Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library Gift of Seymour B. Durst Old York Library I Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2013 http://archive.org/details/newyork1894illus00u NEW YORK, 1894. ILLUSTRATED. \ 56804 A. K. PARSONS PUBLISHING CO., 149=151 Cburcb Street, IRew Uorft. GENERAL INDEX. PAGE Ackerman. F. M.. Whiskies, etc 252 Adams & Jimenis, Commission Merchants 203 Aetna-Standard Iron and Steel Company, A. Schroeder, Agent 182 Ahrens', G., Sons, Wholesale Grocers 223 Ahrens, The L. W., Stationery and Printing Company 292 Alsen's Portland Cement Works 265 Alsing, J. R., Company (Incorporated), Crushing, Grinding and Pulver- izing Machinery 237 American Axe and Tool Company, The 143 American Brake Company, The, John B. Gray, Agent 139 American Cotton Oil Company, The 214 American Lucol Company, The 214 American Railway Maintenance Syndicate 129 American Sick Benefit and Accident Association 99 American Temperance Life Insurance Associaton of New York, The.... 80 American Tool Company, Manfrs. Tool Chests 162 Angle Lamp Company, The, J. U. Bauchelle, Mgr 301 Ansbacher, A. B., & Co., Manfrs. and Importers Paints and Colors 241 Ansel-Struck Engraving Company, The 2S0 Apgar & Co., Importers of Extracts, Essential Oils, etc 230 Arabol Manufacturing Company, The, Manfrs. of Prepared Gums, Glues, Sizes, etc 243 Archer, George E., Architect 210 Arctic Freezing Company, J. V. Bootmann, Mgr 221 Argyro, P. C, & Co., Tailors' and Dressmakers' Trimmings 303 Armstrong, William, Real Estate 213 Ashley Engineering Works, Manfrs. Steam Specialties, etc 151 Ashton Valve Company, Charles H. Buckelew, Mgr 164 Aspinall, E., Sanitary Specialties 267 PAGK Atlantic Dynamite Company, Small & Schrader, General Agents 170 Atlantic Varnish Works, A. C. Knapp, Resident Mgr 266 Atlas Cement Company 304 Atlas Steamship Company, Pirn, Forwood and Kellock, General Agents. 10S Ausable Horse Nail Company 140 Automatic Electrical Specialty Company, Contractors and Supplies 147 Automatic Water Tank Company, The 153 Avis, William A., & Co., Receivers and Forwarders 111 Bacon, C. G., & Co., Wholesale Druggists 240 Bacon, Jones & Co., Real Estate, etc 199 Bailey, Henry C, Real Estate Broker 93 Bailey Manufacturing Company, The, Manfrs. of Copying Specialties.. . 285 Baiz, Jacob, Importer of Coffee, and Commission Merchant 225 Baldwin, Charles A., & Co., Bankers 87 Bamberger, Herman, Manfr. Umbrellas 303 Banks & Bros., Law Booksellers, Publishers and Importers 278 Barber Asphalt Paving Company 131 Barnes, Oliver W., Civil Engineer 177 Barrett Towing Line 126 Barroll & Azoy, Coal 200 Barry & McTighe, Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 134 Bartels, Wm., Foreign and Domestic Birds 325 Bartens & Rice, Watches, Diamonds, etc 271 Barthman, William, Manfg. Jeweler, etc 273 Bassemir, John, & Son, H. E. Bassemir, Mgr., Manfrs. Silk Lamp Shades 297 Batopilas Mining Company 79 Baxter, John F., Ship Chandler and Dealer in Steamship and Engineers' Supplies 112 iv GENERAL INDEX. PAGE Bechstein & Co., Sausage Casings 307 Beck, Joseph, & Co., Distillers 252 Beecher & Co., Attorneys for Metropolitan, and Indemnity Fire Lloyds. 75 Beggs, James, & Co., Engines, Boilers, etc 136 Belden, A. G., & Co., Oil Manfrs. and Commission Merchants 204 Bell, Geo. H., & Co., Peerless Steam and Hot Water Heater 181 Bell, James M., & Co., Wines and Liquors 259 Benedict & Benedict, Insurance 73 Bergen, Z., Manfr. Staves, Lumber, etc 207 Berry, H. A., Hardware Manfrs'. Agent 151 Beseler, Charles, Manfr. of Dissolving Stereopticons, etc 299 Biddle Railway Car Electric Lighting Company, The 157 Biesecker, J. S., Manfrs'. Agent, Dairy and Creamery Supplies 332 Biglow, L. H., & Co., Stationers, etc 289 Bissell, E., Son & Co., Auctioneers and Commission Merchants 133 Bissell Carpet Sweeper Company, T. W. Williams, Mgr 322 Blanchet, A. D., Jr., Essential Oils, Vanilla Beans, Olive Oil, etc 242 Bleidorn, Charles, Custom House Broker, Forwarding Agent, etc 115 Blichfeldt & Liedquist, General Steamship and Railroad Agents 120 Bliss, H. H., Real Estate, etc 78 Bloom, Chas. F., Printer 287 Bloomington Mining Company, Miners and Shippers of Coal 195 Blumenthal, Max, Barley and Malt 255 Bogert & Durbin Company, Postage Stamp Collectors 331 Bohn Manufacturing Company, H. Simmons, Mgr., Lumber, etc 177 Boice, Hewitt, Wholesale Dealer in Blue Stone 189 Bonzano & Clarke. Consulting and Contracting Engineers 142 Borsum Brothers, Manfrs. and Importers Metal and Glass Polishes. ... 318 Bostelmann, Lewis F., Manfr. the Standard Diamond Prospecting Drill.. 176 Bower, F. M., & Co., Motto Papers, Bakers' and Confectioners' Supplies. 228 Boyd &Co., Bankers and Brokers 73 Boyd's Addressing, Mailing, Delivery Agency, E. J. Williams, Mgr. . . . 287 Boynton Bicycle Railway Company, The 138 Brenack, R. G., Manfr. of Bottle Wrappers 255 Brett, James E., Shipping and Commission Merchant 123 Brett Lithographing Company 294 Brett, P. J., & Co., Manfrs. of Novelties in Bonnet and Hat Frames. . . . 302 Bridgeport Brass Company, Chas. X. Cordier, Agent 130 Briggs & Co., Boots, Shoes and Slippers 310 Britton, D. B., Whiskies 246 Brixey, W. R., Sole Manfr. Day's Kerite Insulated Wires, J. E. Ham, General Agent 173 PAGE Brock & Co., Manfrs. and Importers of Cigars 263 Brown, Thos. E., Jr., Consulting Engineer 144 Brown & Seccomb, Auctioneers, Foreign and Domestic Fruits 224 Brownie Chewing Gum Company, The 332 Bryson, Andrew, Civil Engineer 148 Buck, T. S., Patent Flexible Hand Stamps and Flexible and Spring Type Holders 326 Buckley & Wood, Binding, Mailing 284 Bullock, Samuel R., Water Works Construction and Finance 181 Burrows, W. M., Steamship Agent and Ship Broker 119 Cadwell, C. H., Stationer, Lithographing, etc 293 Caldwell, W., & Co., J. Millar Nicol, Mgr., Gums, Dyestuffs and Chemicals 241 California Vintage Company, The 249 Calm, M., & Bro., Chemicals 241 Canton, Felipe G., Commission Merchant and Purchasing Agent 112 Carleton & Moffat, Commission Merchants 114 Carll, Fred. A., Real Estate, etc 213 Carter, Robert K., Purchasing Agent 314 Casey, John A., Turpentine and Rosin Oil Distiller 215 Cassel & Milthack, Importers, Manfrs. and Jobbers of Articles for Confectioners, etc 226 Castner & Curran, Shippers of Coal 197 Castor, Geo. A., & Co., Tailors 315 Catherwood, H. & H. W., Samuel H. Burr, Representative, Mononga- hela Whiskies 251 Catlin, Charles M., Attorney-at-Law and Patent Solicitor 163 Cavallaro, G., Importer and Commission Merchant 223 Central New Jersey Land Improvement Company 89 Central Railroad Company of New Jersey, H. P. Baldwin, G. P. A 257 Century Fire Lloyds of New York, The, Daynes & Co., Attorneys 77 Chapin, Chas. E., Manfrs'. Agent 179 Chatham National Bank 77 Chinnock, F. R., Contractor for Electric Light and Power Plants 169 Citizens' Insurance Company of New York 74 Claffy's, John, Sons, Contractors and Railroad Supplies 185 Clarendon, M. E., & Son, Dealers in Green Salted Hides 313 Clark Electric Company, The 174 Clay, A. D., Manfr. Canvas Feed Bags for Horses, Truck and Horse Covers : 325 Clayton, C. H., & Co., Manfg. Stationers 282 GENERAL INDEX. v PACE Cleveland City Forge and Iron Company, C. M. Wales, Eastern Mgr. . . 175 Climax Powder Manufacturing Company, Fred. Julian, Mgr 177 Cochran, A. L., Pharmacy 329 Coffin, William C, M. E., Representing Riter & Conley, Iron and Steel Construction 184 Cogswell, M. C, Millwright and Mechanical Engineer 166 Commercial Envelope Company, The, Limited 293 Conity, James, Manfr. Fine Plumbing Specialties, etc 1S6 Conlin, F., Castings in all Metals, etc 162 Conti, Cesare, Banker and Broker 89 Cooke & Totten, Electroplating 319 Coolbaugh & Pomeroy, Special Railway Sales Agents for Iron and Steel Manfrs - 149 Cooper, C. & G., & Co., F. W. Iredell, Mgr., Corliss Engines. . . 156 Corbin Banking Company, The 76 Corcoran, A. J., Patentee and Manfr. the Corcoran Windmill 186 Corporations Syndicate 90 Covvles, J. Edward, & Co., Manfrs. and Importers Cigars 260 Craven & Parmentier, Contractors' Supplies 146 Creighton & Burch, White Goods 314 Cromwell Steamship Company, E. S. Allen, General Agent 92 Culver, W. C, Civil Engineer 148 Cutter, Manly N., Architect 205 Cycloid Railroad Construction and Equipment Company 94~6 Dalzell, Fred B., & Co., Tow Boat Office 114 Danville Stove and Manufacturing Company, A. L. Canfield, Mgr 150 Davies, Turner & Co., Foreign Express and Freight Carriers, etc 119 Davis, G. M., & Co., Manfrs. Steam Heating and Regulating Specialties. 153 Davis, John, Rea'. Estate Broker and Appraiser 97 Dawson, James J., Manfr. Electro Silver Plated Ware 271 Dean & Westbrook, Bridge Engineers and Contractors 140 De Beauvais, J., Machine and Repair Shop 319 Dehamme-Delettre Brush Company, Manfrs. Hair, Tooth, Nail, Infant, Shaving and Plate Brushes 242 De Leon, N. Ponce, Publisher and Bookseller 288 DeJisle's French Restaurants 322 Deutz, Louis, Lithographer and Printer 290 De Walltearss, S., Auctioneer and Appraiser, Real Estate, etc 88 Dixon, H. R., Public Accountant , 320 Donnelly, G. W., Public Accountant and Auditor 329 Douglas, Geo. B., & Bro., Foreign and Domestic Iron and Steel 172 PACK Drescher, John, & Co., Manfrs'. Agents, Moldings, Picture Frames, etc. 330 Dresden Photo-Paper Works 302 Du Bois', Henry, Sons, Dock Builders 144 Dudley, U. H., & Co., Canned Goods 226 Duffie, A. B., Insurance Broker 71 Duls, Jacob, & Co., Packers and Cleaners of Teas and Coffees, Manfrs. Tea Caddies 234 Dunphy, John, & Sons, Tanners and Manfrs. of Leather 311 Durkee, Chas. D., & Co., Yacht and Canoe Fittings, Ship Chandlery, etc. 119 Dusenbery, H., & Co., Grain, Flour, Hay, etc 307 Dutcher & Edmister, Fire and Marine Insurance 78 Early, John, & Co., Manfrs. and Jobbers of Woodenware, etc 228 Eckert, John A., & Co., Insurance 89 Economy Clean Towel Supply Company, Chas. A. Maurice, Mgr 322 Edmonds, J. Wesley, Railroad, Steamship and Engineers' Supplies 171 Egbert, F. W., Electrical Engineer 182 Egyptian Lacquer Manufacturing Company, The 193 Electric-Power Storage Company, Manfrs. Standard Plante Storage Batteries 161 Electrical Conduit Company 175 Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Company 148 Elgin National Watch Company 269 Ellithorpe, F. T., Elevators 154 Elwell, James W., & Co., Shipping and Commission Merchants ill Empire Boiler Cleaning Company 191 Empire Type-Setting Machine Company 199 Endemann, H., & Co., China and Glassware 301 Engelberg Huller Company, The, Manfrs. Rice and Coffee Hulling Machinery 234 Engelhard, Charles, United States Agent, representing Villeroy & Boch, Mosaic Tile and Terra Cotta Works, Germany 202 Engesser, John, Steam Cigar Box Manfr 263 Engle, Chas., Importer and Jobber of Table Delicacies 226 Engle Sanitary and Cremation Company, The 207 Erickson, E. N., Financial and General Advertising Agency 320 Escher & Co., Manfrs. and Importers, Razor Hones, Oil Stones, etc. . . . 159 Etienne, Geo. E., Table Luxuries 229 Ettenborough & Sherer, Blank Book Manfrs 289 Evans, Richard, Manfr. Blank Books, etc 289 Evans, Almirall & Co., Evans Hot Water Heating System 137 Eyles, J. H., Manfr. Cloak and Clothing House Furniture 327 VI GENERAL INDEX. PAGE Fahys, Joseph, & Co., General Agents for the Fahys Watch Case Com- pany .... 268 Fagot, A., Glass Beveler 313 Falck & Co., General Passenger Agents 92 Farragut Fire Insurance Company, of New York 71 Farrand, Oliver M., Diamonds, etc 270 Farrington, F. R., & Co., Importers and Grinders of Spices 227 Feigl, A., Manfr. Lamp, Candle, Gas and Electric Light Shades 300 Felt, Joseph P., & Co., Electrotypers 286 Fensterer & Ruhe, Importers of Glassware, China, etc 300 Fetzer, L. F., Printing 291 Field, Alfred, & Co., Importers and Exporters of Cutlery, Guns and Hardware 133 Finn, Cole & Co., Manfrs. Doors, Sashes, etc 211 Flack, James A., Sunday School Music Book Manfr. and Binder 291 Foerster, William, & Co., Import and Export Merchants 115 Foley, John, Jr., Manfr. Gold Pens, etc 285 Foley, John R., Real Estate and Insurance 93 Force, William A., & Co., Railroad and Commercial Dating Stamps, etc. 323 Force, Wm. H., & Co., Forwarders, Weighers and Commission Mer- chants 116 Ford, T. P., Printer and Paper Tube Manufacturer 281 Foskett & Bishop Company, The, G. & J. R. Bolton's Improved Hot Water Heaters 182 Fox, William, General Freighting and Transportation 128 Frank, Sol., Wholesale Liquors 254 Fraser & Chalmers, Young & Park, Mgrs., Engines, Boilers, etc 188 Frasse Company, The, Extra Grade Tools and Supplies 176 French, Sam'l G., Coal 194 Freygang, George, Pharmacy 327 Fuller's Paterson Express 326 Gallatin National Bank, The 74 Gaily, M., Inventor and Proprietor of Universal Presses 294 Gambert, H., Perfumery and Barbers' Supplies 319 Garcia & Vega, Manfrs. Cigars 260 Gardiner & Delafield, Importers of Olive Oil 228 Gates, Charles, Hats and Umbrellas 325 Gates Iron Works, Manfrs. Gates Rock and Ore Breakers, etc 183 General Manufacturing Company, The 156 George, E., & Co., Ship Stores, Ship Machinery and Steamship Supplies. 124 Gibb Bros. & Moran, Printers 287 Gibbs, A. B., Manfr. Linseed Oil, etc 219 Gibson's Steamship Agency 112 Giese, August, Importer and Commission Merchant 116 Gildersleeve Press, The, George R. Little, Propr 277 Gillen. J. F.. Brass Founder 319 Gleason & Baiiey Manufacturing Company, Builders of Modern Fire Department Supplies 152 Glen, Cawley & Co., Manfrs. Umbrellas and Parasols 332 Globe Stationery and Printing Company 277 Goble, Henry M., Manfr. Demijohns, Bottles, etc 253 Goodday & Cantier, Manfrs. Leather Specialties, etc 315 Goodnow, William, Real Estate 101 Goulard, Thomas, & Co., Licensed Inspectors, Weighers, etc 229 Gourd Tournade, Importers of Wines, Spirits, etc 248 Graham, William II., Racing Goods 324 Gratton Engraving Company 295 Graves Elevator Company, The 187 Greenwich Insurance Company of the City of New York, The 79 Greiner, Emil, Manfr. and Importer of Chemical and Physical Apparatus. 235 Griffin, John J., & Co., Gas Meters and Apparatus 1S3 Griffith, Edward C, Real Estate, Loans, etc 101 Griffith, N. F., Real Estate 102 Griswold & Gillett, Bankers 81 Grund, G., Analytical and Consulting Chemist 229 Gucrin, William, & Co., Charles Streiff, American Representative, White and Decorated China 266 Guibert, Jno. C. N., Manfr. of the Swinging Hose Rack 190 Gumbinner & Schoenfeld, Manfrs. Jewelry and Novelties 271 Hahn, Arthur W., Druggists' Glassware and Sundries 244 Hall, E. J., Propr. "Hall's Fac-simile Press," etc 2S1 Hall, J. P.. Electrical Contractor 139 Halpin, William, Sole Manfr. of the Wells Light, etc 190 Hamilton & Cholvvell, Teas 234 Hammel, Riglander & Co., Watch Materials, etc 273 Hammer, William J., Consulting Electrical Engineer 179 Hanks, Charles G., & Co., General Forwarding Agents, etc 126 Hanton, M. C, Wholesale Dealer and Manfrs'. Agent, Locks, Knobs, etc s 178 Harris, A. L., & Co., Leather Commission 311 Hartford Fire Insurance Company, The, Young & Hodges, Mgrs., Metro- politan Department 68 GENERAL INDEX. vii PAGE Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company, Thco. H. Babcock, Mgr 83 Hartman, Goldsmith & Co., Wholesale Liquors 256 Hasenstein, H., Architect 213 Haulenbeek, John W., Germanian Mills, Coffee Roasting and Spice Grinding 232 Hauselt, Charles, Manfr. Domestic Glazed Kid 311 Hazard Manufacturing Company, The, Thos. D. Conyngham, Sales Agent, Manfrs. Iron and Steel Wire Rope 154 Hemmenway, S., & Son, Sailmakers, Tents, etc 127 Henderson, James S., Hardware, Agent Tribune Bicycles 191 Henry & Co., Henry F. Goetz, Propr., Photographers 331 Henschel Adolph, Manfg. Confectioner 228 Heraty, E. J., & Co., Teas 232 Herendeen Manufacturing Company, The 154 Heyman Brothers, Wholesale Liquors 251 Highlands Chemical Company 170 Hildenbrand, W., Engineer and Contractor, Suspension Bridges, etc.... 145 Hill, A. F., & Co., Wholesale Coal 196 Hilton & Dodge Lumber Company 220 Hindle, W. E., & Co., Practical Machinists 192 Hinrichs, C. E. L., Adjuster and Appraiser of Fire Losses S8 Hobbie, A. D., Manfr. of Slate and Marble Goods, etc 212 Hoffman, C. , Jr., Plumbers' Supplies 203 Hoffmann, Wm. H., Awnings, Flags, Tents, etc 331 Hohenstein, H., Manfr. Lamp and Candle Shades 299 Holmes, F. W., Manfr. Gold Pens, etc 2S1 Homans, Benjamin, Real Estate 89 Home Insurance Company of New York 70 Hornborg & Co., General Agents for The Finland Steam Navigation Company 120 Hot Springs Barytes Company 244 Houchin, Thomas W., Manfr. of Torches, Tapers, etc 193 Howard, J. W., Civil Engineer 160 Howard, S. P., Gold and Silver Refiner, etc 305 Hudson River Stone Supply Company 160 Hughes, B. G., & Brother, Manfrs. of Paper Boxes 297 Hurst, Charles, Electrotyper 295 Hussey, McCann & Co., Manfrs. Peerless Grease Extractors, etc 158 Hydraulic Construction Company, The 179 Ihl, John B., Oysters, Fish, etc 223 PAGB Imperial Electric Lamp Company 135 Imperial Rubber Company, Geo. E. Austin, Mgr 155 India Tea Company, Importers Teas, Chinese and Japanese Goods 331 Jadwin, O. H., Wholesale Druggist 239 Jahn, Gustave A., & Co., Sugars, Molasses, etc 222 Jarvis & Co., Tobacco Inspection and Storage Warehouses 262 Jeffrey Manufacturing Company, The, F. C. Ayers, Mgr., Chain Belting, Elevator Machinery, etc 185 Jobelmann's, William II., Son, Meerschaum Goods 2.'j2 Johnson, Chas. W., & Co., United States Bonded Warehouses 250 Johnson, E. J., & Co., Miners and Shippers of Roofing Slate, etc 202 Johnson, Isaac G., & Co., Sole Lessees of Thurmond & McKeen Patents 130 Johnson, J. W., Representing the Middletown Plate Company, Silver Plate 270 Johnson, Martin, & Son, Commission Merchants in Pork, Poultry, etc.. 231 Johnson, S. F., & Co., Bankers and Brokers 78 Johnson, S. M., Cigars, etc 308 Johnston, J. Y., & Co., Manfg. Law Stationers 290 Johnston Line, Wm. Johnston & Co., Limited 113 Jones, Philip, Manfrs'. Export Agent 264 Kafka & Mott, Architects 205 Kant, John J., Freight and Custom House Broker, ttc 125 Kaufmann & Blache, Wines, Liquors, etc 247 Kay, William H., Wrought Iron Pipe, etc 187 Keasbey, Robert A., Magnesia Sectional Coverings 155 Keller, John J., & Co., Aniline Colors, Dyewood and Tannin Extracts, etc 238 Kemp, Day & Co., Packers of and Dealers in Canned Goods. Jellies, etc. 224 Kemp, W. H., Company, Manfrs. Gold, Silver and Aluminum Leaf, etc. 244 Kentucky Specialty Company, Distillers' and Importers' Agents 252 Kern, A., & Co., Import and Export Commission Merchants 112 Keuffel & Esser Company, Drawing Materials, etc 308 Kimball & Thompson, Architects 209 Kittel, R., & Co., Designers, Modelers, etc 305 Kleenolo Company, The, Manfrs. " Kleenolo." 329 Kloes, F. J., Manfr. Window Shades, etc 333 Kluxen, Francis, Grower of Fine Wines, etc 258 Knapp, Horace Greeley, Architect 220 Knickerbocker Fire Lloyds, of New York, Emery N. Downs, Mgr. and Attorney 76 viii GENERAL INDEX. PAG E Koerber Nut Meat Company, The 222 Korn, Louis, Architect 212 Korten, W., Manfr. and Importer of Razors, Table Cutlery, etc 193 Kramer & Co., Manfrs. Cigars 262 Krauss, John, Fancy Baskets, Willow Ware, etc 221 Kurtz, F. P., Manfr. of Jewelers' Machinery, etc 273 Laflin & Rand Powder Company 160 Lambert, John M., Automatic and Special Machinery 192 Lancaster, James H., Patentee and Manfr. of Hoisting Machines, eic. .. 180 Laney, John W., Manfr. of Confectionery, etc 307 Lapham, D. W., & Co., Manfrs. of Lapham's Rival Fountain Pen 282 Lappin Brake Shoe Company, The 164 Laubenheimer, R., Engraver, etc 279 Lawrence & Co., Dry Goods Commission Merchants 321 Lawrenceville Cement Company 265 Layton, R. C, & Co., Warehousemen and Forwarders no Leach, A. A., Insurance 84 Leeming, Thos., & Co., Importers of Nestle's Milk Food, etc 232 Lehigh Valley Creosoting Company 207 Leistner, Oscar, & Co., Importers and Commission Merchants 245 Lenane, P., & Bro., Flour, Grain, Feed, Hay, etc 306 Leonard & Youngman, Wholesale Coal 195 Lester, Joseph H., & Co., Brokers in Teas 298 Leslie, William M., Wholesale Liquors 246 Lewis, S. W., & Co., Fish for Export 259 Levis, Henry, & Co., Iron and Steel Commission Merchants 183 Libby, James L., & Son, Real Estate 85 Lightbody, John G., & Co., Manfrs. of Printing Ink 277 Lilienberg, N., Representing Carl Setterwall & Co., Stockholm, Swedish and Norway Iron 167 Littlejohn & Parsons, Commission Merchants 116 Lloyds Plate Glass Insurance Company of New York 73 Lockwood, Theodore R., Printer, etc 288 Loeser, Vincent, Freight and Ship Broker and Forwarding Agent 115 I.ongyear, Arthur Curtis, Architect 203 Lovejoy Company, The, Electrotypers 280 Lovell, C. W., Bookbinder 286 Ludwig. Charles H., Book and Job Printer 284 Lunham & Moore, Freight Brokers, Forwarding Agents, etc 127 Lyons, James, Round Leather Belting.. 311 McAllister, F. E., Seed Merchant and Importer 221 PACK McCarthy, John J., Painter 329 McCluskey, J. J., Paper Goods 296 McCreary, A. A., Patent Reflectors and Electrical Specialties 174 McDonough Construction Company 168 McDougall, John A., Gas Engines, Shafting, etc 151 McGuire, Daniel T., Real Estate 216 McGuire Manufacturing Company, Daniel J. Dowdney, Eastern Agent, Manfrs. Elevated Railroad Trucks, etc 158 McNear, Samuel A., Manfr. of Cigars 261 McWilliams, Frank, General Freighting 128 McWilliams, James, Blue Line Towing and Freighting 128 McWilliams Brothers, Towing and Freighting 126 MacHale, Richard L., General Machinist, etc 319 Maddock & Co., Dinner, Tea and Toilet Ware 299 Manhattan Cement Company 259 Manhattan Lighterage and Transportation Company, H. L. Joyce, Mgr. 120 Mann, R. S., Tailor 316 Manufacturers' Automatic Sprinkler Company 178 Marsching, J., & Co., Importers of Oxides and Chemicals for Potters and Glass Manfrs., etc 241 Martin, John C, Coal 195 Mason, Marcus, & Co., Manfrs. of Coffee Machinery 227 Matchless Metal Polish Company, The, Incorporated 171 Mathews, R. D., Sign Painter, etc 309 Mayer, Louis, Manfr. Mouldings, Picture Frames, etc 330 Meeker, John H., Works of Art, Artistic Picture Frame Designer and Manfr 330 Mercantile Lloyds, Underwriters at, Durbrow & Barbour, Attorneys. .. . 82 Merchants Exchange National Bank of the City of New York 81 Metropolitan Electric Service Company, Automatic Temperature Regu- lation 145 Metropolitan Typewriter Headquarters, F. R. Madeira, Mgr 292 Metzger, J. C, & Co., Custom House Brokers, etc 108 Meyer, Ed., Commission Merchant 113 Meyer, J. H., & Co., General Storage Warehouses no Meyer, O., & Co., Sole Agents Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association. . 255 Middleton & Co., Shipping and Commission Merchants 107 Miles & Holman, Millers and Commission Merchants 230 Millard Lumber Company 209 Millhauser, H. J., Shirt Maker and Men's Furnisher 327 Milne, A., & Co., Iron and Steel 156 Miner & Ferguson, Towing 126 GENERAL INDEX. ix I'AGE Mining and Dredging Power Company, The, Manfrs. Improved Dredging Machinery, etc • 16b Miranda, F., & Co., Leaf Tobacco 261 Moore, Anson J., Teas and Coffees 222 Moore & Sinnott, Charles D. Bickley, Agent, Whiskies ,. . . . 250 Mordne, Thomas N., Miner and Shipper of Genuine Kentucky Cannel Coal 197 Morrell, George M., General Freighting and Transportation 128 Morrill, Charles, Hardware Specialties 150 Morris >.V Cumings Dredging Company 146 Morris European and American Express Company, The, Limited 125 Mosher, Charles D., Engineer and Naval Architect 117-1S Motley, Thornton N T ., & Co., Railroad Equipment and Railway, Steam- ship Mining and Contractors' Supplies 136 Mourilyan, Heimann & Co., Importers of Japan Teas 227 Muller, Geo. H., Real Estate Broker 93 Muller, L. G., Lumber 216 Munson Steamship Line. VV". D. Munson, Agent 108 Murray & Broking, Finished Cotton Goods .... 316 Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company, The, of Newark, N. J., L. Spencer Goble, State Agent S2 Myers, Frederick, Manfg. Stationer, etc 2SS Myers, S. F., & Co., Importers of Diamonds, etc 274 National Bank of North America, in New York 71 National Broadway Bank of New York, The SS National Railway Spring Company 17S Nesmith Brothers. Warehousemen 122 Ness, George M., Jr., Engraver, etc 323 Nessler, H. D., & Co., Sole Agents for Old Times Distillery Company, Louisville, Ky 255 Nestler, A., Cigars, etc 261 Netherlands Sieam Distillery Company, The, Limited 25S Neuman, Louis E., & Co., General Lithographers 2.;o New Jersey Terra Cotta Company, The 217 New York Bag Company, Manfrs. Traveling Bags, etc 313 New York Bottlers' Supplies Manufacturing Company, The, Limited 251 New York Mastic Works, The, Synonym of the Compagnie Generale des Asphaltes de France 211 New York Steamship and Hotel Supply Company 222 New York Stencil Works 326 New York Underwriters' Agency, The, Alexander Stoddart, General Agent S5 PACE New York iv. New Jersey Investment Company, Suburban Real Estate.. . . 93 New York and New Jersey Lumber Company 210 Xickerson Lock and Seal Company 166 Nielsen, S., & Co., Steamship and Railroad Tickets, etc 127 Northern Assurance Company of London, The, Geo. W. Babb, Jr., Mgr. New York Department S4 OAKLEY, P. H., Insurance Broker 85 Oakley «Si Keating, Manfrs. Laundry Machinery, etc 16S Oakman, Henry B., Electrical Engineer and Contractor 161 O'Connor, John, Printer 292 O'Connor, Joseph, Real Estate 93 Ogden & Katzenmayer, Insurance Agents 80 Olmsiead, B. S. & G. S., Landscape Architects, etc 265 Olsen, John, Sailmaker 127 Oneonta Fertilizer and Chemical Company 307 O'Shea, P., Publisher.. 291 Owen, Thomas J., & Co., Commission Merchants 123 Owens & Phillips, Insurance ! 90 Paddock & Fowler Company, Foreign Fruit and Merchandise Brokers.. 223 Palmer, J. W., Cement Company 267 Palmer, Solon, Perfumes ■. 245 Parraga Brothers, Commission Merchants 107 Passaic Chemical Company (Newark, N. J.) 243 Patterson, Joseph H , Artificial Flowers, etc 305 Patton, Thomas J., Gentlemen's Hals 323 Pauli, J. A., & Co., Commission Merchants 123 Peale, Peacock & Kerr, Incorporated, Miners and Shippers of Coal 195 Peck, Geo. Gottsberger, Printer, etc 292 Peckham, Litt'e & Co., Stationery, School Supplies, etc 2S6 Peckham Motor Truck and Wheel Company, The 137 Peerless Rubber Manufacturing Company 133 Pennsylvania Coal Company 200 Perazi, N. Bolet, Printer and Publisher 305 Perkins, Goodwin & Co , Paper and Paper Makers' Supplies 276 Perry, Edward, & Co., Direct Steamer Service to India, China and Japan. 122 Perry, Ryer & Co., Custom House Brokers, Forwarders, etc 1 10 Philadelphia Bridge Works, The, Cofrode & Saylor, Incorporated 175 Phillips, A. B , Adjuster of Fire and Marine Losses 90 Phoenix Horse Shoe Company 132 Phoenix Litho. Plate Company 29; GENERAL INDEX. x PAG Pierson & Co., Manfrs.' Agents and Commission Merchants, Iron and Steel 172 Pintsch Compressing Company 139 Piper, \V. H., & Co., John A. Horton, Selling Agent, " Sonman" Coal... 200 Piza. Nephews & Co., Shipping and Commission Merchants 125 Piatt, Charles S., Gold and Silver Refiner, etc 269 Piatt & Washburn Refining Company, The 218 Pomeroy Pharmaceutical Company, The, Manfrs. Pharmaceutical Plasters, etc 235 Popper, Leo, & Sons, Mirrors, Plate and Colored Sheet Glass, etc 318 Potts, Frederic A., & Co., Shippers and Wholesale Dealers in Coal 197 Poiter, The F. D., Company, Engineers and Contractors. Agents Straight Line Engine 145 Potter-Parlin Company, The, Importers and Jobbers of Coffees, Teas and Spices 225 Pratt, Jas. T., & Co., Tools, Cutlery, etc 16S Pratt & Whitney Company, The, S. T. J. Byam, Mgr., Manfrs. Machinery and Tools 173 Prentice and Excelsior Brown StOue Companies, The 201 Price & Hart, Hardwoods 216 Pulsometer Steam Pump Company, The 1S4 Pulver, Peter, & Sons, Manfrs. of the Pulver Lubricating Compound and Cups, Engineers' and Steam Users' Supplies 215 Putney, Samuel, Lumber 194 Quadruple Steam Pump Company 159 Rahtjen's American Composition Company 111 Rankin, W. H., Manfr. Ready Roofing Materials, etc 208 Raoul-Duval, Stevens & Hall, Wines and Liquors 248 Rathbone, R. C & Son, Insurance 70 Read, Frank B., Paper and Paper Bags 298 Read Fertilizer Company 309 Rehm & Co., Bunting Flags, Awnings and Tents 325 Reid, Alex. F., Twines, Cordage, etc 279 Reid Press, The, William G. Reid, Propr 294 Remington & Sherman Company, Manfrs. Safes and Vaults 143 Repauno Chemical Company, Wm. G. Ramsay, Agent 170 Reusens, G., Export Tobacco 261 Rhodes. Bradford, ok-eller and Importer 289 Zimmern, Henry, & Co., Importers of Watch Materials 269 Zoebisch, C. A., & Sons, Importers and Dealers in Musical Instruments, Strings, etc 324 1 She looks a sea-Cybele, fresh from Ocean, Rising with her tiara of proud towers At airy distance, with majestic motion, A ruler of the waters and their powers And such she is ;-her daughters have their dowers From the spoils of trade, and the exhaustless "West Pours in her lap its wealth in sparkling showers. In purple was she robed, and of her feast Monarchs partook, and deem'd their dignity increased." NEW YORK not only ranks first as the most populous and important city of the Western Hemisphere, hut as the most progressive and enterprising city in the world. Its growth is so rapid — its improvements on such a gigantic scale that a resident returning from a year's absence would be astonished at the magnificent changes effected in so short a space of time. The splendid buildings which have been erected in the past few years are not surpassed by any in the world for beauty of architecture, ornamental design, conveniences and utility : and a bird's-eye view of the city at the present time would hardly be recognized as the New York of a decade ago ; in fact it seems as Michael Angelo said of the immense Dome of the Cathedral of Florence — the prod- uct of his genius — when he saw it completed, " It is built in the air." So 34 * NEW YORK>-f894,> one would exclaim on beholding the New York of to-day as compared with the city of only a few years ago. One superb building after another has displaced the .smaller ones of years back, which not only increase the grand- eur of the Metropolis but is indicative of the proportions to which the business and commerce ol the city has attained, and which are indeed but signs of the times, as demanding increased facilities and more luxurious business houses. In fact New York is representative of the spirit of the American Age and is a. city ol which America may feel justly proud. When one reflects that the tallest building in New York live years ago was only twelve stories in height to the cornice and that there are now many ranging to eighteen stories, it not only shows the increase in the value of real estate but the revolution in all the old-time ideas of the limit of architecture. In another year there will be at least three buildings in the city reaching to a height of at least twenty-three stories, while there is yet another structure planned which will attain a height of thirty stories and which is to be erected on the lots at Nos. 5 to 9 Broadway. Ten years ago such buildings as the Equitable, the Mills. Temple Court and other down town structures were regarded as the wonders of their day, and are still among the magnificent structures of the city. Whatman twenty years ago thought of putting up a building twenty-three stories m height and with :i skeleton frame of steel which is so light and strong that the only limit to the height of the building is the weight which this steel skeleton may sustain".' Yet such is the fact ! The progress in the manufacture of elevators has re- moved many of the restrictions upon the architect, and now nothing but the elevator acts as a check to the limit of the sky-scraper; as about four hun- dred feet is the limit of the reach of the improved passenger elevator. The view from these buildings embraces one of the finest to be obtained in any seaport in the world, and one can imagine with what enthusiasm Henry Hudson carried back to Holland and the United Netherlands his report of the picturesque grandeur of this tine harbor and river, and of the fertile country on its shores which made the Hollanders so eager to claim the newly-discovered country: for where can one find a location so beautiful in any other great port of the world without possessing the power to place Paris or London on the beautiful bay of Naples? The Neapolitans enthusias- tically exelaim " Vedi Napoli e poi mori," I " See Naples and die.") but New Yorkers can be as proud of their beautiful land-locked harbor, which is one of the most spacious in the world : the bay itaining fourteen square miles of anchorage and the rivers bordering the city thirteen and a half miles more. There is no other city in the world either, having the advantages possessed by this combination .Summer and Winter residence, the many watering places hereabouts being convenient of access at a trifling expense. It is no wonder that New York has progressed more rapidly in its commercial and social development than any other city on the American continent, for it occupies a situation of un- equalled advantage for commercial development, which has paved the way for the " Greater New York" of to-day, and which is truly great in every line of human endeavor, and worthy to stand in the front rank of the cities of the world, and leading a great sisterhood of cities in every department of financial, commercial and mercantile effort — in fact the Commercial Queen of America, whose power is steadily dominating a larger area, and will soon be as far-reaching as the boundaries of the world of trade. New York does the hard thinking of America, and New York holds the purse-strings of the entire business of the nation. It is in the study of the statistics of trade, finance and business generally that one can fully comprehend, why the city has earned for itself the title of the " Metropolis of America," to which it is justly entitled. Look back, for instance, on the New York of even a decade ago, which shows its matchless progress during the ten greatest years of her history. In its physical, its personal, its financial, its intellec- tual, its scientific, its artistic and its moral aspects, there have been changes of the most pronounced character. Every year it is becoming a better town to live in, a better town to look at and a better town to do business in. Its suburbs are growing both in value and in accessibility to the business centres of the city, by its bridges, its network of rapid transit, its ferries, the many lines of railroad leading right to the great heart of the city's trade. In this particular it can be compared with the great city of London. Start from the City Hall in New York and one can reach any part of Brooklyn, Newark, the Oranges. Passaic. Staten Island, or any point in Westchester County in less time than it takes to get to Kensington, Kew, Hampstead or Greenwich, from 1'iccadilly or the Strand, and comparisons in reaching these towns are greatly in favor of New York. It is much worse to have to go through a tunnel to your home after a day's work, tak- ing in smoke and dirt as you go, than to hang on to a strap, as many of our business population of both sexes have to at times: but there is some con- solation in knowing that you can go anywhere in the city that you wish for five cents, which can't be done in any other large city of the world. INCREASE IN POPULATION. ON the 26th of November 1783, the British troops evacuated New York and left behi.i f then, a partially ruined town, whose re- sources were straightened and'whose foreign trade was crippled. The city's populatio" had suffered a material loss dining the war, and that loss was felt more particularly on the side of the original patrician stock. It was in this year that, the original John Jacob Astor came to America and commenced laying the foundation of the immense fortune that he reared. The population at that time had I eeome less Dutch and more English. In the slu ing of 177f> New York contained a population Of some twenty-five thousand souls, but by the middle of September, after the defeat of the Continental army on Long Island, more than seven-eighths of the residents had abandoned the city. During the 4( NEW YORK- f 894, 36 six mouths succeeding the evacuation th \ population was not over twelve thousand, most of whom wi re lukewarm British or Tories who decided to remain. Conspicuous among the expatriated royalists were William Bayard, George Ludwell, Col. Roger Morris, and the Hon. .lames De Lan- cey, whose estates were all confiscated hy the Legisla- ture of the State during the war, and who ended their days in the mother country. Bayard on leav- ing New York complained bitterly that the rebels had confiscated every shilling of his valuable property. Both his New York and Hohoken estates were sold under the confiscation act and were purchased by ( 'apt. John Stevens, and subsequently passed to his son, Edward A. Stevens. The immense l)e Lancey estate, on the east side of the city, nearly along the line of Grand Street, and which was sold under forfeiture after the war, provides homes to-day for over 300,000 inhabitants. Col. Roger Morris, who had married the beautiful and wealthy Mary Philipse, of whom George Washing- ton was at one time deep- ly enamoured, and whom tradition states had re- fused him her hand, fled with her husband to Eng- land and their estates were confiscated. I Jy a strange combination of circumstan ces Washingto n twenty years later occupied her house on Harlem Heights as his headquarters, which was a beautiful mansion overlooking the Harlem river and the country far beyond it. This old and historic house, which near it. New Street was one of the thoroughfares of Nieuw Amsterdam. Gold Street wound around "Golden Bill," Wall Street was the line of tin- city wall or palisade. Many of the other old downtown streets were named Crown Street. George Street, Queen Street, which were subsequently changed after the revolution to Cedar. Liberty and Spruce streets. Manj of the streets were named after Tories and still bear their name. Oliver De Lancey, who was arrest- ed as a traitor, has four streets named after various members of his family, Delancey and Orchan having run through his farm, and .lames and Oliver being named after members of his family. Rivington was named after one of the boldest Tories of the Revolu- tion. THE HOTELS. THE magnificence of our modern hotels, with their conveniences and luxuri- ous furnishings, are the wonder of foreigners and accentu- ates the progress of New York- city towards luxury and pros- perity during recent years, from the advent of the White Marble Hotel, built sixty years ago at Ful- ton and Pearl Streets, to the hotels that now adorn Broadway and Fifth Avenue to the Central Park Plaza. In fact, there is nothing in the city that shows bet- ter the progress of the metropolis in that time. Compare the hotels and hotel life of even fifty years ago to what it is to-day — in fact, look upon this picture and then upon that, and it is a comparison that is almost magical in its startling dissimilarity. Fifty years ago the hotels of New York were very lew . the old and substantial Astor House being what the Waldorf is to Xew York to-day. and where large dinners were given to prominent guests of the city. The Irving House, on the corner of Broadway and Chambers Street, the STOCK EXCHANGE, BKOAI) STKEE'I American House at No. 125 Fulton Street; in Broad Street was the Ex- change Hotel, and in Park Row " Lovejoy's." The elder Delmonico and his rival Guerin, had then settled in the city, but as yet the most famous restaurant-keeper was Windtist. whose basement in Park How was frequented by literary and theatrical people, among them being the elder Booth. Cooper. Edmund Kean. the Wallacks and the Kendals. During the thirties and eai 1\ forties there were no hotels above Canal Street and not one boasted of a chef till John Jacob Astor dedicated the block upon which his modest residence had stood to a hotel. Thi n the Astor House became a landmark for that era, the same as the Waldorf has he- come a landmark of to-day. After the Astor House came the Carl- ton House on the coiner of Broad- way. When the residential tide began to flow above Bleecker Street came the Prescott House, corner of Broadway and Spring Street, and the St. Nicholas on the adjoining block, which were then the acme of hotel life. Then the Bradhurst rural mansion on the corner of Washington and Waver- ly Place yielded to the New York Hotel, a sensation in its day. Then Niblo's modest double house yielded to the Metropolitan Hotel which A. T. Stewart pur- chased. Amos F. Eno was ridi- culed when he built his Fifth Ave- nue Hotel so far uptown, as were also the Taylors when they moved their hotel from Broadway and Franklin Street to the St. Denis site. Even the election of the as risky. ( )f the hotels half a cent m y old then only the Astor House survives. It may be regarded as the link between metropolitan hotel life of half a century ago and that of to-day. Its registers are filled with such great names as Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, Seward and other great men of Everett House was regarded that had popular prominence 40 * NEW YORK^f 894, ¥h the time and those prominent during that lapse of time. In itself the Astor House remains a mile-stone marking the rapid transit from prac- tical tavern clays to these of palatial splendors, such as the "Waldorf," the "New Netherlands" the "Hotel Savoy'' the "Windsor," "The Plaza," the ■'Holland House" "The Imperial" "The Normandie " "The Vendome " and many others, and the New York of to-day can boast as fine hotel accommodations as any city in the world, there being now 122 first- class hotels in the city. PROGRESS AND WEALTH OF OUR CITIZENS. IT seems almost like a fairy tale to talk of such a thing as a, New York city farm, but at one time Battery Park was to this city what the Forum was to ancient Rome — the spot where the foundation of the city was laid and the nucleus around which was afterward built her most glorious works. Battery Park, around which so many delicious memories still hover, was indeed the embryo of the great metropolis, around which grouped all her commerce and trade, and above and around which were grouped and scattered all the great farms of the Knick- erbockers who were fortunate enough to possess them. The farms that were once purchased by such shrewd men as John Jacob Astor, and many other shrewd and far-sighted men as the Schermerhorns, the Van Courtlandts, the Spinglers, the Goelets, the Schuylers, the Van Rensselaers, the Stuyvesants, the Beekmans, Koosevelts, etc., have turned into veritable gold mines — and turn out their golden coinage as freely and almost as regularly as the mint. Of all the old farms which once lay within the boundaries of the city of New York and of which there isn't a vestige to-day, none was more profitable to the investor in that sort of property than the Eden farm, which Win. Cutting and John Jacob Astor bought jointly for $50,000, and which ran from 4.'