, 1881-12-04
BLACK DIAMONDS.
4 Topic Of Interest at This Season Of the
YearValuable Information Regard
ing the Importance and Growth
= Of the Retail Goal Busi-
ness in Chicago. ~
The Many Advantages They 0ffsr the Consumed
Over the Wholesale Yards, and Why
Money Is Saved in Trading
with Them.

There never was, aud we doubt if there
ever will be, Il class Of businessmen whose
interests are in reality more closely allied
with those of the general public, nor any
who deserve more hearty support, than tha
retail coal-,nerclants of our city. anu yet
there seells to exist III the minds OF many OF
our citizens most mistaken iutas i'll regard 10
their position III the trade.as well It's colcerli-
Ing many details of the business. notably TINT
Of their ability to carry on 4 paying business
without giving the consumer short weight.
In view Of these circumstances. a concise
statement Of facts. the result of careful lit
vestigAllon, Mtust prove ot interest " every
reader Of TnE =, IrmuSE, alid " W1n ssfse
ons impressions: LII ). The hrss place.
til. credit Is A,lc tie retail dealers Of having,
few years agv, forced L combination Known
lis the llarsl-CoHf Exchange to yield; aliu
giant monopoly which esSayed IL control
every lni1lc contributing to The Ilel-sAppiy OF
Chicago and eventually closing UP every r.
tail dealer lit the city, and these ARE the III
OF reasonable prices-onr citizens would
have been ut the mercy -of few rich allu
powerful operators, ulld compelled to pay
fur their fuel any price that might be asked
The retail dealer ilas also many adyantnses
over the Wholesale yards, which. when
pointed out, must be readily perceived.
/ by contracting his coal with the Wholesale
yard early III the season, deliverable at MS
own convenience, tile retal!er IS only Ee-
utlired tu keep stock Oh ll;tllt sufficient Tor
s,,lal! orders, drawing upon receipt VI orders
beyond his stock fr0nt Lbs wholesale yard.
ant supplying, his patron ut tne same price
charged by the wholesaler This hu IS e1l-
at)lrti tO u0 by having a certain lnargiE. Ut
! prutit established between himse!t nlpi the
wholesaler, ullu the advantages OF this syS-
tenn are two-fOid, securing tu the consumer
the best and ce;anest coal BY particular care
in selecting and Screening ana guaranteeing
full weight in every instance by rcWe!Slll1ig.
aud thus checking amy mistake of the wsiole-
sale yuru for it is for the interest Of the re-
| taller to get full weight himself, and his
| customer receives the benefit THEN. again,
+ cual, coke, sawed ailu split wood, kirdi11lg.
| etc-alsu III prOmptlleSs Ut delivery, Also ile
Las every point i'll Ills favor-:t tact Of tile
utmost importance to lasEe class, who arc
necessities. Notwithstanding the. fact that
fur several years past large nslsliher OF the
t wholesalers have elldrayUred to draw thelil-
selves the retail trade, thu less .pretentl0us.
but more convenient, retail yards are aal!y
| incrcasli. in strength and numbers. aud Ill
| no better way can TiIE. TRIBUNE show to is
| readers how important III element they now
form in the business Of our city than BY the
| appended list Ut the more prominent anu re-
| spunsiDle firms in the different resident SEC
| tiUns.
Il. keasner & Co., 3s5 West Madison and "a
South Curtis.
i. +. Merrili, 40 and II: West Madison.
W K. Pullncr, 6.2 West Madison
4. Z. Montgomery Sjl und xss West Madison.
| Buchedor il TO-, Y7l and yrs West Mudtson.
| TpOs- ". Oasticr, IL; West Luke.
D. Fux s. Co., Jill llti :Si3 West Lake.
f. q. NeccIcr, aA West Luke.
c. l}1nge BlB, GlS and 6a1 West Lake.
II. ". Schwaegerinnn. 1u9 and I'll West Lake.
william Schwucger1uun, S2 West Lake.
W. s. ]. Summerhays, S1si und SIS West Lake.
i Hicks Brothers, vii, 3i3, 314, 9lG and 9l5 West
Lake
S1lHs Pnlcaer 1Or. West Lake.
| Fred Meyer, ::aHi West Van Buren,.
". D. Sherwood, nj West Randolph.
| t. Ges,enly, Il Meridian. near HatSted- -
| Westberx j. Anderson, Is and ~ South Union.
| Mcf{ue s. Chamberlain. 80 Ogden avenue
| II. Hurau, 10 South Ilatsted street.
Hayes Brothers, ~ ald I'LL North Halsted-
Pentecost Brothers, ;,Hl West Indiana street.
A. H. Moody, corner Harrison and Third nye.
+ j, 4. Aureus, 50 East Van Huren and 56l West
| Madison. - 49,
Walter F. Morine. 1859 State, ncar Sixteenth
E. f. West, l8J Twenty -secoutf corner Wa-
Hun Company, Iso North Clark, end s. and 81
North Wells. .,.-
| Jackson I:rothers, ST. md JIG North Wells,
and corner Milwaukee and Chicago avenues
| O. T. Svcdn,an, lsU and IT. Townsend, corner
| Of Oak