, 1874-11-29
Offices of the firm arc at No. ia Market street,
] No. 100 Dearborn street. and ut No. 7i3 Clark

] No. 100 Dearborn street, and at No. ii3 Clar]
| street.
! EESo LITTLE.
Another Of the original coal firms OF the city
beginning about the time that coal bccama sta
pie aud an item in our markets. IS that OF lsene
l. Little &C. L. Heno aud James Little). organ
lied early in 1873, Ir- Eeno. However. having
been asaociated with the trade stuca 1913. bclus
one OF the two or three oldest dealers ia tho city
The Office and uaiu docks OF the firm aro al
KinEsbury and Polk streets. the yards for storage
and sale Of the product of their Own mining al
Bracevlle: ILL.,, being al the fola street crossing
Of the Chicago l. Alton Railroad. Tue firm con-
troll an immense popular retail trade in tue
Icligh and the Lackaw1na antlracltcs, and tue
best domestic soft Goals. in addition TO 1aAsc
] wholeea traffic III their production for s:eam
| and cheaper household use.
| ALASD,ARK OF THE T1ADE-TArLoR TUoMAs.
One OF the Oldest firms and olices connected
| with the coal interest in the city is that OF
| Messrs. Taylor Il Thomas large retail dealers.
| ct1ice and dock northwest cornar Van Eureil
| aud MARKET strcsts, zn interesting feature OF
! their business being the fact that 1t llns been
| conducted on tho 6amo identical corner during n
period or seventeen years, the office now consti-
tuting sort of landmark OF the trade in Chi-
cngo. The lirm enjoys II wide popular patron
age in the Driar Hill soft coal, as we'll us the an
] thracltes Of Pennsylvania.
MINERS AND DEaLEhs--C. II. DYER co.
Among those OF our coal-merchanls who
represent tho Industries both Of production and
! distribution, proprietors nliners, and dealers,
| is tho firm OF c. II. Dyer Is Go. &c. II. Deer and
both Of whom have been prominc emily associated
| with the coal interest OF tho city IS producers
aud as wholesale and retail dealers during q
period CT twelve or fifteen years. The tirm are
Of the Kirkland block. coal mines ut Tceders,
Ind. and as large operators in the penu-
s!lvania anthraclses; the favorite Drlar Hill
soft COAL from the Siahon1ns Valley. Ohio
Illinois soft Goals, for manufacturing aud
railroad consumption and Nest Virginia call
nel for exceptional use.-their stocks COMPRISING
ubout all tile staple varieties adapted to donaes-
tic aud commercial purposes. BY old aud vida
acquaintance and tho social and personal rcla-
tions naturally lnciuent to q residence in Cai-
caso during tho period tnat constitutes pract:c-
ally tuo comnerclaf history OF the city, tho
business Of the t,rm has developed very largely
in retAI channoie, tho very popular character OF
their local trade being illustrated Ia the variety
of permanent patronage extended to the firm,
including tllat OF considerable proportion OF
tue wealtAier and older population III the remot-
est districts OF tho city aud suburbs. ns vol
as the Iess fortunate classes, who are mover
disappointed IN their applications for tho
smallest orders that oven poverty can afford.
large numbers OF public and charitsble institu-
tions aud schools aud churches OF MI denom-
inatlons, from Unity, st. James, mad Trinity to
the colored peoples Bethel. depend also for
their supplies OF fuel on the same firm. The
il also said TO be verv high. aud at tue o1gauiza-
ton OF the Coal-Exc1anSe of Chicago Mr.
kirkland, ono OF tho members, WAS unanimously
elected to the position OF Secretary. Tue docks
and main deposit of the firm arc at the west cnd
Of East Tweuty-tirst street, though, for the coz
yerienccs of distribution, other yards ere iocat-
ed at the corner Of State street and Archer
avenue, corner Grove and Stewar: ayeanes,
Ut l4ul indiana ayenue, and elsewhere. P1in-
clpal Office, No. 73 Washington street,
MINER 7. AdEs co.
Among loca! trims aud CORPORATIONS which are.
IN 3 general sense By the character or iuagni-
tude OF tEo,r operations. representative OF the
interests and the Industries pertaininC to this
wide field OF commerce, is tho firm OF Miner T.
