Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-09
A REMARKABLE GROWTH.
Facts Which the Records OF The e,sStsn,
House PiSsicse.

Facts Which the Records OF the GuStsni-
House Lissicse.
[Chicago Daily Tribune, Oct. 2, 1888.
That Chicago ranks among the FIRST of
American cities which extensively import
foreign merchandise ia a fact too obvious,
from the daily showing which the newspa-
pers publish, 70 etads notice. Year By
year, since az act Of congress- established
our custom house and arranged for direct
transportation, this feature of commercial
industry has expanded, Rntl the records
now show daily receipts Of hundreds of
cases Of merehant.bie goods. In a recent
review of these records a oisy reporter was
astonished at the large proportion OF
musical goods which appeared on the
lists, and closer investigation asepened
sstonishment to amazement at the
enormous number Of cases which one mI-
sic house alone is constantly receiving
from European manufacturers. The Incl
dent called 10 the reporters tetentive
memory q time two or three years ago,
when he had published a statement Of
tbs importation of the music house OF Ly-
On & Healey for one year, the dimensions
OF which excited much comment among
the readers OF the city press. Upon look
ing over the files he found the issue TO be
that of November 6, 1880, and the number
Of cases for the entire year ending October
| l, 760. This was, indeed, large number
| for the consumption of one hoUse alone
out Of the many music houses which chi
| cago boasts of, ana to satisfy & personal
curiosity, the statistic hunter set himself to
the task Of finding out how mach, if any,
this epterprising house had increased lis
! importing business during the corr S.
ponding year ending October /,
1888. Commencing on Monday, October
| 1, he traced back through the dates Of tins
record, bat before he had gone beyond {
quarter of yesr he stopped satisfied. for
from the 1st of July to the 1ss of October,
period of barely three months, is vas
shown thst the firm had imported 712
cases or nearly IS many as were imported
during the entire fiscal year ending Octo-
Der l, 1880. Such an increase Was elnos;
incredible, but as figures cannot lie" AID
| the reporters estimate vas carefully made.
there was no avoiding the solid fact. Such
a development, however, caused presa
representative TO call upon Messrs. Lyon
& Heaiy with q view TO ascertain, II posi-
BILE, what their facilities were for storing
and disposing of such an enormous guam
tity of goods He was gratifed to find
both of these ambitious gentlemen at theil
headquarters in the large four story build
ing at the corner of State and Monroe
streets. Both members of the firm Eerl
too deeply engrossed in their busines;
to spend much time in sat
isfying an inquisitor's curiosity
bat he was able TO learn that, in addition
to the immense stock which is displayed
in their large business house proper, thaJ
have a warehouse containing 1850 square
feet of floor room which is CONSTANT!
stocked with goods in bulk, good Pro
portion of which is reshipped by them II
original cases, which are not opeued unit
they reach the consumers. In this store
house over 600 cases of musical mercban
disc are kept constantly on hand to draw
from as the demands Of trade require
The annual sales of Messrs. Lyon !
Hsaly aggregate upwards of million
dollars, and they are the largest i'm porter
of musical goods in America by consid
cradle per cent. All this and much NOR
go to show that Chicago has urquestona
bly, the largest general music house Il
the world. This is proud thing to D
able TO say, and for the ability to say
the city is in debt TO the enterprise an
energy Of Messrs. Lyon i Healy.