Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1871-11-04
The Great Chicago Fire-Business
Houses ReSuming.

| OF her business men. before tne nre, Whlcn
consumed their stores and goods, was ex-
| tinguished, some were removing the debris,
| and laying the foundations of new stores );
others were beginning to build temporary
| structures on vacant grounds, and large
| number rented and fixed up stores and
| buildings in the unburnt portion of the city,
and were moving into them the goods they
| had saved, or had stored, or that had arrived
| since the fire. Many of the leading houses
ordered lines of goods, at once, by telegraph,
so that before these lines are read they will
| be prepared to meet the wants of customers.
| The resoute Will, the Astounding faith and
| hope, and the indomtable energy and enter
| prise manifested by the great body OF Chi
| cago merchants and business men are as un-
| paralleled as the greatness of the calamity
| which has befallen the city, and show why
| Chicago became the wonder of the nations, and
are pledge of future prosperity and growth
| greater than she has yet achieved. The live
men will resume business at.oncc, and men
| OF capital and enterprise from abroad VIII
| take the places o those overcome by this
misfortune So that we shall speedily see
the city rebuilt, and more wdc-awakc
| commercial mart than ever.
| The generous response OF the whole Union
! to the appeal which this calamity makes is
wonderful, and shows how universal and
| electric is the feeling of sympathy among
| all classes for Il great city overwhelmed by
sudden and terrible mstortunes. We learn,
| too, that the merchants have received most
| cheering evidences of practical sympathy
| from their customers IN the country, many
of them writing to know how they can re
init, and offering to pay their bills before
maturity. Prompt payment OF past lndebt-
edness and of future purchases is what is
needed to set the wheels of traffic in motion.
Among the leading representative whole
sale houses who promptly resume business
| we mention the following.
HARDWARE.
| HIBnARp & SPENCER, the largest wholesale
! hardware house in the West, are building
30 feet front on Michigan avenue, between
.andolph and Washington streets. They
mad a large stock on the way at the time OF
| the fire. One OF the partners is in New
| York Fastening the shipment OF goods.
| They will have a full line of goods in their
new store the oath inst. With abundant
capital, no debts, $500, 900 insurance in their
safes which they need not stop to look at
and irrcprcsslblc energy and enterprise,
their future is as secure as their past has
| been prosperous.
| BOOTS AND SHOES.
DoGGETT, BASsETr * HILLS, the Oldest
| wholesale boot and shoe house in the West
are at 522 Wabash avenue, and are building,
from the bricks of their burnt store, an ex~
tension of their new premises. Having
900 cases of boots and shoes in transit
| they will have a complete assortment by the
Goth inst, and will be prepared to fill all
orders through the season.
PHELPS, DODGE & PALMER, another well
| established wholesale boot and shoe house,
| have built temporary store on Michigan
| avenue, corner of Congress street, and have
arranged at once to build large store on
their old site, As and so Wabash avenue.
| Having stock of goods en- route, they will
beprepared to fill orders about the Goth inst.
| NJ. D. WELLS Il Co., Wholesale Boots
and Shoes, saved more goods than any boot
| and shoe house in Chicago. They have es-
| tablished themselves at 6lS Wabash avenue,
where they have opened full line of goods.
| Mr.. Wells is at the East sorting up their
stock, so that they will be able to furnish
their customers complete and full assert
ment throughout the season. They have
contracted to have their store rebuilt with
out delay, and will be among the first
houses re-established at their old quarters.
DRY GOODS.
HAMLIN, HALE * Co., wholesale and retail,
lost 81 800 900, saved -S75 900 to 500, 900.
Retail store, 1913 West Madison street.
Wholesale, 80 and 81 ! outh Canal, near the
hotels and railroads. viii be ready to i'll
orders the 25th inst.
MILLINERY.
| d. B. FISK & Co. saved $40, 600 worth of
New YORK markets. impressed the telegraph
and Express Companies into their service,
and, at their new store, 81 West Wash
ngton street, near the tunnel entrance, can
now supply the trade with a full assert
ment of millinery, ladies' furnishing, fancy
goods and trimmings. Their customers can
be sure their orders will receive the same
careful and prompt attention as heretofore.
KEITH Bros. building II two-story
to-, brick 70 Inv IT9
southeast corner of Dearborn Park, which
they will be ready to occupy with their
usual full stock on the 22d INST. They saved
500 cases, mostly of millinery goods, and are
duplicating their stock of hats, caps and
furs, well as millinery. Financially
strong, they can treat creditors and custom
ers us though the smell of fire had not
passed over them. They are now ready to
fill orders Immediately at 9l6 Prairie ave.
GAGE Bros. & Co. will be ready to fill or
ders with full stock of goods, by the Goth
| inst, a. their new quarters, 96l Indiana av.
MAYHoN. DAILY 4 Co., Importers of Mill
merry and Fancy Goods, had full line of
goods in the New York Custom House, and
have already built new store on Michigan
avenue, between Monroe and Adams, and
are now ready 20 fill all orders.
CLoAks AND CLoAKING.
j. W. GRIswoLD Il Co., wholesale Cloak
house, are located at the corner of jackson
street and Michigan avenue, with full
line of cloaks, coakings, laces and trim
mings.
SEWING SILK.
BELplNG Bros. x Co. saved $40 900 worth of
sewing silk and machine twist, and had Il
large stock shipped from their Eastern fac
| tory the day after the fire ; so that they can
supply the whole Northwest, at the corner
of jackson street and Michigan avenue.
LEATHER AND FINDINGS.
PAGE Bros n Go. at So and 81 South
Canal, corner of Washington street, VIII. re
they will soon be ready to wait upon custom
crs and fill orders as usual.
FURNITURE.
4. Ii. ANDREWS a Co, ll9 and l2l West
Washington street, manufacturers and deal
ers in church, school and office furniture,
desks, tables, chairs, &C, are in full blast,
turning out furniture by the cord, and will
fill all orders promptly.
WE STILL LIVE!
The Chicago Daily Evening and
Weekly Post, since the fire. has received
Il fast press Of equal capacity to the on"
burned, and has another ot twice its
capacity in process of construction,
which will give it treble its old power.
On Monday, October 18th, it fur
nished its daily to all subscribers, city
and country, and during the week end
ing October Goth, and regularly there
after, it will mail its weekly to all sub
scribers. In a very short time the Post
will furnish the best
DAILY AND WEEKLY PAPER
ever issued in the Northwest.