Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-06-02
correspondence.
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE.

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Inducements.
CHICAGO, May 25, 1869-After lone saa-
son of cold, northeast storms dnrine 91,ticI,
there has ben an unusual fall of rain we have
warm, sunshiny weather AGAIN Tha' 'ro,rt
from all quarters, of the grain and @ras3 "a
crops are very favorable, and unless the moist
! cool weather of spring. is succeeded nv s11nr
mer drouths, we shall have an abundent har-
/ vest.
REAL ESTATE.
There have been large sales of real estate
here at auction, one sale on the South Side
continuing two or three davs and +be pro
ceeds amounting to two-thirds of million of
| dollars when the public sales were with
! drawn and the residue of the property offer
ed is for private sale. A very large amount
of upimproved property has been sold this
! spring in the neighborhood of the proposed
new parks, and at high prices. At least to
a stranger they would seem such but the
continued rise of such property has been
such the past few years that it is difficult to
predict when the extreme limit viii be reach
ed. Property bought in January for $3.50
lot sold for $500 in May. There has been an
advance of about 25 per cent. generally for
such property since last fall.
TRADE
in the wholesale department, in nearly all
branches, continues good. The leading
houses have done large business this sea-
son-some of them much larger than last
season. - - +--
j. v. FARwELL & CO., gaE
the largest wholesale dry goods house in the
Northwest, sold nearly million dollars more
goods the first four months of 1869 ihan IN
| the same months Of 1868. The reasons are,
they always keep full stocks, sell cheaper
than their neighbors, and country merchants
understand that they do not retail goods, and
! thereby compete with their own customers.
| 1t is interesting to watch the mutations OF
| trade and observe how one house goes up,
| and another down, IN popular regard. They
are all subject to inevitable laws. the popular
| lty of a firm depending on the business char
acter OF its members, tho quality and price
OF their goods and the measures adopted for
making their business known to the public
| Among those who have achieved an honor
able reputation is the well known firm Of
WALSH HUTCHINSON, So AND 60 LAKE. STREET
importers and iobbers of millinery and straw
| goods, whose good taste, enterprise, sagacity
and fair dealing, combined with the choicest
goods at low prices, have secured a large
trade in the Northwest.
| One can appreciate the value of good
name on seeing customers from all the ad-
Joining towns and states at
E. G. L. FAxoN s. co. s, IA AND 76 LAKE STREET,
purchasing paper hangings. window shades,
| lace curtains, bedding, &C., attracted thither
by the best goods and choicest styles. For
people U1H Jfade Wnefe Ghey are best served.
r CHICAGO AND NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY.
had intended, some time ago, to speak of
a change in the Vice Presidency of the Chi
cagO and Northwestern Railroad Company,
Perry H. Smith, who had occupied that post
so efficiently for many years, having resigned,
and Henry r. Pierson, of BROOKLYN, n. V
taking his place. Mr.. Pierson, the new Vice
President, is man of large executive ability,
with much experience in railrOading, and, [
think, is possessed with the idea that the
good will of the public is worth something
to railroad companies, and that he will
best subserye the the interests Of the stock
holders by serving the public well and
| cheaply. The company have recently done
wise thing, III reducing the freight on
sissippi as high as st. Paul, to ten cents d
bushel-ust half what it used to be-and the
| freight on flour from IS to 40 cents barrel.
And as [ see the Milwaukee q st. Paul r. K.
company has done likewise, it viii pretty et-
! fectually prevent the diversion of grain car
rage to New Orleans. At all events, the pro-
ducing classes and the general public VIII be
greatly benefited by this reduction.
MONEY
Is becoming quite abundant, and the banks
have all they can profitably loan Any one
with the right colIaterals can obtain all the
money he wishes.
- ADJUSTMENTS
Are rather dull, just at present. ''Peregrine
Pickle III the Sunday Tribune, has begun d
series of sharp and discriminating criticisms
on the actresses and actors at the Opera
| House, Wards Museum, Alkens, ,and McYick-
ers Theatre. Needed. 3.