!d to 52nd Streets and from Broad- way to the North River. Broadway was then known as Bloomingdale Road and was the thoroughfare for the gay young horsemen, and the back- woods lined it where to-day stand great piles of stone, mortar and brick. The man who landed in New York the same year that it was evacuated by the British, and commenced his career on almost nothing — the man who founded Astoria, faraway on the northern shores of the Pacific — foresaw the great future of Manhattan Island, and before the close of the century he was buying real estate on the outskirts of the city, which laid the foundation of the immense wealth of the Astors, which is estimated at the combined figures of $400,000,000, which is equal to that of the great house of the Rothschilds; and instead of woods and speedways, and byroads, it is estimated that there are one million souls to the square mile living thereon. John Jacob Astor, the elder, first became a real estate owner on Man- hattan Island in 1780, when he bought a lot of ground on Bowery Lane near Elizabeth Street for 250 pounds — twenty-one years later he was the largest owner of real estate in the city of New York, and the A.stors at all times since 1S17, have been acquiring real estate, till they now pay in taxes ou the Astor real estate over $500,000 per year. The story of this poor butcher's son, born at Waldorff in Germany, who had only $20 in his pocket and seven German flutes for sale and who laid the foundation for one of the greatest family fortunes in the world, never loses its romance any more than does Dumas's story of the Count of Monte Christo, from frequent telling. Every one knows the good fortune of Peter Goelet, whose residence at his "farm" on 19th Street and Broadway was one of the sights of the city # When Peter was alive he had an Alderney cow grazing on the grass that grew among the flowers planted around the bouse, handsome game fowl, and pheasants, and peacock strutted around the house as if they knew they were treading on costly ground, anil from here Mr. Goelet distributed his eggs and milk to his friends as coming from his farm at 10th Street. This is now the one old landmark of all the old residences of wealthy Knick- erbockers who had their residences on Broadway and on whose old "farms" now pulsates the life of Gotham's great city in its hotels, its theaters, its magnificent stores, etc. Frederick Philipse, a sturdy and thrifty Hollander who came to America penniless about 1850, and who was the father of Washington's sweetheart, was considered vastly wealthy, owning a tract of ground along the Hudson from Harlem to Tarrytown, and whose old manor house is now falling to ruin where it nestles in Sleepy Hollow, where Irving dreamed ami wrote, and whose body now lies buried in the old Manor Churchyard. This old Tory could call his slaves to saddle his horse, and could ride over his own domain from the Croton to the Harlem river, every foot of which he owned, a id yet his wealth was estimated at 5(1. 000 llorins (twenty thousand dollars) and to-day there are nine men in New York, whose combined fortunes reach 8720.000.000 and range from $50,000,000 to $150,000,000, which were all made in America, and nearly all their possessors started poor. The careers of opulent Americans show that in the struggle for wealth, every one has an equal chance. Every one of the great fortunes of America were made here. Monarchs. despite the splendor in which they live, have no such for- tunes as untitled Americans. The Queen of England, who is the weathiest. of the crowned heads of Europe, has a fortune of not more than $15,000,000, while Wm. Waldorf Astor's fortune is $150,000,000. John D. Rockefeller's is considered equal. The Vanderbilts, have at least $250,000,000 divided between three brothers. Commodore Vanderbilt, in his day the richest man in the world, began life here as a boatman, and at his death in 1S77, left a fortune of $05,000,000. and in this great and glorious country it is possible for every one to get rich. John I). Rockefeller was a book-keeper. Jay Gould was a farmer boy and Russell Sage was a grocer in Troy, N. Y. The Lorillards, the Andersons, and the Dukes have all made immense for- tunes from tobacco, the Dukes and the Lorillards owing their large for- tunes to cigarettes, the late Catherine Lorillard Wolff's immense fortune * NEW YORK?- f 894, * "K NEW YORK*- t 894, * NEW YORK^f894, 43 'laving partly come also from her mother who was a " Lorillard," although her father made a fortune act oue of the original stockholders of the great Chemical Bank; altogether, American tobacco is largely represented in \ew York society. THE OPERA, THEATRES AND OTHER PLACES OF AMUSE- MENT. PIlCHi HESS is rife in every walk of life. Take the theatres for in- stance. In Xew York city there have been many famous play- houses. The first was built in Nassau Street in 1753, just when the English element was the strongest. When prosperity began to make itself felt after the war of 1812, the National Theatre on Leonard Street, which was managed by J. W. Wallack, introduced many of the greatest men and women of the stage. Here the great Burton, who is remembered as the very genius of comedy or farce, and who was the liisi in this city to produce plays, in the modern meaning of the word — played his first star engagement in this country. Burton afterwards opened the famous Chambers Street Theatre, which was formerly Palmo's Opera House, and in the list of bis company will he found names that will he long remembered in this country. Perhaps one of the most famous theatres in the United States in its time, and certainly one of the most famous in Xew York; was the Old Bowery Theatre, when it was managed by Tom Qamblin, which was for many years the home of melodrama in the city. The Bark Theatre, situated on Bark How between Ann and Beekman Streets, was erected in 1TUS. and was calculated to seat 2,500 people. It was the acknowledged histrionic temple, not only of New York but of the United States, and any one playing a successful engagement here held an open sesame to all others in the country: ami here it was that the '• Barber of Seville ** was sung on the evening of November 25th, 1S25, the first opera that was ever produced in this city. Among the stars who played in the old Bark Theatre were Cook, Forest, Kean. Kemble, Young. Bower, Sinclair, (whose daughter afterwards married Edwin Forest! Ellen Tree, Cooper, the great Junius Brutus Booth, Vandenhoef, J. W. Wallack. the Masons. Charlotte Cushman, and Mesdames Wheatlcigh, Vernon and many others. Perhaps of no men whoever appeared behind the footlights are there more stories told than of Booth and Forest. Castle Garden, which had heretofore been a whitewashed barn devoted to the restaurant business on a small scale, as ice cream, lemonade and sponge cake constitute. 1 the edibles, was fitted up for amusement with a small stage and scenery in 1S47, and opened as a theatre, one member of the company being George Holland, whose funeral years afterwards made famous "the little church around the corner." It was at this historic theatre that Jenny Bind made her first bow to an American audience in !<>0, and it was here that Mario ami Grisi appeared in 1854. Niblo's was also the scene of many theatric and operatic triumphs. This old theatre was originally a summer retreat, which was quite a little walk from the densely populated district, and was opened by William Niblo, a popular caterer, who was familiar with the bonvivanta of the day. A CABLE BUILDING, BROADWAY AM) HOUSTON STREET. plain hoard fence enclosed the garden, and on the northeast corner of Broadway a saloon was built, which became the rendezvous of well-known men at convivial meetings. In the centre of the block Niblo afterwards had erected an open saloon, where light entertainments were given, which 4f NEW YORK?- f 894, * H NEW YORKp t 894, * 46 «€ NEW YORK> t 894, * soon grew to the proportions of .1 real theatre, when every vestige of shrub, flower and green plant, tree and bower, were swept away, and where in 1853 the beautiful and gifted Henrietta Sontag sung in a season of opera. Among the many houses that has marked the progress of opera in New York may be first named the "Richmond Hill Theatre" which was a fashionable house of amusement and situated at the corner of Varrick and Charlton Streets, the site of the former home of Aaron Burr. The first Italian opera produced in New York was the " Barbiere di Seviglia," which was produced in 1825, at the old Park Theatre by Signor Garcia with his talented family in the cast, among whom were his daugh- ter Marie Felicia, who afterwards became Mme. Malibran. A number of wealthy gentlemen afterwards formed a stock company and erected the Italian Opera House. Then came Palmo's Opera House, then Castle Gar- den and afterwards the famous Astor Place Opera House, where the Macready riots took place in 1849. Then after short seasons at Niblo'sand other places came the famous Academy of Music 071 14th Street, where the silvery voiced Brignoli made his first appearance, and which was the scene of the many triumphs of Rachel, Wachtel, Parepa Rosa, Santley, Adelaide Phillips, Campanini, Capoul, Christine Nillson and many others, and was the scene of the debut of the only Patti, her first appearance being in Lucia. We have now the magnificent Metropolitan Opera House, the fifth opera house built in New York, and twenty-nine houses for regular theatri- cal and operatic performances, with eleven houses devoted to vaudeville, and burlesque performances, with many other places of outdoor amuse- ments, and museums, anil eighteen halls for concerts and amusements, such as Carnegie Music Hall, Steinway Hall, ('bickering Hall, etc. THE PARKS. IF one follows the tide as it has pushed upward in New York it will follow the opening up of the new parks, as business has pushed the dwelling portion of the city higher and higher up each year. Our grandfathers and grandmothers showed their preferences to breathe freely many years ago by settling round the old Battery Park, where no modern art possessed the power to add to the natural beauties of its sur- roundings, as the eye swept over our unrivalled bay, and it was then as it is nowa situation of unequalled beauty which travelers from many shores have compared with the magnificent "Bay of Naples." Many changes have taken place here since Fort Amsterdam, where the American flag was run up on the evacuation of the British from New York, commanded the great harbor. But there remains the same view of watery expanse, the same magnificent bay capable of floating the world's shipping, and the same nar- row outlet leading to the ocean, the same Governor's Island, where our ancestors used to congregate to catch the strains of martial music which were wafted from its shore. Now along the walk in Battery Place are con- gregated the crude odds and ends of all nationalities, sunning themselves in the sunshine, and this has now become the almost exclusive domain of the immigrant and visitor from the interior. The old castle and fort is now the New York Aquarium, which is a sort of windup to its eventful his- tory. But around this park once dwelt the aristocracy of the city. As each park was opened in turn — St. John's Park, Washington Park. Union, Stuyvesant, Grammercy and Madison Squares and finally Cen- tral Park and Riverside Park, there has been a rush of leading citizens to secure the benefits of light and air. To this day Washington Square, though away out of fashion, maintains a high degree of social standing and provides fresh air to the Redmonds, the Coopers, the Schuylers, the Hoyts. the Khinelanders and the Francklyns. So about Union Square, before it was given to trade, were the line houses of the Bridges, the DePeysters, the Sping- lers, the Daniel Drews, the Roosevelts, the Whitneys, and many others. On Stuyvesant Square is the big old-fashioned house of the Hamilton Fishes_ of the Rutherford Stuy vesants and the Folsoms. So around Madison Square were the homes of the Barlows, the Primes, the Colbys, the Whitneys, the Wolfes, the Stokeses, the Jeromes, the Fields, the Morgans, the Burdens, the Iselins, the Livermores, the Marshalls, etc. The exodus uptown to face 011 Riverside Park and Central Park is now the latest move. John Jacob Astor's new house is about finished, as is also Elbridge Gerry's and they will have for their neighbors, Mrs. Wm. Astor. August Belmont, Ogden Mills, L. F. Beckwith, William Jay, OcorgeJ. Gould. Theodore F. Have- meyer and Louis F. Tiffany. CENTRAL PARK. THE many improvements which have been made in Central Park tiie last thirty years have made it one of the finest if not the finest park in the world. Its magnificent trees are now grown to their full proportions. Its drives and bridle paths are laid out and perfected. Its romantic lakes, sylvan dells, rivulets, woods, etc., located now right in the heart of the great metropolis, cover an area of over S40 acres, of what is one of the finest pieces of landscape gardening in the world, and is a mingling of Nature's exquisite workmanship further embellished by the art of man. Nothing approaches it more closely in beauty than the charming park of Versailles, or the park surrounding the "SansSoiici" of the Great Frederick. In both winter and summer this place of popular amusement is always a lively scene of gayety. and every amusement and convenience that can be thought of is provided for its visitors. While the Casino and McGowan's Pass Tavern is the favorite rendezvous of New York's wealthy horsemen ; the children find it a picknickers' paradise, where they can play to their heart's content on the smooth velvety lawns, while baseball, cricket, croquet, tennis, skating, rowing, driving, bicycling, sleighing, and driving, all are indulged in in this beautiful breathing-place of New York's millions. Its museum, with its ♦8 NEW YORK- t 894, * PARK ROW, LOOKING NORTH FROM NASSAU STREET. City Hall Park. Register's Office. Staats-Zeitung Building. Franklin Monument Footway Approach to Brooklyn Bridge Cars. IS KNEW YORK- f 894, * many art treasures, is now to be compared with many in the old world, while the wonders of taxidermy in the Museum of Natural History invites the curious and studious to spend their half-holiday in this richly-stocked building. Quite as important to this big city as Central Park are the other smaller parks which have been created here the past few years, and of which the city now lights 09.25 acres. Our philanthropic and wealthy citizens have made the Metropolitan Museum in the Park, a possession of which New York may well be proud, it standing now one of the good collections of the world. One of the great factors in the suc- cess of the Metropolitan Mu- seum has been Henry G. Mar- yland, who has done more for art in this country than any other man and has been the pioneer in stimulating the pub- lic's taste for beauty. In- deed so liberal has he been in his princely gifts, that it is said he has given more to the mu- seum than he will be able to leave to his children, in costly paintings, bric-a-brac, rugs, pottery, etc. The late Cath- erine Lorillard Wolff's collec- tion, was worthy of a king's gift, while the collection be- queathed to the museum by the late Edward C. Moore, of the firm of Tiffany & Co., con- tains priceless works of art in over 1,500 pieces of rare pot- tery, glass, bronze, gold and rare porcelains, gathered by him from every quarter of the globe. Madison and Union Squares may be called the parks of the people where the masses throng daily. Many other parks are scattered through the city, among them being Bellevue, Bryant, City Hall, Elm, East River, Harlem River, Jones Wood, Lion Park, Morningside, Mount Morris, River- side, Stuyvesant and New York's queerest of all parks, Tompkins Square, and which some call " Little Berlin." The new East River Park has been recently acquired, as has also Rutgers Park and one at Leroy Street called Chelsea Park. In the annexed district is St. Mary's Park; while old Mul- berry Bend is to be turned into a pleasure ground. NEW YORK'S PRIVATE PALACES. T dole BROADWAY FROM NINTH STREET, SHOWING BRACE CHUKCH. IHE change from the comfortable old Dutch Homestead on Staten Island that Commo- Yanderbilt dwelt in when a young man, to the mag- nificent palaces of his grand- children, is a transformation that would be magical in any other country. The Vander- bilt bouses on Fifth Avenue are worthy competitors of any imperial palace in monarchical countries. The palace of Wm. K. Yanderbilt on Fifth Avenue is a marvel of architectural splendor and luxurious fur- nishings, and above all is the palace of Cornelius Vanderbilt at Fifth Avenue and 57th street and Central Park Plaza, one of the finest locations in the city and the handsomest and costliest private house in the world. This house has late- ly been remodelled at a cost of $7,000,000. As completed now the dwelling is a most magnifi- cent one. The decorations of the ball room alone will cost $200.1100, and everything else is in accordance. If anything could emphasize the gradual shifting of the social centre of New York from Fifth Avenue, below Central Park to Fifth Avenue above or alongside New York's greatest breathing-spot, it is the recent action of the millionaire leader of New York society, John Jacob Astor. NEW YORK^f 894, Ji» 4!) At Fifth Avenue and 65th Street he is erecting one of the most magnificent residences in New York, at a cost of $800,000, This house is a marble pal- ace, occupying more ground than any other private residence iu New York. 'Near this is the handsome residence, facing the park, which George J. Gould recently purchased foi $300,000. Near here is also the handsome residence of Mine, de Barrios, the e 1 e g a n t Have- meyer residence, and those of other society people, in fact the gradual encroachment of trade on Fifth Avenue, from Mad- ison Square to Cen- tral P a r k has crushed the resi- dential portion farther up. and hereafter F i ft h Avenue from 57th Street to the lim- its of Central Park is to be sacred to Society's 400. Nearly every- body is familiar with what is known as " Mil- lionaireville," par- ticularly that part of it iu and a r o u n d "> 7 t h Street. On the northeast corner of that street and Fifth Avenue is the historic house of which Mrs. Paran Stevens has sion built by C. P FVTOX SQUARE. Tiffany's. WE8T SIDE. Bii Midway. a long lease. Huntington. man- once On the southeast corner is tin Opposite is the big residence owned by Mrs. Frederick Stevens and now belonging to the Whitney family, all of which shows how " the course of empire takes its way."' Considering that each foot of ground is worth its weight in good gold coin, the fad of our millionaires for city gardens is a costly one. But as nothing is impossible to the wealthy we have some few instances of a desire for breathing-places amid modern bricks, stone and mortar, that in their way, are as beautiful and refreshing to the eve as the magnificent Shalimarnf the Delhi emperor, or the tabled gardens oi Irani, which were made in imitation of Paradise by the impious Shedad. Among these is a plot on Fifth Avenue and 58th Street worth its weight in solid gold coin which was recently pur- chased by Cor- nelius Vanderbilt for $150,000 to make a parterre. For this he bought the Seventh Reg- iment Club House and pulled it down to make a beauti- ful addition to his magnificent pal- ace, and which is a reproduction of the " Little Tria- non '* of Marie An- toinette. John Jacob Astor has just pur- chased at a cost of $150,000 two beau- tiful stone houses at the rear of his mansion on Fifth Avenue and (>.">th Street to make a "tennis court" for his wife. John I). Rockefeller, the Standard Oil magnate, has the finest piece of lawn below Sfltll Street, which is almost rural iu its scope. Among others are those of Whitelaw Reid at the old Viilard mansion, and that of Mrs. Jules Reynal, 39th Street and Madison Avenue. The Theodore Ilavcmeyer residence is one of the finest in town. Mr. Win. C. Whitney's residence, LOOKING XOKTII. Lincoln Monument. •H NEW YORK?" t 33-*, W «ff NEW YORK?- f 894, * which was built by Mrs. Frederick Stevens, (whose father, Mr. Sampson, was an old Broadway resident with him), like an old baronial castle, has quite a stretch of lawn on both Fifth Avenue and 57th Street. On Stuyvesant Square, the house of the Hamilton Fishes, of the Rutherford Stuy- vesants and the Folsoms, have all tine gardens. On 14th Street, right in the heart of the city, stands the old Spingler home- stead with several acres of garden around it and Mrs. Van Beureu, the late occu pan t, seemed scarcely to appreciate that she occupied a space of "round worth a king's ransom. About the old fashioned brick house at 19th street and liroa d w a y, where lives the sis- ter of the late Peter and Robert Goelet, who was Miss Han- nah Goelet and is Mrs. Thomas R. Gerry, mother of Bldbridge T. Ger- ry, is a lawn where up to within a short time ago a cow chewed her cud and a peacock and hen aired their feathers. Many other lawns exist, but Cornelius Vanderbilt and John Jacob Astor are the only ones who thus far in the history of New York have bought houses to tear down and convert the lots into gardens. HOTEL IUirXSWICK. FIFTH A V UNITE AND TWENTY-SIXTH STREET Other luxuries that the wealthy residents' taste runs to are the magnifi- cent private stables for roadsters that have goue up in the past few years. One of the costliest of these is a combination stable, coach house, gymna- AVx „ sium and riding- ring which Mr. Louis Stern, of S t e r n Brothers, has recently erect- ed at a cost of $180,000. Frank Work has a stable finished in oak and brass which he erected at a cost of $120,01)0, while W. D. Sloane has one built at a cost of $75,000. The Rockefel- lers and also Mr. Flagler, another Standard Oil mag- nate, have veri- table equine pal- aces, as has also Mr. Bailey, the showman. In fact, the tastes and pleas- ures of N e w York's million- aires are becoming as fastidious and luxuriant as were those of the an- cient Romans. Progress in the arts, business, and social life, means progress in refine- ment and culture, and this is shown in all things during the last generation, and more particularly so here in New York, where " advance " is the watchword, and progress is evident in everything. 52 ♦if MEW YORK?- 1 894, * THE WONDERFUL GROWTH OF THE WEST SIDE. THERE was never in mortal " ken " such a transformation, even in the fabled gardens of Baalbec in a night, than there has been in the great west side within the past live years. An interesting chapter in one of Zola's novels describes a real estate boom where rookeries are con- verted into pal- aces, and crooked lanes into mag- nificent b o u l e- vards. Of course this was fiction, but it seems no less marvelous than Zola's won- derful description to see the changes on the west side of the city. Five years a g o the traveler on the West Side elevat- ed roads could de- tect large riots of vacant ground; vegetable gardens s tretchin g for blocks, interrupt- ed only by squat ters' huts. How different is this now since the West Side was builr up! Travel- ers at one time spoke of the mo- notonous acres of brown stone f r on t s, almost identical in de- sign. Now the stranger can spend hours roaming through handsome streets filled with beautiful bouses, each one worth looking at and no two alike. The great section of the city lying west of the Park is now the choicest residential portion of New York. Nor is it in tbe private residences or apartment houses alone that the West Side has developed our architectural taste. The office buildings and stores are also marvels of beauty, convenience, and taste, and like those of farther downtown contain improvements for the convenience of tenants never thought of before. And why should it not be"? On one side is our beautiful Central Park — the finest in the world — on the other is the grand view of the magnificent Bud- son with the Pali- sades frowning over it from their ^ lofty height, with Port Lee Park, and tbe lovely and popular Riverside Drive and Park, which combines a river view un- equalled any- where in the world. The many new apartment houses erected on this side for the past few years are as- tounding and too numerous to men- tion, among them being the new and grand Hotel Majestic at 72nd Street and Broad- way, the "Oma- ha." the "Neva- da" the "San Memo," the " Ho- tel Beresf ord," "Empire Hotel," the West Side has approached a state of perfection within a few years, and bare rocks and CROSSING or HliOADWAY AND SIXTH AVEXt'E AT THIRTY- FOURTH STREET. Hotel Endicott," and many others. Altogether * NEW YORK?- f 894, * FORTY-SECOND STREET, EAST TO GRAND CENTRAL DEPOT. Madison Avenue. Grand Central Depot. 54 «f NEW YORK- 1 894, * weed-grown thoroughfares have heen converted into a region of palaces and boulevards. Fort Washington Park Point, jutting out into tlie Hudson at 178th Street, lias been laid out as a site for a grand Park, and there is no vacant spot near New York that can be named as a rival to it, being romantically and picturesquely wild and grand with a mag- nificent view of the Hudson, and which the new speedway will ren- der easy of access for a fine drive. The massive and beautiful struc- ture which stands as a monument to William H. Webb's philan- throphy, known as the Academy and Home for Shipbuilders, is also an ornament to the neighborhood, standing on a bold prominence of Fordham Heights. There is no doubt that the choice of the site for General Grant's tomb and his interment at where the intended magnificent mausoleum will be — one of the finest spots on Manhattan Island — was one of the strongest advocates to the building up of that section of the city, bringing its beauties to the public notice in making liiver- side Drive to the tomb the favor- ite and fashionable one, which it will always remain, as the beauty and extent of the scenery cannot be surpassed. When this tomb is finished it will be one of the most magnificent tributes to greatness extant. This memorial, which is now on its way to completion, will be of light granite, about 100 feet square and 150 feet in height, it will be on high ground, the base being about 150 feet above the level of the sea, which will place the pinnacle of the monument 300 feet higher than the Hudson. It will be high enough and large enough to be seen from the Palisades, the towers of the Brooklyn Bridge and all high grounds within ten miles of the park, and every vessel that sails up and down the river. Three millions of dol- lars have been spent already by the city in the work of decorating this FIFTH AVENUE, NORTH FROM FORTY-SIXTH STREET. pleasure-ground. Every year the city's population increases to such an extent and business is so gradually creeping up town, that the tide of the residential population is also gradually creeping up, and the demand for uptown houses and apartments between 59th Street and Harlem is con- stantly on the increase, and is even exceeding the supply, although houses are springing up in that quarter almost as magically as the palace of Aladdin. The fast trains run by the New Haven Railroad to Mount Vernon and by the Harlem Bail- road four track system to Wood- lawn is a great incentive to New Yorkers to settle in this locality, and even as far as Dobbs Ferry is becoming rapidly built up, as is also Brooklyn, Jersey City, and every place that is accessible in New Jersey, Long Island, etc. " Ardsley Park," which was the great project of the late Cyrus W. Field, is a favorite spot with prominent New Yorkers as a place of residence. Ardsley Park is a most beautiful spot on the Hudson, between Irvington and Dobbs Ferry, which is rich in rem- iniscences of Washington Irving. Benedict Arnold, the shooting of Major Andre and many other early reminiscences, was chosen by the late Cyrus W. Field for its con- venience to the city and the beau- ty and variety of the natural scenery and its unequalled river views, and was improved by him at a cost of over $2,000,000. This magnificent spot is now the resi- dence of many prominent New Yorkers, among whom are "our own" Chauncey M. Depew, whose luxurious summer dwelling, "In- anda," is a veritable " bower of roses." In no city in the world are the suburbs so inviting as around New York, and some of the palatial resi- dences along the Hudson are fit for kings. Those of the late Jay Gould at Irvington, the " Fields" and Depew •« NEW YORK - T 894, * residences with many others at Ardsley Park are literally palaces, as well as the magnificent Hoekefeller mansion and grounds six miles farther north, and many others stretching as far as Rhinebeck-on-the-Hudson, where the palatial residences of many of New York's millionaires are located; among the most prominent of which are the estates of the Astors. the lihinelanders. and that of Levi P. Morton. Many others have magnifi- cent estates scattered through Westchester County, as that of " Ophir Farm." at White Plains, the residence of Wliitelaw lieid, which is one of the finest on this continent: Searsdale, where one of the Vanderbilt residences is Long Island Sound, such as at New Rochcllc, when- the vic- the" Yigilant," was born and man's A 15 C's. nor is '•The Priory," the (formerly M is. country place, and of II. B. 15. Stapler, Y o rk's wea located; and along the " [selin Manor " Unions skipper of learned his sailor At Pelhani Ma- Duehess de Dino's Frederick Stevens) the $.'!">,000 mansion and many of New business men. Mount Vernon is also one of New York's beautiful res- idence suburbs and is called the " Pearl of Westchester County." to which its natural and arti- ficial advantages, its healthy location, modern improve- ments and charming villas entitle it. It is only thirteen miles from New York, where over one hundred trains per day convey pas- sengers. In fact we have the country in the city, around Pelhani, and Van Courtland and Bronx Parks, which are full of meadows, glades, dells, shady nooks, glens, streams and fine spots for a day's outing and which are almost at the door of the toiling millions and where picturesque and historical houses add human interest. But few people in New York are familiar with the rural beauties that lie at the very doors of the metropolis in the public parks of the annexed districts. The Bronx River is the attraction of Bronx Park, Pelham's beauties THE VANOEKB1LT MANSIONS. FIFTH AVENUE. being the Sound and its great fields. In the Bronx Valley Adelina Patti. when a swarthy little black haired girl of twelve, was playmate to a dozen residents of Washington ville, who still talk of her, and in this romantic spot there is now a regular colony of Italian peasants, which makes life there seem something like the country life of Italy. Another summer paradise for the great class of men who must keep in touch with their city business is Long Island, on which the Health Commissioner congratulates the great metropolis on being fortunate enough to have at its door. When Manhattan Island was placed as it is in relation to the great waterway of the Hudson River and was given that harbor which has made it the metrop- olis of the continent, that nature had Long Island as a distinct part of her general plan, because here at our very doors, so to speak, there is a place which contains all the elements of the ideal summer resort for any kind of a place needed but the mountains. There is shore, and the sandy beaches, for bathing, boating, fishing, swimming, shooting and every variety of pleasure and sport Out of the loins of Rockaway. which was at one time the fashionable watering-place of the old aristocrats, have sprung the new and fashionable growing colonies of Lawrence, Wave Crest, Cedarburst, Isle of Wight, and others, where polo, pony racing, steeplechas- ing, and fox hunt- ing all flourish, while golf, tennis and all other ath- letic sports have their followers. Many magnificent residences have been erected in t li e s e places by members of New York society, so that we may say that -what Pompeii ami Baie were to mediaeval Pome, Long Island is to New York. THE NEWSPAPERS OF NEW YORK, WHICH ARE THE MOST ENTERPRISING OF ANY IN THE WORLD. < 1 1 K newspapers of a generation ago included the "Herald." the ; Sun," the '•Tribune," the "Times," the "Evening Post," the Commercial Advertiser," the "Courier" or "Enquirer." the Journal of Commerce," the " Express," the " Mirror," the "Courier des Etats Unis," and several German newspapers: the principal magazines T 56 41 NEW YORK?" f 894, * were " Harper's." and tlie " Knickerbocker's." Many new and excellent papers have sprung up since then as well as solid magazines which hold their own in popular favor, among them being the " World," the " Recorder," " The Mail and Express," " The Journal," " The Commercial Advertiser," •"Frank Leslie's Illustrated," and many theatrical papers; and in magazines the must popular being the •■North American Review" and "The Century Magazine," and there are now twenty-seven daily news- papers published, as many weeklies and nearly as many monthlies, while myriads of books are also issued. Instead of the tumble-down buildings of other days the newspapers have splendid homes. City Hall Park looks out on " Printing House Square" proudly as she views the new and magnificent home of the " World." that "Phoenix" of papers, which has literally risen from ashes since Mr. Pulitzer assumed its management; the solid and beautiful building of the "Times," and the new home of the "Tribune." The "Herald," with its usual lead has followed the march of progress and left its magnificent building at Broadway and Ann Street to erect one of the most unique and perfectly equipped newspaper offices in the world on the triangular site at 35th and 36th Streets and Broadway and Sixth Avenue, the surrounding section being now known as " Herald Square." Below this, from Herald Square to 28th Street, is what is distinctively an American institution known as the " Rialto," and which is the resort of the wearers of the buskin and the rendezvous of actors of all sorts and conditions in the histrionic world. One can find nothing like it in any other city in the world, it belongs exclusively to New York. The Astor House stepsarethe political rendezvous, while the Fifth Avenue portico is the loungiug-place of bankers, statesmen, kings and merchant princes, whose names are world known, and in fact the whole city has its different famil- iar corners; and the " tenderloin!" What Venice is to Italy "The revel of the earth The mask of Italy." so this district is to this city and reminds one of a glass of sparkling champagne held up before an electric light, or life as shown in the new kinetoscope, with sparkles of electricity mingled in with the "passing show." The Tenderloin !— Realm of all night revelry, refuge of stricken hearts, and blasted lives. Here flutter the moths of all colors, all kinds and all sizes, the gilded youths with the sharks of life waiting to swallow his hopes, his ambitions, and rub the gilt from his soul. In this spot, where the spice of life is sought after midnight, may he found any kind of amusement sought for in the new life that commences at that hour, and where "New York by Gaslight" is fully illustrated. In fact a different interest centres in nil parts of this great city — on the piers, at the ferries, on the railroads, in the streets. THE LIBRARIES. NEW YORK has about forty-live libraries — thirty-four of which are public, and the number and \alue of the volumes w ithin their walls have grown so rapidly that Paris, Munich and even London will be surpassed in their library collections if the present growth continues. The Lenox Library is the exclusive retreat of the denizens of Murray Hill and the aristocracy of the city. The business man would feel out of place among the sombre collections of the Astor Library, so long ago he planned and built a Mercantile Library for his own use. The Law Society. Hospital, Apprentices', and Directory Libraries have each a distinctive patronage. The Astor is the richest of all our libraries. One million dollars worth of books repose upon its shelves, which contain over two hundred and fifty thousand volumes, and is, of course, a great resort for students and littera- teurs. Among its frequenters are Edgar Saltus. Edward Fawcett and A. C. Gunter, the novelists. Antiquarians from all parts of the country spend more or less time here. This library contains $200,000 worth of priceless books and manuscripts that are storehouses of scholarship, and rare works that are worth small fortunes, which are seldom allowed to go into the hands of the public. The Lenox Library contains the next rarest collection of book treasures, and contains some ancient illustrations in priceless manuscripts that excel the work of our modern artists. The Lenox also contains an excellent Art Gallery whose chief attraction is " Milton dictating ' Paradise Lost' to his Daughters." There are but 50,000 volumes at the Lenox, but most all of them are rare books and many of them scholars' standards, and books of reference. The Mercantile Library is the home of light literature and contains 250,000 tomes, ranging from Voltaire to Rudyard Kipling. There are two law libraries in the city; the principal one belongs to the Law Institute, and is located in the Post Office Building. Tt contains about twenty-live thousand volumes of reference. The Cooper Union contains 20,000 volumes and the Apprentices' Library contains over 00.000 volumes and is pat- ronized cbietly by working people, while the Directory Library contains oOO volumes and is patronized mostly by detectives, lawyers, etc. The physicians of the city have the advantage of the consulting library of the New York Hospital, which contains the finest collection of medical works in the country. BANKS. NEW FORK is called the banking and financial centre of America and the chosen throne of capital, and the banking facilities are not exceeded by those of any city in the United States. The financial importance of New York has kept pace from year to year with the country's growth. 4f NEW YORK* f 894, * FIFTY-NINTH STREET. SIIOWTNTS THE NAVARRO FLATS. 