Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 22, 1875, Page 9

ssonj and my present imprea don {s— “fih 1 -.\:onld waut more tims to consider it— that T should even dofend an editor sued for fiboL"” Mr, DAVID As Werts Is at pressnt acting with {he Democratio party, aod he telis a roporter {haé he bellevos thio ganaral elant of publia opin- 1 In that diroction. o niso bellovea that the Indopendent votor has broken Jaose, and (st a contiogonoy may ariso In which a third ety would spring into the flold. Ar. WrLLs pover made & preater mistako politically than when ho consented to proside over the Demo- enstlo Convention in Connecticut. Even tho Filtn Avenuo Conferonca after the Cincinnatl Conventlon was not 80 iusxcusablo & blunder. Mr. WixaLow, the ex-Mothodist minister who pan bonght the Loston Foal, bas boon until Jately recognized as a Probibitionist leadar. i) jrownor of tho Boston Netws, which has also Deen considorad & Prohibitionist organ. e now B Tepublican Benator. 8till, it is not ex- cted that ho will mako s martyr of nimself, The plan 18 Lo liberalize the Lost, while keoping jt wihin the Democratio party, and to unite tho News with It s sn evening fssuo, Dut Mr. ixstow onghit not to continuo to sit aa s Re- poblican Seaator. PIRSONAL. feustor Wiznens, of Virginls, Las eloven deughters. . Wan Miss Bzyues, recently marriad, originally one of ** RAPHAEL'S cherubs P 1t {s rumored that Mra, Aopz Sacz Tioumanp- gox 18 going to marcy Oastan E. Dovae. RroxoLn's performance of Aacbeth has seri- eusly fnjured liis reputation as an aator. Juxrs W, Mornisssy, Treasurer of Daly's Fitth Avonue Theatre, Is at the Palmer Iouse, Joaquix Mirren has a fourth volums of pooms seadly to disohargo st the English-speaking races. ANNA DIGKINGOX npposrs to Liave choson tho most appropriate titls for her locturo in **Dry Bot." . Hzxnt N, Myoarr, having reached the con- clusion that ho cauld only survive as & drunkard, tatoll, took laudanum and died. TtsBANDIER, tho 'survivor,” fainted just in Yme to eave his lifo and widely advortive Lis fortbcoming Liatory of photography. Tho prico of opora ought to come dawn with & oo, Thore aro 800 Amorican ghls in Milan alono, studying for the oporatic stago. Hesor C. Bowex claima to have suggosted PiERREFONT yoard ago, Ponten will make good 180 of that itom againot him, probably. A Parisinn took thirty glasses of that dostruc- {ive oxtract which ** malios tho heart grow fond- x,"” and absinthed himself from this world. Braveis: DAVENTORT, sister of the fascinating 1'anay, istho © Dranca Lasracux " whoss suc- 368 the Tondon papors have been announcing. Aland patont was rocontly issued from {he Margavilly (Csl.) oilico to Guonok WASHINGTON CumsTornen CoLUNMEDS BONILLENRERGANNANZI. Italian attists are cxcited over the uit brought by Gaowianpt againet LARKiN G. Mrap for 60 pit cont of the money paid for the LiNcoLy mon- u ent. . :1u porsible Sorneny will not come hare this soa aflor all. e Lzs bacome o partuor of !4 Bucky" in managing the Maymarket ~atro. + 2, C. A. PATNE, of this city, has just roturned fiu 4 0 threo weeks' lonr in the Southweat, hav- i » msdo the rounds of Missouri, Arkanass, In- dlau Tosritory, and Toxas, Ay, wo'ro o down-trodden mot, we workiog- wen and poor folks, Thore's the Olajwant: ha v-ovid bave got s righta loag ago i he had not Loan & butchor's son."—Lunch. At o spiritus! ssance in Parld lstely, the spirit of Uanroucuz. tho famous thief, was called up, oad camo o practically that nearly every ono prescnt subsequontly missod & watch or purso. Joux Bracxrorp, tho American actor, who wn lost in an accent of Mont Dlano tiiroo years oo, las turned up, Ilis body was found the itier day In porfect preservation, incasedin o wouctain of ice. Misxe Heewoop, of West Troy, » little Gtear-ald, I8 (he latest * infant phenomenon.” £hio knows nothing about arithmetic, but can mentelly multiply numbers with sstonishing sc- curso; and rapidity, Dr. Surrarp, of New ITaven, has boen organ- 17117 raublona of the peoplo he ausistod into the worid. o cotlected 1,000 not long mgo. This {z indesd & bond of union, novel, if, indeed, not Lt She very best tasts, 1t deosn't require o rent estato qualification to eispeurs titlos, honce Pius IX. can keep on ele- vating hia frienda to ecclesiastical rank. Iis lutest Lopeficlary is Duko Epvoxp Louls, Rosz vdenzny, a dopcoadant of Pxren the Hermit. 3L, J. 8avaoz, of Bonton, was killod, according 1o thin Advertiser, by belng struck by an engine, *uud ho foll disgonally across tha Pilot with hils heed inuldo the flag-pole.™ Bhocking aa this ne- cut {s, it munt occur to tha roader that that oo must have bosn an anususlly large Lollow cyliuder, - A clever Parlsian advertlsed that he would 1end meney to physicisna on the presontation of thair diplomas. Many young doctors loft thelr documents for vonfleation, wheroupon the ad- vertiser coolly laft town. The Philadelphia articla having become o drug on tho market, s choico varioty will shortly be offered for eale. Jayzs W. Monmissey, treasuror of Darr's Fifth Avonoe company, arrlved hiero Thuraday night, and in etopping &t the Patmer Touso. Nul content witls the preatige of being the band- suwest voung man in New York, whon al home, Le i tho most obliging, It is not ofien that the modern Olympus can boast of such » Morcury. Joser:t Comny, who was recently expolted trom @2orgia for forming frec-love socleties, is now {u Springfleld, Mass,, whero, with the col- ored wo:asn hie worships, ho bas fasted more or lusa for forty daya. e expcots to go to hoaven iv a cha lotof dire, Coney, to be proporly pro- F‘:md, shoald be cooked in s fryiug-pan, not in $hs firo. T MOTEL ANRIVALS, fiyand Pacifle—Chiarles M, Ouborn, Rock Taland ; L » , Buffalo; A, 8, Alaton, Davenport ; Tliuy bois, Towa: Ji W. McOreary, Detrolt; A, Ly Toyles, Tzenton ; O, B, Morris, Fhiladelphia; A. Wo Yeeach, Boston; O, E. Vall, New Jorsey; R M. Yioree, 7, Louls ; D. F, Jennings, Plttsburg ; Willismn Jiuturn, New York § 1, Colvillo, Cincinnatl; Harvey U, Drovn, Clevelsnd; . J, J. Valentine, Ban Fran- tweny 1L, T, Duncan, Lexinglon; L. G. Rogers, Georgs A, Qurtls, Boston ; B, 1L, Campbell, Batavia ] 3, D, Prealon, Indiana s 3. D, Matks, Philadelphia; E. T, Evany, Buffalos 3, O, Culbert, Montreal; James Niehols, Hartford ; W, I, Oglesby, Obia; O, A, Roberts, Yeldu, ... Palmer Houss—William 11, Cooloy, Oliver Awos, U, G, Hasty, Boston ; E, Y. Galdaborough, Bal Huoro: A, Eno,J, W, Dinchat, o, New York; 11, Au 2 syee, Boaton’;, Frank L.’ Huylon, Brovidence; Oworge L, Ashworth, Lowell; Juliuy Block, Buffalo ; 1l. Tao opaon, Detrolt; 1. Vurrows, Duston} Newton 1. Oul:tunded, Los Angeles, C James Bweet, N . Kinsley, Cincinnat] rarka § Lo 3 iy U Berrd f.; D, 15, Pord, San Pranclaco; ' Bird lilckford, A Fairbatks, Boston ; Willam Fox, Now , McClintock, Now 'York; L. W, smp, K, Edealt, Spiingleld; Rabect Oraty, Liverp G. "M, Dalloy, Rochester; ¥rauk lictok, Columbus ; 'C. M, Bigclow, 8t Fauly A, Bra- Lrook, Mossachuselta s W, E, Day, New York; J, M. Lisgrd, Bittabury. ., Tremont House—D, B, Lansing, W.Mu.ifus, Peunsylvenia Central Railroad ; Gea. J. 1, locaw, John W, Carey, Milwaukeo & Si. Taul Niilroad ; ‘Georgs Puterbaugh, Feoria; ¥, W. ¥erry, Givand Maven A, Mimm \timore ; Alozandur Bicll, Utlea ; B, D. Armi ukea ; I, 1. Bid- Vb Yortumouttt L 4. wetl, New Yori 3 urker, Lol 8.7, 3 riont § Piltufleld; I, Bummii, N D, ‘Shear, Jollet; U, I, _ Choue: wions O ¥, Whitiord, Delotl, ner Uouse—Ti. B, ionts 3ud wife, Kaukakoe, 1, 0. Marr, Boston, Mass.; George Osnieron, Do o Ta.; Glarles Wt Owubi, Nob.i H, £, Moars, ork'y 3. B. Vaudercook,’ Boston ; ‘Cliaties G, Kaneas Olty : James Momencs, Il.; brucy, 0id o Wiila aud alater, AT Pl Qe Sl it nd, A i elow, psnulng, i Detreld | M, Boubes Doud, Lacind, THE. CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, MAY 22, 1876.—~TWELVE PAGEB. LUMBER. To Be Found by’ the Mllilouu of Yeot Within Chicago Yards. And of Every Variety Known to the Splondid Forests of Our Country, The Status of the Trade Commensurate with Western Progress. Skelches of Prominent Dealers Who Have As- sistod In Bringlng the Traffio to s FPresent Proportions. « —_— The lumber trade of Chlcago is & thome of such maguitude, and the intorest s one of such oxtent, that tho neconsarily contracted limita of & nowspapor article rendor n full exposition and appropriats commont mmply impossible. The smount of capital investod, and the character of the man engaged in tho trade, Jond it s dignity and importance second to no other commercial interest in the country; in no less degreo tho mathods of conduct of business and tho integ- rity of tho dealers, refloct orodit upon it aod ita followers. The past history of the lumber trade of this cityis one marked iu every page with auccoss, prospority, and fair dealing, and the substantial woalth it hss brought to our doors earns for it both sndmiration and regard. At presont tho numerous yards of the city aro woll stocked with overy varioty of hardwood andpine lumber, so acquired and managoed as to afford country purchasers Lhie bost opportunity for roplemehing thoir yords. Of courso, just at tha oponing of navigation tho agpregata amount on hand Ia lowor than at ita closo, yot, with this disadvan- tage, tho stocks hold now are gratifvivgly large and complste, The following atatisticsshiow tho recoipta for tho year 18741 Pine lumber, in feot. Bhiogles, ln ‘numbe Tath, tn plocos. Yickota, 15 plec Cedsr posts, in Ths roceiptn and sbipmonts sinco Jau, 1, 1875, are ss follows: Lumber reccived, 1o feet. Tumber shipped, in fuct syl e e Tath Fooelvol 10 JIOCCR.cusessrs Lnth sbipped, tn pleccas.is. The future of the trade may ba expressod in the principlo of biinging the producer and con- sumer nearer togother, For ths immediato fu- ture the prospocts are brightoning, and it Is an- ticipated that nctivo businoss will soon roplace tho presont quietness, Tha following are the leading houses of tho city, and the statoments horcin given may bo depended on a8 abeolutely correct, for every safeguard onnd precaution Lave been used to vorify every fact and all the figurcs, Of tha pine-lumber doalers one of tho 1nost prominout bousos is that of HANNAH, LAY & CO. On the firat day of tha curront month Messrs, Perry Hannah, Albert T. Lay, and James and William Morgan celobrated tha twenty-fifth an- niveranry of tho foundation of the oxtensive and woll-known lumber-house they conduct, and tho formstion of & partnorshlp which has rascbod its silver age witliont chango—except that of tho fnorensn of woalth and vaster extont of opera~ tione. At tho bogiuning of this association, in which tact, coorgy, and sbrowdners were tho redominant foaturos, Chicago was o city of EU,IKJO inliabitants, noting among ita merchunts but two promioent lumber-louaos. 1launnh, Lay & Co.'s yard, at tho corner of Jackson &nd Canal streots, was o far out of tows that it goomed 88 fhough noither bueincss nor busy moo would ever como that way. Thair frade s entiraly local, both purchasa aud sals bolng effected in tho home market; but their fimst yenr's succoss, and thair recognition of tlo pos- sibilities and future of the lumber futorost led _thom, I 1851, to direct thcir sttontion to tho Grand Traverso rogion of Michigan, which was already known to bo stocked with tho finest grades of pino, aod the souior member of the firm made tho (then) todious trip to, around, aud from Grand Travarse, the result being Lho pur- chaio of & smail eaw-mill nnd sometling over 3,000 ncren of pino landa sdjaceut. Horo tho wreat busincea took tho Infaut atep, Which since then has advanced to giant otridos, not only en- ricliog tho coucern itsolf, buk opening up to sottlomont and iimprovoment a valuable and for- tilo rogion, that owes its promont praspority di- zecly and wholly to tho oporaliona and Lalent of Hanoab, Lay & Co. - Tho business of Inmbering In_ thoto days only waited the men, and they wero fouud " in the members of this fum; their succo:s tompted capital nod other men, and, dospito tho fact that they ranked third in tho list of Inmbormon of 1853, they aro really thoploncersof tha trado asit exiatain Chicagoto-day, W'hoold water-mill ut T'raverso City was suporasded in1852by tho first stoam saw-mill erocted in the northorn lialf of the Michigan Poninsula; tho forest which cov- ored the site of & futuro important town waa cut, aLd tho product nhi{nnd to this city ; tho circlo widened ; Hanmab, Lay & Co. cvory yasr ex- tonding thoir sales and compolled to greater pro- duction, ostablished stores, invited labor, staried miils, bought thouwnnda of acros wore of land, and presontly & villago roso, aud the walling- vorsels which bad herotofora freigbtod the fum- ber to Chlm\?o wero succecdod by Btesmord, An unvarylog course of prosperitr, tbrough panlc, war, and other financial disturbanco and distress, has ovidenced tho wisdom of tho gen- tlomen composing the firm, aud stampn with an- rmul tho pollcy they have purausd of acting u tho capacity of producera and middlomou in one, eatisfiod with tho profits of the former, and giving to purchasera the rdvauiago included fn not being called upon to auppurt ths lattcr. “Ihey buy and sell for cash. .'ho lomber thoy handlo costa aimply eapital without intorest, and thelr profita on narrow margiua ars consequontly greator thun these of houses doing business upon tho opposite bat Boginning with the purchass of the land and standing trees, thesa geontlemon employ mon to got out the loge, which aro cut st thelr own mills, piled—mious rene aud nsuranco—on their own grouuds, brought quicky to Chicago in their own siesme or, stored in their own yards, aud handed over to doalors and consumers in the bost posible shiapo, and at tho fowest attainablo prices. This is tno seoret of their succoss, and in similar lt{lfl tho wholo buainess of the futuro of tha whole trade will have to bo conducted in order to oarn thosa engaged n it even moderate suce Qife o‘L’o turn s moment from thelr Jumber burluoss