CHICAGO 



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CHICAGO 



OUTLINE AND QUESTIONS ON CHICAGO 



Outline 



I. Position and Size 



(1) Latitude, 41 53' 6" north 



(2) Longitude, 87 38' 1" west 



(3) Situation on Lake Michigan 



(4) Distance from other large cities 



( 5 ) Area 



(6) Population 



(7) Rapid growth 



II. Deneriptlon 



(1) Plan of city 



(a) Determined by Chicago River 



(b) The business section or "Loop" 



(c) Important streets 



(2) Notable buildings 



(a) Public 



(b) Office buildings 



(c) Hotels 



(d) Theaters 



(3) The park system 



(a) "The garden city" 



(b) North Side parks 



(c) South Side parks 



(d) West Side parks 



(e) Playgrounds and beaches 



(f) The Outer Park plan 



(g) The "City Beautiful" 



(4) Educational institutions 



(5) Churches 



(6) Charitable Institutions 



III. Water Supply and Sewa*e 



(1) Cribs 



(2) Tunnels 



(3) Amount of water used daily 



(4) Drainage Canal 



IV. Transportation 



(1) Railway systems 



(a) Greatest railway center 



(b) Elevation within city 



(2) Local transportation 



(a) Street railways 



(b) Elevated roads 



V. Commerce aad ladoatry 



(1) Rail commerce 



(2) Lake commerce 



(3) Docks 



(4) Manufactures 



VI. The People 



(1) Nationalities represented 



VII. Government and History 



(1) Departments of government 



(2) Revenue 



(3) History 



(a) Settlement 



(b) Growth to 1870 



(c) The great flre 



(d) Later growth 



Questions 



What is the meaning of the name Chicago? 

 What was the first "skyscraper" ever built? 

 How many gallons of water are used in the city each day? 

 What is the largest foreign-born element in the city? 

 Show that Chicago is not geographically a Western city. 

 How does it rank as to size among the world's cities? 

 What was the greatest calamity that ever befell the city? 

 What engineering project has changed the course of a river? 

 Why has the city no "skyscrapers" as tall as those of New York? 

 What is the "Loop"? Why is it so called? 



Why is it unlikely that any more railroads will ever terminate In Chicago? 

 What gave Chicago a larger registration of voters in 1916 than any other city in 

 the country? 



Mention three pieces of statuary of which the city may feel justly proud. 

 What provision does the city make for the recreation of its people? 

 What is the greatest industry? How many cities surpass it in this? 



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