, 1860-06-18
Chicago and milwaukee.


Chicago and n1ilyEaukee.
The Milwaukee Free Democrat is discussing
the relative advantages of Chicago and Miwau-
kee. We make few extracts from its first ar
ticle. After promising that Milwaukee has run
down at the heel generally, it gives the following
rsasons therefor:
Our sister city, Chicago, has stretched out its
iron arms west Of us, through the richest region
Of cultivation to tbs northwesternmost city of
tho State. tapping all the great thoroughfares Of
trade leading to this city, and making them all
tributsry to her interests. Her merchants have
sent out their agents xud runners through all
our cities, villages and hamlets, to the Missis-
sippi, and through Iowa aud Minnesota, and
have scattered their handbills and newspapers
filled with advertisements TO set forth the supe-
rior advantages Of Chicago, and the tempting
Inducements she presents for the trade Of all
this Western aad Northwestern country. And
these agencies have had their effect. Hundreds
of merc hants who formerly traded in Milwaukee,
or whose locality would naturally lead them
here, hare been induced to 60 to Chicago to
geration to cay, that If the trade which by geo
graphical position and facility Of access, natu.
fally and legitimately belongs to this city, was
secured to it, the business Of Milwaukee would
be doubled.
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Chicago is much older city than Milwaukee,
and thus has the advantage of q much earlier
start in life. Hsr railroads, spreading out like
afan and spanning the State in all directions,
we're built with'foreigu capital, and were not,
like ours, tag upon her citizens and her mu.
brought millions Of dollars to Chicago and its
vicinity, and set al the wheels Of labor, ma
chinery and trade in motion, and all these roads,
during tho process Of constructon-as they
have since that time- poured their tribute into
the lap Of Chicago. Under the stimulus Of this
mighty influx Of foreign capital and the open.
ing Of vast region Of country to her trade, she
grew, rs BY magic; whic Milwaukee, without a
single railroad completcd, was struggling, un.
aided and alone. =
Chicago being Iarger city than Milwaukee,
OF course has d larger number Of mercantile
houses, wholesale aud retail, and larger num-
ber Of competitors for the trade of the North
west. This gives purchasers the choice Of d
larger market, and leads them to 1eliere thnt
they can do better there than It Miiwaukee.
And as long as they hare this opinion, even
though they could purchase goods to much
better advantage here than d. Chicago, the. -
Jst Of It is just as prejudic1a1 to our interests
rs If it were true. Whether this opinion is
well-founded OF not, We do OF now inquire.
tory in the Union. All her citizens, Of all class.
es-editors. ministers, lawyers, doctors, ner-
chants, mechanics, .aborera, grocers, bakers,
butchers, tailors, shoemakers, BARRIERS, dress.
makers, nli|liuers, bankers, brokers. agents, ar-
lists, spectators, politicians, holders,
liquor sellers, hotel keepers, ,bartende.s, livery
men, hack drivers, dray-men, ,runners, gamblers,
brothel. keepers, fast men, fast-women-all, Of
oil trades and professions, and Of no trade and
no professions, whether at home or abroad, are
engaged in the mandatory Of gas, aud Of Sing
ing to the greatness and glory Of Chicago.
"Their Inns is gone out through all the earth,
and their words to the end Of The world"
It IS said that gus alone cannot build city,
construct ra;lrouds and manufactoties-thati it
requires something more substantial than qas
to do this We answer, Chicago has furnished
the qds, and her customers-eastern and Euro
pean capitalists and Western merchants-ha7e
furnished the money. She has naat the gas and
they have paid for it, and Kept the manufactor5
running. And the head Of it all-the life and
soul Of all its operations aud the directors Of all
its movements-bave been the conductors
Of the prtss. Tie press Of Chicago has accom-
1tished 4oond<rs for her. Its issues are found
On our steamboats,, in our rail cars, in our ho-
tells and stores, aud everJ Jwhere throughout the
|ertisements Of Chicago manufactures, and
with glowing description, Of the advantages Of
the Garden City, as the great center Of trade
and commerce, and in many instances these
papers ere paid for BY the business men of Chi.
cago, aud sent out gratis into this State, By
hundreds and thousands. If good editorial
is written on the trade and interests Of Chicago,
large numbera Of extra copies are ordered bY
those whose interests it lis adapted to promote,
and distributed gratuitously among their cus-
toners and thosa whom they desire to secure as
such, and thus they advertise their OWE busi-
ness facilities. and encourage the press to re-
petition Of such efforts. By such means IS
these, Chicago has been built up. and attained
name and place, as the fourth CONNER cial
citr iu the Mississippi valley, taking rank after
New Orleans, ST Louis and Cincinnati. Her
merchants and business men and real estate
owners, aud her citizens Of all classes and Of
all shades Of politics, work harmoniously TO-
gether fer her interests, and she has nerer been
Gf1licted as We hare By wEangling aud personal
railroads, and the questions we trust, now set
tied forever.
Chicago merchants, too, welcome aA new
comers With cordial greeting, and extend to
them helping hand. They judge rightly, that
With such IN immense field open to them, there
wholesale houses there, the grester will be the
Eumtcr Of customers attracted 10 that market.
And they stand by each other honorably, and If
one Of their number plays q sharp game on
them, By paying himself out Of their goods sold
to a weak house -posaibly on his recommenda-
tion, he selling The house goods 1t the same
time they did,-they cut him. and refuse to sell
goods TO those Who purchase Of him, so that he
rarely plays that game on them a second time.
Aud ihe result is, generally, that he has to wind
up his business there, and seek u moro con-
genial field for such labors-
That is vsry good as far as it goes. Now ws
propose that the Chicago merchants Who src SO
osmp1imented nbove, advertise literally in that
sheet that gires THIN such first rate notice.
For our pnrt, We shall send up the prospectus
Of the PnEss Axp Ta1Bu1H and order it in, re-
gardle5s Of the cost.