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ACCORDING to the ii CURING 1T Ger,
tain individuals in this Representa-
tive District, eight and one-tenlI,
forms "large nujnrity" oi seven-
teen; and, therefore. Mecosla coun-
" should he declared the "nnani-
mons'(D ch"ice # Meco>ta csnn'y's
Convention. It's Straight, "reg-
nlar;' Of course it is = Mecosta
county delegates, with the excer-
ton # that vacillating one, voting
straight aud regular As clock work
Tor their man, while Lake aud Os-
ccola voted as straight and regular
" against him. WHAT kind If M
arithmetic have they in use down
there IN Mecos'a conntyl II they
are allie to figure out with it, the
hitherto unknown result, thar cigh,
aud one tenth is more than half ut
seventeen, why didn't they have il
on hand at Reed City, on the first
day Of The Convention, and save q
"h,ap o trouLle."
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Going north the train from Walton 10 Petopkcy,
will run on Mondays .Wtdi csdayt and Friinys only
Going south. the trim from T. tctkty ~ Walton,
VIII run OF 1ursdn.s. Thursdays ard Saturdays
F. MYERS. GIN. Pnsr. & Ticket Agent.
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yEGETTNE 10 made exclusively from the Juices If
carsiully selected barks, roots and herbe. and 20
rtr0ngly concentrated that II will effcctually eradi
cate from the system overy faint OF ScRovUfA, ScEoF
uLous HuNoR, TuNERs, CANCER, CASoERoUe Hu-
nor, ERYsIPELAs, SALT KHEUM, SYPHnirfc DIS
EAsEs, CASKEn, FArNrNEss AT TBE STOMACH. and
oil diseases that arise from impure blood, Scidfico,
Infdmdforv and Chronic Rh<unidft1a, Nedr0iQia,
Govt and Spinal C6uTioiafs can only be effccually
cured through the blood.
p.sas.. O Hpis. Boee: Bo. Ts,.er sc Sea- 1
and Rinqworm vE0ETINE has never failed 10
effect permanent cure.
For Ppins IN he Back, K5dnsy Cop,pidinfs, Dyop.
~. Female WsaknHs. Lsuoorhen, arising from inter-
nal alteration and uterine direaees, and General
OF there complaints. II invigorates and strength.
ems ths whole system. acts upon the secretive or
Cans ai,ays Inflammation, cures liberation, andreg-
Eor Casarrh, pYspspssa, Haettsai crasmss.
as.', and csssra Rostraton " n ~ Nerrcu s Syen
q. tho vEcET1NE ffpurin~ the blood. ciesnsrs
sll the organs, and Possesses controlling power
over tho nervous system.
The rsmarkabls cures affected by vEoETINR
many pnyss Lar: and hss o
10 fsci IN. vEaErINE I. the hest remedy yet die
covered tor the above die, aset aud 10 10 the only
reliable BLOOD PURIFIER yet placed before the
public.
Prepared By
Il. R.aSTEPHENSi Boston, Mass.
Pres els, sold BY his druggists aod dealers
evevywher.
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SPLENDID
MICHIGAN LANDS
FOR S ,LE.

The Grand Rapid, and Indiana Railroad hayir :
been hni.hedlo laitli ira,vs.r bay, terminus fe-
orky &c miller lonl. I'D - s,,s iaet gTotecydsa
Special Bargains for ls;i and MOL
To Indi, idualr or COLONIES -
In Farming Lands to eetuai settlers /. |
Over one huadfel sga t,Vs,lsy noussi,d are ha,.
been sold. The lands are rsl aos6e1@t, ana make
the oest Asnd O Jiyras whcn impro'ca oiis sf'o'.o
and VI great producing ps's.r Railroad runs
through the graut Mlci.giu ole OF IN. tes.si ia
del Ted ana most pro pcrou. StaIc' lii. Mon. IL,
schoo!s are un quail'd. Its financial ny. No.
Terms. down, balance in Ave annual pay meats.
Interest per cent.
Secure A Kome NcwI
Thu lands are north o. Grand Rapids aud In the
counties Of Kent. Montea,m. N""ryro, Nee sta.
Isahca, Glare. Oscrca. LAKE. Mimi tee. Wexford
Missauker. ka,ka. ka. Grand Traverse, Otseso An.
trim, and Charlrvois.
The part u Michigan In which these lands ar,
found 10
NOT d WILDERNESS by AM MEANS,
| but contains population OF
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND SOILS
and Is rapidly filing up with settlers rom Canada
| Sweden. Norway. Holland, and fioni ainiot every
| State ia the Union.
twill rapidly advance in price, under prompt I'M
| proycmcnt: Price from 81 I" STOP 1 aer-, accord
| Ing to location The wood ami timber aloi c. will
| in many locations, more than pay Cor the lana.
| Address
| W. A. unWarD, C mr.,
| GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
| p. II. l.. PIERCE.
See, Land Department. 2-A-3A
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Esr s".- O"afp $50.
BALDWIN orY, ocr 20, 1874.
e... <. n.ouIrss Eaitor.
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l.l;IlplS tf,al Ihe paODIe.

