The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-05-30
Our Chicago Letter.
CHICAGO, May 27th.

CHiCAGO, May SItn.
EDITORS TELEGRAPH
The Baptists during the past week have had
| their big anniversaries here.
| The results of their labors for the past year
have as reported in their several anniversary
meetings, been in the highest degree encour-
aging, and show that their church is growing
rapidly and exercising a powerful influence
for good throughout the entire country
The eight hour movement has come to its
Legitimate result, just what prophesled when
it first commenced, a complete izzle A few
aofthe leaders still howl false promises of ulti-
Innate success to a handful of deuded follow
lers, mild maniacs who can even yet be per-
lsuaded to listen to such bosh, as the sugges-
/ ton of law which shall make it felony to
| work ten hours per diem. But the more in
| telligent ofthe strikers have given the project
| up as al bad job and are again soberly at work
on the old system of ten hours work for ten
1 hours pay. The most severe blow the eight
/ hour strike has received was from the organ
| iZation of the northwestern manufacturing
company on Saturday last, on a cooperative
basis. By the plan adopted in this organize
LION, employers and employees, after the pay
ment OF running expenses, the regular wages
| Of employees and fair interest on the capt.
tai already invested share the profits IL IS
However strictly stipulated that the hours Of
| labor per diem shall be ten The direct result
| of this example will be to illustrate in the
| most practical manner the absurdity of the
! eight hour scheme, and at the same time insert
la wedge of discord in the trades union, as it
will create an antagonism ofinterests between
those workmen who enjoy the advantages of
the cooperative system and those who do not.
The northwestern manufacturing company is
one of the largest machine building establish
ments in the northwest and it is exp cted that
its example will be followed by several Others
in this city.
The temporary evil influence of the eight
hour movement on the industry and com
merce of tho city has, by this time, been pretty
effectually overcome and business is again in
its customary channels.
Tear by year the Importance of Chicago as
| the mart of the northwest, becomes more and
more apparent and through her, northwestern
merchants are made independent of the east
ern markets to a degree which enables them
even in the most remote hamlets and villages
to compete in quality and cheapnesss of their
! goods with the cities OF the seaboard. Among
| the merchant princes of our garden city, who
tby their ability and enterprise have induced
l-this state of affairs are Messrs Field Letter
81 Co., of Nos. ITO, 112, ia, Il 116 Lake Street
wholesale dry goods dealers, gentlemen whose
immense business has grown up with the
growth of the northwest and who are most
thoroughly conversant in consequence with all
the requirements and tastes Of this vast sec
ton. Their trade last year amounted to nine
anu Il nail DliIlOn OF QOliarS ana from present
indications will be vastly increased this year.
This surprising success is due to the fact that
their stock is ofas wide a range as that of any
dealer in New York or Boston, and is, from
their special arrangements with manufacture
ers, offered as cheaply, so that by buying here
retail dealers save cost of freight, loss of time
and the necessities of buying in large quanti-
ties. Western merchants are not slow in TAX
ing advantage of such inducements as these
and by the policy thus suggested, backed by
a thorough systemZati0n of their immense
business, which employs constantly from three
to four hundred persons, all courteous and eff
ficient Messrs f. l.. q Co, have become to
the northwest, what A. T. Stewart & Co.,
and H. B. Claim & Co., are to New York.
Amusements are rather brisk here this week
Chanfrau is in his last week at McVickers;
Woods stage is occupied by revival of an old
play; Arlingtons MINISTRIES are as successful
as ever at their permanent hall, and the Jug
Cling Japs, are at the Opera House.
COMMERCIAL TO-DAY.
Flour dull, s16@1750 for white winter,
$1201450 for spring extra. Wheat dull and
declining, 81, 65@l270 for No. | 81 5002, 5715
for No. 2. Corn irregular, S1,01H@1,03 for
No. /, 97@9Sc for No 2, 8509715 for rejected
IOats.S0@S0c for No. 2, Rye 14j0148 for No
l. 81, 40 for No. 2 Barley 90092c for No 2
Provisions dull and unchanged. Don.