58 41 NEW YORK>- t 894, * Thirty years ago Chase, then secretary of the treasury, successfully planned and reconstructed the entire system of banking, and there are now in New York forty-nine national hanks with a combined capital of $49,600,000, with surplus and undivided profits of $57,220,09S; and forty-five stale banks with a capital of $17,372,000, with surplus and undivided profits of si 5,309,837. The foreign banking bouses conduct the operations of the Old and Vow Worlds, while the great trust companies are repositories of immense wealth and institutions of enormous power. Among these solid institutions must be named as sharing the strides that commerce has made in New York, the unpretentious but solid old Chemical Bank, at which the privi- lege of writing a personal check is a passport to a good many places and which has been known to be of vast assistance to a man in a social way, as well as in business. This bank is the bank of big estates, the bank of the great landed estates in this country, and among its depositors might be made a complete list of all the old Knickerbocker families of the city and some of the wealthiest corporations in the world. The shares, which were originally bought for $100 apiece are now worth s4,;mio and pay an annual dividend of 150 per cent, which is 14(i per cent, more than government bonds. Its capital stock is $300,000 and it pays out in divi- dends annually $450,000 and lias a surplus of over $7,000,000 and its annual deposits are over $25,000,000. It is no easy matter to open an account here. Among the new buildings in this department that have been erected in the past few years may lie mentioned the new Union Trust Company's Building at No. 80 Broadway at a cost of $600,000; Gallatin Bank in Wall Street at a cost of $380,000; Central Trust Company. Wall Street, $200,000; Greenwich Bank, Sixth Avenue; Farmers' Loan and Trust Company, William and Beaver Streets; Mechanics' Bank. No. 33 Wall Street, and others in this line. Chief among these great financial palaces will be the new home of the New York Clearing House, now being erected on Cedar Street between Broadway and Nassau Street, and which will be one of the most beautiful edifices identified with Wall Street. More money or the representative of money changes hands in Wall Street than any where else in the United States. The street is practically the clearing house for the country. The sub-treasury in New York does infinitely more business than the nat ional treasury at Washington. Banks generally throughout the country keeps balances in the banks of New York. Those in and near Wall Street are selected by country banks as their New York correspondents for the reason that the bulk of the bank- ing business is in that locality, and a New York draft is available in every portion of the United States. The proportionate amount of capital invested in banking in this city is unusually large, and divided, as it is. among a large number of subscribers, it demonstrates the fact that this is essentially a financial community. OUR SKY SCRAPERS. BUT the many new and wonderful office buildings, which are still linked with the old ones like the dead and living criminals of Mezentius, are like muncipalities with laws of their own and indi- cate the progress of the city's business in an area which is less than a square mile, lying below Canal Street on Manhattan Island, and where over a million people gather for business each day in this little patch of territory, and the only resource for the growing business was to build higher and higher till ten stories, then fifteen stories and now twenty- three stories, have been reached, and now millions of people find accom- modations •• in the air " in these modern wonders of buildings. Within each of the walls of these buildings is a separate community with its own police, its own caterers, its own servants, and with laws that must be respected, few people entering these buildings realize that from the moment they step within the portals until they go out they are under the watchful eyes of a speciiil police force. Dangerous visitors are not frequent, and the duties of the guardians in ordinary times are confined to saving the tenants from annoyances and theft. Beggars or canvassers are not admitted. Canvassers of the right kind can get a permit. Some of these buildings contain as many business men as are to be found in large villages and are as populous as a suburban borough. The occupants of the Equitable Building alone number from 3,500 to 4,000. Many buildings have peculiar classes of tenants as the Equitable, which is known as the "Lawyers' Building;'' the Washington Building, which is filled with great coal operators; the Mills Building with bankers and brokers, etc. The revolution in office buildings began with the erection of the Equitable, still one of the finest in the city: af ter that came the Mills Building, the Washington Building and many others. The capacity of some of these buildings is astonishing. The new Constable Building will have 11,120 square feet of floor surface on each floor and on its eleven floors there will be 231 offices. The American Tract Society's new building will contain 814 offices, distributed over twenty-two floors. Some of the older buildings which are very large con- tain comparatively few offices. The Astor Building, seven stories in height, covers an area of 5,916 feet and has only 154 offices. The Edison Building, covering 5,138 square feet and eight stories high, lias only SS of- fices. The tendency nowadays the agents say is for smaller rooms, and even if they r have to use large floor space to have it cut into individual offices. In fact to stand in City Hall Park the coup oo,000 and the magnificent building on it brings the cost to §1.200,000. It is built of In- diana limestone, and the balustrade on its roof is "200 feet above Broadway. One of the finest "power buildings"' in New York is the Scott & Bowne Building at Pearl and Rose Streets, which is twelve and a half stories high from the street. This splendid structure stands on ground where had stood for nearly a hundred years, several line old-fashioned mansions with their white painted portals and dormer windows — a part of this site was also occupied by a little church, also belonging to another age and deserted years ago. Temple Court was the pioneer among the great office buildings and the beginning of the revolution in these structures and was erected by Eugene Kelly, the banker, in 1882. It was on this site, in a theatre built in 1751, that Hamlet was first produced in America, and from this theatre came the title to the narrow street, i; Theatre Alley," that runs along one side of Temple Court. The original Clinton Hall and Clinton Hotel occupied this site and here the Mercantile Library first commenced the splendid collection of books which if now boasts. In the vicinity of the bridge entrance, too, there have been erected numerous towering buildings devoted to manufacturing interests, occu- pied by printers, binders, and others, the nature of whose operations require steam power. EXPENSE OF LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR A SKY SCRAPER. THE public generally has no idea of the precautions that have to be taken in laying the foundation of these tall buildings and prevent the undermining of the other big structures around them. In fact the erection of the great twenty-three story building of the Amer- ican Surety Company, now in process of construction, will be the greatest en- gineering feat of its kind ever attempted in this country, on account of the big buildings surrounding it and the immense weight of the building itself, which is built on a lot s:> feet square, and which when completed will weigh exclusive of furnishings 44,000,000 pounds. The foundations for this had to be sunk by means of caissons to a depth of over seventy feet. The building will cost $1,250,000. One-fifth of this amount will never be seen as it will be buried in the ground. OUR SCHOOLS AND PROGRESS IN EDUCATION. MANY progressive features have been added to our educational sys- tem later than New York's famous Normal College for women. Many spacious and substantial new school buildings have been erected to accommodate the increasing population. Nine new buildings have been erected in the past year, while many others have been extended, alt of them being lire-proof and give an added seating capacity for 6,780 new pupils, and in another year there will lie room for 12.000 more, while one Crammer. School. No. (17, will be used exclusively for colored children. Many useful innovations have 1 t en made in some of the schools, such as teaching little "iris how to cook, which is done on gas stoves. One of the greatest boons to the coining generation is the New York Trade Schools which were established ten years ago for the purpose of giving young men trades in the mechanical and scientific branches and giving them the opportunity of learning all branches of skilled labor, which had formerly been done by foreign workmen mostly. To this noble insti- tution Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan has lately given the splendid gift of $500,000. Free schools are one of the pillars of American civilization and too much importance cannot be given to these institutions for the great future of the nation. A new industry has also sprung up in New York in the last couple of years and that is the establishment of looms for the manufacture of Gobelin tapestry, the first that were ever made in this country. The fac- tory is on the Bronx near Williams bridge and the work turned out is as fine as any made in the Gobelin Works. Another innovation is the providing of omnibuses by the Board of Education to convey children to and from school in the annexed district, where the schools are far apart, the stages stopping at the childrens' ♦tf WEW YORK?" f 894, VIEW IN CENTRAL PARK (WEST SIDE), SHOWING DAKOTA FLATS. 62 * WEW YORK- t 894, X houses to pick them up en route, and which has had a most beneficial effect upon the progress made in the studies. We also have the beautifully located finishing school on Riverside Drive, where the daughters of millionaires are taught all the accomplish- ments, languages, etc., that fits them for their positions as ladies of society. THE SCIENCES AND ARTS. LONG strides have also been made in this city in surgery, medicine, and sanitary science, and the facilities for warding off disease and stamping out danger, have grown perfect under the vigilance of the efficient Board of Health. New York city is far ahead of any city in the world in the thoroughness and efficiency with which it guards against contagious diseases, and great progress has been made in every branch of science and the arts. The growth in the inventions and applications of electricity in the past few years is marvelous and in too many new ways to mention. Telegraphing has been done without wires, scientists are now talking along a beam of light through the photophone, and the latest in- vention by Edison is the kinetoscope. Other scientific discoveries have been the discovery of the different bacteria of infectious diseases and the process of inoculating against the different diseases, the cure of dipsomania by bi-chloride of gold injections, hypnotism which has superseded anaes- thetics, and hundreds of new remedies have been found in medicine and surgery. Great strides have been made in astronomy, in anthropology, in engineering, in chemistry and in everything that is an aid to civilization and help to mankind. CHURCHES. CONSIDERING that Rome, the " Eternal City," has only something like 305 churches and that churches are the predominating feature of what was once the " Empress of the World " we may consider that New York is well provided for when she makes a showing of 200 churches of different denominations. Of these 27 are Baptist, 5 are Congregational, 14 Lutheran, 32 Methodist Episcopal, 30 Presbyterian, 5 Reformed Presbyterian, 5 United Presbyterian, 43 are Protestant Episco- pal, 12 Reformed Dutch. 21 Roman Catholic, 4 Unitarian, 4 Universalist, 3 synagogues, 2 Friends' meeting-houses, and two miscellaneous. Of these the magnificent St. Patrick's cathedral on Fifth Avenue is the finest piece of church architecture in the city and is in pure Gothic style. Many others are also architectually beautiful. Many new churches have been erected in tbe past few years in the upper portions of the city, many of them being triumphs of architecture. INCREASING CHANGES FROM THE OLD TO THE NEW CITY. OLD landmarks are gradually disappearing and many quaint and shaky buildings are so overshadowed by palatial structures on either hand that they often escape observation only by the old residenter, who loves to recall memories of the long ago. Many of these ancient habitations are allowed to remain because their owners are waiting for a rise in real estate values. This is especially noticeable in the " Greenwich Village" section of the city, now known as the Ninth ward, which was the hot-bed of Know-Nothingism in the " American party " days. There are localities, too, on the East Side, noticeable reminders of when Henry Street, East Broadway and Montgomery Street, were the nabob quarters in the early forties. New Yorkers imagine that every vestige of the " dead past " in the city has been trampled out, but they crop out every now and then among the most modern and elegant surroundings in ram- shackle rookeries. Tall structures are now crowding in on the queer little buildings, and triangular landmarks in the downtown district around Pearl and Chambers Streets. Twenty-five years ago a full-sized lot could be bought for ST, 000 in this locality, and within a year an old settler refused Sl">( 1,000 for three lots. Many historic and famous houses are disappearing and many historic spots are being left unmarked, among them being Wash- ington's Cherry Dill residence on Franklin Square, the "Hamilton Grange," on Washington Heights, from which spot one can see the Wee- hawken shore upon which Hamilton fell while defending his honor from the attack of the infamous Burr, although the famous thirteen trees which Alexander Hamilton planted with his own hands are still standing here as a monument commemorative of the thirteen original states of the Union, still they are appropriate for a monument or memorial tablet ; also the place at 43d Street and Broadway where General Washington and Gen- eral Israel Putnam held a conference of war. Another interesting site is that on Chatham Street, where the first free schoolhouse was built in New York city in 18(10, and another where the Garden Street Dutch church was built, and which was famous in its day. Just about 200 years ago the Dutch church was finished when what is Exchange Place now was Garden Street. The Macomb mansion on lower Broadway was at one time occupied by Washington. Another interesting old spot is on John Street, between William and Nassau Streets, where the first M. E. church in America was built and opened 124 years ago, and to which some of the famous old Knickerbocker families were contributors, ami which has since been twice rebuilt. Neglected cemeteries of other generations are still ly- ing in the heart of this great city. One of these, which is among the oldest landmarks of New York, is framed in by a factory, a massive apartment house and a frame building; a relic of old New York bearing the name of ♦K NEW YORK^- t 894, * 63 " The Old Grapevine," and near one of the busiest shopping districts is an- other. Another of these old cemeteries lies near the Bowery. Another old landmark soon to disappear is the old colonial mansion over the tunnel at Ninety-fourth street and Park avenue, where General Winlield S. Scott once resided, and the Ray mansion built in Chelsea village 50 years ago on what was then the Kay farm by Robert Kay on the spot now known as Ninth avenue and Twenty-eighth street. An old-time church soon to be prominent people. The massive old Schermerhorn house in Twenty-third Street is soon to be razed, since the death of its disappointed owner. An- other of New York's oldest landmarks that will soon disappear to make way for the great drawbridge at One Hundred and Fifty-fifth street is the famous old "Road House," once the Macomb farm house, which was turned into an inn and was the favorite halting-place in other days of scores of New York's most prominent men, and owners of fast flyers on CENTRAL PARK — THE TERRACE AND GRAND STAIRCASE sold is that of the Church of Sea and Land which was built in 1819 and is at the corner of Henry and Market Streets, near the spot where Nathan Hale suffered martyrdom and only a few rods away from where Robert Fulton made his first experiments. Once Commodore Vanderbilt lived near here and was one of the congregation. Among the other pew holders were Mayor Westervelt, Moses Grinnell, Robert Taylor and many other their way to Fleetwood or Jerome Parks, and almost any day here could be seen Commodore "Vanderbilt with one of his famous roadsters, William H. Vanderbilt and Fred Vanderbilt, Robert Bonner, David Bonner, Frank Work, August Belmont. Colonel James Fisk. John Jacob Astor, William B. As tor, General Grant. Colonel Kip. Kph Simmons. Isaac Bernstein, George Law. Roscoe Conkling, and in fact all of New York's millionaires who enjoyed a 64 4f NSW YORJO- t 894, drive behind their blooded stock. Another interesting old landmark that is disappearing to make breathing-room on the East Side is the old •'Ferry- House " on " Corlears Hook " at No. SS Jackson Street, built at the begin- ning of the century, and whence started a ferry for Brooklyn that landed at Hudson Avenue and made the shortest route to the Navy Yard. But these old landmarks are only disappearing as many others have in the past and before many years we will have an entirely new city that in its im- provements, population and area shall outshine any in the world. NEW YORK A NEW CITY. NEW YORK is a new city in all but name, and even that may be changed when the vast area that is intended to be included in the '• Greater New York " is consummated. Our collossal commer- cial palaces and business buildings are the marvels of strangers and foreigners, and even residents returning from a lengthened stay abroad, Our bridge spanning the East Kiver to Brooklyn is one of the wonders of its day and our statue lighting the entrance to the harbor. Our boats run- ning dry and night, our small parks, Museum of Art, churches, magnifi- cent private dwellings, schools, the;.tres, streets and transportation facili- ties, our unrivalled Central Park and our magnificent Riverside Drive, the linest drive in thewoild, and our great bridges spanning the Harlem Kiver, and endless other marvels compel the respect of foreigners, as being a wonderful city to look at. All of the late new projects and improvements are those which take people into the air, and when completed will cost over $100,000,000. Four great bridges are now in the hands of live companies, and except the New York and New Jersey Bridge Company, have plain sailing before them. These are the New York and New Jersey bridge which is to span the Hudson somewhere about 60th Street, and which would be the greatest structure of the kind in the world, and cost over $40,000,000; the New York and Long Island bridge, whi h is to cross from Long Island to this city making a stepping-stone of Blackwells Island, and the two bridges of the East River Bridge Company, over the East River from either side of the Navy Yard, which will extend the elevated system and cost over $30,000,000. Other great works are in progress. The Dock Department is gradually changing the whole face of the water front and facing it with substantial walls and commodious wharves. This Department alone brings in a revenue each year to the City of $365,000. The United States is finishing the Harlem Ship Canal, ami another of the m eat works which will be of particular importance to Harlem, and which is now in progress is the building of the new elevated viaduct which is to carry the four tracks of the New York Central & Hudson River railroad, and the other Vanderbilt railroads that leave the Grand Central Depot, over the streets instead of under them, from 111th Street north to the Harlem River and beyond it. The bridge part of the new way will be one of the most interesting features, and will consist of a big swing draw which will be 400 feet long and one of the biggest in the world. New York has fifty miles of water front which the city authorities propose to acquire and improve by building around it a continuous perma- nent bulkhead of concrete and stone, and from this a uniform system of wharves, which will materially add to the resources of the metropolis. These improvements, with the great drawbridge over the Harlem River at 155th Street and Eight Avenue, connecting with the Fort Wash- ington bridge ; the new Washington bridge; the trolley cars that run to Ford- ham, and the proposed new cable roads to Kingsbridge; the magnificent new speedway which runs along the wooded slopes of High Bridge Park and Fort George Heights — the most naturally picturesque spots on Manhattan Island — all of these will make New York one of the finest cities in the world, especially when historic White Plains, Mount Vernon. Eastehester, etc.. are included in the annexed district, as is their wish, and when New York. Brooklyn, Long Island City, Yonkers, Richmond County, and portions of Queens and Kings are included in the " Greater New York." then will this great metropolis cover an area of ol7.7T square miles, instead of as it does to-day an area of 3S.85, and consolidation will insure New York perma- nently in her position as the metropolis of America. Then indeed will New York lie what it was originally intended for — the acknowledged queen of commerce, the financial, import, export, and commercial centre of the New World, * NEW YORK— 1 894, * 65 IN THE DOMAIN OF FINANCE. NEW YORK'S PRE-EMINENCE AS A MONEY MARKET— VAST INTERESTS. Notable Financial and Fiduciary Institutions— Marvellous Growth and Development of Material Wealth ami "Resources. THE amount of capital employed in banking and kindred opera- tions in this city would reach in the aggregate an immense sum. It is something enormous, and increases in volume with years. And Xew York capital and New York capitalists have been potent factors in the development of the resources of the country. It would be wellnigb impossible to overestimate the extent of the financial interests of the American metropolis. They are of surpassing importance. They permeate all the veins and arteries of business activity, and nourish and sustain the forces of enterprise. The financial centre of the United States is at the lower end of Manhattan Island. The influence of Xew York in this respect, indeed, extends over the Western Hemisphere. It yields supremacy among the great money markets of the world to London alone. And it is by no means improbable that this city will in time attain first place. There are those who predict that ere another half a century shall have elapsed, the preeminence in monetary affairs of the world will be transferred from the banks of the Thames to the banks of the Hudson. And who can doubt the possibilities that lie in the future, in view of the wonderful achievements in the past. The first duly incorporated bank in Xew York was organized in 17^4. Bight years later had inception an institution which formed the germ from which sprang the present Xew York Stock Exchange. Toward the close of the last century several banks were in operation in this city, but it was not for many years subsequent to the period mentioned that Xew York gained ascendency over Philadelphia and Boston as a money centre. The introduction of steam navigation gave to this city a decided ad- ' vantage, and. with the growth of foreign commerce, New York rapidly outstripped its rivals, and has since maintained au unbroken record of progress. The discovery of gold in California was another important factor in Xew York's rise in financial eminence, the product of the new mines coining to the vaults of the banks here. The United States Sub-Treasury was established in 1S40, and the Assay Office in 1853. It was in the year last mentioned, too, that the Xew York Clearing House was organized. Then came the era of railroad construction, which involved vast amounts of capital. The extension of the railroad system, bringing Xew York into closer commercial connection witli all portions of the United States, and the concentration of money being in this city, Wall Street became the focus of speculative investment iii the nation. In the year preceding the outbreak of the Civil War there were in this city fifty banks whose combined capital amounted to over $65,000,000. The passage of the National Banking act, in 18(>">, brought into existence a number of new and powerful institutions, and under the provisions of the same law Xew York became the depository for the banking reserves of the whole country. Thus a large proportion of the surplus fund of the entire United States accumulates in this city, earning interest, while it also creates here a reservoir from which money Hows to all parts of the nation. The financial interests of New York are complex in their character. They are composed of various (dements working to some extent in separate channels, yet all cooperating and mutually dependent upon each other for the smooth operation of the great machine. The Sub-Treasury is intimately connected with the great banks, by which the flow of wealth through every commercial artery is regulated. The foreign banking houses serve as the connecting links between the financial systems of the Old World and the American Continent. The great trust companies are both banking institutions and the fiduciary con- nections between corporate organizations and the investing and money- saving public: but the Stock Exchanges are the marts in which the investing power of the nation is brought into juxtaposition with its great enterprises, besides furnishing the facilities by which speculation in secur- ities is carried on. The many notable savings banks of the metropolis are among the city's proudest indications of preeminence and wealth, representing as they do the accumulations of her toilers for more than three generations. In no particular is Xew York's position as the centre of wealth and financial power more distinctly emphasized than by the multiplicity and strength of its fiduciary institutions. Nor does any other city possess or offer such splendid facilities for the safe-keeping of evidences of values as those which are presented by the various safe deposit vaults of the Empire City. It may be confidently asserted that nowhere in the civilized world is such a mass of wealth belonging to others intrusted to t lie care and manage* ment of organized bodies of such a nature, and nowhere else can greater fidelity and success be found in the administration of the affairs of corpo- rations of a like character. 66 4f NEW New York lias fifty national banks, with an aggregate capital of over $50,001), (too. There are forty-six state banks whose combined capital is nearly $18,000,000. The trust companies of this city are nineteen in number, and their total capital amounts to $19,450,000. The savings institutions are suffi- ciently numerous to fully meet the requirements of the community. The deposits in the same represent the thrift of 1,000,000 people. The total amount of deposits is upwards of $840,000,000, while the total resources of these savings banks exceed that sum by $50,000,000. Other notable fidu- ciary institutions are the safe deposit companies, of which there are seven in this city. GRIST FOR WALL STREET MILL— SECURITIES ADDED TO AND STRICKEN FROM THE LISTS LAST YEAR. THERE were added to the lists for dealings on the New York Stock Exchange during the year 1894, $380,222,900 bonds and $243,380,250 stocks, a total of $623,603,150, as against a total of $482,823,609 in 1893. During the same period there were stricken from the lists $191,103,900 bonds and * 17i),4S4,(>-">0 stocks, a total of $370,588,550, as against a total of $242,448,744 in 1893. The net amount listed in L894 is therefore $189,119,000 bonds and $03,895,000 stocks, a total of $253,014,600. As compared with 1893 there is an increase in the net amount of bonds listed of $51,291,444, and a decrease in the net amount of stocks of $38,651,- 809, and an increase in the net total of $12. 030,085. The greater part of the large total in bonds is made up of the recent issues of the government five per cent, bonds, the whole $100,000,000 being listed. Business on the New York Stock Exchange for the year 1 s< »4 compares as follows with that of the preceding year' 1893. 1894. Differences. Stocks (shares) 80,013.002 40,271.004 Dec. 31.642.20S Ba nk stocks 0.458 6.575 Dee. 2,883 Mining stocks 252.172 100.287 Dec. 91.885 Railroad bonds $351,415, 25ft $38S,S40.350 Dee. $42. 50S. !>()() State bonds 8,700.400 ll.02S.000 Inc. 7.201.000 Government bonds 1.014,200 4,o8S,S00 Inc. 2,774,600 The following tables show the totals of transactions on the Consoli- dated Stock and Petroleum Exchange, the year ending December 81. 1S94: R. R. Stocks. Wheat. Petroleum. No. of Shares. Bushels. Barrels. (Clearances.) (Clearances.! (Clearances.! .January 4,390.480 14.300.ooo 04.000 February 8. 103,100 24,676.000 104.000 March 1,324,940 22,074,000 244,000 1 894, )*• April May .) une July August September October November December Totals R R Stocks. No. of Shares. (Clearances.) 3,970,480 4,562,480 3,885,200 3,262,500 4,374,580 4,170,240 4.200,040 4,070,280 4,09S,650 48, 5 18, 080 AVheat. Bushels. (Clearances.) 39,008.000 28.1(04.000 52.S70.000 40,890,000 61,432,000 32,782,000 44.374.000 4S,820,000 38,932,000 Petroleum. Barrels. (Clearances.) 284,000 228.000 2S4.000 182.0(H) 8,000 444,or,L'.(i( id 1. 84S.OOO January February March April May June July A ugust September ( )ctober November December Totals Bonds. Values. $2,310,000 1,938,000 2.01 1.000 2,421,01 »o 1,953,01 "> 1.251.000 1,036,000 1.070.000 1,708,01 io 1.712.000 1,273,000 1,037,000 $21,526,000 Mining Stocks. No. of Shares. 21,020 84,010 30,520 38,520 40,950 17.030 lo.OOO 81.310 19.850 80.820 20,720 82.020 348,070 SUB-TREASURY BUSINESS. T HE business done at the sub-treasury during the calendar year is shown by the following figures, with a comparison of the previous year's operations: — Receipts $1,200,058,014 Dec. $ 38.208.000 Payments 1.142.704.301 Dec. 125,415.100 Total business 82.852.722.015 Dec. $103,078,165 Receipts for customs Currency from Washington Currency to Washington Interest payments Pension payments < rold currency Silver dollars paid out and shipped Subsidiary silver coin paid out and shipped $ 01. 8.75. 005 Dec. $28,798,954 122.7:10.000 Dec. 50.745. 000 185,640,696 Dec. 3,547,667 22.05o.78S Dec. 1.808.181 72.845,571 Dec. 6,386,803 1 10.566,303 Dec. 40,997,206 3,149,800 Dec. 2,268,500 7,617,839 Dec. 205,128 ♦* NEW MONEY AND EXCHANGE. F OL LOWING are some general .statistics of the New York city clear- mi; house banks, and the rates for money and sterling exchange, and price of silver about January 1st: Loans and discounts Specie Net deposits Legal tenders Legal reserve Reserve held Surplus reserve Money, exchange and silver bullion: — Call money Pi'ime paper, 60 days Sterling demand bills Silver in London, per ounce Specie and bullion movement year: — Imports of gold Imports of silver Exports of gold Exports of silver Net exports, gold Net exports, silver New York bank clearings year:- Total exchanges, Balances 181)3. $417,000,5)00 100,316,400 .500,437,800 101,108,200 126,009,450 207,424,000 S0,815,150 1 a 1* 2 4.86 a 4.S0± 31| d. 1804. $492,647,000 73,760,000 549,291,400 9S,831,100 137,322,850 172,591,700 35,208,850 1 4.S8i a 4.S8| 27£ d. 1893. $63,430,997 2,417,129 72,915,254 33,464.221 9,484,257 31,047,092 Dec. Dec. Inc. Inc. Inc. Inc. 1894. §41,900,617 728,460 23,482,217 662,851 65,382,834 1,391,311 $24,387,807,019 Dec. 1,635,399,404 Dec. §6,853,230.721 4.725.27:: THE NEW YORK CLEARING HOUSE ASSOCIATION. THE New York Clearing House Association fills an exceedingly use. ful function. It is, perhaps, the most important financial insti- tution in the world. It is a voluntary organization of sixty-five banks of New York, and the assistant treasurer of the United States, for effecting in one place the daily exchanges between the Asso- ciated Banks, and the payment of balances resulting therefrom. The New York Clearing House was organized in 1853. It occupies the brown stone building at the northwest corner of Nassau and Pine Streets, 1 89t, * 07 in the heart of the banking quarter. William A. Nash is its president' William 11. Porter, secretary: William Sherer, manager, and William J. Gilpin, assistant manager. '1'he Clearing House Committee of the institu. tion is composed of George F. Baker, William W. Sherman, Richard Ham- ilton, Edward II. Perkins, .Jr., and George G. Williams. The association is now composed of forty-eight national banks and seventeen state banks. There are eighty-three banks, trust companies, etc., in the city and vicin- ity, not members of the association, which make their exchanges through banks that are members, in accordance with the resolution adopted Octo- ber 14, 1890. The total number of banks, etc., now clearing through this institution is 148. During the period of stringency in 1893 the Clearing Douse issued certificates to the amount of §41,000,000. The date of the first issue was June 15. The first issue was retired July 5, and the last issue November 8. The Clearing House transactions for the year ending October 1, 1894, are summarized thus : — Exchanges, . . J Ol iS()4 ' " *- 4 -230. 145,367.70 Balances, ....... 1,585,241,633.52 Total transactions, .... §25,815,387,001.22 The average daily transactions: — Exchanges, §79.704,425.55 Balances, ....... 5,214,610.63 Total. ...... $84,919,036.18 Total transactions since organization of Clearing House (41 years) : Exchanges, Balances, . §1,045.248.738.822.08 47,567,079,233.72 Total. . §l,0»2,S15.SI > s,o; ) .j.SO Largest exchanges on any one day during the year (Jan. 3, 1894), §142,188,724.9S Largest balances on any one day during the year (July 3, 1894), ....... 15,705,S33.79 Largest transactions on any one day during the year (Jan. 3, 1894), ...... 154,273,593.19 Smallest exchanges on any one day during the year (Mar. 24, 1894), ...... 42,435.678.99 Smallest balances on any one day during the year (Sept. 24, 1894), ....... 2,712,773.91 Smallest transactions on any one day during the year (Mar. 24, 1894), 45,966, 102.84 T 68 M NEW YORK- 1 894, * *HE HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Young & Hodges, Managers, Metropolitan Department, No 50 Wall Street. — Distinctly notable among the old and responsible American corporations devoted to placing fire risks is the staunch and time-tried Hartford Fire Insurance Company, of Hartford, Conn. It is one of the oldest institu- tions of the kind in the Union, dating its inception back to 1794 — a full century — and from the first has maintained an unbroken record of progress. It is represented in New York by Messrs. Young & Hodges, as managers of the Metropolitan Department, consisting of part of the states of New York and New Jersey, including the city of New York, with offices as above. During its existence of a century the Hartford Fire has pursued an uninter- rupted career of prosperity conducted upon sound and conservative, albeit liberal and progressive business principles, and its management has ever been characterized by energy, sagacity and ability. Under such favoring auspices, the Hartford Fire has secured an enduring hold mi public confi- dence and favor, and to-day occupies a niche in the esteem of property owners second to none in this country. With ample capital, widespread and constantly increasing business connections and abundant resources, this deservedly popular and flourishing institution is placed far beyond the requirements of praise. The " Old Hartford " was incorporated in 1810, and has paid in losses since its organization over $40,000,000. Its eighty- fifth annual statement, January 1st, 1895, is as follows: ASSETS. ( ash on hand, in Bank, and Cash Items, $1,073,228 57 Cash in hands of Agents and in course of Transmission, 969,024 82 Rents and Accrued Interest, 27,037 97 Real Estate Unincumbered, 306,575 60 Loans on Bond and Mortgage (1st lien), 1,4SC,,000 00 Loans on Collateral Security, 10,000 00 i>anK oiocK, liaitioKi, 3iaiket Value, 3-10,787 00 " New York, " 331,480 00 " Boston, " 77,707 oo " Albany & Montreal " 81,055 00 Railroad Stocks, 69S,580 00 State, City, and Railroad Bonds, 3,177.59!) CO Total Assets, $8,645,735 62 LIA B1LITIES. Capital Stock, Reserve for He-insurance, Reserve for all Unsettled Claims, NET SFU PLUS, Subplus to Policy-holders, dross Assets — increase, Re-insurance Reserve— increase, Net Surplus — increase, Income — gross, $1,250,000 00 4,239,888 75 655,500 00 2,500,346 87 3,750,346 87 1,267,643 59 1,070,264 00 203,576 90 7,135,478 30 The metropolitan department is doing a safe and prosperous business under the management of Messrs. George S. A. Young and James M. Hodges, who are gentlemen of large experience as fire underwriters, and have spent their lives in the business. * NEW YOR K/- 1 894, B> n c m 73 PI CO 73 73 2 m H m pi H > on C 50 PI H >< CO C r a a pmfl wnxytifti >^* 4h*/£ur U I *_f/ ja M fmM fm* km* **, I ^Mfti^f ^ 71 FARRAGUT FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, No. •">4(i Broadway. — The insuring <>f property against possible loss by fire has become one of the most potent factors of commercial safety, and the operations of corporations engaged in this line form an extremely important feature of financial activity. The question with property owners and merchants is no longer, " shall I insure'.'''; the neces- sity and advantage of insurance have been brought home to them too for- cibly for even a doubt to exist as to that matter. The only question that they have now to determine is, " In what company shall I place my insur- ance?" There is no reason why they should select a weak company, when they can just as well select a strong one. The best is always the cheapest! Especially is it incumbent upon trustees, guardians, executors, agents, and others acting in a fiduciary capacity to select for those whose interests are entrusted to their charge, unquestionable indemnity. No company offers any better security of this kind, or has a more honorable record in this respect than the Farragut Insurance Company, of New York, whose head offices areas above, with branch at No. 00 Cedar Street. The Farragut was organized in 1S72, under the laws of the State of New York, with a capital of $200,000, and its management has always been character- ized by enterprise, conservative prudence and sagacity. Its board of di- rectors is made up of men standing high in financial circles, the association of whose names with any institution is a sufficient guarantee of its sound- ness and reliability. They are Messrs. X. I). Morgan, W. F. Shirley, E. E. Karnes, Everett Clapp, David M. Hildreth, George L. Fox, Thomas J. At- kins, Henry Tuck, John C. Furman, Robert McCafferty, Martin Y. Wood, Edwin .1. Hanks. Douglass R. Satterlee, John E. Leffingwell, Edward A. Lovell, John Cashow, Samuel Darbee and Alonzo Lewis. The president, John E. Leffingwell, and vice-president and secretary, Samuel Darbee, have charge of the company's business at its head office, while its branch office is in charge of the assistant secretary. Alonzo Lewis. A 13. DUFFIE, Insurance Broker. No. 71 Broadway. — Mr. Duffie is widely recognized as one of the most proficient insurance brokers in this city. The enterprise which he so successfully conducts was established in 1893, but he had formerly been of the firm of Laid- law, Duffie & Cross for two years. Mr. Duflic has. by energy and honor- able dealing, built up a trade among the most desirable classes of mer- chants, manufacturers, property-holders and others. Be negotiates in- surance of every kind promptly and satisfactorily, placing risks in all the leading companies of the country. Having an intimate knowledge of the condition, resources and methods of the various insurance corporations; he is enabled to select the most liberal and substantial, and to guarantee a quick adjustment of all losses that may occur. Policies are issued by Mr. Duffie at the lowest rates of premium, and many inducements are held out to customers that could not be afforded by brokers whose equipment and connections are less thorough and favorable. .Mr. Duflic is a native of New York city and has charge of the insurance department of Cyrus Field Judsou's real estate office. THE NATIONAL BANK OF NORTH AMERICA IN NEW FORK, Nassau and ( edar Streets. — One of the most interesting and credit- able histories of steady financial progress is that of the National Bank of North America in New York. This institution has ever proved one of the financial bulwarks of the city, and one ever guided by the soundest and most conservative policy. It was originally incorpo- rated as a state bank in 1851, and was reorganized under the national bank- ing laws in lSti"), returning, to its state charter in 1869, and becoming a national bank again in 1891; It has a capital of s700,000, and the following list of officers and directors,, viz: Warner Van Norden. president ; William F. Havemeyer, vice-president; Alvah Trowbridge, cashier; Hem an Dowd, assistant cashier; directors: William Dowd. Salem II. Wales, John 11. Flagler, Henry F. Dimock, Henry H. Cook. Warner Van Norden. Henry B. Hyde, Mahlon I). Thatcher, Elihu Boot, David II. Houghtaling, William F. Havemeyer and Alvah Trowbridge. This bank has ever been a favorite with the business world; its unusually extended line of deposits are those of active merchants, while it discounts much of the choicest commercial paper on the market. Its capital stock is held by leading citizens as one of the choicest and most remunerative of investments. Its board of direc- tors is thoroughly representative, being composed of prominent capitalists and businessmen, whose names are synonymous with ability and integrity, and whose interests are closely allied to the growth and prosperity of the city and state; and there is no fiscal institution here which enjoys greater confidence or whose management is more signally prudent and sagacious. It transacts a general hanking business and numbers among its patrons many of our wealthiest corporations, merchants and business men. It makes an extended series of collections, remitting the same promptly and at the lowest rates, and grants letters of credit available in all parts of the world. The bank capital is an eloquent commentary upon the wisdom and prudence of the executive management, while its operations and investments have been so satisfactory that it has accumulated a surplus of sl.000.000.no. w ith undivided profits of *lo7,4s-j.r,s : w hile its deposits aggre- gate $7,224,945.64; loans, $4,662,020.00; and resources. *S.r>77.42S.:S2. The banking rooms are among the finest and best equipped in the city. Not- withstanding the large amount of business daily transacted here, a quiet elegance pervades the place; every accommodation and convenience for business is at hand and easily availed of, and there is no detent ion. Presi- dent Van Norden came into office oil the first of January. 