Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-11-12
Correspondence.
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Trade has been very good since fly@laBt,
despite the tightness OF the money market.
The helowprice Of grain Will have o tendency
to produce economy and diminish trade, but
in great and growing country like ours, II
will require very low prices, with such an
aboundant harvest as was gathered last sumo
Iner, to,causoa Aofioua docline n business
The testimony OF the leading houses IN near
nv ell branches is that thus far this year,
trade has, exceededj in amount that Of last
year. Prices have been steady, ruling a hftle
lowerthan last year, but there have been no
marked changes, and the fluctuations are
less than formerly. Prices Of goods have not
followed the changes in the price .. gold. A
large trade ID anticipated after election. al
Among the evidences Of the marvellous
growth Of Chicago and the West, are tho
number and extent Of the leading business
houses in the various branches pftrade. And,
as we might naturally expect, this increase Is
especially marked In those branches which
ministerto the settlement aud building up OF
Q new country and the development Of its re-
sources. The cultivation OF the soil, the
erection Of commodi0us houses the building
up of cities and villages, the establishment
of manufactures the construction of rail-
roads and the opening Of the various arte-
rieB OF internal commerce require, in its va
rioua forma, q vast am0unt Of the most indis-
pensable and, therefore, the most useful Of
Ihetals--iron-an the workers in iron and
,cih iron outrank, in number and usefulness,
all other classes. iyfkJ
Adam, set to TIL the soil without plow, OF
spade, or garments, would have had d sorry
! time Of 1t on our soil, and in our climate, and
the great problem ofthe race, since Adam was
turned out to grass for disobedience, with
the alternative "root or die has been how
| to mitigate the sentence, and turn the curse
| into blessing And one of the best places
| to learn what has been done towards the solu.
tion of this question is the Wholesale Hard
ware store OF s. sgi.4.
pc blh AIBBARD SPENCER, h,
manufacturer agents and jobbors of Hard
| ware, Cutlery, Tinplate, Pressed and Japan
ned ware, % and "a, Michigan Avenue, Chica
20. 1t ia the largest house Of the kind in thu
Northwest, it's sales amounting to q milliof
and half dollars year. proof OF integrit.
as well as capacity. Their store-of tivl
stories--& by 139 feet, is filed from top Il
basement, with every conceivable kind d
goods in the hardware line, Nails, Tinners
| Stock and Tools, Tinplate, Zinc, Fence Wire
4 Glass, Housefurnishing Goods, Building ma
terials, Mechanics Tools, Agricultural Inn
| PIGMENTS Scales, etc.
They import and buy their goods from tn
manufacturers hands, and have every facilit.
| for doing btisiness on the largest scale, sup
plying everything in their line, which humai
skill or genius PRODUCES. Their trade lex
tends throughout the Northwest, and ha
preceded the great Union Pacific Railroad Il
which this firm has long since put into prac
tice, of selling goods directly to their Gus
toners without the Intervention Of "travelinl
agents,r has proved complete success.
A visit to their store interests one NOR
than visit to the most renowned collection
of ancient curiosities; for it typifies the livini
present, and is repository Of modern art
where use and beauty meet in the variou
forms ofhandicraft and housecraft, lightenih
/ toll and making the labor Of both housewif
and husbandman pleasant and profitable. ]
is museum OF the skill ndindustry Of mar
interpreting anew the command, 'In tn
sweat Of thy face shalt thou eat bread.
i Dealers, wishing anything in their linS
should give them call. a.
| Chicugois is q lively place. The hotels or
full, and tho influx Of strangers busines
men from abroad Ia very great. AS conse
quence, thesplaces of aInusement are we
lpatronized. t.J.tu.lt. . ~
df 1d5 BB caosBYs OPERA HOUSE. = "
! FAtthe 0psra House, Humpty Dumpty,
ispectacuhr play in pantomime, has draw
lerowdsfor long season, and will be contiI
ued next week. Richings Opera Troupe ope
there November 9th. At re- o
ta-a ~ Observation-Disclosures
Midsummers Night Dream has had vel
sueceasfnlrnn, aid will be kept on the boarC
for week or two longer. McYickar and Myel
are the leading actors there. ,i 80
COL. wooD's MUSEUM, Z
under the management Of Frank f.. Aikel
draws good houses at alfseasons. Foul Pll
has been a decided success there, and sti
attracts full audiences. Wilkie Ooliine' III
story OF 'THE MoorsToNE,P dralnatized an
arranged especially for the Musenm5 Is
rehearsal and will soon bs presented. B.