Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-09-01
THE CHICAGO DRY GOODS TRADE.

II b great mistake made by some Of our Western
country merchants that they can buy goods to better
advantage in New York than In Chicago. 1t il claimed
that in New York there Is greater chance for seec
tion, that prices enough lower to make difference
Of five per cent that the opportunity to procure the
latest styles Is far better in New York than at any
other point West these the principal reasons in
hvor Of New York. .Ga
Both observation and experience have satisfied ~
that the first Is unscund The Chicago dry goods
ket is good that of New York. an examination
Of the various stocks in country stores, Of
which from New York and from Chicago, will
prove The farmers wife, who looks through these
rious stocks before buying, will toll you that she
get good styles Of the dealer who buys Chicago
~ Of him who buys In New York A to the seccai
reason venture to remark that the fvs per cent.
less Is than eaten up in the expenses ofa
trip Of 1900 miles loss II from two to Sur weeks time
and additional freight In fact, feel safe in saying
that the difference in price Of goods is used up twcs
by these expenses 1t may DO said that the freight
from New York to Chicago must Be paid; why not ~
well pay II to the transportation companies the
Chicago jobberf We happen to know that the Chicago
jobber, shipping millions Of dollars worth Of goods
every season, has advantages the country dealer
who ships but thousands that lesye margin o. from
n per cent TO az per cent in favor OF the jobber The
third reason is unsound tho former ones. The Job
no opportunity to slip Of keeping his stock we'll up in
the latest styles Of goods The Chicago obocr repre-
sented from January to January in New York. Paris
and London by buyers who understand the markets
"a 20 country retailer can These representatives are
ready to take advantage OF every uetuatiou In the
market, change in the style and tire like ship good,
West and long before the country merchant could get
through locking the grouai ard deciding what to
boy the better styies OF goods are a ,he rooms
of he Nrvso Hyf ,,
these things be true, and we know they cannot DO
refuted, merchant west Of Chicago can Afford to
50 further east 10 lay in his stock of goods His own
interest will send him TO Chicago.
Among the leading Wholesale houses in Chicago nvne
stand higher than the old established house OF BovsS
BRorHsss Lake street. Al visit sc took time
to look their establishment ami examine their
stock OF dry goods 1t would be difficult to find even
In New York complete obbias hoaae as this With
untirng energy these three brothers have abored to
build whis.als trade that should rival that of the
heaviest eastern Arms. SO we'll 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
enormous of $501o,o0O. With capital sufficient to
keep up their stock under the most depressing state OF
trade, they prepared to bill goods both in quality
and price tho country dealers on conditions that
will insure better trade and farer profit than can b
secured By any dealer. who spends month to visit
New York Their facilities for transportation such
that they afford to sell on the margin 90 made
thus saving to their customers the money and time
expended in trip East In the city Of Chicago they
unsurpassed in any respect equaed in few. In
this particular section they especially gaining In
favor and It noted that the shrewdsst country dec
iers giving BowEs BRorHsRs the preference. To
those Of our readers engaged in the dry goods ade
No would recommend . careful examination Of the
stock and prices st this house before laying In tbs
GALL stockA 2.