. Memorial, presented by the Trustees of the Sanitary District of Chicago to the Congress of the United States : deep waterway from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River at St. Louis. 6 3,347,647 3,364,169 19,756 6,711,816 340 1886 10,180 3,564,309 3,594,549 20,447 7,158,858 1887 10,828 3,868,465 10,920 3,989,615 21,748 7,858,080 361 1888 10,158 3,990,921 10,308 4,134,064 30,466 8,134,985 397 1889 9, 4,417,415 9,462 ,634 19,014 8,881,049 464 1890 9,188 4,344,502 9,284 4,429,654 8,774,156 475 1891 8,956 4, .569, .526 9,144 4,698 320 18,100 9,367,846 507 1893 9
. Memorial, presented by the Trustees of the Sanitary District of Chicago to the Congress of the United States : deep waterway from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River at St. Louis. 6 3,347,647 3,364,169 19,756 6,711,816 340 1886 10,180 3,564,309 3,594,549 20,447 7,158,858 1887 10,828 3,868,465 10,920 3,989,615 21,748 7,858,080 361 1888 10,158 3,990,921 10,308 4,134,064 30,466 8,134,985 397 1889 9, 4,417,415 9,462 ,634 19,014 8,881,049 464 1890 9,188 4,344,502 9,284 4,429,654 8,774,156 475 1891 8,956 4, .569, .526 9,144 4,698 320 18,100 9,367,846 507 1893 9,073 4, 9,352 4,976,216 18,325 9, 533 1893 8,011 4,893,580 4,914,854 16,073 9,807,434 610 1894 7,318 4, 7,379 4,358,359 14,697 8,687,044 591 1895 7,637 ,508 7,687 4,585,831 15,834 9,188,339 600 1896 7,154 4,787,350 7,102 4,719,522 14,256 9,.506,772 667 1897 7,619 5,340,648 7,551 5,268,225 15,170 10,608,873 699 1898 ? -. 7,624 5,285, 7,763 5,466,3^1 15,387 10,751,880 699 1899 6,895 ,573 6,984 4,582,821 13,879 9,108,394 657 1900 7,181 4,989,118 7,245 4,976,964 14,426 9, 691 1901 6,844 4,648,423 6,822 ,116 13,666 9,225,589 675. Memorial to the Congress of the United States. 39 Figures for the port of Chicago, including botli rivers, are summarized by theDepartment of Public Works of Chicago for four decades as follows: COMMERCE OF POET OF CHICAGO, 1862-1900, BY DECADES. Yearly Average Toxxage. IEARLT AverageNo. Vessels. AverageCargo. PERIOD. Tons. Increase orDecrease. No. Increase orDecrease. Tons. Increase orDecrease. Tons. PerCent 37! No. PerCent. Ier Tons. _ ^ Cent. 1863 to 1870 4,972,5826,883,3768,703,69312,539,638 +i, 860,794+1,869,317+3 836,935 ,65033,169 17,881 +937+ 519—5,388 + ?4:3+ — 329303376709 + 73+ 74+333 1871 to 1880 1881 to 1890 34 4 1891 to 1900 The Calumet Eiver has developed very rapidly in late years, and is nowcarrying a tonnage approaching one-half of the Chica
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