. The Central Manufacturing District : Chicago Junction Railway Service : a book of descriptive text, photographs & testimonial letters about Chicago Junction Railway Service and the Central Manufacturing District - the center of Chicago, "The Great Central Market" . Straus & Schram Building, 35th Street near Center Avenue THE firm of Straus & Schram is a large mail-orderhouse dealing particularly in house furnishingequipment. It was one of the first tenants in theCentral Manufacturing District, locating here in business increased so rapidly that in 1910 it wascompelled to double its
. The Central Manufacturing District : Chicago Junction Railway Service : a book of descriptive text, photographs & testimonial letters about Chicago Junction Railway Service and the Central Manufacturing District - the center of Chicago, "The Great Central Market" . Straus & Schram Building, 35th Street near Center Avenue THE firm of Straus & Schram is a large mail-orderhouse dealing particularly in house furnishingequipment. It was one of the first tenants in theCentral Manufacturing District, locating here in business increased so rapidly that in 1910 it wascompelled to double its floor space, and at presentoccupies the entire large building shoTSTi in the building contains about 100,000 square feet offloor space, of brick and mill construction. Theearlier building was designed by W. Ernest Walker,the Wm. Grace Co. being the original completed building was designed by A. S. Alschu-ler, Morrice & Barron being the General Contractors. 138 S ^xlI S F^AC TIO iSr tejt;!) i=t :mc>ne;^ jfijefuivi >ii;n). THE ORIGINAL CREDIT MAIL ORDER EST/^Bl ISHMENT. AMERICAS GREATEST COMPLETE HOUSE FURNISHERS. j^ REFERENCES. FIRST NATIONAL AND ANY COMMERCIAL AGENCY OR EXPRESS Ca IN VOUR REPLY Me ntion Order N I05 •\3\N 3 5 STREET ^ CHICAGO K. E. Poronto,^ Central Manufacturing District,17<05 Flrat National Pank Bldg.,Chicago, Illinois. Dpar Nr. Poronto: We are in receipt of vour lettor of the21st; and assure you it affords us great r^leasure toadd our endorsement to the treatment v/e have receivedfrom your industry since we located here. VJe have now been In our present locationfor the -past nine years and we can certainly speak onlyin the highest -nraise for the splendid treatment v;e havereceived, V/e cannot think of a single instance whereinwe could have the very slightest Your carservice has been excellent and the tteatment accordedus hy your employees has been of the very best. With each year, as our b
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