to other branchos which kave grann naturally out of their operations, wo notice thelr mercan- tilo snd mauufacturiog intereats at Travotse City,—the source of their prosperity, At thae point and in tho vicinity they smploy dircctly about 500 mmen, including thoso at thelr largo mill at Long Lako, 6 miles distant, snd indiroct- Jy tuinish employment to probably 1,000 muto in ministering to the wanta aud necessitica of tha formerclags, In1859Mr. 8. Barnes was associatod in tlie mercantilo dopartment of thoir businesa, At that dato s framo building 24x30 accommodat- od their trafilo iu dry goods, groceries, carpots, Liardware, boots and shocs, pruvisions, furni. ture, oto., but with tho development of thelr lumbering, and under tho supcrintendence of Ar. Barues, cach ouo of the abovo clausos g now ita_scparate bmlding dovoted to reta Whilo othior atores ara dovoted to tho gonoral and partioular whalesale trades. Btarting in 1800 with'an inexperionced clerk, and Mr, Iarnos btmeolf, the two wora able to keop up to the re- quiremonta of tho time, but for the lngt four years thirty-two men, in addition to the priuct- 'ala, have been hardly mora ban sble to andle ho goods {n tho Boven atoros they have ostab- lished, each é!ul(euln‘ department having ita foreman and msuager and staff of clerke, oa tho pinn wdopted by Tield, Lelter & Co. of thls oity. In " theso storcs eny article of morchandisa may be bought—it being tho only concern in the Northwest wlore one firm covers the whale rangs of morcantilo etufl and goods. ‘They own sud oporato the fincet griat-mill in Upper Michigan, azre iaterested in tho largeat blackemithery in the region, have s controlling iuterest lu another mercautilo estub- Jishment, run planing milis ond sazh end door factories, bealdoa loth and shingle wmilly fully equipped and perfoctly appolnted, sud, in hox carry on alinost every varioty of trado incidon! toor growing out of thelr vaet Jumbering bual- nees, or which would pravitato to its vicinity. They own tho steamor City of Traverse, of 1,800 tous burden, plving bolwoeen Chicago sod tho theatre of (hoso chnmorated oporations, snd Lere atoro and sell lumber, lath, aod shingles, to tho tull value of $350,000 or ©100,000 por su= helr morcantile sud maaufacturtug operstions at the Grand Traverse involve s trads of §600,000 & year, making s fotal of $1,000.000 POX AROUL OF QYeS, 80| Tecaived for lume bor, lath, shingles, and ators goods sold at & profit by Hannah, Lay & Oo. In tho mant deairable and finost grades and qualition of pine, Esngecut, perfectly driod, plauod, matclied, highly fiuished, and”in pood onler, Taunah, 1.y & Co, havo always aimed to combina cxcellencs with modorate [br(cml, and havo Lit the mark by the proceasas of oaro- ful relection of stock, and the confining of the various atagos of porfocting antirely within the Loundu they solely control. "Thelr facilitios for unloading at the dock and londing on tha track ensblo them to dinpatch with ease twonty car- Ionds & day over the various roads leeding from tho city, Ioro thicn ja presented a model busi- nosk, & represontative_ono fn the lnmber line, atarting_with n modest capital; but, being managed carofully, It lms grown tomegnificont proportions. Htep by step, with conservativo 7eal, it has kept up to (he times, and the do- manda, which, in ita gromth, bavo leen mada wpou ita founders have hoon met or anticipatod without excesr. Ita solvency ia hoyond quos- tion, and its ropulation in unoqualed, FERRY & BRO. Ouo of the Lieavicst hoaros in the Jumber bus- inoss in Chicago, bothh ay regards capilal and extent of operatlons, is that of Forry & Dro., composed of the Hon. T, W. Forry, Uniled Statoa Benator and President pro tem. of the Renate, and lus brothor, r, E, P. Forry. This liouso was oatabllshod over twenty-five years ago by the Rev. Willlam M. Ferry, Willlam M. Ferry, Jr., 80d T, W, Forry, under tho firm nameof Ferry & Bons. Afterwsrds Willlam 3L, Jr., withdrow, and tho atylo wag Feiry & Son. until, at the timo of the death of tho Rev. Mr, Ferry, tho louse, as now constituted, camo into sciive existonce. Wien firat established hero tha ofice and yard of tho concern wers on Adams sireet, thon on Market stroet, and finally ot tho prosont location on tho river &t Eighteontl atreot, whore thoy own 800 feot of dock frout, aud & corresponding arca of yord, on which from 4,000,000 to 5,000,000 feet 3%e piled, and about 20,000,000 foot handled per aovum, ‘Thoir stock is cut at their three milla on Whito River and Black Crook, in Muskegon and Ottawa Countios, Mich., whoro their plune Janda are located ; tho lumber 8 brought hero in their own lakae craft, stored on thoeir own ground, and fs, consequontly, furnisbed to customera at the loast posaible oxpouse. Thay have the flitesl. sssortment in_the city, Including. se it does, avery size, ?nnllly, and varioty of lumbor, sund tholr facilities cnable them to cut bills to ordor on the shortest notice. Mr, James V, Dickoy was thelr former agent, thoir prosent Lefng N. H. Morsill, a_carefal, sattontive businces mau. F. P, Forry, Esq., Is President of tho National Dank at Grand Haven, and, talen olther collact- ively or individually, Forry & Drother may bo re- garded as most honoraula representatives of tho lumboring interests of Chicago and tho Weat. BUSHNELL, WALWORTH & REED, The extensive and well-known house of Bush- nell, Walworth & Reod was fouaded in 1850 by Mossrs, H, Ttead and V. Bushnell, nnder tho firm namo of Reod & Bushaell, In 1869 this cou- cern, Logothor with ita nelghbor, Copger & Wal- worth, removod from Clatk stroet to ita present Jocation, 662 Lumber atrect, foot of Unlon, whero tha two woro mergad into the ono businesa, 3Ir. 11 Rood wos succeeded by his son, Mr. E.IL. Reod, and Mr. Conger coased his connootion by olling his intorest. Tho firm thue created bo- gen with an uousually largo trade, and moro than amplo capital, aud bas, up to this date, oo~ joyod a constantly-incrossing busivoss. Their wpaciond yards are stocked with o vart amount of pina Inmber, the higler grades of finished stufl,—flooring and siding being mado a Apecisl- ty,—cut wholly st thelr own mils, io Musitogou nnd Cedar Bprings, Mick,, the former being Lrought hero in tows of barges. The latter in distributed from the mills by rail. Desidosa latgze local trade, they do a genoral husiness with tho whols West, ths bulk of their lumber boing disposed of in the wiiolesals cauntry teade, Al- together thoy handlo about 18,000,000 foet of lataber, from 7.000,000 to 9,000,000 lath, and aboust 0,000,000 ehinglos yearly, Financially the nousn fa ono of the strongest in the trado, and socunlly its membora sre estosmed most highly. Mr. Dashuell 18 Drevident of tho City National Bank, ond AMr. E.H. leed is a Director in tha name fnstitntion. Col. Walworth ls rememberad n8 & gailant soldior of the Forty-second llinole, and bisa an enviable businoss record. HARTMAN & GRAHAM. Tho firm of Iariman & Graham mado its de- bu in Chieago as