AUGDST 15, 1912. 



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The Metropolis of the Middle West 



^ Fort Dearborn established in 1803. 



^ First railroad opened, 1848. 



^ Chicago destroyed b^ fire October 8-9, 1871. 



q Population in 1911, 2,264,184. 



^ Area in square miles, 191 ,325. 



^ Length of cit^, north and south, 25 1-2 miles. 



^ Width of city, east and rvest, 9 miles. 



^ Total mileage of streets, 4,355. 



^ Longest street. Western avenue, 23 1-2 miles. 



^ Employees on city pay rolls, 22,428. 



^ Members of the Fire Department, 1,835. 



^ Members of the Police Force, 4,260. 



q Cost of running city in 1911, $58,229,163.35. 



^ Valuation of real and personal property in 191 1, 



$2,554,607,310. 



^ Area of parks in acres, 4,388. 



^ Miles of boulevards, 148. 



^ Street railrvay mileage, 1 ,350. 



^ Railivay stations, 6; trunk-line railroads, 28. 



^ Banks, national, state and private. 111. 



^ Clearings of associated banks in 1910, $13,939,- 

 689,984.43. 



^ Pieces of mail handled at Chicago posioffice in 191 1, 

 1,618,900,651. 



^ Newspapers and periodicals published in Chicago, 750. 

 €]f Halls, assembly, all kinds, 876. The S.A.F. is using 

 the largest one. 



^ Public schools, 286; teachers, 6,584; enrollment, 

 304,146. 



q Killings at the stock yards, 1910, 1,698,921 cattle; 

 5,161,552 hogs. 



^ Value of manufactures in 1909, $1,281,313,000. 



^ Theaters in Chicago, 72, not to mention 538 

 ''movies." 



^ Chicago is busy all the time eating, sleeping, working, 

 playing, but always has time to Welcome and entertain 

 YOU. 



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