, 1876-11-26
A SEAS0NABLE TOPIC.
The Rapid Growth and Importance Of
the Retail Coal Interest in
Chicago.
How They Have Established
Themselves in Every Sec
tion Of Our City.
And the Many Advantages They 04sr the
Consumer Over the Wholesale
Yards,

tercsts are in reality more closely allied with
those of the general public, nor any who deserve
more hearty support, than the retail coal mcr-
chants OF our city, and yet seem to exist in the
minds Of many OF our citizens most mistaken
ideas in regard to their position IN
the trade, as well as concerning many
details Of the business, notably that oi
their ability to carry on paying business with
out giving the consumer short weight. In view
Of these circumstances, q concise statement OF
facts, the result Of careful investigation, must
prove Of interest to every reader Of TIE TR1B-
UNE, and will serve to disabuse the public OF
any such erroneous impressions. In the first
place, to an association Of the retail dealers is
due the credit of having last winter
forced the combination known as the Hard-Coal
Exchange to yield, and, had it not been for the
breaking up of this giant monopoly, which cs-
sayed to control every mine contributing to the
fuel supply Of Chicago, our citizens would have
been at the mercy Of q few operators, and COIL
PEELED to pay for their coal any price
that might be asked. The retail
dealer has also many advantages
over the wholesale yard, which, when
o;.+,a .,,+ ,,r.+ ho roo1l;fxt norrn;,-nd h1, ali
b., ,'ontroct;nT his coa} viii Tho ,y},o3,eale
yard early in the season, deliverable at his own
convenience, the retailer Is only required to
drornor ,1non rrceint of or,]crs hcvond his sfncE
fro,, fi,a wholesnfn var,1 and sunnlviner his
1ntron ot the same nricc charrrd l,y the
wholesaler. This he is enabled to do
o-of+ nstalT2ahed hotwecn h;msrlr md the
!,.hn1csoIn~ an'I flo advantooea IF this svstem
~ t,vn+o1d cac,r;nu To thc consumer ~. hest
and cieanast 1o,1 hv nortim,l,r care in selecting
ana SCREENING. and rnarantceinr full Weight in
avor,, instonEp hv rn,rpiuh3uu nn21 thns charging
snv miatoke NJ The whnlcsale ward. for # is
fnrr the interest of the retailcr to
nUt d..t III I'm wc;@ht h;mself and his
11ustomcr receives the benefit Of this. Then.
apa;Y7. tbc retai]er ran supply every kind OF
fHei.L.nal. wood. coke, etr,: and il, prompt
ncsa of delivery also. lie has every point in bis
favor.-a faat Of the utmost. Importance to q
1sroa cloes who orc Unable tn Inv in nd
voTrc Ut their immediate necessit1es. Not
wit,,stan1ins- r.in the fact that for the
nast two Years number Of the
Wholesalers on tnf South Side have endeavored
10 army 10 lem vaTs
Pare 9.;iv Increasing in strennth and nnmners.
ami in IN batter ,yav can W: show how in1nor-
tant IN element they now form in the business
of our ~ city than bY tie appended list Of the
nrfltntnRnt,
oe1ens reslusnsu tc na @e a+rset
Wl!iam g., h{nsea 4ae 90 soa1n aa'S'eo S'fee1
sly NJ Mo1er t;93 and tS7 So,,tb Ha,stcd street.
n4oa1e3, ~ ss ~ 11.s. asn a.ai Hoa.fa;,.s.
,f ;,i 20 GaGai etre"t ao
v;d' 1.a1' ~ 491 uorr;so,, etraota
~ 20 % ~ eti, a 70! % oteet
= Paas.u" 49, a,; H an @ ia IA Su,th Grren street
. - Ioh,a L 10; eauth Greo1 street 01
;;:a Mo94S, $4,000 ~ 1If, 10 80 3Tse+ Aaonoe
s,n W.,1a,,- ~ ~ ond "a snH+th T1,;on e+res+
J9n neieG 10 :m nd R Iaoo oon onan,'s ena
N1cno!s q clont' - ~ n4ue tstauu 41at A'eno1 ano
corner Mugan Ga 7oa aa rantra "raa,,a
yohn G4arh, lY2 Ignt1S E;l asenus.
