r 8 12 <^ R7 H67 + ■*^-!, I-' — ijj ^S j^gSTER^ THE GIFT OF ...^.r:?i^ O O ?a H K a o 38 HISTORY AND COMMERCE OF ROCHESTER. nearer the coal fields of Pennsylvania than any other large northern city, and hence has cheaper fuel, and is located in the second most important agricultural county in the United States. The assessed value of the city is $100,000,000. Situated at the head of navigation on the Genesee River, on the' world-famous Erie Canal, a railroad center of great magnitude, the site of number- less factories, mills and workshops, with vast commercial and financial interests, full of the mon- uments of progress in the form of public and private edifices, such as few inland cities can boast ; her residences, streets and environs lined and dotted with the palatial homes of the rich and the scarcely less inviting domiciles of her thrifty working masses, with an area of 11,000 acres, a population reaching upward of 150,000, and increasing at a phenomenal rate — Rochester ranks fourth in the list of cities of the Empire State, and is the handsomest, busiest, richest and most public-spirited and progressive city and community of equal extent and numbers between the At- lantic and Pacific. The great natural advantages of the location contributed immensely to the development of the place, and they are still extremely valuable, notwithstanding the general sub- stitution of steam for water-power, and sails and the railway for the river and canal navigation, the stage coach, and the wagon train, the noisy Genesee continues to flow through the cit}', and its waters are utilized by means of races to propel the ponderous machinery of many of the big manufacturing plants. Most of the wild beauty is gone, and the romantic river has long been harnessed to serve the uses of man, but the Genesee will live in song and story in its associa- tion with the once astute and powerful Senecas, the struggles of the pioneers here, and the advance of civilization, in which it has proven one of the most useful factors, lending its rush- ing waters to manufacuturers and its channel hence to Lake Ontario to commerce. AN HISTORICAL RESUME. A little more than a century ago the region around the falls of the Genesee was almost a terra incognito to the white man. Where now nearly half a million of people " move, live, and have their being" was a veritable wilderness, and the undisputed domain of the red man. It was an inviting spot when the first hardy adventurer from civilization cast his eyes upon the scene. Even the savage aborigine seems to have had a realizing sense of the grandeur of the scenery, the affluence of the soil and the advantages of the surroundings. There was, however one serious drawback hereabouts as a place of settlement, the country adjacent to the lower river and Lake Ontario was a maze of almost impenetrable miasma breeding swamps. It was not, therefore, until 1788, that a few pioneers made an effort to settle at the^falls. A treaty for cession of lands lying east of the river was effected with the Senecas, July 8th, of the year men- tioned, Oliver Phelps acting as agent for the speculators. The Indians were jealous of white encroachments west of the Genesee, and it was only on his solemn agreement to erect a mill here for the convenience of both races that Phelps obtained their consent to sell for a nominal consideration a tract of land for a " mill-yard," which the surveyor (Maxwell) made sure should be sufficiently large for the purpose, making the river the east line, starting the south line near the present village of Avon, running west twelve miles, thence due north to ttie lake, thus tak- ing in a goodly portion of the territory now comprised in Monroe County. The first actual settler at the falls appears to have been one Ebenezer Allan, or Indian Allan, as he was called, who is described as a rough and turbulent fellow. He secured a hun- dred acres of land as a free gift, on condition that he should construct a mill thereon. Allan put up a primitive sawmill in 1789, and the same year erected a small gristmill. It was a shabby affair, 26 x 30 feet, built of heavy logs, provided wilh a single run of stone, quarried and prepared on the spot, and of sixty bushels capacity per day, though it seldom exceeded ten. At times of low water, in summer, the mill was idle, and in the rainy season the supply so greatly exceeded the demand, that no effort was made to utilize it at all. Nevertheless, poor and insio-nif- icant and half constructed as it was, Allan's mill was the only one on the Genesee and the sole reliance of settlers and Indians in all that region, many coming from points twenty miles distant with ox sleds, or on horseback, in a country destitute of roads, that their families might have HISTORY AND COMMERCE OF ROCHESTER. 39 bread. Yet this unreliable pioneer gristmill, with its neighbor and predecessor, the still ruder sawmill, formed the germ of what afterward became for many years the most extensive milling plant on the continent. The old sawmill was in ruins in 1798, and the gristmill soon after passed out of existence, too. Old Ebenezer himself, the first white resident and first miller of Rochester, died among the Indians, in 1814, leaving behind him an unsavory reputation and three women — two white and one red — who claimed to be his widows. The first crop on the site of the present city of Rochester was raised in 1798-99, by Jeremiah Olmstead. He removed to the ridge the next season, and later to Hanford's Landing, where he diedini8i6. The first American vessel on the Genesee was built by Eli Granger in 1798. What was then known as the " Hundred-acre tract " of Sir William Pulteney, (now included in DRIVING AVENUE BRIDGE AND GENESEE LOWER FALLS. the city of Rochester) was purchased in 1802, for $17.50 per acre, by Colonel Nathaniel Rochester, Colonel William Fitzhugh, and Major Charles Carroll. The first flood on the Genesee occurred in 1805. In 1807 Charles Hanford, who came from England, erected a block house on the land that now fronts Mill Street, and the same year a bear was killed on the spot where the present Court-house stands. A sawmill was built by Enos Stone on the east bank of the river, in 1809, and that year a law authorizing a bridge over the falls was enacted by the Legislature. In 1810 Enos Stone erected the first frame house east of the river, and May 4th of the same year the first white native of the place — James S. Stone — was born therein. Up to and for a while subsequent to this time the settlement was variously known as Genesee Falls and Falls Town. This year Colonel Rochester had the " Hundred-acre tract " platted, and placed the lots on the market. In 1810 Isaac W. Stone opened the first tavern east of the river, near 40 HISTORY AND COMMERCE OF ROCHESTER. the present intersection of South St. Paul and Ely Streets. The next year Benjamin, son of George H. Evans, first saw the light in his father's cabin where St. Mary's Hospital now stands, and was probably the first white child born in Rochester, west of the river. In 1812 Hamlet Scrantom built a log house where the magnificent Powers' Block is now located. This year was marked by the first celebration of American Independence, by the appointment of a postmaster (Abelard Reynolds), by the construction of the first bridge, the establishment of the first tailor-shop, the first blacksmith-shop, and a weekly mail to Canandaigua. The outbreak of the second war with Great Britain was a severe blow to the struggling settlement, which was twice threatened with devastation by Commodore Yeo, commanding a squadron of armed ves- sels on Lake Ontario. On the first occasion, in 1813, he was ordered elsewhere by Admiral Chauncey. On his return, in 1814, he was met at the mouth of the river by Colonel Isaac W. Stone, Captains F. Brown and E. Ely, with thirty-two citizens and an eighteen-pounder, who presented such a bold front and exercised such admirable strateg)', that the enemy withdrew after an exchange of shots, which resulted in no loss to the defenders. The first physician. Dr. Jonah Brown, arrived in 1813, and the first school in the place was opened the same year by Miss Huldah Strong. The first regular school-house, which was completed in May, 1814, was a one-story frame structure, 15 x 24 feet, and was for many years known as the " old red school-house. " It stood on the site now occupied by Public School No. I. The "old red mill" was built by Josiah Bissell and Harvey and Elisha Ely in 1815. During the year last named the first church society (Presbyterian) was organized, the first bookstore opened, the first stone dwelling erected, the first watchmaker started in business here, and a stage line to Canandaigua was established. The population at this time was but little over 300. With the close of the war, in 18 16, the community began to show life, and the village on the Genesee assumed an appearance of general activity. A cotton-mill was started, several local improvements were made, and the Weekly Gazette, the first news- paper, was established. The first steamboat — the Ontario — began regular trips to the port, a stage line to Lewiston was started, and the first bakery in the place was opened by Jacob Howe. In 1817 the little town vifas incorporated under the name of Rochesterville, the popula- tion being about 1,000. Several mills and a number of shops and stores sprung up in the few years next succeeding, and the village was getting to have pretensions. The census taken in 1820 gave the number of inhabitants as 1502. The first term of the United States Court was held here the same year. In 1821 the county of Monroe, carved from Ontario and Genesee, was organized, and Rochesterville was made the county seat. The first brick house in the town was built this year. Button's Canal aqueduct was constructed, and various industries had inception. The first jail and court-house were erected, and this year it was that the name Rochester was adopted. There were now a number of churches and several institutions in the place and some ship- ments by canal were being made. The Bank of Rochester was incorporated in 1824, and that year also saw the opening of the Erie Canal throughout its entire length. Governor Clinton, the father of the enterprise, passed through Rochester on a tour of inspection the following November, and received a grand ovation. Another illustrious visitor. General Lafay- ette, passed through this place in 1825, coming from the' West by canal. About this time, the population being over SiO°°. the question of a city charter began to be agitated. In 1826 the Rochester Advertiser, the pioneer daily, made its appearance ; the first directory was published, the Franklin Institute was founded, and a permanent theatre was opened. The next year witnessed very material progress, and in 1828 the first grain elevator ever known was constructed by Warham Whitney for a Brown Street warehouse. The assessed valuation of real and personal property in Rochester in 1828 was $1,767,315. Reynolds' Arcade was built that year. The Bank of Monroe was chartered in 1829; the Rochest er Athenanu m, the Law Library and various other institutions were founded ; the same year 'the Eagle Tavern was opened, and many business enterprises were started. The Rochester Canal and Railroad Com- pany was incorporated in 183 1, the Common Pleas Court organized, the Rochester Savings EXCHANGE AND STATE STREETS, FROM CANAL BRIDGE. 42 HISTORY AND COMMERCE OF ROCHESTER. Bank chartered, and the first cargo of Ohio wheat received, via lake and canal. The Roches- ter & Tonawanda Railroad Company was chartered in 1832, and the Rochester & Carthage Railroad (a horse-car line) was completed the same year. The City of Rochester was incorporated in 1834. June 2nd of that year a City Council and Board o£ Supervisors were elected, and a week from that date Jonathan Child was chosen as the first Mayor of the nascent city. At this time the assessed valuation of real and per- sonal property amounted to $2,553,211, and Rochester contained 1,300 dwellings and business houses, twelve churches, two banks, market-house, a museum, various schools and institutions, and numer- ous mills and factories. The history of Rochester since has been marked by steady and substantial growth, and the record of this beautiful and flourishing city during the past half a century is one of which its citizens may well feel proud. COL. NATHANIEL ROCHESTER. The subject of this brief biographical sketch, and who gave its name to the city of Roches- ter, was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, February 21st, 1752. In his youth he devoted himself to mercantile pursuits, but at the age of 20, when the struggle between the American colonies and Great Britain commenced, he at once became identified with the patriotic side. He attained prominence m military affairs and held important legislative offices. After the war Colonel Rochester again embarked in business, and was for some time interested in mercantile and manufacturing enterprises at Hagerstown, Md. In 1788, he married Sophia, daughter of Wm. Beatty of Maryland. Colonel Rochester's connection with this section dates as early as 1802, in which year he visited the Genesee, where he appears to have purchased six hundred acres of land, intending to remove here with his family. In 1804 he again visited the Genesee, when the " Hundred-acre lot," now included in the city, was obtained at $17.50 per acre. In 1810 Colonel Rochester first became a resident of Western New York, at Dansville, where he lived five years, and erected a paper mill and various other manufacturing establishments. In 1815 he removed to a^ farm in Bloomfield. After remaining there three years, in 1818 he took up his residence at this place, which in the interim had received his name. In January, 1817, Colonel Rochester acted as secretary of the convention at Canandaigua, which urged the con- struction of the Erie Canal. During the succeeding years of his active life he was prominently identified with the growth and improvement of the town, and held many offices of public trust, serving twice as presidential elector, a member of the Assembly, etc., and was the first clerk of Monroe County. In the spring of 1824 a law passed granting a charter for the " Bank of Rochester," when Col. Rochester was appointed one of the commissioners for taking subscriptions and apportion- ing the capital stock. He was elected president of that institution in June following. Advanced age and growing infirmities of body soon compelled him to retire from that position, and his relations with the affairs of Rochester from this period on were rather those of personal influence than personal activity. His opinions came with the experience of three-score and ten.