Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-08-31
THE CHICAGO DRY GOODS TRADE

1t Is great mistake made by some Of our Western
country merchants that they buy goois to te,ter
advantage in New York than In Chicago 1t is claimed
that in New York there is greater chance for seiec
ton, that prices enough lower make a difference
Of five per cent that the opportunity to procure the
latest styles far better in New York than at any
other point West, these the principal reasons in
favor Of New York.
Both observation and experience have satisfied n.
that the first is unsound The Chicago dry goods mar.
bet is rs good that Of New York. as an examination
OF the various stocks in country stores, Of
which are from New York and from Chicago, will
prove The farmers wife. who looks through these va
rous stocks before buying, will tell you that she can
get god styles of the dealer who buys Chicago
A. Of him who buys In New York A. to tho seconi
reason, venture remark that the Ave per cent
less Is than eaten ~, the expenses Of
trip 5oo miles, loss Of from two to four weeks time
and additional freight. In fact feel safe in saying
that the difference In price OF goods used up twice
over by these expenses may be said that the freight
from New York to Chicago must be paid; Why not A.
well pay 1t to the transportation companies a, to the
Chicago jobber, We happen to know that the Chicago
johber shipping millions of dollars worth of goods
every season, has advantages the country DEALER
who ships but thousands, that leave margin Of from
- per cent. 20 2 per cent favor OF tho obber The
third reason is un-ound the former ones The Job
Der, as every sensible understand will allow
no opportunity to slip of keeping his stock well ND In
the latest styles OF goods The Chicago obber repre-
scented from January to January in New York, Paris
and London by buyers, who UNDERSTAND the markets
as no country retailer These representatives are
ready 70 take advantage OF every Huctuaton in the
market change in the style and the like to ship goods
West and long before the country merchant could get
through looking the ground and deciding what to
buy the same better styles Of goods in the rooms
OF the Chicago firm, ready for the country trade II
these things be true, and we know they cannot be
refnted, no merchant west of Chicago can afford to
60 further east to lay in his stock Of goods Ills own
interest will send him TO Chicago
Among the leading Wholesale houses in Chicago none
stand higher than the old established house of BowrS
BROTHERS, Lake street. At recent visit we took time
to look over their establishment and examine thss
stock Of dry goods 1t would be difficult to find even
in New York complete jobbns house as this With
untrng energy these three brothers have abored to
build wholesale trade that should rival that of the
heaviest eastern firms. So well have they succeeded
that to-day they unsurpassed by any firm in the
country In ability to meet the wants Of the North
western trade, their sales for 1864 having reached the
Of S. 100000. With capital sufficient to
keep up their stock under the most depressing state OF
trade, they are prepared to bill goods both in quality
and price to the country dealers on conditions that
will insure better trade and farer profit than can he
secured by any dealer, who spends . month to visit
New York Their facilities for transportation are such
that they can afford to sell the margin so made
thus saving to their customers the money and time
expended in trip East. In the city Of Chicago they
are unsurpassed in any respect, equalled in few In
this particular section they especially gaining in
favor and il Is noted that the shrewdest country dea
lers are giving BOWEN BROTHERS the preference To
those Of readers engaged in the dry goods trade
We would recommend careful examination Of the
stock and prices Ct this house. before laying in the
Gall stocks.