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Excerpt from Alton, Illinois: A Graphic Sketch of a Picturesque and Busy City
St. Louis during the same period. Every natural feature on which the greatness of St. Louis is based finds its equal or superior in Alton. Equally blessed at the start, this disparity is one of the most surprising historical and commercial facts of the age. But in the Short space of the last decade there has come an awakening. The Old, dreamy town, indifferent and even contemptuous of the noise and stir about it, is no more. The spirit of modernity prevails. As in the world of sport it takes a good athlete to come back, so Alton came back and is now in the second stage of progress.
The building of a City in these days is a business proposition, pure and simple. The Old Alton lacked organized effort in town development. The new Alton has it, and that is the vital difference.
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St. Louis during the same period. Every natural feature on which the greatness of St. Louis is based finds its equal or superior in Alton. Equally blessed at the start, this disparity is one of the most surprising historical and commercial facts of the age. But in the Short space of the last decade there has come an awakening. The Old, dreamy town, indifferent and even contemptuous of the noise and stir about it, is no more. The spirit of modernity prevails. As in the world of sport it takes a good athlete to come back, so Alton came back and is now in the second stage of progress.
The building of a City in these days is a business proposition, pure and simple. The Old Alton lacked organized effort in town development. The new Alton has it, and that is the vital difference.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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ISBN - 9780331712872
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.9 cm
Page Count - 157
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ISBN - 9781332086795
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.9 cm
Page Count - 159
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