* His example was enforced by the tried morality of a long life and the higher sanctions of religious conduct and hope. His disinterested use of the property he had acquired afforded every facility for a thrifty and prosperous community. He sold the lots on terms the most liberal, and encouraged by his benefactions every plan of general utility. He died May 17th, 1831. ROCHESTER'S BUSINESS INTERESTS. The prosperity of the modern city is dependent more upon its manufactures than all other interests combined, and it is to the wise encouragement of these and the possession of extraor- dinary natural advantages for their development that Rochester owes its present pre-eminence EAST MAIN STREET, LOOKING WEST. 44 HISTORY AND COMMERCE OF ROCHESTER. among inteiior communities. At first her most important advantage was found in tlie practically unlimited water power supplied by the Genesee river— to this day an invaluable factor in her industrial development— but later came the Erie Canal and the railroad supplying her manu- facturers, merchanics and artisans with abundant material, and carrying their finished products to every nook and corner of the continent. Beginning with milling, o^ which this is still a noted center, one after another new industries sprung up, until to-day few points can boast of a greater diversity or value of output, embracing almost the entire field of human effort, while in pomt of excellence the goods manufactured here are famed throughout the globe. Though the twenty- SOLDIEKS' MONUMENT. first city in the Union in population, Rochester ranks among the' first in extent and variety of industries. The number of factories, mills, productive plants, shops, and minor manufacturing concerns is not far from 2,700, all told now, and these furnish employment to upward of 40,000 jjeople. The value of the manufactured products per annum is $200,000,000, and the capital invested in rrianufacturing and wholesale trade amounts to $35,000,000. The more important industries of this city are the manufacture of clothing, boots and shoes, woolen and cotton fabrics, beer, canned fruits and vegetables, burial caskets and funeral supplies, flour and other bread stuffs, furniture, interior fittings and decorations, boilers, engines, wood and metal HISTORY AND COMMERCE OF ROCHESTER. 45 MAIN STREET, WEST FROM ST. PAUL. working machinery, cars and car-wheels, architectural and iron bridge work, carriages, pianos agricultural implements, furnaces, stoves, safes, locks, hardware, headlights, signal lamps, con- ductors and other lamps, electrical apparatus, optical instruments and kindred articles, glassware, proprietory medicines, doors, sash, blinds, tobacco, cigars, confectionery, oils, paints, photographic supplies, furnishing goods, etc. Rochester is the center of an extensive and rapidly expanding jobbing trade also, and the transactions in grain, provisions, coal, lumber, building material and ' the other staples reach enormous proportions annually. Nor do these vast and varied interests above noted include all the resources from which wealth is drawn, thanks to the conditions of soil and climate which makes this city the shipping-point for millions of dollars worth of choice fruit and ornamental trees, vines, plants, bulbs, flower and garden seed every year. During recent years there has been a notable extension of the limits of the manufacturing district. East Rochester has become a thriving manufacturing section, with a number of large plants, and now, in order to meet a need for more room that is already felt, land in the west end of the city, which, until within a few years was strictly residence quarters, is to be made gj^ailable for manufacturers, and in a way that is certain to attract general attention. A few years ago the Rochester Chamber of Commerce, the representative commercial organi- zation of the city, was presented by Mr. H. Seller McKee, a Pittsburgh gentleman interested in the material development of Rochester, with fifty acres of land at the west end of the city, the only conditions being that the whole tract should be offered as free manufacturing sites. 46 HISTORY AND COMMERCE OF ROCHESTER. The gift was formally accepted, and preparations were made to carry out the terms of the proposition. A survey of the tract has been made and a map drawn, showing a complete terminal system now in process of construction, which will give that point ample and excellent transportation facilities. The land is high, dry and perfectly clear, and is in every way suitable for the establishment of the manufacturing plants. EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ESTABLISHING NEW ENTERPRISES. With nine great railroads focusing on it, bringing every kind of raw material needed in manu- facturing, and establishing quick and cheap transportation to the great centers of the East, West, North and South, Rochester's new manufacturing section has railroad facilities that cannot be duplicated in this country. The offering of such a large tract of land is certain to draw general attention from manufactur- ers in all parts of the State, and, in fact, throughout the East. The man who has reasons for desiring a change in the location of his factory, will think twice after learning of the advant- ages in Rochester. The prosperity of hundreds of firms doing business in Rochester and the enormous increase during the past ten years in the number of the city's industries are speak- ing evidence that every condition here is favorable to manufacturing. But with her hundreds of factories and thousands of workmen Rochester has room for more. The following is a care- fully prepared list of the industries that are needed and would prosper in Rochester : Rolling mills, boiler works, car works, glass works, marble works, general foundry, manu- factory of water-pipe, saleraius works, shirt and other collar factories. The conditions in Rochester are especially favorable to the above-named industries. Iron and coal can be brought to Rochester from Pennsylvania at a lower rate than to any other great northern city. All the iron-working industries located in Rochester are in a thriving con- dition. The extensive bridge and car-wheel works here are notably prosperous. Salt is abun- dant in this vicinity, and is of superior quality ; saleratus works could therefore be established here and operated with profit. Labor of all kinds is plenty, and no manufacturer need be hampered for lack of hands. There is an abundance of light labor in the city, and a manu- facturer of clothing or similar products would experience no trouble in obtaining skilled and competent operators. The Chamber of Commerce will carefully consider any communications from manufacturers that may be addressed to it. It is the object of this body to promote the industrial interests of the city, and any manufacturer desiring to avail himself of the inducements offered here will certamly receive the substantial aid and hearty co-operation of the Chamber of Commerce. TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES. Rochester enjoys distinct advantages in respect of communications with the outside world. The transportation facilities of this city for passengers and freight are unexcelled. Following is a list of the railroad and other shipping lines entering Rochester : — The New York Central and Hudson River railroad, with its great four-track trunk line, numbers Rochester among its most important stations. Besides its main line, the city is entered by several important branches, — the Lockport and Niagara Falls, old road to Auburn and Syracuse, and Charlotte lines. The New York, Lake Erie and Western railway enters the city from the south, by its Corning and Buffalo line, giving connections east, west and south. ■ Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh railroad. This line opens up an important section of country to the south, including the great Pennsylvania coal and oil fields. Western New York and Pennsylvania railroad. This line was built on the abandoned Genesee Valley canal bed, and reaches the Pennsylvania line with valuable connections east and west. WILDER BUILDING. 48 HISTORY AND COMMERCE OF ROCHESTER. The Avon, Geneseo and Mt. Morris railroad and the Genesee Valley railroad are leased to the Erie railway. They open up a rich section of the country to the south of Rochester. Rochester and Honeoye Valley railroad. This line is now being built, and will be opened this year. It makes direct connections about ten miles south of the city with the Geneva and Buffalo branch of the Lehigh Valley railroad, which is nearly completed. Another important line is one making direct connections with Hornellsville, on the southern border of the State. By the construction of only a few miles of road, and utilizing the Western New York and Pennsylvania, the distance to Rochester is shortened forty-two miles, and this city wins back a large trade diverted to Buffalo on the building of the Erie road. The Delaware and Lackawanna road enters the city over the W. N. Y. & P. R. R. All of the roads named have, as every one knows who has any acquaintance with the railway system of the country, connections or direct lines of their own, leading to every part of the Union, and the central situation of Rochester, together with its numerous lines of rail, enables its shippers to place their goods in any part of the country with the greatest despatch, and at the lowest rates. In addition to the railroads named above, Rochester has several others devoted more espe- cially to excursion business. These are the Glen Haven road and the " Bay Railroad," running each to a different point on Irondequoit Bay, the Rochester Electric Railway, running to Char- lotte and Ontario Beach, and the Manitou Beach electric road, connecting at Charlotte with the city roads. The Erie Canal, connecting the Great Lakes with tide water on the Atlantic coast, extends through the heart of the city, thus facilitating to the greatest extent the loading and unloading of merchandise at the doors of the warehouses. The port of Charlotte is situated at the mouth of the Genesee river, only about seven miles from the heart of the city, and three lines of steam railwa)',. besides electric cars and river boats give frequent communication. Of this port it is said by a government official report, that it has wider railroad communication than any other port on the lake, and also that it is the only port on the lake having direct communication with the principal bituminous coal mines. Sailing and steam vessels clear from this port for all the principal points on the chain of lakes, and a report issued by the Treasury Department shows that the business of the port for the year ending June 30th, 1891, was as follows: — imports, $911,933; exports, $884,- 249. The express companies doing business in Rochester are five in number, namely, the American, the United States, the National, Adams', and Wells, Fargo & Co. FINANCIAL AND FIDUCIARY INSTITUTIONS. Keeping pace with the growth and development of industry, trade and commerce, the finan- cial interests of this city have increased enormously in a decade or two. Bank clearances in Rochester since the establishment of the clearing-house average about $100,000,000 a year. The banking facilities are ample for all purposes, and the volume of transactions grows steadily- The banks of this city are all solid and substantial institutions, ably and wisely managed, and enjoy deservedly the fullest confidence of the business community. The officers, directors and stock-holders of these banks are all citizens of Rochester, men of broad views, large capital and great capacity, identified with the city's interests, and prepared at all times to contribute of their time, labor and means for her material advancement. Subjoined is an alphabetical list of the local banks, with their capital and condition : — Bank of Monroe — Hiram W. Sibley, President; Willis G. Mitchell, Cashier; capital, $100,000; surplus, $195,870; deposits, December, 1891, $807,903; December, 1886, $765,641. Central Bank— Samuel Wilder, President ; George Wilder, Cashier ; capital, $100,000 ; surplus, ^67,783 ; deposits, December, 1891, $665,138 ; (commenced business July, 1888). Commercial Bank— Chas. H. Babcock, President ; Chas. F. Pond, Cashier ; capital, $200,000 ; surplus, $143,478 / deposits, December, 1891, $890,897 ; December, 1886, $669,576. SOUTH CLINTON STREET, SOUTH FROM EAST MAIN. 50 HISTORY AND COMMERCE OF ROCHESTER. Flour City National Bank— Henry B. Hathaway, President ; Wm. Aug. Waters, Cashier ; capital, $300,000; surplus, ^5386,206; deposits, December, 1891, $1,559,874; December, 1886, $i,339>297. German American Bank— Frederick Cook, President ; Frederic P. Allen, Cashier ; capital, $200,000; surplus, $145,434; deposits, December, 1891, $1,239,499; December, 1886, $499,042. Merchants' Bank— Charles J. Burke, President; William J. Ashley, Cashier; capital, $100,000; surplus, $188,033; deposits, December, 1891, $1,181,473; December, 1886, $716,164. Powers' Bank — Daniel W. Powers, President; William C. Powers, Cashier; capital, $100,000; surplus, $25,257; deposits, December, 1891, $394,934; (commenced business June, 1890). Traders' National Bank — Simon L. Brewster, President; Henry C. Brewster, Cashier; capital, $250,000; surplus, $655,735; deposits, December, 1891, $2,346,284; December, 1886, $1,618,656. Union Bank — William S. Kimball, President; A. E. Perkins, Cashier; capital, $200,000; sur- plus, $180,515 ; deposits, December, 1891, $1,144,032 ; December, 1886, $635,201. Rochester Trust and Safe Deposit Company — J. Moreau Smith, President ; Haywood Hawks, Secretary; capital, $200,000; surplus, $104,459.82; deposits, December, 1891, $2,169,980.26. East Side Savings Bank — M. Filon, President ; P. B. Viele, Secretary ; resources, $2,465,755.07 ; surplus, $178,775.87 ; deposits, January i, 1892, $2,279,479.20. Mechanics' Savings Bank — Samuel Sloan, President ; John H. Rochester, Secretary ; resources, $1,146,250; surplus, $1,886,666.19; deposits, January i, 1892, $1,685,995.76. Monroe County Savings Bank — James E. Booth, President ; David Hoyt, Secretary and Treas- urer ; resources, $8,635,170.29; surplus, $1,382,629.79; deposits, January i, 1892, $7,229,298.21. Rochester Savings Bank — M. F. Reynolds, President; Thomas H. Husbands, Secretary; resources, $13,450,538.15; surplus, $1,458,464.87; deposits, January 1, 1892, $11,955,755.50. The private banks are two in number — those of the Messrs. Corning and the Messrs. Amsden. History and Commerce ROCHESTER. TRADERS NATIONAL BANK. Nos. 100, 101, 102, 103 and 104 Powers Block. Capital is the life blood of tlie industrial body. Upon its supply depend the vigoi-, the activity, the hopefulness and courage of the community. The close relation between banking and the productive industries need not be enlarged upon here; for it is mainly to such that Rochester owes its remarkable growth and progress during the last few decades. The development of our great manufacturing interests is due thereto. The finauoial institutions have been prime factors in contributing to the increase and expansion of industry, trade and commerce in this ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^_ should be ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^1 the the ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H Kochester, one the most and substantial ^ '• the State. history covers a period of more than ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^B and its career has been marked by ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^K" uninterrupted prosperity. It was organized as a State ^^^^^^H^™™^^^^^^^^^^^^B bank March 27, 1852, and reorganized under the ^ ^^^^^^^^^^H national banking laws Karch 22, 1S65. It has a capi- ^^^^Kj™^ ^^BBSS^BBSKSF tal of $250,000.00, the surplus and undivided profits at ^^^H^ ^ fc ^ .