, 1862-01-30
WAR AS A UTILIZER,
NEW BRANCH OF MANUFACTURES
THE MILITARY EQUIPMENT BuSl-
NESS OF CHICAGO.


NESS OF CHICAGO.
OF THE BUSINESS.
Over a Million Dollars Expended in
Chicago.
The manufacture Of military accoutrcments
in this city is a branch Of industry recent in
IL Inauguration, aud though strictly the OFF
spring Of q necessity, has Developed to a mag
Iitude aud Indicated resources and excellen-
cics which point to permanent character and
widespread patronage.
As We witness to-day the departure Of reg1-
ment after regiment, well armed, Thoroughly
eauipBed and excelleutly uniformed, 1t re-
calls recouections of the earlier days OF the
war, when cur troops left Us, unprovldcd IN
auy of these respects. When Cairo, the great
etrateeic point Of the West, was Threatened,
Government called upon our citizens to aid !
in expellspe the invaders and crushing the
rebellion, The people Of Illinois, in common
with Loyal men everywhere, obeyed the call
With alacrity. Though the forces were raised
and numbered By thousands, their numbers
and courage ayailcd them little while they
were destitute OF military equipments and
ammunition. That cyentfn1 Sabbath will |
never be forgotten in our municipal aunals,
when the first detachment Of troops departed
to defend an important avenue OF travel near
Cairo-with the exception Of some Of our citi-
zen soldiery-destitute Of accoutrements, uni
forms and ammunition
The necessity Of furnishing SO large body
Of troops with the habilimcnts Of war, and the
impossibility Of ohtaining needed equipments
from, former sources Of supply, compelled the
establishment Of manufactures in oar midst,
which have supplied cavalry and infantry
equipments in immense quantities, and
amounting in value to over one million dollars.
In this connection We propose to speak Of this
branch of business as operated in this city,
interesting as one Of the elements Of prosper
ity appcrtaining TO Chicago in common with
all the manufacturing cities Of the North.
Quality OF TIE GOODS.
The quality Of the goods manufactured here,
particularly in the line Of cavalry equipments.
has been pronounced by competent judges,
| decidedly above the average. A lot was man
ufactured by the house Of Condict, Wooley &
! Co., furnished to Farnsworth's Cavalry Regl-
| ment, and taken to the Potomac, where the
work was brought into comparison with that
manufactured in the best Eastern manufacto-
| ries, and for excellence Of stock, superiority
Of Workmanship, and adaptabilitJ to the pecu-
Iaritics Of the service, was pronounced une-
quallcd-
The business of manufacturing army clio,
thing go far as this city is concerned, will be
treated OF in another article.
WHAT is AN INFANTRY EQCIPa1ESr?
Infantry equipage, strictly speaking, con
sists of uniforms, arms and accoutTcment5,
but for the purposes Of this article it will be
treated as consisting Of five articles, viz. {
cartridge box Of leather, with two tin boxes
| Of an oblong shape, about two inches wide
by four inches long, placed therein to preserve
the ammunition from dampness; box o
leather for percussion caps; bayonet sheath
shoulder belt and waist belt, ill Of stron:
| harness leather .
WHAT Is CAVALRY EQUIPMENT?
a cavalry equipment consists Of saddle,
} pair Of holsters, breast-plate, spur, curry
| comb, brush, girtb, surcing1e, carbine boot 0
socket, halter, watering bride, bride, valise
and feed-bag, in all fourteen pieces. Caya1r
equipments are of two kinds--the s'Grinlsley'
and the 'sMcClcllan'' equipment
} 7HF GRMsLET SADDLE
: The Grimslcv Saddle is an invention of Co
g Thornton Grimsley Of st. Louis, who obtair
= cd a patent sixteen years ago for lis invention
u Two years since, when the patent expired, nc
J. anticipating any extraordinary demand, he neg
II lcctcd TO obtain any renewal Of it, and IL
= manufacture is consequently free to al. Pa
= tics in Chicago, Racine, Columbus {Ohie] an
c St. Louis are largely engaged in this nanufa
ture, and in supplying army contractors. II
tree Of this saddle is covered with raW-Md
er has high pom1nel Of conyenient shape f
~ SUPPORT the yalisc; Is nlaac Of black leath
= with quilted seat; heavy brass stirrups al
VI brass cantle mountmgs.
is TIE NC c1.ELLAS SADDLE.