[Under This head We print wha,
the people write, without assuming
any responsibility for the author
ship.-EpiroH1.
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GoO,otU ACRES
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LAnE LvuArl UFFlckha 5.

LAnE LvUArl UfricEhs.
David A. LsIhrop, Co. CLERK y Register
L.. NC w uuwe, Sheriff
janice u. Foster, Judge Of probai.
Robert Il. bigbee County Treasure,
Daiius y. Warner tros. Attorney
DEWITT q. naverpsr. &c. School supt.
i.osis Keihr. '''
u, nry SsnndersI
Geo. X. Pe-i,
Albert A. Blanchard. Co Surveyor.
BoARp ~ SuPEkvIsons.
M. c. King, ton nshiD Of Chase
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REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS

For GoV,rLnr
JOHN J. BAGLEY. Wayne.
For Lieutenant G.vernor
He ~" " HOLT - MrskegIn.
Fer Secretary Of State
EBENs, 10 HOLDEN. Q. Kent.
For State Treasurer
WILLIAM 3. McCREERY, Of Genesee.
fes Auditor General
BALFu .... ", Uta'i"t.
For tuna,is, ioher Or Land Ofce
LEvEakTr A. CLAP, Of ST. Joseph.
Y., Superintendent OF Public destruction
DANIEL. Is. BRIGGS ~ Macon,b.
Pss ,,',"r nr'" State no e. Of Education
Hp0ARRExFORD. Of wa.hteuaw.
Gor Attorney General
ANDkEw J. SMITH, vi Cass.
Fer Congress,
J. A. HuBBELL, Houghton.
For State Senator,
AD0AR l.. GRAY, Of Nswsygo.
For State Representative,
NATHANIEL l.. GERRlSr, Jersey.
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Editor.
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Co in"rtior, ave made 4 ftir0it will tie
,:r~a' w stern G,and TRUNK kail~r,, to
aud 'rvIr thu eat. A. wa,ne ~ih The
Michigan tentral Lailwa,. '"r iO.sl pvirts
.as. al. Yves A, T,l,fo With tie Iske
IN Y, 'ch'.ar >outh- n RAILWAY Ter
Ii,v.tara ~ ii tticsc" srf With III, 4. W.
SD :: X ~ tinri, rati I'd south Abe,
~ihT " &w RI t.,nd rem th- south
.ra s,.nih Sa.t, ~ sc Cit With tLc
,,rd IA ids 4 lid x Il. far the roth aud
oath.
SA.Yo KyLLE Ass't SSp'y.
J. !. SetksE. Gsn'l 1i,ket Agt.
VAST Srei"a~. With.
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VEGETINE.

? i6es the Blood, RcLevaies aud
lnvisor OF the whole Ststeu
Its Medical Properties are Alter.
alive, Tonic, Solvent andi Dur
etc.
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esAa. K. RspcIIrss
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County Ticket.

For State representative,
NATHANIEL l.. GERRlSH, Jersey.
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Al Representative and Champion OF American Art
Tastel
Prospectus for 1876 K ghth Year.
The AiHiUG,
THE ART JOURNAL OF AMERI
Issucd MOnthly.

"A Magnificent Conception wonderfully
carried out"
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BALDWIN orrY, ocr 20, 1874.
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APPLETONS
AMERICAN CTCL0PEplA.
EeW Revised Edition.

