Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 9, 1874, Page 3

v 2| THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1874, — e T e e ————— OCTOBER 9. o Anniversary of Our Saddest Day. Fow the City Recovered from the Stunning Blow. e e # ¢ Business of Chicago ' i wt Now and in 1871. e 4 Steady Advance Reported in All Branches. Forthwest Seeks Chicago, Kot New York, siiesre Sketches of the Promi- ¢ Firms of the City. The Brief nen! Dc:cription Jishimonis and Goods. General Prosperity Reported py ALl of Them. completion of tue Tunael Under the Citye Then the Work Was Begun and : How Carried On, Beview of the Building Operations for . the Year. Complete List of All Structures Erccted. THEREZ YEARS AGD. It w 3 lonz time to kill an auniversars— erpec en it i8 one of largs dimensione. Tids 18 ly true of our Chicago dsy—O: §. Our cilizens, with all their dash and batred of retrospection, cannot forget that ternble fomace-blast, nor the destruction which kept pece with its blood-red columns of flame. It Ais something to belong to a city that can smile dis- ‘dinfully at the barning of Moscow—a ruchlight io 8 flambean contragted with our champion dis- Fisy. Yes, though the blaze of the Kremlin lit t in majestic beauty the immoztal features o tho Conqueror and Captive of Lurope, nd thongh the blus of encient Pome warmed the musical Noro, mearly 50,000 Clicagozns *can draw themselves np t0 their full height.” like indignzot Leroes 1n & sfine-lady " novel, and exclaim: Ve bave seen 200,600,000 go up in twelve heurs—we bave sern with our eyes grander devastation than fhet which the eyos of a Napoleon or of & Nero Leheld.” All of which 18 bhistorically true, Althongh the noberoic aitizen slightly given to esnt way bo tempted to add: *And still we'te ot bappy.” But the blazo has eubsided; the Lgit of o barning is now traveling smong the sams, snd bas left this esrih forever, but is memory will ever remain to us s thing of wiugled terror and of pride. Though tke zvenzing Aames swept to endming destruc- tim of oid the cities of the Bille land that sivned ageicei Cod. Chicago, which has not so soned, bas eprang to lifo suew.—her beauty morg radiact. ker audacity more buoyav:, her Lope more bonrdiess than before. Tnlike the Temple of Sulomon, ocr temples reer their epires and domes again, to sainte ihe heavens. Charch and dwell.ry-plece, palace aud coitage,, depot of ivdustry and mart of comme:ce, all Bave arigen, avd, ss the Orientals would remark, their ebaows have increased. So nico s their substance, wlich is far more con- aclizg, Substanco iz the rest for the lever of eaterjsize, sud Chicaga owes ker triumph to this eplendid aitiance, It is hardly necessary to reiterate that we Lavea fino geographical situa~ fisn: that we commaud tho lakes, and grasp Lundreds of railvosd lines in our hands: thatwe wre thie yraatest provision cenire in the world,— all thia everybady kuows, and also that Chicago is what £ho 18, in the first place becauee she can- noi help it, io the next berause Ler ci would io: ive in & oue-borse, decaging city, and in tha nest Lecause eaid citizens 1ightiully clsim > Yoang Tio dweller in the remote regions of. St. Louis orintho envions ewampe of oar Egypt may exdlzin: +Thisis Chicago brac!™ but Le has, this, an uncomiortable seusation of unhclief in bis own @isparagement, for Chi- €40 Lize ehown the worid that rhe caa hold fast wellzabiag, A city thet czn point to the fioest hotels on the globe. the most majestic Erees—ihose of Poris excepied newEparers on alt tlus three s afier ot into dust, mboitied 1o & praud process of cre- a Lo atterd to stand on of fame, zoid sing a nightly ucrt, and Le luoked upon by the £35S 524 Lo f2undiced a8 3 superd aud un- ‘ 2bia epretist, . Chizago woald f ske did not recogmze r enihiening up her chsrrad 1, 83 12 wote, with 3 tew e Dorsolineer of frontier 6 Wi o slorzu re o the bas euitoe elasie eag Saea; t atva ruging of the joy bt FILST YEAR ATIER OUZ D o¢ vur bueiness thoreusbfares assutming Laps oues more, col de snd coruice emiling e fl;‘::‘:fism ézgura of {.‘ue derrick, ax 5 3 ¢ ly down on the beaps of building Elleral Unde, stone, Liow and morisr, from mmmns thewaalves had eriven, even as Adam ShtEave gascy au {hs yeu clay in tho Gar- of . Ecen from c4 Lis form Lad i Doded. Une yeer from Oct. 8 Z"C’b O Lox Bosrd” of Trzde bLuilding, b ;:imcfd Comnzerce, was capleted and {53 i great ceresccaiy by e Piamdent of 22 tue Mayo: of the city. The work vead Pidshed fn that twelve moenths was the T 3 tho visitors who througed here from yh‘l_lf[r‘uim. of tke country, aud who asked, .&;‘—,Lfl- incredulunzly, whether tho fire bad famps the district around our wagnificent gopeof rade, They could ot comurehend exteut of our loss 3 meither ceald they bope Sy izehend the muvacle of i Oth of October, 1872 Hlefi‘}‘m in our foremost strecte—recmined umlf,: tp. aud thiere was & geueral uufinish- o tho 9th of to the ques- ancial pres- A]‘: right, 2 ay the fun, thea the duors of Ler Lnter-S Ezposition, Lo jodved her friends in tho best temporary fiimg tuat ever was constructed in nitety 7% Meaawhile her rows of business-palaces + ook thicuer and thicker,—in fact sho bad- ac- in b 2ued tive-sightlis of the constructive work o eatire burnt disirict of hundreds of acres 10 rears, EVLY TEE GLOOMY DAYS OF TLE PANIC 20t much affect the buoyan Her banks 08t ag safely, with few exceptions, agtlose & i tue o & i tion of the s ot Their Estabs- | ! a guarsulee of any citz Io the conntry, and her houses mnucd togoup all the same, nntil now, with tise exeoption of x few squares, includ of the Ceart-House, her business more soliulv and elogantiy built, by universal acknowledgment, thon that of any similar soc- tion outside of tho gorgeous Capital of Frauce. THE NORTH BIDE ALON! shows the ravages of tae prest disastor. There, tome wide wscars mill remwmin, but they are gradually healing over, =and the clars of dwellings constructing in residenco quarier somind owe of toe graceful suburbs of Boston. 'The well-known Down-East “swell-frunt” is very much in vogue, and lias sccured a footing nmoug the Citcago people that it can hardiy ever loso. It Pleasautly vanos the monotony of flat facades, u:u} gives buildings sometbing of a classic etyle. North Clark street, the chief business thor- oughfare of the North Side, 18 now one of the finest siroots of Chicago, aud, in auy city not o used to fine editices, would Lo cousidered & ag- muicent sireet. The other streots ura increasing in propartion, and that side of Chicago will soon be equal to the rest of it. THE FIRE. OF JULY 14, of the present year, bred a good deal of unessi- ness, althongh, a8 things turned out, it was more of a blessiug than a curse. - It knocked the life out of the Clieyenne District—a place in- fested by human vorinin for the most purt—and only slightly *scotcbed™ the respectable por- tious of Stato strcet and Wabash and Michigan avennes. Here again the wondertul sctivity of the Chicago people ia maniterted. Already Htate strect, in the destroved section, i3 bulding up--lines of fine brick stores taking the places of the horrid shunties that once uistigured that portion of the city. One great blessiug that fowed from the July 2ti0n was the pasage of the new fira ordi- cc—long delayed—which makes the fire ts and 1be city hmits cuex! This ae- Coramon Council, slhough tardy, is ved by the penpls of Clicago oy st