The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-10-24

extreme modesty Is a characteristic
Of Chicago men, especially when
speaking Of their residence II Chi
cago has any advantages, real or inn
aginary, one is apt TO hear Of them
In conversing with citizen for q
short time. But strangely enough,
under such circumstances, there is
one point upon which our people do
do not speak half that might be said.
It is the fact that Chicago IS becom-
ing great manufacturing center,
and will soon occupy a prominent
position in this department Of indus
try 1t cannot yet be said other that
she leads all Western competitors In
this respect--as she does in many 9TH
ers-but IT Is believed that day viii
5 eedily come.
Already there are some twenty
eight million dollars invested in
large manufacturing establishments,
and the goods turned out from them
this year will amount TO more than
seventy millions.
There are certain branches Of man
ufactures for which Chicago has SUI
perlor facilities, and among these
may be mentioned iron, wool and
leather.
They are being rapidly developed
and extended, and even now are Of
sufficient Importance to demand sep
arate mention, The last shall be
first in this case.
Chicago being the great slaughter
ing and packing point oFtheeountry,
it Is notstraBge that the business OF
tanning and euFrying should be
largely developed, and that tanned
goods amounting to million and a
half or two millions should be turned
out yearly. But that we should at
tempt to compete with Massachu-
sets In the manufacture of boots and
shoes, may seem strange. The ef-
fort has been made, however, and
found suecessful. The first large
mandatory, using steam and labor
saving machinery, like those in the
East, was started as an experiment,
in 1853, and there are now thirty
two similar establishments in the
city, employing about nineteen hum
dred persons, and manufacturing
more than two million dollars worth
ofgoods annually The goods are
said to be superior to those Of East
ern make, aud the demand for them
is constantly increasing.
In all these establishments, labor
saving machinery is largely used.
The work once done with awl and
hristle, is now performed in one
twentieth Of the time by sewing ma-
chimes; the lap-stone has given place
to iron rollers for hammering and
spreading the leather; a single blow,
with steel dye cuts and shapes the
sole of boot or shoe, and with the
aid of such a machine, q man will
cut six thousand soles in a week.
Another machine enables him to cut
three thousand five hundred uppers
in the same time; and still another,
to erimp hundred pairs fboots in
day.
There is a great division oflabor in
these establishments, and a boot
passes through the hands Of sixteen
| persons before being completed. All
the light work is done BY females,
| who, in most cases, receive very
good wages.
As yet, only the eoaTser grades of
boots and shoes are largely manufae-
] tured here, but these have been COM
mended SO highly, as even surpass-
ing those made In Lynn and Phila-
delphia, that it is probable other
qualities will soon be turned out
from our shops, and that everything
of this kind needed at the West, will
be made in the West, of Western
leather.
To J.. p. Farnum, Esq. No. 10 Lake
street, from whom many Of the facts
! given above are obtained your CORES
! pondent returns thanks, and also for
| the privilege Of examining his very
complete and extensive manufac-
tory, which is located over his whole
sale store, and is second to none in
/ the West Mr.. +. is one of the pio-
neers in this branch Of industry, and
has acquired an enviable reputation
as a manufacturer Of the best goods
! placed in market. Anything made
! by him may be relied upon. Even
| his Eastern grades, of which he keeps
a very full stock, either made TO OF.
der, Or so carefully selected as to be
superior to most OF those offered Il
/ the trade. And as all goods, wheth,
Ter Of home or foreign manufacture
| are found to eiust as they are rem
/ resented, Mr. Farnum's establish
4 ment has become q favorite will
country dealers, and the great trad,
\ which he has already built up
a spreads and Increases with, each sue
ceeding year 1t Is large enough nov
to satisfy most men, but there ar
no bounds to hisambition, and Will
he continues his present tactics. an,
offers better goods than his rivals
there can be 40 end to this increas
Ing. He stands at the head of th
Chicago trade now, and can max
no improvement lii this respect Ru
! he may, and doubtless will, soon *
come one Of the very largest house
: in the whole country, both as Ia nar
) ufacture and wholesale dealer.
Generals Grant, sherman, Harne,
) Terry ana other military men Of +.
! nown have been ito town during III
] week, attending a meeting Of the II
Z dian Peace Commissioners ghe
: man and Harvey are emphatic
g saying that we must prepare for
+, / general Indian war and thar 1t wi
< be bitter and long II tile Indians ga
4 make it so.
g "A gentleman with more monf
2 than brains has come to Chicago
s start \ religious daily, twill bro,
i d failure, if the attempt IA made. m
e New York World sunk three m
9 dred thousand dollars in an efYort
t this kind, and 1t should he warni,
g to ALI enterprlsing philaAfhronis
3 with newspaper longings.
4 "A number of large defalpafio
!. have cone to light during tfe asee
4 committed by clerks ana other n
i ployees who have been living bevol
G; their means. One anoHnts ~ fss 4
4 tY-five thousand dollars, another
4 ten, and several Of smaller sun
as There are hnhdreds of these clses
who, on small salaries live i
le n3nrphnnt nrfneaa Tho8fl aY,, <, l,~ss,