, 1874-09-05

Tho Importance OF Her TEaa and Cap
TrndGs
While tho Beaboartl markets. lavo from preco-
donco aud long ssanding somewhat an advantage
over thla city In tho way OF ca.oring to tho Woat-
orn trndo, ~ aot-oif our merchants certainly
ha7o an advantage over tho Boaboard markets In
tho way Of rapid distribution OF goods, % no
other city In tho world has creator railroad
faoilitios than Chicago. For yoars past tho older
o!tioa OF tho East havo become oxceedIpaly con-
aorvatiyo, foollng themselves secure from any,
thtng nko dangerous competition. or lato,
howovora, thoy have 1oarned 70 look
npon, .!ppo,,> ohic'go !a 9s 49, tho great soas Il
con.ra mset nor e' Of |G e. a f. a"G tho gsoas
sensing advantages for supplying wido
md expansive country, aiii possossing
tho power to aasort Ito rights aa tho commercial
contro of tho groat West. 80 far as quantity
to-aay aro % woll prepared to lnsot tho demands
a'la roauinittons Of consumers aa tho oldor mar
hots Of tho Enst. Then, again. tho day has IT.
rived whom tho commoditios must be produced
Thus wc 500 Chicago rapfdiy developing hor
domestic goods, sho ia rapidly taking
'FRONT.' BEAT
And it might 10 we'll to add In thig connoction
that The Tn1nuNE has bcon Informed by trust
worthy authority, backed mp by faosy and etatis-
s that Nov xei eD noGn 5an, Raaophn 9n
York waH doing four yoara ago In
T1ix 4AF AND oAT TRADE.
We shall clloosp as examplee for thia erticlo
Of tho sonos tho extensive business OF
Koith Bros. Eddy, Harvey & Garter. Cbarlna
A. Lcwis 4 Co., III tho has and cop Nno Rich
ards, Shaw 4 Winslow. Field, Loitor L Co., In
tho dry goods lino Horny II, King & CO.. Glo-
mont, Morton = g., in olotAing Q; II. Hon
l. palmnr, in hoota aud ahoea. Thoao houses
with many othorp. can Bafcly cboljon1o tI,nir
older competitors ut tLo East, In tie magnitude
of their buBincss transactions. At this iTucturo
THr Tribune will mention tho Vcli-knoYn anil
roliablo houac OF
rnny. 1torpv F.. n.nrpn
wh;c1, was ostah!isi,ai' mis- tI,rnn v,ar. .co n
rnthnr jneommodint,a nuartara Int ~ to;r h,,s. H.
araor a and morn % commoiona mSs9 % hnna III ooe'1p nn
r. that ena thnv nnt.hiisb,1 thnss,po'rna aua
nj 9s9 ani oI1 k1ofI;snn ntrect naTt ~ T.,
the +gho,ossto hcoao ~ E;aia Isns,- ~
~ n steo 1e ta tSs 1 ~ o
viii staso thaf mi t Tia vnnng honana thnt oon,.
,nonood bnsincaa immodiatnfv ~ 1oiiowins ns ~J tha
rrnnt ayc nf 1e7t +his hn,,an hoa tnl,nm r. ~
tho most rnnid aridos % and ryais ala in tho a1onnt
standing on Gold financial hasas sna, VIZ & s
sufficient capital to onablo thon to buy thotr
goods ut an advantage, they arc today duplt-
eating the pr1ce u6ta OF tho oldef-estahllsheu
hou8oS at tho Enat. VI oourso 1t ID impossible
to give oxact figures, yot. after careful ostt-
mate, we do not hesitate to say that the business
transactions Of this firm will average s500, 600
per gcar.
They make tho manufacturing Of furs and
robes 4 speciaity. They wore tho first to intro
duco and extensively ndvortiso tho scryiceablo
and w1delS-known '"motcotor" travelling cap,
which l,ns brought 80 much comfort to tho
Woatern travelols during the past fow years.
Tloir sales tho first season reachipg 5000 dozo11.
In commercial standing this house has reputa-
ton OF which it mar well feel proud,
We will now turn to the house Of
KEITH Bno8
situated At 2o0 aud 1oa Madlson street. This ta
one Of tho oldeat and largest Wholesale houses
for hats and caps IN tho city, And NC will also
atato fhat 1t 10 house OF Which Chlcogo may
vol feel proud, a. 1t hos outatrpped 10 tho ex-
Panston Of tls business tta competitions both
hero and at thu ecabonrd. It ts fact that can-
not 30 aucces5fnlly refutcd. that there u not any
single house either Eaat o. Weas that docs larger
business thanthat OF Keith Bros. Besides carrying
tuu LIMO OF all goods IN TINT branch of pusi-
ness. they make specially OF - bnct goods. IN
which thoy AaVo bulIs up trado during tho past
1GW yours WHICH Qa8 uQ GEGEeU9QEs Au9 LF1A8 OF
s4 M t y hut b tair end - sr e n uutt - e, e
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