The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-05-14

Niekerson's carpet House-Page Bro.
~ oo.'s Leather House-Amussments.
CHIoAao, May 1, 1868. The event Of tho
week has een tns meeting here last We'd
posed Of delegates from the Boards Of Trade
OF New York, Buffalo, Oswego, Toledo, De-
troit, Milwaukee and his city, for tho pur-
pose OF devieing measures 70 reduce the cost
OF transporting grain from tho place Of it's
| production to the railroad. As this ia a mat
ter thatafectsdfectly the producing classes,
they viii be Interested to know what conclu-
sions they reached, and what hope they give
Of eaecting the proposed reduction, There
were vatietyo OF Opinions, bnt they ~elldnited
upon this one proposition. viz. that the.
present charges for transportation, storage
andinsurauce are too high and 'shohld Ia
reduced. Committees were appointed TO
confer with the New York Legislature and the
Commissioners OF the Erie Canal, and en-
deavor to effect a reduction OF canal tolls,
and with the owners Of elevators and the
managers Of railroads., to persuadP them 70
reduce their rates.
AufEuf fTaMFEIiSH. LII
The occasion ofthis movement on the part
the interests of grain growers as the fear
that the grain will be sent TO New York or
Europe via the Mississippi river aud New Or
leans, and tho thereby lose the profit Of
handling II. And II becomes all Concerned
owners OF canals, STEAMBOATS,, railroads. ele-
| NhNhANF AAAA " VI. hNh-lU INNNNN NNEAN
charges IL they wnidnot hayo this immense
trade diverted Into new channels. That an
unreasonable toll has been exacted Of the
farmers every one knows. But, on account
Of combinations among those who handled
has been 70 lapply.the remedy. Competing
routes, Il seems, has walked up the represen-
tatiyes Of the grain trade in tho chies above
named 10 the pressing necessity OF prompt
action II they wouldnot lota golden PRIZE
BELo1T COLLEGE MEMORIAL HALL.
A injecting Of graduates aud students Of
Beloit College was held in this city last owe
ming TO make preparations for dedicating
Memorial Hall, at the next July commence
ment, and also TO raise the necessary funds
10 complete II, which the President, DIR. Cha
pin, said was about $40, 900. The Hall Is
erected in honor Of the graduates who took
part In the late war, numbering four hundred.
TtfE TniBUNE ButIDfEd. H't'F
The Tribune Office has removed TO tho
new building erected expressly for II by the
Tribune Company, IN tho southeast corner OF
Dearborn and Madison streets. II IL ~ feet
on Dearborn, add 12lfoet on Madison, -four
stories above the basement, built entirely Of
iron, brick and stone, and thoroughly fire
proof. The press room In the basement, Is
BY "a feet, and 20 feet high, has two offices
eight-cylinder pfessoh- one new with the
latest improvements, and coating nearly
$40, 0O0-and the folding, mailing aud paper
rooms, each IL by So feet, with tables and
four folding machines, and ono Of similar
size for engines and boilers, and all con
structed In the most substantial and perfect
manner. On the arsi floor is the counting
room, ~ by GO feet, with a doorway 10 foet
WIDE In the corner, n being cut on diagOnally
with the sides, making a northeast front 10
feet wide finished with a podiment cornico
surmounted by a flag staff. There are two
stores on Dearborn, and three on Madison
street In tho first story.
