The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-31
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE.


Northwestern Horse Nall Co.,--ENect
ofthe Franeo-Prussien War-BeldInl
ters---Woman Suffrage Meetfng--
CHICAGO, March IS, isn.-sunshine. warn
weather, winds, clouds, rain, thunder ani
lightning, snow-fakes and no frost in tn
ground, sunshine agail-this is the record ol
the week. The indications now are in fsvol
OF an early spring. t-1
No. 2 is quoted at sl.25, with an activs
market.
MONEY
Is abundant for legitimate business. and
regular customers find no difficulty IN getting
discounts at the banks.
BUSINESS
Shows signs Of considerable activity. ard
though It s yet early for the opening Of the
spring trade, there are 8 good many nner-
a chants IN the city purchasing supplies. The
country is said TO be quite bare Of 4oods
and the promise Of large trade this season.
{ at remuneratfve prices, Is better than last
year.
, MANUFACTURES
have contributed largely to the prosperity
of Chicago. Many marl1facturing establish-
. ments have grown from small beginnings 10
mammoth proportions, sending out their
products over all the land. Articles, triiing
I In themselves, vet Of prime neeessity pIay
mercial progress OF the country The
simplest instrument oftsa undergoes Great
variety OF processes before it is transformed
rom the raw material into perfect shape,
ready for use. Take the nsnufacture of
BY the Patent Hammering Machines, for
Illustration They are made of Benson
Iron-the best Norway iron-imported into
Boston In bars an inch and one-eiehth
square, are there drawn into bars thrss-six-
, teenths by seven-sixteenths Of an inch, and
nine feet long, and in that shape are brought
TO chicago They are here taken to q large
factory, heated red hot in coke-blast furnaces,
put into patent hammering machine, which
holds the bar, feeds il, strikes IL eighteen
blows, and then cuts it of perfect nail, al
IN the space Of one second, and this process
IS repeated till from eight to twelve nails
are made, when the bar is returued to the
furnace, and another taken out They ara
essentially hammered nails, being drawn from
the end Of the rod on the same principle that
the blacksmith makes them 0ne man tends
machine and keeps eight rods in use and.
as ne takes little time IN changing rods, he
can make only about fifty nails minute
There is one foreman 10 i've machines, to
| grind the dies and keep everything in order
THESE machines are operated BY shafts making
! 100 revolutions . minute. bcIted on to the
main shaft, which is driven by q stean-engins
OF 75-horse power. When the nail rods are
worked up til about two feet long, they are
taken to forge, the ends heated and four Of
them welded together by machines, which
srraighten them and make the welded parts
of q uniform size with the original bar, and
then they are worked up as before, SO that no
ends are lost. The nails, as fast as made, are
dropped into an iron box, which, when full, Is
carried INTO the separating room, and empted
upon iron-coyered tablas, where all the irnper-
feet nails are picked out and thrown aside as
scrap iron. The nails are then packed In Is
n boxes and labeled for market. There ars
six sizes, numbered from to 10 inclusive, 8
being the medium size.
The. only Horse Nail Mandatory in the
West Is that of the
SoETHvEsrERS HORSE NAIL CO., ~.
At Sc to 6S West Van Buren, street. Chicago.
established IN 1852, but was Incorporated In
1854, and has working capital Of about SS0,-
600. The oficars of the company-N.' Cor
with, President; g. L. Smalley, Superintend-
ent, and A. w. Kingsland, Secretary,-are al
stockholders, and the nails are made under
their supervision. Mr.. Smalley superintends
the factory, and understands his business
thoroughly. Mr.. Kingsland, one Of the orig
inators OF the enterprise, manages the hran-
the company. He was bred to the iron man
ufacturing business, and utiIizes his knowi-
edge and experience for the benefit Of the
company and the public. They have the most
perfect machinery, give constant employment
to some so skillful workmen, who, BY long
practice-Il1e those employed on particular
part of q watch-become perfect The max
ers Of their iron are under heavy bonds that
every bar of iron furnished shall be perfect
Their style Of nails Is adapted to the Western
trade, and their sales extend over al the coun-
try south Of the great lakes and west Of the
Aleghanies- And as they spare no parns or
expense to make eyery nail perfect. and every
package is warranted, no other horse nail has
the reputation Of being 80 uniformly good
and Of 50 desirable shape. Il is the most
popular and reliable horse nail in the county,
Is staple article with all leading houses, and,
as il is sold at New York prices, 1t supersedes
all other kinds wherever its merits are known
Theyrun twenty-five machines, day and night,
most Of the year, and can make two tons Of
nails IN ten hours. They made 800 tons last
year.. but viii exceed that amount this year.-
The establishment Is not only curiosity and
a credit to Chicago-it is public benefsction.
EFFECTS OF THE FRANco-FRUssIAS WAR.
The Franco-Pruseian war has destroyed and
disabled so many skilled laborers, and inter
rupted the manufacture of French and Ger
man goods, so that there VIII be scarcity,
especially Of silks and the fnest fabrics, for
some time to come. The first effect Of the
war was to throw large Quantities Of these
goods on the English market, thereby lower
ing the price. But now, though peace is re-
stored, long time must intervene before pro-
dnction viii reach its former amount, and
these goods must necessarily advance In price
Fortunately, some Of our leading silk manu-
facturers, anticipating this state of Affairs,
laid in q large stock of raw silk at ante-war
prices, and viii, for the present, supply their
customers at the old rates, and purchasers
should take advantage of this opportunity to
lay in supplies At the head Of this class Is
the firm Of
BELDISG BROS. AND CO., ~
the largest manufacturers Of sewing silk and
machine twist in America The sales Of their
wholesale houses in Chicago, New York and
Cincinnati, last year, reached s750, 600, their
Chicago house, at 56 and 81 Wabash avenue,
taking the lead Purchasers should always
ask for Belongs sewing silk, noted through
out the whole country for being the best IN the
market.
The largest wholesale millinery house In
this city, devoted exclusively to the sale Of
Head Gear, is the firm of -,.--- -
GAGE BROTHERS 4 CO.,
Importers, Manufacturers and Jobbers Of
Millinery Goods, rs Lake street, UP STAIRS,
all over the Northwest for their
large, well-selected and fashionable stock, al
ways fresh and attractive, and Of the latest
styles. Other millinery houses swell the
amount Of their sales, by keeping depart
ments for notions and furnishing goods, but
this house sells of Head Gear alone, three
quarters of million dollars worth q year
They are large manufacturers, having IN add
ton to their mandatory Of hats and hat
frames, Of which wrote lastyear, a hundred
girls at work making cactus, hair and fancy
bers, at Eastern manufacturers prices, and to
offer unusual Inducements to retail dealers
The miIliners of the Northwest viii here
ind the most desirable goods for their trade,
Of every conceivable fashionable style, at
the lowest prices. GAGE BRoTHERs & Co. are
authority in matters of f-shion and taste,
md what they cannot supply the trade m
the millinery line is scarcely worth looking
for. They are among the most substantial
md responsible houses in this city, and have
built up an immense trade in Head Apparel,
By using their abundant means, In the most
sagacious manner, to produce and procure
he best goods at the lowest prices, by cour-
esy, urbanity, promptness N flling orders,
md by giving their customers the benefit Of
heir capital, skill and experience.
The PARKS.
Chicago is in mnddle about herparks. The
Park Commissioners have used up all their
money and have not paid for the land, and are
,esieging the Legislature for power to raise
more to enable them to complete the purchase
according to law. They were empowered to
Issess contiguous property, under the name Of
benefit, to a sufficient amount to pay for the