, 1880-01-01

NlsIN FEu!lIAth$ bHluC llatt4 thkEN Wt-
vontngo IF the, bankruptcy net the previous
year, mud loft tho business on moro solid
bnsis, even before tha resumption -of spccIc-
payments increased tho volume OF tho cfrcu-
il!t!ng tribute to Cl!ieago ncu!noli, 10 say that
Of tho few cases af batl pny in The country
very fcw buy IT, this city. Our merchants
still give tl1nr, tl,e old story nbout doing b,si-
1nythcnt; hut littic, crpd1 Is given oser thirty
tnya, aud hone IS gtyen to parties OF doubtful
nhlity ta pay. 'rI,at class Is lsft 1" |" patronlzc
the merchants Of the SeAbnnrd. Tho interior
an aceo!'naIolins spirIt l,cra On and to ab!!!ty
to supply NIL his wn1lta as they arise. Tho
system Of s!olng business In NIL our. Wholesale
!nuscs, rcrhapa without MI exception, mnkcs
i ,, lor%artt eoo!is witLin . fcw l,o'!rs II
by. the next train. rho retailer is Tins nlI..
4! krcp his stuck rs low MS Is consistent with
ti!nt ,i!e wlIl bs a6!e to repicnisI almost Or
tho Instant. lEe, therefore, b,tys III smaller
quantities tim would be necessary III dcnl-
ing with the scatoarl, md Is nble to pay as
"pon III, ;i' ts ksens oi oil stock 5 @ On hand: ills
goods luay BE- alwAys fresh 0tll ever nttrnct-
I've, VII! !cli Is no si1al! element of success;
md 1lc Inns long since fottt1d that they can be
~ @ sern,s r. or oyc1y v m
tratllng will, Chicago. Indeed, the now ptaIl
l,as III Itself tho element Of even farther
se1c!,lng e., ,Sronnlay, The city 5obuer Is ahe
M Gs T. sos,s Ia 2 ts sGik II i assr ts saSe %ays wy ~
nfenishing, !as comparatively tittlo lille cap.
ltal on tlle shelf, ntnf cn,, haltlc his goods at
ltss cnst for rent, cIerk-tllre, etc:,. whrt tlO.
1 1s t a s's1y rs Mee a rnG1 II e The 1saf easSn 1 sdas
asye dlet,css tho rcst of the time. The co,l1l:
try tnlycr shares tho full pecliiiary benefit Of
this Improvement. 49,.
Wholesale trade Shows continHetl increase
during, tlle rast yenr. Our merchants llnye
trnln well ,tp viii, tile advance GUARD of tic
army Of civilization as It pushes OF, conqner- f.
!ng nI Il, conquer, III peaceful contest with
Nature. The elites and villages Of Colorado,
Arizona, and tho l,lack ,llills region, tho
stores Of the Salt Lake Valley md of Tcxns,
the Whit lieitls Of the Far NoSrtIwest nrs
cultivated by lnen WIN cat, drink, nntl wear,
nntl nse Eooils t,ostElh here Along tho shores
Of thu tinlt, md oyer nearly al tlle interyen-
ss4 iaS sSry syswsra w ID nS ts Heases Sf t wth, liz
rule ~ the sa,nr. Antl the cost of lIStribnt-
ing the tnn,ls IN very tnucl, 1,ss than It used
70 be. There Is little tlre.i for the services Of
fs leye fhe5 +. sS aw ps n wf5o Wif cnnsion a Is G,
The reputation Of Chicago rs the place III
w,S t. q h. business s nov 20 %sl s
HStuuilSliGu ll1Ht DuT IHEEEllMntS NCG HulC
to give to. their customers. the nd
ryses Ea1Ss 'e s for His SessS SssSs'aE sy T! sst
,a WILLY 4" sHp;y EooS ~ ors " tcnply n tlnm
merchants nf either places who are geo-
graphically. much nearer to tho consumer.
Su well Is this understood tint tho t,st Gntcr
prising atnnnE Eastern manufacturers and
I0h!,ers HOW establish agencies or branches
here, as the n1ily why In Which they can hope
TO recover a part Ut thu patronage which has
become cenhred upon this city.
u tuW. futures hnve occurred ntnOng. Our
wholesale llnllats sflrG n year ngo, but ntl nre
ttncca,e to outside causes. One 1.sltl becosne
loaded down with real estate, another hnl
,nwisely attempted to stem the tide OF ad-
vanelNE prices In produce, md two Or three
small lris yielded to whit they feared was all
overwhelming c0mpctiti0n from parties who
controlled more capital than tl,cy. Tlere lns
brrn less renson to complain ut freight dis
examinations by the railroads than III many
past years. Indeed, as already. noted, the
conduct Of tho r,ilronllng business In the
at,s1on ut orr tratle. We note that there h,ls
business during the pust few mouths. Salaries
have heen increased III n fow c,sus, blt rents
remain the satnc, though undoubtedly look
Ing np for th0st who llavC to mnku fresh
Lenses the coming spring.
Thp following figures arc intended to apply
to tflH Wholesale trade only. They Include
retailing only In 4 few minor cases where 1t
WIS impossible tO separate the two, They
cover olIly tile first selling cost Of the goods
snlh here; Hecnild sales not being counted,
even when made by 10Dbers.