, 1875-12-04
A STRANGERS OPINIONS.
What Gent'om1n Of Experience nnl
Culture Saw in Chicago.
Enthusiastic Observations Among tlreat
Business Houses.

| he"''"1'"i VI tnucn tfAfel ana lIfnfmAttOD, to 4
l"om's'eht home Newspaper, contains 80 mtscl1
.hat 10 tfne And intofaBtlns Of ClltcaEo And Cni.
caHo h4eiueHA housoa that wa give ii spAca III
| O,lr coluinuss
| SHERMAN HOUSE.
! anu a. Last III tits tcAt advertised city In Tho
| hotols.--tho Bl,ermnu.-vhlch wa in .nia.ura
tLnlos renowned na tho best BYBtpuusttzet hotel
] u tno Heae. IL haa lost mono Of tta former o..
tse'HY. 10 INC shorn'an has decidedly tho grand
mort NJ, s1um o, sno nost perfect u,,iana, and tho
t.oAs eAnciohs o'osks, accommodating walters.
&C., etc. Quo fco!h perfectly at home hero. and
seems to enjoy certain privileges that cnnuot Lo
csm nan =. other hotoIs. From its p.rior windows
c't Do % aSsn tao hvo!1eHt thoroughfaros III The
tnns ~ rooms frolting eaat aud soutl, nto lila
'inest IN tho worli. Tho sherman il Il afost n.
sasses Hse WIZ sid tto sIsvsing public tho efforts Of
o.o sro bos we repad bx 70 their
Ok baalncsF thoif ttansiont lrato niready largely
exceeding their &nt,cipations. Should you Sycr
slslt tlls citv' you cannot md tnore agreeable Or
Haofo central quartotB than at tho Sherman
MANMoTH MANuFAcrunlNa,
~, lo0 OF tho Enst. accustomed u regard tho
West ~ young and inexperienced, do t,ot renlisn
Wuat great manufacturing coutro Chicago haa
6eeone. 9e iLasng occasion to 60 with friend
from Nesada WHO desired TO purchase q steam
pump. wo visited ono Of tho representative
Manufacturing companies at tho West, WHO
occupy 40 saesroo'ls the Ave.story AMI bnsa-
,a, t1'ons 1aiId,ng known AZ IA IL and 1lc Like
|, Woieh Cumpany, iron merchants and manuiac.
JtureFs on sntorInR tho salastoom, 1 was
amazed at tho immeAse yarioty of goods nocea-
safx 10 lhls business, and go expressed mys"lf
10 tho hoad snleBG,an, Alr. Worcester, who kindly
Volunteered TO SHOW ua through ths mme,so
building. Altor our travels oYer tho six ttoors
wo reachod the Office in q atato OF bewtlIermout.
wondering "ho.s 30 mauv goods could DO uaed.
a. We Expressed SO much interest upon tearutnr
tlat sho majority Of theso goods woro mantfao.
tufed by the Company 10 ths citv, wo wore ;u.
.foiueed to Alr. Goliath. the General supsrn-
senaont, t, with whom NO vsHtsoI tho worka Of tho
Contrary, situated At tho Junction Of Kusio.
Michigan. ahd st. CLAIR Htrecis. ard nxtnmdInr
2ot f:ct Oh k1nzie nsree', 800 loot on st. Clar
asroet, nnd 2o3 feat Gu tho river, which wo
se'a Me,n .oa ooxer greater arca tLan my other
superintendent informed rs that The buai.
ness was divided Into eight different do.
pastments, every ono with it, appronriate
nnposnnsonuent; at. Tho business Of zach bong
different pfoprletofs. For oonvop,onoe. tlley
ase known aud numbered a. follows; No. I. Pat
tern DEPARTMENT; No. q, Iron Foundry No. 4,
Maehlno shop. ln No. are manufactured IA
dlators. coils and soreeus for tho steon.1t,tpu
trade No. 9. goods pcrta!bing to steam, "a
and walor; No. Q, hoilar-uukors' supplies Nn
=, ooEnloe-maksrs' supplies; No. y, steam
Pnmps Ean o hand. aud force pumps. Tho facilitios
pat'y having railroad trAak connecting on one
tids OF their work. #ith ali tho roa1s in thn
CITY. md doch OF thos own on th9 river.
upon returning to 'ho aalesroom on Lake stroct,
"e wera prosecuted with staptiujjy.bonni |
copy Of tEe.r new and beautifu, catalogue of
ofoF aSo psRea, in whloh ara enGrnvngs OF all |
glasses OF Boods furnished by tue Cpunany.
ihls !. catalogue must be Of uasold ralue to Tie
sfaas h o. sho Great aa West, which has was told
y aMpsotneu o7ot l,0U0 cop!eB. uotlco that the |
Company, have tho control for tho Northwest Of |
ss!Io sIo guilds manufactured by the National Tube
WORKS, Pqttsto*p Iron COMPANY. Rumses q SON.
