, 1875-04-17
GRAM.
stntigtics CONCERNING OhicnEo's
Chief Interest.
Tho Men and tl,o Trade---Extent Of tho
Business, and It's Exponents.
What tho Heavy Commfsslon-3Iercllan1s
Arc Dotng-.-Miltlons Of Bushels
and Thousands Of Millions
Of Dollars.
Our City Leads Amorioa in Commercial 1m-
portauoc---An Exhibit That ohal-
lenges Attention

(fnf 1{tY Leads America IN U0mM6rClAl LII!
oor,onoo..-An Eyh;h;t That Uhal-
poi'"A0 ...",...
lengea As'eut'oa'
INTRODUCTION.
11,ere can bc no doubt entertained on tho
mint that Tim bapdIiua Of grain and Aonr, tho
Font '"as W. A" ..sa .t',n,in0 of tho cereals.
ises'tioe' .te."'r' ~ ha,tnr. at Chicago.
whoat, corn. oata' 70 ,,s nAa T., oxccaa NJ tboso
used in any other traffic In any othof c'ts on tl'a
ao,,,,ro., Ard thc,e Ia no dieputiug the fack
~. ~. .,nn oncacod in the grain business In
tnae eno neu - e;aSs TIN ronresonto,lyo COM
mercIal mon OF tho nation, 1fc-cnalnans 1of ~"
t,rrfty cnorgy, enterprise, and abil!ty they de-
vnlnn IN tho Highest degree tho qualities Of
',,..r.tr.eo dectaion, nt,tl industry. and uro
singnla1lv transformations IN a'i 'neIE loM''one.
10 bs brought into contact ~ith tncn 's s1npy
to admire their manners sud methods, and, with"
ont mn c.ccntIou. to acknowledge that on thcm
prosperity ~ W." .,Is ",".e H. ,,v,doa f,to tvo
The t1aae ID gram must oe u'',aea n .,'to W.
clhAsos,-tho one 1oaIing In real VnlueR tho otner
ope,atiua In purely speculative values. In the
,of'"s .saaso ea, and s.tn and in I,a latter class
l5,--puscaaao NAV on1''- -. s"o na nm
tho tsadtnB Espfoaonts poafiy OF auite @1'ooo'
000. 900 year. On consultation With some OF
tho loading men On 'CHAnBo tncBe HBulbs Aaso
eeon 'e''u'pe' w. v. - u,,.ia ov,,,htt
Y'th'a. ratAet tp"'' aset' Nu A"th. -.'o -
showe to!s1e iaF ptesaef's wv "Ao4n Wsi, a..oat
transaoliops III saluea ena onapsoauu ".as s.Ies
ia ono year. a"a nolo .9sp Wy s.,Avs .o.a..
than tho sams lavoIsoa ~ ahg 'iIe' IT, nn,,ntsy'
~ ~, anr,nc t..c rnar I'LL thoro was handled
In : rain. iiour. nroy,siona, and cattle, in tic
Clty at Ch,csgo alone, over f30o, Qoa opo worth
e'lm snsl to tllo doyor1monta1 G3neauente1i
o. !no mstion LOT .ue '4uu snte!ycas trno nr tTac
w IL fitei St,tea tho aauai Of tla ono of
outs. rio quality OF tie grain handled loso IL
being advanced hy improvements ~ iHspects2n
and storage, ono ihaiehco o! NAist ~ .ne stpus
.ns eha ,do,nt'on % " ne1tontsn hy SicformcL.
Hdomu = Co.. a,, oyaHnIe Iikoly TO po initiated.