1891; while Cashier Trowbridge has been in the bank for twenty years and was pro- moted to his present position in iss:;. All the executive officers are able, clear-beaded financiers, and have every qualification at command for handling satisfactorily the vast volume of business offered. *4t NEW YORK^t894, * 4f NEW YORK- 1 894, * n BENEDICT & BENEDICT, Insurance, No. 145 Broadway.— There are certainly none among our many solid citizens engaged in plac- ing risks on property who are better known or stand higher in pub- lie esteem than Messrs. Benedict & Benedict. They are a very prominent and substantial firm, and have a Brooklyn otlice at the corner of Court and Montague Streets. They operate as brokers only in this city, and are the largest in thai line in New York. They have been sole general managers for Brooklyn for the Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company since 1S7S. and also conduct a general lire insurance agency in that city. The Messrs. Benedict transact an extensive business and num- ber in their clientele many of the large railroads and other corporations, and some of the wealthiest property owners in the community. They en- joy exceptional facilities, and can place large fire risks on the most advanta- geous terms. This nourishing business was established in 1ST-'!, in both cities, by B. B. Bcecher and Seelye Benedict, as Beecher & Benedict, and under that style was conducted up to December, IS'.io, when the present linn-name was adopted. The partnership consists of three brothers, Seelye Benedict, Andrew Czar Benedict and Walter St. John Benedict. They are gentlemen in the meridian of life and native New Yorkers. All three are men of energy and experience, well and favorably known in business circles ami in social life. They are members of the Insurance Club. Mr. Seelye Benedict is also a member of the Union League Club. Messrs. Benedict & Benedict have spacious and handsome offices and employ a large clerical force. They are prepared to place insurance with all first-class companies at lowest rates consistent with absolute security : and all business intrusted to this reliable firm will be attended to in the most prompt, careful and faithful manner. BOYD & CO.. Bankers and Brokers, Booms Nos. 4. ."). <> and 7 Aldrich Court. No. 45 Broadway. — New York, as the leading financial centre of the country, otters a very extended field for the opera- tions of bankers and brokers, and scores of well-known citizens are actively following this honorable vocation. A successful firm of the kind is that of Boyd ifr Co.. who occupy eligible office quarters at the above address. This business concern was organized one year ago by the pres- ent copartners. Messrs. James K. Boyd and E. (). l'resby, the former a member of the Consolidated Muck Exchange, and both native New York- ers, who have been connected with the business for the past eighteen years. The firm possess unsurpassed facilities for the prompt transaction of business, having influential connection, private wires, tickers and all accessories. Messrs. Boyd «fc Co. buy and sell on commission, and carry on margin stocks, bonds and investment securities of all kinds as listed on the leading exchanges of the country. They are in constant touch with the fluctuations of the financial world, and always ready to seize any advantage the market may otter. Their commissions are uniformly reason- able and all patrons have their interests advanced in the most consistent and legitimate manner. LLOYDS PLATE GLASS INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YOBK; Home Office, William and Cedar Streets — This company was incorporated in 1882. under the laws of New York state, and has a cash capital of s2-">n.ooo. Its officers are W. T. Woods, presi- dent; I). B. Halstead, vice-president; and C. E. W. Chambers, secretary. Mr. Woods is in the prime of life, being forty-three years of age, and stands high in this line of enterprise. He was the first secretary of the company, and prior to 1882 was bookkeeper and cashier for the Individual Underwriters on the Lloyds principle, w ho were engaged in insuring plate glass against accidental breakage, and these underwriters in 1882 organized the Lloyds Plate Glass Insurance Company. He is a resi- dent of New' York. Mr. Chambers, the present secretary, is also a young man, and was secretary for the Clinton Fire Insurance Company before he assumed his present position. The company owns the building which it occupies, comprising five stories and basement. 70 x 45 feet in size. Two floors are devoted to the business of the company. From thirty-live to forty clerks are continually employed, and more than fifteen hundred agen- cies are engaged in the transaction of the company's business throughout the United States and Canada. The Lloyds has the largest business in the world in its line, and is paying annually over (> losses in number, being at the rate of over twenty losses for each working day in the year The financial standing of the company and the eminently satisfactory man- ner in which it transacts its business have gained for it a reputation throughout the country second to none in the same line. A hundred thou- sand dollars in United States bonds are deposited with the Insurance De- partment of the State of New York for the security of its policy holders. The directors, all men of the highest standing in the business com- munity, are: Mr. W. T. Woods, president; John II. Seed, wool importer, No. So Reade Street, New York; Daniel B. Halstead. president of the New York National Exchange Bank, New Fork; 1. Sherwood Coffin, of Coffin, liedington & Co., No. 72 John Street, New York: George M. 01- cott, of Dodge A- Olcott, importers. No. SC> William Street. New York: Sam- uel A. Warner, architect. No. 132 Broadway, New York: Sturgis Collin, of Ladd & Coffin, No. 24 Ban lay Street. New York: William D. Chase, of Chase. Roberts A- Co.. No. 17:! Ninth Street. Brooklyn. N. Y.: William A. Nash, president Corn Exchange Bank. New York: Frederick A. Guild, No. 55 John Street, New York; Henry B. Hall. No. 22 Park Place. New York; Wilbur L. Molyneanx. of Geo. II. Smith & Hicks, Marine Managers, Home Insurance Company. No. (58 William Street. New York; and Ralph Oakley, of Oudin & Oakley. New York. 74 4t NEW YORK- 1 894, * THE GALLATIN N ATION AL BANK, No. 36 Wall Street. — It is a well-known fact that the United States is a country of banks. Like the seasons, however, banks come and go. Few there are that stand the rigor of the panics, the stringencies, the failures, and the difficulties constantly arising on every hand. When, therefore, any large institution is seen to stand firm and unshaken through the cru- cial test of abnormal depression, it exhibits the keenest sagacity of those who hold the guiding hand. An illustration in point is afforded by the Gallatin National Bank, which was originally chartered as a state bank in 1 82!), and reorganized under the national banking laws in 1864. It has a capital of $1,000,000, and is officered as follows, viz.: Frederick I). Tappen, president; Alexander H. Stevens, vice-president; Arthur W. Sherman, cashier; Directors: Frederick I). Tappen, William W. Astor, Adrian [selin, Jr., Thomas Denny, Frederick W. Stevens. Alexander H. Stevens, Henry I. Barbey, W. Emlen Koosevelt. Swinging a heavy capital, controlled by founders and promoters of unquestioned integrity and long-tried ability, this bank has proved not only a pillar of strength in times of great neces- sity and fear, but has upheld and fostered the material interests of the entire mercantile and manufacturing community. Its watchwords have been prudence and economy — prudence in investments, economy in expenses of handling business— and from these two walls of strength has sprung a solid arch of prosperity and profit. lis principal characteristics are those which tend to inspire and maintain success, to wit: ample capital, good connections, unlimited backing, the confidence of all in commercial circles and the highest standing in the financial world. A bank so long established and having gone so far in its career with ever-growing success, is naturally an assurance of permanency; but there is more than mere '• solidity," as the word goes, which has contributed to its prosperity and popularity. Although founded upon a rock, it has each twelve months been raised above the level of the year before, and now has a surplus and profits amounting to $1,590,200.75; deposits, !S9.205,44T.:!!); loans and dis- counts, $4,316,857.39; and total resources, $12,339,369.14. This institution does a regular legitimate banking business in deposits, loans, collections and exchange; discounting first-class paper and loaning on approved col- lateral. Its correspondents are the Western Na tional Bank, of Philadelphia; the Second National Bank, of Boston ; and the National Bank of Illinois, of Chicago. President Tappen is a native New Yorker, who came into the bank in 1850 as a clerk, subsequently becoming cashier, and was called to the head of the institution in 1868. He is vice-president of the Metropoli- tan Trust Company, a director of the Sixth National Bank and the Bank of New Amsterdam, and long a prominent factor in the material growth and financial prosperity of the metropolis. Vice-president Stevens is best known as president of the Sixth National Bank. The cashier, Mr. Sher- man, is a native of New Haven, Conn., who has been in the banking busi- ness for thirty-four years, accepting his present position in 1SS0, and is a financier of large experience, wide acquaintance and high repute. CITIZENS- INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK, No. 156 Broadway. — Among the old, reliable fire insurance corporations stands the Citizens' Insurance Company of New York, whose home offices are located as above. This company was organized in 1836, and does a business throughout the Eastern and Northern States. It has a. capital of $300,000.00, and through all the serious conflagrations, this company has always paid its losses promptly, and has paid a dividend for the last forty years. The officers and directors are as follows, viz: Edward A. Walton, president; George II. McLean, vice-president; Frank M. Parker, secretary; William J. Valentine, Amos F. Eno, John D. Jones, DeWitt C. Hays. Edward A. Walton. Edward King. George II. McLean, James W. Smith. George F. Baker, Garret A. Hobart, William Barbour, Henry B. Stokes and Edward H. Schell, directors. THE STANDARD LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, of Detroit, Mich., Cutler & Shafer, Managers, Metropolitan Department, No. 53 William Street. — This association was incor- porated in 1SS4, with a cash capital of 8100,000 which has since been increased to $200,000. It is managed by some of the wealthiest and most successful business men of Detroit and the State of Michigan. It insures against every form of bodily injury caused by purely accidental means, and has every desirable feature offered by its competitors as well as many liberal and distinctive features peculiar to itself. Its policy is more liberal than that of any other company; it allows indemnity for fifty-two weeks, while many of the other companies allow but twenty-six weeks; and it agrees to pay the full amount of the policy in case the insured shall meet with an accident which shall destroy entirely the sight of both eyes or cause the loss of both hands or both feet or of one hand and one foot. It also agrees in case of the loss of one hand or one foot to pay one-third of said amount, or one-eighth for the loss of the sight of one eye. When solid accident insurance is offered at a trifling cost, with weekly indemnity of $25. in case of disability, it is foolish — aye. reckless — not to at once take out a policy. The Standard insures absolute protection, liberal indemnity and prompt payments, having assets of $S2o.OOO. and surplus as to policy- holders of $259,102.75. One of the leading features of this company's busi- ness in connection with its accident insurance is Employers' liability, General indemnity. Elevator, and team owners's insurance. It also insures men ami women against accident. Messrs. Cutler & Shafer control the business of the company in Southern New York, Long Island, Staten Island and Northern New Jersey, and established their agency here in 1S92. Mr. Wm. II. Cutler is a native of Albany, N. Y., a member of the Albany Club of New York City, and has an experience of over ten years in insurance, and is a prominent citizen of Freeport, Long Island. Mr. Nathan B. Shafer was born in Sussex County, N. J., and now resides in Jersey City; is a member of the New York Produce Exchange and promi- nent in the Union League Club of Jersey City. * NEW BEECHER & CO., Attorneys for the Metropolitan Lloyds and Indem- nity Fire Lloyds, Continental Building, Nos, 44-40-4S Cedar Street. — The linn of Messrs. Beeeher & Co. as the attorneys for the un- derwriters at Metropolitan Lloyds of New York city and Indemnity Fire Lloyds of New York city are recognized as leading exponents of the •' Lloyds' " system of insurance. The agency was opened here in is:i2. and among the 2500 policy-holders of either the Metropolitan or the Indem- nity Fire Lloyds are counted such well-known New Yorkers as the H. B. Claflin Company, the Thurber, Whyland Company, Charles Scribner's Sons, Methodist Book Concern, D. Appleton & Co., Arnold, Constable & Co., Equitable Life Assurance Society, Theo. A. Ilavemeyer, Hilton, Hughes & Co., Brokaw Brothers, New York Belting and Packing Company, New York Biscuit Company, Standard Varnish Works, Whiting Manu- facturing Company, Worthington, Smith & Co., B. Altman & Co., John Daniells & Sons, Hamilton Hank Note Company, Joy, Langdon it Co.; also Armour & Co., of Chicago; Cudahy Hacking Company. South Omaha, NTeb.; G. II. Hammond Company, Hammond, Ind.; Jordan, Marsh & Co., Boston, Mass.; Hillsbury-Washburn Flour Mills Company. Minneapolis, Minn.; Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company. South Bend, Ind.; John & James Dobson, Philadelphia. The Lloyds system of insurance has been in vogue now more than 250 years, and during all that period of time not one record of failure among them can be found. Compare this with the countless failures among stock companies and assessment institutions, and the superiority of the Lloyds plan over all others can then be fully realized. Full particulars can be secured of the attorneys. The members of this firm, Messrs. Beeeher and Schenek, are well-known New Y'orkers, of large experience in the insurance world. Mr. Beeeher is a member of the Union League Club, and Mr. Schenek, is a member of the Carteret and Jersey City Clubs, while both are prominent members of the Insurance Club, the Lawyers' Club, the New York Athletic Club, and other local or- ganizations. CHARLES E. SHADE & CO., Fire Insurance, No. 58 Cedar Street,— An old and popular insurance agency is that of Chas. E. Shade & Co., which was established in 1845, by S. G. Walker, and, after several changes, the present proprietors assumed control in 1888. They are a prominent and prosperous firm and have a substantial patron- age. They are fire insurance brokers and agents, and their operations in the course of a year reach a very handsome figure. They represent the Amer- ican Fire Insurance Company, of Philadelphia, Pa., capital $100,000, with assets of over $2,(5,000, and surplus of upwards of $100,000; the Firemen's Fire Insurance Company, of Boston, Mass.. capital 8400.000. assets of nearly ss.-,o ( noo. and a net surplus of nearly $:;•_>;,.( i ><>. and the Western Insurance 1 894, * 75 Company, of Pittsburgh, Pa., capital $300,000, assets $4:10,000. They are prepared to effect risks in first-class companies at lowest rates, and can place large lines of lire insurance on most favorable terms. Messrs. Charles E. Shade and M. II. Elkin, the members of the linn, are gentlemen in the prime of life and natives of this state. Both are men of energy and thorough experience, audare well and favorably known in insurance circles. They have a commodious and well-appointed ollice, and employ a number of clerks. They exercise close personal supervision over every detail of the business; and clients of this reliable firm can feed assured that their interests will be attended to in the most careful and trustworthy manner. WK.KI) A- KENXKDY. Kire Underwriters and Insurance Brokers, No. 50 Pine Street. — Prominent among our many solid citizens engaged in placing risks on property are Messrs. Weed & Kennedy, whose offices are at the above address. They are a leading and a thoroughly responsible firm, and are widely and favorably known. They are fire underwriters and insurance brokers, and their oper- ations extend all over the United States. They enjoy a substantial patron- age, and place many millions of insurance annually. They number in their clientele some of the largest property owners in the community, and can offer as references (by permission) the following representative merchants and manufacturers: Arnold, Constable & Co., James McCreery «v Co., Hil- ton, Hughes & Co., Stern Bros.. R. Hoe & Co., Mills & Gibh, H. O'Neill & Co., Fred'k Loeser & Co., Parker. Wilder & Co., Townsend & Yale, the H. B. Claflin Company, Calhoun. Bobbins & Co., Willimantic Linen Company, Valentine & Co. The copartnership consists of Samuel R. Weed, Elijah R. Kennedy, and Edward T. Mosterd. All three are men of long and thorough business experience, as well as gentlemen of integrity and probity, and are held in high esteem in insurance and commercial circles. They have been established for over twenty years, and have been very successful. They have a foreign office in London and make a specialty of procuring policies from European companies not directly represented in America. They are licensed by the Superintendent of Insurance of this state to place risks in such associations, and they represent a number of staunch and reliable institutions. Messrs. Weed & Kennedy have a spa- cious and well-appointed office on Pine Street, with all conveniences, includ- ing a fire-proof vault in the basement. Their quarters are fitted up in the most superior manner, and twenty-two clerks are employed by them. They arc in a position to be able to place large lines of fire insurance w ith first- class companies at the very lowest possible rates consistent with absolute security; and all business intrusted to this firm is handled in the most judicious and trustworthy manner. Telephone: "1951 Cortlandt." Cable address: " Octopus." 76 * NEW YORK- 1 894, * KNICKERBOCKER FIRE LLOYDS, of New York, Emery N. Downs, Manager and Attorney, No. 37 Pine Street. — The " Lloyds " is the oldest system of insurance in existence. It has been in successful operation since 1688, and the "Lloyds of London " now includes over rive hundred subscribers, with a business many times greater than that of any stock company, and its policies are accepted without question in all parts of the world. A leader in the line here is the Knickerbocker Fire Lloyds, conducted by Mr. Emery N. Downs as manager and attorney. It was organized April 11, 1892, and commenced business in June, 1S94 It considers surplus mercantile lines in well-protected lire districts and sprinkled risks only, and the maximum line written on any one policy is $10,000. Its list of subscribers is as follows, viz: William Barbour, presi- dent of; the Barbour Bros. Company, New York, also Barbour Flax Spin- ning Company, Paterson N. J.; F. T. Braman, assistant comptroller of the Mutual Reserve Life Association ; Jacob J. Detwiller, president of the Detwiller Street Company, New York; R. F. Downing, R. F. Downing A- Co., bankers and forwarders, New York; Emery X. Downs, manager and attor- ney; Thomas Ferguson, of Phillips f $957. 150.(io; while its gross deposits aggre- gate $7,019,294.07, and its loans and discounts $4,903,774.58- A general banking business is transacted, and customers are offered an experi enced management and liberal treatment upon a sound basis. This is now and always has been strictly a business man's bank, and not one iota of encouragement has ever been extended to any undertaking of a speculative character. Special features are made of collections for business houses and banks, and correspondence with country banks. The stability of the Chatham National has been a conspicuous feature of its career from the begin- ning. Nothing has seemed capable of impairing it. It has stood the storms of numerous crises, and has come forth with its reputation untarnished and its strength undiminished. It is exceptionally fortunate in its management, as the following list of its directors will indicate: George M. Hard, pres- ident. No. 192 Broadway; Thomas W. Adams, T. W. Adams & Co. (jewelry). No. 14 John Street; Henry M. Anthony, general commission merchant, Nos. 100 & 102 Reade Street; Alfred F. Cross, Cross ifc Beguelin (watches). No. 17 Maiden Lane; Dan. B. Smith, commission and forwarding mer- chant. No. 74 Warren Street; Henry Randel, Kan- del, Baremore it Billings (diamonds). No. 29 H. Washburn, vice-president Home Insurance Company. No. 119 Broad- way; P. H. Kelly, P. H. Kelly Mercantile Co.. St. Paul, Minn.; Henry P. Doremus, cashier, No. 192 Broadway; Sanford H. Steele, attor- ney, No. 40 Wall Street; Frank R. Lawrence, lawyer. No. 120 Broadway President Hard has held office since 1S77, and is prominent in the city as a director of the Washington Life Insurance Company of New York, and of the Phenix Fire Insurance Company of Brooklyn, and an honored member of the Bankers' Association of New York. The cashier, Mr. Doremus, has been in the bank since 1802. and its cashier since 1S77. being receiving teller for some years; and is a financier of experience, wide accpiaintance and high repute. His efforts are ably seconded by Mr. W. II. Strawn, as assistant cashier. T COKBIX COR. BROADWAY Maiden Lane: John Bl'ILDIXG, .\xn JOHN HE CENTURY FI HE LLOYDS of New York, Daynes & Co., Attorneys for the Underwriters, No. 44 Pine Street. — It is ad- mitted that the Lloyds system of insurance is the safest plan yet devised for the protection of the property- holder, and a forcible illustration of the fact is shown in the record and facilities of the Century Fire Lloyds of New York. This Lloyds was organized in 1892, Messrs. Daynes & Co. being the attorneys for the underwriters. It is the inten- tion of this Lloyds to write strictly surplus busi- ness only, and on which all the regular stock companies or leading Lloyds have full lines, and the same rates will be adhered to. The first gen- eral meeting of the stockholders was held Oct. 17. 1894, at the Union Square Hotel, seventy members being present, and the report then submitted to the underwriters was most gratifying. The fol- lowing advisory committee was appointed : II. W. Schloss. of Sehloss & Sons, chairman: F. W. Seybel. wholesale milliner, Broadway, N. Y.: L. Zeller, of Zeller & Meihling, New York: P. II. Sondheim, Hardman, Peck & Co., pianos, New York: W. F. Holwill, general passenger agent. D. L. & W. Railroad, New York. Several names were added to the list of underwriters of the Century Fire Lloyds, all of whom were men of high standing and sound financial rating: and a unanimous vote of confidence in the attorneys was given. Mr. W. •reet. Daynes, the active member of the firm, is an insur- of twenty-two years' experience, a member of various local other organizations: and under his enterprising and prudent ance man clubs and counsel the future success of the Century Fire Lloyds is a probability that leaves but little doubt in the mind of the most skeptical critic. 78 4f NEW YORK>« 1 894, W DUTCHER & EDMISTER, Fire and Marine Insurance. No. 58 Wil- liam Street. — There is no branch of industry that is so great an ally to all classes of trade as that of the insurance business, and it is a well-known fact that the representatives of this spe- cial line of trade generally comprise our most reliable and conservative citizens. Among the many bouses engaged in this business in the great metropolis who enjoy the best of reputations for ability, honorable and reliable business methods, and well worthy of more than passing mention in these pages, is the prosperous and well-known firm of Messrs. Dutcher & Edmister. Thoroughly familiar and experienced in all branches of the business, and devoting their entire energies to the interests of their patrons, they soon developed a very liberal and substantial patronage, derived princi- pally from among our leading corporations, merchants and maritime busi- ness men, which is constantly increasing in volume and influence. They are enabled to offer superior inducements to the commercial public, including lowest rates of premium in the most responsible companies, and liberally drawn policies. They are prepared to take entire charge of insurance on all classes of property, either local, or in transit on land or water, etc., renewing policies when expiring and generally relieving owners of all care and trouble in this important matter; and in cases of loss to those insured through their office, the claims are properly and equitably adjusted and all losses promptly paid. SF. JOHNSON & CO.. Bankers and Brokers, No. 18 Wall Street.— This well-known concern was founded originally in January, ISO'.), by Johnson & Day, who were succeeded by G wynne, Johnson & Day. and in 1879, Messrs. S. Fisher Johnson and Charles W. Miller formed a partnership under the present firm title. Both are thoroughly experienced men, and devote their close attention to the wants of their patrons. In 1892 Mr. James Lorimer Graham, who has been connected with the bouse ever since its inception, was admitted into the firm, with no change of title. They deal in all kinds of bonds, stocks, securities, etc., on commission only, for cash or on margin, and, as they are members of the New York Stock Exchange, all their transactions for patrons are governed by the strict rules controlling that honorable and reliable organi- zation. They also do a general banking business. Their offices are supplied with every convenience for the information of patrons and the transaction of business, including the latest market quotations from all the great financial and commercial centres in the world. Correspondence is solicited and receives prompt attention, and latest quotations are furnished when desired. Mr. Johnson is a native of Kentucky, but for many years has been a resident of this city, and has been a member of the New York Stock Exchange for a quarter of a century. Mr. Miller was born in this city and is a resident of Sparkill, N. Y., and has h id an ex- perience of thirty years in this line of business, and Mr. Graham, who is also a member of the New York Stock Exchange, is a New Yorker by birth and residence. HH. BLISS. Real Estate and Mortgages, Havemeyer Building. No. 26 Gortlandt Street. — The real estate business in all large and flourishing cities is regarded as one of the most important ele- ments of industry, especially by capitalists and property owners seeking after judicious and safe investments. A leading house engaged in this enterprise here is that of Mr. H. H. Bliss. This gentleman established business here in 1869, and is extensively engaged in buying, selling, and exchanging improved and unimproved property. By the careful and prompt manner in which his affairs are conducted in all departments, his establishment has kept pace with the growth of the city, until now its operations are widely extended and its reputation firmly established. Mr. Bliss makes a specialty of exchanging improved and unimproved property in and out of the city. He has made the study of real estate a specialty, and can be engaged with every confidence in all matters relating thereto. The policy upon which the business is conducted is characterized by great liberality and the careful fostering of the interests of all patrons, so that transactions once commenced with this bouse may be made not only pleasant for the time being but of such a nature that they shall become permanent and profitable. Mr. Bliss is a native of Maine, but has been a resident of this city since 1S56, and is recognized as an authority on all matters pertaining to real estate, and as a progressive representative busi- ness man. and has transacted business with such prominent men as Wm. Rockfeller, Norman L. Munro, O. H. P. Archer, Jacob D. Butler. John L. Cadwalader, of Strong & Cadwalader, and many such prominent business men. WH. VAN" DEVENTER, Insurance Broker. Nos. 18 and 20 Liberty Street. — In the front rank of New York's insurance t men stands Mi*. W. H. Van Deventer. He represents a splen- did line of companies, all sound, safe and reliable corpora- tions, well established and famous, each offering some special feature of advantage to the insurer. Mr. Van Deventer has been established in business since 1881, and is a general broker in life, accident, fire, plate glass, engine, and all other branches of insurance, and places risks to any amount in all first-class companies, at lowest premium rates, and all losses that may occur are promptly adjusted and settled without delay. Mr. Van Deventer is a native of this city, has had many years' experience in the insurance business, and brings to any work in which he may engage the qualities which insure success and which inspire confidence in all who know him. «f NEW BATOPILAS MIXING COMPANY, XO. 29 Broadway.— There are numerous indications that the present " boom " in mining opera- tions is of the most permanent and conservative character. The newly formed companies have entered the lield upon the most substantial basis, headed by experienced mining experts and capitalists, not over-stocked, and formed to develop some of the richest, and most ex- tensive ore leads yet discovered. The Batopilas Mining Company, whose offices are located at Xo. 2!) Broadway, is a favorable example of a corpora- tion organized to conduct legitimate mining operations upon a grand scale. It was incorporated originally in 1S80, as the Consolidated Batopilas Silver Mining Company. In 1887 this company was consolidated with nine oth- ers, together with numerous properties and franchises that had not been incorporated, and took its present name. It has a capital stock of $9,000,- 000, and owns sixty-one square miles of mineral territory at Batopilas, Mexico, situated in a district celebrated for its native silver ore, and now have three stamp mills on the ground, the output in 181)3 being one and one-fourth million dollars. The first-class ore is worth all the way from $500 to $10,000 per ton, and the second and third-class ores from $15 to $100 per ton. The ores are reduced to silver bars, shipped to Chihuahua, where it is coined by the Government mint. The ore assays very rich, and the company are now building a tunnel through the mountain which will cut over one hundred veins. They are now finishing their immense water power, in which work they have been engaged for the past nine years, to treat the low grade ore and drive the tunnel with compressed air. The amount of ore on hand is nearly sufficient to extinguish the entire debt of the company, when worked up, and the company promises soon to become one of our leading dividend-payers. Despite the great shrinkage in the value of silver, the company has been able out of its earnings for the past year to nearly complete its plant and at the same time greatly reduce its floating debt, and if safety, prudence and legitimate properties are desired by an investor, let him consult this responsible company. The officers and direc- tors are as follows, to wit : — Geo. W. Quintard, president ; Edw. V. Loew, vice-president; 11. B. Parsons, treasurer; L. II. Stevens, secretary and as- sistant treasurer ; Alex. R. Shepherd, general manager : — Directors: George W. Quintard, Samuel Elliott. Alex. R. Shepherd, .las. W. Quintard, Edward V. Loew, Win. F. Mattingly, Jno. X. Hayward, Walter L. Frost. II. B. Parsons, George Christall, Bentley D. Hasell. L. H. Scott. L. II. Stevens. President Quintard is a prominent Xew Yorker, extensively engaged in banking, president of the Quintard Iron Company, and a director of the X. Y., L. E. & W. Railroad Company and various financial enterprises. Vice-president Loew is a well-known banker of this city, formerly comp- troller of New York city, and prominent as a director of insurance com- panies ami financial corporations. Treasurer Parsons is manager of Wells. Fargo A- Co. 's bank and their express business here. Secretary Stevens, one of the originators of this enterprise, has been active in the raanage- 1 894, X- 79 ment of the Xew Fork office since its organization, while the business at the mines has the benefit of the organizing hand and executive ability of Ex-governor Shepherd, known anil honored best of all as the man who made our national capital one of the most beautiful cities in the world. THE GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY OP THE CITY OF XEW YORK, Xo. 161 Broadway. — Sixty odd years of uninter- rupted prosperity sums up, in brief, the history of the well and fa- vorably known corporation, The Greenwich Insurance Company of the City of Xew York. It has a splendid record. Organized in 1834, its career from the start to the present day has been marked by steady prog- ress, and its future is assured. This is one of the most solid and success- ful institutions of the kind in America, and has gained an enduring hold on popular favor. It is conducted on sound and conservative, albeit liberal and progressive business principles, and its management is characterized by sagacity, energy and ability, coupled with integrity and thoroughly hon- orable methods. The company has ample resources available to meet any possible contingency: its investments are judiciously placed, and, altogether, the affairs of this time-tried and substantial institution arc in a very healthy and gratifying condition. Following is the 59th annual statement of its assets, January 1, 1894 :— U. S. Gov. and District of Columbia bonds, market value. $168,187.50; State of Georgia bonds, market value, $25,OS7.5o: real estate, unincumbered, situated in the city of Xew York, valued by the Ins. Dept. of the State of Xew York, $200,000.00; bank, railroad and other stocks and bonds, market value, $057,010.00; loans on bonds and mortgages, being first liens, on improved real estate in the city of Xew York, value, $23,000, $4,600.00; loans on call, market value securities, $20,521.00, $11,350.00; premiums in course of collection, less than three months due, sl80.O5S.43: bills receivable. $18.001. 08; cash in bank, and office, $80,154.- 92; rents and interest accrued, not included in market value. $4.070.S4. Assets, $1,358,210.87. Cash capital, $200,000.00; reserve premium fund, $700,001.48; reserve for losses, and all other claims. $320,649.50; net surplus $121,959.89 ; $1,358,210.87. Surplus as regards policyholders, $321,959.89. The Greenwich Insurance Company does business in all parts of the United States, and is represented by agents in all the principal cities and towns in the country. This old and reliable fire insurance company, of which Mason A. Stone is president, places risks on buildings and contents at lowest rates consistent with absolute security. Its policies are simple, plain and concise, and are liberal in their terms. In case of losses, adjust- ment and payment are made with promptness; and policyholders in the " Greenwich" are assured of satisfactory treatment in every instance. The company has just renewed its charter for another thirty years, making a third term of thirty years each. 80 4f NEW YORK- 1 894, WHITE STAR CONSOLIDATED MINING COMPANY, No. 29 Broadway. — The new State of Idaho promises to be one of the future " Golden States " of the Union, and a prominent factor in the development of mines in that section is the White Star Consolidated Mining Company, whose main office is at the above address. This company was organized in 1893, under the laws of Arizona, and has a capital stock of $1,500, 000, which is divided into 300,000 shares at $5.00 each, full paid and non-assessable. They have acquired the ownership of the "Dividend" and "Starter" mines of Idaho, which are located on a tributary of the South Boise River, situated in Bear Creek Mining Dis- trict, Elmore County, and on the same range of mountains and mineral belt as those of Rocky Bar and Atlanta. These two mines will fur- nish ore, according to the best authority, sufficient for a one-hundred stamp mill the next fifty years, and there is already on the ground a stamp mill of forty tons capacity. In fact, the White Star proposition is down to a straight business basis. The doubtful has been eliminated. The treasures of an empire are within a stone's throw of these mines. The dirt in the road carries gold, and the very landscape itself is mintable. There are hills containing millions and millions of tons of ore which assay very rich. Shares of their stock form a very profitable investment, and are rapidly being taken up by New York and New England capitalists. The officers of the company are as follows, viz.: J. H. II. Wil- liams, president; Arthur W. Sawyer, vice-president: Samuel V. Harron, secretary. The president, Mr. Williams, has been actively engaged in the mining business for a period of thirty-two years, and he and his coadjutors are to be congratulated upon the prospects of the company for the future. THE AMERICAN TEMPERANCE LIFE INSURANCE ASSOCIA- TION OF NEW YORK, Home Office, Nos. 503 to 512 Postal Telegraph Building, No. 253 Broadway. — No life insurance corporation has a more favorable record than the American Temperance Life Insur- ance Association, and none offer more substantial inducements to the pub- lie in the line of liberal schemes, clearly-worded policies without onerous re .frictions, together with the best system and the ablest and most reliable inagement. This company was organized in 1889, insuring total ab- ainers from spirituous liquors only, and has always strongly enlisted public, confidence. Its popularity is best shown by the fact that in less than five years it has insurance in force amounting to $6,497,200.00. These figures are more eloquent than words. This association is the only exclusively total abstinence company in America, and temperance people are every where recognizing its advantages and are applying for member- ship in its ranks. As regards prudence and ability of management, we know of no insurance corporation so highly to be congratulated as the American Temperance Life. It 1ms already paid claims aggregating over $300,000.00 to the widows and orphans of deceased policyholders, and is a solid financial bulwark to all who seek through it to provide for their families after death or for themselves in middle life and old age. Full descriptive circulars and plans of insurance mailed free to any address. The officers and directors of the association areas follows, viz: President, Frank Delano; vice-president, W. Martin Jones; secretary and treasurer, George E. Godward; superintendent of agencies, E. S. Marvin; adjuster. Stacey Wilson. Board of Directors: Frank Delano. President National Security Company, New York; W. Martin Jones, attorney, Rochester, New York; W. II. W. Youngs, architect. No. 45 Broadway, New York; E. S. Marvin, insurance, Rochester, New York; Jas. H. Petti t, druggist, Bos- ton, Mass.; Chas. Mortimer, capitalist, Broad Street, New York; Geo. W. Godward, treasurer, Jewelers' and Tradesmen's Company, New York. Under the guidance of these gentlemen the flourishing condition of the Association was established, and its future success and permanent pros- perity is thereby well assured. OGDEN & KATZENMAYEI!, Insurance Agents, No. S3 Liberty Street. — One of the best known and most prosperous general insurance agencies in this city is that of Ogden it Katzenmayer. Established seventeen years ago, by the present proprietors, it has since been conducted with uniform success, and there is every indication that its popularity and prosperity are certain to endure. The firm is a prominent and a responsible one. and bears an Al reputation in insurance circles. Messrs. Ogden and Katzenmayer are local agents for the Newark Fire Insurance Company and represent several leading foreign and Ameri- can associations. They do a very fine business and number in their client- age some of the largest property owners in the community. They can place risks with first-class fire, life, marine, accident, casualty, steam boiler and other companies at lowest rates, and have special facilities for placing large lines of fire insurance to advantage. They give particular attention to the general care and placing of whole lines of insurance on brewery and malt- house property, and in case of loss or damage, the adjustment and collec- tion of the same. Mr. W. B Ogden is a native New Yorker and has had an experience of thirty-seven years in the insurance business. He is on the Fire Patrol Committee of the Board of Fire Underwriters, and is a member of the Insurance ( lid). Mr. Richard Katzenmayer was born m Germany, but, has been in this city since his youth. He is secretary of the United States Brewers' Association (having succeeded his father): is ex- president of the Arion Society, was president of the late Samgerfest, ami belongs to various social, musical and other clubs. Messrs. Ogden and Katzenmayer have a well-appointed office, connected by telephone, call " 1074 Cortlandt." They employ several clerks, and exercise immediate supervision over every detail of their business. 