o brauch of that housein Bi. Louis, where formapy years theso gontlemon conducted s succosaful lumbor busineas. Find- ing that thoir connections domanded o distribat- ing polut mors favorable to the general trade, they graduslly transterrcd tlLe bulk of their transactions, until now their ostablishment at the foot of Loomis street is the hoad ofiice and ‘maln yards of tho concarn, From the incaption of their business at this point Mesats, Inttman & Graliam have gona on steadily in the coursa of prosperity which would naturally follow their energetic nud careful conduct of their trade, un- Uil vow thoy baudlo 16,000,000 fest of lumbor, 46,000,000 whinglos, and 4,000,000 Iath por au- num, and ovu{ Indication ia favorabla to the opinjon that in the curront Tear they will Tinndle from 18,000,000 to 20,000,000 feat of pins Tumber of ull grades, Their stook is procurcd from Muekogoo, Baginaw, Grand Hoven, Manla- teo, and Ludington, and s distributed to Fast- ern points, suol s Now York, Boaton, Hatford, Thitadelpliin, and Providonce, and_amany the Blatos of Illinois, Indinna, Ohio, Missouri, and Maryland. l'o sccommodsta thid oxtonsive bus- inesa Lhoy hava 1,200 foot of dock.front, capacity for utorage of 10,000,000 fees of Jumber, and carty & stock of nbout 6,000,000 feot. ‘Thew faciiitios enabln them to lond’ thirty cars a day, which ars dispatchod over overy lino of road Ionding from the eity, Messrs, Hartman & Grabam aro recogpized in tho trado as sound, onterprising, and threwd men, reliable in evory raapect, and thoroughly up to the mark of first- class lumboer doalers. * ADAMS & LORD, Abbott L, Adams and Edgar A, Lord are suc- censora to the well-kuown houso of A. T, King & Co., which was establipbod 1 1863, and which, during its exietonce, Iald tho foundation of the prosont succossful concern. In 1873, Measra, Adams & Lord went into busmosa with largo connoctions and tair prospects, which have besu respectively oxtondod and inlfilled. The firm owns pine lands on tho south brauch of the Foro Marquotte River, Michigan, tho producta thereot being cot for tho propristors at Ludiogton ; thofr yards nro on Lumber street at the south end of Canal atrect, and occupy oxtonaive aroas onboth sides:of Lumber stisot. Thevaim to Leop nbout 3,000,000 feot in vtock constantly, do- log on that basls & bLusiness of abaut 8,000,000 feet por sunum, and making a specialty of fine flooring and sidlug. In these variotios they doal oxtensively with the Now England Btatos, handling tho finer graden suited to that market. Qutside this und their local trado, the) whip to Kaness, Missouri, and Tows by' rail, 'I'nejr facilities for recelviug and shipplug can. not o surpassed, and, paying partionlar atten- tion to the requrements of tholr special trado, they aro snabled to offar apecial_inducemouta to vurchasors, Mossrs, Adams & Lord do a salo, modorate business, whicn, thoagh less suddenly profitablo than a spoculative one, is navertholess more profitable in tho end. The congern ia financlally sound and reliablo, J. H, SKEELE. After six years spont ln tho pine lumber trado in Kenosha, Wls., Mr. J. I Skeelo camo to Chi- cago and ongaged In the mamo busioees Lero gevon sud 8 Lalf yoars ago. .Formerly saso- ciatod with the house of Merrill & Bkeole, that geutleman dissolved hia connection with Mr, M., snd obout 8 yoar ago beasn business at No, 426 Lumber strcot, corthof the weat and of tho ‘I'wonty-socond etzoet bridge, aud in so skort & #pace of thna haa bullt up & trado which will go noar to 8,000,000 of foet yearly, ''be finar i"fl" of pine aro made a upocialty by Mr, Bkeola. thougl Lo carmos in his stack of 8,000,000 feot all grados of lumber, which bo buys whorever, intho cutting districts, ho cau buy to tho beat advantage, and sells mostly to country pur- chaacrs, to whom, by resson of bis experlenco and eafo mothod'of conductivg business, he s onablod to olfer peculiar induceisents in the ‘matter of uoloction aud prioes, Mr. Skeelo en- foya a fair local trado, but the greater portion of 10 lumbor sud shinglsa hie handleais distributed so dealerain Iowa, Iilinols, Todisna, Missouri, and Olio, his previous conneouons in those taten having coutinued and followed him from Tis old to his now location. Afr, Bkeele baa the roputation of belng a ocsreful operator, has suf- fictent capital, and is laying the foundation of whist promison to be one of the leading lumber coooaru of Clilosgo. CHARLES RIETZ & BROTHERS, . For entorprise, solvenoy, and oxtent of trane- actions tho bouso of Oborles Iieta & Broa, xanks among the foromost. This concern was oatab- lishod in 1858 at the location of tho preseat Lsad ofice,, No. 47 Norih Oanal strest, $he elder mem- bers of the firm having besa previoualy engaged {n the buainess since 1852 (o thin city aed fo Ml weakes Thal iseds Wes shbly 8 lage ebe, Dok noon became eo oxtenyivo as to necessitato tho oatablishiniant of yards af . 140 Dench street, alty, and st Kaukakos, cat all their own atock in thair milla st Manfates, Mict., which liave w capacity, whon ruoning on fall time, of mmlnrf out 100,000 feat m dsy; those mills, in addition to gang And circalar Waw, om- brace & griat-ralll and Iath and shingle-mills, ‘The bulk of thefr {rade is local, bill stuff to ordor clsiming most of thelr attentlon : besidea which they atilp considerablo quantities, prin- cipally higher grades, to Oblo, Iowa, Indins, Tilinols, Nebragka, and Miwsourl. To mupply thoss domands thoy handle about 26,000,000 foet of lambor, 24,000,000 1ath, and 30,000,000 shin- gles, which aro brought to their soveral yards in nteam and tow-barges, and tho two achoonors Lolonging to tho firm. Tho mombera, Masara, Cuatles, August, Fredorick, and E. G, W. Rteitz, enjoy the confidence snd caleem of tho trado, ara financially suited, and osory yoar sdds to tlelr yory extonaivo connoctions. PAGE_& CHURCH. Farlan Pago and Geores . Clurch are suo- cezsors (o tho lirm of Page & Adatas, Mr. Chureh being tho junlor partnor of tho lats firm of Moody & Cliurch. In addition to tho regular lumber busincss, Meuars, Paga & Church operato an oxtensise planing-mill, in which all varisties of working of lumbor, meluding dressing and matching, aro perfectod. Their opporiunitics for advancing the intercats of purchosers aro unequaled, a3 they pay particular attention to tho purchiasing, docking, sorting, dresstog, and slilpping of cargaes, and, having tho control of of (licks Kovorai departmonts entirely within themexclves, are enabled to make bettor terms ond givo Lottor satisfaction to their customors than whore the stock passcs through s number of hands oorresponding to the number of oporations. Thoy carry & stock of lumber of mbout 2.000,000 feot, and haudle alout 15,000,000 foet per anoum, which s oblaived from the Muskegon, Manistes, and Alpons rogions. Waey occupy 700 feot dock front at the foot of Loomis atroot, af- fording amplo room for piling snd transferring their #tock, afessrs, Page & Church aro rated A 1in the tredo, do a