. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. tBBxnajnxiimM The Metropolis of the Middle West ^ Fort Dearborn established in 1803. ^ First railroad opened, 1848. ^ Chicago destroyed b^ fire October 8-9, 1871. q Population in 1911, 2,264,184. ^ Area in square miles, 191,325. ^ Length of cit^, north and south, 25 1-2 miles. ^ Width of city, east and rvest, 9 miles. ^ Total mileage of streets, 4,355. ^ Longest street. Western avenue, 23 1-2 miles. ^ Employees on city pay rolls, 22,428. ^ Members of the Fire Department, 1,835. ^ Members of the Police Force, 4,260. q Cost of running city in 1911, $
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. tBBxnajnxiimM The Metropolis of the Middle West ^ Fort Dearborn established in 1803. ^ First railroad opened, 1848. ^ Chicago destroyed b^ fire October 8-9, 1871. q Population in 1911, 2,264,184. ^ Area in square miles, 191,325. ^ Length of cit^, north and south, 25 1-2 miles. ^ Width of city, east and rvest, 9 miles. ^ Total mileage of streets, 4,355. ^ Longest street. Western avenue, 23 1-2 miles. ^ Employees on city pay rolls, 22,428. ^ Members of the Fire Department, 1,835. ^ Members of the Police Force, 4,260. q Cost of running city in 1911, $58,229, ^ Valuation of real and personal property in 1911, $2,554,607,310. ^ Area of parks in acres, 4,388. ^ Miles of boulevards, 148. ^ Street railrvay mileage, 1,350. ^ Railivay stations, 6; trunk-line railroads, 28. ^ Banks, national, state and private. 111. ^ Clearings of associated banks in 1910, $13,939,- 689, ^ Pieces of mail handled at Chicago posioffice in 1911, 1,618,900,651. ^ Newspapers and periodicals published in Chicago, 750. €]f Halls, assembly, all kinds, 876. The is using the largest one. ^ Public schools, 286; teachers, 6,584; enrollment, 304,146. q Killings at the stock yards, 1910, 1,698,921 cattle; 5,161,552 hogs. ^ Value of manufactures in 1909, $1,281,313,000. ^ Theaters in Chicago, 72, not to mention 538 ''; ^ Chicago is busy all the time eating, sleeping, working, playing, but always has time to Welcome and entertain - -.» M - d'l ? 1 riT^i^ wm^ z 'n^^i^snuBX \. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Chicago : Florists' Pub. Co
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