Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-04-06
CHICAGO C0RREsPONDKNeE.g

Cool Wcather-Buainess-Leather Mnaufac-
turs-Wholesals Bees . Shoe rsde-
Ahead - Fruirs RrOspects-The aRineenth
Amendment.
3caIcAao, April J'1s51.-The pleasant but
cool weather has dried up the mud without
fastening vegetation. .
BUSINESS
is beginning to be quite brisk in dry goodsS
millinery, Boots and shoes, groceries, hard
ware, drugs and chemicals The prospects of
a busy season. are promising. sTe---,
l. -gr al LEATHER MANUFACTURE. a.,---
Prominent among the Industries which
nave built up Chicago is the manufacturers
leather. Sc noted is Chicago leather for IT'S
excellence, that the best boots in New Eng
land are made of it. Its distinguishing
quality is that it remains soft and Pliable,
and therefore durable, and consequently has
the best reputation in the market. All
kinds of eather-sole, upper, calf and har-
ess-are made here, but the chief produc-
| ton is upper leather. As might be expected,
in a city noted for its Leather manufactures;
t''' TIE WHOLESALE BOOT Ayp sHoE TRADE
has attained large proportions, and has be-
come the great Source OF supply the vast
region of country, including, and west of,
the Mississippi valley For the last few
years, the business has been prosperous, and
the number of strong and reliable firms SELF
ing this class of goods has done much to at
tract Western trade to Chicagog The amount
of annual sales have been variehslys STATED
at from ten to sixteen millions, but the low
| est sum is prebablyla a. fair estimate is
also famous for its manufacture OF boots and
shoess The O-hicagocastom boot haSasgreat
reputation all over the couutrysand the st.
Louis jobbers are obliged to buy themfto sell
their own gOSds, so popularsisohendemap
y AS / cIass, the wholesale boot and. shoe
dealerssaFe amongsthe most responsible and
reliable business men of the city and rep
resentFa large, amount of business capital.
And at the head Of tins class is a firm d
thi DoGaBTT, BAssETT & HILLS, b
% and 81 taks streetst Che piOnesrswh0lesals
in business in Chicago. Beginning business
ns a wholesale and retail house N June
1S4o, when there were no wholesale houses
here Ooffsny kind, and the population was
but $4,000 their sales the first year we're but
$ll 900 an 1s4s they sold exclusfvely q
Wholesale, and nom that time TO this they
thave maintained their pronnineneei as thu
Heading housein their 1ine1ih the North;
west, and there are not more than thres
housesfnJNew York city that equal them in
business. They are also large manu-,
facturers of boots and shoes, were
Ethe first to Introduce this branch-o
business here made s,oo0g cases
her this year . Their goods always command
4theJhighest price in the marketa They keel
t~everything in their line to be found in an
I market, and have a more complete sssort
ment than any Eastern house. By-alwayt
4 Oil IL z dA0 hCCp
ing the!best goodsTrepresenting them to b
just what they 1Are-andA Praetisin6 th,
golden rule in their business relations, the,
have increased their nnual sales from
$1,000 to overSI,2OO000, and have earned
reputation for integrity, and fair dealing, an.
for the superior quality of their goods, whicl
is a guaranty for stir greater. achievements
1t is one Of the solid institutions which give
character to Chicago. 10 I1rg - gr.
Spring fashions begin to make their ap
pearance, and the ladies, are ~manifestinI
their usual interest in the latest novelties.
tt LOOK AHEAD ~ ftlJ
is more encouraging than last } year, an,
4 trade, thus far, has been much better tina
n last, year at this time, ,andrthe pricesrfo
81 agricultural products are also. much bettel
The probable funding of a considerable POI
tion of the public debt, at a lower rate of in
terest, will have a favorable effect upon tn
business Interests of the country, and ten
| to give lcOnfdenceE to both capitalists an
: business men. HTI DTf
kon r.--THE FRUIT PROSPECT
, for Southern Illinois was never better, an
, unless we have a killing frost, we shalbhav
: abundance Of good things in their season
? THE FIFTEESTH AMENDMENT Eaaass
-paraded the streets in gala, procession, an
, made a. most Ycreditable appearance, o
Thursday, in celebration of the ratificatiO
! of the amendment to the Constitution Ell
| franchising the colored population. In til
in the evening similar rejoicing at zoaaH
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