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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... better to forget courtesy than to lose the election , and at the urgent solicita- tion of his friends he voted for himself , thus carrying the election . The Hon . John Wentworth was in Chicago at that first election and has been a ...
... better to forget courtesy than to lose the election , and at the urgent solicita- tion of his friends he voted for himself , thus carrying the election . The Hon . John Wentworth was in Chicago at that first election and has been a ...
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... better means of travel between the South and West Divisions , this tunnel has not settled the problem , for it has been much out of repair , so as to make the travel any- thing but pleasant , and the grade is too much for heavily loaded ...
... better means of travel between the South and West Divisions , this tunnel has not settled the problem , for it has been much out of repair , so as to make the travel any- thing but pleasant , and the grade is too much for heavily loaded ...
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... better humored crowds could not be found anywhere than are packed together in them . The crowds carried down town every morning and all through the day are one of the best indications of the growth of Chi- cago . There are now on every ...
... better humored crowds could not be found anywhere than are packed together in them . The crowds carried down town every morning and all through the day are one of the best indications of the growth of Chi- cago . There are now on every ...
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... better shows the spirit of Chicago people than the magnificent park system , which is the wonder of the age , attracting the admiration of visitors from all over the world , and it is generally conceded that no other city on the ...
... better shows the spirit of Chicago people than the magnificent park system , which is the wonder of the age , attracting the admiration of visitors from all over the world , and it is generally conceded that no other city on the ...
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... better qualities of the turf sports . The thousands who have each summer gone to Saratoga and other Eastern resorts to enjoy racing will now make this city the terminus of their summer tours . To the residents of Chicago who have long ...
... better qualities of the turf sports . The thousands who have each summer gone to Saratoga and other Eastern resorts to enjoy racing will now make this city the terminus of their summer tours . To the residents of Chicago who have long ...
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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.