The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-08-03
CHICAGO AND TEXAS.

Chicago Is n business enigma W olnoI
cities. Not content with monopolzlng
the cream OF the business of the north
west, which she has handled with consul
mate skill, as all will admit, she reaches
ont for that Of the southwest also.
Dlsregording her Older and moro con.
seryatiue competitor, st. Louis, she
boldly invites the trade Of TcXas and
secures 1t by the adroit Ranking move
ment by way Of the Chicago, Burling,
ton and Quincy, Missouri, Kansas and
Texas, and Houston aud Texas Central
railway routes The enterprise exhib-
tied is sure augury Of ultimate sue
cess, With good goods, reasonable
prices and fair rate Of transportation,
there is no reason why Chicago should
not do very large share Of the Texas
business, which New York and Boston
now does. Her facilities are ample in
all lines, and besides this, she has al,
ready the largest portion Of our stock
business to commence with.
Field, Letter n Co, in dry goods,
notions, carpets and upholstery IL not
excelled by the best New York houses,
Their trade is simply immense and for
liberality and general business sagacity,
they are among the foremost in the
west. 1t is not strange that they cover
the territory, vast as it is, which
stretches from the lakes to the gulf
In the manufacture of boots and shoes
we have such houses as c. NJ. Ilender.
son u Co., and Doggett Bassett Il Hills
either one or both equal to any trade
demand which they are likely to en-
counter, and competing in all respects
in prices, styles and quality sharply
with the best Boston and New York
houses, they by reason of their closer
proximity and general business cornec-
ton with the state, must secure the
lions share of the trade. In all respects
they are worthy to compete with the
best OF their eastern opponents The
wide.awake merchants of Texas are not
slow to detect and improve such Il
business advantage as they present Ia
them. Therepresentatves OF these two
excellent houses, make the circuit OF
the state twice each year, and they are
the fit representatives. of the better types
OF Chicago's business enterprises.
In hardware S, D. Kimbarll is fully
up abreast with the other branches
named, and equal to any house east or
west in the facilities he oilers to dealers
in hardware, This is one of the most
extensive houses in the trade in the
United States. Like the other houses
named, it ranks in general fairness and
business intelligence with the leading
houses OF the country, These are great
advantages to Texas merchants, seeking
not only the best markets for the sale
of tho products Of the state but the
best sources for the purchasing of sup.
plies. The general trade of the state is
advancing rapidly every year in both
character and amount, and it is cir
cumstance of no small Importance to
us that Chicago has entered the race
for our commercial iavors with the
other chief cities of the country,
" In the multitude of counsel
there is safety, so in the multi,
tude of competing points there
is trade advantage for Texas, and
among these points Chicago is surely
one of the most important already, and
destined at no very distant day to ex>
ert q commanding influence in the ex-
panding commerce of the state. In.
deed, each year will add not only to our
development, but to the number and
eagerness Of the candidates for the re.
sulting trade. Chicago starts oil in the
race far in advance of any western com.
petitor, and it remains to be seen if she
will not even distance the fur east, no.
tably Boston and New York. The col.
umns of The HERALD show that Chicago
is doing her part to cement trade res
lations with us. 1t only remains to be
seen if our merchants will meet the
move with like liberality.