=^'^^^^" close of business July 12, 1893, amounted to $719,164.- ^^^^^BaF ^^Ife ^fe«>- 92, and the deposits reached the handsome sum of ^^^^^■HUs, '^^^ttSB^^^iee: ■ $2,607,836.17. The resources of the bank are more ^^^^^^^^%,^SBHKt^m than ample to meet any possible contingency and the H^^^^^^^^^nH^^^^^^BE^ " Traders Kational " has passed through the various ^^^^KS^^t^mf^H^^^^^m periods of depression and stringency in the money ^^^^B 'fi^9wBK^V market with credit unimpaired and stability and con- ^^^^^L .-j -'^ l^tS^T .^L. fidence unshaken. It is conducted on sound and con- ^^^K^^btj^^gfmtKty ^^^^m^ servative business principles, and its management is ^^f^^^l^^^l^^^^HH^^^^^^Bkh. characterized by sagacity and ability, coupled with i^^H^^^H^^^^^^^^^^^^I^E-^ equitable and honorable methods. Its investments i^H^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^IHlibBK^g^a are judiciously placed, its connections are of the most Mlf ^wK •j^^^^^^^^^^^ggmuaamm desirable character, and, altogether, the affairs of the ^^^^ ^Sf .^MB^^KK^Kt^^^^^^^^^^L institution are in a highly gratifying condition. Semi- ^H f^^^^^^^m^ ^^^^B annual dividends of 5 per cent, were paid from 1863 ^I^^K^ ' ^^^^1 to 1888, and for the past five years semi-annual divi- I^HB ' SHU dends of 6 per cent, have been paid. A more represen- ^^^^^B^^ z™*?^ tative body of citizens and business men than the ^^^^HR officers and directors of the Traders' ISTational Bank of ^^^^^^^KKkKm^mmBrn mHammam mmmmsm mm m imd Rochester it would not be easy to find at the head of ^^^^^^^^^tmmm^tmmmmmKmm^immmmmmmmmmm any similar institution. They are Simon L. Brewster, SIMON L. BREWSTER. president; Geo. C. Buell, vice-president; Henry C. Brewster, cashier; Chas. H. Palmer, assistant cashier, the directory being composed of Messrs. Simon L. Brewster, Geo. C. Buell, B. D. McAlpine, E. Ocumpaugh, Clinton Rogei-s, Rufus K. Dryer, Stephen Remington, Eli M. Upton, Henry C. Brewster. The president, Mr. Simon L. Brewster, has held that position for over thirty years and has been connected with the bank since its inception. Mr. Henry C. Brewster has been with the institution for thirty years and has been cashier since 1867, while Mr. Palmer's connection with the bank began about eighteen years ago. The banking offices, which are eligibly located in Powers' Block, Rooms Xos. 100-101-102-103 and 104, are spacious, handsomely appointed and splendidly equipped. All conveniences and facilities are provided, and an efficient clerical staff is employed. A general banking business is transacted, and the correspondents are the Hanover National Bank, New York, and the Importers and Traders National Bank of New York. Collections are made on all points, at lowest rates, and drafts and letters of credit, available in all parts of the globe, are sold. The Traders' National Bank is a member of the Rochester Clearing- House Association, of which its cashier, Mr. Henry C. Brewster, is president, and its standing in financial circles throughout the country is Al. 52 HISTORY AND OOMMEECE OF EOCHESTER. ROCHESTER SEWER PIPE COMPANY. Otis & Gorsline, Proprietors, Manufacturers of Highly Vitrified Salt Glazed Sewer Pipe-KTew York City Office and Yard ISSth Street and Third Avenue, OfflceNo. 243 Powers Block. The development of the industrial and commei-oial interests of Rochester render her now in every respect a metropolis of the first magnitude. Among her representative industries maybe named that of the Rochester Sewer Pipe Company, conducted under the proprietorship of Messrs. Otis & Gorsline on Oak Street, with office as above. This firm are extensive manufacturers of highly vitrified salt-glazed sewer pipe, and built tlieir works here in 1873. The plant covers four acres of ground, and embraces a brick and stone building, four stories high and 60 X 250 feet in dimensions, with large wings, and equipped with ten kilns, and the latest improved machinery for securing the perfection of finish and durability of their famous lines of pipe. The firm own thirty acres of clay at Chili, N. Y., on the Erie Canal; and special transportation facilities are provided at the works both by rail and water, thus insuring direct shipments to every section of the country. The best of materials are used in these works, specially selected for toughness, tensile strength and adaptation to the purposes required. The firm early gave the subject a thorough investigation, and have, as a result, with the extraordinary facilities at their comr produced a quality of sewer pipe unsurpassed as regards strength, tight connections, and low prices at whic largest contract oi'ders can be filled. This pipe was awarded diplomas and medals by the American Institute >. exhibitions in 1878, '80, '82, '84, '86, '88 and '90 ; and is used and highly endorsed by the Department of Public Works, New York City; the N. Y. C. & II. R. Railroad Co., New York City; Superintendent of Streets, Charleston S. C; Sewerage Commissioners, Winthrop, Mass.; Public Works, Norwalk, Conn.; Court of Burgesses, Wallingford, Conn. ; the N. Y., N. H. & H. Railroad Co., New Haven, Conn.; the city of Yonkers, N. Y., and hundreds of others throughout New York and New England. The works give steady employment to one hundred skilled hands, and all orders receive prompt and perfect fulfillment. The proprietors, Messrs. Ira I/. Otis and W. H. Gorsline, are accounted among Rochester's best-known citizens and representative business men. Mr. Otis is president of the Rochester Brick and Tile Co., while Mr. Gorsline is an enteusive builder and contractor and is interested in several industrial enterprises. THE LAWYER'S CO-OPERATIVE PUBLISHING COMPANY. Wos. 28-38 Worth St. Paul Street. This company is internationally famous as publishei'S of U. S. Supreme Court Reports, various useful text books, and digests and reports of the most standard character. The company was incorporated in 1882, under the laws of the State of New York, with ample capital which has since been enlarged to $300,000, and is officered as follows, viz : James E. Briggs, president ; Geo. W. Weaver, secretary ; 'Wm. H. Briggs, treasurer. The above-named Messrs. Briggs, with Ernest Hitchcock started this enterprise in the village of Newark, Wayne Co., N. Y., as an experimental answer to the conundrum : " Why should standard reports sell for $3. to $10. a volume and fiction for 25 cents ? " The experiment proved a success from tho outset. Various reasons were found for the above con- dition of things. Among them were heavy royalties, vested interests, and a limited and uncertain market. Could a certain large sale be assured, a low price with best work was possible. To this end the gentlemen composing this company bent their energies. They found the field ripe for an advance in this direction. From a beginning of prospective success, the energy and push of the managers quickly placed an entirely new industry upon a basis firm and permanent. They held the business tiller with so steady a grasp as to not only steer the young ship into still waters, but have covered it with the iron plates of certainty and success. Their system of being the agent of the profession to make its books — make them right — and at just enough above cost to run the business, brought unprecedented sales and practically revolutionized the law-publishing trade and success was assured. Their busi- ness grew rapidly, and in 1885 they removed to Rochester. Since 1891 they have occupied spacious and well- equipped quarters in the Cox Building, where they give steady employment to fifty skilled people, besides the printers. Their publications embrace " U. S. Supreme Court Reports, current and digest ; " " New York Common Law Reports and Digest;" " New York Chancery Reports and Digest ; " "Analytical Index of Federal Citations," complete reports of courts of last resort in New England States from September 1885 to October 1, 1888 ; also, same for New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illi- nois and Missouri; the "Lawyer's Reports Annotated, and General Digests," semi-monthly and annual. They also publish or sell " New York Court of Appeals Reports " and all valuable text-books on civil and criminal law, admiralty, bankruptcy, commercial law, constitutional law, contracts, corporations, divorce, patents, equity, evi- dence, insanity, insurance, wills, railroads, parliamentary law, mortgages, medical jurisprudence, etc., etc. ; besides American reprnits of English reports, American law periodicals, and works of eminent authors. The company liave ably and completely covered the field, and their catalogue should be in the hands of every attorney in the land. Their publications are in use by the entire Bar of the country and are largely exported to foreign countries. Branch offices are operated at Nos. 177 Broadway, New York ; 10 Treraont Street, Boston ; and Lake- side Building, Chicago ; and sales are made to dealers and direct to attorneys through agents. Tlie management is thoroughly alive to the needs of the profession, and the company is recognized on all sides as taking the lead in its special field of usefulness. HISTORY AND COMMERCE OF ROCHESTER. 53 LEWIS C. LEIST. Leaf Tobacco— No. 90 E. Main Street. Eminently qualified as a jobber and broker iu leaf tobacco, by virtue of his intimate acquaintance witli all the details of its growth and curing, Mr Lewis C. Leist has won for himself a wide recognition and patronage. He handles cigar leaf exclusively, of both foreign and domestic growth, and has been established in the business here since July 1, 18S1. He is prominent in trade circles as an agent for John Bland & Co., packers, of Elmira and New York, N. Y., whose tobacco farms in Chemung Co., N. Y., and Bradford Co., Pa., are the largest in the United States; while he handles all grades and kinds of cigar leaf, and is in a position to conduct all operations under the most favorable auspices and upon the largest scale. The trade is supplied with the choicest leaf in quantities to suit at the shortest possible notice, and ou terms which are rarely, if ever, duplicated elsewhere. The trade of the house is large, first-class and influential throughout the United States, and is annually increasing in volume and im- portance under enterprising and reliable management. Mr. Leist is a native of Lexington, and was trained from ckildhood in the city of Cincinnati. He was deputy collector of internal revenue for six years, serving under three "{■r ,,i ijent collectors. He is still in the active jjrime of life, and of excellent repute and standing in financial and ,i ,(i. circles. ROCHESTER LEAD WORKS. Dealers iu Pig Lead, Pig Tin, Antimony, Etc. ; Manufacturers of Lead Pipe, Block Tin Pipe, Tin Lined Lead Pipe, Sheet Lead, Pine Solder, Babbitt Metal.— Wos. 77 and 79 N. "Water Street. The great representative concern in its line in this city is the Rochester Lead Works. These works are famous for the production of lead pipe, block tin pipe, tin lined lead pipe, sheet lead, fine solder and Babbit metal; and for the sale of pig lead, pig tin, antimony, etc. The capacity of the works, the industrial forces employed, and the high standard of quality maintained in its output, all characterize it as one of the leading concerns of its kind in America, and one whose superior products are in universal demand by the trade and consumers wherever once intro- duced. The business was established iu 1884, and has been conducted with signal ability and steadily increasing success down to the present time. The premises embrace three floors, 36 x 100 feet each, supplied with both steam and water power, and a large force of skilled and expert workmen are employed therein. The works turn out all standard sizes of lead pipe, both the material and workmanship being subjected to the closest inspection and guar- anteed. The product is in heavy m-name became Goodale & Pells, who were succeeded by Goodale & Stiles. Mr. Stiles retired in 1890, when Charles C. Goodale again assumed sole control. The place of business was formerly on West Main Street, and has been at the commodious premises now occupied since 1SS6. Mr. Goodale is importer, wholesale and retail dealer, and has an extensive trade throughout Western New York and Pennsylvania. He occupies the whole of a four-story and base- ment building, 20x210 feet, and employs ten clerks, salesmen, etc. An immense stock is constantly kept on hand here, and comprises elegant china of every description, superb bisque figures, exquisite majolica ornaments, art novelties, Dresden and Sevres ware, rich and beautiful out glass, including hotel, bar and table ware; handsome lamps in great variety in artistic designs and splendid workmanship, chandeliers, lanterns, brackets, brasses and bronzes, silverware, cutlery, crockery, stone-ware, fruit jars, and a multifarious collection of useful and ornamental wares, beautifully decorated dinner and tea sets being a specialty. The prices prevailing here are exceedingly low, and every article sold is warranted as represented. Hotels, restaurants and saloons are supplied on the most advantageous terms, and goods are carefully packed and shipped. Substantial inducements are offered to the trade, rock-bottom figures being quoted to dealers, and all orders are promptly and reliably filled. Mr. Goodale is a gentleman of middle age, born