, 1875-07-31
OUR BANKERS.
An Interesting Sketch of Most OF the Best
priyato Banking Institutions,
Men Who Do q Fine Business on
Ample Capital.
Firms IN Which Tho Individual Members Ara
Responsible Tor All psbta.

Responsible Tor All pett1.
No feature OF otys bnslness In moro indioa-
tive Of ita real woa!sh and influence than tts
private banking -housoo. Conducted on tho CAP
ilal OF Nnal!l,y individuals, and managed by
mon whoso own money and titne Aro devotod to
tho business, they have aver boon favortte In
stitutious with tho financial and commercial
world. The value and Importance OF whAt arc
known "a private bankinR-honBoH will be undcr-
stood whom It IL remembered that tho Roths-
ohds, DArlng 1'rotheEs, and othos Bihnss In the
monetary realm, be!ong TO tic classification In
question.
Chicago beasts soma Of tho bast known and
soundost private banking-houaea In the country.
Wo present below IN interesting mention OF the
most reliable OF those Institutions:
pHEsroN, KEAN co.
Permanently and envlAbl5 sBsooisted with the
best banking interests Of Chicago, Htands tho
house Of Preston, Kean i Co. It ia tho great
private banking. house OF tho Wost, conducted
t,pon An ample capital and firmly onahrined in
tho general confidence. Wo know OF no banking
institution Ia Chicago uia'ch has earnod
botter right to be placed In tina ghn Of our hoat
Anan-ial Arms, and NO regard 1t ~ al honor to
Chicago and tho entire country.
Tho house has boon in existence some Hfteen
ycars. What those years havo boon to Chicago
tho world knows. Terrific conllagFatlons, anan-
oiRl hurricanes, aud tFhde stagnations, bavo
c1oned iu upon tho fortunes OF many proud
firm. But this house has held firmly on IN tho
toeth OF general diaaster, and. with tho favor
Of Providence and close attention to business,
has conquered fire, panic and trade depression.
Pfoston. Keau i Co. aro the acknowledged ]oad-
INK dealers in Governmont accu1ities for ths
part Of tho country. The work donc by the
original firm in handlnB during and after tlo
War. Of hugo quautl,os Of 7.2us, 5-2os, 1u-aos,
and tho new 81, lB mattor Of pleasant history.
No house i'll tho West did % much towards
.idiug tho nation over tho bara Of war md annn-
clal distress. Tie prominence thus attained Us
dealers III Government bonds has ooen hold by
luis huuBo cvor since, aud to this Department.
tbcy have addud other frst-class securities.
such ~ bonds lsauod bY towns, counties, cities.
States etc.. aud tLeir businesB in tese branches
OF hnBuca alone ts larger th2n the oht1to pusl-
peBs of mauy banks.
In domestic aud general commercial bank!ng.
the record aud standing Ut Preston, Kean i Co.
is equally admirable. The .lrmn list. Of
dopoa,sora embraces many ,,,,a o., Inc ap1S pSs'
both In aud out OF the city. Tho house hhs tho
Endorsement Of tho entlre local monetary COM
nuu!ty ~ being thorough III It's ledge OF
correct banking principles; entefprising yot col-
Boryative vigorous aud pushing, yet temperate
aud uniformly Houud In Judgment, confnng
themselves strictly to legitimate banking. Tho
history Of independent bunkinE-houHos In
America fails to sho" an instance OF moro con"
tinuouB or more deserved aucccsB.
They are handsomely 1ocated at No. no wash
ington at1eet, uhero, deBpite dull days md whole
aale sthgnAtion, thor transact an activo trade
Ther average daily business ranas with thai Of
many OF our National banks. Anin6peoton of thoir
last condition report to the Chicago Clonting-
Uouso, Of which 1t ia mombor. shows that thulr
reeourcee are over 81.1OO, 600. It should be TO-
ynamberod that in addition to tho capital OF tho
f3F ID fTnu
be1s hro l,able aud pledged to the protection Of
depoaitoEs. II.
count and deposit and security business, thoy
gold exchange They draw bills direct on Lon
don, and furnsh totters Of credit to traYolera.
This latter branch lB nov recognized ~ neceH-
BAry Adiunok Of a1l.well-oatsb!lAhed banking
houses. ....
Who hold socAl positions equally eminent with
tieit business standing. Thoy arc known and
respected BY tho public ~ men OF high moral
voE4h and unsuervlng integrity.
JAhEa n ApB1T.
This veteran aud roiiablo banker, now hand
somoy located 1t No. 88 CLARK street, las bsen
In The buninesa oTst thirty years, Our older
resders will remember h1s first main ofaco at No.
| 80 Clark street. This he opened In July, 1856,
Alshough for over ten yearB before, he hAd beon
Ii bJbkoukL9 ooAooHNA IL pAooA'uoAAs e'sHA'"b7
houses elsewhere. The building occupied by
h,n at tha dsto mentioned had been used BY
~ IT,. M.rah.r,s. ~. - .nd ,f.ch,nlca. n.nk. and oon.
sao aiotcnel'o @na 80 ,,.,.
ec9uently. when pnfohhsea os Mt. Aasi'' ~ wAe
peculiarly adapted to hlH business Tho an
financial pantcs OF ~ aud '73.
and tho trials OF Chlcago'H huge
bIazs, wera unable to stake a
| honBe tnanaRed with such prudence ana F1Rof ~
that of Mr. Adbit. Alter aach disaStet, II was
found saai I .ha .iaa doas, ~ oiar
Ads oos sese! banking business a .s, Of t.. ssFot,
! besn she lul!ess known to bankers everywhere,
LUIS house hsH had fsir shsre Of active b,'snoas
Gns 2. te m H. ocor eoutrv
banking 'a''''as'nus @nssx ~ 'nu as.rar*a suus,'
=, raass h.nss,. ~ nAaTAl - Ha =. w..h,,o+on
st,eot, Tha house datos lts foundation ~ fat
h,.L =. 1sea and vaa famtitarly and fsyorabIy
g.. =. a.. hus,ro,, r,hIio ,na,r tha stv1ss
known 10 tae o"h'nosS pao'to uaaet .ue ., s'5''s
Of Wrenn, ulitnann i Coz ana 19ler, mfena d