Historically, tobacco was useful in the development 

 of Illinois. In the extensive tobacco economy of the 

 United States, the state now holds an important place 

 as both manufacturing producer and consumer outlet. 

 And tlie people of Illinois, in their purchase of over 26 

 billion cigarettes in the latest recorded year, have shown 

 that tobacco is a valued part of their pattern of living. 



Clark Street, Chicago, in 1877 



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