4f NEW MERCHANTS EXCHANGE NATIONAL BANK OF THE CITY OF NEW FORK, No. 265 Broadway.— This bank has had a lengthy and honorable career. It was incorporated in 1829 as a State bank, and was reorganized under the national banking laws in isim, giving it an uninterrupted business <>t about sixty-live years. It is officered as follows, viz: President, Hon. P. C. Lounsbury; vice-president and cashier. Allen S. Apgar; assistant cashier. Ed. V. Gambler. Directors : Robert Seaman. Jesse W. Powers, Allen s. Apgar. Joseph Thomson, Alfred M. Hoyt, P. C. Lounsbury, .lames <;. Pow- ers, Alfred J.Taylor, E. Christian Koerner, L. H. Biglow, Jno. II. Elauan, Isaac G. .Johnson. Timothy L. Woodruff!, Lyman Brown and Sand ford Hunt. These names are synonymous with stability, integrity and sound judgment. The bank is an important one to the mercantile and manufac- turing community, as it handles commercial paper in large amounts, and also loans extensively on choice collateral. Its capital stock is held as one of the safest and most desirable of investments. With resources aggrega- ting no less than $6,321,927.32, deposits of $5,439,289.71, it will be seen that the present executive management is to be congratulated upon its success. President Lounsbury has long been a prominent figure in the financial and political world, having served as governor of Connecticut, and is president, also, of the Preferred Accident Insurance Company. The vice-president and cashier. Mr. Apgar, has been in the bank for m my years, and both gentlemen are able, clear-headed financiers. GRISWOLD it GILLETT, Bankers, London, No. 4 Moorgate .Street. E. C; Nos. 64-68 Broadway. — Prominent among the bankers and brokers who have come to the front in this metropolis and Lon- don stands the firm of Messrs Uriswold iV- Gillett. who occupy the suite of rooms facing on Broadway on tl^e third floor of the Manhattan Life Building, No. (>•> Broadway, New Fork, and at No. 4 Moorgate Street. London. E. ('.. Eng. This firm established their business in 1 ST 7. doing a private banking business, dealing in investment securities and promoting new enterprises. They are also the sole agents for the Tinted States and Mexico for the sale of steel rails manufactured by Messrs Chas. Cammell & Co., (Limited) of Sheffield, England, also New Fork agents of the Centralia & Chester Railroad Company of Illinois, and the Randolph Coke and Coal Company of Illinois, in both of which corporations they own a controlling interest. They number among their clients many of the leading banks, insurance companies and private investors throughout the country. They make a specialty of organizing corporations, and promot- ing railroad and industrial enterprises, and give particular attention to the sale of securities of such companies, as well as municipal bonds, and busi- ness intrusted to this responsible firm is certain to be handled in a judi cious and trustworthy manner. The co-partners. Messrs. Wayne Griswold and Jerome I). Gillett, are well-known New Yorkers, who stand deservedly high both at home and abroad. pc t 894, * si 82 *$* NEW UNDERWRITERS AT MERCANTILE LLOYDS, Durbrow & Bar- bour, Attorneys, Office: Nos. 45, 47 and 4!) Cedar Street. — This firm established their present agency here in 1892, and their pat- ronage is already broadly national in extent and eminently credit- able in character. The Mercantile Lloyds does business as individual underwriters upon risks equipped with automatic sprinklers, and preferred risks without equipment. It is the purpose of the association to provide insurance at equitable rates and for amounts as follows: On approved risks, without automatic tire protection. $5,000; on approved risks provided with automatic sprinklers, $10,000. The list of the names of the Underwriters of the Mercantile Lloyds proves the financial responsibility of the associa- tion, to wit: George F. Morgan, of Enoch Morgan Sons Company; James Cousins, Jr., of J. & T. Cousins; Thomas Cousins, of J. & T. Cousins; John Hills, of Hills Bros.; H. C. Hallenbeck. of Wynkoop & Hallenbeck; P. K. Wilson & Son; Samuel Martin, of J. M. C. Martin's Sons; William F. Dornbusch; William II. Baker, vice-president Postal Telegraph and Cable Company; Elliot L. Butler, of Belt, Butler & Co.; C. L. Childs, of Childs & Co.; John Brown, of The Umbrella Company; J. W. Pratt, of J. W. Pratt & Son; Jas. W. Durbrow, secretary, Mutual Fire Insurance Company; Henry Ileide. Unkind it Whiting, all of New York city; Wm. Hengerer, of Barnes. Hengerer & Co., Clarence O. Howard, of Barnes, Hengerer & Co. ; Fred- erick C. M. Lautz, of Lautz Bros., of Buffalo, N. Y. ; and estate of L. W. Bingham, Cleveland, Ohio. The International Fire Lloyds will write $5,000, on approved risks unprotected by sprinklers, and sio.noo on risks pro- vided with sprinkler protection. Any risk on which the Mercantile Lloyds write will be acceptable to the International. The financial stand- ing of each of the subscribers being of such high character, it renders the policy of the International Lloyds one of the very best offered to insurers. The following is a list of the underwriters at the International Fire Lloyds, viz: Wm. II. Baker, vice-president, Postal Telegraph and Cable Company; F. A. Evans, of Wendell & Evans; Marvin S. Buttles, of Hotel Savoy Com- pany, (director) ; John Hills, president Hills Bros. Company, fruit dealers ; Carl L. Childs, of Childs & Co.: wholesale liquors; John Eldert. re- tired merchant: John J. Clark, of Clark Bros.: Elliot L. Butler, of Belt, Butler & Co., wools, hides and furs; Jas. Cousins. Jr., of J. & T. Cousins, manufacturers of shoes; Albert J. Morgan, vice-president, Enoch Morgan Sons Company, manufacturers of Sapolio; J. W. Pratt, of J. W. Pratt & Son, printers; Geo. F. Morgan, of Enoch Morgan Sons Company, manufac- turers of Sapolio; Samuel Martin, of J. M. C. Martin's Sons, manufacturers of brushes; J. II. Dresler, capitalist; J. M. C. Martin, of J. M. 0. Martin's Sons, manufacturers of brushes; Garret S. Bergen, capitalist; Jos. Maguire. spice manufacturer, of New York city; Chas. Tollner, manufacturer of boxes. Pulaski. X. Y. ; Cyrus E. Staples, banker and broker, Brooklyn. X. Y- ; F. C. Wendel, president of the Mercantile ( 'oust ruction ( !ompany, Brook- 1 894, lyn. X. Y. The managers, Messrs. Wm. Durbrow and J. W. Barbour, are young men whose experience in the insurance business covers twenty- three and twenty-live years respectively. Mr. Durbrow was for seventeen years with the Continental Insurance Company. Both gentlemen are native Xew Yorkers, members of the Insurance Club, and expert and talented business men. THE MUTUAL BENEFIT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. Newark, X. J., L. Spencer Goble, State Agent, Xo. 137 Broadway. — From the very beginning of its business in 1S45, the Mutual Benefit Life has taken the public into its confidence. Its affairs have always been open to those who wished to investigate its manner of conducting business or satisfy themselves of its financial stability. It has always kept abreast of the progress of the times, and long ago stepped to the front rank among the agencies of life underwriting in this city. In amount of insur- ance written, of losses paid and of dividends returned, it has led nearly all its competitors. Such phenomenal success won amid the sharp competi- tion of the largest and most popular companies of this country has not been accidental. It is the tribute of intelligence and thrift to a company whose every characteristic bespeaks a single purpose to furnish insurance that insures at the lowest cost and on principles of perfect mutuality The records of the various state departments of insurance will show that in the fundamental matter of low expenses of management, and the closely re- lated item of large dividends to members, the Mutual Benefit stands with- out a peer. The full significance of this statement will not be appreciated unless it is borne in mind that these results have been obtained by methods of insurance that totally eliminate every possibility of forfeiture. Never before have the principles of non-forfeiture been made so prominent. Every company proclaims in boldest type on all its literature that all its policies are non-forfeitable. At the same time it may be truthfully as- serted that never before have there been devised and pressed upon the public attention so many forms of so-called insurance which derive all their attractiveness from wild estimates of profits to be realized from the for- feiture of both insurance and surplus payments. From all such speculative schemes the Mutual Benefit has st 1 aloof. Every policy-holder is guar- anteed impartial treatment. All kinds of approved policies are issued on the life and endowment plans, and the most liberal advantages are secured by their policy contracts. The company now has a surplus of $3,603,790.35, with assets of $53,018,650.32. Mr. Goble, the state agent, is an expert life underwriter, whose record with the company covering a period of twenty years sufficiently attests his entire competency for the position he has held so long. He can be implicitly relied upon as both a safe and able guide by all who may need counsel in insurance matters. 4. the contract with the Hanover and Citizens having expired by limitation, arrangement was made w ith the Hartford Fire Insurance Com- pany of Hartford. Conn., whereby this agency should thereafter perpetu- ally issue policies guaranteed by that company. Thus the New York Un- derwriters' Agency firmly established itself as a permanent institution, issuing policies guaranteed by assets aggregating over ss.ooo.ooo, and a net surplus to policy-holders of over &>.">00,000. The business of the New York Underw riters' Agency is conducted entirely independent of and without ret ence to the individual business of the company guaranteeing its policies. Mr. Stoddart's doctrine was that "the capital belonged to the companies, and the business belonged to the agent who could secure and control it"; and this principle be has made the basis of his success. Tin' Underwriters' Agency was one of the original members of the National Board of Fire Underwrit- ers, and has always been recognized by the entire insurance fraternity as an organization separate and distinct from the companies guaranteeing its policy. The Underwriters' Agency has 2,000 established agencies, and a premium income of over 81,500,000 a year. It paid over si .ixxt.ooo in losses in the great Chicago tire. It has a thoroughly equipped field force covering the United States, and lias a branch office in San Francisco. Mr. Stoddart is well known for his business capacity in insurance circles, both in the United States and Europe. * NEW YORK?-1894, * 4f NEW W ILLIAMSBURGB CITY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, of Brooklyn. N. Y.. No. 150 Broadway. — Of the successful lire insurance corpora- tions doing business in New York, few are so well ap- preciated as is the Williamsburg City Fire Insurance Company, of Brooklyn. This company has offices at corner Broadway and Kent Avenue, E. I)., and No. I'll Montague Street, W. I).. Brooklyn, and was incorporated in 1858, with a capital of $150,000., which was increased in 1 8(55 to $'250,000. It immediately entered upon a career of usefulness which lias been con- tinued with increasing prosperity to itself, and fully justifying the reliance placed upon it by the public. The company writes in- - Burance on buildings and contents, and inland navigation. taking risks in all the Middle and Central States, including Virginia. Mary- land. Delaware. Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana. Tennessee. Missouri. Iowa, and nearly all the Western States: with an immense business in New York and New England. Its principal business office is in this city, located in their own building, illustration of which is herewith shown, which was erected in 1884. of granite and brick, nine stories in height; and at the time of the purchase of the building lot it was the highest priced piece of real estate in New York, costing 81 15.00 per square foot. The structure is thoroughly tire-proof, elegantly appointed with fine elevator service and every convenience. Here the company does its large business smoothly and efficiently. Conservatism rather than haste, carefulness rather than impulsiveness, final profit rather than present volume of business, have been the leading mottoes of its in- surance creed, and by a conscientious adherence to them its managers have 1 894, * 87 made a record which marks them among the most successful insurance men in the country. The statement of the company made January 1. 1894, shows a net surplus of s5'.i7.:i8!t.s!i; reserve for reinsurance, 8-1 si'.":!:;: assets. $1,477,257.52. Its business is steadily increasing, owing to the mod- eration of its rates, the liberal character of its policies and the reliability of its management. It has paid out over seven millions in tire losses, while its present strength and efficient direction are sufficient guarantees of its future solidity, and it stands to-day a pillar of security to the insured. The president. Mr. Marshall S. Driggs, is a son of the first president of the company. Edmund Driggs, who died in July, 1880. and was succeeded by the son. The latter was with the company at the start and wrote the first policy that it issued. He became its assistant secretary, but resigned to engage in the warehousing business for thirty-two years, returning to ac- cept his present position in IS89. He has been a director of the company for twenty-three years, chairman of its finance committee seven years, and is an honored member of the Insurance Club, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Board of Cndei wi iters of both New York and Brooklyn; also a member of the Tariff Association and one of its Finance Committee. The secretary. Mr. F. II. Way. is an expert and talented underwriter and a popular official. The general agent. Mr. Jesse Watson, has been at the head of this department since its organization, and has proved himself a tower of strength in its development. THE banking house of Charles A. Baldwin it Co.. in the Manhattan Bank Building, is a model private banking institution of high repute. It is comparatively new and lias a business advantage in that re- spect for obvious reasons. It has the best of connections here and in all of the states, and a list of its foreign correspondents includes all of the principal cities. Especial at tent ion is given to collections in New Yoi k and vicinity. Commercial and travelers' letters of credit are a feature, as well as money orders, and no institution of the kind has better facilities for remittances abroad. The firm does a large business in exchange, hot h foreign and domestic, buying and selling its own bills. The bond depart- ment of the house is a busy branch, dealing, as it does, with Covernment. State. Municipal. Street Railway and other standard issues. Investment securities are given particular care, a fact that should not escape the atten- tion of those handling estate and trust funds. The house is fiscal and transfer agents for several large corporations. Not the least important branch of the firm's business is its commission department. It is equipped with every modern facility for the prompt execution of orders. Stocks, grain, provisions, cotton and coffee arc handled for customers on margin or bought for cash. The firm's " Wall Street News-Letter" is of incalculable value to investors and speculators. 88 * MEW * THE NATIONAL BROADWAY HANK OF NEW YORK, No. 237 Broadway, corner Park Place. — The National Broadway Bank of New York was originally incorporated in lS4!f, and opened for busi- ness on August 9tb of that year, at the corner of Broadway and Anthony Streets. It had a capital of $500,000. and its first report, pub- lished under date of September 28, 1850, showed a remarkable success I rom the start, its principal items being to wit: Capital, $500,000; deposits. 5>705,- (t:',ii: loans and discounts. $973,690; circulation, $212,230; specie $74,849, Eventually the bank elected its own building, at the corner of Broadway and Park Place, being one of the earliest large bank buildings to be erected in the city. It is brownstone, seven stories high, 25 x 122 feet in dimen- sions, and contains large vaults, elevators and all modern improvements, the ground floor being occupied by the bank and the upper floors rented for offices. This bank now has a capital of $1,000,000, and the following board of directors, to wit: Francis A. Palmer, president; Francis P. Furn- ald, capitalist: John Lawrence, capitalist: Hudson Hoagland, vice-presi- dent, capitalist; George F. Gantz, capitalist; Arthur T. J. Bice, cashier: Andrew Mills, late president State Trust Company : Joel E. Fisher, capital- ist; John F. Talmage, of Dan Talmage's Sons, rice; David S. Walton, of D. S. Walton & Co., paper: James Talcott, commission dry goods; George C. Clarke, of Tefft, Weller & Co., dry goods; John W. Condi t, capitalist; Seth E. Thomas, treasurer Seth Thomas Clock Company, and William !t. Putney, lawyer. A general banking business is transacted in deposits, loans, collections and exchange; the accounts of banks, bankers, corpora- tions, firms and individuals are received on the most favorable terms: col- lections are made and promptly remitted at lowest rates, and in the light of legitimate banking, satisfaction is rendered to all its patrons. From its inception this bank has retained the confidence of the public in the highest degree. Its founders were men who had the rare foresight to recognize the possibilities of such an institution, and who laid the foundations suffi- ciently strong and deep to bear any superstructure that time, experience and wealth might rear. Under its present wise and conservative man- agement, this bank is doing a large and safe business, and now has a surplus and undivided profits amounting to $1,568,563.77; deposits, $6,- 119,295.83; loans and discounts. $5,716,901.05; resources, $8,732,109.60. Mr. Francis A. Palmer was the first president of the Broadway Bank, and is still at its head. He is honored and esteemed as one of the veteran bank- ers and financiers of New York, and the history of the National Broadway Bank under his administration verifies the well-established fact that a great financial institution having men of sound judgment and conservative char- acteristics at the helm must surely become successful and prosperous. Cashier Arthur T. J. Bice has also been with the bank for many years, suc- ceeding to his present position in 1883, and is an expert in banking ; while the board of directors comprises much of the solid business element of the city. CE. L. HINI.TCHS, Adjuster and Appraiser of Fire Losses, No. 60 Cedar Street. — In the large transactions that characterize the in- su ranee interests, the services of the adjuster and appraiser of lire hisses are of extreme importance, as upon a faithful and ac- curate, as well as just appraisement of losses which occur, depend, to agreat extent, the stability and continence of the great corporations who assume to bear the immense annual losses which occur by the destructive element of tire, as well as serve to retain to them the patronage and confidence of insurers. It is an occupation which requires the exercise of special quali- ties: a knowledge of values, a keen acquaintance with human nature, and the reasoning faculties of a detective. The large insurance companies are always ready to allow all rightful claims, but they are compelled to protect themselves against the fraud and imposition with which they are constantly menaced. A prominent representative of the special business above re- ferred to in New York is Mr. C.E. L. Hinrichs, who established himself in business in this line in 1886. In L892 the firm became Rolston & Hinrichs. resuming its original designation in 1894. Mr. Hinrichs is an expert in his occupation, having followed the same line for twenty-two years previous to starting his present enterprise, during which period he was employee] in all parts of the United States. He has a large line of business in this city, and his rulings are always accepted as final. Mr. Hinrichs resides in Brooklyn, and is a member of the Veterans' Association of the Forty-seventh Begiment. N. Y. S. N. G. and also of the Canarsie Yacht Club. SDE WALLTEARSS, Auctioneer and Appraiser, Beal Estate and Loan Broker. No. 171 Broadway, corner Cortlandt Street. — There is. perhaps, no man engaged in the domain of realty in this city who is better known than the gentleman whose name heads the present sketch. He has been established in the line indicated for over thirty years and is a familiar figure in real estate circles. He was formerly of the firm of Fairchild & De Walltearss. and has carried on business alone since 1887. Mr. De Walltearss is a native New Yorker, and resides on 131st Street. He is a man of integrity and reliability as well as many years' ex- perience, and is a member of and has a stand in the New York Beal Estate Exchange. He was for a number of years appraiser for the Surrogate's ( >ffice, and is considered an authority on real estate values. He is auctioneer and appraiser, real estate and loan broker, and does a large business. Mr. De Walltearss has recently added "&Co." to the firm-name. Mr. David Rothschild, a young and energetic man of this city being the company. They have a commodious office and employ two clerks, and handle New York and Brooklyn property, buying, selling and exchanging, and negotiate loans on bond and mortgage. Sales at auction are a specialty, ami particularattention is given to the appraisement of property for intend- ing purchasers. •K NEW YORK*- 1 894, * 89 CENTRAL NEW JEKSEY L AND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY, Room 508, No. 143 Liberty Street. — The steady growth of New York city gives a constant impetus to the development of the neighboring regions, and New Jersey, especially, is experiencing the benelit of the expansive impulse thus emanating from the metropolis. Along the line of the Central Railroad of New Jersey a succession of hand- some towns have grown up within the last quarter of a century which, as well as the intermediate tracts of country, are adorned with the elegant residences of New York merchants, while lower rents and lower tax rates, combined with ready facility for travel, make them equally available fur the homes of persons in moderate circumstances. In the particular direc- tion referred to, a leading factor in promoting this development is the Cen- tral New Jersey Land Improvement Company, which was organized in 1871, under the laws of the State of New Jersey, with a capital of $537,500. The president of the company is Mr. I!. \V. Deforest, of the New York law linn of De Forest Bros., attorneys for the Central Kailroad of New Jersey. The vice-president. Mr. J. Herbert Johnston, is also treasurer of the Dolphin Jute Mills, at Paterson, New Jersey. Mr. George Kyte. the secretary and treasurer, is at present the sheriff of Union County. N. J. The company ow ns and sells lands along the line of the railroad above mentioned, at Jer- sey City, Newark, Elizabeth, Roselle, Fanwood. Plainlield. Dunellen, Rari- tan and Somerville. It controls large tracts of land of great value, and its yearly sales represent large amounts. BENJAMIN HUMANS. Real Estate. No. KIT Broadway.— Among our enterprising citizens engaged in the handling of realty few are bet- ter known than the gentleman whose name beads this sketch. He has been established in the line indicated since 1886, and has been highly successful. Mr. Benjamin Homans is a native of the South, but has resided in fhis city for twenty-two years. He is a man of integrity and re- liability, and any having business relations with him are assured of liberal and honorable treatment. lie is a member of the Heal Estate Exchange, and is held in high esteem in the realm of realty. Mr. Homans was for- merly of the Homans Publishing Company, publishing the Bankers' Maga- zine and other financial works, and is well and favorably known in mone- tary circles. He is a general real estate dealer and broker, and New York and suburban properties of every description, both improved and unim- proved, are sold and exchanged by him. But he devotes special attention to the sale of timber, coal and farming lands in Alabama. Arkansas. Flor- ida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri. North Carolina, Ohio. Pennsylvania. South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, etc. Mr. Homans is a leading dealer in Southern lands and receives no tracts of w hich the titles are questionable, or the values exag- gerated, lie is thus enabled to offer the choicest investments in this im- portant and attractive field. CESARE CONTI, Banker and Broker, No. 35 Broadway.— No surer indication of the progress and prosperity of the Italian element of citizenship could be cited than is evidenced in the financial anil commercial world, in which are found some of the most sub- stantial merchants and wide-awake financiers. Among the latter class is numbered Cesare Conti, who has been established in his present vocation since 1SS4, and has already received a liberal share of patronage from his fellow-countrymen, and tin' general public. He conducts business matters on a broad basis, and banking and brokerage transactions of all kinds are negotiated and performed in comprehensive style: telephone call "350, Cortlandt.'" He issues letters of credit and draws drafts on banking in- stitutions throughout Europe, and also acts as agent for the following steamship lines : Hamburg. Cuhard, North German Lloyd, American Line. Bed Star Line. French Line. Anchor Line, and all lines entering European ports. Mr. Conti was born in Italy, but has been a resident of the United States for the past twenty years, where he is recognized as one of the most progressive and enterprising Italians. He is a member of sev- eral prominent Italian societies and organizations, and enjoys the con- fidence of his fellow-citizens in a degree seldom attained. JOHN A. ECKERT & CO.. Insurance. No. 137 Broad way. — Banking among the leading insurance men of New York city are Messrs. John A. Eckert & Co. The firm does a large and active business with every American and foreign company operating in New York, all of whom have won reputations for security, promptitude in payment and ability to meet every creditor with whom they have been confronted. The firm was established in 1889, and each year it has been increasing its clientage and its volume of business until the latter has become of large dimensions. The firm do a general insurance brokerage business, and control a vast patronage in fire, life, marine, annuity, accident, boiler, plate glass and other classes of insurance. Messrs. John A. Eckert it Co. have a large patronage, not only in the city itself, but also in many of the other chief cities in the country. They have placed risks for many promi- nent firms in the principal insurance corporations at home and abroad on manufactories, office buildings, residences, etc., and against death and accident, as well as against losses at sea and by explosions, in the interests of many of our leading citizens. The w ide range of experience of the firm is one of great value to their patrons, who will always find the linn ready to give the soundest and most reliable advice to those seeking to place insurance risks of any kind. The telephone call of the linn is "-JTlM Cort- landt," and all communications are given prompt attention. The princi- pal of the firm is Mr. J. A. Eckert. This gentleman is a native and life- long resident of New York, and has gained great esteem for his ability and experience as well as for his strict integrity and promptitude. 90 NEW YORK?- f 894, K* THE WINDSOR CONSOLIDATED MINING COMPANY, Room 64, No. 29 Broadway. — This company is a favorable example of a corpo- ration organized to conduct legitimate mining operations. It has been incorporated under the mining laws of Arizona, with a capital of §400,000, divided into shares of $1.00 each — unassessable; for the purpose of operating the Windsor Mine in Parke County, and the Pettie May Mine in Boulder County, Colorado. These mines lie in the richest gold-bearing territory of the state, near the center of the newly-discovered auriferous region in that section. The company have made all the necessary prepara- tions and commenced the development of its property under the direction of experienced mining engineers; and with rich ore in sight are opening the way to secure a steady output of the precious metal, thus placing the company on a secure dividend-paying basis. The ore assays very rich, showing, by the report of the assayer, at the mint price for gold, a value of $49.50 per ton. Taking into account the mass of the ore body, the richness of the same, and the productive character of the district, it is fair to expect that, these mines will soon prove to be worth much more than the whole capital of the company. Both properties possess good- mill sites, an am- ple supply of water tor milling, and timber in abundance for mining pur- poses. Under the expert and progressive management of its officers and directors, the Windsor Consolidated Mining Company promises to become one of our leading dividend-payers. AB. PHILLIPS, Adjuster of Fire and Marine Losses. Xos. 93 to 99 Nassau Street.— Mr. Phillips is a gentleman of middle age, active 9 and energetic. He is a native New Yorker, but resides in Brook- lyn, and has an office at the above address in this city. He is a man of integrity of character, as well as long and varied business experi- ence, and personally is very popular. He is deservedly esteemed in social and commercial circles alike, and is an honorary member of the Excelsior Club. He served in the 23rd Regiment. N. G. S. N. Y.. for nine years, and is an honorary member of Veteran Association, Company A. .Mr. Phillips was formerly in the shipping business for seventeen years, and has been engaged in the present line since 1886. He has 1 n very successful, and has acquired a fine patronage. He numbers in his clientele many promi- nent merchants, manufacturers, corporations, etc.. and will be pleased to furnish a list of references, in which appears, among various others, the names of the Equitable Gas Company, and Win. J. Mattherson A- Co. The loss adjusted for the last-named firm amounted to si:>o,ooo. while that for the firm of Dexter, Lambert & Co.. silk manufacturers of Hawley, Pennsylvania, amounted to $65,000. Af his office, at the above address, Mr. Phillips has telephone connection, "638 Cortlandt," and employs four clerks. He is adjuster of all classes of lire and marine losses, and is an expert in his line. Fire losses are promptly adjusted by him for the assured and all business intrusted to this gentleman will be attended to in the most faithful and competent manner. CORPORATIONS SYNDICATE, Rooms 64, 65, 66, 67, Nos. 39 and 41 Cortlandt Street. — A noteworthy and highly creditable en- terprise but recently organized in this city, is that of the Cor- porations Syndicate, which was incorporated in May, 1894, with ample capital, the officers being the following gentlemen, who are promi- nently known in business and financial circles: President. W. M. Robbins; vice-president. Major Geo. Keating; counsel, Benedict S. Wise; auditor, Charles Gray; secretary. Nathan Bushnell. Among the concerns holding an interest as stockholders in the Syndicate are the Electrical Machinery Guarantee Corporation, of New York, who insure electrical plants of all kinds; the Delaware Bavarian Brewing Company, of Wilmington, Del.; the United Box and Paper Company, of Newark, N. .1.; the Coupon Gaz- ette, a monthly publication, and the Coupon Company, an accident insur- ance corporation. The Corporations Syndicate furnishes financial aid to enterprises requiring support, and organize these enterprises as stock com- panies, placing them upon a solid financial and good working basis. All worthy industrial enterprises are promoted, honorable, equitable dealing being assured and the Syndicate is receiving a substantial support and steadily increasing patronage. OWENS & PHILLIPS, Insurance. Nos. 93 to 99 Nassau Street,— One of New York's best-known insurance agencies is that of Owens & Phillips. It was established in 1876 by Win. W. Owens. Jr., and about eleven years ago Jno. B. Phillips acquired an interest in the business. They were formerly at. No. :!2 Liberty Street, and removed to the present quarters in 1892. Mr. Owens is a New Yorker by birth and lives in Brooklyn, and is a member of the Oxford Club. Mr. Phillips was born in Brooklyn and resides at East Orange, N. .1.. and is a member of the Orange Athletic Club. Both partners are men of thor- ough experience, and give close attention to business and are well and fav- orably known in insurance circles. Messrs. Owens and Phillips have finely appointed and commodious offices, connected by telephone "638 Cortlandt." They are general insurance agents and brokers, and are prepared to effect risks in first-class fire, life, marine, steam-boiler, plate-glass, employ- ers' liability and general liability companies at lowest rates. They can place large lines of fire insurance on the most advantageous terms; and all interests entrusted to this reliable firm will be attended to in most careful and trustworthy manner. They represent the "Sun." of London, the "Western," of Toronto, Canada, and "Pennsylvania" of Philadelphia as sub agents, and various other solid institutions. H NEW YORK?- t 894, * 92 •K NEW YORK* t 834, FALCK & CO.. General Passenger Agents, No. 20 Broadway.— The In- sular Navigation Company, whose general passenger agents are Messrs. Falck it Co., offers the only direct steamship line to the islands of the Azores, Madeira, Lisbon, and other points in Spain, from this city. This line also offers to tourists the opportunity of making a charming and exceedingly interesting voyage. Being the most direct route to the south of Spain, it opens up to the traveler such historic places as Granada and other localities made famous by the Moorish conquests; while as a health resort the Azores are unequaled. The average latitude of the islands is about thatof Philadelphia. The wonder of the ocean, the Gulf Stream, (lows well to the north, and is crossed in going from New York. The southern branch of the stream (lows to the eastward, between the isl- ands and the continent, thus enclosing them in its embrace. This gives them an equable climate. The changesof temperature are extremely slight; the average for the winter months is about 62°, and in the summer about 72°. St. Michaels, the largest of the Azorean group, is about forty miles in length and nine to twelve in width. It is a most picturesque island, abound- ing in beautiful scenery. Here is located Ponta Delgada, the chief city, and third in importance ill the kingdom of Portugal. It is a business cen- tre of considerable wealth, and contains over 25,000 inhabitants. Some of the finest and most extensive gardens are to be foundhere, filled with trees, shrubs, and (lowers from every clime. As frosts never come, verdant fields and vegetation exist throughout the year. The voyage from New York to the Azores averages seven days ; from the Azores to Madeira, two to three days, and from Madeira to Lisbon two to three days. Passengers are booked through to all points in Spain, and those booking can stop over on the Azores until another steamer of the company comes along. Messrs. Falck & Co. are now running steamships from New York to the Azores regularly. They are prepared, also, to hook passengers through to any point in Europe, and to issue drafts on the principal islands of the Azores. Madeira, and most any part of Europe. Their principal office is at Lisbon, Portugal, and they operate some fifteen steamers between Lisbon, Brazil. Africa, Madeira, the Azores and New York, sailing every three weeks from this port. Mr. Adolph Falck. the resident member of the firm in New York, is a native of Germany, prompt, obliging and efficient in catering to the demands of the traveling public. STETTHEIMER A- BETTMAN, Bankers, Brokers and Petroleum Pro- ducers, Welles Building, No. IS Broadway.— This firm was organ- ized upwards of fifteen years ago. and Mr. Stettheimer. one of the founders, has since deceased, but his interest has reverted to his estate. Mr. Bettman is the active manager of affairs. This gentleman was born in New York city and has always been a prominent resident here. He posesses an expert knowledge of banking and all financial matters. The firm transact a general business as producers of oil, being one of the largest in this line in this country, and are also large real estate owners in this and other cities. They pay particular attention to the production of crude petroleum, and own valuable oil wells in the oil yielding districts of Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and Indiana. The oil is disposed of direct to refiners, and all patrons have their interests promoted in the most substantial manner. CROMWELL STEAMSHIP COMPANY, E. S. Allen, General Agent, Pier 9, North River. — The annals of steam navigation will ever accord a prominent place to the Cromwell Steamship Company as being for years the only passenger line between New York and New Orleans direct, as well as being the leader in the introduction of every- thing that can in any way appertain to the safety, comfort and celerity of the passage. This line was established in is.*):!, by H. B. Cromwell, and in ISS8 the present company was organized. They operate four steamers, viz.: Tin' ••Knickerbocker." "New Orleans." "Hudson" and " Louisi- ana, " between New York and New Orleans, carrying both passengers and freight, and leave for New Orleans direct from Pier '.