@ Sea raiis Enmps Eroatncr's lteRiatele, Nathan l.
Ills 1oatute OF thelr business gives tho trade the
great advantage Of being able 10 buy ali the goods
=. by theso companies delivered in
~ a. manntaetnrer'a ptlcas, thus Having
coded tlat our Eastern manufacturers have
rocoguizod tho fact sllas Chicago IL tlo great
oolnt OF delivery. We we're surprised In the
;oarse Or our lntergiow to loazn that they had
ho Pennsylyanla boundary, north aud aout.l
Canada Au1 MAuitohs.
PROMPT AND rRuBTwonTuy
:, lno lmpoftlng and jobbsng OF crocsery md
easure Of Chicago trado A conspcuous ard
!asnlinbts example Of tho mhgututie aud in
aucnee OF this busluess IL necn In tho establish.
nent ss Of Of pissln i Brooks. No: Il luvor strsst,
Srooks, Jr, both Of whom have had long and
invaluable oxpstlence fh the bustneBs iu which
hey aro engaged. Ihoir stock IL both extensive
IA complete, comprising everything STANDARD
,atoneware, otc. From the
1tens of their stock aud an inspection Of thoir
'rompt and stralRhtfoz w4El method OF business
saw taAs retail dealers throushout tho West
Fefe ceftaln OF Tar mure than uauat attention
nd salisfaction when conducting trade with lho.n,
g., THE coHHEcTuuT MUTUAL LIFE.
AZ one Who has been IN my cunfdencs, you
now 1t % what srouble have Lad "ish some OF my
aok thom out, not tjnnking that there was much
Inference between companies, a all tho Reenta
Old such good atorieR. It has bean, you viii
omenber. my misfortune 10 have baan written
! o1o company that gave up ths ghost before /
a. leaVlnx NE out the premiums l hod paid.
" a1porieoce naturally made ne appreciate tho
ompaniea that haye treated mo honestly.
str3lling along Washington street, noticed tho {
stnll'ar name Ct an od Hartford Company, and.
u "as ono Of my tnyorlte8, dropped Into tho
1ioo and 'nado tue ao4uantauce OF the agents,
hay report Ropd business, aud furnished me
ltA some interesting facts. It appears that
'mo forty oompaules have. ''atspped ous." :
anstetring when thsy could. their aasets aid !
hbllittes to oshers. whlo ths Connecticut Mu-
'a+ the Company to which / have referred,
- edhcEed TO its practice OF IeceiyiDg Its uem.
siship Individually not Ia bulk. II ID aald That
'e Company loans very largely IN tho West
ono otooo.ooo hareA and, OF course. BssB \ q
ood ratio OF Interest. The rate OF expenses has {
ways been, md still is, very low. These facts l
count for ths large surplus receive on my
,llcy in that Company compared With others. I :
truded es long ~ could in conscience upon !
% time OF Mossre. S.oarns aud Dickinson, and b
thdrs" With verJ pleasant tnpresaion Of t.
or aaahlAty.
THE DU FONT POWDER WORKS.
VA resn!nacd TO-DAY. whou calling upon J.
Nlltohouss. the OhloaRo agent OF the gum .
wider manufactured by e. ]. DUPONT. De "
9rooara Co.. or the saily htstosy OF the nan-
aeiuta OF that explosive In this country. iou g
tss be familiar with It, bus A. the risk OF tell ~
s Aswsce.toId tala may moution the iutorsst- - -
8 stoiy. E!enthels Irsuo Dulont, who soaohsd !. .
. United SLATER from France IN 1900. wAs tue y y
under OF tue noH mammoth wbrxe known ~ u u
. BFandywlna Powder Works. neas Whining :.
D. Dol. TIE powder made ia this oountry wAs y y
or aud, having bsou 4 pupil OF she great u u
eleh chsnin!, Lava!s!as, and, thersfore' veil n a.
luAntad with tie art OF mAAinK gun" = =.
Hdsr. he Wisely dssern,iusd 20 en-. +,
X in that industry. ua established him. y y
Il In the present location. and, until y
! death lA 1885. conducted tho moat exhaustive ~
Of liz kind In tho 6tates Ihe ~ ~
slness daacendsd to bis sons and bis graud- "
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