New Revised Edition.
Entirely rewritten by tie nbcsf writer's on ever!
subject. Printed from new type, aud ILLUSTRATOR
with Several Thousand Eu,rsvinrs and haps.
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Fer Congress.
J. A. HUBBELL. Houghton.
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Sp cal, ut dhN evening" T'uV'f il. ny. Ut p
M. ; Portsmouth, ~, Arr at T.. sag. SOB = NJ.
EIINr RIVER DINlSlNN.
, 1874-05-09

although tlcit buaincss rsnlv r.,r.,s uux.
space. Tho truth is thore arc no small sar,as T.
G tr.be sSn5s Of SS Msy city % ard tint i snoha cause
slauty, tue owners could not put m a,n,i1or MI
structure, because tho hra ordinance would mt
allow 1T and hcnco ama'ttoros in tho contro nof ~
the city aro thing Of THO past. A great nnng
eases on e e wes aS sao aSos dSsn r1a 1ewn m h9
moro will come over to tho South Eide during IT,
yoar. Aud they n,ovo, too, bocauho rants hayt
dropped. Thon. too, tho country which is tribu
eo i mas Se from e Ss N v.st Gs
ties Of grain and number Of cat*lo a,,t hogt
shipped In hero during tho laat six months a
high prices; mud you will find, by questioning
ti,e merchants, TINT trade las 5oen good md
makoa tho city, and the development Of tht
up the city.
Reporter-How a1out e,h4air;np roonov A., val
estate? 'N>' va '''''
Mr.. noze--Thore Ia plenty Of money here ia
loan On real estate, especially improved prop.
hepos.or-what la your oandla view o, tho sit
Mr. .Dorc-1 think It is quito AZ rood hero. II
nor oe'ttor than In any part Of the country. /
an to1d that business horo iB bettor than in New
LORE LORE and that the number Of vacant stores on
to1aMay to anSyf ~ G5oaly sarprlsnE apprehond that
c.at qao,stlon mas had good deal to do with tho
etaGnation Of business throughout tho country.
uNEENTED sToNEH.
proportion Of vncant stores, two stroots wGrn
saelectce, representing, perhaps, the bost md
the poorest business proporlyin tho oity These
we're Madison street, from the lake to The South
straot to the FLYER. A careful count ciyos tho
following result: On Madison street, out Of
255 storos, IL arc for rent, and those arc at tho
east and "eHt oxtremitlos OF The street, tho
stores IN tho centre boing nil rented. On VS.
basil avenue, cut OF 18O stores, 10 arc vacant and
Tor rent. Tho cumnarativoly large proportion
on the latter street is due to tho notorious do
preston OF vafuea IN that section, which ID ercat
or THAN anywhere elao in tho city. It is safo to
gay TINT, in tho contro Of tho business part Of
til, city, and. iudood, everywhere except on the
vorgo, nos , ono store in twonty Ia for rent, and
thoao which are empty arc rapidly filling up.
, 1874-05-09
CAPITAL.

In order to obtain specific information con-
corning the statements that capital WIS sAun-
ming Investment In Chicago in consequence OF
tho heavy indebtedness OF the city, reporter
called yesterday upon several gentlemen who
are engaged in the business Of negotiating loans
for the purpose of obtaining their views.
MR. PEABODY,
OF the well known firm OF Gallup d Peabody, iu
tho course of a conversation OH the subject, OK
pressed himself substantially as followa: Ho
Baid, Chicago carries heavy indebtedness, to
be sure. There is very large amount loaned
probably from $0o,o0o,0oo to $4,000. .ooo-on
city and suburban property, but, notwitllstanl-
Ing Ill that tho roal eHtate Of Chicago is Vowed
as !ayoratly BY capitalists to-day az 1t ever was
or coarso, real.estate business just. now Ia
very dull, and, In certain parts Of tue city par-
tlcularly on Wabash avenue, there is a dopres.
sion from tho PRICES OF q fow years ago. That
depression III local aud temporary In its
causes, and temporary in itH effects.
EASTERN CAPITAL.
In reply to the query III to whether Eastern
capital was offered for tnyestMont here, and TO
what extent, Mr. Peabody said there was q fair
supply OF mo,!py offered by Eastern parties for
tGsnA t9. ae,n at and f"a 10 por oent but
able Gums OIL improved oty property MAS
exceedingly light, wllereas the tlonland for !oauH
IN snall sllllla OF $4,000 mud under, WAS quite
act!yo Ut 10 per cont. Eastern people, he saitl,
dst:slst tho rellnanennY OF what liz supposed to
bo the present intiAtea values OF suburban prop-
orty, md ere reluctant TO mike outside loanH "
that is, loans OH nnimprovod proporty--to any
extent. But plenty Of money is to be had on
good improved city property.
"ur. fssSady," sla III II. i (G'lss;pFf;' "sh.
, 1874-05-09
Is IMPROVED REAL ESTATE PROF.
1TABLEP