1'is nrinrno fmlly cnrijed ollk viii pEeratp bpue-
Hct.1Iv for crowcr merchant. and miller, and
AMI give Chicpgo ipsrectton Worldwide TO-
nosn. Trom first to lua, tho ti,ainces and buBi-
nasa n,cn, tha yns, amounts OF money mud grain
tm:nrd aver. aud lie noble standing Of DIR Eraln
commission mercIla,lts nro 10 .6e honor and
crodit Of nIr city n,I I'd such thoy should b6 70
In tic guccecdiuc lines aro presented skotehoa
of son,e or lis loaJiuc houses p1pone The Eo-
cofrors asnnnrra. and ontlon ir,en. Oniy small
rart If tLo humber nro included In thia article,
nW,na To . isck Of spaco aud tins, but future
ssliclea viii pp deyoted to thosp ueeeaaasiy lett
pa@ef'''oppe e'3''n.
8, H, m'caEA l. CO.
pror,ncnt among tho lcaliug commission
e.as's'.. - c1,,,.,o -srro.on,ot,vo rocoIv.
me'ehaasa 81 onscago. slepssseH..'g" v, 1'e,, ".
!nE bonse, Ia tue Neli.AhoNn htm OK o. Il. BIC
cr'a Z Co.. lo7 Eass Washington ss1sst, Consist
md M Youpe laose enaea nsness hass t
mao ths gram tfaao sne!r spee'a' eue'aafs 'os
moFo tllsn hiteen years. Tue eoh4of me@pef Aas;
ing hoen actively engaGed therein "a principal
tor over twenty years. 1ley hogan wloa the
grn,n tr,5a AZ cb;c.so was in tn infancy. civ.
t4o'n . .,au7 ~ oassss "ss ~ a,,. o..
aug pa' = ineta psolo'so VI -" pA1'sas
growth .na pfopors'nna, " nny.ns along % s!9 .oo
-, ~ .t;. ,,,-.u,t d-ewa fro,, H.. w.,
Gaors y, = tho % farmo,a md followed tlro,1rh thc
cNanrcs AZ ~ transnorsasinn md ownership Iii tho
av E 1ho ~ saseaast rsxo each of haa1 asntio
a,, H. i,si", into aEnd ,nt.tc acua'n}snna
eI to n..a a .nrIa 5,.a, ~ tHn,',
EnStan IT, md i,sn6!ino' whiuh ID necessary ID tic
cnnSnSSt ~ ~ v;at = hnsncsa ~ fhev INV tra,,as
ii. ~. .s,,' ..s' aa.s,,'sn. ~ ~, c,,.sa :.
TIN uosr ~ iss@ - anhoa thn rst Hor. ~
mira vero % 'con,raratfyelv ANAL. owinr sh "a stho
ESantious .Sa rnnsaTvnt;ro nrnrcf1,,ro ~ H. a.
t.thar aranr @ aana r n
@ se thaPy nno - tc ana
sidp operntions az fbey chose To conlinue afFor
tnesl ts,cg"aaaa Il IL am1aa III 1o ont2c Tina anG
na@v II Hi liz no"1a W " ~ ~ bo1o
e,r ,ova,nr, e. ~ aJ itaaaorsos ~ nnc,snlIa ILL.,,
ii"" WorS,ann I'm In XIII a,id ohar nn3p.. nS ,H%ro
sitter ao,d or reuted' md tho commission % busi.
ncaa mHdc 4 anco;atty. @'H 'f'' '1"s'
m ha 9s1 som1ns snnm o9 gsafS anoGs o yt,
hns"nsap ri Vhfc tl4oy amt coyars ,ton, ~ aG o'
600 10 S. ooa year, cas,i actually usol Ia liz
raaotying of tho varieties md grades Of cercals.
but Which all reports and statemepte to our rs-
HtteF a. .he aIsoot agseea ~ Rntng y ~ i,a mncn
;n6Isat gadinipsIo;,. " Tleir i snocosafal exna.
Iionce In tl,p graio trade, togother viii
their uadoutted integrity, asalduity, md
nollisy. aHd tlelr prudence. ana O. 1ofsthonsht
%s h,'s;nosa rt;o ti;uv st"d ~ .ccn,a ~ ~
u9uo IA illcir liue II, ths cItv' a,d tic thrifly
condition Of tlelr cpBtpuoEa indicates That lheil
Antnrn tta nrr xe1l nj tal,tr fn shn f1rn1t8 nm,