Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1893 — HARRISON’S ISLAND NO. 1. [ARTICLE]

HARRISON’S ISLAND NO. 1.

Carter Harrison wants to build an island seven miles out in the lakp, at Chicago. “We could build a new crib there and obtain an abundant supply of water that would be forever free from pollution,” said he. “Such an.island would be a great acquisition to Chicago. It would be a summer resort, a breathing place, a pleasure garden, a picnicking ground. It would have to be established on stakes. I mentioned the matter to Gen. Fitzsimmons. He said that if he had the authority he could organize a syndicate to construct the island.”