future growt Gies. Iv fact ca from the West Di- mills aad Jumber~ e Citizeny' Asdo- nee, and wiil #.07 (aliy mityatng the patefully r our only danger now c vision—tlie region of pirui varas, and old slauties—but Ciation s stiang g 1O Goubl, usceed, it L cvil, The withdrawal of ecme of ‘he Esstern in- Euraucs companiss, at tae dictal of the Ex- ecutive Commiitec of the National Loard of Ungermicers, was rcevived by the business men of Clicago with charactenstic tplacic. Caich Dz tue Eastern capitalists to remain, ter of iers obligation! Clicago. i butaiice, 1old tho pompaus gentlomen tu 1€ you Ll you wre losing wmoney have, the best thiup tout. We haveai- wars (g olven, aud we LOW pro- pose to Jdu our own insaranre.” i So Ciricags bowed thess terrified people out, and goes shead &3 before, talilny every precau- tioa, ever, that can keep hor [rom fartner wiliction in tho way of fire. THE CITIZENS ANSOCIATION is the bes: orgavizauen for the protection of Chicago thet kus ever sprung up here. It pas pat new life into the somewhas lathargic Cicy Governmeat. sud is actively engaged—and is likelv to continue sc—in piaring- overy I arcier in ]xix.-: way of whol covtisrratio; 6b couudeuce e proud n Souti- dings azo he cora- of 18 ker railroud dep ern excepled, The otier weraly teny vanies 3l e, Fhis is 1ot ibo Pissburg, F Chicago au zuzds, The anl othor rouds aiting for u fa- uct oo of the vorabie site ou W fivest raitroad As regards tho o trade an meut witl gu ¢ world. position of Cicago the foliowing geueral sinte- . COMPARATIVE VIEW OF BUSINESS. TOLXAY & KING. A TRITTSE teporier visiced Messrs. Tolman & King, nhelesulo draggists, Jo. 51 Lak and saked them how tucir Line of bus progreseing. The members of the firm stated that, sines Iast October, thcir trade bad Leld its own steadi- Iy. There was no retrogressi-n in the elightost dezreo; on the contsary, there appeared to bo a sicady sdvance mu Lusivew. Thete wers €ome balf-Jozen wiclesale drug honscs in town doing zbout €10 same amount of buginess—£500,000 & vear. They d&d ‘mot ik tzst this figure a very much since tho fito. The promiuent Louses wero Fatler & Fullor, Lerd, Smith & Co., Hurlbnt & Edeall, E. Lura- bawm, Son & Co.. Van Schaack, Stevenson & Co., &nd their own. One or two of the honses named might not Le quile np o tho fizure quoted, but didpot fall far below it. The firm were per- fectly ratisiied st tho exietiug condition of the trade. RATIBONE a £4RD. M. Sard, of the stuve fim of Rathbone & Sard, No. 40 Lake sirger, staicd thst the trade was in & very prosperous coudition, considerivg the great fail the price of metal. Busi- nees was very brik las: fall eod sprin aud coutinued so up to the Dbeginning of July, wheu there was o pereentivle falivg off, This, however, was oaly tewporary, and the de- mand in now almost fuily to expectation. The stove trade has Lecome quite & feature in Chiczgo, and all the stove firms find abundanco of employment, ordets crowding in upon them from all quarters of the thwest. The amount of ehipping dun e is komenliat in excess of that of last year. but, es the price of stoves has con- siderably fallen, the proiis kecp usbout cven. Couniry buyers, sicco the pauic, huve been more careful n making la:ge ordore, but, 28 a 1ule, they do o far amount of purcusitg. SBALD, SP 2 2 co. The well-inovn bar tirn of Ilibbard, Speucer & Co., coruer of Wabneh avezue aud Laxe street, scoled that they bad zo reason to compiatm, althougl the m: wares ited, in nest eases, very "Thie amount of orders sillea fully cquated Jus year's saich, and thicre appearen o be 1o 1ud Tion of 2 1nthing off. Lue weins Was tras, o far as they Were iuiormed, of ihe. oiher Clicago Touscs eugaged s thy same business, 1 pression 1 | T.ced it Tinanuial sLIDgENCY o were the chier canses. ALLEN, RFTTH & CO. . Allen, Eeith & Co., irou-deators, No. 74 Mich- igin aveuue, Btatca ihug heif Lounage wax cia yar ity thatol 1574, n¢ e jirolits wero by 10 means up to the vld siandaid. Sull they feit? thit they wore domg well, aud that there was no cause for dexpondency. Tue chances were that tho busizess of 1375 would be far in wdv: (bt dume this year. uoiton-trade generaily in Chicazo sutlercd from ths eXis railroad a the cheapuess of lubor lawe, because tho I1ailioad compaiics were ¥o cramped tunt ihey would mot. buid naw _roads, was mo demand for iron to Lo used for n he altegether ufarr (o coutruit the trade with it of this v many mo.e ways then, in tlis ¢ ug 1o, Lhey felt peries =3 10 amou: intecr. Teey had uod appreben truds woutd fall bebind in 130 i Ticid, Bopedict & corner of Wabash wvenue ead Madizon street, “iv tuat they lud ezpcrienced uo decliuc in their fieid of outerprive. All uppeared to go tively enouga., ily durug the win- ter and spring mouths. ‘Tnere hnd been, of course, eume decling dariug tho Lot weather, buc trade was now seitiing Luck mito 1ts okd chavaeis, aud the demand for wooi- eus was very ousk. Lhe other houses iu town engpged in the rad Lusiness wese equaily for- tusaze, aud they calcuialed v & VeI prosperous fall trade. F. 4 E. JAGER. Tho firm of F. & L. Jages, crockery and gluss- ware, No. 73 Wabagn avouus, assected that Lueir trede s u every Iespect fuily up to that of last year, was ratber op the incicare. All the hoanes uoiug thewr hue of basness in town spoke eheerfuily of thewr prospects, and bad no 1ear Of depressivn. 4 RICUARDS, SHAW & WINSLOW. The jobbing trade is fully up to that of last vear v volumo. ‘Llie bisls ayv smailer, bus there we a larger number of buyers. Thero vereo 60 pe wora bills - eutered upon our bools last weok tuzn during the corrzspounding week in Xden pow stopin cago to buy goods ‘formerly passed turough here aud went to Coric: and, wsiesd of wasing semi-annual New i trips to tho Last aud iayingin heavy stocks, ey now ceme to Clicagu, muany of thom us Gftéi us ovea & wonta, besiées seuding i fro- Qquent orders. Our mail fist wa3 jucreased won- aertally. Mercusnts uever puid thewr bills go well ay wow. Tihere are more goods bandled thaw ever vefore, as domestics are much cheuper. Before the greet fire of 1871 men did not zealize tha they L:ad vy counection mitn Colcago : . but they foond that their in- terests wore aecied by the Caicsgo calamit and men cams hege to buy goods wio had oyer doue no belore the tuvorable for the joubing iroge. DOHGETT. BASSKTT « HILLS. The firs of 1+ 71 ¢id not injute the jobbi buiziuess of Chicago, except for & day or t winie people were without stores. JIn amouut acd volume the trade i greater than at auy time previous to the fire, while our iist of customers has incicased greatly. We gell to a larger number tbau over before, though they buy smaller bills. Business in Chicago is oa a thot- oughly round foolng, and, 88 & purchasig point, tho city more than holde its uwn i the estimation of tho poople of tue Northwest. JANSEN, M'CLURG 4 CO. Our trade is a3 large as evor before, and in Bowe respects much better. Morchants in the Northwext arein better shapo thau they have beeu for many yesra past, aud collections in the country aro remarkably good. Wo ell smaller bills, but buyers come more frequeutly, and send 1n more orders than befors. Cuicago 18 holding ber trade in voiume, aud is increasing tie unum- ber of her customers. The prospect 1or o sieady wiuter business 1s excelient, . WESTERN NEWS COMPANT. John R. Walsu, mavager of the Western News Company, =ays: Our business