, 1876-01-16
r,s guoerb Work Which Has Been Il
Wrought in a Superb Building.
uh.t the Public VIII Find at the Cor"
rc- Of Stale and Madison
Streets.


.a,,. II the southeast corner OF these tso great
.horouchfsras, the healluaiters Of opa OF the
INC. prominent manufacturing aad trade insti-
+-.,,ns O. the country. The massive and ornate
fra.story stoae structure at the point IN qnes-
Inn will tsnc=for.h be the general headquarters
f,- tim Wilson Seains- -Machne Compauv-
Tho occuIaucy OF SO handsome a building. in
.och an absolutely uurivaied business Location,
~ .1,e main officials OF so admirable corpora
i'm would Of itself constitute
MATTER OF UNUSUAL ISrERFsT.
pnt when it iB unders. oo1 that the movement is
5a s}iunct Of sill eraudeE enterprise. the
.enoral Of 1he Wilson u1anufactory t. one OF
shicago'e chief suburbs, the s1fai: assumss ths
nsenltuce Of aD event Of Paramount interest
. The whole vast Nest.
TRIBUNE ambassador has surveyed the work
,..onplshed in the handsome oiico building.
3e hss also lea, ned the particulars CT the gEau-
ic lab,rs involved IN transporting the nanufae-
orr f,om Cla:e111d to Grand Crossing. the 4sttet
,lacs being the future home for the produc'!on
II the superb Wilson machines. Tho lnspecton
II the office structure and a conversation Win
NJ, IT, G. Wilson. Fresii ient ot Tho COMPANY,
,ss enabled Tue TH1EuSE to present an accasa1e
nd entertaining sketch q the entire enses-
3rife. -
TIRE WHOLE Eu.LpISd
= the snnt1,-ast cnrncr of State nnd Madison
,.rccts will te used Us tho ms:n American ONCE
If the Wilson Sewing Machine Company. AZ
ruv Of dclt artists Al d Skilled wofkne11 n.so
transformed the frs. 1oor OF TINS ealncs 'nso
me Of the most elesart talesrootns and 5us1hess
Icnsrtments TO be found iu any CITY O! nny conE-
~. Tho ceiling cluvs with the choicest Of Al
minis fraeco-nork Rich srabesquo nnu no:ai oc-
s;eus link together and surround pa oess III "n.cn
ne grouped With rare tsete ana s'll.ts nsutes
.,,hematicsl ot sculpture. paiuslng, a:t- science,
nu,ic the ,.awasi OF merlf,' etc. ArtlhtcaAE
:;nted walls spd columns. -,ch woodwork. inlsn-
ID bv Mes r.. Patzack / Schulz in tho finest OF
French walnut; superb eas-hansings and tna
most a:eeaut OF general furnishings combine to
.omnla,e su apartment =: once magnificent and
naned. The remaining Noo:s, which are to be
,ocupied for ealesrooEs, supply Office,
tc, are finished upon scale or
.3munensurate beauty and thorouchness- From
rortuul.y Of seeirg and judging for themselves
II the artisic atrec.iveness OF this tcace palace.
The ccnspicuons location and handsome hnlsh
Of the Wilson Sewing -Machiue Compauys man
Office are excellent examples OF tEe otSan.Sa-
t;oa's iudcmeut aud method CT business. The
Wilson Coclcauy's Office, like the WILSON ma
chine is obviously tue paragon.
1mrortact and interesting, however. as IS the
es,abl,Bhmept Of the Wilson Conranys Office in
such kinG'v location, the transfer OF "ho!e
irnrensa manufacturing establishment from Il
c,stapt city right to the threshold Of ChicaSo Is
IN event OF eren greater worth
GEASD CEoss1No.
probably the most eligible point IN the United
States. partic1lsrly N the matter OF transpo'ta-
Tin, fs,,li;les for gie.t nsnufactorr, Is hence-
forth tbs p!ace whero every Wilson machine
will be BON INTO popular aud useful existence.
At Grand Crossing, barelr thirty minutes tide
frou the business Of Chicago, i've grand rail-"
uay lines converge. An lnde1ibae aud duubticsa
eternal law Of Illinois commands every traln OF
erery sird Oh each ono OF these lines to come to
: dead stop q. Gland Crossing. The hundreds
OF trains Which whrl uaily over the tracks
of such mammoth rou:es rs the Illinois Central,
Michigan Central. pi1tsbnrg q Fort Wayne.
Michigan Southern. and Baltimore Il
Ohio Roads al pass through Grand Crossing.
and all are compelled to pause ere pro-
ccedlng again on their way. 1hese roads
and thor branches penetrate into
and tan every h.5i;able portion Of North Amer
ica- The wilson sewing machines can be taken
right out Of ths maEufactorv and be
euIenED DIRECT
soaoy part Of the lard. They DO not hare to bs
brought at he1Ty treigh. c1penee. from some
sice town in the East, and then be rcs',inped
from Chicago to Western agencies and pu1-
:baaess.
The Wilson sering-machino has for its Presi-
lent
BE, II. G. WILSON.
From him The TRIBUNE Representative learned
enterprise ia which the Company ii now
Engaged. Mr. Nison is direct. energetic gen.
leman who understands exactly what ho is
shout. Though trave and courteous. there !s
40 nunsenee about him. He is practical aud
:orcitlr, and in bearing, address, and method Of
asasscting bIriness .s thy typical Western msu
of euterp:1se, tact. and succesR. He states that
.he enol lmous growth of the Company's business
has made an enlargement OF lts facilities
!neziisb' eh for c;e1a,nd ssms time Fass T3s
s.amped resources TO. shipping goods. As soon
Is it MAS evident that change Of base and q
broadeuing Of opportunities was imperative,
Chicago wns naturally the ti,ss point considered.
Soon 1t aas the only point kept in view at ell,
the question then being ss to
JusT THE REST SPOT
in the ne:ehboIhood Of tht5 city for locating the
ntaufactory. The nneaualed railroad edyar-
tages Of Grand Crossing, joined to other
excellent features, determined the final
The Cornell Watch Company WAS purchased.
With it was also bought = largo number Of lots
Of land, conveniently situated. Large and cost
II additions to tLo building we're az once com-
menced. Other Improvements were instituted.
such ~ the grading OF new streets, the coal
OF new residences.
In the early spring tho WORK OF putting up
houses On some 800 lots ~l'l be pusard for.
ward to speedy termination. THO VIII
d!d know how to make halfway work OF any
sa'ns, and it is The TH1EuSE's belle: tha: unde.
the present auspices Of this Conpany's manage
ment, Grand Crossing las Certainty il the
oeer future OF assuming complete predominance
assae foremost manufacturing suburb Of Chi
:sgo
The conversation with 1Ir. Wilson yielded
sneh Rooi + ut that it wss pushed further. Ii
sas learned that ...
AN OUTLAY OF OVER f3oo,0eo
ms been involved IN removing the Compauy'f
headquarters and man.factory from Cleveland
- CIlcago. Tint this expenditure Was certal
waa, OF coa1se, fully understood and weighea
b the COMPANY But the necessity for greater