Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-04-06

straw goods, ladies' furnishing, fancy goods, and
above engraving. IL is the pioneer wholesale mil
inery house OF the Northwest, was established
in the spring of 1858, ON Wells street, between
Lake and South Water, and regarded at the
time as hazardous experiment. The city then
numbered about 10000 people, the surrounding
country was new and sparsely settled, railroads
were not. money scarce, and the people poor.
In 1884 they moved to 1874 Lake street From 1855
TO 1857 they were at l65 and l67 Lake street. up
stairs In the spring of 1857, their business having
steadily increased, they removed tr the splendid
iron building, where they now are, occupying the
second and third floors. Two years ago their bust
ness had so outgrown their accommodations that
they took the whole building-the two floors
above them Tor manufacturing and packing
rooms, and converted the two stores below into
one, for salesroom and counting room-and fit
ted IL throughout in the most substantial and ele
CANT style, with toilet rooms ON the first floor for
their lady Customers.
AN ACRE AND A QUARTER OF MILLINERY
GOODS.
SO that, including the basement they now have
six floors, 50 by i65 feet-l93K square rods, or
nearly an acre and quarter of floor room for the
display and sale of millinery goods-it being the
largest store devoted exclusively 30 The millinery
trade in the United states
EXTENT OF THEIR TRADE
Their trade extends from the wabash TO the
Prolific, and from the Red River country of Brit
ish America to Texas. Beginning with annual
sales Of few thousand dollars, they have swelled
into the millions their sales last year exceeding
western people are more liberal in their expendi-
lures than Eastern people, and the ladies. espe-
cialy in our thriving Western cities and villages,
require even more fashionable and costly STYLES
of dress and millinery goods than their Easte
sisters.
SYSTEM AND pROlIPTNESS
Everything in this house Is systematized, and
their arrangements with the Telegraph and
press companies are so perfect that thay can send
orders 10 THEFT buyers Ia New York Friday
night, and have the goods ordered delivered at
their store in Chicago at O'Clock On Monday
morning, in season for their morning customers.
LARGEST AND FRESHEST STOCK.
They always have the largest, freshest, aud most
complete stock of cooks in their line to be found
under one roof in this country, thus saving their
customers the time aud expense Of coming East,
and the extra freight on their goods, and reducing
the time between purchasing and ordering their
goods from days 10 hours.
REASONS OF THEIR SUCCESS.
Their great success has been achieved by their
enterprise, sagacty, afability. integrity, indus
try good taste In the selection Of their stock.
promptness In securing the latest and best styles,
pie and rare facilities tor making the manuac
turers of their goods in the Old World and in the
New tributarto their wishes: thorough acquaintance
with the wants Of the trade and constant attention 70
the interests their customers; and by keeping only
those ia their poy who efficient ana ;rustWor
thy assistants and who take personal interest IN the
business of the firm.
WHAT SUCH MEN HAVE DONE
IL Is such they who have transformed Chicago
within few years, from mud village, struggling for
existence between waste Of waters and painless ai
dernes, Into gigantic whose business houses. of
mammoth proportions substantial marble
and iron can make them; whose temples of science,art
and religion rival those of cities hundred years old
Spheres and whose name has gone abroad into all the
earth.