J9hn hoult' 'oGS r2o ,l nlue 1n3an1s i5lamu asenue
n. Moi4euI, 2g9 70, o41e tslaHu asehue'
r 5aope, a42 . dolug u; 1si34u aVenue.
~ Myers, iaY fcsI ~ Sao1t5oE n5 S;fa sLlegt.
nary y JonGs O. ~; 9vE2S nest ~ nuien
5E 81: ao ust va ~ R,1rs,, strcet
!. benrens, @;o ''9St ~ W. " pqie1 WE pe s1lSe'
:. = Garman q s:e 20, S2 ~ nest van ourch'
@ IN n Pm: 9 o n, w. ~ 4ra9t uiH s.rso+
y: rrocaa ag az ~ ost ~ Ta'Sth st.sot sot
T;a{{1 ~, Pvr1,,'e * Ss, Vest TvsIfti' sfreet
nosnI 1 13js,,1sEo W. - er..tttt, "ts"<.
roY q oLaE:, f. o9g Mos neTs va,Sth etrsot
Souai ~ ~ nj ~ T}.t s sTa5;aos. +x".+
T. ;u Gla';eI ~ % w. Ma,;aa a+o+
f. 15Iat naln * T Wnst S1,d;son etreet
- n: naai' 5 ~ W. ~ oIiea7, a.saa+ rec woe+
Taln,e', = .a+ u.1 ''eS' 4@o'0on 01Ao wv "~3N
van 1'as nulsL s'lSe' at,-;,eox 1eo .na 7eo wea+
,fd;s.sa sxnarr etrsot AtA1oaoA' 'oo "'o 'o7 'e7'
Aliu1so1 t = osteet. ono 7sroc+ Madison s+-oa+
,ctt q t;a re st sfai;soS' etraat
3Hels M M = unl.ae }i3; o,a e7S 7o5S WesH %a5sn,
Son. patt D. i 20 1,5 o ot n.s,a, .,,1.
1ra. T. ee 81, 81 Wue+ We TanG5lni, streot
mAse ~ ~ tIo.,,e], ~ 7n7 TTas4 o1-p $500
!IL,,: -: ~ IN MIS- r. r. 81 W. - T1 4aa+
Mtan a1n na lltres ,sn o. w. DBL west 1AA7
anu oDv yI,Ho lornec w.ot 1,te strset anil
D. a. Noin"''' Snno ~0An1' '''@ A'4A0 0' e0' 0Ao
oIsan gaaee r. r., e1e and eoo {va.+ o1.a
Radu TX y West S1aG ent strest eG west LAKE,
u ,;i;;a, no9o1, 80 LaS ct5 W.
s Mia m a1n W. ~ 1eHs e. Lhe etroat
E:, niche nfos, S1U 0n nu ~ ~ INK ~. Lhe
9as @ Wnn,r agoo te ~ !oos n tvast f,t;ona
% 1s m ~ w. IT, ~ d;ana ai. ~ etrea+ :, es
H,ne Na3icso,, au .,,S Wast In;ot'a or. stree+
v1 Gnitns ~ 1n7;ana a1 MofIa st~a.+s
+ Tawrcnrc. 153 Enrth s Ha}stcd Street.
#. i. Flayin, 2G and 2O4 North Halsted street.
G. F. Darstow. Milwaukee and North avenues.
J. Murphy Il Co., 565 West Eighteenth street.
J. w: Prindlvllle, West Sixteenth and Brown.
Schultz q hclmcrs, cor. Union and loth SIS.
oouIA SLIDE.