, 1876-03-12
NEW TRADE PALACES.
Two Of the Most Elegant 0Mcs"Build-
ings Yet Erected in Chicago.
Interesting Mentions Of the Structures
and Their Principal Occupants.

THE WRENN & MEEKER BUILDING.
This superb structure Nos. IS and q Dear
born street, is fine example Of the modern
Gothic, a2d il imposing and ornate without aud
elegant and weli-lighted within. It il owned BY
John H. Wrenu, of tue firm Of John Il. Nrenu
i Co.. bankers, No. sc Washington street, and
4. 3. Meeker, Of the firm Of 4. B. Meekes i Co.,
dealers in pig-irop, steel rails, etc. Nearly the
entire building is already rented. though few
fine Offices Gu TIE fourth floor remain unoc-
cupied.
4. 3. MEEEER CO.
The firm Of 4. .. Meeker Co.. which holds
foremost position among the heavy dealers in
pig~iron, rails. etc., has taken one Of the aand-
soonest and most Convenient Offices in this
building. Messrs. Meeker l. Co. represent q
number OF the leading furnaces and lson-millss
Steel Company; the Green Bay Iron Company,
OF Green Bay, Wis; the National Iron Compa-
ny, OF De Pere, Wis.,; and the Menomineo Iron
Company. OF Menominee, Wis. 4 tiru2 which has
handled plg-iron to tho extent Of close upon
100. 900 tons, and from s., QUO to 10000 tons OF
steel aud iron rails. ID IN position to afford its
cus.omers advantages not to be locked for in
smaller coucerns. There arc no concerns III
this or any other country more fayorally located
for their work than the great furnaces cun-
troiled by Messrs. Meeker j. Co. The Wisoousln
furnaces are in the heart of the o1e-producing
fayortes everywhere With tho manufacturers OF
Bessemer steel-rails. car-wheels. agricultural
implements, etc.
TEE JOLIET IRON AND STEEL coArAsY
has it's Chicago headquarters III this fms build
ing The Company manufactures iron and steel
raila, frogs, swieches. crossings, etc. AID III
capacity and facilities Il unsurpassed by aug
company III the United States. The Hon. u. 5.
Brooks is Preei3elh, II. f. Bi.elow ls Secretary
and Treasurer, aud ste list Of Directors includes
+kot ivt>o E%r1cSr IN,
cago, Joliet, st. Louis, aud elsewhere.
t.TuE bus1NEss-MEx's UNION"
occupies tho basemsn. Offices OF No. 97 This
is q novel and common sense uu1ou OF busA-
ness-men to procure information regarding each
other. md for mutual protection, with head
quarters in New York. under tho management
Of Fause, Hershberger & Co. The piail is to
furnish subscribers Jcc1s concerning business
men, taken direct from the official records.
This simphfes The Commercial-Agency systen
vastly, for the quarterly repoits OF the Cnlon
thus give only the nAmes Of business parties
who are incumbered. So excellent i this
method that the New York Office has secured
l6, zoo subscribers in three years time. Vha
Union attends to collection st miaimam COST
while it is prepared to loan money on CONNER
ctal paper and resi- estate. Having present COZ
troll Of upwards OF 100000, which il here III
bank, it can accommodate borrowers with little
delay
This gentleman who has been long and favor
ably known in the leading business and fnancla!
circles Of the West IS one OF the most ssEa'gAt-
forward and respected Of Chlcago's citizens. has
taken handsome aud Convenient quarters IL this
building. He has large, double Offices on The
fret 1oor.
Nr. Harroy's facilities for transac.ing mort
gage-loan and real-estaIe business are peculiarly
adVan:ageoue being agent for se5erai Eastern
capitalists. parties with ready and ample means.
aud IL prepared to negotiate loans at the most
favorable rates.
FREDERIC CLLMASN.
Mr. Frederic UllQspn, prominently known ~
an able attorney and counselor at law, will here
after haEe bis offices III Rooms Nos IL and II III
this building.
r. F. WARNER.
attorney ut law end solicitor Of patents, is IN
Room No. Is. He il one OF the leading and most
successful patent practitioners OF the West
WALTEn bURSH4M,
attorney aud counselor at law, has his Offices in
Rooms Nos. S and 7.