, 1875-05-22
And Of Every Variety Known to the
Splendid Forests Of Cur
Country.
Tho Status Of tho Trade Commensurate
with Western Progress.
Sketches Of Prominent Dealers Who Aays As
sIstod In Bringing the Traffic to lis
Present Proportions.

interest ia the country; III no less degfao tho
methods Of conduct Of business and tho intcE-
rity Of Tho Dealers reflect orodit upon 1t aud ls
followers.
TITO past history Of tue lumber trado Of this
city ia oue married. fn every pagc with huccoss,
prosperity, and fatr doal,ng and the substantial
wealth 1t l,aa brought to our dooTs earnB for 1t
both admiration and regard. At preaout tho
numerous yards Of tho city hro vol stocked |
With every variety Of hardwood anlpins lumber, |
80 acquired and managed aA tn AFFORD country |
purchasers tho boat opportunity for roplcnshlng |
their yards. OF courso just at tho opening OF
navigation tho aggregate amount on hand In
lower than at its close, jet, With this dsadVan-
tage, tho stocks hold now arc cratifsiugly large
and complete. The following statistics show tho
receipts for tho year 1871.
p!nt lumber, u fcct.,.. -
Shingles, in nuraber.. 2g'Sa2to
Lsth. til pieces
plcketst In piecca....: 4'osaa1g
Cedar l'osts, In nuu,bcr. 4p'11e
Tho 1eceipsn aud shipments sinoo Jan. !, 1876
are ~ follows:
Lumber received IN feet. ,...".......... 7ssl9
shinE!ea recoseI. iu nu,ubrr r........"."..f2Sems s
shingles .hipped II number. g's5e
LAth ehipped, tn ntcca.. t.as]
Ths future Of the trado may bo expressed IN
the principle Of Bringing tho producer and COP
sume1 nenle, s.e h-ehtoninr sud II il M
tirin.t-d tbat nctiro buainoaa viii soon replace
III nronont nulatnces.
Tie following are tho leading houses OF tho
! city, aud the RtatcmentB horcin given may bo
| depended on Al absolutely correct, for every
| eafanuard md prec4uton have been used to
| Worthy every fact and all the figures. Ot tho
| pine-lnmbor 1ealrra one Of tho mont pEomlaous
A'1S'A "
| HANNAH, LAY L CO.
psr-v Hannah. Albert 7, Lsv. aud James and
-,t,u,. M.ss.. a,ah,.,oa III t,vontv.of.b m.
William hAosssu eelooa -. .',:.a,.,. 49,,
niyersarJ Of tho foundation OF tho extensive ano
| formation of 4 partnership which Inns roschod its
lgn.s ya Ill.,. ot,nraNo-cont ttot ~ rim
sl'Fef H8e "'1noas eu4nso ",.s. -, a,.~.
increase OF "eal'n ana sas'el eA.o. -,
tionB. At tho beginning Of thib association, IN
which tact, cnorgy, and nl,rowdnces were the
predominant fcaturos, Chicago vas city Of
530U0 Inhabitants, noting anonE ita morch1nts
but two proniinene iunoef-houao9. nanhah:
Lay 4 Cas- yard, at tho corner OF jacIisou and
Canal atreots WAS 30 fAr out OF town thit ~
socmcd as though neither business nor busy
mon would oser como that way. Iholf trnae
stoeted te 'i in Tho holt ho.ne market; but their arst
year's succesH. and thots recognition Of tle pos,
aibllitcs aud future Of tie lumber 'ntorost iea
thcm IN 1851, 10 direct shcr attention to tho
Grand Traverse region Of h1!chig.u, Which
was already known 10 bo ntocked with tho finest e
gsados Of pine. and tho senior momber 81 tug
tlrsn made tho (then) tedious TRIP to around and
from Grand Traverse, tIo result being lho nnI.
cbaHa OF . amafl EaM-mifi mud something ovcs
) 5000 acres Of pine 1auda adjacent. Ho7o the
great buaIneea took tho infant ntep, which since
i then has advanced to giant ntrtdoB not only gu.
: richtng the conccsn itse!f, but opening Up 10
settlement and improvement valuable and Tor
tile region, tlat owes its rrehent prosperity Ii.
rcclly aud wholly to tho oporaliona hnd Talent o
, uauoab. Lay T. Co.
, Tho business Of numbering In tloso days onl,
. . waited tho men, and they were fouud In tht
members Of this n.m; thels Gucccia tosnptat
caaftal pQd other men, md, despite tho 1nck tia
, they rnnkod third III tho list Of 1nmbcrnon q
1861, they are really tho ploneosaof ths trade asl
. exlstsin In Chicago today. Ihe old water.atli u
8 TIAyerse City was superseded in 1882 BY tho lrs
E steam enw~m,,l erected in tue northern lsa1f O.
tLo michigan poninHula; tho forest which COY
- cred The site Of future important town was cut
"A tina nroduct glfnn1l to this ctsY; th0 circ
J., ,.idanad. Hannah. InY L Co. ovoyg year ex
touiline their ua!os aud compo!1ed to greater pro