OCR Text |
Show f By W. U-Telegrar-h Linu.l ACTIVITY l.M fill- VAOU. I Chicago, ly. Kvery day inereafles ! t lie bminnss activity in nil circles of the ' ity. Thoimnds of men aro now at t rork in all quarters of tho burnt 3uth sid district clearing away the f nins, erecting temporary wooden , tinctures and laying the foundations substantial buildings of brick and lone. Tho weather is most promis- I ig, and should it continuo for thirty I J ays tlioro will bo many good buildings I ishod and occupied in different lo-' ' ilities of tho lbrmor business streets. Ieanwhilo every availablo building f i that part of tho west divi- i ou, contagious to tho burnt district . i being fitted up for use by whole-do whole-do merchants, banks, oflicea, etc. ! ill the old Qrst class hotels are gain located and opened. Tho Slier- j ian Houso ie occupying a fino building ; reeled for hotel purposes ovor a year j go, on tho oornor of Madison and ' llifton, and nover occupied until now. ! i 'he Tromont is in Michigan nvcnuo ! . otel, on tho south Bide. Tho Briggs J louse is in tho Clifton House on tho ?est aido. Tho recoipts and ship-Dcnts ship-Dcnts of grain aro alroady nearly as arge as boforo tho fire. Tho board of rade is in full operation. Tho banks, r lational, savings, and private institu- ( ions, have nearly all rosumcd and ir doing business as usual, the deposits t it almost evory one daily exceeding the imounta drawn out. FJvery daily paper las now resumed publication in somo brm or other, tho leading dalies in ( loarly the old form. f A comfortablo building for city of- o ices will be furnished within thirty : lays on La Sallo Btroet, about threo ; docks south of the court house. There has been somo bad feoliug en- j ;endered by an attempt of somo parties j o force business south of 12th street, ipon Wabash and Michigan avonuos, o nd tho new members of tho board of rade rented a hall in that vicinity, nth a view to doing personal business i hero. Thoso differences are boing 1 apidly settled, and the entiro business ' r lortion of the oommunity aro working I n one direction. Thero is a confident j 6 telief now that the new city will bo ! ven more remarkable than that dos- 1 royed. Contributions ibr tho relief of the r uffercrs continuo to eomo in, and the j )cal committee is now so organized as -3 insuro a systematic and proper dis- l ribution to the needy only. Work, at -I least during tho good weather, promises to be abundant, and at fair wages; still there will be many thousands who 1 will have to be supported during tho o winter, and every preparation ia being made for this. The Cincinnati relief : committee; who wero among the very first to arrivo horOj coming indeed bo-fore bo-fore tho conflagration was onded, havo " remained evorsinco, and have put tho J muniflcent donation of their city to mostt profitable and sensible use, by erecting a largo soup house and mak- , ing arrangements to ran it as long as i 1 any necessity exists for it. ; Xho 21imes this morning publishes a i complete exhibit of tho city damages, f showing the total amouot to bo 1-1,- I 417,000. Tho largest cngino of the water j works commenced pumping yesterday, 0 and there is a fair supply of water in J the hydrants. j |