, 1881-01-01
III ILL., / AVVgl
Chicago Banks, Merchants,
and Manufacturers
Are Prosper
ing.
Gigantic Stride During the
Year in Business
interests.
Wherein the Dry-Goods Men,
Hardware Men,
Jewellers;
Boot and Shoe Dealers, Hat and
Cap Men,. Lumhormcn,
ct nl., Participate.
A Splendid Exhibit of the Maohin-
cry and Implement Makers
and Dealers Deal,
Review Of tho Successes Of the Railroad,
Insurance, and Other Prominent
Corporations.
Advancement Of Real Estase-Wfere 10
Have Your Money Safely
Invested.
How All This Was Done, and
the Men Who Did
It.
A SPLENDID Exhibit of the Maohin-
cry and Implement Makers
and Dealers Deal,
Review Of tho Successes Of tho Railroad,
Insurance, and Other Prominent
Corporations.
Advancement Of Real Estase-Where To
Have Your Money Safely
Invested.
How All This Was Done, and
the Men Who Did
It.


the Men Who Did
It.
In accordance with usage, In presenting
THE THrnuSE's annttal royiow Of tho old
ycur ut the dawn Ut the new, 1t is incumbent
Mt this stage to rcfer to such Of Clicngo's
commercial houses, manufacturing establish
nlents, corporations, ETC., rs hayo conduccd
to tile gratifying exhibit VIC aro enabled to
lay before our readers totlny. III presenting
tic names, rs we'll rs incidents OF business in
tho respective lines In which they arc leader,
tho jobbcrs. retailers, and CONSUMERS Of the
with whom, they hnve found pleasure as we'll
rs profit to tralllc with in the past, ard will
ngrre with lis TINY nro worthy Ut being
ranked with tho worltt's merchant prln ces,
and deserving of Nil the publicity T'1E T.1s.-
uNE's Immense edition Of to-day can give
theln,-,,ot only that 1t may add to tho n l.
ready woll-oarne.l fame OF tllolr various on-
terpriscs, but TINT tho. public veal may bo
benefited by the exposition.
BANKS, SAFE DEPOs1TOR1Eg,
ETC.
TIE FIRST NATIONAL.
The largest Of our local banks in point Of
business, md perhaps tho leading financial it,
stltulto1, outside of Now York City, Is tie
First Ma tlonal Bank Of Chicago.
Dy maintaining MS d stda,ly po licy q close
regarl for general commercial interests tn
which tho proper functions of banks arc re.
lated, it iins steadily advanced In MI tie oto
,nonts Of strength mld prosp Gritty, and l,us
thorcl,y achieved Il superior reputa tion both
Mt homo and abroad.
The statistics of Its business which taye
special interest In this representative saEni~
public character show deposit line 0 S18,-
o00. 900 for 1889. m lncreasu of IS por cont
over 1870. rle foreign depnrt1ne mt. now the
medium OF vast system ut foroI gn trnnsac-
t1ons. formerly restricted to tho banking ac-
Communications Of Now York, Indicates n
proport!o11ate Increase Of aggregates, bills
received against shipments ut ihercl'and tse
rencllinE NbOut S:s5, ,000, quo. In governments
nnd securities tho bank Is specially ropre-
medium Of Information and Investment.
llero tho percentage Of Increase lsas also been
very large.
As mi necessary fcnturo tho First National
sya ten of safety dclnsit vaults, safety storage
known as among tic iMnst. Wrtect it, the
country. The tinr luitlng which has tncn
the finn tllar ll0Elc Of tllo baMk fol-. 10 mnry
years, a''l thy scele Of Its long md prospsr-
Gus history, is lrcn'nfnE too eontracte4 for
its growing business, md Tho contemplated
removal nbont tho middle. Ut the year IL al
reatiy natter of public information.
THE COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK,
The Co,nmercia!! National reports nh nver:.
about 50 per cent over tlle business OF 1870.
x somewhat Hpeclut Significance nttaches 10
this particular item 0f .grDwtl', III. TINT tho
b,,siiicss Of tho bank, being lrgely hulonE
trad5sncn, with much moro of tic element
nf uniformity, lit its patronage tllnll commons
IL pertains to tic business Of great DankIng
Institutions, It's transactions become iutelll.
dItEo.L-n setson Ut unusually heavy elcpos-
fiji ln,nlvinw a corresponding itcreasu OF
volume il, tic various departments Of com
1ns.cc., -,
pank il mule III, largey Of Il class Of il,or-
chnnts aid b1,sil,tss.I,Iuj, Of lprsonpl roEiiti-
tiOl,, i0Dg nlNl closely identified with Tue
peri.lanont mercantile interests ct tile city;
,anre oi stnctlY M r.nresent2tyo n i,s reIn. 1ts
tfnI,s tn cot,l,mnrcc. It's bltsInoss il cnntinn.l
strictly to tno roli,inU transnUttul,s Of legiti-
cnutiot1. md good Judgment cj,nrncturi2inr
tho direct management being gathered frotI
the fnct Tint II ltas not experienced whnt
bnnlIcrs tall "inss" III twn years. tt!no.
Rlld lnlntUrittth Development Of business,
the constant swelling Ut It's roll OF deposit0rs
and customers, nlMl tho lIccf8sity OF depart
ment accOnnlntlntip1iA adequate TO the ttl-
crensng yolu1ie 0f lts transactions vii Mt no
distant tlny i,cccsstta!e removal to "lnore
connlUlIOlts atlArters.H
NATIONAL. HANK OF 1LLtSo1a