>. North River, at 3 P. M. on Saturday of every week. The average running time of steamers be- t \\ ecu the two points is live and one-half to six days. The steamers of this line are built of iron and are recognizee, as affording the most luxurious ac- commodations to the traveling public Among the many features for which this line is justly celebrated are the extreme care and forethought manifested in the navigation of their ships, the skill and high standing of their commanders, and the company's uniform good fortune in conducting an extensive traffic throughout all these years with such immunity from accidents. The prime consideration is safety, and the captains of the steamei'S are vigilant and untiring in their efforts to insure safe running and thorough efficiency. This line is also deservedly popular for the excel- lence of the table it sets. First-class tickets entitle the holder to a berth in a first-class room and meals free of extra charge. This line also offers through tickets covering entire expense from New York to points in Texas. California ami Colorado. Through rates of freight and hills of lading are given from all points in seaboard territory to New Orleans, Mobile, Shreve- port and points on the Mississippi ami lied Pivers; also to points in Texas. Louisiana, Colorado, Utah, Montana. New and Old Mexico anil California. Connections are made at New Orleans with the Southern Pacific-, also the Texas * Pacific, forming the fast freight line known as the Cromwell- Pacific Through Line, taking freights for points in Texas, the Southwest and Northwest. Mr. Woodruff Sutton, the president of the company, is a well- known New Yorker, while Mr. E. S. Allen, the general passenger agent, has been with the line since 185S, and by his courtesy, promptness and reliabil- ity is promoting in every way the best interests of the company. <* NEW Y O R K.7- 1 894, X> n:i TIFFANY it WOOD. Ileal Estate and Insurance, Room <'.:;l' ( able Building, No. 62J Broadway. — Messrs. Perry Tiffany and Walter Wood, operating under the firm-name of Tiffany & Wood, do a general real estate and insurance brokerage business at the above address. By reason of their connections and the straightforward manner iu which they conduct their business, they have already won for themselves a permanent and very desirable patronage. They have charge of the in- surance of the property of the Metropolitan Street Railway Company, the Metropolitan Traction Company, and the Cross Town R. 1!. Company. The firm also transacts a general brokerage business, both in real estate and insuranc e. Both gentlemen are very well known in New York. Mr. Perry Tiffany, the senior member of the firm, was formerly a native of Newport, R. 1.. and Mr. Walter Wood at one time resided in Morristown, N. .1. JOSEPH O'CONNOR, Real Estate, Havemeyer Building, No. 26 Cort- Landt Street. — This gentleman has been in business here since 1SS2, and has gained a liberal clientage, numbering among his patrons many wealthy investors and active operators. He conducts a gen- eral business in the sale, purchase and lease of real estate, negotiates loans on bond and mortgage at favorable rates, and insurance policies are like- wise promptly procured at lowest terms in first-class companies. Mr. O'Connor deals in New York city and New Jersey property, making a spe- cialty of down town property. Upon his books are full descriptions of the most eligible bargains available in stores, dwellings, lots and country property, and conservative investors who act on his judicious advice and sound judgment can in all cases rely on securing a steady income with prospective increase of values. Mr. O'Connor is a native of New York city, a recognized authority as regards present and prospective values of real estate, while his extensive connections afford excellent facilities for the immediate disposal of any realty placed in his hands. GEO. II. MI LLER. Real Estate Broker, Room 202 Havemeyer Build- ing. No. 26 Cortlandt Street. — This gentleman established himself in the real estate business in 18SS, moved to his present offices in 1S!)4, and quickly gained a large and thriving patronage. In the selection of real property, in its valuation, in its sale, and in raising loans upon the same by bond and mortgage, as well as m general management, the services of the real estate agent are of value in proportion as his knowl- edge of property, the requirements of the business and the changes or in- crease of values may extend. Mr. Muller has already shown his thorough adaptatility to the needs of his patrons and is acquiring a valuable experi- ence in every department of his business, in buying, selling, leasing, nego- tiating loans, collecting rents, in the management of property, etc. Mr. Muller is a native of New York and a resident of New Jersey. JOHN R. FOLEY, Real Estate and Insurance. No. 153 Broadway. — One of the oldest and most prominent of the houses engaged in the great real estate operations of the metropolis is that of Mr. John I!. Foley, w hich was founded some quarter of a century ago, by that gentle- man, and continued under his rule up to October 10. IS'.L', u hen L j s lamented death occurred, and he was succeeded by his son, Mr. John K. Foley, Jr.. who had been brought up to a thorough knowledge of the real estate busi- ness, lie is a member of the Real Estate Exchange and Auction Rooms, Ltd.. is represented in Washington, I). C, by Missis. Heiskell A- McLaren, and does business all over the United Mates. Mr. Foley employs a staff of competent assistants, and conducts an a tive trade in buying, selling, rent- ing and exchanging realty of all kinds, also in collecting rents, placing lire insurance, managing estates and negotiating loans, while property is appraised in all parts of the city at short notice and low rates. Calls may be made by telephone , " l~s>. Cortlandt. " Mr. Foley is a native of this city, a member of the Seventh Regiment, N. G. S. N. Y.. and popularly know n. NEW YORK & NEW JERSEY INVESTMENT COMPANY, Owners and Operators in Suburban Beal Estate, No. 2S7 Broadway.— Of late years the eye of the New Yorker has been turned to the outlying suburbs, and in many directions thrifty towns and settlements have sprung up. A concern that is conducting a nourishing business in the opening up and settlement of new territory is that of the New York and New Jersey Investment Company, which was incorporated in June, 1891, under the state laws of New York, with a capital of s:!n.ooo. the officers being: President, George A. Weaver; secretary. Christian Si pp. These gentlemen are native New Yorkers, popularly known in real estate and general business circles. They are owners and operators in suburban real estate, making a leading specialty of property on Long Island, and in Bergen County. N. J. They buy up farms and divide the same into build- ing lots, which they sell at an average price of $100.00, cash or time pay- ments. The property handled is of constantly growing value and a better opportunity was never offered to enable people to secure homes. HENRY C. BAILEY. Real Estate Broker. Havemeyer Building. No. 2(5 Cortlandt Street. — Mr. Bailey established business as a real es- tate broker in this city in 1886. He occupies handsome and eligi- ble quarters and is prepared to execute all orders intrusted to his care in the promptest and most acceptable manner. Ho buys, sells, rents and leases property of all kinds, and has on his list many valuable pieces of improved and unimproved real estate that he offers to customers on the most advantageous terms. Money is loaned on bond and mortgage, and honorable dealings characterize all his transactions. Mr. Bailey deals mostly in New York property, making a specialty of down-town property. 94 4f MEW YORK?- 1 894, * CYCLOID RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION & EQUIPMENT CO. Fig. 1. * NEW YORK>«f894, H» 95 GREAT IMPROVEMENT IN RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION, Radical JDeipajo±,-i3-jce- TBE CYCLOID RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT COMPANY. — During this century of wonderful inventions and improvements, especially in all devices which involve transmission of thought and persons, the telegraph and telephone have annihi- lated time and space, while the propeller has proven its advantages in economy safety and power of propulsion over the cumbersome sea-going side-wheelers; yet railroad travel has not kept up with the radical changes for the Wetter which other means have evoluted. The time, however, is near at hand when radical improvements in construction of railroads will revolutionize for the better this important method of transportation. It lias long been a mooted question among railroad engineers to devise means by which the great expenses of construction, equipment, mainte- nance and operating could be minimized, with increased speed and other facilities, together with additional safety, without impairing railroad service. A prime factor was to overcome or reduce lateral motion in cars, which caused friction of wheels against the rails, increasing not only resistance to the traction power, but also pounding of rails, spreading of tracks and wrenching of the rolling stock. The bicycle suggested the idea and experiments made by K. M. Boynton with a train of three double-decked cars, each of a carrying capacity of one hundred people, drawn at the rate of sixty miles per hour by a small locomotive over a crude experimental road and superstructure, of one and three-quarters miles, making daily for two summer seasons 175 miles, and only consuming per diem a half ton of coal, specially attracted the atten- tion of engineers to consider its merits. These cars and locomotives have -double-flanged wheels running on a single rail, with balance wheels on top of the cars, impinging on each side of a guide rail held in position by a framework rising from the ground, thus making the cars run as if they were in an upper and lower groove, not unlike a sliding door. The route was exposed to strong, high winds from ocean gales, and yet, after carrying over 25,000 people in safety, neither ears, superstructure or roadbed showed any appreciable deterioration. These practical tests had to be abandoned at Coney Island and removed to Heliport, where they have been renewed and now run daily over one and one-half miles, with a single- story car, impelled by electricity, showing the system can be adapted to depressed roads as well. There is hardly any perceptible motion except something like in a sleigh running over smooth ice. These experiments attracted the attention of many engineers, and spe- cially that of Dr. Louis C. d'Homergue. who at once appreciated its po>si- bilities and made a close study of its features. He invented and patented July 21st, 1891, an improved construction and cars, which experts in rail road building have declared fiee from the faulty ideas of the Boynton sys- tem. He calls it the "Cycloid," and the differences between the two devices are herein given below, taken from a pamphlet issued by "the cycloid kailroad construction AND equipment company." "Our device consists of two lines of girders for each track, forming continuous over-head longitudinal channels, through which pass the bal- ance wheels on top of cars. These revolve on vertical shafts, rising from the second floor through sockets, securely bolted through the car tops on broad steel straps, which cross over the top of cars and down sides, forming a binder. These balance wheels, running in an inside channel, instead of on the outside of a girder (as in Boynton's) facilitates rounding curves, as there is less strain and more play in rounding the inside than the outside of a circle. These longitudinal channels give opportunity for bracing, thereby securing a strong and safe construction, for the car balancing wheels running on the inside of these channels the strain is outward against their sides, and the bracing is exerted against said strain. These channels are nine inches deep by nine inches apart. The balance ear wheels are eight-inch face by seven-inch diameter, of such calculated strength that either one (there are four) would more than safely support a car perpen- dicularly. " The Boynton device oilers no such safety nor braces, as his balance wheels on top of the cars being on the outside of the guide girder are in the way of such bracing. His system of pivotal vertical shafts running through cars, on top of which are fastened frames or cradles, upon which are his balance wheels, offers too many parts, one depending upon another, and involves additional wheels, weight and friction to recommend it as a -.it; Ti EW YORK-1894, * construction of safety and strength in such an essential position. Owing to the strength of our overhead construction and central supporting posts, which do not require to be tilted at curves to balance centrifugal force (as in Boynton's), for the angle of incline of cars going around curves depends entirely on their speed, and this is facilitated by the balance wheels on the top of cars running in an overhead channel instead of on each side of a sin- gle girder. " The ears are designed to be wider than Boynton's, the seats are either placed back to back or else in cross sofas, allowing sufficient passageway on each side. At each end are spiral stairs, so that any part is accessible from the car platforms. The construction of these cars, w hile light, is de- signed to be of great strength, and to have all the comforts and modern conveniences of the present first-class cars. Such ears are fully fifty feet long, five feet six inches inside width, and will seat one hundred people, while the narrow Boynton cars have to he in sections in order to stiffen them, and tin' passengers are necessarily confined in compartments without access to conveniences until a station is reached, a class of ear not popular w ith travelers. Fifty-foot ears to have four w heels to insure safety. " We would not want to rely upon a shoe holding up a car in case of a wheel breaking, because the resistance to t his impact, calculated by the weight of a train multiplied by its own velocity, would be such t hat it would be very much like attempting to stop a cannon ball in its flight, and cer- tainly tear everything to pieces. The laying of each rail would be on its own roadbed, so that the inequalities from depression on one rail would not throw up the other, as would be the case if both were on the same sleeper." This system is adapted to surface, elevated or depressed roads, and es- pecially as a single rail in mountainous countries. The construction, either in iron or wood, is simple, strong and tit for any service; cheaper in con- struction, in maintaining and in operating than the present mode, and especially adapted to the electric motors of the trolley type, as the wire is secured from the effects of weather, thereby saving largely in electrical energy. In tunnels, for same service required, it's a saving from one-third to one-half in excavations, and the cars riding on a single rail, balanced by side guides (see fig. 1). renders an accident something almost impossible. Where elevated roads are required (see design 2), owing to the lightness of the rolling stock reduces the cost of construction to one-half of the pres- ent form. On surface roads (see design 3), the saving is manifoldly greater, espe- cially in the consideration that a double-deck ear can carry double the pas- sengers on the same length. In fact, the following summary itemizes its manifold advantages: 1st. — Space saved in construction. 2d. — Can be adapted to any kind of service, or motive power, and to existing roads, without interfering with their regular service. :3d. — Derailment from spreading rails impossible. 4th. — Safety at high speeds, owing to freedom from lateral oscilation. 5th. — The line of traction being from centre of bearing and running in same plane, oilers less resistance to the traction power, while the double- flanged wheels following each other on the same rail, enhances uniformity of roll. Oth. — The system of counter-bracing in its construction on surface or elevated railroads, in iron, steel or wood, insures solidity against vibration or the action of high winds. 7th. — When compared in cheapness of construction to the present sys- tem, and the small quantity of fuel and water to be carried, with great speed if required to traverse rapidly long distances, like going across the plains and mountains to California or the steppes of Russia, are important considerations, as well as its adaptability to local service, while the car wheels of a train rolling on a single rail are less liable to be impeded by snow storms. This company has for its object the introduction of its system of rail- road and assisting in the formation of railroad companies desiring to use it, and w ill aid in placing the securities of such companies. II w ill construct and equip such roads and guarantee its construction, with use of the patent, on a percentage of cost. It is suggested to parties desiring such railroad facilities to organize into committees and divide the proposed line or lines into districts, each committee or party working up their district to connect one with the other under a general plan of action, and find out by these means what subscriptions and roadways can be secured and on what basis. This will give data as to what local aid can be depended upon, and these facts being submitted to us, w ith w hatever advantages such roads will have to place them on a paying business, and a detailed description of the topography of the country, we will then be enabled to ascertain what assistance; we can give to develop the enterprise. As a basis of calculation a double service road strongly built of wood and angle iron with well ballasted road bed. ties 21" from centres, TO lbs. to t he yard T steel rail, on surface grading, road bed required !) feet, will cost about $17,000 per mile. The Cycloid Railroad Construction and Equipment Company'' is now ready to build and equip roads with its system on the most liberal terms. All information or details will be furnished by the General Agents, THOMPSON & IXXKSS. Havemeyer Building, No. 20 Cortlaudt Street, New York. <*f NEW YORK— 1 894, *- 97 JOSEPH R. STEIN & CO., Real Estate, Room 208, Bennett Building, No. Hi) Nassau Street. — This business has been in active and success- ful operation since May 1, 1894, and is recognized as thoroughly reliable, every branch of the real estate business, buying, selling and renting of property, loaning and conveyancing being given prompt at- tention. Money is invested in property, and all legitimate matters receive prompt and careful attention. The books of the firm show an extended list of desirable sites for manufacturing, business and residence purposes, and every favorable inducement is ottered purchasers. The firm handle improved real estate only in New York and Brooklyn, a specialty being made of large transactions. Mr. Stein, the active member of the firm, has risen to his present position by strict devotion to the interests of his patrons, lie is also a member of the firm of Clock x 100 feet are selling here at (150.00 and upwards each, title guaranteed, and their value is certain to appreciate. The price of lots is so low and the terms. 10 per cent, cash and balance without interest on easy weekly or monthly instalments, so equitable that this property is certain to be eagerly sought for as a hand- somely paying investment. As ;m evidence of their faith in the property the owners have erected handsome residences there and purpose making it their permanent home, while as to their high standing and honorable busi- ness methods the principals refer to their twenty-seven years' business career and the integrity and square dealings which have ever characterized their transactions. Free tickets are furnished prospective purchasers on application to the owners. The firm of flock & Stein are the sole owners of the Manhattan Metal Works, at present in full operation at South Bay Beach, and they give employment to everybody residing there. — this was done to give the working men a chance to earn decent livings, and build homes for their families. W, WASHBURN, Real Estate, No. 145 Broadway, Corner of Lib- erty Street. — Prominent among the real estate men of the city t is Mr. W. F. Washburn, whose office is noted as a central point for news as to the state of the market, and for securing partic ulars of eligible properties offered for sale or to lease. Mr. WashburnJ is an old resident of the metropolis and has been actively identified with the real estate market for many years, having been engaged in this line since a young man. He has been established at his present office since May, 1894, and has developed a patronage of steadily growing magnitude and importance, his connections being of a strictly first-class character. He transacts a general real estate business, and is noted for his intimate and accurate knowledge of present and prospective values, and of the advantages and disabilities of the surroundings to properties disposed of through his agency. He makes a leading specialty of Vonkers property. This city has a population of up- wards of 35,000 and stands the second in healthfulness in the United States. It is but thirty minutes' ride from the 42nd Street station by the Central Hudson Railroad, and eighteen by the N. Y. Northern, and is also accessible by electric cars. It is well supplied with churches and schools, and there are fine drives in all parts of the city. Mr. Washburn resides there, and makes choice offers of improved and unimproved realty in Westchester County, along the line of the Harlem and Central-Hudson Railroads. In all transactions patrons have their interests carefully guarded and looked after. JOHN DAVIS, Real Estate Broker and Appraiser, Nos. 1(35 and 107 Broadway. — The gentleman whose name heads this sketch is among the oldest brokers of this vicinity, having established his office in 1870. His experience covers one of the most important periods in the real estate history of this city, as during these twenty-five years, the population has more than doubled and the territorial improvements and consequential increase in values have been several times multiplied. Mr. Davis is a general broker, buying, selling, exchanging and renting tenanted and unimproved property, caring for estates, loaning money on bond and mortgage, and collecting rents. He is a capable appraiser by very reason of his long experience in his line, and his advice is sought by investors, he being the authorized appraiser for several estates and corporations. His books are filled with descriptions of some of the most desirable estates in this vicinity, and the fact that he is a member of the Beal Estate Exchange (Limited) enables him to keep in touch with prices and bargains. Born in London became to the United States in 1S44. and is a resident of Brooklyn. Mr. Davis provides every opportunity for his customers to gain a knowledge of the best localities in which to invest. He has made the real estate business a study and his policy is one that commands the endorsement of his clients. Owing to his increased business during the last year he has associated his two sons, John L. and Ralph W. Davis, with him. off NEW YORK?- t 894, * UJj Vil, V_i_i. 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I t I — I ■ i t-U i> t l iiiijjs?i=i4 ' V- * < MJ »- \ v »■■■-■' v— ■* v— lj» v» — w ?— a=j ' l« — «— 1 fiMJi ; i * ■ ■ %_va v_v* V-»- -vA-»r\\ \ — ^_vji v v v\ v ..\_» v_v t t — i_i ; i*_u |i i ■ " 1_A> V-^J* --.^--t-A'- ^_-\ rt — t— i "v — v_» 4 — i_i .v — t — i ,■ — t— i ■ [■ i i [i jm ■ ■V^ .m ^_A -V*,*.. V...VJ rt_LJ ^LJ it_4-i : (P_Ll ;Lil 4C NEW YORK— t 894, * PS AMERICAN SICK BENEFIT AND ACCIDENT ASSOCI ATION. Prin- cipal Office. Downing Building, Nos. 100 ami 108 Fulton Street.— The best record made by any sick benefit and accident organization is that achieved by the American Sick Benefit and Accident Associa- tion. This association was organized June 21, 1880. under the assessment laws of the State of New York, and reorganized in Troy. N. Y.. in 1889. re- moving to this city in April. 1804. With this removal new management has been introduced and the Board of Directors is composed of men well and favorably known in the business and professional circles where they reside. The objects of this association are to furnish protection where you are not required to die in order to win; to furnish protection that will be of benefit to you and your family while on this earth: to place you in such position that when sickness or accident overtakes yon. yon can meet it without fear: and to furnish money sufficient to pay the expenses inci- dent to sickness and accident. The system of this association meets all the requirements of popularity, cheapness and safety, and is really an exemplification of the principles of co-operation in its highest and best form, as it offers advantages that cannot be found in any other company 100 - 1 894, * or association, viz: paying sick benefits, accident benefits and weekly ben- efits. Women arc insured in the same rating and at the same cost. No medical examination or annual dues are required. Should you be sick, there is a possible $1,300 for you in weekly benefits, per annum, at $50.00 week- ly. Should you meet with an accident there is a possible $1560.00 for you in weekly benefits. The association does business in the states of New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and now has upwards of 2100 members. The officers and directors are as follows, viz: E. V. Brendon, M. D.. president and medical director, physician, No. 14 Charlton Street. New York City; James K. Duffy, 1st vice-president, attorney, No. L32 Nassau Street, New York City; W. H. Ritenour, 2d vice-president, mer- chant, Harrisonburg, Va. ; D. B. Gaily, secretary and general manager, printing presses, New York City; E. C. Wood, treasurer, of Buckley & Wood, No. 220 William Street, New York City; Morris Putnam Stevens, counsel, attorney. No. 200 Broadway, New York City; N. G. Douglass, auditor, broker. New York City; Joseph E. Snell, director, broker. New York City; Joseph M, Pilcher, director. Dr. Edwin V. Brendon, the pres- ident ami medical director, is a native of London, England, and studied medicine there. He was for ten years in the government medical service in the West Indies, having been in charge there of several large institu- tions where he acquired the knowledge of detail and executive office work that enables him to conduct the affairs of the association carefully and successfully- In 1884 he came to New York, where he has since resided. He has practiced medicine, both privately and in the hospitals, having served in both Bellevue and Gouverneur's Hospitals, and has taken an active interest in fraternal insurance societies and benefit orders. lie is an active member and examiner for A. L. of II.. and past president and ex- aminer of the Order of the World: also past president and physician of the Order of the Sons of St. George; past protector and physician K. & L. of II., and associated as physician and member of the H. A.. O. M. I'.. A. O. U. W., K. P.. I. (). O. P., M. IT., and Howard lodge, F. & A.M. He lias made a careful study of life insurance and is posted in every detail thereof. To the executive ability and energy of Dr. Brendon is largely due the suc- cess of this company, which fact is recognized by his co-directors. Mr. Ed- win C. Wood, the treasurer of the company, was born in this city, of old Knickerbocker stock, his ancestors having lived in this city lor many gen- erations. Mr. Wood was educated in this city and at an early age went into the publishing business. In 1884 he formed the partnership of Buck- ley & Wood, which is one of the largest and most successful mailing agency and bookbinding establishments in the United States, at No. 220 North William Street, and has been active in fraternal insurance since 1880. He is also active in Masonic societies, a member of the lied Men. K. of II., American Legion of Honor, National Provident Union and Home Circle; supreme representative of the Grand Lodge of K. of H.. of N. Y. in the Supreme Lodge, and is past master of his lodge of Masons and a K. T. Mr. Wood is a veteran of the civil war, having served in the navy. He is a member of the Knickerbocker's Yacht Club, the Greenpoint Rod and Gun Club and other social organizations. Mr. Wood was a prom- inent factor in securing the removal of this company's headquarters to New York city, and his abilities have been identified with the success of the company in aiding to elevate it to its present high standing. Mr. D. B. Gaily, the secretary and general manager of the company, is well fitted for the position, both by business education and experience. He is a man of splendid attainments and is a native of Western New York. He served an apprenticeship in the printing trade and worked himself up to the posi- tion of publisher and editor. He then went south in the manufacturing business. He came to New York in 1884 and went into business with his brother, when the M. Gaily Universal Press Company was organized. He was chosen secretary of the company, but resigned that office when elected secretary of this association. Mr. Gaily is thoroughly familiar with the co-operative insurance methods as practiced in the great fraternities. His long personal experience in the management of large beneficiary enterprises make him the right kind of a man for the position he now occupies. He has always taken an active interest in fraternity work and was interested in working up the K. of II.. and A. L. of H. He served several terms as a representative from the State of Tennessee, of which state he was grand dictator of the K. of II.. and grand protector of the A. L. of II. for two successive terms each. All the officers of the company are prom- inent in social and business life and are pleasant and affable men to do busi- ness with, and esteemed for their energy, enterprise and honor. SI!. iiOGERS, Real Estate, Havemeyer Building, No. 26 Cortlandt Street. — The high reputation which investments in real estate • have attained, reflect great credit upon our leading real estate bro- kers, who are manifesting a public-spirited interest in the welfare and prosperity of the community. Prominent among the number referred to is Mr. S. 15. Hogers, who established business as a broker in 1880, and has gained an excellent reputation for energy, enterprise and honorable busi- ness methods. He buys, sells and exchanges down town property below Canal Street and has long been recognized as possessing an accurate and intimate knowledge of present and prospective values of business property. He keeps a private index to the register's office, showing every conveyance, mortgage, lease, new building plans, etc., and can tell you the owner of any building inside of two minutes, thus enabling him to carry to a successful issue many of the heaviest real estate transactions on record, and gaining a large and influential patronage from capitalists and investors. The busi- ness entrusted to his care receives his prompt and personal attention, and every trust is discharged with utmost faithfulness and fidelity. Mr. Rogers is a native of New York city, still resides here and is highly re- garded in business circles. * NEW WILLIAM GOODNOW, Real Estate, No. 39 Nassau Street— The business so successfully conducted by Mr. William Goodnow, the well-known real estate agent and broker, was established in 1880, and has always commanded a first-class patronage. This gentleman his. by indefatigable energy and having careful consid- eration for the best interests of patrons, in a i n- tained a position among the lead- i n g r eal estate dealers of the city. He bandies ^\ both city and su- burban property, transacts a gen- eral real estate business, buying and selling prop- erties, negotia- ting loans, inves- tigating titles, and giving b i s attention to all such matters as come within the 1 e g i t i mate spher c of Lis usefulness. His books bear at all times d e scri p- tions of a great number of desir- able houses and lots for sal e, excha n g e a n d lease, includin g many choice business sites, and he possesses special advantages for rendering valuable ser- vice to investors. Estates are managed, rents collected, investments are made and counsel is given upon all matters pertaining to real estate business. Mr. Goodnow is recognized as reliable authority upon present and prospec- tive values, while the high reputation he has always borne in commercial circles gives peculiar significance to his claims, and stamps him as a respon- sible dealer. Mr. Goodnow is a native of Massachusetts. He went to Milwaukee. Wis., when a young man, where he was quite an extensive contractor, and his thoroughness was so well known in all that he under- took that be was largely consulted about the erection of many prominent William Goodnow. 1894, * 101 buildings in that city. He was the successful and very satisfactory con- tractor for the rotunda of the state capital at Madison, in which was used over seven thousand tons of iron. Among the building commissioners were General Fairchild, then governor, and the late General Kusk, then bank comptroller. He remained there until 1870, and then after spending some ten years in the South, where he designed and superintended the erection of one of the largest and most beautiful blocks of buildings in Atlanta, he came to New York, as has been stated, in 1880. We are happy to rec- ommend him to our readers as a gentleman who will be found obliging and honorable in all business tiansai tions. UNITE!) STATES LLOYDS, Higgms. Cox & Barrett, Attorneys, Nos. 10-18 Exchange Place. — The "Lloyds" system of insurance has for many years been a popular one in all parts of the world, anil is now in vogue in all countries of Europe and America. It is the mutual insurance system in its original and most perfect form, embracing all the better features of the ordinary policy, together with a solidarity of interests between its members that insures stability, reliability and confidence. The origin of the plan, as is known by everyone possessed Of any acquaintance with such matters, is English, and it is the out come of the application pn a broader basis of the principle of every man becoming his own insurer. As first applied, it was confined exclu- sively to marine insurance, but so satisfactory did the results prove to be that, later, it was applied also to insurance against lire. The oldest and leading concern of this kind in the marine business now in active opera- tion in New York is the United States "Lloyds,'" which was organized in 1868, with a membership of one hundred. It is one of the most important and best known of New York's financial institutions. The management of its affairs is vested in the lirm of Iliggins, Cox it Barrett, as its attorneys with offices as above. EDWABD C. GRIFFITH, Leal Estate, Loans, Etc., Lincoln Building. Nos. l-:5 Union Square.— This gentleman has been engaged in this line since 1890, and his efforts have been attended with a substantial measure of success. He has ac- quired a tine patronage, and his business gives evidence of steady growth. He has a well-ordered office, and employs several clerks. Mr. Griffith was horn in New York State, and has resided in this city for the past six years. He is a young man of energy and ability, as well as integrity of character, and has quite a varied experience, having traveled extensively. He is secretary of the United States Heal Estate Association, and is held in high esteem by the large circle with which he has business relations. Mr. Griffith is a general real estate broker, buying, selling and exchanging city and suburban property on commission, and is prepared to negotiate loans and mortgages. Estates are taken in charge by him and judiciously managed, and renting and collecting are promptly attended to. He also deals in stocks, bonds, etc., and is prepared to execute orders on the market for clients. 102 * NEW YORK^ 1 894, * NF. GRIFFITH, Real Estate, Room 513, Lincoln Build- ing, Coiner Broadway and 14th Street: Branch, No. • 229 Broadway.— The progress of New York finds its most manifest expression in the pulse of its real estate mar- ket, as it is this pulse that marks the rising or the lowering of the financial and business tide, and to this end, one of the reli- able brokers in real estate is Mr. X. F. Griffith. He established his business in the realty line in 1878, and in February, 1894, added to it the department of hotel brokerage. He is a general agent for the purchase, sale, exchange and renting of real estate, the entire charge of property held in trust, or for the accommo- dation of owners desirous of transacting their business through a capable agent. He negotiates loans on bond and mortgage and does a collection business. In his capacity of hotel broker he buys, sells and leases property in this line in the United States west of the Mississippi River, and has built up a considerable clientele in this line. Mr. Griffith's facilities for bringing together capitalists and property owners of all descriptions are unlimited and his books contain the lists of some of the most val- uable farm, forest and mineral lands, acres, lots, hotels, dwellings, mills and factories in the country. Born in Rensselaer County, New York, he has resided in this city since 18"fi, and conse- quently possesses a decided knowledge of localities, and his counsel is sought by those desirous of receiving advice as to investments, etc. lie handles a great deal of property in Nepera Park, Yonkers and Elmsford, tor which he is the accredited agent, and is one of the acknowledged authorities; in suburban property circles. In all of bis transactions he has manifested an unwavering loyalty to the honorable side of business life and through his instrumentality much of the developement in certain real estate circles is due. Mr. Griffith is the president of the United States Real Estate Association, elected in 1894. The prin- ciples of this association are something new in real estate circles, being, in fact, an enlargment of the field of both buyers and sell- ers, so that the attention of capitalists outside of New York is called to property for sale here, and vice versa. Nathaniel F. Griffith. [From " Tlie Financial Record ami Investors' Manval "] 4f NEW YORK- 1 894, * Ki:; BRADFORD RHODES & CO., Publishers of Financial Works, No. 78 William Street. — As a ship without a rudder, as a boat without a sail. so. deprived of the means of inter-communication with others, is commerce and finance. Modern inventive genius has ac- celerated the speed of communication, anil the press and electricity both work together for the common good. The ablest and best known bankers' publications in this country are those of Messrs. Bradford Rhodes A- Co. The publications in question include Rhodes 1 Journal or Banking, a practical bankers' magazine: The Bankers' Directory, indexed by states; and The Bankers' Reference Hook, which gives the ratings of banks, private bankers, collecting agents, brokers, etc., for confidential use. These are practically the text-books of the banking world, having a larger circulation than any other such publications in the country, and find their way regularly into the hands of all the principal bankers of the United States and Canada. Their quotations arc regarded as standard, accurate and thoroughly reliable by the hanking world, and they occupy the same position with progressive tinancers that the almanac and agricultural papers hold with the farming community. The BANKERS' REFERENCE BOOK is worth more to the banker in one hour than its yearly cost. Rhodes' JOURNAL ok BANKING is filled with articles that arc always timely, sensi- ble, valuable and to the point, and that they are appreciated by the mone- tary world is clearly shown by the steady increase in its circulation. The readers of these various publications find a solid basis for the success and popularity that has accompanied them. Mr. Bradford Rhodes, the founder and moving spirit of this enterprise, is a native of Pennsylvania, who came to New York in 1872, and now resides at Mamaroneck. West- chester County. He launched his publications in 1874, and his success was instant, decisive and pronounced. He is president of the Mamaroneck Hank; and also of the Union Savings Hank of Westchester County: a mem- ber of the Larch raont Yacht Club, and of various political and social organizations. He was a member of the State Legislature for three suc- cessive terms, in 1888-89 and '00. serving as chairman of the Committee on Hanks and Banking. In the Legislature he made an exceptionally good record as an honest, energetic and faithful member. He was recognized as a leader in all matters relating to finance and banking. In 1891 he received the unanimous nomination for Congress in the XYI. Congressional District but declined the nomination owing to his inability on account of business to give the office proper attention. SHIPPING AND MARITIME INTERESTS. NOTWITHSTANDING the decline of American ship-building, and although the glory of our merchant marine has long since de- parted, the shipping interests of New York have been growing enormously during the past live or six decades. Of course, the great bulk of the ocean carrying is by steam navigation, and in foreign bot- toms, at that. The Yankee "clipper," which for years dominated the seas, is now so rarely seen in this harbor as to be something of a curiosity. Nor do we seethe stars and stripes flying from the masts of very many deep-water vessels nowadays, though there are not wanting signs of the re- vival of American shipping. Within twenty years there has practically been no increase in our merchant marine. Between 1874 and 1SS4 it declined about 560,000 tons, but it has been built up again during the last ten years until it now reaches 25,000 tons more than in 1S74. An examination of its distri- bution shows that there are 500,000 tons of American shipping now less en- gaged in foreign trade than twenty years ago, but there are 500,000 tons more engaged in coastwise trade. During the year ISO: J there were :!,S74 vessels of 0,000,005 tons register engaged in our foreign shipping, which were entered at this port. There were also 3,715 vessels of 5,751,826 tons that cleared from New York the same year. This was an average of nearly twenty-one vessels entering and leaving this port every day of the year, Sundays included. Two-thirds of the number entering and clearing were steamers, but five-sixths of the total tonnage was included in these steam- ships. Of the whole number of vessels engaged in the foreign trade of the United States, 5,027 entered at the port of New York, while 20.728 entered at all other American ports. Those entering at New York aggregated over 7,000.000 tons register, while those entering at all other ports aggregated only 12,507,000 tons registry. The number of ships that cleared from New York in ISO:; was 4.025 of 0.0:10.000 tons register. The number of clearances from all other ports was 27.010 vessels of 13,121,000 tons register. Of the total 5.027 entrances at this port in 1898, 856 were American ships with a tonnage of 383,156, and 1.265 were foreign ships, with a tonnage of 800.000. Iii the same year there were 207 American steamers, 505,170 tons, and 2.0>00 foreign steamers. 