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wr ------ 3 ia I r i December 18, 1926 WINNETKA 'TALK 15 TELLS WHY WE SHOULD BE PROUD OF ILLINOIS Chamber of Commerce Statisti- cian Relates Story of State's Phenomenal Development EDITOR'S NOTE: third of a This is the eighty- series of articles writ- ten for the Illinois Chamber of Com- merce entitled "Re-Discovering Illinois." Their purpose is to benefit, build and de- velop Illinois as a whole. These facts, it is felt, should be of great value to school children, students in our high schools and villages, as well as to all civic groups and individual citizens. LESTER B. COLBY (Illinois Chamber of Commerce) More money is on deposit in the banks of Illinois than in all the banks of France. More telephones are in use in Illinois than in all the nations on the South American continent. Mcre wealth is owned in Illinois than in all Italy. More acres of land are under the plow in Illinois than in all the con- tinent of Australia. More hogs are fat- tening in Illinois than in all the pens of England. More cattle are being fed on Illinois farms than on the farms of the entire nation of Hungary. Illinois is larger than Holland, Bel- gium and Denmark combined and has more population than Sweden; it has more miles of railroad than Japan and mines more coal than all Asia with its billion people. Illinois' annual pro- duction of manufactured goods is greater than that of Canada. Yet even so recently as 1850 II- linois was an unsettled frontier. In that year Illinois' most populous cen- ters were Chicago, 29,000 inhabitants; Quincy, 7,000; Galena, 6,000; Peoria, 5,000 and Springfield, 4,500. There were only thirteen other towns in the state with a population of more than 2,000! What change? Natural wealth plus transport, says the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, has wrought this mighty ve -- Fresh Eggs This is the lean season for fresh eggs. Enjoy the satis- faction of knowing that your needs in this line will be taken care of. This is our specialty and we pride our- selves in being able to sup- ply you with a fine fresh egg when other sources of sup- ply fail you. Drop us a card today, specifying the amount you wish, they are packed in 2, 4 and 12 dozen sizes, to suit your convenience. See the new container that prac- tically eliminates loss from breakage. Farmers Marketing Co. Box 432 Mount Vernon, Iowa which has developed these and other facts as a result of a recent study of the transportation system of Illinois. In the year 1850 the state had 98 miles of railroad. This consisted of three or four short lines with rails of wood topped with strap-iron. Horses and mules were largely the motive power. Illinois' first great project was the building of the Illinois Central. It was incorporated in 1851 and the original charter called for the construction of 705 miles of trackage. This was from Cairo to East Dubuque with another line from the then main line at Cen- tralia to Chicago. At that time Illinois was practically without highways. The most of the roads merely followed meandering In- | dian trails found when the white man came. On that first 705 miles of the Illinois Central system, except for Chicago and Galena, there were only two towns of more than 1,000 popula- tion. These were Bloomington and Freeport. From Chicago to Centralia, 250 miles, there wasn't a village. What is the picture today? Illinois now has 12,033 miles of standard gage steam railroad, a gain of more than 12,000 per cent, and 2,700 miles of electric line. Illinois has more miles of railroad than any state in the union except Texas, which is five times as large, and more miles of railroad to the square mile of area than any other state. And we find that fifty-five of every 100 freight cars loaded in the United States, every year, either originate in Illinois or pass through it on way to destination. Which gives Illinois full claim to the title of being the "busiest business corner in the United States." CLERK-CARRIER EXAM A clerk-carrier civil service examina- tion will be held at the Winnetka post office some time in January. The date is to be announced later. The last day for the receipt of applications is January 5. They will not be accept- ed after that time. Application blanks can be secured at the post office. $5-- TERMS --S$5 Special for Christmas. New or rebuilt portable type- writers, all makes at only $5 per month, some as low as $29.50. SMITH TYPEWRITER SALES CORP. John J. McCormick, Mgr. 151 W. Randolph St. at La Salle Special attention to telephone calls. Central 4750 The Misses Amy and Margery Mid- dendorf, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. George N. Middendorf of 515 Roslyn road, Kenilworth, returned Thursday evening, December 16, from Mary Baldwin seminary in Stanton, Va., to spend the Christmas holidays with their parents. Gift Suggestions GLASSWARE Goblets, Sherbets, Cocktails, Wines. 26 different patterns to select from. Priced at $3.00 up to $24.00 per doz. DINNERWARE Just received a most complete ship- ment of dinnerware direct from Europe. 53 different patterns, 100 piece sets, $24.00 to $275.00. ROCK CRYSTAL CONSOLE SETS Beautiful designs reasonably priced. CROWN CUT GLASS CO. Manufacturers of High Grade Glassware. 3479-81-83 N. Clark St. Chicago. THE NEW COMPANY WILL CONTINUE IN THE SALE AND RENTING OF NORTH SHORE HOMES AND PROP- ERTY AND INVITE YOUR EXAMINA- TION OF THEIR MANY OFFERINGS. Announcement After December Fifteenth, the Winnetka office of E. S. Wis- dom ¥ Company, 728 Elm St, operating under the new name and management of Wisdom, Thompson ¥ Emmert, Inc. will be located in the North Shore Line depot, 546 Lincoln Ave., Winnetka. ME a a SS CHICAGO OFFICE 39 South La Chicago, Salle St. Illinios 546 WINNETKA OFFICE Lincoln Ph. Winnetka Avenue 83