, 1872-10-09

as it Was impossible to replace In day Of two t.
epeaid stock TINT had so recently vanished in smoke
But thc news depart.nent waH ut once revived on
l.reer scale than erer, ard tae book hnde grew :
1nFdly IS the blockade the railroads would permit
tho demand being foc Tine gTcater than tho sup
Ply. Almost Heieulesn cxertions were required, AM
made, to meet the requirements Of hsir stauton ans
the company seen found themselves with fnn STOCK
such fne quarters - bcfore the fire.
The company Is now transactlng much larger bQsa
ness than eTcc, boh in tic city and county trade; th
former showing that our city 1as very much tucrcaeet
in population and that the people abundantly abt
to buy hooks and stationery, leaides meeting enr1eE
w1Dts, and paying their losses by the Ere. ak.
OF ccarso tho present LIMITED Of thf
Western News Company are only temporary. They
have in process Of erection for them and specially
arranged for their trade, hna double store at Nos
aud Il Randolph street, viii frontage Of IS feet, and
door Of fully 600 square feet They expect to
more abou. the 18th OF NoTernber, and will thore Be
atle to transact business on sce ccnnensrse With
the conddsnco plscod in their ability and integrity by
An ever increasing crc1s Of patrons.
GILES BRO. CO.
Amid al tie universally distributed disasters OF ths
fro, peculiar eensauon Of sadness followed the fate
Of Giles Bro. Co.s superb jewery promises, ef Stse
street. then recently established n the front rink Of
best palaces Of trade So short time previously
Rad become tho prido and wonder Of city and It's
v%ltorB ater their removal from their familiar Lake
street stand fresh the ma1veis Of it's sumpt
ous INTERIOR the fitting treasuEe-house Of still 1noEe
aurnptuous wntes that map; turned from their own
Losses to regret that 30 much Of richness and beanty
vas buried in the smoking debris. The hr1a were
losers to the amount Of 100000. Even portion Of
tho stock rescued was burned On tho Lake Tazx For
months the remnants OF hack ca1nGa we're pointed
cat as hsgng burned with nearly SO 900 worth Of rich
goods placed within It, end hauled By hand to what
as believed place Of safety. An old, esteemed ply
eican, Of this city, rustJ friend Of the house. came
Hteel boz Of diamonds Of priceless value This inn h.d
been long in trade Like street, and their reputation
was among tie foremost IN their line in the United
ps16 estabsSn%eas, % Nos. IS s md md stste % street
which had no equals IN ths country, two
9n a aone S2sps boss T5ss
ut Htrce where their business WAS
ried on without interruption until the transformation
3s4 Wabash avenue, where the attractions Of their
BALES rooms, though IN diminished quarters, made
them Immediately ngain st home In the city tzade.
They opened ut the sa.ne time branch Rtore on the
West Side. They now just finishing ono Of the
most elegant stores even IN our beautiful New Chicago
The attractions Of their former paaca at 5ewey and
art The utmost taste and wise hv1shness Of outlay
have been bestowed both exterior ad interior, and
long before the holidays their superb prem
Ices will bo in full effect The business Of the house
before the ntc was larger tha any other wes Of New
thorough mercantile reputation gives the added sas-
faction Of nssurad and stable to the Won
derfuy beautiful features they al1y to their trade
for ali that rare md wonderful in the jewellers art
Our ctizons WILL on the evidence Of ton years past,
fully sanction this high but not oyersra1ned praise
WILLY AfAuAASEH
are onc ot the few firms In this city that have
turned to new md enlarged premises On the Ete Of
their old and well known wholesale grocery stand Nos.
G1 and 6 South Water street. They first occupied the
former building It's completion IN 1850. Mr. Nc
Cornick has rebuilt It better thnn ever, thoroughly
fms business in the past ten years, and in the year
following the FIRE, calls upon is fullest facilities They
q oe o ID
large and solid trado In the 1ss They
are high favor with the country and the
ing admirable judges OF the market and atock snd their
willingness to SHIRE such advantage with their customs
ers They have now one Of tho best arranged s:ores
'front.' by LEO Deep four storiea and basement, with
elevator and all modern appliances for handling goods.
c.M. HENDERSON co.
