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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... cost up in the frontier town , $ 46 . The bridge spoken of above must have been a very rude structure , if it existed at Early settlers are not agreed upon all . this . to rains it principal highway south . During was impassable But ...
... cost up in the frontier town , $ 46 . The bridge spoken of above must have been a very rude structure , if it existed at Early settlers are not agreed upon all . this . to rains it principal highway south . During was impassable But ...
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... cost of the work to the city , including all preliminary expenses up to Oct. 31 , 1869 , was $ 512,707.57 . Notwithstanding the great need for more and better means of travel between the South and West Divisions , this tunnel has not ...
... cost of the work to the city , including all preliminary expenses up to Oct. 31 , 1869 , was $ 512,707.57 . Notwithstanding the great need for more and better means of travel between the South and West Divisions , this tunnel has not ...
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... cost Uncle Sam nearly $ 900,000 . The cost of the new goy- ernment building where all these officials are engaged was about $ 4,000,000 . CHICAGO'S EXECUTIVES . William B. Ogden was followed in the Mayor's chair by Buckner S. Morris ...
... cost Uncle Sam nearly $ 900,000 . The cost of the new goy- ernment building where all these officials are engaged was about $ 4,000,000 . CHICAGO'S EXECUTIVES . William B. Ogden was followed in the Mayor's chair by Buckner S. Morris ...
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... cost the sender 25 cents . Long John tells a story of how he franked letters for a Chicago lover to his sweetheart in New Jer- sey , while a Congressman . The young man would write to Mr. Wentworth , and of course the letters went free ...
... cost the sender 25 cents . Long John tells a story of how he franked letters for a Chicago lover to his sweetheart in New Jer- sey , while a Congressman . The young man would write to Mr. Wentworth , and of course the letters went free ...
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... cost over $ 3,000,000 , but it has been demon- strated a complete success . To explain the system in detail would be useless without a demonstration at the shops . It may be said , simply , that this system consists in moving cars by ...
... cost over $ 3,000,000 , but it has been demon- strated a complete success . To explain the system in detail would be useless without a demonstration at the shops . It may be said , simply , that this system consists in moving cars by ...
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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.