in Massachusetts, and has lived in Rochester forty years, and is a member of the Chamber of Commerce. B. E. BROWN. Manufacturer of Diamond Jewelry and Solid Gold Work— Ho. 24 State Street. (Up one flight.) This gentleman started in business in 1870, and was formerly located on the opposite side of the street, but has occupied the present quarters since 1875. Ho has ample and excellent facilities here, and turns out very fine work. Mr. Brown, who is a native of Massachusetts, is a practical jeweler of many years' experience, and has an enviable reputation in the trade. His shop, which is on the second floor, is commodious and well equipped, and ten expert hands are employed by him. Mr. Brown manufactures elegant diamond jewelry and solid gold work, and his pro- ductions are sold to the trade throughout Western New York and Northern Pennsylvania. Watches and jewelry are repaired also, on short notice, and in the most superior manner, all work being warranted. Rings, pins, lockets, charms and jewelry of every description are made to order, in any desired design, and perfect satisfaction is assured. Work for the trade is a specialty, and all orders receive immediate attention. CURRAN & GOLER. Powers' Hotel Drug Store— Cor. West Main and Worth Pitzhugh Streets. These gentlemen established business on the present site in September, 1865, occupying temporary quarters in the Woodworth Building while the hotel block was being erected, and returning to the same corner in 1883. Their new store is a model of elegance and completeness in appointments and equipment, and the laboratory is provided with every convenience and the most recent apparatus for compounding medicines and manufacturing the different preparations used in the business. In fact, Messrs. Curran & Goler have provided facilities for the medi- cal profession, as well as the general public, second to none in this State. No house in the city has a higher reputa- tion for pure, fresh drugs, reliable family medicines, perfumes, toilet articles and physicians' and surgeons' requisites, or is more liberal in prices. .Mr. Richard Curran, the senior partner, graduated from Harvard College as an M. D., in 1861, and enlisted in the 33d N. Y. Infantry as Assistant Surgeon ; was subsequently promoted to be surgeon of the 9th N. Y. Cavalry, and served four years. He is a member of the G. A. R. and the Loyal Legion, and widely esteemed for his professional talents. Mr. Geo. W. Goler also served four years in the army, enlisting in the 6th N. Y. Cavalry and was promoted step by step from a second lieutenantcy to become major of the regiment and was brevetted lieutenant-colonel for gallantry. He is a member of Geo. H. Thomas Post No. 4, G. A. R. and an accomplished pharmacist. THE ROCHESTER NURSERY COMPANY, (Incorporated.) East Park. One of the most successful concerns engaged in the extensive nursery industry of this city is that of The Rochester Nursery Company, of which Mr. Juo. C. Shaw is the well-known and highly popular president. The busi- ness was founded in 1880, by Mr. J. Austin Shaw, the firm afterward becoming J. Austin Shaw & Co., and in 1890 the present company was organized under the State laws of New York, with a capital stock of $10,000, and succeeded to the control. Mr. Shaw is a native of Rochester, and has had ia life-long experience in this business. The com- pany employ 150 agents in season, and are prepared to fill orders promptly and in the best manner for every de- scription of fruit and ornamental trees, shrubbery, vines, flowers, etc., and guarantee the utmost care in their selection, and satisfaction in all cases. 93 HISTORY AND COMMERCE OF ROCHESTER. THE "CALIGRAPH." C. "Wiser, Agent, Typewriter's Supplies— Wos. 532 to 536 Powers' Block. The " Caligraph," manufactured by the Americau Writing Machine Co., of Hartford, Conn., is for sale here by Mr. C. Wiser as agent for Monroe, Genesee, Livingston, Wayne, Yates, Seneca, Schuyler, Ontario, Steuben, and Chemung Counties. It is conceded to be in all respects the most perfect, effective, and altogether superior article of the kind ever invented, and has received a measure of recognition accorded to none other. It combines speed, strength of construction, ease of operation, durability and all features sought to be attained in such appliances, and has re- ceived the highest award. It is in use in all parts of the civilized world and has been growing in popular favor everywhere since its appearance upon the market, about twelve years ago ; and there are now over 80,000 in use. The Rochester branch was established in 1SS7, and has been under its present management about one yeai'. A large business is done here and the annual sales in this city reach two hundred or so " Caligraphs " and accessories. Mr. Wiser, who was formerly the company's representative at Penn Yan, is a man of thorough experience in the busi- ness, and a competent teacher of typewriting. He occupies commodious and well-appointed quarters, and carries a full line of the American Writing Machine Go's productions. He is also dealer in typewriter supplies, linen paper, and kindred articles, and can sell at lowest .ices. JOHN B. PIKE. Builder and Contractor— ITo. 13 Minerva Place. The gentleman above named has been established nearly twenty-three years and has put up many imposing structures during that period. He has a well-equipped mill and his facilities altogether are fii'st class. Mr. John B. Pike is a man in the meridian of life, active and energetic. He was born in Holland and has lived in this city thirty-six years. He is a thoroughly practical carpenter and builder, and sustains an excellent reputation for skill and reliability, and is a member of the Builders' Exchange. His shop, etc., occupies three commodious floors, with ample electric power, improved machinery, tools and all needed appliances, and a large number of skilled work- men are employed. Mr. Pike carries a full stock of supplies, and is prepared to give estimates on all classes of buildings proposed to be erected. Houses are remodeled and overhauled by him, also, and stores and offices are fitted up. Jobbing is promptly attended to, and mill work is done to order for the trade, at short notice. Among the more notable structures built by Mr. Pike can be named the Elvvood Building, the Rochester Trust and Safe Deposit Co. Building, the Mechanics' Bank (remodeling) the residences of A. C. Harris, H. C. Brewster, and a ■ number of others equally worthy of mention. C. C. PECK. The Peck Boiler— Wos. 721 and 723 EUwanger and Barry Building. Within a decade or two there have been many and notable innovations in steam boilers. What with invention, improvements and sustained effort, the desideratum would appear to have been reached. And in this connection, special mention should here be made of the Peck Double-Deck Boiler, adapted for marine, stationary and locomo- tive use, and which is a triumph of skill in its way. The two principal objects secured in this boiler are continuous and rapid circulation of all water in the boiler in one direction, and mechanically induced draft, accompanied by high furnace temperature. It has various other distinctly meritorious features, and is claimed to embody the highest advances to date in the science and art of steam-boiler design and construction. This boiler is convenient to care for and operate, and, therefore, suits the fireman, while the cost of the boiler set up complete including smoke pipe, fan and engine, is low, considering what is furnished and accomplished, as compared with other boilers of any type. With the exception of the tubes, the Peck Boiler is constructed throughout of the best makes of steel, and no cast iron enters its composition. The tubes are made of best charcoal iron, lapwelded, but will be made of steel when so required. The plans of the boiler and draft arrangements renders it especially adapted for use with economizers for heating feed-water, or feed-air, and for employment of mechanical stokers. The Peck Boiler is manufactured by the Stearns Manufacturing Co., of Erie, Penn., on specifications and plans of the inventor and the materials and workmanship correspond in excellence with design. Mr. C. C. Peck, the inventor of the Peck Boiler, has his principal office at the above address, and branch offices in ' Xew York, Philadelphia, Chicago and San Francisco. He is prepared to enter into contracts for steam plants complete ready for operation, and can guarantee the utmost satisfaction. He has recently put up a plant for the Miles Planing Mill, this city, three 300- horse power boilers in a salt work, three 100-liorse power boilers in Xew York concern, and one 120-horse power boiler at Perry, K. Y. and two into C. B. Woodworth's new factory building, corner Piatt and Otsego Sts., this city. Mr. Peck, who is a member of the firm of Stevens & Peck, salt manufacturers, of Warsaw, N. Y., is a practical mechanical engineer, of many years' experience, and was formerly employed by the New York Steam Co., of New York City, as consulting engineer. He is an expert in steam heating and power plants, and personally superintends construction. HISTORY AND COMMERCE OF ROCHESTER. 93 THE DELAWARE AND HUDSON CANAL CO. Laokawauna Coal-"W. O. Diokiuson, Agent-BTo. 13 East Main Street, Wilder Building. Oil* of the principal concerns engaged in the coal trade of Eoohester is that of the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, of which Mr. W. C. Dickinson is a member and the resident agent and manager liere. This agency was started in 1869, and Mr. Dickinson has been their active agent from the outset. The company owns thirty valuable coal mines in Carbondale and Scranton, where a large force of miners is employed, and the aggregate output is a very extensive as well as a very superior one. Mr. Dickinson's office is at No. 13 East Main Street, in the Wilder Building, and the coal yard at the corner of Clarissa and Exchange Streets. The latter has a switch track connect- ing it with the Erie Kailroad line, and is provided with all facilities for the receipt and handling of coal. The working force is comprised of iifteen men and eleven horses and wagons, and the annual sales amount to from 35,000 to 40,000 tons of coal. The best grades only are handled, and all orders are filled upon the most favorable terms. Mr. Dickinson, who was born in Essex, Conn., has resided in Rochester for a quarter of a century, and is a member of the Chamber of Commerce. OLIVER CHILLED PLOW WORKS. New York Branch, D. "W. Kriubill, Manager— Wo. 3 Jones Street. In addition to the great manufacturing enterprises carried on within her limits, there are numerous important "interests represented in the city of Rochester which help to swell its commerce and traffic. Prominent among the interests referred to may be named those of the Oliver Chilled Plow Works, whose New York branch is located at No. 3 Jones Street, under tlie direction of Mr. D. W. Kriubill, as manager for the States of New York, Vermont, northern counties of Pennsylvania and Ohio, and northern half of New Jersey. These works are located at Soutlx Bend, Ind., and are the largest plow works in the world. The Rochester branch was opened here in 1878, and since 1891 has been under the management of Mr. Kriubill, who was assistant manager for two years previously, and had also traveled for the house in the West, and was a mecliaiiic at the works for seven years. The building occupied here was erected in 1891, and contains two floors, 92 x33 feet each, with an ell, 33 x60 feet, supplied with every con- venience for handling and storing the stock of implements necessarily carried, and connected by switch with the New York Central Railroad. Tliis is the supply house for the trade in the States above named. The plant of the Oliver Chilled Plow Works embraces fifty-eight acres of ground, and more than twenty-two acres are under roof. The works have been in successful operation for forty-five years, and now give constant employment to 1500 hands. Tlie Oliver Chilled Plow has a record unequaled in the history of plow making, and at home and abroad is equally famous and popular. It has revolutionized the plow trade of the world, and reached a larger sale than any other plow on the face of the globe. They are the original and only genuine chilled plows made. They are adapted to most kinds of soil, and will do first-class work in sod or stubble. For ease of management, adjustability and light- ness of draft, this plow has no successful competitor. There are over 1,500,000 of these plows in use, and many more are now being sold than any otlier plow manufactured. The Rochester branch supplies the trade regularly at such important points as New York City, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Newark, Jersey City, Rochester, Albany, Syracuse, Pater- son, Troy, Camden, Utica, Hoboken, Erie, Binghamton, Elmira, and adjoining towns. Manager Kriubill is a native of Crown Point, Lake Co., Indiana. F. H. LOEFFLER. All Kinds of Cutlery and Barbers' Supplies— Ho. 48 Front Street. Mr. F. H. LoelHer has been established in business in Rochester for the past eight years. The premises occu- pied consist of two floors, eacli 20x80 feet in dimensions, and both are arranged with all conveniences and appli- ances requisite for the industry. Mr. Loefiier em- ploys eight competent assistants, and is a general dealer in cutlery and barbers' supplies of all kinds. He executes all kinds of grinding and repairing, neatly and at short notice, and pays particular atten- tion to concaving razors, the work being done in the most thorough manner. A large assortment is car- ried of the finest concave razors, tailors' and barbers' shears, clippers, razor strops, hones, hair brushes and combs, and barber chairs of all makes. Mrf LoeflBer is agent for and exclusive dealer in Roches- ter, the Archer and Chicago barber chairs, the best made. He is prepared to furnish barber shops com- plete, and estimates of the cost of same are furnished at shortest notice. Mr. LoefHer was born in Buffalo, and learned the cutlery trade in New York city, and is an honorable business man 94 HISTORY AND COMMERCE OF ROCHESTER. THE WOODBURY WHIP CO. J Manufacturers of WTiips and Lashes— Allen Street, comer of 'Washington. This house manufactures all kinds of whips and lashes and enjoys a prestige and patronage thoroughly national in extent and eminently creditable in character. The business was founded In 1859, by Myron H. Strong; in 1865 Messrs. E. F. Woodbury and Henry A. Strong became partners under the style of Strong ^Mer concerns, mt/oduc- beina eiven nromrit nnrl =tim„i fZ °' '^®"'°'«=^- Only first-class work is turned out, both new, job and repair work Mr Maloy s aSe of S^f T '' '"!