grows as the country grows. We bave had no wac-back citber on nccount of the fire or tuo panic. Collections nre better than ever before, though merchants buy in smeiler sizounts, paying as they go. Trido is more sausfactory aud prosperous than ever bofore. C. M. HCXDERSON & €O. The wholeeale boot znd shoe firm ot C. M. Heuderson & Co. siate that their sales have in- cronsed from 15 to 20 per cent during we past vear, and there 1 stil a toudeucy to advance. This incresss is chiofly accounted for by the breaking up of old business relations with East- cen firmy, the dwposition to deal dircetly with Clicago Liuving gro.m upon the people of the Northwest, €mce the fire more: ospectally. The tim of Hendwerson & Co. dbes business ton heavy extent L the States of Illinois. Micai- wun, Indiaus, Wisonsiu, Lowa, Missouri, Kan- buy, and Debrusks, penetrating tao ‘Leriitorics o8 far us Sall Lzae C beyond wuich point - it i . mot commidercd advieablo 10 go, 28 the profits would bo hazdly iikely to cover the expenses of uaveling zwents, ehip- mients, ete. Lerbeos no trade in this city hus so rapidly advanced, witlin tue lasi Live ycurs, as tbat of the ¥holesale boot and shoo trade, and what 1s true of Hendoeson & Co. is also true of tio other larec honses doiug the sazio class of basi “L'as trade 1, 15 u 1ule, fur strong procds,—iit for fauncre. Tuners, and poople usod to hatd work generally. ‘'loie 18, howevar, su jucroasiug doms:d tor the Lner Kinug of goods, althoiigh strong work 1 the coiel staple of the wholesalo maaufaetaring tiale R4 FULL stied housa of Fuler & Fuller, isly,—almost tue only tirm of Ly encaped tue scourgo of Oct. Y, 1871,—is happy in the tact of au incrosse in trade s:mounting 1o nearly 20 per cent. This 18 2scribed not #0 Biuch 10 A lucrease of ailments, calitug for large supplios of *drigs, &2 to in- Ci8ak6 0 the poptiutiv of the Nortuwest, which regulates tue advauciag demand. Couutry Ceawers now prefer to bu, ety from Chicago, smetead of going to Kew York, Baston, or Lala- delphia, where, to use tho old adxge, iuey may go father and fare worse. Whie sucu tmmenso drmg Lrws a8 those whica Cl Tto old-cstabl wholesaly diu note that ewii 2 Chicayo Pusovsses eXist, there 1 no need of raveling Lo e Atlautic scaI0Ard, ILCATING UUNECESSETy eX- pense, i fack that te prople of tkinand adjacent States havo lung agu begnn 1o renlizo. Coicago his grown to be as metropolitan us the boasted Jwp:re City, and the residents of the conntry uad Lor feel pride, a8 well us seTive prolit, encournzing the buld euterprass thas had ude her wiae shie is. HOTCHRIN, PALMER & 00. Tle tirm of Howhkin, Laiwer & Co., Nos. 137 £od 159 Swte street, ladies” croak farnisamg and iilinery emporum, sicte that t incrensed more thau vne-third since lasg Ler. ihoir city trade i:ad been especiaily im- wmonse, aud lurge crdens had Luen received from 2il the adjscent States. There wis not so grent a dermud for very: costly goods s there had beer: the year Lefoie, bu. 10r good, strong, sou- sitle matlrini the eall had never besu cquaicd. “They sttributed their sinccess 0 two causes— isiug in Tue Curcaco TRINDNE and sap- piying thelr customers with the vers best urticles thiat 1ke market aorded. They tind beeu cota- pellad to cmploy fresh haucs at. their cloak- waking, in order to keep pace with the demsud. FRANE STULGES & CO. Frauk Sturges & Co., Lake street, manufac- turers of tiu-plate aud motaly, had wlso 8 cheer- ing account 1o give of ther businese. Lhere bad Leen no dimnuiion m demaud. All was going smoathly. Trade, in fuct, wus very rare- Iy better and salos had been krizk, especisl- Iy since 1be fall neavon opened. “Lue ficm was doiug a lurge business, notalone in the city, but thronghout the count:¥ generally. D, WEINTEE & CO. T'ae house of D. Wetuter & Co., importers and jobbers in malhwery, No i0 and 272 Wabash uvenue, Teporica zeive conaition of the trade, 10 the Line of miks, ribbons, tive flowers, and other parajkemalinof theirkind of business. All the houecs fuliowing the same’ trase. o Tur aw they kuow, wose not behiod, The geueral fueling of miiiueze Was that tiere was no podsi- bie ciroce of depression iu their market. The chances were rather tavoraoie Lo o g) eatincrease, 2o tho eliects o tire faxt fall's pauic appeared to bo raply aying away. Couutry dealers bad, 1 niore_cautious iu their busivess- . uo doubt, to the =zhort crops ro_cvusequent ujou the grasshopler reids, lovg drought, aud otier drawbucis of the sritter season, ‘Their traveling ageuts were coustantly sending in fresh orders. i e OUR LEADING FIRMS. In additios tu the general statistics given above regatding the improvement of busiuess in Chicago sivcc the fire of 1871, we add some enccial descriptions of estzblishments which Liold # deservediy promiuent rank in this city. M'CORNICK'S REAPER-WORKS. Tho prowmivest figures which decorate the front of oue cf the most extersive works of the kind in this countryzare * 184G.” that being the year thur C. H. & L. J. McCormick’s reaper- Works wero established, Thircy-three yearsago, when Chicago was Little less thau s lagoon, 1t being covered with water duriug certain scasons of the year, tLis extensive establisiment began its infant career. What n change time bas wrought, not only in changing then nwampy bayou into a magniticent city. but in traasfora- g & then comparatively nolmown branch of business intoone of tho moss prowinent in tho country. Perhaps there is no other agricdltural implement manufactured in this or any otber country that is more widely or favorably koown than the McCormick reaper. And we mught add, name of McCormick, tho inv Chine, is a5’ wide-yp ekt promivent manufacs ptements mn the world 1nan avd valuable irp tl:at have been ovought oat by Mr. und bis asvociaies in b of farming im- tho_way of the vemonts aud ir.ventions SeCorni can p It will uncon our oldeat the firss reaper ed o thiy ¢ 7. 1t was 3 somewial heavy and eluzisy pisce of machusery. it 1s true, but nevertheloas it was considered one of the greatcst mventions of the zze, when the cradle had scarccly been _succecd- ed by thas of the g if we are correct . the A and oat of these imperfect machines Das been developed a trado in 1eapers second to 10 otaer manufecturivy luterest 1w the world, Improvements, of course, huve been made, and yet McCormi first - production is Lhe sub- structure on which the reaper maunfasturiog in- terests of this conntry rest. Thercfore, Lhe ine reaners 2ud mowers that we toe throughout tia country to-day are mercly oif-shoots from Mc- Curmick 8 first ponderons, chinsy implemcnt. g, while ths brauek of importaat sndustry Las een progressing, the ove tive paver of this firin has Leen setively at work, and iaprove- meunts aud pew iuventions have besn mada from timo 1o time and sdopted by all promincut mao- ufscturers througiout the country. The reap- ers. mowery, and threshers of to-diy have ece reached 28 near perfection : =5 P ble. It is true, like the oid jack: knifo, that changes aud additione bave beon made, and that Littlo of the oid is left ex- cept the *‘mainapring.” And as a result of these improvements, we see to-dzy oue of the finest combined self-raking reapers placed be- fora the farwi by 3l McCormick. The name of taiw sgricultural favorite is the “Advance” 3 nome that iy ind merits of this perfectly-conutrucicd machine. d 35 ons sees it operate in either hizht or v grain, be the condition of the grouud what it muay, une cannot help thinking thacit is indeed the “Advauce,” and has in 1t combined all the vaperior points of o drat-claes reaper. It is all thas cun be demanded by tie farming com- munity, It hes proved itrelf meritorons in ail instsnces wheto it has had s fair tziel. But to retura to the McCurmick reaper works we will indulgs in & few romarke upoa the mag- npituds of that estabtishment. Here we see maoufacturing and fnisbing shops, with flooring thas will cover six acres of ground, wiile Idings and consts ocenyy an le the entire zrcund o cupisd o1 the ment is o little over tweuiy-1w) ac us we presont to the renders of Tie TRibuNE bhasty and somoewhat iwperfect description of the largest mannfacturing institution 1 Citeas go. The McCormick reaper worky are not ouly 1dentitied with the great growth and prosperits of the city, but have added a3 much,—and perhaps more,—towards suehgrowth and prospenty as any other manufacturing interest. 