| For tho purpose Of getting tho ideas Of one
| Of Chicago's wealthiest capitalists, tribune
| reporter yesterday called upon him, aud found
him In Ills offco,-the man who han done 80 largo
| pars toward mailing Chicago one Of the finest
| built cities In the world.
| Tho reporter stated the purpose Of his visit to
be to inquire concerning tho rates OF rental, the
demand for building for business purposes,
etc, aud began by asking: SHOW are renta this
| year7"
Mr. Pa!mer--They are lower, as rule, than
havo known them in this city since the War.
Reposter-Whgt has been the average rate OF
decline?
Alr. Palmer-I can only judge of the rate IN
general. and can give no accurate estimate Of il.
In tho case Of my own property, situated in the
heart OF the city. there has been no material de-
cline i'll rents; they are only trife lower than
last year, for the reason that they are situated
i'll choice locations. The same Ia true OF my
| reaaence property.
Heporter-Othors are not go fortunate as
l. youtaelf, es ia plainly seen by tho number of
tl,is?'
Mr.. Palmer-simply by the fact that there ia
nov IN Clicago 80 per cent more store buildings
and double tho number Of office buildings TINT
there wcro before the fire. Tie demand has
not increased In any such ratio, aud honoe some
OF the buildings ale unocoupied. But they are
auro to be needed soon. It ia little dull iust
inga to do her business.
hoporter-Do you intend oroctlng any build
ings this season
hlr. palmer-None at all.
Kerorter-Don't you Gnd II profitable Invest
ment?
Mr.. Palmer-Not so much aB It was before the
fire. Then paid on my buildings al insurance
ratio Of mills Oh tho dollar now the rate ia
~ oehta while taxes arB necessarily higher
than eyer bhf0ro, aud must continue 70, Siptjl
tie public bulldlnGa destroyed in tho fire. are se-
placed.
II. Q, ETONk,
This gentleman presented somewhat dar]ker
view OF the situation. The reporter made lilo
inquiry III to rents aud rea eHtate, aud Mr. Htone
rep1lotl,
lsenta are away down. aud real estate ~ we'll
The rate this year ls 80 or 40 per cent below TINT
Of last year.
heporter-To what do you attribute thiH fall
Ing OH?
Mr.. stone-To the excega Of supply over de-
Inand. Chicago llaa too many bl,ail1esa build
ingH-many moro than sha had hofora the lire,
THEY we're rebuilt without regard to location,
md the result lH that mono but really oo,co
stes command ANYTHING like = fair return oa
the Investment Even those who now occupy
the business blocks find It difficult to pay theeir
reRt. They would ppy promptly II thsy could.
, 1874-05-09

Theuo figures show that, during tho past four
mouths, ~ .compaied with the same period In
more, flour, three and half times as much
whoat, quarter more meats, mora than
twice as much pork Is por cont moro
butter, and 40 per cent more Of high
receipts Of anything except corn, the crop Of
which is notorlously short. Similarly, iu tho
shipments almost as good . record has been
made, the chief difference being In provisions.
usual, particularly lard. Ills lumber ~ nc
count presents about the same records
IN receipts, and exhibits satisfactory
gain in shipments. The prices Of lumber being
lower than yea1 ago. the record may be con-
eldered as about even but the general moya-
1nent IN farm produce giyes an average increase
of fully 20, and perhaps
NEARER TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT
on cash value Of property.
wealth OF the West, there should be less money
expended, and, accordingly, 1t Nas found upon
a rather comprehensive tour arnoug leading
businessmen that, although several Of thom
were disposed to oroak about hard times, md
very dull, when requested by the reporter to turn
to their books aud give results In figures, they
SEEMED TO ne THEMSELVES sunpR1BEp
that tue volume OF business as measured in dol
1ars and d.. cents agGregated considerably more
arc submitted.
THE LEADING DnY-aooDs pEALERs
reported all increase OF fully as por cent over
Inst year up to date, though thoy said that the
last two or throe weeks had been dull by oom-
parlson With tho preceding ones; but the nggre-
cato OF the four months exhibited the
increase above stated. They said also that
collections !n ths country are worry much bettar
than ever before, and Tint now no difficulty
whatever "as experienced in moeting liabili-
tieH.
The volnme Of Baloa In the Wholesale grocery
department has increased from Is to 20 per cont.
P1loea for some descriptions Of goods are no low
aa to leave but little margin Of profit, but In
othor descriptions very satisfactory ono iB LOTT
oven under close competition with tho Enst.
Both In groceries and in dry goods, tho re-
porter heard several oxprcssiona OF Rurprias at
tho increased
NUMBER or COUNTRY CUSTOMERS
who coms to Chicago. having transferred their
attentions from New York, Iha growth OF
business in thlH respect ia really astonishing,
and points very btrouBly toward tho fact TINT at
no distant day, Western dealers will be COM
paratiyely independent Of Now York; they are
now only partially 90. A largo business has
sprung up In direct importation Of dry goods
from Europe, Of teas from China aud japan,
snd Of sugars from places whore they NJ grown,
, 1874-05-09
A Remarkable CIaxe.

