Lowell R. Bayles

Historical marker location:

106 W Washington St, Newton, Illinois

( Marker is on West Washington Street west of South Van Buren Street (Illinois Route 130), on the right when traveling west.)

January 24, 1900 December 5, 1931. World Famous Speed Pilot.

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange, one of the largest futures exchanges in the world, was founded in Chicago in 1898. The exchange allows traders to buy and sell futures contracts for commodities like corn, soybeans, and crude oil.