, 1879-05-14
IMPORTANT ACCESSION.
Chicago Is the Principal
Market.
4 Lending Nav York Grain CommiE.
sion House Seeks the Westorn
Metropolis.

Tic importance Of the grain trade Of Chicago
Is every day tnA1e mora manifest. N tic nhtu-
raj cetltro 0f the great Northwest, with It's mill.
Ions Of fertile acres, she gathers tho vast
products Of this graunry Of the. world and dis
tributes ttlein 10 the ensis of tie earth. Every
day aces additions 10 the system Of railroads
reaching out Into the rich farming tu1lts Of tllu
West at1 bringing them In connection with tte
tnarket, nlHl every day brlngs aoine improves
tnent In tile lines of communication With tho
lcabosrd and thu facilities for forwarding
the produces to tile European markets.
Eaatcrn capitalists have long s!ncc learned
That Chicago Ii no longer dependent on at,y ono
seaport, nnl that tho Centre Of tile graiu trade
must remain III the West. They t,ayo, there.
fore, cpdcavorod 10 securc advantageous coh.
nections with Chicuao tousea, anil hare Invested
heavily IL this market. This Is especially truo
tant movements ID this direction is .lse ope.'iag
VI an t'flco Ia Chicago by tic firm Of Field.
Ltndley Il ca. This llrtn. which ranks a. ons
VI tlle strongest and most substantial! In tho
Es,n tssa' n wss H. 0Eantsd n d Nh T s
dell q Field, which for years held
q protn!nsnt pusiton In The grain trade Of New
York. Thy Old lrm consisted Of Aeesrs. Pope
Z. Tel1t JOHN I. Tsues'lsll, and Edward N.
Field, An Of these gentlemen remain in tue r.
addition, Of Mes,rs. Daniel 4. 1.lntlley, Edward
). Wasfb,,rn, md Cirrus ". Field, VINO Is rep.
sessnseS s as spes.l psftner S,1 br capital Of
81 % MS. cyrus t1 NV ". Field. lt' sir. II Daniel mel
4. Lln.luy,. WIN Is son-ln-law Of Cyrus ".
Field. was formerly number Of the banking
tlrm Of Jenup, raton IL Co., New York, and Ii
aRsn H. efs Sws4a 81 g. wssurs SsT na'f i seex e
known to tlle merchants OF Chicago ~ the able
Manager Of thu fIoosac Tunnel lne. Mr. Cirrus
W. Field needs no Introduction to the public Of
either Europe or America. lifs name Is 4 house,
hold Hord, and 10 long nb electricity flashes from
continent 10 continent through submarine cables
Will he be remembered With honor.
III the cariy stuges Of her development, CHI
cago was content to send her grain and produce
ers there t. forward Il to the European markets,
anil for long t[ruu New York held practical
mobnnusY Of the GRIM exporting business.
Owing to thu Development Of her railroad con-
more is now formidable rival Of New York for
the grain tr1lt OF the West, nud Is stralntHy
every nerve to secure the lead.
Having choice VI 80 many different routes,
# ls easy to make favorable contrarts for
through shipments direct to tile EUROPEAN mar
kets from Chicago, aud tile rapid lncrcAsc Ut
the business III thts direction IL one OF thu fnuss
noticeable features OF the grain trade, us It e.
fcrtunIy establishes tho supremacy Of the
Western metropolis.
In view OF tllesc facts. tho enterprise and
business sagac!ty Of the aforementioned tlrm
will be more fully appreciated. Recognizing
tic fart tl,at Ner York eau no longer control
the rraln trade, they urc quick to avail thea-
sctvcs Of nil lhe advantages Of locations, mud
hayo established branch houses both in this
market md Baltimore.
1t cannot, ii aecms to rs, TAIL to be an alyan.
tace to this eIty to hare ntllcd to Its business
houses onu with 60 much ability, capital, anil
experience. We are ALREADY Justly proud Of our
Chicago merchants ind their enterprise, but
With such additions, bringing large ircreasc OF
capital to one 1f the Ilost Important branches
Ut our trade, VIC confidently predict still better
things In the future.