Lincoln, Abraham, embodiment of the spirit of the Middle West, 34; Saint-Gaudens’ statue of, 112. Little Calumet River, 55. London, physical conditions in, 14; street changes, 20; cost of delaying improvements in, 21; opportunities offered by the Great Fire of 1666, 21; Sir Christopher Wren’s plan of, 21; cost of recent improvements in, 21; cost of proposed new thoroughfares, 21; suburbs, 34; police jurisdiction, 37; rehousing of working people, 37, 107, 128; recreation grounds, 48; monuments, 80; housing conditions, 113; treatment of Thames, 116; influence of National Gallery and British Museum, 116. London Traffic Commission, plan for diminishing congestion, 21. Louisburg, Cape Breton, a fortified city, 9. Louis XIV., of France, plan of Paris, 14; his plan a model in Europe, 19, 22, 87, 91. Louis Phillippe, finished Arc de Triomphe, 17. Los Angeles, Cal., expenditure for roads, 39 (note). Lutetia, original name of Paris, 14. M Mackinac, defenses of, 9. Mail service of Chicago, 76. Manhattan, 40. Manila, improvement of, 29. Manufacturers, buildings for, 86. Marengo, 40. Massachusetts, good roads in, 39 (note); metropolitan park commission, 131. Maysville, 40. McHenry, 40. Media, 10. Merchants’ Club, Lake Front Improvements presented to, 7; arranges for complete plan of Chicago, 7; consolidates with Commercial Club, 7. Metropolitan Art Museum, New York, 115. Michigan Avenue, the base line of Chicago, 100; traffic on, 100; proposed improvement of, 100; grades of, 102; elevation of, 103; necessity for open spaces, 115, 117; the city has power to improve, 136. Michigan City, 40, 47. Middle Ages, conditions prevailing among European cities, 19, 31. Middle West, limits of, 31; Chicago the metropolis of, 31; its distinct history, 31; extent of, 32; navigable waters of, 32; phenomenal growth of, 32; meaning of term, 33. Milan, 20, 90. Miller, John S., on maintenance and repair of Chicago streets, 83. Millington, 40. Milwaukee, 38. Minneapolis, improvement of, 28. Mississippi Valley, development of, 33. Mobile, 9. Momence, 40. Monee, 40. Morgan, J. Pierpont, president of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society, gift of, 38 (note). Morris, 40. Mt. Forest, 55. Music in Chicago, 34, 120. N Nantasket Beach, Boston, bathing at, 38. Naperville, good roads in, 39. Napoleon Bonaparte, his belief in and work for Paris, 15, 17; suggests improvements for London, 21. Napoleon III., transformation of Paris under, 17. Natural forces applied to industry, effects of, 19. Natural scenery, desirability of for city workers, 53. Newberry Library, 120. New Orleans, 9.