The name Of the Arm Of O. N. Henderson Co. is
IS familiar as household word. They organized and
business in 1881 On Water street, and
was the very first house In tho city that did m
exclusively wholesale business In boots md shoes.
After few years ID unqualified Success in trade
on Water street they moved to No. 20 Lake street,
they removed to the corner Of Lake street and Wa-
bash avenue and dndiag these quarters too limited to
the corner of Lake and Michigan avenue, oppoato the
vas then called the "tg ro' in 1865. After brief
.tay Randolph they established themselves per-
were q. the tina Of the grea& confag1sdon-" When
hey d1st opened their doors for business they we're
slad to 81 goods to Tic valTe q s5 ooo nov thetr
AIRY the largest stock west Of New York. After the
ire they located for 3ef period IN temporary
shich, however, tacJ soon yacated for more suhsan-
ial and comroious quarters On Wabash avence, Near
Van Ba5en. Their present leea:ion they deem admi.
In and Madison Streets is ii t1iek, large convenient
o11oo feet On the ground ava stories high, and is
bought to be the largest store at tho Kind In the
~ The basement adds greatly 10 its capacity, being
The interior accummo oaatons Of the building Of
upeior character. The ofceis substantial and hand-
oIe. There steam elevators running to the upper
shted, and The whole building is heated By steam.
;othng is wanting to f-cilitate buhness add to the
no year 1860 Henderson l. Co. commenced the rnanu-
seizure Of haud-work III Chtczsp. They have alwayu
onnd in the market, and haro thus established an
client reputation for honor End fair dealing. They
ec1n the goods thg3 ake to be unsurpassed Il csna
., by any other house Gcalng IN boots and shoes.
s1LLE3 DBos- Hxr.
In 1867 4. R. G. Il. Miller commenced the general
s1dware business Sto strcet It increased in their
ands to prominence IN tho city trade and assumed
ach proportions that tbs old stand WIS outgrown,
I'D they opened frst-class Wholesale prr1ses ut No.
State street, in heep Drothers new building, several
Ears ngo- They Erro progressive and thorough MGR
7ants and h.vr done much to advaEes the Importance
their 1ne Of rade IN this city. Then came The nre
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arc and cutlery w,s mixed with broken debris in the
l1sr. The hzm did not stand an instant idle looking
Bhattered brick and burned IRON They were early
home in emergency quarters in . double ahanty.
oe. 5 and 11 State street, whe1e they took haud
rgey in the earliest demands Of the great rebuilding
hey had large fall and winter trade aad were forced
look about them early in the Fpri3g for something
1e their old accommodations. They haro far sue
eed that the have moEe than bette1ed their former
e1nises in the elegant double store lower Lake
rect No. 19, into occupancy Of which they havc
red, acd now In full lido OF business. Their
ore has front Of 50 feet depth Of 160 fate, aud
en- six floors filed with their stock, one Of the
,3cst md best opened in Chicago. They have t
cured the hest appliances f0r handling, storing, shelly
g. and displaying taeir stock The basement Is light
d airy, and filled with stock. steana-dtiTep
evato, Of the best construction communicates with
floors Of tie building. On the first door is tha airy
ID cummodIous othce, End the receiving department :
trade orders. The second floor is devoted to the
ople-room, the walls aud cases gttering with an ar
ct specimens OF the tools Of al the arts. The up
foors used fo- storage and package goodG. The
never better placed for the large business
1t has grown upon them. They have never offered
hofccr stock and In previous hare their sales
IN large. They agents far the American Flo
and In general HAY be said to represent
best competitive terms III the leading sources of
kdHare supply.
cAI6AGHA9 CO. ~
very nrge losers In ths destruction Of their Law
Dearborn street. but cane handsomely j
:ongh tho disaster, and have already moro than re- -
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