^ "* "''"'' ^'''°''' -3"^^'*^ considered, cannot be duplicated elsewhere. Maloy IS a native of Eochester, m the active prime of life, and enterprising and progressive in all his methods. GEORGE W. MILLER. Lasts, and Bounding-out Plates-Nos. 10 and 12 Graves Street. The'^housi\vis%n!fnHL''*''^"!^'™rV° ^"^l'^^*^^- ^"Saged in the manufacture of lasts and rounding-out plates, hfadrtted M- r w""^- " r^^° ^""'' ^^° ''^ ^''- J°'^" ""f""-' ^"-i ^^' directed by him up to 1890, when Mine,™ 5; 1 '^^ " *° P''^''*"^^-^'"^' »d in December of the same year his death occurred, when Mr. S Shrnn ^ of t ' PT'='''°"- Z'^-- ^'"«^- '« ^ "^«^« of Rochester, popularly known here, and learnek his trade Tf ?nfqn r . . city, while lie was also engaged in a factory in Albany. The premises occupied have an area ^mnWH !^ t! f Vl^'PP^'i ^^"^ ""■«« 1^^* machines, driven by steam power. Eleven experienced hands are r.vn/f ' ".. ., . i°'^ '''f. """^ °"*P"' ''^P^^^'^'y °* ^"° P^"" °f ^'^^t^ weekly. The goods are of the most reliable ohaiactei, and the trade supplied extends to all parts of the United States. J. M. BACKUS. Panoy Groceries-Wos. 15 and 17 "West Main Street. The gentleman whose name heads this sketch is the oldest grocer in Rochester, having been continually in trade here for a period of thirty years. He has made a specialty of the finest cased goods, and caters to a first-class retail patronage m this city and vicinity. His house is headquarters for the choicest wines, brandies and cigars ; Scotch and English ale, Dublin Stout and London Porter ; and all the leading brands of champagnes, claret, Sauternes and Burgundy wines : also, Apollinaris, Hathorn, Congress, Hunyadi Janos, Geyser and Sheboygan mineral waters • Backus' celebrated "Epicure " hams and bacon, French peas and mushrooms, Crosse & Blackwell's sauces and pickles, olives and olive oil, sardines and capres, and Roquefort, Edam, Cheddar, Stilton, Sap Sago, Grated Par- mesan, English dairy, pine apple and " Young America " cheese. The goods invariably commend themselves to the confidence of buyers, and prices are always fair and equitable. Mr. Backus was born in Rochester, and from 1847 to '62 was clerk in the grocery house of H. L. Vervailous, and has been eminently successful in meeting every demand of a host of permanent and influential patrons. WORDEN'S DINING-ROOMS. No. 38 East Main Street, (XTp Stairs.) The proprietor of this enterprise is the oldest restaurateur in Rochester, having been established in the busi- ness here since 1844, and opened his present dining-rooms on the 19th of May, 1887. He occupies three entire floors, 25 X 134 feet each, which are divided into public dining-rooms, a spacious banquet hall and five private rooms, besides laundry and kitchen. All are arranged and appointed in the most approved style, insuring the com- fort and convenience of every patron. The cuisine is in charge of experts in the culinary art, and guests can dine a la carte here in a manner unrivaled in town. A splendid dinner-is also served for twenty-five cents, while any dish is cooked to order in the best manner and at moderate prices. A corps of twenty-eight skilled assistants con- tribute to the satisfactory operations of the house, and the patronage is large, first-class and influential at all seasons, some six hundred people being waited upon here every day. Mr. Worden, the popular proprietor, is a gentleman of large experience as a caterer to the tastes of the public, and is held in universal esteem as a citizen and business man. CHAS. E. KOHLMETZ. Machinist and Blacksmith, Manufacturer of Iron "Work for Buildings— ITos. 178 and 180 North Water Street. This gentleman is a practical machinist and blacksmith, and makes a specialty of the manufacture of ornamen.. tal wrought iron work. The business was founded in'1872, by Mr. H. Kohlmetz, who admitted his son to partner- ship in 1885. On the lamented death of the honored senior partner in February, 1892, the son succeeded to the sole control. The present works were erected in 1888, and from the first have occupied a prominent and representative position in the industries of this community. Every modern facility is at hand, and employment is given to some twenty-five skilled hands. The iron work turned out embraces all descriptions for building purposes, and is con- structed with unusual accuracy and care, while the promptness, efficiency and reliability with which the wants of buyers are fulfilled warrant the remark that no better establishment can be found with which to open permanent business relations. Mr. Kohlmetz is a native of Rochester, and a young man of large business experience, and thorough reliability. 126 HISTORY AND COMMERCE OF ROCHESTER. E. J. RICE. Plumber— Wo. 6 South Washington Street, Hear "West Main. This gentleman is an expert and practical plumber, and gas, steam and hot water fitter, of thirty years' experi- ence, and established his business here in 1890. He makes a specialty of contract work on public buildings and private residences, in preventing the escape of foul gases, regulating underground drainage, and arranging ventila- tion on strictly scientific principles. Baths, closets and sinks are fitted up in a superior manner, and all the requi- site pipe and fittings are furnished and put in for the introduction of steam and hot water heating and artificial gas. Among the important commissions executed by Mr. Kice may be named those for the Rochester Safe Deposit and Trust Company, Exchange Place Building, Jenkinson Hotel, J. H. Ashton, Hotel Livingston, E. J. Keene, O'Kaine Bros., Eiseman Block, and the residences of Geo. E. Mumford, Geo. Arnold and Thomas Chester. He was also superintendent of the work on the St. Lawrence Hospital at Ogdensburgh, N. Y. Mr. Rice was born in Ireland, coming to this city forty years ago, and is a member of the Master Plumbers' Association of Kew York and the National Association of Master Plumbers. PEETERS BROS. ■Wholesale Mauufaotuiers Horse Collars— No. 197 Front Street. A representative and widely known Rochester house engaged in the manufacture of horse collars is that of Messrs. Henry and William Peeters, conducting business under the firm title of Peeters Bros. This firm was or- ganized in 1885, and a large and prosperous trade has been acquired through the superiority of the goods turned out. The building occupied has five fioors, each 20 x 60 feet in dimensions, and the workrooms are equipped with the most improved tools and appliances, while employment is given eight hands. The Messrs. Peeters are practical workmen, personally supervise the labors of their assistants, and the best of care is taken to secure the best results. The firm manufacture Kay, patent leather, and draft horse collars, sell at wholesale only, and are prepared to quote prices that challenge successful competition. The trade of the house extends throughout New York, Pennsylvania, and New England, and is steadily growing in volume. Mc CONNELL & MEYERS. Tin, Sheet Iron, and Comioe Work, Etc.- No. 308 State Street, Comer Piatt. This enterprise was first started by Mr. J. S. McConnell in 1891, and he was joined in partnership in 1892 by Mr. W. F. Meyers, the present firm-name being adopted. The former was born in Canada and has lived in Roches- ter fifteen years, while Mr. Meyers, who is a native of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., came to this city twelve years ago- Both are thoroughly practical tin and sheet iron workers, and they execute roofing and all kinds of jobbing, heavy iron work, build smoke stacks, etc. They also manufacture sheet metal ware, and are agents for the Royal Hot Air furnaces. Estimates are furnished on application, and all orders are performed in the most painstaking man- ner. Messrs. McConnell & Meyers are members of the .Stove, Furnace, Sheet Metal and Roofers' Association, and are highly regarded in business circles. AMERICAN WRINGER COMPANY. W. J. Griffith, Manager— No. 22 Allen Street. This branch house is under the efiicient management of Mr. W. J. Griffith, who has been with the company four years as assistant manager and collector at St. Louis, Mo. The business was established here in 1SS4, and a large and increasing trade has been developed. The stock carried embraces rugs, albums, curtains, draperies, lamps, silverware, etc. Goods are sold for cash or on the popular instalment plan, and the extensive trade of the house necessitates the employment of twelve experienced assistants. The wants of all classes of patrons are ministered to with eminent success and satisfaction in every instance. This company has over 150 branch houses in the United States and is thoroughly reliable and responsible. Mr. W. J. Griffith, the popular manager, has gained a high standing in business and social life, and is eminently deserving of the substantial success he has achieved. DR. L. M. FRENCH. Veterinary Surgeon— No. 117 West Main Street. This gentleman learned his profession with his father, who was a graduate of the Royal Veterinary College at London, and is well known in this State, having practiced his profession many years at Saratoga. Dr. L. M. French attended Prof. Brown's school at Philadelphia, also the Merchant's Veterinary College at Philadelphia, lie practiced five years in Saratoga, and thirty years in Wayne County, and came to this city in 1SS8. He possesses a thorough knowledge of all branches of his profession and his services are in great and increasing demand as the success he has attained is known far and wide. His prices are always just and reasonable and he is honorable and reliable. Dr. French is a native of Saratoga and stands deservedly high in the business and professional circles of that city as well as of Rochester. HISTORY AND COMMEEOE OF ROCHESTER. 127 J. A. Mcdonald & co. Plumbers and Gas Fitters-ITo. 84 FranUin Street. The active member of the above firm, Mr. J. A. McDonald, is a young man born in Bloomfield, N. Y., but has Uyed m Rochester for a number of years. He is a practical plumber and gas fitter, and a member of tlie Master Plumbers' Association. Mr. McDonald was of McDonald & Moffat for some time, starting in business as at present in March, 1893, and has built up a thriving and prosperous trade. He has a well equipped shop here, connected by telephone (No. 1070), and carries a full line of supplies. McDonald & Co. are prepared to do all "classes of plumbing and gas fitting work, and can guarantee entire satisfaction. They give special attention to house drainage, sewer- age and water service, and jobbing in all branches is executed with skill and dispatch. All orders are promptly and carefully attended to, and all work done is warranted, while the prices are moderate. JOHN CUNNINGHAM. Teamster— No. 45 Belmont Park. Mr. Cunningham has been established for the past seven years, and has excellent facilities for doing all kinds of hauling, and can guarantee entire satisfaction. Freight of every description is trucked to and from all depots, and merchandise generally is transferred and forwarded. Furniture, household effects, etc. are carefully packed and moved to any part of the city or vicinity at reasonable rates, and goods are also placed' on storage and insured at lowest rates. Mr. Cunningham is a gentleman of thirty-six and a native of this city. He is a man of push and energy and exercises close personal supervision over every detail of the business. He has number of double and single wagons in service, owns ten horses, and employs seven competent drivers. His office is connected by tele- phone (107), and all orders will receive immediate attention. JOHN A. VANDERWERF. Carpenter Builder— Ifo. 34 South Fitzliugli Street. This business was established by the father of the present proprietor thirty-four years ago, and later the firm- name became Vanderwerf & Son. In 1879, that partnership was dissolved, and John A. Vanderwerf has since car- ried on business alone. He has a well-equipped shop, with complete facilities, and employs ten in help. Mr. Van- derwerf IS a man in the full prime of life and a native of this city. He is a practical carpenter, of many years' experience, and is a member of the Builders' Exchange. Mr. Vanderwerf is prepared to give estimates on all kinds of buildings, and can guarantee satisfaction. Houses are remodeled by him, also, stores and offices are fitted up, and jobbing generally is done on short notice. All orders receive prompt attention, and all work is warranted. EXCELSIOR STEAM LAUNDRY. C. A. Clark, Proprietor— ITcs. 111-113 "West Main Street. This laundry succeeded to the business of the Parkhill Steam Laundry in April, 1892, and has since been con- ducted with steadily increasing success. The premises comprise three floors, 30 x 60 feet each, which are supplied witli ample steam power and all machinery known to modern laundry use. Eighteen skilled hands are constantly employed in the various departments and tlie work is executed in the highest style. Fine work and low prices are the ruling principles of the establishment and the business is conducted upon methods that have not failed to com- mend the house to the confidence of the public. Twenty agencies have been established and the trade is large and active iu this city and throughout the surrounding country for a distance of forty miles. Mr. C. A. Clark is an experienced business man and a member of the National Laundrymen's Association. EAST SIDE HORSE SHOEING ESTABLISHMENT. L. Sohmitt, Proprietor— Wo. 23 Cortland Street, (Wext to Graennagel's Stables.) This shop is tho largest and best equipped of the kind in Rochester, and the facilities are first class in all respects. Mr. Schmitt, the proprietor, is a native of Ontario, Canada, and the inventor and patentee of a patent toe and side-weight clip, with movable weight, adjustable to any shoe, and which is an appliance of a highly meri- torious character. For cheapness, durability and general excellence this device has no parallel, and is a boon to horse owners. He started in business in 1866, at Berlin, Canada, and removed to Rochester in 1870. He was for- merly of the firm of Schmitt & Ziegels, and later of Hicks & Schmitt, and has carried on business alone since 1879. Mr. Schmitt was for some years at North and Franklin Streets, and removed to the present place in 1883, when he erected this building. His shop is spacious and commodious and is provided with all conveniences. There are four fires in the establishment, and half a dozen skilled workmen are employed here. Horses are shod by Mr. Schmitt in accordance with scientific methods, and perfect satisfaction is assured. I'artioular attention is given to the hoofs, which are treated in the most skillful manner, and all work done here is warranted, while the prices charged are quite reasonable. 