Iarge businese, which is kept within casy Lounda of mauagemont, sud are univorsally rocognized as s prosporous and reliablo firm, HEMPSTEAD & RFEDE. Tho onterprining and well-koown firm of Ed- ward Hempstead and W. 1. Jeebe, which way cutablighod In April of 1872, with yards at 3Mor- gan and Twenty-second sttoots aud ad the south- enat corner of Clucago avenue bridge (North Side), has just consolidated its yards, and brought its business to & convenlent centro b oconpying the promises as the cornor of Fol and Doach streots, formerly ocoupied by L. El- drod & Co., aud by succecding to the tradoe en: joyod by tho litter concern. At this cont aud oanly sccessible lacation, the largo variod nssortmoent of lumber horetafora eop: ratod is mow pilod 1u ono yard, and Is brought smoro directly within the view and selootion of the purchasor, essrs, Herpstesd & Beabo buy mostly on contrace in tho lumber-region, and choosa to dead principelly iu tho bost gradea of pino stock, of which thoy oxpect to handls froin 12,000,000 to 16,000,000 Teet during the pres- ont year. Laat year thelr salcanmountod to about 12,000,000 feet, but, with their nowl -acquirod freilitios, thoy will bo ablo to attain tho groater figures of thair expecistions. They do o cosutry trado almost sltogothor, snd own the tracks loading iuto thoir yards., Ficenclally Meests, Hempstead & Beebo are much strongor than the amouut of rrade given above would indicate, and socially and commorcially are above par. THE E. MENDSEN CO, wos organized and commenced operstions in the yoar 1839, ot which time the samo ofticers s st Present directod the sffalrs of the firm, Mr. E. Mendson bong President and J. E. Beabe 8ec- retary. Thoy aro tho propriotors of the large lutober-yard and planing-mill located at No, 256 Weat 'U'wonty-necond strect, Thelr Flming-mm is extensivo and complete, a8 {t contatus elevon machinos drivon by a- 140 Lorse-power eugine, satd to bo tho best owned by any mill in this cits, This mill ban also every othor noedfal applisnce for dressing lumbor sod fitting ft for building purposes, as tho enire structuro wag romodefod and robuilt duriog the past season, Wnd every attention was beasosed on obtaining the very best machinery thiat couid be procurod. o rau this mill and tha yarda of the Company, oven durlug tus dull season, & force of fifty mon is found nocossary, while in busy timos fully 100 hands are requirad. Tho track facilitics of the Company aro most oxcellent for shipping lo sny direction, whethor to tho East, whora their principal consigumanta ato sont, or to tho West and North, whero !ho{ have s largo and growing trade, since tho work turned out iu every do- partment han oarnod » reputation which com- mends the Cotnpany to busors genorally. R, §, WHITCOMB & CO. The obove firm are among tho very largest cotomission and wholesale doalora in cadar posts aud telegraph poles within she limits of Chicago. The sonior mombor of tho firm ia too woll known smong businoss circles of Chicago to neod even o passing mention from us, and the firm’s businesa is 8o fargo aa to bo alniost coox- tonnivo with tho North and West. In fact, near- ]y every dealeron tho lino of the Chicago, ook Jsland” & Pacific aud tho Cbicsgo, Dur- Huqton % “Quincy Raliroads is supplied by this itm, Bloro than this, thoy furnish tho Adlantio & Pacific Telograph Compsuy-and tho Union Pacific Railroad Company with all tho polea for contracts awardod thia year. During tho past year thoir -salea liave footed up about lalt & million of ports. A tivm whoso businoss counneations extend to suck corporativns ad those montioned above, is reasonably suro to bo prompt fo ationdiog to il bussincas, and also rensonable in charges for filling ordexa, BABCOCK & NEWORE. The firm of Baboock & Newbre, conslsting of Mesars. . 8. Babeoek, 8. Babcook, and M.Newbre, are enccesoons toths Chicago yard business of En- gelman, Baboock & Balling, occupying the favor- ablo position In tho trado earned and enjoyed by their predecossors, Dabeock & Nowbro own tho yards at 400 Lumber streot, in which thoy carry astook of from 8,000,000 to 4,000,000 foet, thalr Aunual salea amounting to upwarda of 9,000,000 foot of lumber, 2,000,000 lsth, snd 6,000,000 shingles, About ons-half of tho lumbor thoy handle 1s consumed in the city, the othor half bolng distributed throughout the country. The oxeoutive mombers of tho coucern &re shrowd and able oporators, thoroughly convers- snt wich the wants of the trade, and well calea- Jated to write success upon tholr undertakings. “THE KIRBY CARPENTER COMPANY, Ilumber manufacturors and dealers, with yard and offioe at Loomls street, noar Twenty-sscond, and salosroom ot 244 Houth Water, ara among the larg- eat monufacturera and deslors of the city. Thoy own an oxtenslvetract ot pine land in Mickigan, on tho AMonomonse Liver, with saw-mills at the mouth. 'Fnoy manufsoturo 80,009,000 of lum- ber, 7,000,000 of lath, and soll fu their yariaboat 95,000,000 of lumber, 7,000,000 of Iath, 1,000,000 piekets, 10,000,000 abiuglos, and 60,000 cedar- yoata annually, sud aro one of the oldest, most prominent, and reliablo lumbar companies in tha Nortiwost, Tho preaent membera wra Abnecr Kirby, A. A, Carpantor, J, 3f, Btophonsou, W. 0. Carpenter, and 8. P, Gibb PHILLIPS & BROWNE. The office of thia firm is situsted at the Lum- ber Exchange, on Bouth Water atreot, whers they are among the heavy opoerators, an they Layo no yarda in this city, but trausact sxclusively a car- io businoss, Tho geutlemen nnmpr&ahuf this firm aro aloioat the aolo partios Wterested in the Pontwater Lumber Company,of Pantwater, Mich., whors they cut aud nanufacturo sbout 12,000+ (100 foot of lumber aunually, besides about 15,- 000,000 fast of Iath and sbingles. Thoso axe by no 10eans, however, the Umity of the firm's nnp- orations, a8 thoy recoive from 12,000,000 to 20,= 000,000 foot evory year from Muskegon, whore tney ore intersstod in pine lsods, T g ures place the irm among the hesviest deslers 1o the olty, BARTON & JONES, Tho frm was eatsblisliod in 1304; tha senlor partner had been angeged In the lumver trade for over ten years proviously, snd Mr, Jooes briugiug both experience and financlal ability into tbe concern, a combinstion was formed which could not fafl to achievo succces, 3feasrs. Barton & Joues own timbar-lands at Muakagon, and out sboat one-half of the stook thoy use. Thaey Lisndle from 9,000,000 t 10,000,000 feat of rlne lombar por anoum, coosidershie bolug sold n the market hare, the remalnder belng dis. tribated to the interlor of Lilinols, to Nobraska and JIows, This figm ranks high, sud ts sound ;n;d rl'!l:: . M. ::u{,xtm :l on: ‘o.!. the mfi‘: re of the Board rectors of tlonal Beok, POND & SOFER, located a4 Tweuty-secand and Loomis streets commenced buainess in 1888, Ty ure now tke propristors of » large sd complete planiog-mill, mill waa destroyed by m.mmuuo: Thale R RS bR 10 L T scalo than befors, ils capscity mow boing aver 100,000 feot per day. They bandla fally 15,000~ 000 feet of stock nonually, & large portion of | wilch in dreesed lumber. JOMN SHERRIFFS & SOM, Eversinos 1841 3r. John Bhorriffs, Br., hAia heen Identifiod with tho pine Jumbor trado in this city, and In 1850 lis established himsolf in business, and hias, in tho courss of trade, formed such counoctionn ag outltle kis firm to a foromost place smong the Loavy pine lumber Louses of Cbicago, In 1865 Jolin Sherriffs, Jr., hecsmo na- soclated In tho concern. ‘Chey baudls from 10,- 000,000 to 12,000,400 feet per annnm, mainly Greon Bay and Baginaw stull, Averaging about 816 per m in value. 