In fact, in 1848, 82 grain merchants and farmers got together in a small town at the crossroads of the Illinois River and Lake Michigan to establish a way to trade better amongst themselves.
实际上，在1848，82名谷物商人和农民聚集在 伊利诺斯河和密歇根湖交界处的小镇， 试图建立一个更好的交易方法。