128 HISTOEY AND COMMERCE OF EOCHESTER. W. C. SMITH. "WTiolesale and Retail Dealer in Baled Hay, Straw, Shavings, Grain, Etc.— Wo. 325 State Street. This house was established in 1889, and was formerly located at State and Piatt Streets, removing to the present place in 1892. Mr. Smith has a commodious store here, with warehouse in the rear, and carries a big stock, which includes oats, corn, bran, middlings, and mill feed, together with hay, straw and shavings. Bottom prices are quoted on large lots, and the public is supplied in any quantity at lowest figures. All orders, wholesale or retail, are promptly attended to, aud goods are delivered free of charge at any part of the city and vicinity. Mr. W. C. Smith, who has been sole proprietor since the retirement of T. W. Smith about a year ago, is a gentleman of middle age and a native of Yates County, where he was raised on a farm. He is a man of push aud energy, thoroughly reliable in his dealings and is building up a flourishing trade. JAMES O. HOWARD. "Wholesale Dealer in 'Wiiies, Iiiq.uors and Cigars— Wo. 148 State Street. For over twenty years Mr. James O. Howard has been established at the present location. He is one of the best known men in the business m this city and has a large, active trade. Ho handles all the leading brands, both foreign and domestic and makes a specialty of flue old native whiskies, in bond, or tax paid. He sells iu any quantity, bot- tled and iu bulk, and can supply retailers and families at lowest prices. Liberal inducements are offered to the trade, aud quality and quantity are guaranteed. Mr. Howard is agentleman of middle age and was born in Monroe Couuty. He is a man of entire reliability in his dealings, well and favorably known in the business, and has forty-five years' experience in this line. He occupies a spacious and commodious store and carries a large stock. J. E. REMSEN. Pharmacy— Monroe Avenue, Comer Alexander Street. This popular pharmacy has been established many years, and has had several changes of proprietors, the pres- ent firm succeeding Dake Bros, in January, 1893. The store is of ample dimensions, fitted up with ebony fixtures, a handsome tile floor and contains every modern convenience for preparing and dispensing medicines, which is done with promptness and exactitude. The assortment of drugs and chemicals is pure and fresh, and of standard quality, and the pharmaceuticals and family medicines are of the highest merit. In toilet requisites the stock is full and complete, embracing everything belonging to the business. A great attraction to the place is the elegant soda fountain which is liberally patronized. Mr. J. E. Remsen, the active member of the firm, is a native of Brook- lyn and has had eleven years' experience in this business. He is a graduate of the New York College of Pharmacy, was formerly clerk for Barnes & Co., of New York, and the Merwin Drug Company of Brooklyn, and is a member of the New York State Pharmaceutical Society. J. R. MALANY. Iiivery aud Boarding Stable— No. 71 Centre Street. Mr. Malany has been in this business for many years, and has been at the present location since April, 1886. He was established on State Street from 1884 to 1886, and prior to that had a stable on Fulton Street for seven years. He is a gentleman of middle age, born inUtica, and is a member of the New York State Liverymen's Associa- tion. His stable is spacious, commodious and well equipped and has excellent accommodations for twenty-five horses and a number of vehicles. Mr. Malany owns eighteen horses and thirty-two vehicles of all kinds, and employs several competent drivers. Horses are taken to board here by the day, week or month, at reasonable rates, and first-class " rigs" can be hired at moderate prices. Carriages, buggies and light wagons are furnished for all occasions, with or without drivers, and satisfactory service is assured. LANNI & GALLO. Manufacturers of Macaroni and Vermicelli- ETo. 167 Front Street. A popular establishment in this city engaged in the production of macaroni is that conducted by Messrs. Dominick Lanni and EafEaele Gallo, under the firm-name of Lanni & Gallo. They began business in September, 1893, and are rapidly building up a large, flourishing trade. The premises occupied by them consist of a floor 40 x 125 feet iu dimensions, equipped with a press that produces sixteen shapes and kinds of macaroni, a mixing machine, and a gramala, and all are operated by steam power. Ten hands are employed and maccaroni of very superior quality is turned out. Messrs. Lanni and Gallo are natives of Italy, where the finest macaroni is made. HISTORY AND COMMERCE OF ROCHESTER. 129 CHAS. H. ALTHANS, M. D. "Wholesale and Retail Druggist-Uo. 105 East Main Street. The business controlled by Dr. Althans was founded tweuty-five ye.irs ago by Mr. G. H. Haass, who was suc- ceeded iu April, 1893, by Dr. Althans. This gentleman was born in Einteln, province Kurhessen, Germany, where he entered the pharmaceutical profession in 1852, and in 1857 came to this country. During the war he served on the medical staif of the 52d Eegiment New York Volunteers, 1st Division, 2d Corps, Army of the Potomac, taking part in thirty engagements and performing notable services. He is a member of the G. A. R., and holds member- ship in the New York College of Pharmacy, In 1881 he graduated as an M^ D. from the Medical Department of the University of the City of New York, From 1865 to 1881 Dr. Althans was in business as a druggist in Brooklyn and New York, and is well and favorably known in the trade. The store occupied is finely appointed, com- pletely stocked with fine drugs, and an active, first-class trade is transacted. ANDREW J. WIATTLE. Undertaker— Nos. 92 Wortli Clinton and 69 Franklin Streets. Mr. Mattle has had an experience iu this calling extending over many years, and previous to November 17, 1893, was with his brother, John A. Mattle, at whose death in that year he succeeded to control. Two competent assist- ants are employed, and at his neatly appointed warerooms will be found a complete stock of funeral furnishings of every description. Mr. Mattle gives personal supervision to the management of funerals, providing everything that is necessary for these sad occasions, and conducts the affairs in the most considerate, efficient and painstaking manner. The office is open all night, and all calls receive prompt and satisfactory attention. Mr. Mattle, who is a native of this city, is a man of sterling worth, and a member of the Munroe County Funeral Directors' Association. ROCHESTER LAST, DIE AND PATTERN WORKS. ■No. 250 MUl Street. The largest and most prosperous last works in the State of New York is, perhaps, that of the Rochester Last, Die and Pattern Works, which was originally started by Mr. H. Loewer in 18 — , and is now carried on by Loewer & Frey under the original company name. Mr. Loewer is one of the few men so practical that he can personally do any part of the work in any branch of the business, he having started with only one last-turning lathe, and gradually built up a business here now requiring eight lathes beside which he has a branch at Summit, a small station on the Rochester and P. R.R., where the wood is cut, rough turned and thoroughly dried for three years before being sent to the factory here. Mr. Loewer is well known to the public as an inventor as well; his specialty being shoe machinery. Among his many inventions may be mentioned, the Loewer sole rounder, for the manufacture and sale of which he has lately formed a stock company with $200,000 capital. He was also one of the original manufacturers of the first shoe headers placed on market. J. C. BAUMER. Genesee ITickel Plating "Works— Wos. 32, 34 and 36 South St. Paul Street. Mr. Baumer has been established in business six years, and during that time has built up a large and flourish- ing trade. The premises occupied by him are equipped with steam and electric power, and all appliances and con- veniences, and employment is found for several skilled workmen. Nickel plating, and copper bronze oxodizing is executed to order at shortest notice, while bar and foot rail brackets, and the " Little Gem " faucets and other nov- elties are also manufactured in the most workmanlike manner, the prices charged being of the most reasonable character. Mr. Baumer is a native of this city, possesses a thorough knowledge of his vocation, and as an upright business man enjoys the. good will of the entire community. HALL & SNOW. Machinists— Wo. 293 MUl Street. George E. Hall and James H. Snow, who compose the above firm, are men in the full prime of life and natives of Seneca Falls. Both are practical machinists of thorough experience, and were formerly with the American Fire Engine Company, at Seneca Falls, for a number of years. They started in business together here in Rochester in 1892, and have gained a large patronage. They have ample and excellent facilities and can execute oi'ders for any- thing in their line on short notice. Their shop, which is 40 x 50 feet, is equipped with steam power, lathes, drills and all needed appliances and tools, and four competent mechanics are employed here. Hall & Snow do a general line of machine work, construction and repairs, and jobbing in all branches is promptly executed by them. They give special attention to experimental machines and working models, and can guarantee the utmost satisfaction, while dies and punches for all purposes are made by this firm with skill and dispatch. 130 HISTORY AND COMMERCE OF ROCHESTER. BRANCH OF THE NEW YORK BISCUIT COMPANY. (Manufacturers of Parka & Savage's Superior Biscuit,) S. D. Baymond, Manager-Wo. 15 South Clinton Street. The principal offices of this company are in New York and Chicago, and works are maintained at New York, Chicago, Boston, Hartford, New Haven, Newburyport and through the West. The works at New York and Chicago are newly constructed and are the largest and finest manufacturing establishments of their kind in the world — having separate departments for each line of goods made, and use over 4,000 barrels of flour per day. Mr. Ray- mond has been the local manager in this city four years. He was formerly in the employ of Parks & Savage, of Hartford, Conn. The New York Biscuit Company are manufacturers of Parks & Savage's superior biscuits, the Wonderful "royal cream biscuit," milk crackers, oyster crackers, snaps, jumbles, cakes, etc. Their goods are known all over the country, and are unexcelled for excellence and uniform superior quality. Mr. Raymond has a store and warehouse, 25 x 100 feet in dimensions, runs two delivery teams, sells at wholesale only, and all orders are filled upon the most favorable terms. K. M. STEWART. Book and Job Printing— Cox Building, ETorth St. Paul Street. This business was established something over three years ago by Ferd. R. Stewart, who still continues in own- ership although the establishment is conducted by the gentleman whose name heads this sketch. The quarters occupied here in the basement of the Cox Building are spacious, commodious and well equipped. The facilities are iirst-class in every respect, the place being provided with electric motor power, and cylinder presses, four jobbers, a new and complete outfit of type, etc., and six to eight experienced hands are employed. Book and job printing of all kinds is done in the most expeditious and excellent manner, at lowest possible prices, and perfect satisfaction is assured. The leading lawyers patronize this house for the printing of all their law case briefs and points. Fine commercial, legal and society work is a specialty, and catalogues, pamphlets, law cases, briefs, programmes, wed- ding invitations, visiting cards, etc., are printed in the neatest style of the art, on short notice. All orders receive immediate attention, and all work is warranted to be strictly first-class. Mr. F. R. Stewart, who is general mana- ger, is a man of practical skill and tborough experience, and gives close personal supervision to every detail of the business. , I DR. STEVENS' EAST INDIA CONSUMPTION CURE, (the Cannabis Sativa Remedy.) ■W. A. Uoyes, Sole Proprietor— Uos. 820-822 Powers' Block. This is a highly effective preparation for diseases of the lungs and throat, and for various other affections, and has cured thousands. It has been before the public now for over twenty years, and has gained enduring hold on popularity throughout the United States and Canada. It is a thoroughly reliable remedy and a certain cure, when cure is possible. It braces and strengthens the general system, and restores the muscular fibers to their natural and healthy tone. It secures refreshing sleep and puts an immediate stop to the annoying and debilitating night sweats ; makes the head clear, the spirits free and hopeful, the mind active and undisturbed. In fact, it cures promptly and radically in all cases of consumption, bronchitis, asthma, catarrh, and all nervous diseases which have not progressed beyond the reach of curative agents, and its superiority over all others is attested by the thousands of cures which it has made and is making daily, in all parts of the country. Hundreds of testimonials from physicians, clergymen, and men and women of all classes and conditions throughout the country, testify to the merits of this preparation. Mr. Noyes owns the formula of Dr. Stevens, under which this remedy is prepared, and exercises close personal supervision over the manufacture thereof. He sells to the trade, and can quote liberal terms to druggists. ALBERT TEGG & SON. Veterinary Surgeons— Ho. 105 Piatt Street. The veterinary hospital at the above address is under the expert proprietorship of Albert Tegg & Son, the former of whom has made a lifelong study of the anatomy and ailments of the horse and is an acknowledged authority of the highest standing. He was born in England, and studied his profession with his father and brother, both of wliom were graduates of the Royal Veterinary College of London. He entered into partnership with his brother in London in 1866, and in 1870 emigrated to this country and established himself in the practice of his pro- fession in this city. He has been the veterinary for the city since 1883, and has built up a large and influential patronage in city and country. He is prepared to treat all kinds of domestic animals, and many of the finest horses in this section have been under his skillful and successful treatment. All departments of veterinary surgery are here represented, and the hospital has accommodations for fifteen animals, with every appliance at hand for their comfort and care, and all calls from the city or country, by mail or telephone No. 846 A. are promptly answered. Mr. Tegg is duly registered by the New York State Board, and has been a member of the Rochester Veterinary Medi- cal Society since 1879. His son, Mr. Albert Geo. Tegg, having graduated at the Royal Veterinary College of Lon- don, England, is a partner in the firm, thus combining ripe experience and educational culture to form a tower of strength in the veterinary field. HISTORY AND COMMERCE OF ROCHESTER. 