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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... IRON AND STEEL ; RE- FINED IRON - STEEL RAILS ; NAILS ; METALS AND TINNERS ' STOCK ; HARDWARE . CUTLERY , AND TOOLS ; WIRE GOODS ; STOVES ; WAGON - MAKERS ' STOCK : SCALES AND WAREHOUSE TRUCKS : WAGONS AND TRUCKS ; CARRIAGES AND BUGGIES ...
... IRON AND STEEL ; RE- FINED IRON - STEEL RAILS ; NAILS ; METALS AND TINNERS ' STOCK ; HARDWARE . CUTLERY , AND TOOLS ; WIRE GOODS ; STOVES ; WAGON - MAKERS ' STOCK : SCALES AND WAREHOUSE TRUCKS : WAGONS AND TRUCKS ; CARRIAGES AND BUGGIES ...
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... iron bridge at Clark street , and that too was carried down stream . All Chicago attended this wild scene , and such excitement had not been since the city began its eventful career . IN ASHES , BUT RAISED AGAIN BY PLUCK . of St. Louis ...
... iron bridge at Clark street , and that too was carried down stream . All Chicago attended this wild scene , and such excitement had not been since the city began its eventful career . IN ASHES , BUT RAISED AGAIN BY PLUCK . of St. Louis ...
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... iron which were supposed to be fire- proof , but melted like wax in the intense heat . Down went the great hotels , fine stores . and other immense buildings , and the old bell in the Court House tower sounded the knell of that ...
... iron which were supposed to be fire- proof , but melted like wax in the intense heat . Down went the great hotels , fine stores . and other immense buildings , and the old bell in the Court House tower sounded the knell of that ...
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... iron , which the company re- garded most favorably , but no decided steps were taken then to carry out any plan . The elevation of the bridges helped the land- travel materially and it was doubted if a tunnel would be a paying ...
... iron , which the company re- garded most favorably , but no decided steps were taken then to carry out any plan . The elevation of the bridges helped the land- travel materially and it was doubted if a tunnel would be a paying ...
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... iron swinging bridges that cross the Chicago River at every important street . The primi- five inches for the main lines and three inches for the subordinate ones . FIRST CITY WORKS . Feb. 15 , 1851 , the Chicago City Hydraulic Company ...
... iron swinging bridges that cross the Chicago River at every important street . The primi- five inches for the main lines and three inches for the subordinate ones . FIRST CITY WORKS . Feb. 15 , 1851 , the Chicago City Hydraulic Company ...
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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.