433 popular agricultural machive, it hus drawn trade in_this direction toa largo extent, 3nd a very gonvider- able portion of the income of this firm has heen devoted towards improving and builaiug up the city. ILLINOIS TBUST AND RAVINGS BANE. ‘This popular savings institution is located at Nos. 122and 124 Clark stroet, and in this con- nection wo will say that, although but & little over ono year old, its husiness has been conduct~ ed on such a wise and honorablo plan that it has already earued for itself a very strong hold 3 on the pubtic favor. It shonld requirs no sug- gestions from tho public press to iuduco the Iaboring and middlo classes of socioty to patron- izo tome responsiblo institution of this kind— to lay aside some portion of the earuings of a day, week, month, or year, withi which to meot tbo various contwgencies that are strewn along dn prowperity as well a8 adversity. The care vident person roadily com- prehends thistietessity, and is, therefore, a rog- ular depositor of some portion of thoir earnings. And, as a rule, such percous are relable and d in Jane, 1873, with The uriginators woie 2 cash capital of 2509,000. prominent snd well-inown business-men, who wora capecially noted for their uniform aud con- tiunous successin tiwir Gifferent ssmoc bosiness. Thers are about fifty stockholde.s, prominent among whom ure George Sturges, Marahall Field, L. Z. Leiter, Jobn McCaffory, John B. Drake, W. I Coolbaugh, H. G. Powars, L. B. Sidway, Acson Stager, R. T. Craue, Villism Chisholm, C. M. Lindgreen, O. W. Potter, John Crerar, Peter Wo!f, Samael Jobn- wtone, T. L. Elacksione, Andrew Brown, P. 8. Paterscn, snd otliers of the tame standing, ciuding seversl well-known capitalists”in New York, Louis, and other citis L'neir ohjoct was to orzauize o bank for doing an oxclusive trust and savings businese, which would o ¥o stromg in its capitel oud organization os to be worlby of the fultest confidoncs of the people. ‘Iho trust depurtment of thiy bauk is similar in its courscter to that of the United States Trust Company of Naw York.' Tha province of a traat bauk is to execute all legiti- mate st for corjorations, cstatws, of indi- viduals, to exacate wil rod to muke invest- swents of money, collect and remit iuterest, divi- dends, cte. Itis obvious to ove:y ono hat s bauk with a casih capital of bus.noss mes of €xpori whers all its business 1 transacted under uui- form rules aud regulations, fornishes greater and better facilities fur the proper manvugement of truste’ thun any one individual, - In cases where an individucl scts 2s trusiee, the trust is lisble to be distwiled by his denth, or irom ofler ressous he bocomes dise qushtied to mct, and _an ingividual (olten for the best of motives) is liable to mave transactions, and (lice ehauces whichh are 8 Littie out of the regular course, and which are just a3 Likely to briug lunses a3 extra pronts. 1 the tnst depattweat 1uouoy is only raceiv- od on deposit for waich - couiificates are issied bearng ititerest at the rate of 43j per ceut per atanm, for the full uninber of ¢azs ths money muy remamn on aeposit. In the ravings depaii- meut deposita are 1eceived in auy auioant, on which 1uterest 1s sllowed at the raze of G por cont per wunuw, payabls in January and Jaly of N 2l Or current accoauiy are recaived under auy circminsiances. Lhe Busrd of Directors cousisis of sixteen wamber; the dotn:] business of the bani bowever, is manuged by an Lxecutive Committee. compussd of L. B. S.dway, Jobn 3. D:2ks, H, G. Powers, and Anson Stazer. The [fuuds of the Lunk ars earried clneily oo resl estute security and on weli kuown stock 2nd otier collaterais Laving u ready cash marxet, and iuvested mn Umted Stcies bonds. The rates of interest de- manded are quite woderate, aud tre oficn quite low when very cloice colloctions sxe olered a8 seeurity. The bill known as Senats bill 223. which was introducod by Senator sizrue dn Slarch, 1975, and waich roquired all bunks doing business un- der State chartersto make quar e reporis, and la0 required tie State Auditor in person, or tirough & roper ageut, to make persunal exam- inatiors of the uifars of esch baok st least turee times in each year, was drawn and its pass- o urged by the ofiicers of this buok; but, althiough it was one of the best aud mostneces- sary laws that was_beforo the Assembly during jtn ontire seesion, lufluences wese brougl to to bear st prevented it from becomug la law. The management is generatly undersiood to be very cautious aud conservative, and fact, just what would bo oxpect2d from anen abodyf 106w 88 ale its stockuoiders sud managers. In additinn to & cash capital of $500,U00, the banic hus already & surp.us fund of 030, 2nd - the stockholiters are Lable in addition for zo amount €qual to the smount of stock owaed respectively, which with suchia list of wrockbolders moans Fomethiog more than mere words, aud, it _fect, gives the depositors a fund of over 21.000,000 23 security for their deposits, Aud, without any desire to discrimnate in favor of tlis or that bauk, or to advise ius readers to patronize this or that inaitution. 'I'ne L) % wWill ray tuas this hank shows a record fur solidity aud fair dealing tia. makes it eatirely worthy of public confi- desce. And with such finsucial and executive 2bility at its helm, its future musc indeca ba prosperous. AMERICAY INSCRANCE COMPANT. Pominent among the more reliable institu- tious'of Chicago that paseed tarough ihe fiery osrdeal of Oct. 9, 1671, is thut of Lo Americau Insurance Compuny. Aud in view of tho fact that it is the only £iro insurance compavy that survived that great disaster, it scemy proper that we ehouid call the atleniion of our readers toits houorable record of the past. as also to its present prosperous condition. At tho timeof the fire their offices were at Noa. 118 and 120 Monroe strect. but all their securitics, booke, and valuable papera were raved, oed therefore their business sulfered no serious interruption. £ 4 were obtzined at once, aud in Apri Sompany maved ioto their mrerent oflico at 45% wod #3¢ West Madieon street. Haviag vo business in the city, they lost less than 51,000 on twe smalicottages on the extreme noith of the s by tne nro. The salva- tion of the *“0J¢ American " was J} 12 to ine fact that they had stnctly adnered to tho, ruio Lo insure ouly farmn properiy, detachied dwel- lings, asd barns and their contents, echool hoases aud chiurches. Dy