131 E. E. JACKSON. Grooer-Nos. 573 and 575 South Clinton Street. This house was opened in Kovember, 1891, and has built up a high reputation and a large and steadily increas- ing trade. The premises comprise a fine double store, fully equipped with every facility for the convenient hand- ling and proper storage of supplies. The stock is full and complete and is being constantly replenished by the arrival of fresh invoices. The goods of this house are noted for their purity, freslmess, excellence and absolutely low prices, and orders are delivered promptly in all parts of the city free of charge. Mr. Jackson is a native of Batavia, New York, and a young man of large business experience, wide acquaintance and popularity. J. F. NAGLE. Druggist— Ho. 53 Meigs Street. Mr. Nagle has had twenty years' experience in this business and after acquiring a knowledge of his profession with Mr. R. W. Chambers, spent six years as clerk for Mr. W. H. Batelle, and in 1884, established business on his own account at the present location. He occupies a store of ample dimensions, compactly arranged and very neatly appointed. Fully appreciating the importance of his large prescription and family recipe trade, he has made every provision for filling them at all hours with promptness and accuracy, and none but the most competent assistants are employed. The stock is full and complete, and everything pertaining to a well-regulated pharmacy is here to be found. Mr. Nagle is a native of Rochester, and thoroughly devoted to his profession. GEORGE REUTER COMPANY. Grocers— No. 49 Meigs Street, Corner Park Avenue. This house is the largest and finest of its kind in this section of the city. It was established in 1870 by George Renter, and in 1891, the present company was organized with a capital of $30,000, and with George Renter as presi- dent; Chas. E. Reuter secretary and treasurer. The salesroom is a model of elegance in its appointments and arrangements, and every convenience is at hand. The stock is large and carefully selected, and comprises a full and complete assortment of everything usually handled in a first-class grocery, and ten assistants and four delivery, wagons are kept busy in meeting the demands of patrons. The honored founder of the business was born in Prussia on the Rhine and came to Rochester in 1850. He and his son combine ripe experience and vigorous ability to form a house that is a tower of strength in the grocery trade. TIMOTHY DERRICK. Merchant Tailor— No. 19 North Pitzhugh Street. This gentleman has had a prosperous career covering a period of twenty-six years. His parlors are amply spa^ cious and commodious, neatly and attractively arranged, and present a very fine appearance, while every conven- ience is at hand for the advantageous display of goods and the comfort of customers. The stock carried embraces a splendid line of the very finest fabrics, products of the most celebrated looms of England, France and Germany, in all the latest styles and patterns. These are made up to order in the most artistic manner by the very best expe- rienced designers and workmen, in the latest fashionable styles, and satisfaction is guaranteed as to fit, finish and durability. Eight experienced workmen are given steady employment and all the operations of tiie establishment are conducted under the personal supervision of the proprietor, who is a practical cutter and tailor. Mr. Derrick is a native of Ireland, but has been a resident of Rochester since 1860, and of America since 1851. W. H. CRAIG. Livery and Boarding Stable— "West Main Street, Between Fitzhugh and Sophia Streets, Office, Powers' Hotel. This is in all respects a first-class establishment and receives a large and desirable patronage. The accommo- dations are excellent, the service is tip-top and everything here is of a superior character. There are a number of elegant "rigs " for hire, including six handsome coaches, a tally ho, a coupe and fifteen other fine wheel vehicles. Carriages of every style and variety, with liveried coachmen are furnished on short notice, and at reasonable rates, while buggies and light wagons of all kinds can be had for all occasions. The stable is commodious, neat and well kept, and has stalls for thirty head. There are about ten drivers and hostlers employed, and horses are boarded here by the day, week or month at moderate rates. Mr. Craig, the proprietor, is a gentleman of middle age, and a native of Rochester, and was formerly with the H. II. Warner Company for a number of years. He took this stable (which had been unused for some time hitherto) in 1889, and the venture has been attended with gratifying success. Mr. Craig is a member of the Liverymen's Association of tlie State of New York. 132 HISTORY AND COMMERCE OF ROCHESTER. F. SCHLEGEL & SONS. Florists— Ho. 260 South Avenue. This firm are growers of and dealers in choice roses, shrubs, plants, etc., and their trade, which is both whole- sale and retail, gives evidence of constant increase. They make a specialty of floral decorations and have first-class facilities. The business was established in 1875 by the senior member of the above firm, who conducted the same alone up to 1887, when he took his sons, F. R. and Geo. C. Sohlegel, into partnership. Mr. Schlegel, the elder, was born in Germany, but has lived in Rochester since 1847. He is a practical florist and gardener, of many years' experience, and was formerly foreman for Ellwanger & Barry for quite some time. He is well and favorably known in nursery circles, and is a member of the Chamber of Commerce. His sons are men of thorough experience, also, and understand the business in all its details. Messrs. Schlegel have four acres of ground under cultivation, and their nine greenhouses cover 10,000 square feet. They have a neat store, and employ a number of competent assist- ants. A large and fine assortment is always kept on hand by them, cut flowers being a specialty, and bouquets, fancy baskets, emblems and floral designs of every description are made up, on shortest notice, and in the most artistic manner. Particular attention is given to decorations for weddings, parties, balls, entertainments and all other occasions, and the utmost satisfaction is assured. The prices charged by this firm are very reasonable and all orders receive prompt and personal attention. W.E. WILLIAMS. Merchant Tailor— Wo. 254 State Street. This reliable establishment dates its foundation back to 1879, when it was established by Sontag & Nagle at the present location. Mr. Williams, who had been with this house for some time, succeeded to the control in 1884 and has been successful in retaining old patrons and gaining many new ones. The premises comprise a handsomely fitted up store with a shop in the rear, and a large assortment of imported worsteds, woolens, and suitings, also trouserings, cloths, cassimeres, etc., is kept on hand, which is not excelled in this city. From twenty to twenty- five practical tailors are employed, and every facility and convenience is at hand for the prompt fulfilment of orders. Mr. Williams is a native of Rochester, well and favorably known and is a member of the National Merchant Tailors' Exchange. Mr. Walter Thompson is the assistant cutter here and E. G. Fell has charge of the coat depart- ment, both of whom are young men of Rochester birth. DOXSTATER'S BATH HOUSE. Doxstater Bros., Proprietors— Wo. 97 North "Water Street. Plain or sulphur baths are here obtainable daily up to 10 o'clock p. m., and the establishment is popularly patronized by our citizens. At this bath house is a famous sulphur water well, known as the Old Longmuir. It was drilled in 1832 by Longmuir, the brewer. The water has a temperature of 52 degrees Fahrenheit, and its analysis is as follows: — carbonate of lime and magnesia with traces of oxide of iron, 1.48; chloride of sodium, 6.52; sulphate of soda, 6.99; carbonic acid small; sulpheretted hydrogen, 2.16. In 1851, Mr. Chauncey Doxstater succeeded Mr. Longmuir in the ownership of the well, and he added fresh water baths and a plunge. The plunge is 36 X 40 feet in dimensions and the water five feet deep. There are eight fresh water bath tubs, and ten sulphur bath tubs, and hot or cold baths may be had at reasonable prices. The present proprietors of the establishment are Messrs. C. B. and Geo. A. Doxstater, sons of Chauncey Doxstater, and they succeeded the latter at his death in March, 1881. WM. DONOGHUE. Wholesale Dealer in Wines and Liquors— Wos. 237-239 East Main Street. Mr. Donoghue has been established since 1884, and was formerly located at Clinton and Main Streets, removing to the present address in 1887. He is a general wholesale dealer, and is sole agent for the Inglenook vineyard, Rutherford, Napa County, Cal. He handles all the leading brands, making a specialty of fine imported and domes- tic goods, and sells in bond or tax paid. His trade extends throughout Rochester and the surrounding country for a distance of fifty miles, and his business is large and growing. Mr. Donoghue, who is a native of Canada, came to this city in 1844, and later was in California for fourteen years. He occupies a 35 x 100-foot store and base- ment, and his place is neatly fitted up and well equipped in every respect. The ofiice is connected by telephone (No. 557), and the establishment is provided with electric light and all modern conveniences. There is a hand- some sample-room in the rear, with tile floor, mahogany fixtures, etc., and all departments are excellently appointed. There ai'e half a dozen people employed here, while a salesman or two represents the house on the road. A large and first-class stock is constantly kept on hand and includes bottled beer, ales and porter, mineral waters and cigars. Mr. Donoghue's specialties are fine old rye and Bourbon whiskies, and the vintage of the Inglenook vine- yard, and he can guarantee these goods to be strictly pure and of superior quality. HISTORY AND COMMERCE OF ROCHESTER. 133 CHAS. HUTTE. Dealer in Fine Boots and Shoes-lTo. 210 Worth Clinton Street. As far back as 1853, this floiirisliing business was originally inaugurated by the present proprietor. The present desirable premises have been occupied for three years, and these comprise a large and commodious store, fitted up in a handsome and attractive manner -with all the necessary facilities and conveniences, including electric liglit, for the handling and display of tlie goods and comfort of patrons. In the large and comprehensive assort- ment will be found a full line of boots, shoes, slippers, and rubbers in grades which have been most carefully .selected, and in all purchases made at this establishment perfect satisfaction is assured. A specialty is made of fine custom work, all orders for which are promptly and reliably filled. Mr. Hutte is a native of Rochester, and is held in the highest respect and esteem. WALLIS BROTHERS. Pattern and Model Makers, Etc-lfo. 193 Mill Street. This enterprise was founded some twenty years ago by Mr. A. Walder. In 1888 he was succeeded by Messrs. C. T. and F. Wallis, the present proprietors, both of whom are masters of their profession. The premises occupied are 50 x 50 feet in dimensions, and equipped with steam power and all requisite tools and wood-working machinery- Six workmen are employed and the firm make to order machinery, agricultural, gear and stove patterns, also brand- ing irons with extra deep letters. They also deal in metallic pattern and branding letters, selling the same at greatly reduced prices. Orders are given the most careful attention and are filled in a manner bound to give satis- faction. ^ F. W. ALEXANDER. Druggist— ITo. 475 North Clinton Street. This popular pharmacy was established in 1879 by Chas. Kreuser, the present proprietor succeeding to control in 1891. Mr. Alexander had foi' three years previously a store at Central Park in Alexander Street and is a drug- gist of seventeen years' experience. His extensive stock embraces a complete assortment of all goods usually to be found in a first-class jjharmacy, all of which are derived from the most reliable sources of production. Particu- lar attention is given to compounding physicians' prescriptions and family recipes, the purest material being used and every care being taken to preclude the possibility of error. Punctual and courteous service is accorded all patrons and a large and influential trade is enjoyed. Mr. Alexander is a native of Rochester, a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and a member of its Alumni Association; also a member of the Monroe County Retail Drug Association and the New York State Pharmaceutical Society. JAMES CULLEN. Horseshoer— Wo. 29 Mumford Street. The foundation of this business dates back over lialf a century, and in 1885, upon the death of his uncle, Mr. James Cullen, who inaugurated the enterprise, the present proprietor secured control. In 1887 the present building was erected on the old site. It is a 20 x 90-foot, five-story brick structure. The blacksmithing department is per- fectly equipped, three fires being provided, and steady employment is afforded four ef5ficient hands. Horseshoeing in all its branches receive special attention, prompt service being accorded to all, and all the work is executed in the most thorough, excellent and perfect manner. Mr. Cullen was formerly engaged with his uncle, and possesses twenty-five years of practical exerience in his trade. He is a native of Ireland, but has long been a resident here. C. A. DAKE. Druggist— Comer TIniversity Avenue, and Culver Park. This business was established in 1888 by Dake Bros., the present proprietor succeeding to sole control in 1891. Having a thorough knowledge of drugs, and a large experience in the business, he has quickly acquired a lucrative practice both from physicians and the general public. As a compounder of physicians' prescriptions Mr. Dake has uo superior. The most scrupulous care and accuracy are observed in putting up even the simplest preparations and the materials used are invariably of the very best quality. As a result, the house has the endorsement of lead- ing medical men and enjoys an ever increasing patronage. The stock of drugs, medicines and pharmaceutical prep- arations is full and complete and the entire establishment is conducted in accordance with those business principles that are bound to be recognized and liberally rewarded. Mr. Dake is n native of Rochester and a reo-istered pharmacist of nineteen years' experience. He is a member of the Monroe County Retail Drug Associa- tion, and a gentleman of high repute in business and social ciVcles. 