, 1872-10-09

magnitude Il their operations sy te e=thezrd from
ao1ses to So 1i ,e lee Lee @ aey &c e
wages. Eaen Of the twelve departments eas its
ability, and nost Of then nf long experience
IN tie East The comraD5 enploys he best wosk.
venti7e faculties
We have not space to than brief, Eention the
they turn ou. meathly, from 65 to 20 miles in length
Of wrought iron pirs eas water, end steara rate
Acoasidesnba part Of The % vast fv essbsahes IS also
devoted to the manufacture Of malleabe and
invenion turning ont the work with aa1oaish;ng
xaWdi:y: These ara shipped to every Fart Of the
dnisins department Is p.inciral,s ~ devoted t. the
manufacture Of valves for water, stea and Has; to
s:s.n @ Ehistlss s I'd yaso9s tsaes 5oE stss@
coils, and screens TOR the same, OF which they
turning ont q Immense number for the rebuilding
another department Is deyoted to the manufacture ct
sa1ons5y stea1n are-engines, steam pumps, and gen.
The increasing Of elevators stimulated The CON-
1aoy, some years ago to invent improvement
eccceeded admirably, ana their new elevators for1a
very important item in the Chicago, as most ct
They manufacturing these in very great mum
and the orders ps in so FAST that it is difficult to
Aeep pace with the demand, though large force OF
men is employed in this department. These elevators
are designed for coal shafts and blast furnaces well
md be5onG 1aa y fo II
purposes than tha oIdfazbioned elevator which they
hsz da4cs sa Ios hsass With
safety They are easy operated enable the owe1s to
dispense nth the services Of sdllea engineer, and
are absolutely safe, being constituted that ii tho
cable should break be cut in two the platform
not fa4 Indeed this security against accident is OBJ
Gus, though very simple. The machine occupies but
very small space b. fest> and can be operated IN
The cylinders md eteau-chest are cast IN oao piece
aud connect directly with the winding chain The
ned,ns.zed machine VIII carry two toas with ahso-
The great and almost unpa-aed Euceess Of the COM
Fl Eaen 1seoenze &s Geac Is .nn
good market to sell IN, and therefore, always ship
point when they hare surplus, n add:hon N to % PEI
sistent drumming rs part Of their general !
s ssa epsfssRs esa t5 asn'a nazs tbs aasafs
nga; VII h.; Eastsr2 M ,ss sonPea I from r . last and
enabled them to sehieve the splendid OF vhich
they s3 Justly beast Ths success sE..y due
ents and foremen stoczhadcrs in the company, and
this gives them vital interest seeing that the repu
tadon OF the company is not impaired r. imperfect
workmanship or material and that every man under
Their, shnEge ems his wsges- The progress of The
what vas once valuable motto; this eon1psn- mas
resu1Eecad It under FEW form aaa their watchEora
which is placnrded in parts Of the establishment
The recgnt c1inngas IN name End amount Ct csatal
Of tie company that remains the same before LIS
officers Ere E z. Crane President C. s. Crane, Wee
President; George s: Readela, dela, Treasurer; S. II.
Ada1ns, Secretary ana James Briggs, General Super
anteude1t.
rs1os FoUsDs1-S. E. pouroE CO. |,
It is univeray known thet the rebuilding Of Chica-
go has parallel; that IN I'll past time the Of
has not done much in short period, thIt
II, energy has been displayed far exceeding TINT shown
ny anJ other people.
But this energy hath hnd her h.nd-1naideus In the
saving to the city If certain leading manufacturing
establishments of binding materials.
little considered how much the wotk Of rebuilding
1ass bsR aSa sa1s bud e sf Hnsa
sWorks, at the corner Of Fifteenth and Dearborn :
T. 4 @ &C. south
the fro limits, snd therefors escaped destruction;
The foandEy q i: s. aonton & Co. vnz established !
tl:e Onion Works, md Mr. F. L Hu1ibut, vice Pres
dent and Superintendent
nen IN building 6fty ieet long By eighty vide stu
Eted upon their present site. About year the
Bouton / Co. It's otacers .ars n. $. Bouton, ESQ.
President; E F. H1r1but Esq, Vice President and I
Superintendent; ana C. 3. 9outon, Esq, Secretary
These works aze the oldest and most important of
county IN buans
specially ot They cover five ncres of ground, give
te orss e hun hnea d 1 and md has
enanufacure cast and wrought iron work for stores
ss ss issss saa
Rasiog been IN business t9eny years, hese gentle.
men have accumulated variety Of original Patterns
work hss been apprecased by The rsbuldss OF this
This foundry has furnished for the building Of h
Sew Chicago in columns ln;es, etc, 1000 tons ot
mesa this year has been double fhat Of ay previous
year This not only indicates how important to the
but also that with their foreign work. their business -
has BEEN iInted ecly by their capacity to produce
c they have tie contracts for he !ronTori of he
United States Arsenal st Rock Iland and the new
Etsee House at Springfield .
xzzrded The gentlemen conducting It are hno~9 Is
shsir ~o1ks not been saved % to the % , TIE Tnn0ss
building the Firse Netonsl BENZ, Palmer's Grand
casmzeE buildings, the Matthew Lain buildings sd n
many other prominent buildings, the ironwork OF -
tasy hs aaS th s sst e4z ao night ri.
more slowly, become the wonder Of III time cq
E. z. HoL1IsTEE co. q
This the Oldest carpet house in Chicago, estab n
hhed here in the spring Of 1s5s the firm then being s
eecher Hoister wilkins; 1t tha* time they owned Re
svery yard careting that for sale in the CITY, in
They opened at Nos 135 aud 1877 Lake street. whsre
they built up very successful -ade- In 1857 Mr Vi
n ad ss o boe ne @ e
New York z February, 1855, ar Wilkins Whdrex in Il
Of z t, The "a faz f7s e The
binding enef uaraers ZOO saau 1ot ssln increasing h1
:rade Holliser Phelps removed, in 1867, to the NJ
Itore erected for them By Potter Palnez at Nos Ia Ii
md 16 State street. which Was in every way adapted
% their augmented wants, being 5ozlzo fec. the
Zround plan, and six stories high. AIr Phelps with
rev from the firm June, 1871 and the htn Of tn
F. Holister Co. then succeeded to the we1esab- nr
tBhed trade and reputation of its predecessors On H.
he memorable 9Th of October they their entire oe
ahsh1nent with its immense stock Of household L
reasute and almost untold wealh Ct beautiful goods ee
reduced to sshes nausht being ssved butone small 6:
wagon load OF goodE- | m
But the frn was not dauned bJ the sad disaster IN
They Immediately sought for nzce in which to sell Ii
arpets, and On the third morning after the fire they
under full heaway in thei location ut Nos in
10 and II Canal street, which tnej fed almost It sg
with goods On the nj 1a6 une a. the tire, u
srdered by telegraph They scarcely fa!e1 Tor in
lay meet the wants OF their customers. As scon 7s
suitable building could be completed, the5 opened
ranch store in the burnt district at Nos 1ss tic
Monroe street. md have since conducted business at flo