, 1872-10-09
BUSINESS REFERENCES.

The following srs few notes from so1ac ct or
busocss konses, gsrea without order OF prJpose IL
selection, and with n.te eeznpeterees tha. aeos.
duplicate kst could be made Tomorrow, and repeated
mil It beams guide to the Ci:y Dree.o-. As =
fe@ samples from the general lines Of trade the az
pended VII be fouad of Interest. IN proof Of tho e1-
pu.=nces and pee-ect position Of some few ct orz
be=.-iaoEn business koseea
cHcAeo's OLDEST Erwss r1
]. H. Smith Ca, the eccEive and popular fr1rte1s
md hz-tcrs, nor Z. 513 and s15 Wabesh avmCs hxve
the honor Of being Chicaso's oldest drn. They first
commenced their badness Dearborn street, between
lakc sna Water, in Ja,y, 1885, thsn e7nred to tkeir
new stose co Lake Erect tnnw No. 11, in 1888 which
vas des-oyed by ch.cagos 1st great fre in lie fall
of 1889, which also destroyed tho Original fremont
House. TheJ then bull. and oocup.e% ssore ard
cR s II Ses moved Is tSs sl
s:so!c) .to1o 70. ns 1aEe stree:, which vas origin
a!y built and tted for their business In tho fal Of
and Washington Streets, where they shared in the
general destruction the. befel the business portion Ct
Hons to her lat aad far aeossnea sea
and VIII Eox furnish al goods In their Inc At the low
CT Scw York prices. With splendid stock Of hiies'
mus and boss, thcy epeaE of m increasing bud.
nees since the <e It never 1ssge at this sea-
EoN Is 1t present.
5ouS '. FAawEI1 CO.
THIS Is tho oldest wholesale dzy geoda house In the
dy, having been founded in 1876, and Joined 4: 15a7
bg J. T. FsrEen the head Of the Present hSm. They
joined in the general moving scene the morning of
the 9th Of octoter, earring Ssoo,0W worth ol
their goods with them TO Losens bc1, in which they
opened out about 10 O'Clock the morning, though
hey did not een 1nnv goods that d=y, the people be-
Ing too busy to buy. But is noteworthy that the
only interruption to their business that which rcE-
taned to their customers, Eat to Themselves They
were not obliged to await the arrival Of other goods in
order to commence business
Tae 1ze told with peculiar hardship upon the house
of J. v Earwen Co., as they Lad eeca burned out in
1870 End had scucey moro tEan settled down in the
rebuilt sruetnre, Nos 1es 1Ga, ITO, and lie Wabash
avenue, When they were involved in tho general
calamity. But without moments hesitation thcv
went to work after tho second disaster, and prepared
shed on Michigan avenue to be occupied while 1nure
permanent buildings we1e being erected. TIE retail
department. removed to their pEcse1. Quarters in
November, and the wholesale department. moved On
the 10th Of February.
TIE I'm Esw OCCUPIES two isnreuse stores Of Eve
sto-ics besides the bascr2ent, having depth al $50
feet sni frontage Of 155 feet, the north side #
A9on1ee street, herwe>a Ma-ke. and Franklin They
IRE now erecting another Eoe building adjoining On
the est wk;ch vii hive frontage o: SIS :ce: on Mon
coe street, aud 100 feet On Franklin When finished
portion Of the present building win probably be w.
a!ed-leaTtng the magnificent f-ontage Of 1S5 by 100
feet the occupied bcirE irst crcquartG of the
block; or Gsout Eyce times GREATER than be-
fare tho FIRE.
This house OF J. Y. Eszwen 4 ca. has always occc-
Gca honorable prominence in the dry goods bnst-
Chicago, its progress having been really wop-
r1fu ever in this city ef miraculous succeeseE Be-