134 HISTORY AND COMMERCE OF ROCHESTER. H. S. JENNER. Cash Market— No. 350 East Main Street, Corner of Stillson. As far back as 1861 this business was establislied and for tlie past five years it has been under the efficient man- agement of the present proprietor, who succeeded Mr. Alfred Cork. The premises comprise a commodious store, perfect in convenience of arrangement, and the demands of the trade require a force of four experienced assistants, A heavy stock is carried at all times, all of which have been most carefully chosen from the best products put upon the market. All orders are promptly filled and delivered at residences free of charge, and customers are assured of receiving not only a superior article, but also full weight, honest value, courteous treatment and the lowest cash prices in the city. Mr. Jenner, who is an Englishman by birth, has resided in this country for the past twelve years, and before coming here conducted a market in Syracuse for a number of years. W. H. GILMORE. Druggist— Ho. 522 Worth St. Paul Street. This gentleman has been engaged in the drug business for a period of thirty-two years, succeeding to the control of his present store in 1891. He makes a leading specialty of the compounding of physicians' prescriptions and family recipes and exercises immediate pei'sonal supervision over this important branch of his business. He always carries in stock a full line of drugs and medicines, and druggists' sundries as also the new disinfectant, " Gil- more's Germicide," which is a perfect antiseptic, deodorizer and air purifier, instantaneous in its action, the best and most perfect known to science, and is not poisonous, or will not stain or injure the most delicate fabric. It is in large and growing use and hundreds of testimonials are in the possession of Mr. Gilmore, who is the manufacturer and of which copies will be sent upon application. Mr. Gilmore has acquired a reputation and trade that furnishes the best possible proof of the reliability of his goods and the integrity of his business methods. He was born in Pavilion, N. Y. , and was trained in the drug business from his early youth in Albion, N. Y. For twenty years pre- vious to settling in this city he was proprietor of a drugstore at Pavilion, Genesee County, N. Y., and is an honored member of the NewYork State Pharmaceutical Society. J. MATTESON. Carpet Cleaning "Works- No. 11 Caledonia Avenue. Mr. Matteson embarked for himself in this business about five years ago, and in 1891 the premises at the pres- ent address were taken possession of. These comprise a commodious apartment, 40 x 80 feet in dimensions, fitted up with two of the celebrated " Star " carpet-cleaning machines, steam power, and all the best improved facilities for doing the most thorough work quickly, while nine efficient assistants are in i-egular service. The machines used by Mr. Matteson are the only ones of the kind in this city, and are pronounced by experts the very best, and superior to all others that have ever been made. He is in a position to thoroughly clean carpets of all kinds, with, out the slightest injury to fabric, color or design, in the most perfect and satisfactory manner, and at the very lowest charges consistent with first-class service and fair dealings. A number of first-class carpet layers and fitters are employed, and carpets are taken up, refitted and relaid when desired, at short notice, these goods being called for and delivered, free of charge. All orders receive immediate attention, the telephone call at these works being No. 889, and yearly contracts are taken for large residences, while an insurance is always carried for the protection of customers, who are cordially invited to call and see the work executed and the macinery in operation. THE CROSBY FRISIAN FUR COMPANY. (Incorporated). Men's Frisian Fur Goods and Custom Fur Tanning— Braokett House Building. This business was originally established in 1890, by Mr. P. H. Crosby, and in 1893 the present company was incorporated under the laws of the State of New York, with a capital of $30,000, and with P. H. Crosby, as presid- dent; G. W. Carpenter, vice-president; E. C. Eich, secretary and treasurer. The facilities of this company for making coats, gloves, mittens and i-obes are unsurpassed. The fur of which their goods are made is true to name, as the raw skins are selected from Holstein-Frisian stock, which, until a few years ago were wholly unknown to this country. These calf-skins are iseculiarly adapted to the uses to which they are here applied, being thick-coated, desirable colors and close texture. The process to which they are subjected in preparing them renders the skins soft and flexible, and they never harden ; in fact, they become softer with use. They are impervious to wind and storm, therefore for warmth they stand without an equal. No dyes whatever are used, therefore the full strength of fiber of these skins is preserved. The hair is rendered soft and fine, while it neither pulls out nor breaks. Being natural color, it always retains its luster and never fades ; and two points of great advantage are they are perfectly odoi-less and absolutely moth-proof. All goods are made up here, from the green skins to the finished articles, under the immediate supervision of the inventor, Mr. Crosby. All garments ai-e cut by the " Haw- ley system," which hardly leaves a remote chance of a misfit; while that indefinable element, style, is always im- parted. The goods are in large and increasing demand by both dealers and consumers throughout all the Northern States. Custom work is a leading specialty, and prices of goods, or of making and furnishing, with dii-ections for self-measurement, are sent on application. Mr. Crosby is a native of New York State, an expert and practical tan7 ner, and was formerly of Crosby & Co., tanners at Antwerp, N. Y. HISTORY AND COMMERCE OF ROCHESTER. ROBERT THOnSON, 135 DEALER IN * * * Bicycles. * * * 21 South Clinton Street.. , * * * * * * This is the most extensive establish- ment ill Kochester engaged in the trade in bicycles and wheelmen's supplies. Mr. Thomson began business in 1884, and has developed a flourishing trade throughout Wayne, Livingston, Monroe, Yates, Seneca and Ontario counties. He handles the Victor, Credenda, and in fact a complete line of all grades of bicycles ; making a specialty of the Victor, the number of these machines sold, running up into the thousands thus establishing it as a general favorite. The store occu- pied by Mr. Thomson is of commodious proportions, elegantly fitted ujJ and attractive and a large stock is at all sea- sons kept on hand, consisting of bicycles, tricycles, and wheelmen's supplies of all kinds. Only first-class goods are handled, and every article sold is guaranteed to be exactly as represented. Mr. Thomson was born in Scotland, but has lived in this city since childhood. He is a charter member of the Rochester Wheelmen's League, the Lake View Cycling Club, and the League of American Wheelmen, and is well and favorably known and held in popular esteem by all wlio know him. H. H. SPAULDING, m- BROKER m Nos. 116, 117 and 118 Powers Block. Among the most successful of those who are carrying on operations as stock brokers in Rochester, is Mr. H. H. Spaulding, who has been established in business for a year and has built up a large, flourishing patronage of the most desirable character, through his energetic, liberal and honorable methods. His facilities are complete for the transaction of business upon the most satisfactory basis, and customers may rely upon having their interests advanced in the most substantial manner. Mr. Spaulding has a private wire communicating with his special cor- respondents in Jfew York and Cliicago, who are members of the N"ew York Consolidated Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade respectively, and he is in constant touch with the latest movements of the market. He buys and sells on commission bonds, stocks, securities, provisions, grain, and oil, and carries stocks on margin, and in all branches of the business will be found prompt, reliable and entirely trustworthy. 136 HISTORY AND COMMERCE OF ROCHESTER. SCRANTOM, WETMORE & CO. booi?:se]XjXjEie,s, Nos. 21 and 23 State and 20 West Main Street. E"0"VvrE:E,s :BxriXji3i3src3-. This is the largest bookstore between New York and Chicago. It was originally established in 1868, by Messrs. Scrantom and Wetmore, the present style being adopted in 1878. The premises occupied for the business comprise one floor and basement, 30 x 150 feet each; one floor and basement, 30 x 50 feet each; and one floor, IS x 100 feet; all arranged and equipped in the most attractive and perfect manner, and forming the most complete establishment of the kind in this section of the country. Under energetic and enterprising management it has become the liter- ary center of the city. It has well-stocked departments for scientific, theological, medical and agricultural works; maps, globes and guide-books; illustrated works, and books in fine bindings; works of devotion, hymnals, prayer books and Bibles; sporting and yachting books, and out-of-door literature generally; juvenile and toy books, stand- ard works in prose and poetry, seaside novels, and leading periodicals; while a specialty is made of fine stationery, in which this house is known to excel. Orders for engraving on steel or copper are promptly and carefully filled, and inducements arc offered in all branches of the business that are rarely equaled by any contemporary house. The Main Street store is wholly devoted to the wants of the business and professional men of the community, whose demands for blank books, typewriter supplies and all the minutse of office equipment are constant and varied. The wholesale business of the firm is on an extensive scale, hundreds of merchants in and out of the city depending upon Scrantom, Wetmore & Co., for their supplies of books, stationery, druggists' sundries and fancy goods of one sort or another. It is always a busy department, but especial activity reigns when the Easter, school or Christmas trade is on. At these times nobody apparently has a moment to spare. The fact that their recent holiday sales were fully equal to those of the same season in 1892, in spite of the prevailing depression, maybe taken as evidence that Scrantom, Wetmore & Co., are peculiarly fortunate in the class of patrons to whom they cater. The wholesale department is divided into two sections— a ground floor room and a basement .30 x 50 I'eet each, and a basement 30 X 150 feet. With their facilities as heavy jobbers, it is not surprising that Scrantom, Wetmore & Co., are able to meet competition in all of their retail lines. In books, for instance, they furnish any volume wanted as cheaply as it could be bought anywhere. The members of this responsible firm are Messrs. E. H. Scrantom, L. G. Wetmore and A. C. Walker, all of whom are Rochester men, " to the manor born " ; members of the Chamber of Commerce and reliable, representative city merchants. HISTORY AND COMMERCE OF ROCHESTER. 137 C. T. Ham Manufacturing Co. Manufacturers of Tubular and Railroad Lamps s£d * ^ ¥ Lanterns. This company are internatioaally famous as manufacturers of tubular and railroad lamps and lanterns, and as sole owners of the bull's eye lantern globes. It was incorporated in 1886, under the laws of the State of New York, with a capital of $100,000, and is officered by C. T. Ham as president; Geo. W. Ham, secretary and treasurer. The president has been engaged in this branch of manufacture since 1871, being formerly president and sole proprietor of the Kelly Lamp Works, and also president of the Rochester Steam Gauge and Lantern Company for five years. He has now gained a pre-eminence in his industry of which he has every reason to be proud, being at the head of the largest lamp and lantern works in the United States, if not in the world. These works were completed in 1890, and comprise a massive brick structure, five stories high, 150 x 60 feet in dimensions, and splen- didly equipped with improved machinery and appliances, operated by a steam engine of 60-horse power, and steady employment is given to from 200 to 250 skilled hands. The management is constantly introducing new and popular styles of lamps, lanterns and globes, which fully maintain the high prestige of the house in workmanship and quality, and are sold at prices which pi-eclude successful competition. The aim is to promote direct trade with job- bers on both sides the Atlantic; to furnish a standard quality of goods which, once handled, will be sure to induce further orders; and, in short, to produce a line of specialties that will excel all others in every point of utilitv economy and durability. Their success in this laudable endeavor has been brilliant in the extreme. They manu- facture more styles of goods than any of their contemporaries, thereby meeting the^demands of all classes of trade in an unequaled manner, and have built up an immense and infiuential patronage throughout the United States South America, Mexico, Canada, Australia, the West Indies and Europe. Their specialties include tubular lanterns tubular street lamps, tubular square lamps, tubular station lamps, tubular bridge signal lamps, tubular dash lamps, tubular side reflector lamps, railroad hand lanterns, railroad switch target lamps, railroad caboose lamps, railroad tail lamps, railroad rear signal lamps, cab and gauge lamps, pole target lamps, street car headlights, and bull's eye lantern globes. A handsomely illustrated catalogue is mailed on application, and lamps and lanterns of all descrip- tions are promptly made to order from samples or tracings. President Ham was born in Maine, and was master mechanic of railroad machine shops for twenty-three years previous to embarking in the enterprise in which he has won such an eminent and well-merited success. His son, the secretary and treasurer, adds his energy and vigor in maintaining the supremacy of this enterprising house. ^'/' . ^'^•■ /Z^^ v_ ..I- r MAY ' - 1988