5.266,665 tons, entered at New York. The clearances during the year 1S03 were 4.025 in all. of which 002 were Ameri- can ships. 302,565 tons; 1,228 foreign ships. 732,506 tons; 308 American steamers. 585.042 tons; foreign steamers 2.487, 5.010.320 tons. The following is a summary of arrivals from foreign ports for the year 1804: 104 «f NEW YO Nationality. American 330 67 155 76 497 British 1,604 80 141 57 50! German 444 23 22 Norwegian 160 5 36 — - Dutch 144 4 1 3 French 92 4 Italian 13 4 73 Belgian 77 Spanish 57 2 Danish 32 1 1 Portuguese 21 3 Swedish 5 1 Russian 4 Austrian 1 5 Haytian 1 3 Hawaiian 1 3 Brazilian 2 Totals 8,984 185 450 144 998 1.125 2.383 489 201 152 96 92 59 34 24 8 6 6 4 3 2 4.761 Annexed is a recapitulation of coastwise arrivals for same year: EASTERN PORTS. Mouth. January 37 1 1 — 265 304 Fehruary 32 1 200 233 March 33 1 514 548 April 24 1 1 707 733 May 24 1 826 851 June 87 1 2 745 775 July 26 2 711 739 August 28 1 2 775 806 September 35 1 1 1 742 783 October 32 1 1 — 694 728 November 28 l ] 7.-,K 786 December 26 — 1 3 562 592 Totals 852 5 12 12 7,479 7,878 SOUTHERN PORTS. January 129 February 1 l l March 120 April 112 May 118 June 107 July 110 August 101 September 93 October 136 November 120 December in Totals 1,398 1 1 1 108 240 1 5 88 205 1 1 183 305 2 156 270 1 .> 1 . 208 380 1 :i 2 197 310 5 g 242 359 2 4 156 268 1 2 I 203 303 1 175 314 1 1 168 297 1 5 3 197 347 10 39 15 2,081 3,543 K- 1 894, * THE IMMENSE VOLUME OF FOREIGN COMMERCE. NEW YORK'S pre-eminent position in the maritime commerce of tlie Western Hemisphere is due to many causes, chiefly to its advan- tageous geographical situation, its spacious and magnificent har- bor, with miles and miles of water-front, lined with commodious docks, mammoth warehouses, etc., and its splendid facilities for the storing, shipping and trans-shipping of freight and merchandise, to say nothing of the energy and enterprise of its merchants and business men. Some idea of the extent of the maritime commerce of this city may be had from the fact that more than one-half of the foreign trade of the United States, both imports and exports, with every section of the globe, is transacted through this port. In twenty years the foreign trade of New York has grown from $666,000,000 in 1874 to more than a billion dollars in 1S93. In the same year, 1893, the total import and export trade of the United States amounted to $1,867,426,747, of which §1,013,399,807 passed through this port. In this connection it w 7 ill be interesting to study how- the foreign trade of New York is divided : what proportion consists of imports of foreign goods and also what proportion consists of exports of goods of American produce or manufactures. During the past twenty years the value of the foreign goods imported at New York has increased from £387,000.000 in 1874 to $528,000,000 in 1893. This was a gain of £141,000.000. In connec- tion with the imports of foreign goods is the very interesting fact, that the value of dutiable goods imported was more than 842,000,000 less in 1893 than it was in 1874, while the value of the goods admitted into this country free of duty had increased in the same period by about 8183.000,000. Turning next to the exports from the port of Xew York, we find that there has been an increase of almost $75,000,000 in their value since 1874. The aggregate of the exports of domestic produce and manufactured goods from New York in 18: exceeded £348.000,000 out of the total exports from the whole country, amounting to £452,500,000, thus showing that the shipments of American goods from this port alone to foreign countries constitute three-fourths of the entire export trade of the United States. As a distributing centre New York is unequalled, but the proportion of foreign goods imported is rather larger than the proportion of domestic goods exported, when compared with the total figures of the whole coun- try. The imports at this port for 1893 amounted to £560.864,234, and the exports to £452,535,063, making a total of $1,013,399,807. CUSTOM HOUSE BUSINESS. FEW persons outside of those immediately concerned have any iden of the magnitude of the business transacted at the New York Cus- tom House every hour of the commercial day. The exports and imports of America find their foremost clearing houses in this peer- 4f NEW YORK?-1894, * 105 less harbor. The annual exports and imports of the United States a hun- dred years ago amounted to some §50,000,000. To-day, including specie, they reach §2,000.1)00.(100, of which nearly half represents imports, while 8:100.000,000 represents exports of cotton, nearly 8500,000.000 exports of grain, breadstuff* and provisions, and 8SO.OOo.000 exports of specie. Nearly two-fifths of the exports of the country go through New York, while two-thirds of the imports enter through this port — that is, $600,000,- 000 of imports arrive here and are distributed every year. New York exports per annum amount to s500.000.000 out of a total exportation of >l ,350,000,000 from all American ports, its closest competitor being New Orleans, with HOO-,000,000. Baltimore exports but 875,000,000. Boston 870,- 000,000. and Philadelphia 837,000,000. The custom duties have increased materially in twenty years. In 1S74, the total receipts from customs at all ports of entry in the United States were $161,875,384, of which $110,481,879 were collected in New York. The greatest amount of customs revenue was collected in 1890, when the government received over 8220,000,000 of revenue from that source, New York's contribution being nearly 8154,000.000. In 1893, the total amount of customs duties collected in the United States reached 8202.S15.7S4, of which New York's share was 81-">7.2(il.5SS. showing that this port contributes to the Government revenues fully two-thirds of the entire receipts collected through the custom house department. COTTON AND COTTON FABRICS. IN addition to supplying our own manufacturers, we furnish the raw material for manufacturers of cotton goods in other parts of the world. Although cotton is no longer " king," the production and consumption are enormous. During the past ten years there has been somewhat of a decrease in the shipments.to foreign countries. The follow- ing figures show the exports of cotton from this city from 1S74 to 1893, and from the whole United States in lSli:!: Year. Pounds. Value. 1H74 237.S55.55S $ 41.490.507 1880 3iw.si5.32l 86,318,941 1SS5 3S0.324.303 40,044.779 1890 400.713.507 41,265,988 1S01 3S5.504.900 39.794.201 1592 3S7.562.49fi 34.773.3S9 1593 356,394,080 30.777.59S 1893 U.S. 2,212.115.126 18S.771.445 The importation of cotton fabrics has increased in recent years, and the value of imports of manufactured goods in 1803 exceeded the value of the exports of the raw material from this port that year as is shown by the table appended. IMPORTS OF COTTON MANUFACTURES. Year. New York. Total U. S. 1874 $23,709,180 $28,193,869 1880 26.502.501 29.929.366 1885 21.307.111 27.197.211 1890 22.958.165 29,918,055 1891 22.957.049 29.712.624 1892 21,837,770 28.323.811 1893 25,070,874 33.500.293 OUR GREAT COFFEE TRADE. IT has been roughly estimated that the United States uses 375.000 bags of coffee every month, while the whole of Europe consumes only about 540,000 bags. We take fully two-thirds of the entire coffee product of Rio Janeiro which sent us 2.000.0(H) bags in 1803. The receipts of coffee at New York were less than 173,000,000 pounds in 1874, but they were almost 470,000,000 pounds in 1893, out of a total supply received at all ports in the United States, amounting to 563,000,000 pounds during the same year. It is thus evident that New York controls the coffee market of this country, we receiving more than four-fifths of the total supply, as can be seen from the following exhibit: IMPORTS OF COFFEE. Year. Pounds. Value. 1874 172.505,005 $ 33. IS5,.V>9 1880 316.041.921 43.512,094 1885 414.441.865 34. 147.226 1890 112,129,057 64,477,889 1891 426.151.897 78.802.715 1802 562.S15.305 112,662, too 1893 169.702.207 66.537.057 1803 U. S. 568, 169.068 SO. 185.558 EXPORTS OF PETROLEUM. IN 1893, the shipments of refined oil to foreign countries were S03,6S0,- 000 gallons, the largest quantity ever known; of this enormous quan- tity not less than 470,000,000 gallons of petroleum were shipped from New York, the next largest shipping port being Philadelphia, which exported 203,000. 000 gallons. The shipments from New York for twenty years are as follows: Year. Gallons. Value. 1874 151.057.890 $85,798,498 1880 3I0.2SI.IM1 2H.06O.482 1885 396.058,761 35.663.845 1890 463.822.727 37.440.978 1891 478,555 585 37.289,460 1892 446487, 1 15 30. t!«,960 1803 160. 121,794 27,844,581 1803 U. S. 803.680,186 42.100.397 106 «f NEW YORK- 1 894, * THE TRADE IN FLAX GOODS- EXPORTS OF PORK AND PORK PRODUCTS. THERE has been but little variation in the importations of flax goods at New York of late years. Since 1874, however, the increase has been considerable, In 1890, the imports of flax goods at this port amounted to over $20,000,000. In 1893, they were slightly under that figure, while the total imports of flax goods for the whole country for the same year were a little more than $28,000,000. The following table gives the imports of flax goods at the port of New York and at all ports of the United States from 1874 to 1893: Year. 1874 1880 1KK5 181)0 1691 1892 New York. Sl4.3rii.173 18,776,330 15,054.959 20,818,530 17,564,801 1K.043.HS4 19,703,337 Total U. S. $17,472.7.55 22.4K1.1II7 20,492.3*6 28,421,279 24,( 124,094 20.2113.217 28.130,094 LIVE STOCK AND BEEF EXPORTS. TWENTY years ago our exports of beef cattle were merely nominal, amounting to only 12(57 head in 1874. In 1S92, we shipped abroad 153,605 head of cattle, worth 814,227,753, though this trade fell off considerably in 1893. The total export of cattle from all ports of the United States in the same year wore 287,000 head, worth $26,000,000. Our foreign trade in beef products also has grown very materially during the last decade or two. The largest quantity ever shipped from New York was in 1891, being 220,000,000 pounds, worth 810,000,000. EXPORTS OF BEEF CATTLE. Year. Number. Value. 1874 1,267 $ 226.K94 1NK0 65,151 6.047.914 1885 48,182 4,846,375 1890 150.624 12.404.294 1891 148,393 12.042,552 1802 1.53,605 14,227.753 1K93 109,835 10.4K7.iC3 1893 U. S. 287,094 26,032,428 EXPORTS OF BEEF. Year. Pounds. Value. 1374 22.443.121 $ 1,782,963 1880 93,867,403 7.572,081 1885 1 10,392,607 10.357.0-28 1890 186,649,885 13.195.306 1891 219.271,332 15,905,200 1892 173,438,484 13.554,775 1893 2Oii.9K8.270 15,218,676 1893, U. S. 343,808.180 28,162,186 THAT the American hog is popular abroad is amply attested by the great demand for our pork in foreign countries. We exported in 1893, 52,500,000 pounds of pork, of which nearly 37,000,000 pounds were shipped from New York. The growth of our trade in lard has been phenomenal. In twenty years it has grown from 100, 000,000 pounds to more than 305. 000.000 pounds. Another important item of our export trade in pork products is the large shipments of bacon and hams, of which we supplied 474,000,000 pounds, worth 845,700.000 to foreign markets in 1893, 27.000,000 pounds being shipped from this port. EXPORTS OF PORK. Year. Pounds. Value. 1874 42,482,749 $3,583,640 1880 52.442.156 3.151.477 1885 38.472.161 2.716.909 1890 43.304.737 2.719.253 1891 46.247.066 2,828,702 1892 48,486.433 2.920.893 1893 36,764,495 2.961.042 1893, U. S. 52,459,722 4.116,946 EXPORTS OF LARD. Year. Pounds. Value. 1874 160.870.982 $14,946,337 1880 265.786 447 19,891,134 18R5 205.429.074 16.127.332 1890 312.387.050 21 .636.208 1891 319.464.140 21 . 198.802 1892 399,585,152 20.907.447 1893 280,196.084 21.554.803 1893. U. S. 365.693.501 34,643.993 EXPORTS OF BACON AND HAM. Year. Pounds. Value. 1874 238.602.635 $23,202,938 1880 513.404.956 31.766.617 1885 249.051.773 23.112.629 1890 306.038,598 24.895.150 1891 274.644.543 21.944.902 1892 285.464.529 22.861.: 309 1893 206.990.188 19.620.632 1893. U. S. 473.936.329 45.714.566 ♦KNEW YORK- 1894,^ in? MIDDLETON & CO., Shipping and Commission Merchants, Nos. 60 and 02 New Street. — New York is ably maintaining her su- premacy in every branch of the import and export trade. Repre- sentative among her leading shipping and commission merchants is the firm of Messrs. Middlcton & Co.. which is an old and honored house, having been founded on the first of January. IS34, by Thomas D. Middlcton, 'who still survives at an advanced age. On the first of May, 1835, he admitted his brother, John X. B. Middleton, when the firm-name became Middleton & Co. On the first of January, 1S72, the honored founder of the house retired, and Messrs. Clifford L. and Austin I). Middleton, sons of the surviving partner, were admitted to the firm, followed by the admission, on the first of January. 1S76, of Mr. Donalds. L. Lee. Mr. Austin I). Middleton retired on the first of January, lssT, and on the 4th of May, ISilO, occurred the death of Mr. John X. IJ. Middleton. after a lengthy and honorable business career and a connection with this house covering a pe- riod of fifty-five years. This firm give their special attention to the ship- ping and vessel trade, act as agents for owners of vessels, operating prin- cipally in the Bermudas, West Indies, British and Dutch Guiana. They likewise buy, sell, import and export merchandise of all kinds, on commis- sion. Mr. Middleton resides on Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn, is a member of the Produce Exchange, a director of the American Union Life Insurance Company, of New Vork. member of the Brooklyn Riding and Driving Club, Hamilton, Marine and Field Clubs, and has been an officer of the National Guard of the state for many years. Mr. Lee is also a resident of Brooklyn, a member of the Produce and Maritime Exchanges, and of the Brooklyn Riding and Driving Club. PARRAGA B HOT HERS, Commission Merchants. No. :>S William Street. — The linn of Messrs. Parraga Brothers, the well-known commission merchants, at the above address, will remove about May 1st to the new •"Wallace" Building, Nos. 56 and 58 Pine Street. They have the reputation of doing a large business in the ex- portation of American products to all parts of Central and South America. They possess. exceptional qualifications fitting them in a preeminent degree to exactly meet the requirements of a widespread and critical trade abroad, and have been established in the business here since 1889. They have a foundation understanding of the wants and requirements of the people of South and Central America. Mexico and Cuba, and have already proved themselves eminently popular and successful in meeting ail de- mands. They are in a position to handle American manufactures and prod- ucts in the most advantageous manner, making sales to the mutual advantage of both buyer and seller. The demands of the South American people are fully and satisfactorily met. and the firm, by their laudable am- bition to excel, have become widely recognized. By maintaining a high standard in their exports. Messrs. Parraga Brothers are contributing very materially to retain to New York the supremacy in the American export trade, while the large volume of their business affords the best possible proof of the reliability of their methods and policy. Messrs. R. E. and C. P. Parraga have resided in this city since childhood, and have been in this class of business all their lives. Their father was a member of the firm of I). DeCastro A- Co.. in the same line, and Mr. R. E. Parraga entered their employ as a junior clerk and worked his way up until he became attorney for t lie linn. WG. E. SLOVER, Ship Stores, Chandlery and Engineers' Sup- plies, No. 47 South Street. — When a house engaged in this line of trade has been conducted with uniform success for a period of years almost equal to three-fourths of a century, and still holds a foremost position in the ranks of the trade, it is plainly evident that its affairs have been conducted upon the strictest principles of fair, square dealing and the handling of none but first-class goods. Such are the- conditions upon which the old and well-known house of Mr. W. G. F. Slover rests, dealer in ship stores, chandlery and engineers' supplies. This old and veteran landmark to the shipping trade of this city was founded originally in 1824, by Messrs. August Whitlock & Co., and was con- ducted by them with unvarying success until I SOU, when it passed into the hands of Messrs. William S. Whitlock & Co.. w ho were succeeded ten years later by Messrs. Whitlock, Slover & Co.. and in 1SS4 they by Slover & Tyler. In January. 1S'.i4. the business passed into the hands of the present proprietor, Mr. W. G. F. Slover. a native of this city and a resident of Westchester county. He is thoroughly experienced in all branches of the trade, and under his enterprising management and direction the trade is annually increasing in volume and importance. The premises occupied are very spacious and commodious, admirably equipped and fitted up with special reference to the business: comprising a four-story building, 20 x 100 feet in measurement, and employment is furnished a full force of compe- tent assistants. A full and complete stock is kept constantly on hand, con- sisting of ropes, cables and cordage of all sizes and lengths, duck and can- vas, chains, hardware, galley supplies, canned goods and preserved fruits, provisions, lish, etc., also engineers' tools and supplies, such as lubricating oils, grease, cotton waste, emery paper, etc., etc. A specialty is the New Bedford Copper Company's sheathing metal. " Bertram's" oil polish and other well-known manufactured goods. The goods sold here are all of the very best quality, and lowest prices are quoted. The office is neatly and appropriately fitted up and fully equipped for the prompt filling of all ord- ers, including telchone call, " No. 1023a Broad." Mr. Slover is a young man, full of energy and enterprising, and is well and favorably known in shipping and commercial circles. 108 4f NEW ATLAS LINE, Mail Steamers to West Indies and South America, Pirn, Forwood & Kellock, General Agents, No. 24 State Street. — The habit of spending the winter months in the tropics is increasing steadily, the trip being so easily made, and furnishing such an at- tractive means of escaping the inclemency of our northern winters. The restorative effects of the sea voyage, also, are so pronounced that physi- cians prescribe such voyages as more potent in stimulating convalescence than medicines or drugs. The favorite line of vessels for making this (puck change from the icy blasts of winter to the region of ceaseless summer, is the Atlas Steamship Company, of which Messrs. Tim, Forwood & Kellock are general agents at No. 24 State Street. That firm have been the agents of the line ever since it was established, twenty-three years ago. The Atlas Steamship Company sends a vessel weekly to the West Indies and the Spanish Main, touching at the ports of Jamaica, Hayti, Cartagena, Savan- illa. and Port Limon in Costa Rica. The company's fleet comprises nine iron and steel steamers, built by the most celebrated ship-builders in Scotland. They are constructed in compartments, and fitted up specially for the con- veyance of passengers to the tropics. The accommodations are of the best description, the steamers being furnished with every requisite for making their flips safely and agreeably. The company boasts of the remarkable record that in the quarter-century of its existence it lias never lost a life by shipwreck, and its officers are men of the highest character and experi- ence. There are several routes to select from available by this line, rang- ing from twenty-five to thirty-five days in duration, during which the pas- senger makes the ship his hotel, retaining his cabin and living aboard the entire voyage. The expense averages about five dollars a day, which is very moderate considering the lirst-class quality of the accommodations and fare. Only first-class passengers are taken. The Atlas line carries the United States mail. It also does a large business in South American freight. In addition to the New York office it is represented in Liverpool by Messrs. Leech, Harrison & Forwood ; in London by Forwood Bros. & Co.; and in Jamaica by W. Peploe Forwood. The Liverpool firm above named is one of the oldest shipping houses in England, and all of them enjoy the highest standing in the commercial world. Jr. METZGEK & CO, Custom House Brokers and Foreign Express and Freight Carriers, Proprietors of the Universal Express, No. 30 Broadway. — A long established, prosperous and thoroughly respon- sible house engaged in this line of business in the city of New York is the Universal Express, of which Messrs. J. C. Metzger ife Co. are the proprietors. This well-known enterprise was founded originally by the present proprietors, Messrs. J. C. and K. Metzger, and from the start devel- oped a very liberal and substantial patronage, derived principally from among our leading exporters and importers. The firm is prepared to send 1 894, * all kinds of freight, packages, valuable goods, special communications, etc., to all parts of the civilized world. Their connections extend to all commercial centres with none but first-class and reliable concerns, embrac- ing the special line of collect on delivery system for foreign shipments, thereby insuring prompt delivery of goods and speedy returns. They enjoy special facilities also for shipments from foreign countries to the United States, with safety and speed, and at lowest rates. The firm are also custom house brokers, and United States customs notaries, being duly authorized by the secretary of the treasury to administer oaths at their office. The office of the firm is amply spacious and commodious, neatly and appropriately fitted up with every convenience and facility, including telephone connection, No. 3890 Cortlandt. They are also postal agents for Switzerland. Both are young men of superior business ability, and are highly esteemed. The Universal Express runs from New York to all points in Great Britain, France, Germany, Austria. Switzerland. Belgium. Holland, Copenhagen, Christiania. Denmark. Sweden, Norway. Italy, Spain. Port- ugal, Russia, Turkey, Greece, Servia, Roumania; Africa, ports of Egypt. Tunis, Tripoli, Algeria, Morocco ports; India, principal ports; Aus- tralia, New Zealand ports; China and Japan ports. Rates to all other places on application. Parcels for shipment called for free of charge. MUNSON STEAMSHIP LINE to Cuba and Mexico, W. I). Munson, Agent. No. SO Wall Street. — The commerce of the great city of New- York is growing with phenomenal rapidity, and in no branch have more rapid and marked developments been made than in the transportation of freight to Cuba and Mexico direct by steamer. One of the leaders in this business is the Munson Steamship Line, conducted by Mr. \V. D. Munson as agent, with telephone, " 1240 Cortlandt." This line controls five steamships and several sailing vessels, the latter sailing between Havana and New York, and the steamers making regular trips between New York and Cardenas, Matanzas, Sagua, Caibarien, Nue vitas, Gibara and other ports in Cuba and Mexico. Freight of all kinds is trans- ported and forwarded to all European ports, and the line offers exceptional advantages to shippers in a prompt and direct service and lirst-class steamers. Steamers start from Pier 6, North River, foot of Rector Street. The best possible facilities are possessed for shipping-bulky and heavy- weight speedily and at the low est rates, and much of the valuable com- merce of New York passes through this line. Insurance is effected in first- class companies on the most favorable terms. Mr. Munson lias been established in business here since 1876, and inaugurated the sailing line in 1S82, and the steamship line in 1892. He is a native of New England, in the active prime of life, of excellent standing at home and abroad, and fully merits the popularity lie now enjoys. « NEW YORK- 1 894, * l()!t HAMILTON' H. SALMON & CO.. Importers. Exporters, Commis- sion Merchants, Banks Building, Nos. 133-187 Front Street. — This firm are especially prominent as dealers in muriate of potash, sulphate of potash, double manure salt. Kainit. Sylvinit. and all other products Of the Stassfurt mines; also, dried blood, sulphate of am- monia, tankage, raw and ground hones, nitrate of soda: boneblack, and all ;% 1 ' ; • / * . Hamilton H. Salmon. other fertilizer materials. The business was founded twenty years ago, by Hamilton H. Salmon. Sr.. who died in 1S80. after an honorable and suc- cessful business career, and was succeeded by his son and name-sake and Mr. Richard Brandt. They have steadily maintained the highest of repu- tations for the excellent quality of their specialties and for their moderate tariff of prices, developing a trade of great magnitude with most influen- tial connections. The proprietors have made a close study of the require- ments of American manufacturers and agriculturists, and can best fill all orders and commissions so as to insure absolute satisfaction. Being direct importers and handling full lines at all times, they are prepared to offer inducements not duplicated elsewhere. Orders by telephone "1338 Cort- landt," by telegraph or mail, receive immediate and careful attention. R. Brandt. Mr. Salmon is a native New Yorker, a resident of Brooklyn, and a member of the Atlantic Yacht Club, and the Riding and Driving Club of Brooklyn. Mr. Brandt was born in Germany, coming to this country fifteen years ago. and was employed by the house before becoming a partner. Both are ex- pert authorities in their trade, conducting business on the broad ba>i> of equity, and making friends in all their movements. 110 «C NEW RC. LAYTON & CO., Warehousemen and Forwarders, Office No. 64 South Street, N. Y. — There are few, if indeed any, in their line in this city who are more widely or more favorably known than R. C. Layton & Co., warehousemen and forwarders. They have capacious and well-equipped warehouses as above, and Nos. 38 to 68 At- lantic Dock, Brooklyn, illustration herewith. They have first-class facili- ties for storing, transferring, etc., and enjoy a very substantial patronage. They have been established for the past seventeen years, and from the start have been highly prosperous. The firm is composed of Messrs. R. C. Layton and F. E. Hender son. They are gentlemen in the lull prime of life and are natives of New York State. Both are men of energy and enterprise, of busi- ness ability and experience, and are well known in commercial and mari- LAYTON'S STORES, l\ r os. 38, 40, 42, 44, 40, 48, 50, 52, 54, 50, 58, 00, 02, 04, 00, 08. NORTH AND SOUTH PIERS, ATLANTIC DOCK, BROOKLYN. time circles. Their New York warehouse is a substantial, six-story and basement fire-proof structure, and has a number of separate compartments. It is clean, perfectly dry and thoroughly ventilated, and all conveniences are provided. No fibrous goods are stored here. Lay ton's Stores, Atlantic Dock, Brooklyn, cover an extensive area and are excellently adapted for the storage of sugar, cotton, tobacco, Hour, provisions, lard, etc., etc.. for home trade or export. I!. ('. Layton & Co. own and have in service forty or more horses and a large number of trucks and delivery wagons, and employ as many as 150 in help. Merchandise of all kinds is carefully stored by them, at reasonable rates, and warehouse receipts are issued on goods on storage with them, upon which they make advances. ?K- 1 894, $» PERRY, RYER & CO., Custom House Brokers, Forwarders and No- taries, Nos. 65 Beaver Street and 20 Exchange Place. — The value and importance of the services rendered to the mercantile world by the custom house broker in a large centre of trade such as New York, are known only to the initiated, and are but dimly understood by out- siders. A leading firm engaged in the business here is that of Messrs. Perry, Ryer & Co., who are also general forwarders and notaries, and whose opera- tions are conducted on a broad, sound and substantial basis. The business of this house was founded in 1878, by Messrs. Edward W. Perry and John C. Ryer, who subsequently admitted to partnership interest Messrs. Edward T. Coons and (i. Fred Esty, who had been connected with the concern from its inception. The firm is an influential and enterprising member of the commercial community and its business is. conducted with an energy and ability that places it in the foremost rank. Its operations are by no means confined to this city, but also extend to Boston and Philadelphia, while its correspondents are to be found in all the great trade centres of the world. The Philadelphia office. E. II. Bailey & Co., representatives, is at No. 406 Liberty Street, while the interests of the house in Boston are looked after by the Stone & Downer Company, of No. '>'■) State Street. Messrs. Perry. Ryer & Co.'s correspondents in London arc Hickie, Borman & Co., No. 14 Waterloo Place ; Paris, George Dunlap &■ Co., No. 38 Avenue de 1' Opera; Bremen and Hamburg. Louis Debus & Co.; Havre, J. A. Laude & Fils; Leghorn, William Miller; Liverpool, .lames Moss & Co., No. 31 James street. The firm transact a general custom house brokerage and forward- ing business, attending to the passing and entering of imports through the customs, and forwarding the same to destination. Their facilities are of the very best, and their customers are to be found all over the country. J 11. MEYER A CO., General Storage AVarchouses, Nos. 4, 6 and 8 Washington, 3 and 4 West and 2 and 3 South Streets. — One of t he most extensive concerns engaged in the general storage ware- house and forwarding business in the metropolis, is that of J. H. Meyer & Co., who have seven large warehouses at the above addresses. These warehouses are all for the storage of free merchandise, including teas, which may be here stored in bond. The business was originally founded in 186! I, by McMullcn. Meyer * Co., who were succeeded by Peck :> Front Street. 192, 194 and 335 Cherry Street, 578 and .">82 Water Street, and 8, 10 and 12 Gouverneur Lane. This well-known and responsible house has always maintained the highest of reputations for its honorable business methods, and from the date of its establishment has been the recipient of a large patronage. The individual members of the firm are Mr. William A. Avis, who with Mr. Ephriam Scudder, founded the concern in 1871, and from the start were the recipients of a very liberal and influential patronage, that now extends to all parts of the world. In 1883 Mr. II. E. Buermeyer was admitted into the firm as a partner, and in 1S86 Mr. Charles (i. Badeau became a part- ner under the present firm-title. The linn does a very extensive business in the handling of teas of all grades from China, Japan, Ceylon; also raw silks and fine importations from the East Indies and adjacent regions; and drugs, chemicals, dyewoods and botanic goods from all parts of the world. They also forward all classes of freight to foreign ports. The business is conducted upon the strictest lines of integrity, and all consignments are handled with scrupulous care for consigners, while returns are made promptly and correctly. In the office and different warehouses a force of about seventy-five workmen are given steady employment. All orders re- ceive prompt attention, and consignments are placed most advantageously to consigners' interests, and advances are promptly forwarded on consign- ments when desired. The gentlemen constituting the firm are all active, wide-awake and reliable business men, highly honored and respected, and the reputation of their house is among the best in this great city. RAHT.IEVS AMERICAN COMPOSITION COMPANY. Office: No. 26 Heaver Street. — Rahtjen's American Composition Company, whose office is 'as above, with factories in Brooklyn, fills a niche in the in- dustrial and commercial activity of this city peculiarly its own. This company have acquired from Suter, Hartmann A- Rahtjen's Composi- tion Company, Ltd., of London, the sole rights for the manufacture and sale in the United States of their celebrated Rahtjen's Anti-fouling Compo- sition, (Hartmann's manufacture) for ships" bottoms, and of their Hart- mann's Grey Paint, (anti-corrosive) for use on the inside of ships, etc. They manufacture only the genuine " Red Hand Brand," identical in every respect with that made in London, and are prepared to supply the same In dealers and apply it to vessels. The success which these well-known com- 1 894, * 111 positions have obtained as preventives of corrosion and fouling, has in- duced many firms, both here and abroad, to imitate them. They continue, however, to hold their superiority, and are to-day more extensively used than any other in the world. Although apparently more costly than other compounds for similar purposes, Rahtjen's hard and smooth surface, which minimizes the skin friction on the hull (thus giving full effect to en- gine power), and its long period of freedom from fouling, make it the most economical. As evidence of its superiority, it is used as coating on such fast boats as the United States cruisers ••Concord,"' '•Cincin- nati,'' "'Detroit," "Montgomery" and "Newark"'; the training ship "Bancroft"'; the gunboat "Machias"; the torpedo boats '• dishing'' and "Destroyer"; and in the Revenue Marine, the police boat "Patrol"; the German-American steamships, "Furst Bismarck," "Augusta Vic- toria." " Normania " ; the Cunard steamship " < 'ampania " : the White Star steamships "Majestic" and "•Teutonic"; the Anchor Line steamship "City of Rome"; the International Line steamers " Paris " and " New York"; the North Oerman-Lloyd steamship "Fulda"; the steamboats "Albany," "New York," "Sandy Hook." •"Maine,'' and many others too numerous to mention. Mr. Otto L. Peterson, the president of the company, is a native of Denmark, who has resided here since childhood, and is a well-known member of the Maritime and Produce Exchanges, and of excellent repute in the business world. JAMES W. ELWELL * CO., Shipping and Commission Merchants, No. 47 South Street. — This is one of the oldest and most prominent New York houses connected with the foreign shipping interest. It was established fifty-six years ago. or to be exact May 1st, 1838, at No. 57 South Street, and is still under its original management. Mr. Elwell is the oldest living merchant in business in South Street. The firm of .lames W. Elwell & Co. are shipping and commission merchants, receiving and carrying freight to and from all ports in the world. They are the owners and part owners of over forty vessels, in addition to which extensive inter- est, they engage largely in the chartering and freighting of ships and steamers, and their commercial relationship extends around the circumfer- ence of the earth. Their offices, large and handsomely appointed, occupy an entire floor. 27 x 100 feet in dimensions, at the above address where six clerks are employed. The half century of the house's successful existence has made it familiar to the whole commercial world, while its liberal and upright methods and promptitude of action have invested it with a cor- responding degree of popularity. The firm are agents for the Cyprien Fabre & Co. line of steamships between New York and Mediterranean ports, which handles an extensive carrying trade. Mr. Elwell is a native of Maine, and his partner. Mr. Charles 1'. N'otman. was born in this State. They both reside in Brooklyn, where they enjoy social consideration in full keeping with their high commercial standing. 112 41 NEW YORK- 1 894, * W ROPES & CO., Importers and Exporters, No. 74 Wall Street.— This is one of the oldest commercial houses of the metropo- lis, it having' been established under the same firm-name which it bears now as far back as 1832. Besides the New York office the firm has a branch in St. Petersburg', which is extensively engaged in the manufacture of the products of Russian petroleum and also in the exportation of Russia Crash. It may not be generally known that the latter article, which for many years has been brought to this country in large quantities by Messrs. W. Ropes & Co., is entirely a product of hand labor. It is made by the peasants, in their homes, during the long winter months, from flax of their own raising. The thread is spun and the cloth woven by hand, and in the spring and summer it is taken to the nearest local fair for sale. There it is bought up by agents who transport it to St. Petersburg, where it is assorted for the American market into ten different grades and shipped in bales containing 750 yards each. No ma- chine-made goods can compare with genuine Russia Crash in wearing qual- ity; and the grades in which it is imported vary from the finest glass towelling to the coarsest goods suitable for any domestic use. In addition to their import trade the firm is engaged in exporting such American prod- ucts and merchandise as find a market in Russia. They were the first to ship American petroleum to that country; and when the Russian Govern- ment put a prohibitory duty on that article, in consequence of the opening of the oil wells at Baku, they erected the first refinery in Northern Russia for the manufacture of lubricating and burning oils from the Russian crude petroleum. This business they have carried on successfully for a number of years at their extensive works on Petroffsky Island in the river Neva, within the limits of St. Petersburg, where between 200 and 300 hands are constantly employed. No firm in this community is more widely or more favorably known in the higher commercial circles. FELIPE G. CANTON, Commission Merchant, Purchasing Agent for the Merida to Peto, and Merida to Valladolid Railroads, Columbia Building. No. 29 Broadway. — One of the most active and enter- prising houses engaged in the import and export trade, is that con- ducted by Mr. Felipe G. Canton. This gentleman established himself here in 1889, and does a business surpassed by but very few houses in this line in the city. Mr. Canton is a Mexican by birth and enjoys a large Mexican and South American trade, exporting all kinds of American productions, and importing hemp, coffee, skins, hides, etc. Consignments of merchan- dise are received daily, and Mr. Canton is in a position to guarantee quick sales and prompt returns. The business is done on orders and the house is recognized as one of the most reliable houses engaged in the trade here. Mr. Canton is also editor and proprietor of El Eco De La Exposition, which enjoys a large circulation in Mexico and South America, its object being to promote the commercial relations of these countries, and espe- cially Mexico, with the United States. It was established three years ago to promote the permanent Mexican Exposition in New York, which was the outcome of the Pan-American Company. He is also commercial represen- tative here for the States of Mexico, Zacatecas, Guerrero, Yucatan, Hidalgo, and San Luis Potosi, and purchasing agent for the Merida to Petro, and Merida to Valladolid Railroads, and makes frequent trips to Mexico in furtherance of his business relations. The success which has attended Mr. Canton's ably-directed efforts speaks well for the enterprise, ability, and strict integrity of the house. A KERN & CO., Import and Export Commission Merchants, No. 86 Broad Street. — This house has been in existence for sixteen years, and ranks among the leading mercantile concerns of the metropolis. Messrs. Kern & Co. import and export on com- mission, and have a very extensive and lucrative trade with Great Britain, Europe and Africa. The American goods they export are principally cotton, silk and wool waste. Their imports are largely connected with cotton and silk yarns, chemicals, colors, paper, etc. The connections of the firm are such as enable them frequently to offer special advantages, and their orders, of whatever magnitude, are always filled in the promptest and most satisfactory manner. Mr. A. Kern is a native of Mannheim, (iermany, but has resided in New York for twenty years. His partner, Mr. II. Kern, is his brother, and a native of Baden. Both gentlemen are highly respected and generally popular, their reputation being based upon strict adherence to honorable and legitimate business methods. GIBSON'S STEAMSHIP AGENCY, Drafts on Ireland. England, Scotland, Etc., No. 35 Broadway.