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trade in live stock and grain is greater in volume than that of
any city in the world, and the provisions and grain collected
there are sent out to all civilized nations. A frontier trading
post in hostile territory in 1804, swept off the prairie by fire
in 1871, it stands to-day the most wonderful example of the
undaunted courage, the enterprise, and progress of new-world
civilization. The business section of the city is marvelous in
its buildings and wonderful in its activity; the residential portion
 is grand in scope and more than satisfying in the artistic
design of its buildings and the beauty of their environment
The ride to Milwaukee is a pleasant variation of lake views
and pleasing landscape. The railroad skirts the shores of Lake
Michigan the entire distance, and about forty-five miles from
Chicago it enters the State of Wisconsin.

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Milwaukee, with its 285.315 inhabitants, is the largest city
‘n the State. It is eligibly located on the shore of the lake
at the mouth of the river of the same name, and enjoys a large
shipping trade in addition to its great railroad tonnage. The
brewing of beer is its principal industry, but its manufactured
products in metal and leather are also extensive. The residence
 streets are wide and shaded, and the buildings, both
public and private, are artistic and pleasing. An air of thrift
and prosperity about the city is a splendid attestation to the
industry of its inhabitants.
The route from Chicago to Niagara Falls traverses portions
 of four great States. Starting almost due east from the
tip end of Lake Michigan, the line crosses into Ohio, 160 miles
from Chicago, and touches the western end of Lake Erie at
Toledo, whose 131,822 inhabitants are engaged in commerce
and in manufacturing engines, boilers, pumps, farming implements,
 and furniture. From Toledo the line follows the southern
shore of Lake Erie to Buffalo, and there is much to please the eye
7f the traveler in the fields and vineyards that border the road.
Cleveland, with 381,768 inhabitants, is the principal city
route. It is not only a great commercial and manufac

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