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' N~ember 2, 1928 _ WI :L. MET ~T· E . LIFE...· r.=====~·~~~~====~~==~~~============~~ ;·======~ · No.1 of. a Series on ·~etropolitan Chic.a go I ' · ~ .. 15 MILUON POPULATION . · FOR .METROPOUTAN CHICAGO · WITHIN A LIFETIME. -the prediction of leading authorit~ 'fo ANYONE possessing the facts, it is unmistakably ... ·I I clear . that *Metropolitan Chicago has every possibility of leading the entire world-in population as well as trade importance-and this within a relatively short period of time! In this newspaper we shall publish, at frequent intervals, a series of ad vertisements telling you why the future of Metropolitan · Chicago is so promising. The story is alive with interest- you will not want to miss a single chapter. ~- · Each advertiseWOTLI witlaift this ~"... Watch for these ment will touch advertisements. upon a single phase of this area's greatness. We shall · They will. be directly to the point · tell of the territory's rich mineral -will give you facts that every resources; its wonderful soil and citizen of Metropolitan Chicago climate; its.agricultural and manu· ought to know· William L &lie,. PTofCSIOf of Sociology,Northwattna U"iwmt,, S4JS: ..Chicqo's TCUftt cmd cu"mt cJewlopment is At Cl jiGu twiu that of Nr.w Ycwl thTa·fold that of Lcmdcm cm4 tn-foLi that of Pe~ris. Chic:aeo will be the first cU, of the facturing greamess. We shall tell about the strategic loca~ · tion of Metropolitan Chicago; its un· equaled transportation facilitieswater, rail and air; its power . advantages; its mira<;ulous growth up to this time, and the still greater development to come. . PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OP NORTHERN ILUNOIS Suj»plyi-ng Electricity and Gas to 6,000 square·miles, indudi'n& thl Meboj)olitAn .At"eA iftto. tmida Clrialco is l"owiftl. ·Meho.,olita" Chice~co hldudca tlac Cit7 of Chice~eo · Clftd tlae tenitOt"J witlai" · SO to 7S miles of tlac Chicaco CU7 HaiL · ·