, 1875-10-09
Ths Heavy Trade Of John c. Partridge
& Co. and Gage Brothers & Co.
What Barnum Brothers Are
Doing.



A Gno evidence that tl1cro IL steady and FL
,nrab}o movement IN tho business Of tho West
secp fl, tho fact that all our prominent wl,olo-
s,e liouRes do prosperous trade In Tho regular
SEASONS. Tho psesont tmo ia a superior e1aul-
Die Of tho point claimed, The regular fall and
xiuto1 season for general Wholesale trade Ia now
bout at It's climax. 4 survoy Of tho local Held
,hoBs that our ioLhing merchants sro doing
\ TREMENDOUS nrslxEss.
Bstea sro being H,aIo daily Which in magnitude
mi Importance haye never boeu otlaalod IN Chf.
ago. The wholesale houses arc IN q "hiri OF
business from an eal'y hour in tue morning. ana
re eoon to DO lighted up ltttl Iafo ~ h'gh''
Treat shtpmcnts OF goodH 60 out al! over tho
Western country. Buslncsa 10 IS 1rohh ano
leal1nfut ~ at any time i'll TIC pass'
The men who aro buying OF tho 1opoeEs OF
saurso czpcct to roallzo on tholr puschsaos, ahd
III tha faith tint retail tfado 1s 10 20 bf1sk'
which shows tho real amount OF business v'ta9l-
" existing eTory"hose. lao people VINO oee
making things 30 lively for tho }opbcra afe from
every city, town, and village OF tAo "hose Neee.
Tboy must understand how
nArrEHs At HONE
aro situated The fect that they liaVo been' and
ne, buying Heavily IN thlca4o is e7'denee
ElonEH sHas tAe st"Ac ~ s@AtAA fsAAto1o t"s~As-"
slers. Your rsogsneiai city OF country mer~
,aart Ia not tho sort Ct gentleman 10 HtocE LIS
NoEc @Ith goods WHICH ho IL not tolcrnoly a'lre
ptel
Ia noting tho animation among our
R:sst iobbsng establishments, tue case-
f0l inspector Ia likely b be struck
Nth tho idea that thoro is n cheerful unansntty
!nthe quantity OF bualness doao by thon. Al
et larger tie1ns arc getting thoir shnTc. No
body ia cut III the cold, or il passed chlllly oy.
ut visiting customers move from storo to
stora There Is al eSennesa In tho *tnouns ct
tEado going ou, aud ali tho 5obo1ng Aousoa
CONE IN FoR T1iEiA F1oronG'oS.
OF eourse thero will always bo certain cxsen-
siss establishments in tho Representatives ltnos
Il ltapte trade that wall cara tue iiona BhAre OF
br1iness 10 seasons like Tho present. But this
opt1 prorcs what wo hay, that al hrnss Res thess
proportion OF tTado. It is tnstics that grent
ho7soa. Of long and unfaingly honorable stand
luz, should como III Tor moro bnanees
1h4a others. All Wholesale honses In
Chicago are doing we'll, and all deserve the'r
tusess, Some. ho~oser' muBt excel 10 general
ft7qtatlon, experience, and extent OF sfaae'
give poloW an interesting a1otcn ot sotao
sa9 dozen OF the peculiarly
REPRESENTATIVE uouaEs
u nuany different llnea OF trado III chicago
1te very naneH Of theac Establishments carry
force and responsibility. md Elso good nnsno
alss 70 tho city and to traae Al o whole.
1ksso accounts Of their prosout s1cceBsful con
dllon Ire accompanied BY montioos OF their
r4't htatoFies, showing ouch Of them to have
xSskea from comparatively small beginnings to
peals1ons OF une3ceiled influence. IheRe 10.
COUNTS are attractive not only AZ SHOWING thar
ba'lussa is lourfshing, but aa notable eyi.
aeoe8s OF what enterprise, lntcEg'ty. anu
Ha hasd work viii accomplish Ihey tutaish
MODELS FOR TIE fA1NT-HIARTED
II ''ssy walk Of business. The houses herf
MENTIONED, having been long tttne identified
asha the llfa and growth OF this most peculiar oi
tlelssas, hare witnessed mutations OF fortune
Ga.ound them never seon in tho same number
anthaken amid all the changes Of business OF
h*nse IL Chicago Ia something to encourage
me Hhos mercantile world.
Ibssa louaes ATE essentially representative o.
Esas lines Of tsado. 1t IL by no meana olsltae<
shs they arc the only heavy Or responsible aEni
mkhhif respective lEnes But they are each
Axosa TUE vRnY YonMoBE,
aod u such aro respected and admired by thet
a1as whether those rivals he Oh plane witl
gsalza!lons In the grand details OF long oxpori
snes e1tont OF capital, scope OF business au
eminent reputation. Their high standing IL a1
honor equally to themselves and their oolnpetl
ta'L for any calling which is illustrated by auc
feeling s1amp,as Ia bpnshkell In syory portion q
asssaaka.
Ihs general reader vii, notice, In his pcrusa
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