Show the giant of america our representative rec recently antly visited the wholesale house ot of marshall field co in chicago find and was much impressed with the immensity ot of tile the business one Is 19 prepared to believe that the sales of oc this house durl during na 1831 1894 have reached over after a vl visit allt to I 1 the several departments it is ia a our eur prise r ise to many old eastern castera houses t to fl learn rn that this concern trends forth every neck cek an averice average aver ice of nearly 1 worth ot of merchandise this required an army of nearly 2000 men in 1 the main wholesale building which has thirty eight departments dop irementa tm on eight floors doors making makl is a total of nearly deally twelve acres of floor space and ilke OU our r western friends frienda claim that it ox ceena in size and value of stock spy any other mercantile Hr building in the veld in to tile building in ill abo open stocks clocks aro are kept there are two buildings of equal dimensions men for warehouses rino ano five alery tor and basement building labox that was for formerly torm meily cily used al aj a part of the old wholesale department and i another six atory and basement building 1 feet field i co have their own cloak factory in at part of the old wholesale and also a shirt factory located at fond du lac als they also cottrol the entire output ot of bome leading le western manufacturers faatu ers rs there la 19 a spirit of enthusiasm amon among nil all hands bands from the exec heads ilehr down through tile buyers and general salesmen with their assistants to tho the gehers and riessen I 1 gers affers and oven even the rushing rush ln crowd or 0 customers seems beema to part E tc of f it tho the acid field ch folly covered by AN alila IC enst busi I 1 I 1 nesi la Is tho the wert went to the tha pacific coast 1 and tho the so south u th to tile hie gulf truly out our Loaa eastern tern whole imle houses have a nv tilak Til blo jk I 1 competitor in this 9 betant I 1 t 0 f the westner vest West New york retailer and jobber january 16 I 1 |