, 1872-10-09

| N ne Sls3.
] "TuE N'coHN1cKs.''
Scarcely eny other n-me stood out 30 prominautly
in tho list Of losers bJ the fro that Of Mccormick
md sc.reeJ any is extensively identified with ihs
| restoration. The Mccormick losses were not far
short Of cO; their expenditures in rebuilding
| will bo even greater than this amount.
Tho McCor.nicks ere best nova in connection With
*hcir celebrated reaper, which is in alcc7t
every country Of tho civilized world Thur immense
factory on the north bank OF the river, ne.r Rue
ducts were the ;wondar of the agricultural world,
and TIE raEsdity Of their growth was ahnost
astonishing s5 theiT ST san The Mccoe
turned out that year In 1s47 the initial production
was doubled N 1915 they manufactured 500, aud tho
last number vas tresd in IT, =. Ihs , ne1t twelve
nous number OF Is 600 machines having bean plsced
On the market for 1871, aome 200 workers beng en-
TaSd have bean even greater thsa this Snt for the
fact that buildings, machinery, patterns and IN fact
every vesdge Of the estabshment except energy and
ago. Arrangements wore at ouco mnde to nanufso-
t1a nachines in temporary 9unrtefs, to supply the
moro .pT urgent nare 5ss ana pPaauea s9'ot rs u
tho year previous. They have now, however, in pro
Of construction, new factory, or rather nav
5000 mnchin5s per annun, uore easily than thsy
could turn out 500 only thirteen years ago.
The wasS a IN sas q 9sn
chased from S. J. WALKER Esq, and lying on tho north
baak Of tho new South Branch oS tha rvar, having
Western ana Blue isand avenues, and adjacent tho
bridge, The works cover An Erea of acres and the
buildings will contain aix acres Of floos-roorn-
TIE buildings have northern frontage Of $50 fest,
haeE 1os from from tbs to tie dTer The woow6zkng DE-
vii 1py sSS nae u q IN 1oS st ae = aSd
high, The foundry buildings are So by 16 feet, with
furnaces aud al engine house adjoining The Central
building OF the factory, 40 by AT feet and two stories
hign, with deep baDansnr, will be used for storing,
cleaning castings, grinding Snttcra and p5eP9,nng y,
parts ct tbs rearsr The engines % 1s T 20 ot
and engine house viii b strictly tlre-proof.
rargemeat OF the works, to guard Against damage BY
-e tho whole building being constructed IN sections
with interior walls and double iron doors connecfng
the depart,nents whla ample supply Of water and
be turned on any part IN cse q etnetgency
Tao buildings arc veil drained, VIII le Lighted With
ssrs nado by tic Crane Brothe<s' 11anufacturog
Company. The arcl1i:octs are F. and I. Baumen.
The tctal cost will he about haf million doils:s.
The firm has also contracted for the erection Of q
tlree-story boerding-hou with thirty roons end
upwards of fifty cottages for tneir orEnuen furnish.
N :. oas cheap 10 'ooSe re5e epoyea e
evening. ---.-
largo number Of rst.ccss buildings a1o also beinz
erected in the business centre of the city By
these cntcrpriseing meu- Among them We may men,
ton the Reaper Block the site tho old Ia.zun
noes and the Mecoraiek Building On he CID sits ss
hcCo-nicI and naagnidcen: block At The un1thHnst
corner Ct Late street and Wabash avenue, by Mr.. l.
J. Mccornck aud the heirs Of tia fate ". 8. McGor-
mick.
TIA: tie preparations msds Tor lasgesy increased
awarded ta first psizs At Ill the great international
exhibitions, from tha Worlds Fair, IN London, tn
sd ISL T. &c a5 R5s sos ETpsias s = IT, a; tes
raorcin:zy distinction cqEfs.le4 on Cyrus H. Mccr.
nicl IN Aia nomination by tae smpe7os Knis at Of
:oa thousands Of fafna IN England Fr,ncr Rnp-
ia, zpa othor countries, as will as in iva I;fnss5
sass ;:;as whore it IL universally reaurasd - the f:ss
TIE OLD ErsA OF nAn1Foan,
When losers by great IRE 1oo1ad over their pc1t
aes year ago, we believe thst Etna policies brought
eef to NH; aciders- No one dreamed Of loss In IN II
nssu1o2 Vao6a Standing aud ability the darkest ru-
noss never solcecd. Tho old iE.aa has paid out in
osEes SINCE ,ts Organization $aa DD 0o2 II is
oha clita and met s losses in this city By paying
at nearly ooQ, 600. Such pronptnszs and a:.oasth
LIS made the -aslna prims favoriis among insurera
cd 1t Will soon recover Its losses from the srlsudd
.ls eees i has 50 well o.1ned- Alessrs. Goodwin l.