zn unswerviog flulity Lo this kind of business, inFmriaz property o1 the popular “*Installmont Plan™ ‘which “was criginated by this Compauy, the American stands including install- 10,000 aud sixteen flicere. [ fagt, evgry © prounds s o men of well-known ox the Ilon. H. N. Hibbard, end M. A. Hosne, #cmo of our most enterprising and eofid bisines Ervery department of the Compa carafuily managed, and we can ouly predi the ** Americas " increasod populaticy and xuz- ceas. L ANCE COMPANT, This Cowyan hay its office at Nos. 157 and 139 LaSallo strect, was orzanized Aug. 24, 1474, st which time the Audits cortitivate was graanted. The authotized capital is 250,000 Its asaets are $102,52; ana the capitel is to bo iucreased to 200, ‘The- Compzny _pro- poses to write small Jines at fair rates. It is now increseing ite capital to meet the dewands of incrensing business, The Directors and ofi- cork include some excelient husinessmen, and the Compzuy is recommencod by . E. Goodell, X. §. Bouton, H. D. Coivin, Leroy Chureh, of the Baplist Standard. PALMER HOUSZ. If there is any one thing of which Chicago may weil feel proud, it is her magrificent hoteld. For. if travelors and tounsts are to be believed, neither Paris, London, nor Rome, even in their palmiest deys, could boast of such attractive and magnificently furmisticd botels s are seen in Tt would ba futilo o even attempt a ption of thcir many atiractive poiuts. Suffice it to say, that among tli:s many, Chicago can boast of four that are unequaled on this contineut at loast. Among the moat attractive, both in its architectural eppearance, as well as its internal arrangements, is tho Delmer Houso. And shouid we employ tise languago of a foreign traveler who stood fessting lua eyes upon its magnificent proportious the otber day, we should sum tlus whole matier up with his words, “That is the hotel of America” And his opinion Wil be indoraed by Al Ll aver bhad the plessurs of iuspeciing this edifice. It would ze- «quire iauch more space than is usuelly ailotted to a nawepaner article to evenattempts detailed description of this bmilding, aud heace we must coufine ourselves io a mers glance, aud lezve the reader to fill up the vacant spaces with im- aginetion. ‘The Palmer House extends from State sireet to Wabash avonue, and has turee fronts, one on each of the strects mentioned, aud one on Moao- o street, its north front. It is seven stories in heighs, with basement, and 18 prouounced by comoetent jndges to be a8 near tire-proof as pos- sible, where stone, brick, irom, and cemen: aro tho articles used in construction. A most im- portant feature in the management of thie house is that adopted by Mr. Palmer quite recently of fixing 5 scale of prices according -to the tloor oc- capied, af by that system one can 8ecure accom- modauons at any prico from $2.50 to £4.50 per dsy. That is to say, those who ure willing to take accommodations on the uppor floors can do so at the same prices thut are charged by the Ioss protentions hosels, while in il other partic- ulars they eujoy the same privileges as guosta occupying the lower floors. This is somothing new o tho hotel-syetem of this city, and is mecting with much favor, both by the local snd traveling public, and much credit is due to Hr. Palmer for the timelv inauguration of this Yory wiso plan, that must, sooner or lator, be edopted by all other leading hotols of this city. As an examplo of the popularity of tnis new order of things, it is only necessary to say that the Palmer House has averaged dunng tbe pust weak 645 guests per day.. ANOTHER HOSTELRY that hae a world-renowned name with those like the Fifth Aveuue of New York, the Tremont of Boston, the Coatinenial of Philadelphia, is the Shezman Hoase. Indeed, the fame of this hotel ia allied to that of Chicago from the infancy of tho city, when, &3 & matter of course, tho elita of thé traveling community pnt up st the Shor- wan ; 8o that its namo has to travelers been. a8~ socisted with Chicago as the principal hotel,—a name it still retaing, even though other magnifi- cens hotels have been opened 1n tho city. Tts centrsl location, on ths cormer of Clark sud Raudolph strocts, is a great inducement to commercial = travelers, snd ths eumptuous fare, the superbis furnished r00ms, the genoral air of elegancs, and above all the kind attontion bestowed upos them by every- body connected with the houso, from the ganial Lost bobind the desik to tha porter whois prowptly ou hand at the arrival of the "uus, leaves such agreeable reminiscences in tho miuds of the guests that they are drawn to tiis hotel again on their next viait to the cily, as natarally ay steel is attracted to the magunot. The mau- agars have followed the example of dthers, and reduced the rates and graded them from £3.30 to 84 perday. There is liltle ditference in suy ol the furnishings of the honse, 50 theru iy little variation of gi2des and prices. Iu coustructing aud reconstructing, the plan or privciple of equality was ths oue prefereatially adopied as the ono bkoly to givo tho most matisfac- tion to tiue patrona. The value of tie property of the Sherman House is estimatod nt £L.460,060. The building is procounced a Sre- proof one, and has all the zpparatns for the prowpi_extinginshment of fire,—somathing that vill reheve the minde of thone who weroits gussts just thieo yeans ago to-day tn the future days it ay ba their Chicago home. Oat of atotal of 300 sleeping apartments 109 are furnished nith bath-rooms. Every apart~ ment iy in instsntaneous communication with the ofiice, so Lha: every gnest is provided with the mears of makivg the slighlest waats known. So well establiehsd was the reputation of the Shermaa Honse that 1t was selocted 08 the oune for Cook’s toursts, whose hotel coupoms are houored there. ‘Lo meet the fastidious tastes of the ciass of people who comprise these tourists’ parties, and overcomne the great projudices of many accustomed to tae laxuries of Euarope, a hotel must indeed be au tait 16 sverything. For Dbetter sccomedation of all, tho diming hours ex- teud to evening, n grest conveuience to many who dislike mrerruptions during the busy vart and prefor to dine at leisuro, afier meut of businese-is over. SPRAGUE, WARNEE & CO. The noxt firm tiat we visited was that of Spraguo, Warner & Co., who dato the commence- meut of their business back to the yoar 1363, aud previous to the tire were lucated at 60 and 62 Michigan avenuo. The foct of their storo being among the last 1n that portion of tho city that ‘was destcoyed afforded them an oppor- tanity of saviug a poruon of their goods, yet their lossess weio most mexare. Having the true Chicago vim, however, shey immedintely re- organiZed their business at No. 23 Sonth Canal street, and, incredible as it may seem, onthe day following the graat coaflugration they wera actually filling the orders of their customers from thair dew quarters. Hore they remained, ‘ransacting o large “ud prosperous bnsiness, nutil their wow ‘huilding ou Michigan avonus was completed, whea they removed neely opposite to their old nite. During tho period of their busicess transae- tions, the busiuess has shown a most decido:d in- cr2ase fiom year to year, bus the retio of in- crease Lias been greater since than preceding the five. 1heir trade extends throughout the Weatern tazes aud Termitories, and, even to-day, thor ate ehipping gools to Calitoruis