, 1866-05-24
LEATHER, BOOTS AND SHOES
The Tanneries Of Chicago.


r.,c,r Extent, Number. md value OF
Ineif Producxion-Upper and Sole
f4uyT Leather IL nlnae-Thc R.or and
knce Fnetorles OF Cbfcago-ThcIr Ny..
tenn Of nlapulaclure Tho Hand.
They Emplor-Vatue vi FAeiF Work.
How II Compares with EaAteru Work
-Pro.pecrs Ior the Future, ETC., Etc.
rnt,, within ,ery feF years, there vs. no la.rc
NM. n. the nonp1,tion In nny psrt of tha country
,u,s,ae tbe land, q, .tesay habits and wooden mt
nate h,rh rou1d feslfnc'y enter Into the spirit Of
,he dnlrfu] p,a,ut Of hct who xang
AN, JnhnpE WI, shoemaker.
Ard dets}y be 1ored me
But noH he's gone 70 teet top.satls, :
An1 - ~. ax!pse y, eae ~ II. .9J Jt. -
And % ss,i ae.o.. ,be hr1uy eea."
n,r., .r-r,.,,, sd,,,,tes t.c, 49, ,,.x. zra-a
m.pv ,boerns,ers an,opc n. n mt :, Ronrhon.,1 y
brt nav r., T. H. ras,s1 ~. ,o ~. ~ =, .ns,.
fo,, nrr,h,- ~ .+,,.., nrb1;. .,t.,,Jo, .i,hc. ~
ham.s,rs. -, t,a r..nt1. ~ the,r i.hors Eow
hn,rrrcr n, ,his IL rnanged ~ 1es., % f.r rb'
o,a, ,e conccrnad. vTitbon, conn,,nr 4, ~. t.
dos,,,a h,rd-c1. .na, ,no..,htu thorea,a. oe 49,.
800. ~ 49, s...,1 hr.,.h .,.,ra1s.. ~,
niaAe.s w ..o tea" o'a.u, eAs4ue.stu .a aus
cts. "e nass ~" ~ 'ssa uan wv 1nousapu iaen
constantly "otklue 'of tue "nolesalo Inanataeozaes
alone, and the aggregate results OF their labor arc
es,i1nated at three million dollars per aunam, Our
w,.ssa,,,s nf ,hn 3e,z,ns,,v yerr ,,n1n a-nn. hn,
.t.I. - ~ - -s11. .sss, ~ th.,: fose.
G1seaf Witnesses 'ase ,ne s.t ~ ~ ,ann @ ,hn..
anu S,s,I,s,s If counec,tcut IN which children
ssI are horn lsoelica "shoemaket,'' ...
About Nclve years ago, AessIs. Ooggett' oas:ep1
4; Hill epdeayored " introduce boot and ehos
,,snnI,ctnye in ChAsro but mainly n con-
uaa@,a.' s,mS@ ~ oh,,,nI1r cnn,etPnt
workmen were forced to abandon the enterprise,
sna no cue endeavored to renew :. an. Inc Maa.
ney nlolae1e eauo W. f.c,ow C..an,ltx
with Nj. Thompson. started lse1o15. elaoaa'y
Wholesale hoasesbegan introducing, o. a. moee o.
.-s. ,rair 1arce trade in Eastern work. and the
uon WIN lus .as 49,. .,,.a,v 5,vc1onaa WIN
he % execution Of tho nrm Of Thompson
4 wh,tney. however, every firm in the
IT, 49,. h.c, c.,ah,iahrd md has achieyed
its present prosperity within Tour 1safa.
rriot 10 thas time, Mastaeoaeests ano eonnesneu'
furnished our ''eolo" reliance, bade fair ever to
nave lne upp =, a a"ant..,1ss ssb,rt sx,srIsnce
rich On branch of manU'scause ~n.ea experience
mas .bowu could be ca1r1ed on TO better ADVANTAGE
tha1ss to cur psoncer corwatnert, and EeryehortlY
.r,.,-, ,rs, h,r. yrry nearlv avr', The western
srsae and having eot VIII keep It nntl the "l4st
As the prime II @ rae G,S ~ H.
and snote WE tae nS atan ,ora
the cooksEg Of It according 70 NJ. 1aass seeeps,
!. nay ba ~eh ior ~. oeiote gong bae bnte
lEAfnEH
Sde e., we1 m e. ,aIS h as ape CIV none he
manufacturing tnte1csG ol Chitaso none as pres
sppesr es1g as9 - has he 5
have spsenr up and 0ourtshed 0tth uncSalplcd "a
P .g 9st s ey o
'ior. aooye all o1hers IN INT Vest nna a. !eass w
70 tss Ess'E i; tano n our ine aSd
CONVENIENT supply ot bark, ~nita Is osoagnt asts
Michigan and S.sts TO-
abic for tanning. prevails IN maj pof1'oa q 'ne
,o Il is ahor
! then are brought to the nearest a7d most cohye
nient market, hldee and tsins Lon all ihc North
vest esen '.nn 70 Ia ,s,,, w Ner1rn Enter
pri.lng n.eu with large capiiil nave heil! oP IN:
trna, tue larEc poos ann sn9e nanE IT. 1 nays
greatly eDcoufnccd u. ana az tne Goanlas sesu
inert for ite pro- pefssy. a1eauy our ,a
hae s'faincd 70 htsn Hpnsaon u; t.'e ~ =;
mNtLeLA that IT COMMANDS tuF1C