Industrial Chicago The Commercial Interests PDF Download

Excerpt from History of Chicago: Its Commercial and Manufacturing Interests and Industry; Together With Sketches of Manufacturers With Glances at Some of the Best Hotels, Also the Principal Railroads Which Enter Chicago The Title of this Volume defines its subject; and the subject, it is presumed, explains its object. The character of the age is progress - it is practical - and "Commerce is King." The author of this volume was induced to undertake its publication, after many solicitations by leading commercial and manufacturing firms in Chicago. To our patrons and the public, we submit the result of the invitation. Tho necessity that seemed to exist for a more permanent, reliable, and comprehensive guide, for the people throughout the North-West, to the highest doss of. Commercial Houses and Manufacturing Establishments, forms the basis upon which this work was projected. The public cannot fail to realize improved facilities for the transaction of almost every description of business, by consulting these pages - interesting alike to those who buy, and those who sell; to those who produce, and those who consume. The various firms, whose business notices appear in this book, arc of the highest and most reliable diameter, and are in nil respects entitled to public confidence. Tho greatest pains and discrimination have been made in the choice of subjects and the various firms who represent them, as those who arc familiar with them will at once see that no attention has been given to anything not fully worthy of the representations offered. The publisher desires to take advantage of this opportunity to acknowledge his obligations to the patrons of this volume. lie would thank especially all who have in any way contributed to its production; for books are the embodiment, not merely of the labor of tho author, but of a vast number of persona occupied in seemingly diverse branches of industry. Those who have never carried a book through the press, however humble its pretensions, can form no idea of the amount of toil and trouble involved. There was never a perfect work, so this must bear the general lot of criticism. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.