if not as learned, as any who ever plead or gave judgmentin Westminster Hall.^^ I believe that the same may be truly said ofthe courts and lawyers today in Illinois. If they are faithful to thetraditions of their great predecessors, justice will be as fairly adminis-tered by judges as honest and pure, aided by lawyers as learned andeloquent as were those in the early history of the State, or even in West-minster in the great Hall of William Rufus. 77 Recollections of the Early Chicago and Ulinois Bar, Arnold, 22 Fergus Historical Series, II. Note—The original records have been examined in Pike, Fulton, Peoria and Putnam counties asto the facts stated herein as shown by the respective records of said counties. I am indebted for thisexamination in Pike County to Judge Higbee, in Fulton County to Hon. B. M. Chiperfield,inPeoria County to Crerald H. Page,attorney-at-law, and in Putnam County to .Judge John M. 55 THE LIFE AND SERVICES OF SHELBY M. CULLOM. (By Henry A. Coistverse^ of the Sangamon County Bar^ Springfield.) The year 1830 nshered in an era of great industrial activity in theL^nited States. On November 2 of that year the first American railroadtrain made a trial trip from Schenectady to Albany, in the State ofXew York, a distance of seventeen miles. This diminutive and experi-mental forerunner of modern metliods of transportation was hauled bya mere pygmy of a locomotive bearing the dignified and somewhat highsounding name, *Dewitt Clinton, having been named in honor of anearly distinguished Governor of the Empire State. Within the spaceof half a century, the inventive and financial genius of our people hadso developed the steam locomotive and the railway that by leaps andbounds railw^ay mileage was increased to thousands and our nation,throughout its length and breadth, was indissolubly bound together bythe great shining artificial
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