Garland City Globe | 1918-12-21 | Page 3 | Chicago a Diamond Center

Chicago a Diamond Center. Now York during tho war has bo-come bo-come ono of tho world's grentest ccn- " tcra of the dlnmond trade. Tho Unit- . ed Stntcs now buys almost tho entire f output of thu South African mines, which supply 03 per cent of the world'a diamonds. Several dlnmond cutting factories havo been estnbllshed In New York. The diamond headquarters of JM tho West are In Chicago. It is said moro cut and uncut diamonds nro jH housed In one building In Chicago jM than In nny ono building In tho world.