and New Mezico. The business arrangemonis of this house are very eysiematic, it having several distiuct de- pactments. osch under a genoral massger. who Das complete chaige, As a special feature, how- over, of this concery, may bo mendivned that of tobacco. This interest”is distinct from the otuers, and was added to the pasia~ss of the firm in tha year 169, This department aleo nas a saperiatendeut, who has years of experienco ia thut branca of the trade. Messrs. Spragua, Warner & Co. have foryears past actad as special agonts for the sale, tbroughout the West, of a lar;e number of tho best brands of Virginiz to- baceo, und, therefore, they are enabled to sup- ply their many customers with that class of roods st mots 1avorable figures than other housee iv the city. They are also proprietors of tho * Grocers' Mills,” established in 3uy, 1873, for the manu- fucture of coffee aud spizes, This te? also un- der the charga of & compatent superintendent, and 10 the siiort period siuce its establishment Lias become one of the leading mills in the coun- try a8 to the qualicy of its manufactnres and the volmae of its trede. In closing these remarks, T Trruuxe will congratulate Mesers. Sprague, Warner & Co. ou the rapid expausion of their trade. a6 1t i3 oa such firns a3 this that the grand future of Chicago aepends. FBANELIN MAC VEAGH & CO. In our perambulationa the-other day among the nholesalo grocery houses of the city, we visited Frauklio MacVeagh & Co., Lake streot and Wabash avenue. Their building includes Nos. 33, 35, 37, 39. sud 41 Lake street, zud 29 and 31 Wabash avenue, ‘This firm have been in business for some years, and their trade hza shown 3 rapid, bealthy expausion during all that time, the incresso, during the past thiee years beivg f1 260 per cent. And what is Tore, we cau sy for this frm—what cannot be swd of any other—that on the llonday of the fire orders were filled, sad in teu days their business waf fally reorgaaized, zud in comploto ruonnivg order on thoe lake-front. They re- mauined in tust location trausacting & large and prosperous business until their present gquaricrs wers completed. into’ which they moved 1n 1872, Their busicess is divided into eigit defart- meats. each having a competent superiutend- ent, who manages the details of its business. From this atraogement oue can gather some idea, of tire immense trade this houre pojoys, snd the bueiness ability of the fum. Whilo ' they make strplo groceries a epccialty, aod handle immense stocks of eucn, they aso Geal largely mn fancy groceries, in wiuch lina the tiude of this ciy shiows a positive increa: 100 per ceut during the fast throe years, which is another evidanca of the 1apid expausion of commorce 10 Chicazo. W. 1. HOYT 3 CO. This popular and widely-koo=n wholesale gro- cex»' firm is compased of W. M. Hoy: aud C.Wat- roas, They are located at Nos. 1, 5, 5,7, aud 9 Mich- igan avoaue, corner of Riser strest. Thoy orect- ed the building which they now oceupy during the year following the grest fire, and tha citizen or strsnger, af:er a careful examunation of the edifice, must ucrive at tho couclusion that, in its exterior, it is ous of the largest, while 1te inte- rior arrangements are wetl adanted for whole- uule grocery purposes. They make s spesialty of staple groceries, and their trade in tess s immense, while in other goods their business:is perhaps socoud to uo other house in tho West, And, what is more, they do their businesa_ st home,—that s to s£y, they employ Bo traveling salesmen, and hence aro not compelled to burthen consumers Wi the estra expense tbat such u system of doing Dbusinees would tovolve. And nght here Tuz mipoNs Wil eay that the wise policy adopted by Hoyt & Co. is 20 excention to the preseat cusiom of doirg business in this branch of mer~ caauils commerce. And we will further eay that ikeir publication of the Grocers' Crilerion, a paper with their price-hista of genersl atock, Das proved a great success, and mee:s tue cor. dial approval of that class of merchants who ¢» sire to bur gooas as chieaply as they can be far- nished througp this ecooomical medium. WILLIAY 3T JAYO & CO. Mr. Mayo, the senior member of the above bousa, succeedad the old firmof J. Y. & E. AL .Edwlrd.l. northeast corner of Clark and Wash- ington streets, in 1850, and from there removed in 1667 to the building hnown as the Mayo Block. At the time of tho grant firs thero were but few Jewelry housces in the city doing a larger or mors prosperous business than this. 3Mr. AMayo loat heavily by that event ; yet, like many other en- terprising busincss men, but a few days had elapaod before Lie sgain threw his business ban- Der to the breeze, having located on the corner of Wabash aveoue and Lwenty-second street, wheore his busiueas so increased thata few weeks later he established a second store at No. 135 Wast Madison street. At both eztablisbments ba enjoyed a large patronage, until the building he npow occupies was cowmsleted, which 1 sitnated ou the wortueast comer of State aud Monroo rtreets, upposite the nortn front of the Palmer Louss. 'uec exterior of the buildig 18 very attractive, whilo the interior is simply wlegaut, L tirw are, 1o a great extent, importors of the tiner class of goods of fureign production, yet they deal larzely in the beter aod wore favoriie mase of home goods. ‘They are aio large mauufacturers of ull kinds of jewalzy, and silver and plated ware. In the wrork of mounting diawmonds, which they make » Bpecialty, they have no superiors in tne West Muyo & Co. carry s large sud extensive stock, and, as 5ir, Mayo is ons of tho oldcst and must ozperiepeed jewelers 1 tie eity, théir goods are usuzlly of tho fines: descripuion, and just wiat they are represented fo be. And, notwitnstand- ing ALr. Mavo lost some 20,000 by the tre, ve f,“ Ius businces et tue pireseut timo on a sound =818, N. MATSON & CO. " It ia the goneral verdict of =l visitors to this city, that Chicago ia poesiessed of more attract- ive, costly, snd maguificently srranged sivres than other metropulis iu the cozatry, aud, perhiaps, thero is no one building that is more deserviug of & special notico at this time than tue oue occupied by N. Matsou & Co., on the southeast corner of ilouroe snd S:aic streets. In its massive and symmeinical proportioas, it is unequaled. Without the least brasting Taw TrIBONE can ssy that tho store ovcagpied by Mesors. Matson & Co. i3 :ora epacious eud elegant, than any otner in taia cenmiry. And whnt is wore, the eutire space ozewriod by them ;8 employed o tue bast possivle adsaatage for too dmsyliy of the most costis jewelry, watehos, gola utd silverware, brunzes, statacrs, and, in faut, eve.y descriptioa of the most coetly wares in thez iuo produced by this or toreixn countries ure bere displayed In tho mose maguisi- cent walnut Bna rosevuod cases, protecied by plazeglasa of euoymous dimensions, esch cise resting on tableis of marble of the MOst beRUL- fal desigu. in short, the iuteriur o1 this store is unique in design, and evea the oiuce in the Tear is turmshed with the rame elegunce which hass boen abserved in the OtiicT arrangemeni: And, without going turiiier wto detzils, Tas TRIBGNE, lite tha pubiic, muet cougratutate Messra. Mat-on & Co. 0n possessing Lue finest a3 well ad tle best located stores in the city. And fitted, as it is, with all that 18 rare aud costly, displased in rich pro- fusion on