, 1879-06-01
HIST LIKE CHICAGO.

Great House Whose tsecord very MUCH
Resembles That OF the City ltsolt-Ihe
Gentlemen Who Organized the Jockey
club and Projected Other Magnificent
" Enterprises.
When Chicago has anY great work to do it is
usually done in royal fashion. Individuals and
business firms become infected with the spirit
Of enterprise which has made the city so grandly
snccessful, and the result is We have commercial
houses here that carry out more magnificent
projects than can be shown by any city in the
land. .--..
Take, as M admirable example, the we'll
known establishment Of Lawrence &. Martin.
Not content with founding the largest whole
sale wine, liquor, and cigar house in tue west,
the members OF this firm have branched out
into auxiliary enterprises OF the most eminent
and praiscwortny character.
It NAV not be generally known. but it is fact
TINT the planning, and successful consummat1on
of the Chicago Jockey and TrQttlng Cluo was
wholly the work OF this firm. They believed
that Chicago was the natural point for the finest
raclng course and graadest turt-meet,ngs on
this continent What the project needed vas to
be Systematically planned and then to hare the
attention OF leading citizens called to il. But
His planning aud this securing the cooperation
Of the foremost men OF tue Weat could only be
done by the right sort OF persons. Such persons
Messrs. Lawrence & Martin proved to be. They
seemed to understand, from the outset, what was
roouisite to do to be- certain OF carrying the en-
eri,rise to successful finish They were ltber-
al in outlay and sagacious in attending to every
necessary preliminary detail. They selected the
site built the track buildings, etc, anu were SO
iudicious in placing the stock that the very best
men in the CITY were glad to become financially
Interested in this organization, and to assume
nnsifions on the Board of Directors. The entire
world knows the rest Of the story Wcll enough.
Last year the best trotting meeting. ever seen
vas held at the Clubs park and this season
running and trottlng meetings havc n. oeen ar.
a1i greater number Of entries than the turf
annaIs ever before had any record OF
;Thjs firm recently sent com2etent connols-
| senr in cigars to Havana, and kept him there
| four weeks, inst to be sure OF having the
re choicest stock Of sucking goods ~ tne west:
Tie agency for the famous "old GEiterlon =
hr,nd is now jn Lawrence & Martins control
.rh;;c every variety OF perfect imported cigars
arr to be found at their establishment to an ex
tent nuitc impossible for any othe! tirn to rival
/ 1ndcet1 it has come now to be- well upueratooa
| in the West by alilovcrs Of the weed that LUIS
nlace is the headquarters tor everything aeslfa,
| lie in the line Of cigars. experienced ]uuGes y!
| this 11nss OF goods arc associated wl;h Messrs
! a,vr.,,rc Il Martin in the deoartmcnt In ques
tion. and the purchaser .KDows tiat Wnen lle
hnvs cigars here ne SIGHTING the best tile worit
ye Energetic propretorso Of this firm hare had
| the eminent champagne Vlntucr, GeoE5e aoulet
| ,nrenare a superb stock OF VINE, 70 WHICH ll'
| brand "Cutcago JuckeV CluD :" has ueen Gnc @
| ;rt,;s jnf1Irnparable champagne vii! be Mtro
l dnced tn: tnc world on the occasion OF In
/ fnTthtnm,nu June races, ana is ,destineu u
create a rrnuinr sensation among Ill lovers Oh
4' W.; haye thus sketehcd a few examples