. Wacker's manual of the plan of Chicago; municipal economy . CHICAGO IN 1846—Population 14,169.[Original Owned by the Chicago Historical Society.] and they are calling into their cabinets foradvisors more and more men from ourgreat cities. The cities, with their largepopulations, are becoming more powerfulforces in our government every year, FROM THE WEST—Population 12, the Chicago Historical Society.] Greatest Scientific Problem. A pennysaved is a penny earned, is a saying wehave all heard. We know it is a true few of us know or realize how neces-sary it is,with thegrowth of
. Wacker's manual of the plan of Chicago; municipal economy . CHICAGO IN 1846—Population 14,169.[Original Owned by the Chicago Historical Society.] and they are calling into their cabinets foradvisors more and more men from ourgreat cities. The cities, with their largepopulations, are becoming more powerfulforces in our government every year, FROM THE WEST—Population 12, the Chicago Historical Society.] Greatest Scientific Problem. A pennysaved is a penny earned, is a saying wehave all heard. We know it is a true few of us know or realize how neces-sary it is,with thegrowth ofcities, topreventwaste. Fewof us havethoughthow import-ant it is thatsavingmethods ofgovernmentbe manyof us thinkof the truththat themore peoplethere are in cities in proportion to thepopulation of our country the fewer thereare in the country to produce the grain,vegetables and meats so necessary to ourwell-being. 14 WACKERS MANUAL OF THE PLAN OF CHICAGO. FLOOD IN THE CHICAGO RIVER, 23,047. As the cities have grown, however, wehave been forced to realize that wasteful-ness of foodp r 0 d n c tsmust mustrealize thatfood cannever be sop 1 e n t i f uland cheapas it waswhen fewerpeople were living in the cities and moreupon the farms. That is one simple illus-tration of the present necessity of savingand stopping wastefulness. This movement for saving things to getthe most out of everything is a world-widemovement. Old rags, scraps of paper, oldiron and many other materials formerlydiscarded as useless are now made intouseful products. Great fortunes are yearlymade from neweconomies. In our citiesgreat public works have been undertakento save lives. The public health officerdoes not allow people to waste theirhealth. Millions of dollars are spentin build-ing greatcanals andin cut-ting newstreets,and all ofthesethings areto elim-inate ex-pense, t osave mate-rial and to Thus, before the growth of cities thebest effo
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