Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-12-07 | Page 3 | Chicago's Old Board of Trade Building Passes

i i Chicago's ica oy Old I i I r Board f of Trade t E ir Building I in Passes s J. J CHICAGO D Dec 7 1 United Press Chicago's old board of trade trado building built in 1884 will pass Into history today as traders move to temporary quarters pending c con construction n- n of a new story 44 board of of or trade Brief ceremonies ceremonies' this afternoon Ill mark the passing of the old olds old's s 's structure which witnessed some of the most famous battles of millions the wheat pit has ever known J Since the structure was vas built bunt eleven teven billion bushels of or wheat have b bought and sold within its spur fp r walls It has lias seen P P. D. D Armour Ar- Ar nour mour Joseph Leiter James A. A Pati Patr Pat- Pat i r r rand and Arthur ArthUl Cut Cutten en figure In Ingrain grain deals involving millions Twice the wheat market has lias been cornered cornered In the building once by B. B BP P Hutchinson in 1888 1885 and again in an Patten became becam j 1909 by who known as wheat king when the i price went u up uI to Letters Letter's attempted attempt d corner In hi b Jost Armour Arino Ar Ar- ino mour broke mour-broke r broke ice all winter In the lakes to bring In wheat also was recalled by old traders on the last day jn In the historic structure f The exchange was started in 1848 andin order foget traders in free beer r and lunch was