Believing the prospects for business enterprises to be far better in the West than in the East, and realizing the need of a larger place to conduct as large a business as he wished to do, he sold out his interest in the store in Oneonta and returned to Beloit in May of the same year, when he was oifered his former position of book-keeper and head clerk in Mr. Waterman's store, which position he retained till Aug. 24, 1870. On Aug. 25 of the same year, he accepted a position in the wholesale department of Field, Leiter & Go's store in Chicago, and continued with that firm till April 21, 1871, when he returned to Beloit, to give all his time and business ability to the firm of Carpenter <Ji Baumes, which firm was organized in March, 1871, the members of the firm being James M.