New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-16

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:, :. isre9a1seBH MeAth1Aa1ll q
this whelssale trade. Il has bssar rsa-
dFsd NJ, = ~ a. eaiapslida 4 q
@obsses aissady - Ohieaeo:, i. .. ;" y, y,
+ sd asts yoes 10 - vhalesnle dry les1s
ttaos q; ChicAge ths seles aneupted IA
-, 0oO, 100 - sGs&nst so 500 900 q ISIS and
el2 600 600 n 1879. One Arn, HiolA, Lailae
9 IN. . bootnoO anountiDg pg06A69y "a
10000 900, nd smother, J. vvarven h
c., . baaisas anssa1iag - elzsooo. 400 thia
Oss day lest week. stt a ususa.loe.
cnfreoce-the 6rm Of Rield, Letter & Co.
made shipments 70 twenty eeyao different
States and Territories. -. 3 d ~
In addition to the trade Of the North
west = 4
4 yast trade has alee bsen built Up With
The Southwest, extsnding - fer - Texas
end New Aexioo within tho pest two years.
Besides this, Chicago Of late years has be-
como the fancy shopping place for people
living within . railroad ride Of day or .
night; Chioago's retail trade. indeed;
OVSOsO000 - AhSOADUsRK1
TO the west. and couple OF hundred miles
to the east and south Of the city. i ..5.-.
This great result has been attained by
two commercial improvements
l. The importation of goods in bond to
interior ports Of delivery.
g That all the foreign dry goods sold
here ere imported directly By Chicago mer-
0hauts, who have their resident and travel.
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terms with European manufacturers, and
who. IN many cases, contract for the entire
stocks Of certain faOtofieo in tho samo men
ner - the largest New York houses. This
system assufe0 the minimum cost Of trans-
portst0n and handling, and tho result 10 .
saving Of ono and . half to two per cent IN
froaghts. bistsr cf4t04.4 '.a
The distribution Of this trade, Wholesale
and retail, is due to the spiders web Of
rail and wire thatextsnds around Chicago.
This constant and instantaneous symps-
thy from centre 70 circumference enables
Chicago to conamunicats With the nearest
or most remote correspondents. That
system Of instantaneous inteseourss has
enabled large cities to supply small stocks
Of merchandise On short credits
Tie Old practice VS. Ser tbs interior msr-
chant 70 viait Nov York 81 Chiesge twice :
year. buy .goOde on six nonthS tme, and
by u stOeks 10 last Over that period This
cay.tem REQUIRED moro capital for the jab
befs, and c0nae Quently HeoaDsitated larger
pao&ts to oavee. thu, lafeer aoyes6msnt and
QeootersiDks II 10W1spassote, Vhiohhas
been found 70 epe&Hte s6lth6 edvaatAge Of
both the tonbet sna-ths country metehsnt
brisgs To latter 10 Chieaes abo1t lenee
every I've OsotAs; - kosPs his sock frseb,
and does . pfompeeR aad 3pts satisfaetery
The country merchant thus keeps his
stock in the large city and ordsn q he
may need We csn not but express our
ssereE that With this t.aosfsr of European
nsrohAndi1s toa greet WaaAsxa csatsA
Chicago has seemed 70 indifferent to tAe
importatioo Of tropical goods through
New Orleans We hsvs even heard That
he New Orleans of8ce Of the Illinois een.
hal is to BE- clossd. Tie REPUBLICAN
had expressed great hope that tho
great corporation referred to would pub l
chase control 81 the whole Hne from
Chicago 10 New Orie6m, and chat II would /
place lines u osean stsamsAips, g East
IN sailsoads have done, to connect II
with ths great ports Of
spanish America. We have still hope
alas this will be done. Such athroueh
would command the whole
ropical trade Of the Northwest and the
'oast Of Canada, and would be well
worth organization. We have hope
hat the administration of President Hayes,
} Western nan, will give us . system of
POSTAL service and of commercial treaties
which will make New Orleans the great
,ostal and commercial centre of our
ropical and continental course, and con-
titute Chicago 9 great centre for the ID.
erior distribution Of groceries, any hides,
vool, furniture woods and precious
Metals, is she IL now Ike to be, for the
'roducts u European -indnst4yE 'N
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