The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-08-31
THE CHICAGO DRY GOODS TRADE.

II II greNt mistake mad. by Of Western
country merchants that they buy good. To better
advantage in New York than In Chcasp It Is claimed
that in New York there ia greater chance fr selec
ton that price, enough lower 10 make difference
Of five per cent, that tho opportunity to procure tho
latest styles IL far better In New York than at any
other point West, thes, tic principal reasons in
favor Of New York.
Both observation and experience have satisfied US
that tho first IA unsound The Chicago dry goods mar
ket is rs good as that Of New York examination
Of tho various stocks In our country stores, II
which from New York and from Chicago will
prove. The farmers wife, no looks through these VI.
rous stocks before buying. will tell you that so con
get COOL styles u he dealer who buys a. Chicago
a. 81 him who buys In New York. As 10 ho scconl
reason, venture remark that the five per cent
less is than eaten up in the expenses ola
trip II 500 miles loss Of from two to four weeks time
AMI additional freight. In fact feel safe in saying
that the difference IN price Of goods used up twice
by these expenses It may he said that the freight
from New York 70 Chicago must be paid; why not AZ
we'll ray 1T to the transportation companies 70 tho
Chicago jobber! We happen to know that the Chicago
job5er, shipping millions d dollars worth Of goods
every season. has advantages the country dealer
who ships but Thousands, that leave margin Of from
II per cent. to per cent in favor Of the joLbcr The
third reason is ~ unsound tho former The Job
Der, a. every sensible man can understand will allow
opportunity to slip Of keeping his stock well up in
the latest styles Of goods The Chicago bber Is apre
scented from January to January in New York, Paris
and London by buyers, who understand tho markets
"A no country retailer Those representatives al,
really to take advantage Of every fuc.nation in tho
market change in the style and the like. ship goods
West and long before the country merchant could get
through looking over the ground and deciding what 10
buy the same or better styles u goods in the rooins
OF the Chicago firm, ready for the country trade II
those things be true, and know they cannot lie
yefaei no merchant west Of Chicago can afford to
90 further east to lay in his stock Of goods His own
interest will send him 10 Chicago
Among the leading wholesale houses IN Chicago mono
stand higher than the old established house Of Bo~ss
BROTHERS. Lake street. At recent visit we took time
to look their establishment and examine their
stock Of dry goods. It would DO difficult to find even
In New York as complete johbng house this. With
untrns energy these three brothers have laborcd to
build wholesale trade that should rival that Of the
heaviest eastern firms So well have they succeeded
th't to-day they are unsurpassed by any firm in the
country in ability to meet the wants Of tue North
western trade, their sales for 1864 having reached tho
enormous sum Of S50oo00o. With caIial sufficient to
keep up their stock under tho most depressing state Of
trade they are prepared to bill goods both in quality
and price to tho country dealers conditions that
viii insure better trade and farcr profit than 10
secured by any dealer, who spends month TO visit
New York Their facilities for transportation such
that they can afford to sell on the margin so ma.e
thus saving 10 their customers the money and time
expended in trip East In the city Of Chicago they
are unsurpassed in any respect eq,aled in few. In
this particular section they especially gaining in
favor, and IL is noted that the shrewdet country des.
Iers are giving BOWEN BEo1HERs the preference To
those Of resdeis engaged In the dry goods trade
would recommend careful examination or the
stock and prices At this house, before laying 10 the
Gil stocks.