, 1872-10-09

q quick eye educa.ed taste. za1o akn II goods,
meats trua hts hands rarn to be matched IN any
establishment II the United 6tates- Ro viii, a6out
1sn @ md
street, .d1oinug On both Potter Pa1ner's Grand
Hotel Meanwhis, Els business his par.ors above
narnsd is ve5 large end VIII transferred with full
| lido to his new ssa.d-
WILLIAM BLAR co.
Il thirty years guce the senior PARTNER ct the
present flr1n opened cut stock o< hardware IN CHI
cago among the e1rIy merchants of Lake street, and
laid tho foundation Of :ne wholesale trsde o1
this city. Searly an entire gpuezztion has passed
away since then, :rd many hundreds OF me-cactle
houses have PASSED through the yc1sstudes Of snde
whIla the house at William Biair Co. has steadily
prosperad, ard gathered fresh strength, allte
through tines OF nancai esastsr ano the s'ol1n ot
when the we11-known block On Randolph street, to
which they removed from Lake street, ad1anGg the
Briggs House, with its immense stock WAS otay de-
st7oyed 5esr ago, the firm found temporary aoca-
ton South Canal street, near Washingont Wha1e,
although very much c5ampe1 for room, and lsektng
many of tho faciNties formerly enjoyed By them, thsy
hnve transacted business much larger than ever be.
lore tho fire. In the meantime they contracted @ tox tae
first Like street stand which Is Just hoished, and
removal WIS effected one week ago.
Taa new structure is situated On Nos. IT, IT, and
17G Lake erect, between IaSalle street cnd Fifth
avenue. The building Ia i've stories hSh, WITH
frontage Of % fset b Depth . 9f IA 49, fcss = besides
ed Of ST. Louis pressed brick with heavy brown stone
trimmings, and presents most 1nass1re, solid, aad
its contents sod the marvellous reconut1uc.lon Of
Iake street, Their store is well lighted thro1Ehout,
sad Is gzppNcd with steam ceyatoEs, as well Ut the
most Improved steam heahne apparatus. Buzdng,
AdIcr l. Co. wero the architects
Tho building has been constructed with especial
reference the requirements Of its oHue1s, for tbs
transaction OF large Wholesale trade in general hard
ware cutlery, dn-p'ate, snd timers stock aud =
country used exclusively for tboee purposes. The
basement contains tho coarse7 stock OF ttn-Plate,
ahee.-iron nAils soppsr md ossE assvy g9oas, 40
!s9s Of e. d ss 1s aeot esnns ms ss
enp E shen cusle, md De most saasbe pofaoa
ot the stock ef hrawase ths M receiving R;sf@ng @ sn
second floor il reached by an elegant stairway OF
black wsln1t and ash, worthy Of even !. hr,ts!nss-
ealcon Of trade 60 by IS feet finished with vulae
tho
arranged to facilitate deliberate and personal In
speson y tie md ayoa he eontasop q
stamped and japunned tnwaze timers tools, etc The
third floor ts deyoed to the heayics grades Of sneH
while the fourth and hfsh floors are occupied by tho
stocks Of iron ware agricultural implements, ETC.
ally large, presenting most wonderful variety Of ha
old and sold arm- They have gained an enviablo
wen as for an 1nbleish.d integrity in dealing which
they cannot now nford to lose and they have paid
stock which Is now much lafges aud bsttsr assorted
and arranged than before the fire indeed larger than
q IN n
spect and the fret that they uniformly charge tbs
lowest prices consistent With fair profit good
de1nsnd nd tor H long gin ms - paa @ and tae natl order de-
pament Is one Of the prominent features Of The es-
II 1Eir
orders gent By mail win be executed carefully and
promptly md On e fsEorabe Terms Is given par
IT their business Is rapidly increasing, proof that
The harwnre trade ct tho West eppre.to their efforts
With greatly enlarged facilities afforded by the new
building, tho 1r are fully prepared to nafntain the
leading position he'd o. them IN ths t1aas ig5 50 any
c. B. Nelson, and James NJ HORTON
DoGdETT, 1AssETr un1a-
This house wss the pioneer Of the wholesale boot
nd 6hoe trade in Chicago, being founded by Ward &
Doggctt In June 1876. It is now mora tbnn qunrer
II century old and retains leading position, not
sithst.nding the fact that numerous firms have since
hen entered the iists to compete for the emszcs Of
DogEett, Bassstt Ellis "fitted," as thsy say IN
yorkshire England year ago, between two d1yG9hts
pronounced debhte. They took possession Of dwell
ns house belong to member Of the n1n, on Wabash
the 18th OF october the5 to ship to their
ountTy customers goods TINT were On the Way At the
4o 81 ns~ s1f bs bg ssf ans
ear the corner Of Michigan avenue and Congress
rest psndtng The 1s,s1ection d their ewn building
Wabash avenue. They returned the1e On the 10th Of
Aug1st, after an absence Of ten months They an
uilding has been reconstructed very nearly on thu
oneznl plan of ths old one. hut with several valuable
With the exception OF the first two three weeks,
;hich were . partial inter1egnum, the firm has
NIr1t Yf1Aa hAJN ra}r
a1e show m ine1ease ofSuy is cant over those az
year cSo.
hoes early Is 1e40: discontinued il fu1 = short
Inc, and then renewed, euce which time their pro-
be % TSsn m ana
on341 bare found employment for many moro they
nd been nble to room for IN increase Of ther
to much ereater e1ent than the wholesale trode,
OF being resumed till about the beginning Of the
!. They now manufacture fully IS much year
go, and IN probably soon materially estcnd taeis @
N kb = @ of sn
ear, on account Of their superior quality: These
oods have been universally conceded to ho better, and
.ady 1arke not only IN The far vest but IS east
the eastern line Of oAio, which region was, tn
ery recently, exc1ustEey supplied b5 dealers On tho
As pioneers in tho wholesale boot md shoe trade N
Is a.y, Mees1a Desgett Basastt Hills dia much to
u now, they lave earnestly lahored to preserve ard
tend the reputation Of Chicago the cheapest and
st point for country buyera to ydslt Their goods
3 alwa5s exactly representedtheb best in tho
t-eud their deaEnga have ercr embarked by that
ithful confederation Of the rights aud wants of their
trons whteh Is certain to command success, because
deserves it.
THE HARTFORD F1R8 wsuRAHca CO.
The elegant office building belonging TO the "O1d
srford located at No. ~ Iaae street went down In
universal wreck. Amid the desostion which radgn-
on every hand On the morning after the fire, tlere
IS sight that gaddened the eyes ot Manager Bis
Ii he surveyed the ruius.
The massive vaults Of the company In which vera
assured the records OF tsn yes' business for tia a1
n Western States under his were intact
hether the entte Of the company had been
gulphed by tho de1uee Of fire, unknown, and, 30
as the future Of the institution WIS concerned, is
zte7icl With this corporation there is ono word
At is always governing gprfncipls-FonwAnD!
Before II O'Clock that dry Office had BEEN rent
On the West Side, and office furniture purchased. 4
sssenger hurried to Milwaukee for Office supplies
ere being nome to be had in Chicago), and in two
IS more the business Of the managing Of tbs ofaea
proceeding as Usual Within two weets the d.
tors telegraphed the Manager to proceed with fhe
Of. their Office building. Five ab1e ad-
ters wefo Immediately placed at work upon the vast
ses OF the company, and think eate to say that
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