IL, =. FFuHS E37d TFIHH {I]1.J EHztIEE.
Tho following very remarkable case Of spinal
nsningitiB aaH been reported to us by persou
who is convorsant with the facts: 4 little girl.
Tucker, who resides In Clay Township, in this
county, has beeu afflicted With that dreadful
disease known ~ Bpinal nloulngltia for 106 days.
duiing which tino sho bus not turned herself
upon tho bed. Since tho tenth day Of hor s!ok-
crying fur food in loss thau ton minutes after
being supplied to ller apparent satisfaction. She
WIS Rl,ve when lust hoard from, but nn hopes ot
her recovery arc entertained. uor form is
wasted to o perfect RkDl0t0n.
, 1874-05-09

There has been = curious story going tho
rounds Of tho London clubs to tlle elfeut tint
tho Prince 1lnperlal, weary Of maternal control
tho display Of French feeling at tic rcoeut colo
bration at Chlsclhurst, had suddenly determined
to start for France. md to initiate ls father by
suddenly landing at Bouogno and appealing to
tie aYnpa1lncs VI tho ilshwomen Of that port.
as Dover, but TINT ho was there stopped b. 4
faithful adhorent, whose aga and exporiouce
Mqfks sufficient excuse for his altopticism of
ffesRR!ehh eoRRthuslaHm tor "1e FeEH gTIppfort"
, 1874-05-09
COMPARATIVE BUSINESS REVIEW.
THE ASPECT OF TRADE

III the city generally aB compared with the cor
responding time a year ago, is worry satisfactory.
It is true, TINT 1t Ia not the same aB thcn stated
It's character has probably changed moro
markedly then Is usual in the course Of twelve
months but the fact that 1t ia so changed is
itself an evidence Of energetic progress. It
may bo compared to q river which ohauges its
courao By washing away from one bank, and
depositing the dotritus on tho other side, only
when the current is strongest. The slow
moving stfeam never effects any changes in its
bed. The business Of Chicago has changed OBJ
Vious1y, and therein given the strongest possible
assurances Of it's activity.
Chicago men, especially, should be the
last to complain Of such changes. sinco
they have shown themselves IN tho
past to be quick to adapt themselves
to the requiremonto Of the situation, aud to
make money by active axertion. while the people
Of other citles wero pondering over tue oondi-
tion Of things, and simply thinking how they
could best accommodate themselves to it. II
there be some departments Of trade 10 this city
which may be said to 1anguHh, they do so only
In comparative sonse. The buQgishpess OF
business hero would be activity olrawRere, rs
the ordinary current OF commercial energy In
Chicago would distract the merchants Of such
Blow.going citieB as ST. Louis and Cincinnati; !;
md somo people might evon be disposed to add
hfilwakoa. t(ntrf IT. is hut fair In an., tho+ {la
lnttnr nIacn haa great daai tnnra
ness nbout It thnn eitlor of TN t1o othar cit;s.
named.
There has beon good deal OF complaint here,
within the past few months, that business ia
GOING AROUND Cl1IuAao.
The statement ia correct, but the complaint is
ant,i - - ~ a., Eouua taa!y y."4e o4uce tuo
carnera r. nsnts;n thot chic"ao a,,o,,t ~ ~
loss tha enIYa rroduco t,o;io ~ 4hs NI;aa;saI,.j
Vnllev That hownvo- In ~ n aor,a - ELK
II IL tme th.t roo dani ~ h'snass ~ paeo. 1on.
aronnd ChicaWo hi ati1l ronra cors. ;,et suu5S ss5
'n,oaav H,rn,'n} t. r. ma,II - t.at 10y nu
h smnnnss H.; Th,a,o" sa,,st ~ Jnes M 90 aoo!an
tim and n,s;tcn no ti,e comnoro,o, -ca+rntt.lHe
~ Tie Nnrihwspt hacanso conai3orsh1o +nr'
t;an ~ ~ nrn,a,,ns ~ +i'at aaa.in ,a poa-
arn,,nI bar tnaton1 ~ acnaI,v ,hrouH ar hor
lars a. Il wnn1d bn IN eYnsoss a tsar that tis
dsu9naanda nrincea NJ tha n;tv Toni% she ha
ohii;Ea5 J., fshnt m sbon bon:u." "'" nna ~,
~ 'AAt rnJers M s"'P Jus u
MT ,7,nr III. tr,th Ia +hnt ,ba o,,a r.thon
oin, tia 1asirova Iha otbar r. has on - rasaea
t1 intp ' nroverb % tbat on ore % must @' ''Ds pAS''
'''o Paoao' ~ suns M,v s.,ovrr vuq ron
au " f. III ~ ~ ~
,tara soaI ~ nsas thronoi, Ghicsan n tss
ss 10 otsar 1osnaets cnmnatition is IL. 1;fa ~
~ ~ =. e's.ot ~ tIi nraIi hn. +. W. aaa ~
-, ann ~ an ans,,,ntie. - H. dosa
vii, in;1iy,ineis rhs mcrchant. AZ 1h1cava
are 1roro scnta trhcy arc wijlinu Ia do hnainass
NJ 1oaa ,sat.t .rI ',rauo"ot e n i.ea tin,.
sirna ,1n ta ptu', ~. .nt "se lin. Jara,,otio
m tfai go ~ a1a s.as d;ra;as ~ i..na
nsrt ~ .t 4 "u"'o ~ e"Wee t that =.
nround rs ~ .;.tsa.t s.is1,;nr ~ ;1r,anoh
, 1874-05-09