I'd The mcclellan u saddle is a combinatit
C. Of the Russian, Turkish and Spanish sa ddle
bo invented " Gen. Mcclellan after Lis retu
LIZ from the Crimca, and is very durable and ligt
The tree is covered with raw-hide, and t
e. leather is all attached to it with screws. It
70. without leather ecat, aud trimmed with t
a Spanish girth, and wooden stirrups: MI
VI this saddle 10 holsters arc used, the rider c.
me ing his pistols in his belt.
WI TURNER d smwAY, NO. 208 RANDOLPH sTRE1
hy ture Of military equipments is that Of Turr
a. d Sidway, No. 30S~ Randolph street. T
60 firm hare for the last three years and pregio
rye to the rebellion, been engaged in the gene
rts sadd1cry jobbing trade, making all articles
sn1 exception of Whips. In May, 1861, they alb
~ doncd their legitimate business and entel
the exclusively upon the manufacture Of milit
in | equipments. The first contract filled was {
for Capt Barker's Dragons, on an or
State Of Illinois. Since that time they h
manufactured and sold Il, 200 full sets Of c
the airy equipments, Of which number 5000 Y
ost- the q Mcclellan and 1890 the "Gtimsle
aaa Illinois Cavalry, Col R: I. Ingersoll, on
nee order from the United States; ], ,156 went
and the 31d Iowa Cavalry, Col. Cyrus Bussey,
ned in order from the same source: 400 to the
1rs. Iowa cavaal5y, Col Elliott, upon Go'eznm @
css. Colonel Color Fitz Henry " Warren; zoo to tho
nit Illinois Regiment, Col. Greuse1; (this
The m Infantry Regiment with TIVE Companie
,... Cavalry attached y ass to the Sd Niseo1
'snl@ Cavalry, Colonel ". 4, Barstow, on IN o.
inc from CAPT. Trowb1idge, q. s. Quartermas
hep 1870 the q. 5. ouaFteEnsaster's Depastu
- ~ at st. Louis, on the order Of the late Col
'e al Webb: 500 to the State Of Ohio LILO to
nan Dickey's 4th Illinois Cavalry, on tle rs ord
the the {. s. Quartermaster; and 6,909 to
Mrs Governor Wood, and by him distribute
~. the several Illinois Regiments. Officers &C
snc 1ncnts have been furnished, among other
this Generals Prcntiss, Paine, Pope, Palmer, T
pos burt, Colonels Wyman. Barstow, 1nge1
r the ehey, Sse4sS, Mogu a. ne;3;,,a- a -, -,
; frc- equipments, is SS2 IS each. Officers
Ilizcd from $500 to $500 each, accoz
,,};t.s> | to the degree Of orpancntation besto
They have furnished 900 seis since th
Of January, 1861, at so per set-two dt
less than the army regulation price, Us re-
| November 5th 1861 ; and they are also at
'mpa- uron a contract for :, 600 more, for supp
argel regiments and parts Of regiments now
re u 1aised n dl1Grgnt H ,I p;i.s 81 .ae oaAs;
esaas nishcd at the reduced rate above rDent
dence showing reduction to the State Of tlt
eCault little sum Of 81, 500 from the regulation
Cr,c3 At tho commencement Of their opera
sadulcrr hardware was purchased Of e.
manufacturers; but they subsequently in
ieorgc Chicago mechanics to nuke what they ne
ought Mcssrs. Lctz & Co, Crane & Bro, ant
srge Of luu iaos Too1. " rhe,aoo - an5 ~ n
J0sen- FalFey, Of Racine, the saddle-trees,
Id in were previously manufactured at st.
Grand and By prison conyicts ut Columbus,
and S. D. Cli1ds, the cngraycr, the
re eN- plates, bride and yalise ornaments,
Larned which we're furnished by these mechan
:, Esq, Eastern prices. Knapsaeks, hayersacks,
:. 49, cts and gun accoutEements were most
- liycred TO the order of the Quarternaste
u TEND eral, Ex-Goy. Wood. The contract pr
Al knapsacks was $1.35 each except
Elliott 1000 furnished for Gen. McC1ernand's B
Il wit a,S 1oro jea{srsd ~ the f7nifnd states
termastcrs Department at St. Louis
letailed order Of Capt Callander, United Stat
y .ro,- nance officer at the Arsenal. Besides
they have furnished 5000 blankets at