Excerpt from The Development of Chicago and Vicinity as a Manufacturing Center Prior to 1880: A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Arts and Literature in Candidacy for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Department of HistorySome of these requisites, such as contiguity Of raw materials, water power, fuel, natural means Of transportation, and favorable climate, not being dependent primarily upon the settlement of the tributary territory, may be considered with reference to Chicago and Vicinity prior to 1830.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.