every Luud, they &ro also to ba congratulated a8 posses=ing tue finest, 103t ex- tonaive, nud astractive stook west of New York. “Lue firm 18 corposed of N. Mateon, L. J. Norton, G- E. Jounson, and W. E. digley. Thess zentlemou are 2il well aud fuzorasly Luown, both in social and business circies, and, Leing old and. expesionced tuerchauls, their position 1o society 16 1n08: enviabie. This house i8 oue of ths oldest in the Wast. ‘Ihe firm was doing business at the time of the great fire at 117 Lako streat, where shoy had woried @p a very exienxive patrouage, 1t being tuen, ns now, tio most popular bousd iu tue ity Lut the sre cato, ia the brief space of a few Lours this firm, hke many oibers, enw tho aceumnulation of years swept awav. ‘Tucir losves, although severe, did not [Yostrate thein, as they iwmestately Tesumed buciuess iu lemporary «quurtera on the corner of Wabssh aveuue sud Eudridge court, aud in this connection Tie TripuNe 1 gratided tostate that this irm hava aiwass met all their obligations promptiy, doliar ‘Aud now, with tiss fiucd suniversary sreat disasier ac band. it must be with 3 seoling of pride that they roviow the romarkable expausion and prosper:ty of thoir busiuess duz- ing tho past taree year, 88 from & moec careful examination 1t is ascertaited that they have eu- Joyed au ncrensed patronsgo of 33 pr ccut per Bunu over wihat it was befors the tire. Their Lresent 33ies aveage atout ona miliiva dollars per aunia, and are rapidly increasing. : OSWEGO STARCIL Now, while giving our readers some idea of the buminces growth and prospority of our cily. it would bs unjuet to pass by the 1nteresis of tho starch manufacture, asit comprices tie com- ponent parts of & houdied-and-one differsnt things. Iu tact, it is sowetbhing which no house- hold can dispenso with. And, as there are 80 many manufactories, one 12 almost at s loss which one to chooze first as an examplo ; but, after going over a large list. Tux TRIBUNE can do no better taau to select that of T. KINGSFORD & 30N, whose worka are known ae the “Qswego Starch Factory.” established st Oswego, N. Y., some forty years ago, and conalitute on3 of the larg- est works of the kind in tho country, il not tho largest. This immense ewtablishmsnt has branch houses in every promiuent city of the country; the braneax housz in Chicago being ably mauaged by C. 8. Husclins & Co., Nos. 65 and 67 South Water streer, This ware- bouse is 34x140 feet, aud four siones in peizht including basement. Tue capacity of thus build- ing is oxceedingly large, as it has at present 300 tous of stazeh. And juct here, while giving the dimensions of this warehouse, it ioay be proper, and cestainle of great interest to the reader, to descrive in briof the world-reuowued factory at Oawega aad give its immense proportions, and aiso review the trausactions of Lhe past fow yaars. The fuc- tory-building proper is 615 fee: front by 200 feet in depth, a part of it beiug seven stories in Dbelght; and, in order that our readers may be bl to gatlior eoms idea of ity maguitude, Tur ‘I'rineNE will state Lhat thero are over 521,000 squaze fect of flooring, or sbout twelva scres in area. ‘The vats aloe In thus huge conceru con- tun an aggregate of 2,500,000 gailons. which aro used m3inly for castiag out all foreign mat- ter which the starch mey contnin. The reader must bear 1n mind that 2 great length of troughs ers in necessary, in cider to distribute the starch, there being rome 3 miles of such in nse, Tie water pipo alone extends over wles. There are slso 3 miles of rhaf! Tuey have two steam oogines of L0(0-horso power ench besides the fower produced by twelve turbiue water-wheels of 500-horse powcr cach. Nice handred and fifty thousaud brshols of corn are consamed, and 10,000 tons of starcix ars produced, anan:lly. Now, having presenied to the pubhe the im- mensity of this establisbment, 1t is thought propar to give in rhort detnl the merits and popularity of tius product, since it has 8o large & sale, not only in the United States, but even in foreigu lands. - And when pliced on oxinbi- tion at the ‘WORLD'S GREAT FAIR. it received the firat and highest prize awarded by tac Jury of Nations, for its excollence, as ro- pards its purity. And well it wight. as thera is Contained iu 1,000 ounces oniy 2 ounces of foreign mattar, and, in order to ea0wW its Bu- perior quzhtics, we will quota the following let- ter received from one of tue beat chemists iu Englund : ANALYTICAL LIBRARY, SURGEON'S mu.,} EpIxsi 26, July 20, 1874, 1 have made a carefui chemical azalyais of Kings- ford's Oswego Propared Corn banded to me by Mr. E. . Chapin, sgeat, New York,ead Snd euch o be of 156 finest and best description, and, whou prepared aecerding to the directions,—with mik. stc.,—to be a0 exceientarticle of diet, It e fully equal ix: chemi- cal and ferding Properties (o the best arrow root. (Signed) STEVENSON MACADAN, Ph. D., ctc., Lectuter in Chelnlatry. Thus, we see, this necessary orocuction ia not only in widespread favor thidughout this coun- try, but freely indosea by one of the most able chemists of Europe, snd notbing mote would seem necessary to be szid in regard to tho su- periority of tbiz articie over ali others in usel And. in conclusion, TuE TRIBUNE will cougratu- Jate the Quwego Starch Cowpaoy on the expan- sion of their busincse, and the great popnu of their goods throuzhout the counutry. It will alao_congracuiato AMleszrs. lntching & Co. in bulding up a trade throughout the Western States for the Kingsford Stareh, znd mn placing thag production 80 prominentiy before the public that 1t has become the favorita in every Bouso- bold 1n tie land. The business of the Compa 1n this city shows an annual increase of fwly 25 percent, and it is estimated that tie increasoe for the present year will bo 85 per cen=. GLORGE FOX. Perbaps there is nonsme more familiar in mercantile circles than that of George Fox, as 3 he la' vre!l known throughout all the States and Territories, as the largest, and most successfal manufscturer of starch io this country. H= es- tablished himseif in business fifty yoarsago at Ciuciunati, since which time, by indusiry and perseverance, hie has extended his trade from one end of the Union to the other, se there is no Wholeealo bouse in this or any other city, but what handles this article to some extent. Ho bas an ageacy in this city under the manage- went of Otis S. Favor, who is located at No. 28 River street. And, as an evidence of hus ability ;:n the ?flnn:ement of the business of the agency ere, it is only necesaary to_stato that, da tho vear 1373, he disposed of 35,000 horss of this vaiuable product. while for the year 187% ho is sauguine his sales will show an increase of 100 per vent. L'his success proves threo things, —the superiorily of the stock, its low price, and tho untiring industry of AMr. Favor. 