The street railway review (1891) (14760283282)

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Title: The street railway review
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: American Street Railway Association Street Railway Accountants' Association of America American Railway, Mechanical, and Electrical Association
Subjects: Street-railroads
Publisher: Chicago : Street Railway Review Pub. Co
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation



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he richness of the soil, the mineral products, the climate and theinfluence of Chicago, have all combined to make Illinois one of therichest and most prosperous states in the Union. Its growth hasbeen rapid. In 1819 it contained but 12,282 people. Each censussince has given the following figures: 1820, 55,162; 1830, 157,445;1840, 476,183: 1850, 851,470; i860, 1,711,951; 1870, 2,539,891; 1880,3,077,871; 1890, 3,826,351. Since 1890 it has made great stridesand 1898 there were 5,686,915. As a state it has produced a num-ber of great men. Lincoln and Grant were elected to the presi-dency from Illinois, and Adlai Stevenson to the vice-presidency.Stephen A. Douglass was also an Illinois man, though born inVermont. Sheridan and Logan were residents of Chicago formany years. During the rebellion Illinois sent over 259.000 men to the Unionarmies, 10,000 of whom were killed or mortally wounded and 24,000died from other causes connected with the war. Oct. 15. i«iw. STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. 6.1.-^
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