'Thia houwa i a well-known one, and o most favorably regarded for all the tughor qualitios which distinguish succovalul busioess firms. C. C. THOMPEON & CO. 0. 0. Thompeon & Co,, whoso ofiiea sod yard are located on Quarry straet, noar Archier ave- nuo, aro extensivo lumbor merchants of many yoars' oxporionco, Thoir nsles during the past yoar wore 21,000,000 foot of lumber, and 19,609, 000 shingles. Their ntock embraces all prades of pins jumber, shingles, ate., of superior qual- ity. They Lnva large facilities, being ubls to siiip fifty cara dally, and tho immenso irains of cars rolliug from' their yard iudicato a lvely ‘business. Tholir enterprisn and fair dealing have won for thom the contidenca of thoir mauy patrons and a position among tho firat in theur lino, PARK & SOPER. G. M, Park aud Albert Sopar, both practical lomber and mill men, do & goneral lumbor and planing businoss at No. 775 Bouth Canal strect. ‘The houss was establislied by 3r, Park I 1855, and Mr, Boper camo in in 1860, Tho firm linndles about 22,000,000 fect of lamber » year, 21,000,000 shangles, and_ 16,000,000 piecea of lath, Thoy make & apocialty of and pay patticular atlention to docking, purchasing, esorting, and_dressing cargoes for the country trada, and, 28 they hovo most excelien facilities for Landling, and & thor- oughly-oquipped planing-mill, they olfor supe- rior inducemonta to countrydeeiors, The Louso is mco&:flzed o8 among the undoubtedly atrous aod rollable firms of tho city, sud Las the con- fdenca ot the trade. CHAPIN & FOSS, E. J. Chapin and Robort H. s, forming the well-kuown firm of Cbapin & Foss, entored tho pino-lumbor trade in 1851, Thoy havo bosn at their present location, No. 214 South Canal stroot, for abont twelve yoars. Chopin & Foas own timbor landa in Michigan, and Lave mills st Muskegon, in which in cut sll their stock. They now have a yard filled with sersone:l lumber. Salang & specialty of bill-stutf, they Landle gomething over 8,000,000 foct of Jumber per ear. At thoir mills thoy have now 2,600,000 jogs waitlng to ko cut. The house is ona of ihe sonndeat, financially, in tho trade in tho eity. g GARDNER & SPRY. H, H. Gardner and _Jolwn Spry, eatablisked in 1878, office end yard at No, 102 Beach streot, haodle abous 16,000,000 foet por snnum, bexidas 7,500,000 pioces of lath, and over 13,000,600 ehinglos. T'he firm {8 well known, snd 18 higaly regarded, socially sod cemmorcially. GEORGE E. WHITE & CO. A notable example of the avallable opportuni- tios of Chicago for the achlevemont of protpori- ty aod success is that of Ald, George E. White, No. 50 Sangamon strest, who, beginning bosinesa sa desler in bardwood lamber ot the sye of 18 yoars, hes, within nino yoars, taken & position fo tho froot rank ©of merchants in that class, and, in tho spocialty of walgut lumbor, does the largest bukiness in tho Weat. Mr, Wiite occupies tho wholo Bquare bounded by Kinzlotreot, Carroll avenue, Sangamon, aud Morgan streeis, bezides tho va: can Lots 122, 124, 136, 128, 190, sod 133 on the woat, and Nos, 12J, 185, 127, 123, and 131 ou the east side of Baugamon oircet, sbove Kinzio, ‘Those oxtenkive yards, comprising 13{ acres of ground, are nono 100 grext 10r the vast businoas transactod by Mr. Wate. This house was oe- {ablished tn 1858 by Clark & Young, who were gnccosded in 1566 by Mr. Whits, 2nd their trade, already 5 Iarge ouo, Liax steadly lucreased evor since, stiwulated by his ontorprise ood ex- B aoity. b OAanalmnhn' stock In made & main point by Ar, Whito, walnut, zsh, and whitewood of aupe- rior quality being kept largoly in stors. Tue greater vortion of tlis stocks is cut by employos of Afr, White in Michigan and Indisna, aa avor- ageof 176 men boing kept at work tho yesr round ia the various departmenta of prodaction, Prepering for Lis yards from kix to ten mullious of fest annually, tho same belng worth over o quarter of » million of dollars, Ar. White thus controls his own stock from tho stump fo iha market. ‘Thiu firm sends its goods to both Eastern and Western poiota, inclnding Boston, Porcland, Philadoiphis, 8sn Praucieco, 8alt Laks, and in- termediate pomnts, the card being londed in his yards and dispatched by ull lined of rail loading from the aty, Mr. White's promises beiug connected with every road, Desides tho usual gndn. MMr, Whito con flll, on short notice, any il for unusual widths, lengths, orshapes of ctock. Fairness, encrgy, and foresight have distine guisbed Mr., White's management of his busi- Fess, and ho hies attainod prospority bacanss ho has commandod auccens. HATCH, HOLBROOK & CO. The representativo houso of tho West in the hardwood lumber trade, and probably the heavi- ost dealers in tho United Stutcs, is thst of Hatch, Holbrook & Co., No. 23 Wost Twelfth stroot. Tho businoss was foundad n 1860, and continued till 1866, by J. E. Stevens & Co. In the lattor year Mr, Btovona' {utorest was pur- chased by Mr. W. B. Keith, Tho othor partnera relaining their shiaros aud_giving their uamos to tho frm wero Meaars. I Hatch and J. Hol. brook. Bincotha reorganization, tua racord of the housohaabaen one of unoxampled {;mupnrln'; ponio and firs Lavo beat about it, but havo swept post loaviog it uncrippled. The finn runs three yards, each of comwanding extent: one on Twelfth stroot, » secoud ot tha cornor of Erio and Kingsbury strects, aud o third at 4 River stroet, Hlilwaukoo, Wia. In tho thero are continually stored npwards of fost of hardwood lumbor and sawod staff, co prising oll variotica of 2sh, oak, hickory, black- walnut, mapls, and wbitewood stock, used in car aud wagon making, cabinet worl, aud Louso- finishing and decorating, wo that, at s motwent's uotice, alinost avy possible order, in amouut or kind, can be supplied. On this basis they do a buslness, usually, of 10,000,000 squara fcet per apnum ; laut year, even, smid the atagtation of busineas which followod on the panic, their sales footed up ovor 8,500,000 feot. Bomo of their etock is worth 8100 per thousand feet : much of it anges from 850 to $75, and- but lit- tlo falla balow §20, so that it 18 within bounda to average tbe valuo of the luaibor they handleat $30 per m,—making their annuat asles about 300,000, The bulkof this hardwood Ilumber L horetofore coma from 3lichigsn and Indiana, though somne hes been obtained in Tennosseo and Rantucky, which supply fiuo qushtios of ath sod walnut. But latct, Holbrook & Co.are too