Chicago's First Half Century, 1833-1883: The City as it was Fifty Years Ago, and as it is Today : the Trade, Commerce, Manufactories, Railroads, Banks, Wholesale and Retail Houses, Theaters, Hotels, Churches, and SchoolInter Ocean Publishing Company, 1883 - 198 páginas |
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... United States : " One piece of land six miles square at the mouth of the Chicago River , emptying into the southwest end of Lake Michigan where a fort formerly stood . " It is supposed that , an old French fort had been built here soon ...
... United States : " One piece of land six miles square at the mouth of the Chicago River , emptying into the southwest end of Lake Michigan where a fort formerly stood . " It is supposed that , an old French fort had been built here soon ...
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... United States Government , and garrisoned with about fifty men . Its location was that occupied by the well - known wholesale grocery house of W. M. Hoyt & Co. , at the corner of Michigan avenue and River street . A FITTING MEMORIAL ...
... United States Government , and garrisoned with about fifty men . Its location was that occupied by the well - known wholesale grocery house of W. M. Hoyt & Co. , at the corner of Michigan avenue and River street . A FITTING MEMORIAL ...
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... United States Government began to pay some attention to the growing town on the lake shore and the harbor was improved at an expense of $ 25,000 . The channel of the river was straightened , widened , and deepened . The sand - bar which ...
... United States Government began to pay some attention to the growing town on the lake shore and the harbor was improved at an expense of $ 25,000 . The channel of the river was straightened , widened , and deepened . The sand - bar which ...
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... United 5 , the 2 , the Dutch Reformed 2 , the Unitarians , 4 ; the Universalists , 5 ; the Swedenborgians , 4 ; and there are four in- dependent churches and thirteen not classi- fied . This shows a strong army for the cause of church ...
... United 5 , the 2 , the Dutch Reformed 2 , the Unitarians , 4 ; the Universalists , 5 ; the Swedenborgians , 4 ; and there are four in- dependent churches and thirteen not classi- fied . This shows a strong army for the cause of church ...
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... UNITED STATES FAIR . In 1860 the United States Fair was held in Chicago , and from Adams street to Cottage Grove avenue the line was made double track . The line on Cottage Grove avenue and that on State , north of Adams street , were ...
... UNITED STATES FAIR . In 1860 the United States Fair was held in Chicago , and from Adams street to Cottage Grove avenue the line was made double track . The line on Cottage Grove avenue and that on State , north of Adams street , were ...
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Página 71 - The objects of the corporation, as declared by the charter and by-laws, are " to maintain a commercial exchange; to promote uniformity in the customs and usages of merchants; to inculcate principles of justice and equity in trade; to facilitate the speedy adjustment of business disputes; to acquire and to disseminate valuable commercial and economic information; and generally, to secure to its members the benefits of cooperation in the furtherance of their legitimate pursuits.
Página 122 - No. 1 barley shall be plump, bright, clean, and free from other grain. No. 2 barley shall be sound, of healthy color, not plump enough for No. 1, reasonably clean, and reasonably free from other grain.
Página 122 - Include slightly shrunken and otherwise slightly damaged barley not good enough for No. 2. No. 4 barley shall include all barley fit for malting purposes not good enough for No. 3. No. 5...
Página 10 - River, emptying into the south-west end of Lake Michigan, where a fort formerly stood ;' and near the mouth of the river ' Fort Dearborn
Página 122 - RYE. No. 1 RYE shall be sound, plump and well cleaned. No. 2 RYE shall be sound, reasonably clean, and reasonably free from other grain. REJECTED...
Página 122 - new" shall be inserted in each certificate of inspection of a newly harvested crop of Oats until the 15th of August, of Rye until the 1st day of September, of Wheat until the 1st day of November, and of Barley until the 1st day of May of each year. This change shall be construed as establishing a new grade for the time specified, to conform in every particular to the existing grades of grain, excepting the distinctions of "new
Página 71 - ... to maintain a commercial exchange ; to promote uniformity in the customs and usages of merchants ; to inculcate principles of justice and equity in trade ; to facilitate the speedy adjustment of business disputes; to acquire" and to disseminate valuable commercial and economic information ; and generally, to secure to its members the benefits of co-operation in the furtherance of their legitimate pursuits.
Página 122 - No. 3 barley shall include slightly shrunken and otherwise slightly damaged barley not good enough for No. 2.
Página 122 - Ibs. to the measured bushel. No. 1 WHITE OATS shall be bright, sound, reasonably clean, and free from other Grain, weighing not less than 31 Ibs.
Página 122 - No. 1 SPRING WHEAT shall be sound, plump, and well cleaned. No. 2 SPRING WHEAT shall be sound, reasonably clean, and of good milling quality.