2sso isa sgen.s, old and popuar members
the underwriting interest," hero, and they hayo Won
tnng enco.niun,s by the industry and faithiul2css
18th which they havo met the di lcu1t and dcEca:e de-
lands upon tnsa "a tho lss twelve mouths. In ther
resent aace., 1t No. 162 L-Sae street. they are re-
al'4ag very handsome share OF the business which
nrussed to careful aud competent men, wao are "a
nzio7s TO EaJ just 1osaas as To collect premiums.
LIEN, coRVE-L CO., SUCCESSORS TO DAy, ALLEN Acp~
The f:-n OF Day, Alien I: Co., wilolcasIe g7ocrs
as se o!a aud aooorcI enc. It established nine-
"a years sso, IN Peru IL, md renewed to Chcaro in
60, from whlch G,ae it took lcali2g petition among
It city mercanuts, Isr Day died about sis months
&c, =rd tho 1rn, subsequently Seo-gauzsd fuuter
qiss 9heyS o5i 55s tas poss ,Bd nqs W
N.ff Noe Dr.
rect the co@rsf 81 wabash avenue vas totally de-
:oysa il ths srest are, With vs=y heavy stock Of
,uctu-e Of Milwaukee, brick. ihey occupied tempor-
ansfsrs dnE,EE The epoch q Esonst5oction, and
N, on the 1ss Ct January, On I much larger scala
IN befot1 tie fire.
Ilts most oers Of our wha.c=ale DEALER, the mat.
ss Ct this fr Is Row zach lazger ttaa ever Thai-
cntLly s:les are now fully 30 per cart a-Pr thn,1 It
sane tine many previous ye.sa, aud j. stn On tbs
alton, aud Is st;n unde2 r6c active ncanaagmsnt a.
Aues as fos several years befo.e the decnse Of his
nst dinp hi1,pe1 :aeG aey Pay ss attsn0n 70 an
: closest tSrma ttar Gould be obtained by personI
pieAton- - &-N@~~
PHEHcs, DODGE PALMER
Sc been 7thociEted with the hoat interest In Ctsen
cs aoaa. Ihe5 were among the first houses that in
7, carried tae wholesale trade to Haha,h .yesua
ldng their es7n stcre im1nedtately adjoining That
], Y. Farwen b Co., tAs sane season. He.e thew
substantial growth IN their trade, and the fra.
TOOK them with large Stock ana extensive
nui3ctarnS premises, busy to the fullest capacdty
EHsd ea. sxsnrs ~ tie 81 thsis temporay
sheS nv r., i9th ;se present. Tre4ont HouBe,
tsy With frseh censlgn1aents OF goods Il vas tha
~ ns1s ense5sSgsy nlaca Of business opened On tho
+ taa1s sso1t carrying forward theis heavy tade
tnese temporary Quarters t:s firm were equally
apt n preparing f- rs.uzn to their old p-einsos
Ssonlo:ng o. uutch they puseaa with such rapiaity
toE WeekA il waa the only building up sud flushed
a aE SaEh: 4 dsfst list !a Thsy rsocsued rebuilt
tng is to be carried 70 its ia Ut hye sto1iss
Ike superior hroEn stone early nexi season. Tia
rs n3W euplctcd filed With The busi1eEs az tha
l. Their tElie shows largo increase On lust yenra
so3: IncS arc large manufacturers, aad make
:1aty q tho giove-htt.ug boot, which is In fsow-
;asor, Ihclss Is record Of enterErise ak1 sne
CITY AFFAIRS.
no city had barely rccoycrca from the hrst shock
he fire, business wss just resurring, and preps=a-
$ wero mailing for the work prellrainsry TO re-
ding, when tha approach Of tho r,rnicipl election
November called the attention OF nil who ye1o sn-
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