vigorous, enterpiining, anddeciniva to Loop to the uaual and fatling wources, and bavo this es- son perfected mTangoments for tho fmportation of the cholcest bhardwood productions of the Canadian foroots, and will econ Livo the besuti- ful chestuut, and walaut, sad unrivalod maplies fonnd ahmost oxclusively in the Province of Oun- tario, Having ostablished s pormanent corro- spondence with Chatham., their customera will noreafter have s wider raugo of seloction than was over offored bofora In_Chicago. This atock 1 distriboted, outside the loos! domand, througth tha Statos and Torritaries of the West and North- woat, all the way to tho Pacific Coast. In'every locality reached by the oparations of this firm their namo fs & synonym for pxuhl:ly and the possossion of the highest business qual- ifications, Itis by thora sud thoso like them that Chicago gains credlt and houorable men- tlon, end through their prospesity the whale city prospers. HOLMES & GO, A hardwood lumbor hduse, that has gona steadily on ocouservative ocourse of prosperity, is that of Hokues & Qo which, datlog from its inceptlon, is the oldest of itsclass in Chicago, It was fouunded very mapy yesrs sgo by J. oy Wallsco, with whom Mr, Thomas W. Holmes becamo a partoer in tlie fall of 1860, aftor ths buslooss lad been maved to its presout locativn, No, 83 Grove strest, botweon Eighteenth end Niuotesnth stroots. For four yoors the firm was Wallace & Holoes, when 1t.wea dissolved, Ar, Holmes ae- suming control. In 1865 ho aseociatod with him. aelf Mr. Ebenoger Holmes, The flrm thua for ad, with a large ospitel, wide espeilence, and o joylog & fair line of trade, has oo s with uuyaryiog _success, il the present time. Measra, Holwes & Co. deal Inall kinas of bardwood sud whitowood Iumbaer, carrying o large sod yariod e stock that fohasars are :I all l&u alforded uapurtnnlu and ulnttn. u. Thelr sbook s all sut offor tho finest qualities and grades of walnub, oak, ash, hickory, butternut, and other varioties of woods, at the lowest market pricas, Their local enstom in large. aud, in ‘addition theroto, thoy abip to Iows, Wisconain, Minne- e Nebraeks, Kansas, end to 8t. Louis aud Han Francirco by rail, ‘Chetr yarda boing locatad on tho river, and connected by side-tracks with all tho linod of rail leading oné of tha city, their facilities for receiving nod sbipping are unsiur- presed. Thoy handle from 8,000,090 to 4,000,000 feot of lumber por annum, and employ from ten to twolve men all the yoar round. Messra. Holmes & Co. rato smong tho substaniial rolisble liouses in their buwinoss, and enjoy an esteem and confldonce that they have warned and deserve, OGLESECE & MATTINGLY. In November, 1570, the house of Oglenbso & Mattingly, which had bten manufacturing hard- wood stock in ¥lymouth, Ind,, sinco 1867, opened » branch bouse in Chicago, on tho corner of Canal nnd Eigbteeoth streets, 3r. Francia AT, Inmilten, an sctive, onergetic Lusiness man, scting ns agent. ‘Lheir trado at thin point in- croased mo rapidly nnd gave fudicctiony of 80 groab oxtant that, finelly, the head- quarters of tha concorn wero removed to thie eity, tho senlor pertnor assaming control Thoy deal in all yariatics of lardwood Jumboer, piving particninr attontion to furnishing oak tnd ~whitewood dimension stufl, aud sawed felloes, and have, in this short space of tine, built up o ousiness amounting to over 4,500,000 foet a year, worlh, oo ap Average, .§30 por thougand foot. Thoy coulinuo to manufactnro ¢t Plymouth, owning and oparating tho mills, aud the grest tracts of Iaod from ohich a por- tion of thair rupplies of logs aro drawn ; liune drads of acres have become fmnroved Innda. "Flyeir o7n woriia supply about one-half the lnme Dar they mell st thin point, the romaiuder being drawn from othor localities {u Iudiana aud Michignn, They are an cnergetic ‘and reliable 1irm, snd pear a0 enviable roputation, _ B.0.QILL&CO, B. G. Gill & Co., ono of the largost hardwood lombier-hounes bero, was eatablishod Ly Mr, Gill in 1861, Mr. A. A, Andrewu joiniug him in the ‘busmess tn 1855, Thoy deal in oll kiada of hard- wood lomber, —osk, ash, walout, hickory, whitowood, ete.,—but moke' a specialty of oak timber, hewed and sawcd, of which thay keep tho ooly varied and complato stock in the city couttautly on hand, Their lumbor and timber are brought from Michigan ond Indiana, and, af- ter supplying tho local market, they ship to dif- ferent parts of tuin State, Lo Iowa, Kaunses, No- Urasks, and the Territories. In thoir stock of timber may Le foond perfoctly handsome ploces up to 60 feet in Jongthe:nared ta21 inches, sud from these magniticent proportious down to short longebs snd scantling dimensions, Thoy also devoto nitention to, sud hava faculities for, filling ordera for sawed bardwood stuff of sli grades sod plzes, Mosers. Gill & Co. handle about 6,000,000 feot of material yoarly, tho value averaging about the samo s that of tho other beavy dullflrl,——nnmc:{, 30 por 1,000,—but ara abie at will to extoud the figures to a much greater sum. The fum Is emphatically » sound, stable, and reliable cne, and the gentlemen com- posing it ars, fu both bnmness and soolal rela- tions, moat highly estoamed, :_ C.M. WHITE & €O, C. M. Whita aad W, MMcFarland, corner of Einzie and Morgan siraets, deal in 2ll kinds of liatdwoad lumber for cabinet, hoase-furniahing, wagon-making, and coopersge purposes, and carry & full snd completo stock of walnut, ash, Lickofy, omk, maple, cherry, whitowood, &e., making o specialty of biack walnut, of which they keop a utock of tho best guality nud most varied dimeneions. ke, C. M. Whito began buei- nees in 183 with a Isrgo correspondonce amousy tho Indiana and Michigan wawera of Lrrdwood, and had an exteneive and favorablo azquaintaoco ot the very outsot of his businoss catcor. In 1670 Mr. McFarland becamo a momber of tho firm. Their homo trade in their principal objective point. Affer supplyiog their local customary they ship considerable to Califoruis, Iora, aud Centrai [iinois, bewides roquent consighuents to Iouton, SprionBeld, Mess., and other Eastern points. They handia an averapo of 8,010,400 foet of lamber per annumw, worth sbout 540 per 1,600 foet. Tho profits of o csrefully conducted Lusioess of this magnitude must bo large, and, wheu protected by tho consarvative Kullcy adopt~ ed by this firm, eannot but add each yoar to the imporiance of the concern, Mossrs. Whita & Co. sre financiallysound, aud parsonally ace moat bighly regerded. HOLBROOK & CO. Among the bardwood lumber dealera of the city, the Louse of Molbrook & Co., 45 Grove streot, must ke rauked with tho first, as itis one of tho oldoct and moot rolinble firms in that branch of business, Tho scnior member, Witl- inm Holbrook, Laq., after beng setively engaged in collatersl buniness for seven yeais ln Clicago, eatablisied this honsain 1555, associating with himsell his son, Mc, Thomss lolbrook. Mr. Samuel Holbrook, the preasut junior member, camo in in 1809, Measra. H, & Co, kesp. cop- stantly