Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1871-09-30
a Business House.

Chioago's pride lie the worlds wonder
aud every true Ohioagoan feels instinctively
proud Of the homage that ell the world pays
30 the wonderful growth of this city. The
fame of our business men is sounded the
cOuntry over, and those great business
palaces, which far-seeing enterprise has
reared on every hand are the marvel Of
sseady-going neighbOrs in less favored local..
ties. one Of ChiCago's Oldest landmarks
in business sense, is the great fve-story
iron front building on the south west corner
of Dearborn and Randolph streets, occupied
BY the mammoth clothing and furnishing
firm of Edwards, Blaett & Co. This house
was established in 1856, when Chicago was
just about one-four.h of what it is to-day in
population, wealth, enterprise, and all the
conoOmitsuts ofa great commercial city.
II is especially noteworthy that this house
has kept pace with the growth of the city
and the pros perty of one has been in exact
ratio with the prosperity of the other.
From q small beginning, when the show of
goods at the doors and windows was about
equal in quantity to that upon the shelves
within. the establishment has fourished and
increased, till not only il all of the availa-
BILE shelving room packed with goods, bat
long lines and squares Vt counters piled
high with articles of clothing have been in
trod ucsd until the entire floor is 80 barricad
ed that strangers can only master the laby
riDthins passages under the guidance oi
attentive and gentlemanly salesmen, oi
whom there is q small army. To follow up
the expanding power Of che establishment
would be like writing history of the rise
aud progress of city. Suffice it to ssy,
for the present, that the Introduction of 9
cus,om-woEk depArtD Nnt for the making ot
clothing to order, anu occupying the entire
second hoor, vas one of the most i'm portani
innovations. and one that has been attend
ei with degree Of success rarely attained
ia this branch Of business. This has been
brought about by keeping q heavy atock OF
clotas, many of them imported direct by tbs
aru, em pioyIug the BEST cutters snd work
lnsn - % fJuut Ia all the land, esIE biiShiu
"a msilan grade of pcces 10 strong contrSs
visa the high tariff demanded elsewhert
for ths same or inferior ciassof work Ant
So toe custom department has steadily ad
yaueed in popularity until it has become a
well known as any in the city.
Asssrs. Edwards Bl1stt Il Co. are con
nsrtsd with the large manufacturing houst
Of James Wide, Jr. & Co., 3l4-3l6 Broad
Usy, New York. The work of this house il
Justly celebrated for it's excellence of make
And style, embracing ell the latest design
aud fashions, and which are transmitted 4
the Chicago house as soon rs they appear i
Nsw York. Every one can see the greA
advantage arising from this fact, and thi
accounts for the freshness and neWness o
all she goods displayed BY Msssrs. E. B.
Co., in this city-A feature which always in
sarss "nobbyn article to the purchaser.
Fine goods are made q speciality with thi
firm, and Slthough they have full line G
tn cheaper grades, as for instance an entir
szit for twelve dollars, there is no sHch thin
~ "slop work" 10 the esta blishms Ever
the cheapest garments are we'll made, tbs
degree Of texture and finish alone dete
mining the price.
The resident members Of the fsm i
CalsAgo, Msssrs. EiwArds and Blueu, ar
young men Of large experience in the
business, aad ara possessed of lAudsb
ambition TO excel all competitors. Through
out their experience their business inteEris
has never been called into question. The
have adopted the prinoIple that their ul.
mate interest is their customers interes
hence they freely and cAndidly advise pu
chassrs "a to their selections and have mad
hosts of friends By this policy, which ahouI
De adopted BY all business men. AdvisiI
.aar readers in city and country to call
.96 and 80 Randolph street, corner Of Dss
bora, and see for themselves, we close tn
brief and deserved mention of one Of I
s.lf-made business firms Of Chicago.