, 1874-08-24
CHICAGO COMMERCE.
Her Manufacturing Interests.
Rapid Expansion In tho Clothing
Trade,

Trade,
In obedience to that esmo natural lam OF COM
rnnrco that draws to tho lnoat advantageous con-
tres. tho manufacturing interests arc drawn In
tEto samo dtrootlon. Hence, NO Hee Chicago to-
day developing into ono OF tho largest mnnufac~
turing con.1ea iu tho WoBt and her Importance
tn that particular Is only excollod by tho pronl-
mont position Hho occupies iu mercantile aud ag-
rcultural industry. During tho past ton yoars q
growth unprecedented has boon developed In
nearly all branches Of manufacturing, and Inns
made Chicago tho great central markek for the
distribution Of manufactured articles OF all
descriptions. III accordance with oil
tsuo principles OF solid Gnancial
basis. tho busincBs interesta Of Chicago as a
Wllulo aro In most healthy condition, and
hence Capitalization OF buslneBs horo ia the
natural result, and thus. wc 500 drawn to ita
mon that must soou place tlis city upon found
n1iun uneqnaiel by nny other on this continent.
Among tho many manufacturing interests
thHt huyo exhibited an exhaustion that claim par
tculnr attention at this time is that Of clothing,
a,irt. among tho many iirms about to DO mon-
tuned, The TRIBUNE has learned that the Oldest
and most widely known in tho CITY IL tint Of
HENRY n. KING CO.,
8lluAlEu OIL IhG CQEHar VI MHTkQt Autl AlQIlF99
streets. Mr.. King commenced business in ths
city in 1854 hence the ilrIn ut the proHont
time is celebrating by most prosperous
buslnens lta twentieth year OF usefulness. This
house s 70 we'll aud favorab!y known among tho
retail doa!era Of clothing fl all tho Western
statcs md Tor1ilories, that to moro than men,
ton It i'll thN connection would aeom super
QuouB. but. ns thoy wole among tho suflo! ets
OF tho great conhagratlon at 1871. ard hence
were compelled to change their Quarters 1t 1nas
k.o rart t,1sy yit+ar ,rtn TAAcr3Tt3ftt
THE Hu1Lp1Sd THEY NOW OCCUPY.
It Joins tile magnificent Wholesale hotso Of j:
Y. Fnrwoll l. Co., IL 50 by 1Ao feet n siso, aud
is situated in the very heart OF tlo hisnosa "a
hoighs most suporbly lighted, and IN occupied
ButiroIy by this irin. Taelr annual transactions
tor tho past four gears have averaged about
#B,0O0, ,000 which places them on tho list OF lAc
Hrht clothing houses Of tho city.
Their cloths nro selected With view OF meet
Ing tho wants OF tho Western trade, wlilo In the
manufacture OF their goods none but the noat
experienced workmon arc employed. which, to-
gelhor with. System Of BquAio,dealing, haa
gained for them u reputation second to no other
houso In the city. In this CONNECTIONS 1t rnay
be ktated that Mr.. King iB orc Of tic Oldest and
beat-kuown citizons III this community, and ns
lo has made his interests idoutical with tioBo OF
Chicago, mud linked his fortunes with hcrs,
th!ousl, good os woll aH owl report, ho IL Justly
entitled to tho reputation he has earned Of being
one Of tho most cnte1prsiug mon in our 1nitlat.
Among tho large number Of other clothing
houses In tho city, 1nn''y OF which have oubarked
in business during thu past few years, and which
by husiueas industry and Integrity havo drawn
Tie public eyc In their direction, Is that Of
CLEMENT. MORTON CO.,
who flnyo QUO Of tho bcHt Gcations Ill tho city,
AMI Surrounded by the largest and most prosper
o,,s Wholesale houses. This firm occupies two
story building OH the southeast corner Of State
and Madison streets. IN OIL architecture! point
Of view, thero are but fow buildings in tue city
thst aro moro magnificent or attractive than
this. Clement, Morton 4 Co. embarked in bi'si-
neBB some eight ytnrs ago, With capital Of less
than $100,0U0, aud 90 rapid has been tho expan-
sion OF their business that its actual iccreaac
during the past hyo years has boen
equal to 200 per ccpt per annum, and
incroase, that but very few houses IN this city
eau boast OF. They, III common with othora,
encountered the LOSSES triaa, aud ditlicultles re-
spltiug from tho great q aisastor OF ISL but eyen
thereto, in no way diBhoarsened them or choci-
cd their energy, but, like oil othe1 enterpr,Hing
merchants who were victims Of that visitation,
they poeleted their logseH, paid their dubts, aud
with genuine Chicago go-n-hoalativcneHs, they
immediately commenced recoustrucsing their
b,s,nos. n1ld rebuild their fortunes, and tho re-
aut III that: after four years Of untiring industry
aud business integrity, thoY arc found today
ono Of tho noat prosperous business houses in
tho city.
Thoy employ capital at this time OF about
three quarters Of q million dollars, aMd, unless
Present Indications are Ct fault, their business
during thsprcsout year will largely exceed that Of
anypreylols your Or1u other words, they feel Ban-
guine thai the rcBults vi tho trade for 1874 will
reach s., coo, 900. Tue members Of this firm oc-
cupy q promiuent positlon in both buBiness aud
social clscos boine genial amt wt,ole-aonletl in
thoir associations, and honorable in their busi-
uess transactions, they enjoys most enviablo
reputation. Their stock is large, and cmbracoB
Ill descriptions OF goodB, from tho more cou,-
non homo production to sho finest imported f;lb-
RIGS. They manufacture all their own goods in
Chicago, and hence, III majority OF Gases. their
garments, both in worKmanship and nsyio,
1re equal to tho productions OF our
most fashionable tailora. aud to this fact
mny be attributed their unrre cadonted auccese
ID trade. Tnis firm employs abont 1.00U pei-
s,,t.H in tho nulartunng mud Heling Of gooaH,
aud tho houAe il organized OIL such eyB-
ten,asic plan TINT the wo,k III ouch department
moves along with the utmost regularity. Cle-
sanguius TINT tho future Of Chicago aud Chica-
Yo mercantile intereatH for the next five years
will fur exceed that OF any previous lye years iu
ita history. On visiting their house tho other
day, while looking t4roug gu the packing depart
ncnt it was gurpl sing to lnd 40 much activity
this curly in the season. There wero here seen
scores Of cascs, packed and ready for shipment to
all partB OF the West.
Hhilo out investigating the length and
breadth OF tho clothing trade the other day,
the writer WAS naturally drawn toward tie MnY-
nilcont establishment Of
LEOPOLD, KuH CO.,
who occupy building Nor. 80 and 81 Wabash av-
anllc. Tho structure ia 40x1G0 feet. six stories,
including basement, all of which is occupied by
the firm ~ manufacturing rooms, ware aud
aa!osrooms. Leopold, Kuh i Go. embarked 1T
bt,siuoss in this city III 1867, aud up to the time
Of tho fro they hal mot with such u prosperous
tlaio that they wore looked upon aa the tirat
their bualnosa aud their financial standing
And, notwithstanding tnesr business aud for
tu.os wore swept away BY tlat eyer-to- bc-remom
berod calamity that overlook tho city In 1871
their confidence wus unimpairod. and they rcsum'
Cd bnsineBs ut tic carieat lnomant, and 1t Ia moi
the least exaggoratlon to stato that lllelr trans
actions ak the proBout time oxceed 81. l.500. .00l
annuuly, aud, what 1a moro, show al increase
Of osor 90 per cont for the prosent year
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