Anes d Co.. known to the local trade and
throughout the city as we'll rs to tile grea. mer I
cantlle communities adjacent to Chicago and |
throughout tue Northwestern Statcs not ouly Us |
iare Wholesale dealers in anthracite, and nearly
all grades aud classes OF Dtum;uous Goals known
to our market. supplying considerable proper /
tou OF the stocks OF re:ail dealers curing Pc
rod Of many years, bat kilo~n also hy official |
with incoruoratcd companies operat- ]
ing extensively in mniu. transportation, etc,
the firm owning large number u cats, wh!e
they use exclusively i'll transporting their own |
product i'll coal md co&e, which they maaafac-
turc.
These companies include tho Lick Ran
Hocking Valley coal mines, producing 100 o,olo
tons annually. ouc-tnic.i OF which fnds
a mackct in Chicago, aud OF which Com
|any Miner T. Ames is Elce-presidens and Man-
with capital s:oc.; ot $4,000. operating tho
extensive mines at Minoak, Woodford County.
ILL.,. the deepest shaft III tia State, and claimed
o produce 10000 tons annually OF tho richest
md purest OF OUR Illinois Goals, Of winch Con-
,any BIZ. Amcs is President; the Walnut Hill
Coal Company, OF Washington County. Pa, pro-
lucinS 81, ,003 tons annually OF superior articlo
II Goa! similar to tho Briar Hill. in Tnich Com
'any A1r. Ancs also holds the position ct VICE
'resldcut.
The firm arc very largely connected with tho
luthrac:is coal trade OF the city, and
epEeseut in these la:l:udes the business of
lcssrs. Burton bros. OF Erie, aud S. ?. Long
treet Co., Of Buffalo. The large yards eud
locks Of the firm, required in the storage, hand
ing, and distribution of stocks, are loc4ted on
iiuZie and Green streets, at tho foot OF Carpen-
er street, on the Norl, Branch. at the forks Of
lie rlvtr at Twenty-.h I'd street and Archer
venue, and at the Illinois Central Railroad
epot. where they hare railroad yard, dock,
I'd Office. The main Office is Isl LaSalle street,
arner OF Madison. Tho firm also encourage
cry extensiye retail trade. aud amply
quipre with all facilities for tho prompt filing
orders throughout the city. !
TIE DUTLER cOLLrE.y COMPANY. | !,
The ayent IT tho Butler CoiEerY Company | ,
mines located at rittston, Pa, and claimed to ;
roduce superior quality of coaD for Chicago ,,
nd the Northwestern territory. al far north 4.
~ 1EOLctt 1ihEe,-ao iaI Nf5k nh LUG 4t0EAT
fountains and tbs Ind:ans.-is Mr. j. L.
athaway, whose large dock and yarde, corner Of
[arEet aud Randolph, have been familiar to the | ,
Immunity during mauy years past. III aldi-
Gu to largo wholesale traffic in bard anu soft
,als, Ms. Hathaway enjoys an extensive retail
atronasc from all sections OF the citg, his (acl-
ca boing such 10 euablo him to fill that class 81
orders with unusual Fromptaess and dispatch.
lE BUCKEYE 'cASSEL-A. c. REACKEnCsH i CO.
The firm Of L. G. Brackebnsh d. Co., whole
10 and retail dealers in camel and bitumioous II
als and coke. and retail dealers in tho antnra- 4
tes, whose principal Office and dock is centznlr n
ID conveniently located at No. Vest Randolph NJ
rect, ncar the bridge, is another of our local -,
ms who have during the past faw years do ~ ~
Hoped permanent Wholesale trade at large ~
oportions, and on whom large numbers of our IS IS
pnlaton, including especially tho people of -
c West and North Sides have cone to RELY for
cir annual household supply OF fuel. Uutil t.,
ny last the principal Office Of the firm was ut IS
organ and Carroll streets. that Office being Of
" conducted as branch Of the business. CO
sssrs. Brackebush l. Co. ere famlliar1y known Dc
tho trade exclusive agents OF the giant coal, be
ned extensively III Fountain County, Indiana, la
'ery CRY coal,-ono tina. will not run on grate us
d said to possoss Hone points Of intrinsic
periority for domestic purposes az aHents of
. Cornwall (Ohio) block-coal mine, and as do
1e.i |