on hand & largo and carefully asleoled stock of nsh, oak, hickory, maple, walnut. cherry, and whitowood ; and, basides thelr atoek, give their correspondenis sod customors the advantages of tooir superior scquaintance with and experienco in tho busineas. ‘Thoy draw mostly from the Statos of Michigan and Todiana, sud ship to Wisconein, Iowa, Kan- sax, Utal, Minnezots, and tho Far Wost gencr- ally, handling, io the courso of the yoar, some- thing over 5,000,000 of feal, having ‘an_avoraga vulue of 230 por 1,000, Holbrook & Co. do » large yot coosorvative business, rotaining thoir counections whilo circumspectly onlerging their Alat of correspondents. P. G, DODGE, Tha late firm of E. J. Dodgo & Dro. distolviog 1ast January, Mr. P, G. Dodgo romoved to the corner of Canal and Forquer streets, and thore catabliziod an oxtensive yard, embracing 15,000 aquare fest of land, affordiog room for piling about 1,000,050 foot. 3(r. Dodge deala in all kinds of bardwood lumber, blacx walnut, ceh, osk, bickory, maple, barswood, butternut. cherry, whitowood, balusters, and newols, keeping also a Jargo and woll-aseorted lob of ‘wagon stock. Hin intimate connection wmith mille at Wawsks aud Colombis City cnables him to fornish bills ont to order on gliort notice and in the mont poxect form. Mo Intends to keop in storo about 00,000 square feet of hardwood, the fuar grades of walnut belng_prominent. Daring Mr. . G. Dodge's cannection with Dodge & Brother—a In‘mn of eight years—ho was the executivo mao of tho concern,—antive, onergetio, snd thor- aughly posted in oll thak rolates to tho iardwood lamber futorest, In bianew wiiolosalo and retail businesa thoss qualitics will stand him In good gtend, aud his ropntation for rallability, prompt- ituds, sod fair-dealing aro guarantess that suo- coea awaity him. HOLDEN A PENDLETON. J. W, Holden and Edmund Pondloton, whole- sale and rotail denlors in hardwood and white- wood lumber, having their offico st No. 84 Lumber streot, denl In all variottos of stock apportainlog to their lino, ‘Thoy draw their supplies mostly from Michigan, msking » specialty of ash and whitewood, sud filling con- tracts for bills of wtuff for agricaltaral worke. Mesars, 1olden & Peudloton bandle about 4,500,000 foot of lombor por apnum. In their specially of ash thoy sre probably the largest doalers in the city, Thoy also have very con- siderablo country connoctious. Tho houso ls sa eminently sound and reliable one, aud managed oarefuily yot suergotically. OTHER: DEALERS, Desldos the fizma above particolarly notioed there are many other doslers augsged in carry- ing on this ecormous trafila in our clty. The 1ist as gloaned by our roporter i aa follows s & ainurAovdassy ixo ;:!lumA b vory, t Co,; T. M. Avery & Son;, A. Datéson ;“Tun’ . T) Audorson Company & Dachellor & Blaght ; Fontou & Puller ; Digelow Broa, ; Bradley, flhr:gherd & Smith ; Dasse & Mayor; Liandior, Mead & Co, ; 3. Doldlor & Bro. Lumber Company; Charnley Droi.; Cslking i Fishor ; Honry Curtia & Co, ; Cooy & Merrill; Cushman, Caikins & Co. ; Chaso & ¥ate; Crumb Drow, 3 Davis & Murrayy Davis & Mason Dean Brow. ; Dericksou & Sons ; ', I, Driacoll § od Edler; Fltzsimmons & Conuell; Ji Fischer & bons; L. Franz & Bon | Charlos Qardl« ner 3 A. B, Gray & Co.; D. F. Oroves Qifford, Ruddock & Co.; Gustorf & Co.} ipple & Ocatmaon ; Heir & Odiorne; T. W, Liarvey § W. D, Houghtelliog & Co.; Hubb: & Woodj Henry Barker & Co.; Holl Dalcomb & ng; 0. . Jasobs § Kelley, Wood & Co.; Ketcham, Bhep- itord & Co.; A. Kh:fy Lovelsnd & Hponcsr; Loomis & Daviaj J. 1 .Loui.b Co.; Lowell & Dalton; Ludington, Wells & Vauschalok Co.i N. Ludington Co.; McDonald & Roo; Mendsen & Wintor; McArthur, Smith & Co. Ira Mioard & Co.; J. MoDopnall' & Co.; Menomines fuver Lumber Co. McMpllen & Oficery B, K. Marting O, Diears Co., Moars, Bat Co.; Meacham, Dartlsit & Co. & Littley Nosth Branch Lumber Co. , Poarson & Co. 3 1L innnkdsoar.xh!'uh- i, F. Porter; lwborta & Hilly O, osse Bpsulding{ Blarrett & Dro.g P. Bklanss & Co. Bhuna:lrb Howsil Brassh u-u-' [N A“M' 9 ficld; O, 0. Thom Baymonr; A, Ch Tarner; mark & on & Co.; Throop & liroom s B, It & T 1t L’l‘!mmmn Ok . Suandtors - 0. D. Watherol 5 Yo N. & 4. F, Woodsnt s tho I, \‘V’!‘\vbngl %%.; Sirwoit's ook Avend & Gon vistas s Suties ol g As 7 Wiite, Swan & Co, g Weliod; Guilay 3. Oras mm.:;wg” (’)‘m']nn.knieb"“'- . Granpor & Co.; Gradon 'omeroy ; Hanry N. ifolaen : M. & I, Lord & - stein; Wolf & Kanf. gyl e B et S D1y Cors T, DRESS COVDS DEP'S, First (or East) Boction, ATTRACTIVE BARGATIS, Filty cnses monst dasirable Now Bpring Dress Goods just opened, nnd on diaplay this weolt at marked reductions below usual prices for same qualitien, Fuillinos of DoBoges, Campsl’s Hair, and Dingonal Mohairs, at 96 cta, nover retailod below 40 ots, 50 pes Goat’s Hair Poplina at 30 ots yerd. 50 pos Genuino Hnglish Disgonal Mohairs 8t 30 otu, formerly 60 cta. 100 pes Mohair DeBogos, formerly 50, now 35 cta, All-Wool DeBegos 374 ctas yard, well worth 50. 76 pos All.Wool Poplins, choics shades, 45 ots yard. 50 pee Fancy Camol’s Hairs, very stylish, formerly 05, now &00. All-Wool F'cy Diagonals, olegant shados, @0 ots, worth B5, Ex. quality Cashmors Poplins, all wool, 76 ots, a bargain, Fanoy 8ilkk and Wool Pongees, 50 ots, ‘worth 86 ots. i Large nssort’t Pongeos, latest styles, very ow. Elogant novelties fn Plaid Camel's Hairs and other nowest fabrion, A Hamburz Buitioga for Overdreases, vory stylish, One cass best quality Liyons Poplins, oholeo shades, $1.25 yd, novor retailod under $1.78. BL'E GOODS DEPART'T opens some great bargains in Ceshwmeros, Alpacas, and Bblourning Fabrics this wook. Chespest Bl'lkk Grenadines, durable and warranted makes, to bo found in the city. One case fine Japanoso Eilks, Eeru Stripes, rogular 850 quality, for 360 yd. Ono caso Rich Brogade Japoneso Bilks, 400 yd, nover before sold under 760, GARSON, PIRIE & €O, Madison and Peoria-sts, “IT PAYST0 TRADE ON TAE WEST SE" CLOAXS AND SUITS. Chas. Gossage & Co., Solicit attention to the unusual ate tractions of their “Cloalk & Suit Dept.” The stook includes a large variety of elegant imported Silk and Stuff Suite and Overdresses in the latest modes, at prices, in many instances; less than importing cost. Grent BARGAINS are offered in Oashmere and Drap de Ete Mantles and Jackets, from recent auction purchases, at great EEDUCTIONS from former prices. Graduating Suits Tn Swiss.and Organdie, and Summor Suits and Overdresses in new materi- als received daily. 106, 108 & 110 State-st. RIOHMOND ZINTS. RICHMOND PRINTS ™ rxw BPRING sTyrxs or “CHOCOLATES” FANCIES, “GRAY'S” (11 E.” TICKRTS KOW IN STORN AND RECAIVAD DAILY BY J.V.FARWELL & CO. CEITCAGO. GOODRIOH STEAMBRS, Far Racino, Miluauise, and W datiy, Sunday esso h. U0/ For Green Bay, Alescwminse, oot teal lc S 1ife out of you, simply beosuse interested parties ay you cannob got & botter ona. Go to 335 Btate-st., go8 an PLASTIO TRUSS, and bo gomfortable, e g ILLIAM R. UTLEY, 4 WALL-8T NEW YORK, , Olty, ond Yown Bends o i !