1f tho space allorted wore suificient. Tae Tamcye would gladly publish x fow of the many recom. Lneuda‘uou:( ;\:énbwhich this exco.lent arzicle has een presen ¥ the wholesals grocon i and other commercial ceatres. ool thig JANSEN, JN'CLURG & CO. Tha‘ firm of Jansen, McClurg & Co., booksell- ers, Nos. 117 and 119 Stato street, have one of the finest establishments in this eity, 1f not in the country. Their saics are as large a8 befora the fire, and they report that collections in the country are much better than in the city. They carry an immenso steck of fine works, including £chool-books, forsign s woll as domestic, sud algo = line of stationory which is not excelled anywhere. Tuis combination of books and sta~ tionory 18 a groat couvenienco to buyers, sinos they can get from tho tirm whatever they noed, and therpoy 2void 4ravoking and bunting up ar- ticles to complete their imes of goods, which is not only annoying, but tims-losing. This firm is one of the most reliablo 1a their Ii tead 1o ohe ol beir line of ; s g COBB'S LIDEARY. This moat popular literary establishment is situnzed in thy Paimer Building, street. The watitution is pa ed after the famons London library of *Mudic's.” Il iy a plan and syatem: for farnishing the book-worm withreadiog matorial from all the leading autliors of tus aud the Ol World. Ioro . the most popular works sad wntings of engeg’ of ths d:stant, shadowy Dast, as wel! a8 thase of moro modern anthors, are to bo secared on the most alvantagooas torms to the roadur. Aond 1n giving the patrona of this peper some idea of zhe many cxcellont iustitutions of this city, wo caunot weli overlook tois important one. The ‘*Cobb's Library” is an old, honorble, and oxcelleut institution, aud well metits the largs - paticorge that it dees, und baa recerved ernco its orgavization. And the nxoy promiuent citi- zons whko fave coutributed to tue enterpriso, way well thank Mesens. L. 3L Cobb& Co. for tio ability they buve exhibited 1n managng this iustiinsion. Iiera may not ol be found the Ieading works of diferent autto.w, but sume of tho tinast t: from the factorics of this and the Ol World. " In short, the ** Cubo's Li- bracy ™ i3 popular and favorite icstitution, - Aud, in reviewing, we. must not forget that the hardware trade of Chicago is a very impor~ teat branch of her industry and commerce. Hence tlo houses of KIMPARR RROS. & co, located at Nos. 80, 52, aud 84 Michigan avenue, 18 very suggestive as an exsmyle. Tisoy irora in the same location on that eveatful Oct. 9. just thres years ago; and at that time hanng Izrge shipments on the way here, they erccted tewporary buildiugs, and continued business withoat any serions intermpticas, with the ex- ceptiou of heuvy losses. 1wz Trinyse will bers fay that this is the largest heavy hardware, iron, uzoel, nail. wagou, and cacrisge-material house Lhix sice of Pitieburg. In order to give the reader an idea or the mugaitude T building, we will name 1ts dimeosious, which ace us follows: It fronts 75 feot on Michigan aicoue, is_ 140 teet in depth, aud i storied” in_ heiglit with basement. The bacement 13 mued for the storage and Salo of naila, spises, shafting, aud plo ‘Las Lest, or_groand tloor, in employed in the bandimg of irou aud ctesl; the wecond tloor :d_fur wagou aud carringe hardware, blucssmuihs’ and mackmists’ the third iluer 13 devoted to unbroken 235 the fourth and il loors to wagon ad cerriego wood material. The firm spent very eucoa and are very saiguine that, as the K2as show w'mota de- ciged uaprs This firm iz located at Now. 155 and 160 Lake stract, and bave been in bosiness over thirteeu vears in fhis city. They aro really an Eastern huse but thes have been eo long estabhebiod bere, aud thoir interests are #o near with those of Chicago. tuat we feel justified n . claiming it as ona of the most prosperous es- tablishments in the citv. From their worka, if we are correeily ivforated, mere iron is turusd out for the wannfacturing of stoves, ranges, tarnaces, and goods of that kind generally, than from suv other house in tha Wes:. Their trado mot only extends throughout tho United States, but -their goods sre even distrivuted through foreign countries, where they are equally as favorablv known as at home. If was but u short time ago that cookn stoves wero packed in special pack: that thes might be ship on cawels’ baccs, But. to retnrn to thesabject, wo ara mlormed by this firm; that their sales ara steadily increasing from year to vear, the expansion for the past three vears by almost withont a precedent. The cash sales alone of the improved Stewart cook siove over tae patterns of 1343, 1853, 1859, and 1369, are more than 100 rer cent. As tefore stazed, they manafacture dilferent kinds of hiext- g apparatus, yet tnes make a soecialsy of FUKNACES AND BANGES. Among the more prominent of the former mey be mentionad the * Poarl,” which v an cotirely new combined self-feeding aac wurtace burner. This furosce, baviug maay suporior pointy, u rapudly becoming a favorite througuout the Wee.” Amoug it chief merits in that of being an auti-clinker, aud it 2lso hasan antomatic gas- escaps, which 18 #o arrauged that, when the fuz- nace is in need of being replenisted. the gas-es- cape opens when the feed-duor does., tnerchy avordiog expiosions o common in famaces nob 80 provided. The ** Ruby ™ is another favorito. It is an anthracite aud dituminous sm face-bnrn- er, and ia expccielly adapted to low cellars, it being but 4 feet 4 inches. to 4 feet 10 inches in height, It is, bowever, too well knowa chrongh- out the whole Northiwest to uoced further men- tion.. Tbe mext that claims our attention i5 the “ Diamond"” famace. which preseats many mertorious features, among which is the perfectiou in its mannfacturo, and for economy and case of management, and durability it nax few, if any. saperors, Ilaring spokon of a faw of the many exccilent furnaces that 3lessta. Fulter. Wariea & Co. deal in, we will ‘meution the Warrea ra. Substantialiv, this rauee isa new iuvention, and, by those who have tested its i od the best iv use. it is not moze econawmical ranges, but it ccupies mitch 053 spaca. In briof, it is both dnurable and ornamentul, whilo itz cost 1 placed at a m st reasenavlo figure. This fina 2ls0 have a curious kina of heater cali~d KECE'S ¥ ACE UEATER. Itis not only a fireplaco of sizelf, bnt it is aleo a farnace, a9 it not only heats one room, but tivo or more above. It is relf-feeding, and is cerizinly a very micely-arranged heatingy con- trivance. They elso bava the * Golden Crown™ cookuug-stove, which is fast becoming very pop- n'ar, aud ranks 28 ono of the leadiag stoves iu the West. They also mauafacture the “New Bewart Cook ™ for 1874, with non-clinker grate aud illurinated front. ‘Chese, with a large nom- ber of atncrs, all of which buve been tried, and henco have me: with public fuvor, are dintribu- ted throughout the Nortliest by this houze at prices as advantageous to the masses a3 can be secared in any warket iz tls ccuntry. HARTMAN BROS. This firm is located at No, 2} Lake street, and its members are wholeszls dealers und jobbers in tins o'd Bourbon aad rye whiskies, brandies, ote, - This honae bas been in operation aboat six vears, sud, notwithstanding its age, it is one of the Inrzest in the city. "They located themsclres shortly after the big blaze of Oct. Y, 1871, at No. 297 West Twelfth street, bnt remained there but & sbors time, however, when they moved to tho corner of Harrison and Halsted strects, whore they ‘remamed tutil taking np their pressnt querters on Lake eirecs, which furmikes auipla room for a large smonut of busmess, tho vuilding beiug tive storiea and basewment. Bnl even in tiis smoant of room there is not enongh to carry their immense stock, cousequently Meesrs. Bar'man Lroy. Loep constantly s very i the bonded waraliouxe. frown wl: 70 sbare of thewr orders. Messra. L. make 8 specalty of old Kentucky e2, and of thia product, one of the mem-