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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... sold to a Frenchman and for years with no other hope than that of a French settlement ; after- ward becoming subject to the Old Dominion and part of a slave State , and then a frontier post in Hoosierdom , what was to be expected of the ...
... sold to a Frenchman and for years with no other hope than that of a French settlement ; after- ward becoming subject to the Old Dominion and part of a slave State , and then a frontier post in Hoosierdom , what was to be expected of the ...
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... sold his interest in Chicago to John Kinzie , who Was then the agent of Astor's American Fur Company . The cabin was enlarged and improved , and in 1804 became the home of Mr. Kinzie and the first house in Chicago . The cut given on ...
... sold his interest in Chicago to John Kinzie , who Was then the agent of Astor's American Fur Company . The cabin was enlarged and improved , and in 1804 became the home of Mr. Kinzie and the first house in Chicago . The cut given on ...
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... sold and Chicago started out with a boom . The inns were crowded , and if the traveler could but secure a place on the floor to sleep , he considered himself fortu- nate . During the summer 160 houses were built and the number of stores ...
... sold and Chicago started out with a boom . The inns were crowded , and if the traveler could but secure a place on the floor to sleep , he considered himself fortu- nate . During the summer 160 houses were built and the number of stores ...
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... sold in one of the other and it divisions , would be the means of bringing the warehouses from the North Side . The Council was evenly divided , but Messrs . Newberry and Ogden made the Catholic ecclesiastical authorities a present of ...
... sold in one of the other and it divisions , would be the means of bringing the warehouses from the North Side . The Council was evenly divided , but Messrs . Newberry and Ogden made the Catholic ecclesiastical authorities a present of ...
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... sold in fractional parts . This portion of the cemetery bids fair to be- come the handsomest and most desirable of any within its borders . A large number of prominent citizens already own lots in this locality , but space will not ...
... sold in fractional parts . This portion of the cemetery bids fair to be- come the handsomest and most desirable of any within its borders . A large number of prominent citizens already own lots in this locality , but space will not ...
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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.