The second and third stories have spacious
offices for business mon The second story
ia reached by marble stairways from both
streets. The west half Of the frat story
comprises ten editorial rooms, in which
twenty-five editors do daily, or nightly, SER
vice. The east halt II occupied by tho COM
posing room, 80 by 90 feet, N foot high,
lighted by largo sized windows on their sides
and by a sky light "a by 36 feet, and'eloyated
eight feet above the main roof. Attached
arc wash rooms, bath rooma, eink rooms,
&c. The composing room Is connected with
the press room by a steam elevator, and il
the best lighted and ventilated OF any in the
United States. Tho building is heatedby hot
water, and every room is lighted and yenhla,
ted. As a whole, IL is a model printing oHico.
the best In some respects In the who,o coun.
try, and Is worthy OF Chicago aud tho dreaI
Wost. H az 3I 20
TIKI WESTERN MONTHLY
for May IL an improvement on the preyiou,
numbers, and arrangements are PERFECTED
/ for giving Il additional editorial force, and
making its permanency and success certain
rHE MONEY MARKET
is easier, and money Is abundant IL not re
dundant, Business in all departments hai
become quite active.
The trade in house furnishing goods, O
all kinds, the past weok, has boon very brisk
There are a great many people visiting Chi
cagO for the purpose of furnishing theil
houses with catpets, oi!clotl,s and mating
who would be gladto kuow Just Wlierc tDfg
to find the goods they want and be- sure they
would get thor moneys worth. l shall "a
such a favor by saying such a place can bt
found at
3. SIcKERsoS's, 22i LAKE, cor. FnAsELrs4 ST
This househas built up a very large trade
by selling the best goods al very low rates
and giving universal satisfaction TO their Gus
toners. II has the public confidence in ~
eminent degree. fHNHN rua ulEtf Ha
l have heretofore spoken of the adyan
tages to the western merchant Of purchasing
his supplies in Chicago instead of tho East
on account Of the saving Of time and ex,
pense. A long as our wholesale dealers
here are ready % sell goods a. low a. they
can be bought IN New York and Boston, II Il
~ unwise to 80 East for thom asit would b,
for an army To prefer 10 have its base Of sup
plies remote from, instead Of near to, ila line
of operations. The difference between get,
ting goods in two or three days or loss, in,
stead of two or three weeks or more, aftel
they are ordered often equals the profits on
their salea. And the dealers in dry goods
notions, millinery, boots and ahoes, drugs
hardware, &oS understand this fact and acI
accordingly. But there * one class OF west
ern dealers, those engagedin the leather trade
that have hitherto, to a great extent, madt
Boston their headquarters for supplies
Whatever may formerly have been the ne
I%cossity for this, that Necessity no longel
exists
n wHoLEsALE HOUSE. or PAGE BRO. 4 co.,
dealers in Leather and Findings recent,
removed from 23l, TO 80 Lake street, TO bet
tor accommodate their large and increasing
trade-keep a full stock OF French and do
nestle calfand kip sldna,a al kinds OF sole ant
upper leather, hemlock and oak-tanned, ant
4 full line OF Boot and Moe M~dntVdtmeTs
Goods. One of the firm has boon, for twenty
years past, and still 10, engaged in this linz
OF business In Boston, and purchasing direo
from the manufacturers they are able TO sell
and do sell, at edstSp p'toes.
They are also the exclusive Western agents
for the sale OF the WmLI3ToN Mills THREE
Six MI NINE coRD MACHINE THREAD, tho bes
In use for shoe-makers. harness makers,
tailors and hattera, and the only substitutl
for silk in leather work. They deal largely
in Harness Leather, and their stock OF Find
fHgs, imported by them and made expressly
to their order, Ia the best and cheapest in tn,
MAJ ket. Their facilities for supplying thu
Western trade with everything ia their line
at prices Whice give their customers a doeid
ed advantage over those buying in Easter
markets, are unequaled, and, we are glad Il
learn, are appreciated by Western dealers.
: III ANUsRMENrs,I
Lucille Western is at McVickers. The Peel
Of Day Ia the ~fayorito next week at Wood
Museum. Tho surfis having a great run a
at Aiken's Dearborn Theatre, and Graui
French Opera Company are at tho Operi
House. b.
29l EAST 3laT STREET, New York.
DEAR SIR: For three weeks past i fhayl
been using your Plantation Bitters. Fo
more than four monthA past / have been sui
fering from Whist my doctor said was nervOnI