The educational guide gives us interesting information of the population of Chicago and the various nationalities of which it is comprised.

The white population of the city numbered 616,323 June 1st; whereof 209,631 or more than 1/3 are Germans; Americans comprise the next largest group that of 143,000 and an Irish population of 114,005. These three nationalities comprise over 3/4ths of Chicago's population...

According to these statistics, Chicago has a larger number of German residents, than either Frankfurt, o. M., Hannover, Bremen, Leipzig, Koln, Stuttgart, etc...

German influence in social, industrial and business life is prevalent. This influence is not as intensive in politics...