Chicago, a history and forecast . it made inevitable the birth of themodern Chicago. Happily Chicago has recognized itsdebt to Governor Clinton by naming a great thorough-fare in his honor. Before the influence of this far-reaching event couldfind local expression, the obstacle to white settlementpresented by the Indian ownership and occupancy of thesoil must be removed. The accomplishment of this wasa long-drawn-out process, whose fulfillment, broadlyspeaking, was signalized by the Black Hawk war of the local point of view this is the sole significanceattaching to this tragic contes
Chicago, a history and forecast . it made inevitable the birth of themodern Chicago. Happily Chicago has recognized itsdebt to Governor Clinton by naming a great thorough-fare in his honor. Before the influence of this far-reaching event couldfind local expression, the obstacle to white settlementpresented by the Indian ownership and occupancy of thesoil must be removed. The accomplishment of this wasa long-drawn-out process, whose fulfillment, broadlyspeaking, was signalized by the Black Hawk war of the local point of view this is the sole significanceattaching to this tragic contest. It chanced to coincide 21 in point of time with the opening of an era of commer-cial enthusiasm and speculation such as the United Stateshas never witnessed before or since that decade. In theWest this era found chief expression in a rush of immi-gration and a frenzy of speculation in land. Development Fervor of 1833 The spring of 1833, therefore, ushered in the first andgreatest boom in the history of Chicago. Over night, as. A grand mansion of the old days, home of Eli B. Williams atMonroe Street and Wabash Avenue. Houses such as these, withtrees and lawns, helped to strengthen the poetic claim of theGarden Citys motto, Urbs in Horto. The house became a well-known restaurant, the Maison Doree. The site was given to theUniversity of Chicago three years ago. Permission of E. G. Goodspeed. it were, the sleepy military outpost was transformed intoa mushroom city, attended by all the concomitants ofugliness and vigor which are characteristic of such a 22 development. A single incident will sufficiently illus-trate the speculative mania of the period. In 1835 Gur-don Hubbard became part owner of an eighty-acre tractextending westward from the North Branch betweenChicago Avenue and Kinzie Street, purchased for $5, this price would have been deemed fabulous a yearor two before. Chancing to visit New York a few monthslater, Hubbard found to his amazement a wild specu-lation
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