Int thoy tnnnot, md We have to waItupen thom.
Tho samo IL truo Of grouud rent. hnvo 100
foot loased ut por cont Of it6 vaue, and oyon
sh,s !. IS not promptly pH1: nnst1eeh t ,nen aro
had not takon in money enough last mouth to
pay tho ground rent.
leporEer-Ono would Judge. from your state
mollt, tint proporty-owning In Chicago WAS not
Mr. stone-D Decidedly not. Tho highest ratio
OF rotnrn ia per cent, after tahing out tho OK
tortions OF taxos aud itlauranoe. Before the fire
I could Insure MY business buildings at rs oonts
nurauco companies arc in n hurry. to n,n&o up
their loBsea in tho great 1ro, whie tho taxcs aro
enormous. Another fact should hn taaon into
account: Those who rebuilt right nftar tho fire
pAid $40 por 1000 for blich lt tho wall which
can now bo got for 93 or 90.
keportor-Does tho Btagnntion III rents of
which you complain oxtend to residence prop
erty?
mir. stono-The rates arc very low, and tho
demand very light, oven for second ind third
class houses for clorka, mechanics, eto. There
never was time when 80 many Of this c1aBs OF
houses were ITO Rent" as now. 4 great number
Of mechanics havo left tho city because thoy
could not got work, and mauy clerks aud salos-
cause business waB 30 dull.
Noporter-You don't seem to be disposed to
nainco matters at all.
bos 1 Gncass ia. oas s@ sva You ny Ss9ss
cd up by tho newspapers, aud the dull state Of
business. has Icon accounted for BY !" tile bud
weather" but toll you thero is no use to try to
conceal tho fact that things are vory 1at horo
Just now. haye lived hero thirty
aoven years.. and an firm boIiovor
in Ohicago's future greatneHs, but. for all that,
it's fact TINT times arc extremely dull. Chica-
20 is not alone in tlis coutlitiou. WAS In st.
Lorls tho otI,or day, and It was worse there, II
anything, There. was positively nothing doing
IN roal estate. Bit 1t docs not make much dif-
florence down there. Tho whole city Ia owned
By lot Of wealthy mon who don't care wAothar
they soil their property or not.
MIR. Stone, who is eonfesscdly an infationiBt,
attributed tllo general stagnation in rents and
real estate to tue eralnped condition OF the money
market, mud manifested disposition to cutter
upon discussion Of jhe effect OF tho 1roaidont'g
veto, aud all that sort Of thing but the reporter,
not being momber Of Congress. mpdostly disa-
vowed familiarity with tho subject Of currency
in any form, mud. thanking tho capitalist for his
franknosa and good nature, took his loayc.
". H. DERRY.
1fr. Derby was the noxt person called on:
Reportor-Do you consider business property
r.