— New York being the leading entry port of the United States, it naturally follows that the steamship agent's position is a most important one here, and that many citizens should be engaged in this line. One of the oldest, concerns engaged in this line is Gibson's Steamship Agency, which was originally founded thirty years ago by Messrs. Williams it Guion, who remained at the head of affairs up to February. 1804, when Mr. P. W. Gibson succeeded to the ownership. This gentleman has been connected with the establish, ment from its inception, and possesses a thorough knowledge of all branches of the business. Mr. Gibson books passengers to or from Queenstown, Liverpool, London and all parts of Europe, and also furnishes drafts and letters of credit on Ireland. England, Scotland and other European coun- tries. His London agents are Messrs. Melville, Fickus & Co., of No. 75 Lombard Street, London. Mr. Gibson has resided in New York for over thirty years, where he enjoys a most creditable reputation, and all transac- tions had with him are certain to result satisfactorily. 4C NEW YORK^ 1 * 113 Whaleback Steamer "Sagamobe," Johnston Line. JOHNSTON' LINE, New York. Baltimore and Mexico. (Win. .John- ston & Co., Limited,) Nos. .">. ti and 7 Produce Exchange Build- ing. — Among the numerous lines of coastwise steamers for which New York is the point of departure, there are few. if any. that have commended themselves to public favor so thoroughly or for so long a period of time as the Johnston Line. The principal office of the company is located at No. 21 Water Street. Liverpool, and there is a branch office, also, in Baltimore. Md.. conducted by Messrs. Patterson. Ramsay & Co.. on Gay Street. The New York office was established in April. 1 Si M . under the man- agement of Mr. J. T. Crawford, and is the only regular line of whaleback steamships in the world. The business of the company at this port is the carrying of freight only between the ports of New York. Baltimore and Mexico. Three first-class steamers of the whaleback type, and fitted with all the most modern appliances for safe and rapid handling of freight, are included in the service, viz: the "J. L. Colby" of 2,000 tons; the " Jessmore " of 3,000 tons; and the ''Sagamore " of 3,500 tons burden. One of these vessels sails from New York at intervals of ten days, touching at Baltimore on the outward trip, and coming directly through from Mexico to New York on the return. They also run a regular weekly line of steamers from Liverpool to Piraeus, Yolo, Salonica, Trebizonde, Constantinople, Bourgas, Varna, Sulina, Galatz, Ibrail, Baltimore and Montreal, also from London to Boston: London to Philadelphia; Antwerp to the Mediterranean and Danube, and Loudon to Port Royal, South Carolina. Their telegraphic and cable address is "Saint, Liverpool." The well-estab- lished reputation of this line for punctuality and dis- I patch has attached to it a large share of the exten- sive carrying traffic between the United States and Mexico, a trade that is steadily expanding. Through bills of lading are issued to all points on the Monte- rey & Mexican Gulf Railroad, and its connections in Mexico, the B. & O. P. R., 1!. & O. S. W. K. P., N. Y. C. & II. P. P.. West Shore, and Pennsylvania Railroads, and all their connections in the United States, and shippers receive the benefit of the lowest rates of insurance. Freight from New York is taken on board at the Atlantic Dock. Brooklyn: and the , loading berth of the line at Baltimore is at Piers Nos. 31 and 32 Locust Point. Mr. Crawford, the New York manager, has been all his life engaged in marine trade. He has been in command of several steamers and was for some years purser on one of the largest steamship lines running out of Chicago, and was for a long period secretary of the American Steel Barge Company. He is a native of Dela- ware, a gentleman of about forty-five years of age, and enjoys wide popu- larity, both afloat and ashore, in his business and social relationships. ED. MEYER. Commission Merchant, Nos. 136, 138 and 140 Front Street.— This gentleman transacts a general commission business, and is an extensive importer, also, of foreign goods and merchan- dise. Mr. Meyer established himself in business in this city in 1884, ami for nine years his office was at No. 35 Broadway. At his present address he has finely fitted offices, which comprise an area of seven hundred square feet, and employs a force of four clerks. The business of this con- cern is of very large proportions, including the handling of tobacco of every variety, "Picadura" cut tobacco being a specialty. Mr. Meyer does a 114 4f NEW YORK- 1 894, » large export trade in dry goods, groceries, furniture and general merchan- dise. His imports consist of rubber, coffee, cocoa, hides, etc. His business extends to all parts of the world and covers the whole area of the United States. Mr. Meyer stands high in the esteem of the commercial world, and owing his prominence entirely to his individual foresight and sagacity, lie richly merits the success he has achieved. He also does a small banking business with Europe, South America and the West Indies. F RED B. DALZELL & CO., Successors to C. P. Raymond* Co., Tow Boat Office, No. 70 South Street. — A prominent, long-established and prosperous linn engaged in sea, harbor and coast towing, and that has always maintained a most enviable reputation for first-class work and honorable business methods, is that of Fred 1>. Dalzell & Co., whose long and successful career in this busi- ness is well worthy of special mention in these pages. This old reliable concern was orig- inally founded in 1859 by Mr. C. P. Raymond, who was a thoroughly experienced and practical man in the business, and by his close attention to business he soon built up a very large and influential patronage. In L8S2 the business passed into the hands of C. P. Ray- mond & Co., which consisted of Messrs. C. P. Raymond. I!. M. Raymond and Fred. B. Dal- zell, under whose enterprising management the patronage continued to increase in volume and importance. Sometime afterward Mr. R. M. Raymond ceased to be a member of the firm, and owing to the deeply lamented decease of Mr. C. P. Raymond in is<)4, the entire business came under the management of Mr. Dalzell, who previous to his becoming a member of the firm was its bookkeeper. The present firm-name was assumed January 1st, last, when Mr. Freeland Dalzell. a brother of the senior partner, was admitted to an interest. The firm is prepared to ex- ecute promptly, at the shortest notice, all kinds of sea, harbor, sound and coast towing, and are fully equipped to perform all such service with such large and powerful tug boats as the C. P. Raymond. Indian, Fred. B. Dalzell, E. S. Atwood. J. Fred Lohman, Charles P. Raymond, and the "Katie D.," a propeller and water boat, which they have recently added to the fleet, all retaining the old trade mark of " R *' on their funnels. Mr. Dalzell is also agent for the Boston Tow Boat Company. The fleet employed is fully equipped for heavy and deep water work, as well as being thoroughly equipped for fire and wrecking purposes, and those employed are all fully experienced and practical men in their business. The offices of the company are amply spacious and commodious and provided with every facility for the transaction of business, including telephone connection, " Cortland t 314," and " Cortlandt 2954," and a res- idence telephone, "(308 Bedford," Brooklyn. Mr. Dalzell is a native of Athens-on-the-Iludson and resides in Brooklyn and a young man of su- perior executive ability. CARLETOX & M F- F A T, Commission Merchants, Nos. 132- 134 Front Street. — In former days, before the period of steamships, the East India trade was invested with ro- mantic associations, growing, doubtless, outof the remoteness of that Oriental region and the long periods of time consumed in the voyage there and back. Steam navigation has reduced the matter to a commonplace, commercial aspect, but the significance of the traffic be- tween the East Indies and the United States has not dimin- ished by reason of the quicker methods of transit. One of the representative houses in that line in New York is that of Carleton & Moffat, which occupies a con- spicuous position among the dealers in Oriental products of the metrop- olis. The In. use was established in 1S78, under the firm, name of I. Osgood Carleton. which in the following year was changed to Carleton & Moffat. In 1892 Mr. Moffat retired from the concern, though his name is still re- tained. The house does an exclusively commission business in all kinds of East India commodities, supplying the large dealers and jobbers in that line in all the large cities of the Union. Its trade is very extensive and sig- nificant in the commerce of New York. Mr. Carleton is still a young man, energetic and enterprising. He was born in Boston. Mass., but has for upwards of forty years resided in this city. He has a large social as well as business relationship, and is a popular member of the Down Town Club. 41 NEW YORK- 1 894, 115 VINCENT LOKSER. Freight and Ship Broker and Forwarding Agent, No. 25 Beaver Street. — The most important feature of the com- merce of New York, the one that has assured to this city its pre- eminence over all others as the great commercial metropolis of the new world, is undoubtedly its shipping trade. A walk around the innu- merable docks that line its shores on either river, or a tour around its har- bor, reveals the fact that all countries on the globe contribute to its foreign trade, and over the vessels that make this a regular port of call float the flags of all nations. The export business from here is also of immense proportions, and in all branches there is always great animation and activ- ity. Under these circumstances it is but natural that the ship broker and Forwarding agent should be an important and valuable member of the mercantile community. In the front rank of those who are prominently identified with this branch of business we lind Mr. Vincent Loeser, who is a native of Brooklyn, and has been connected with the shipping trade of New York since his early youth. He embarked in business for his own account in 1ST 1 .), and has since built up widespread and influential connections. He transacts a general business as a freight and ship broker and forwarding agent, chartering vesssels for any port in the world, securing cargoes, for- warding goods and merchandise to their destinations, effecting marine insurance in sound and reliable companies, securing through bills of lading, etc., etc. He is prompt, energetic, and reliable; his facilities are of the best, and his services are highly esteemed by whoever has once retained them- Mr. Loeser gives special attention to European, Australian, and East Indian trade, lie is a member of the Maritime and Produce Exchanges, and has representatives in Chicago and St. Louis, those in the former city attending to the business in the West and Northwest, and those in St. I.. mis to that of the South and Southwest, thereby facilitating the business transactions of the house with all parts of the continent. CHARLES BLEIDORN, Custom House Broker, Customs Notary, and Forwarding Agent, Room No. 4. No. 25 William Street. — Mr. Charles Bleidorn undoubtedly possesses as wide and in- fluential an acquaintance among importers as that enjoyed by any other mail/ One reason for this is to be found in his personal- ity, but the most important are to be found in his many years of intimate association with the importing trade, and in the faithfulness with which he has uniformly discharged the many trusts committed to his care. His personal history is interesting; born in New York, he early in life evinced that aptitude for commercial pursuits which seems inherent in New York- ers, and made his first start in active business in 1852, as clerk for Burton & Waibel. While working there the civil war broke out and he was among the earliest to respond in defence of the Union, serving during 1861 and 1802 in the 20th New York Volunteers, a regiment which was distinguished above all its contemporaries in a noble record of active service. Enlisting as a private he rose through successive promotions to the rank of second lieutenant, and as an officer was brave and efficient, winning alike the com- mendation and confidence of his superiors in command. Returning from the war he again took up the cares and responsibilities of civil life and went back to the stores of Mr. F. Waibel as clerk. In 1870 he was taken into partnership and the firm became Waibel & Bleidorn. Mr. Waibel died in 1878, and since then Mr. Bleidorn has continued the business alone, lie handles dry goods, drugs, hardware, wines, liquors, paper, and a variety of other goods, in all of which he is an expert, and makes a specialty of protests and appeals, in which his general and special knowledge and his long practical experience render his service of special value. Mr. lilei- dorn is a popular member of the New York State Commandery of the Loyal Legion. WILLIAM FOEKSTER & CO., Import and Export Merchants, No, b'57 Duane Street. — There is no more important contribution to the development of the commercial supremacy of New York over all other American cities than the import and export trade, and in the front rank of houses engaged in it is that of Messrs. Wil- liam Foerster & Co. The house also has a branch in Germany, at (i alte Groeninger Strasse. Hamburg. This nourishing business was inaugurated in 1882, by Messrs. William Foerster, Siegfried Berju and Oscar O. Fried- lander, both the Hamburg and the New York establishments being opened simultaneously. Messrs. Foerster and Berju reside in Hamburg, while Mr. Friedlander looks after the New York end of the business. The latter is a man of long practical experience in this line of trade, having been act- ively engaged in it for some fifteen years previous to forming his present connection. From the outset the firm built up a large and important ex- port and import trade, which has since steadily increased in volume at a rapid ratio. The shipments and receipts annually reach a very large fig- ure. They handle all kinds of merchandise, exporting large quantities of lumber, cotton, and other American products to Germany, France and England, and importing from these countries globes, shades, prisms, gen- eral lamp and electric glassware, linens, mohair plushes, and other staple articles. The firm have large warehouses in this city, and have at all times in store some two or three thousand cases of goods. They are sole agents for the United States of several great European manufacturing establish- ments, such as those of A. Baertson, A. Buysse. and Gustav Steurbaut, all of Ghent, Belgium, manufacturers of linens; Bertelsmann iVr Niemann, of Bielefeld. Germany, manufacturers of mohair plushes, etc., etc. The facili- ties for filling orders of any magnitude, and for executing commissions promptly and satisfactorily, are of the best, and the trade in this country extends to every state and territory. The members of the firm are all na- tives of Germany. 4f NEW YORK- 1 894, * WM. H. FORCE & CO., Forwarders, Weighers and Commission Merchants, Fire, Marine Insurance and Custom House Brokers, No. 7S Front Street. — Tlie custom house broker and forward, ing agent plays a very important part in the industries of the present day, especially in large maritime ports of entry like New York. He is the connecting link between the importer and the officer of the gov- ernment entrusted with the collection of import duties, saving the former a vast amount of time, annoyance and troublesome delays. A prominent, popular and thoroughly reliable house engaged in this important branch of business here is that of Messrs. Wm. H. Force & Co. This linn act as for- warders, weighers, and commission merchants; and as fire, marine insur- ance and custom house brokers. The business was originally established in 1S73, by Geo. H. Glover & Co.. who were succeeded by Glover. Force & Co., in 1S74; Wnrf H. Force & Co., in 1883; Waterbury li«-.l brass, giving the boat a neat and finished appearance. In a series of runs over the measured mile course of the W»nnesqi»am Boat flub, on the 118 * NEW YORJO-1894, * Yankee Doodle Merrimack River, in slack water, she developed a mean speed of 30 miles per hour, having covered the course during this trial at the rate of 30.5 miles per I hour. The engine is of the Mosher Triple Expansion type, having cylinders !), 14^ and 22 inches diameter by inches stroke, which has indicated 450 horse power when making about 560 revolu- tions per minute. The engine is pro- vided with an inboard surface condenser, independent air and feed pumps and blower engines for forced draught. The boiler is of the Mosher Safety Water Tube Marine type, with a working press- ure of 27"> pounds per square inch, having 800 square feet of heating surface and 24 j square feet of grate surface. The Van- r — - ^ kee Doodle, originally known as the = _ Buzz, was built in the season of ISSS-'.i for Mr. Mosher's own use. She is now ~ owned by Messrs. McBride Bros., of Philadelphia. She is a trunk cabin Speed, 29.6 Milks Per Hour. Norwood. Speed. 30. launch, 50 feet long, 61 feet beam and 30 inches draught of w ater. There is a small deck aft, forward of which is a cock pit which adjoins a spacious cabin. The machinery and boilers are amidships. She is decked over flush with the rail, from the bow aft to the forward bulk- head of the cabin, and is provided with a roomy pilot house. This launch at- tained a speed of 2Qj6 miles per hour, which record was made during a race on July 4th, 18(12. on the Schuylkill Kiver, in slack water, over a measured mile JP- course, which was covered in 2 minutes 1 3-5 seconds. The engines consist of a pair of the Mosher simple high press- ^ ure direct acting, each with cylinders 8 ;_ inches in diameter and S inches stroke, having indicated l'J4-horse power when = making 722 revolutions per minute, w ith ^ a steam pressure of 150 pounds per square inch. The boiler has 300 square Peu Hon: 4f NEW YORX>-1894,»' 119 feet of heating surface and S square feet of grate surface. All of the above mentioned yachts have proven themselves to be excellent sea boats. Mr. Mosher is also the inventor of the Mosher Patent Safety Water Tube Boilers, adopted by the United States Navy Department, and the Mosher Patent Propeller. He has recently completed four boilers for four United States torpedo boats in course of erection, and his patent boilers are now in use on more than half of the torpedo boats belonging to the Government. He supplies patent steam separators, triple and quadruple expansion engines, Ball thrust bearings, propellers, etc., guaranteeing lighter machinery and greater power put in less space than that of any other design. All demands upon his resources are met in a thoroughly prompt and satisfactory manner. Mr. Mosher is a Massachusetts man by birth, a member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, and the Bijou Council of Naval Engineers, and widely esteemed for his genius, skill and thorough reliability. DAVIES, TURNER & CO., Foreign Express and Freight Carriers Custom House Brokers, N'os. 40 and 42 Broadway.— The leading and best known house in the metropolis, engaged as foreign ex- press and freight carriers and custom house brokers, is that of Messrs. Davies, Turner & Co., located at the address above. This firm has its principal office in London. Eng.. and a branch office at Liverpool, as well as the one in this city. It has also foreign connections in Paris, Ham- burg, Bremen. Havre. Glasgow, Genoa, Milan. Naples, Florence, Copen- hagen, Amsterdam. Rotterdam, Antwerp, Cognac, Leghorn. Gothenburg. Odessa, Melbourne, Sydney and other ports, and agents in all parts of the world. This house has been established in business here since 1870, and from December, 1892, has been represented by the present manager, who lias been connected with the concern since 1881. and is thoroughly versed in all its details and departments. During this quarter of a century, the firm has conducted a very extensive business as an American-foreign aud European express as well as a forwarding and custom house agency, sending express goods, freight, parcels, samples and baggage to and from all parts of the world, at tixed through rates, both by weight and measurement, in- suring safety, economy and dispat h. Ins ranee is also effected at the lowest rates. They receive all goods consigned to them at this port, by foreign forwarders, and deliver or forward same, according to instructions given by consignors. By means of this service, foreign forwarders may undertake the delivery of merchandise in any part of the United States, with full assurance that the goods will be delivered promptly, at destina- tion. Orders by telephone, "314 Broad," by cable, "Spedition, New York," telegraph or mail, will be promptly attended to. at the New York office. The conveniences and facilities offered by this bouse, are readily seen and widely appreciated, as is demonstrated by the great volume of business transacted daily. The manager is expert and painstaking in all his methods, and as the concern is well represented on the .Maritime Exchange, their clients receive every advantage to be derived from such sources. CHAS. D. DUHKEE & CO., Yacht and Canoe Fittings. Ship Chand- lery, Hardware, Ship and Steamship Supplies, No. 26 South Street. — This business was established in 1S72. under the name of L. E. Cann, and finally in L892, came into the possession of the present firm. Mr Durkee lias been connected with the house for sixteen years and is thoroughly familiar with the business, as well as widely and popularly known among the amateur sailors. He is a young and enterprising gentle- man, a native of this State, resident in Brooklyn, and a member of the (iravesend and other yacht clubs. His partners are J. Y. Bobbins, also a young man. residing in Brooklyn, and Win. H. Durkee, who was associated with Thos. I. Simpson for thirteen years in the chandlery hardware business. Their business is dealing in yacht and canoe fittings, ship and steamship supplies, ship chandlery, ship hardware, etc. The t ransactions of the house are of large magnitude, owing to the high reputation it enjoys, and the fair and reasonable prices it charges for its goods. The store and warerooins occupy three floors and basement, 2") x SO feet in area, and a large stock is carried, four employees being constantly engaged. The stock comprises yacht and canoe trimmings of every approved pattern, ship chandlery, hard- ware, paints, oils, varnishes, canvas, cordage, twines, Hags, bunting, oars, blocks, everything, in fact, required to prepare vessels for service. The members of the firm have fairly earned their way to the success they enjoy, being young men of culture, intelligence, energy and thorough trustworthi- ness. They have an illustrated catalogue which is furnished on applica- tion. WM. BURROWS, Steamship Agent and Ship Broker. Room 512 Welles Building. X./. IS Broadway.— For more than a quar- # ter of a century the gentleman whose name heads this sketch has been a familiar figure in maritime circles in New York. Delias been connected with the steamship business since 18(50, and has been established as at present for the past fourteen years. He is well and favorably known in the domain of shipping and marine commerce, and is an active member of the Produce anil Maritime Exchanges. W. M. Bur- rows is a man of integrity of character, and is held in high esteem. He is a general steamship agent and ship broker, and does a large business. Mr. Burrows is prepared to buy and sell steamships and sailing vessels, on com- mission. United States steam tonnage being a specialty. Steamships and sailing vessels are chartered and fitted out by him for coastwise carrying and for all foreign ports, and ships and cargo are insured in leading marine companies. 120 4f NEW YORK— I 894, * BLICHFELDT & LIEDQUIST, General Steamship and Railroad Agents. Money Orders and Drafts on Europe, No. til State Street. — The steamship and railroad ticket-agency business is naturally a very important feature of the trade of New York. The immigra- tion from foreign parts bo this country is mostly by this port, and here all the important transatlantic and Mediterranean lines, as well as those thai ply the Baltic, have their piers and offices. A firm which, although but re- cently established, has already built up influential and substantial connec- tions, both abroad and on this continent, and whose operations are eon- ducted with energy, tact and sound judgment, is that of .Messrs. Blichfeldt & Liedquist, general steamship and railroad agents, ami issuers of Euro- pean exchange. Mr. Emil Blichfeldt was born in Christian ia, Norway, and was for nine years employed in the offices of the Cunard Line at that port. He removed to New York, and here was in the offices of the Hamburg- American Line and in that of Thos. Cook & Sons, the well-know n and famous promoters and organizers of tourists' trips. Mr. E. Et. Liedquisl is a native of Gothenburg. Sweden, where his father has for thirty years past conducted a banking business, and is the freight agent of the Thingvalla Line. Mr. Liedquist became a resident of New York in 1888, and during four years filled a responsible position in the local offices of A. E. John- son A* Co., the great promoters of Scandinavian and Finnish emigra- tion to this country. It will thus be seen that both partners have had ample valuable experience in this line of business, and that their knowl- edge of all its details is both deep and varied. They formed their present copartnership in October. LS94, and this agency has already become one of the best here, receiving a liberal and well-merited patronage. They are the agents here ot the Thingvalla and Scandia Steamship Companies, and while they are prepared to book to and from any port by any line, the bulk of their business is to and from Scandinavian points. Cabin and steerage passage tickets by any line are sold at reduced rates, freight and parcels are forwarded to all foreign countries, while drafts and money orders are sold available in the principal cities of Europe. The linn also sell railroad tickets to any point in the United States and Canada. Its members are enterprising and honorable young business men, whose success in this line of endeavor is well assured. HORNBORG & CO., General Agents for The Finland Steam Naviga- tion Company, (Finska Angfartygs Aktiebolaget) No. 29 State Street. — The great movement of emigration from Finland to this country, which has been very marked during the past ten or fif- teen years, and which has endowed this republic with a numerous class of sturdy, energetic and altogether most desirable citizens, has also resulted in bringing about closer trade relations between the two countries. Fin- land is as near to us to-day as was England twenty years ago. and whereas the tourist of a few years ago seldom travelled further north than Holland or Denmark, or east further than Austria, to-day his European trip is con- sidered incomplete unless he lias sailed up the bonis of Norway and Swe- den and visited the northern confines of Western Russia. Evidence of this change in conditions is furnished by the number of reliable agencies estab- lished here exclusively to cater to this trade, a prominent one among them being that of Hornborg & Co. Mr. .1. Horn borg, who is the sole member of the linn, the "Co." being nominal, is a native of Finland, and has resided in this city since IN! 12, when he founded this business. He is the general agent at this port ol the Finland Steam Navigation Company, whose headquarters are in the town of Uelsingfors, Finland. The com- pany own twenty passenger and freight steamers that ply between Fin- nish and English ports, also to ports m Spain and Holland, to Antwerp in Belgium, Havre in France and Hamburg in Germany. Mr. Hornborg also represents the leading lines engaged in the Finnish trade, and his facili- ties for the through booking of passengers and carriage of freight are con- sequently excellent,' and he has already built up a large business for his principals in this country. MANHATTAN LIGHTERAGE AND TRANSPORTATION COM- PANY. II. L. Joyce, Manager. No. 104 Wall Street.— This company is one of the largest organizations of its kind in this country and perhaps in the world. Its business is that of river and harbor transportation, and since its establishment in 1889, it has had its office and headquarters as above. The business transactions of the concern are enor- mous. It transfers all freight from ocean steamers to railroads, and corre- spondingly outward bound freight from railroads to steamers: and forwards every kind of merchandise to any destination in any part of the world. The company owns a fleet consisting of forty-eight steam barges, and has steadily in its employ a force of upwards of four hundred employes. It is also the terminal agent for a large number of prominent steamboat and railroad companies, including the Morgan and Cromwell lines, between New Fork and New Orleans: the Norwich line; the Fall River line : the Providence line : the Metropolitan outside line, between New- York and Boston: the People's line, between New York and Albany; the New York and Portland steamship line : the Spanish line; the Pacific Mail: the New York and New England Railroad Company, etc. It likewise does all the transportation of freight and merchandise to and from the ware- houses of Brooklyn and Jersey City. The company is incorporated under the laws of the State of New York. The manager, Mr. II. L. Joyce, is a New Yorker by birth and residence who, although still young, has had a thorough training in his present occupation. 4( NEW JOHN F. BAXTER, shij) Chandler and Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Steamship and Engineers' Supplies, No. :!0S West Street, Near Spring street.— The business of ship chandlery dates hack to the earliest commercial history of New York, and it has grown and prospered with the growth of the commerce of the metropolis. No better representative of this great indus- try could be se- lected than Mr. John P. Baxter, who succeeded to the business of John C. Bax- ter & Son. the business having been established by his father, the late John C. Bax- ter, in 1S.'!4. thus making it one ol the oldest as well as one of the larg- est in the trade. The premises oc- cupied include three floors and basement, eaeh !K> x 25 feet in d i in e n s i o it s, where is carm d a full stock ol steamship a n d engineers' sup plies, and ma- chinist s' ami steam litters' tools, bolts, nuts, packings, waste. washers, lag screws, turn buckles, oils, compounds, manilla and hemp cord- age, besides an immense variety of goods not here enumerated, all of which are sold at wholesale and retail. Mr. Baxter is also proprietor of the Bax- ter Wrecking Company, and owner of a splendid wrecking Meet, which in- cludes the wrecking and fire steamer " John Fuller," which is widely known as the. leading vessel of its class in these waters. The " John Fuller" is pro- John F. Baxter. 1 89**, * 121 vided with four powerful steam pumps, the steam cylinders of tbe wrecking pumps being each 23 inches in diameter, affording an ecpiipment of unus - ual power. As a lire steamer the " John Fuller " throws thirteen streams of water, and the lire pumps also are of extra power, having been made to order by the Amoskeag .Manufacturing Company. The w recking equip ment also includes pontoons for raising sunken vessels, and expert subma- rine divers are always in readiness to respond to any call for their services from whatever quarter. Portable steam pumps in great variety are also let. In every department the equipment is ample to meet the most W« r en1 demands, and the house lias always promptly met every call upon its resources. It employs six in the store and fifty in the wrecking fleet. The trade with steamships coming to the porl of New York is especially large. Mr. Baxter through his long experience and his record of honorable deal ing is well and most favorably known to (he masters and owners of vessels, and is a native and resident of New Yoik city WILLIAM (I. S 'FINER & SON. Custom Hons.'. Forwarding and Commission Brokers. Nos. IT and ID William Street. — This concern is an old one, having been established in 1877, undei the tirni-name of Nichols « 1 894, * NESMITH BROTHERS, Warehousemen, No. 28 South Street.— The warehouse business at this port is a very large field of enterprise, owing to the vast quantities of foreign merchandise imported here to be stored in bond. The warehouses are mostly located in Brooklyn, but the firms to which they pertain conduct their business trans- actions in New York. A prominent instance is that of Nesmith Brothers, which firm was established in 1893, and who control the spacious Empire Stores in Brooklyn, between the Catharine and Fulton Ferries, and also have a large yard, for the storage of mahogany, cedar and other fine woods at West, Eagle and Freeman Streets, Green- point, in the same city. The special line of mer- chandise in which this firm interests itself, is non- fiber goods, and their warehouses and yard arc constantly filled. The largest log of mahogany ever imported into the United States was received at Messrs. Nesmith Broth- ers' mahogany and cedar yard. ( ; reenpoint, N. Y., on the schooner Laguna of Port Jefferson, X. Y. The log, measuring 44 feet G inches long, 00 inches by 56 inches at the base and weighing 21.00 tons, was felled in the Sierra Chisee, in Guatemala, and floated down the Rio de la 1'asioii and Rio Usumucanto to Laguna, Mexico, a distance of over 300 miles. It was to have been sent to the World's Fair, but all vessels refused to carry it. After lying at Laguna over a year the log was saw ed in two and Captain S. S. Bayles took it aboard his vessel and brought it to this city, where it was inspected and measured. A fair idea of the enormous size of this block may be obtained from the engraving, which represents it after it was cut in two for delivery and shows only about half its original length. Those who have a fancy for inviting their friends to stretch their legs under their own mahogany would here have a chance of procuring a table 22 feet inches long and 5 feet wide, made of one solid piece, at which thirty-two guests could be seated without crowding. Twenty-eight such tables each two inches thick could be cut from this magnificent piece of wood. The Messrs. Nesmith are young men. natives of New York, and residents of Brooklyn. Thoroughly familiar with commercial affairs, they are held in high regard by im- porters generally, and control a wide line of business patron- age. In addition to their occupation of warehousesmen they have an extensive trade as carriers, transferring goods to and from rail- roads and wharves, and forwarding merchandise of all kinds to its destinatioi EDWARD PERRY & CO., Direct Steamer Service to India, China and Japan, No. 00 Wall Street.— The vast trade between this city and the Orient is con- spicuously represented by the house of Edward Perry & Co., who conduct a di- rect steamship service from New York to India. China and Japan, via the ports of the Bed Sea. This firm furnish the shortest route to all the important points in tin' countries above specified, while it worthily main- tains the lead in every- thing that appertains to quick transportation and safe delivery of freight consigned to it. Its steam- ers sail to the ports of Ho- deidah, Aden and Bombay, stopping when necessary to discharge cargo at Port Said; and to Hong Kong, Shanghai, Hiogd and Yokohama. The traffic controlled by Messrs. Perry & Co. is very large, embracing all kinds of merchandise that is inter- changed between this country and the ports of the far East, the pre- dominant line of goods shipped from this point being oils, dry goods, railroad material, etc. The business was established in 1877, and the firm speedily acquired a reputation for despatch and enterprise which placed it in the front rank of shipping houses in this city. Among the features for which the house has become justly celebrated are the extreme care mani- fested in the navigation of its ships and the skill and high standing of the 4f NEW YOR>0- 1 894, * 123 masters of the vessels it controls. The prime considerations are celerity and safety, and the captains of these steamers are vigilant and untiring in discharging the onerous duties devolving upon them. The freight is handled and carried at low rates and insurance is secured on most reason- able and satisfactory terms. Mr. Perry was brought up from the beginn- ing of his commercial career to the China and India trade, and is thoroughly familiar with every detail of it. JAMES E. BRETT, Shipping and Commission Merchant, No. 84 Broad Street. — One hundred odd years of continued prosperity sums up, in brief, the history of the well-known house of .James E. Brett, ship- ping and commission merchant. It is the oldest in its line in the United States, and maintains an Al standing in commercial and maritime circles. The business was established by Francis Brett, grandfather of the present proprietor, and later the firm-name became Brett & Schenck, who were succeeded in turn by Brett, Vose & Co., and Brett, Son & Co. Martin XV. Brett, then the senior partner, died in 1884, when his son, James E. Brett, assumed sole control, and has since conducted the business alone, with uninterrupted success. Mr. Brett is a native New- Yorker and comes of a family prominently identified with the shipping interests of this port for several generations. He is a man of integrity of character, of energy and experience, and is held in high estimation, both as a citizen and a merchant. He is an active member of the Produce Ex- change and the Maritime Exchange, and belongs to the St. Nicho- las Society and the New York Yacht Club. Mr. Brett lias a commo- dious office on the second floor, and employs a number of clerks. lie is extensively engaged in trade with India, the West Indies and South Amer- ica, and is interested in some thirty vessels. He charters, clears, enters and tits out sailing ships for all ports, and receives consignments. Cargo is bandied in the most expeditious and careful manner, merchandise is bought and shipped, <>n order, and commissions are promptly and reliably executed. At one time, when the American merchant marine swept the seas the world over, this time-honored house had nearly 200 (to be exact, 198) vessels in commission. J A. PAI'LI A- CO., Commission Merchants. No. 15 South William Street. — This is a well-known and a prominent linn. The house has been in existence for forty-two years, and has had a prosperous career. It was established in 1852, by the present senior member, who conducted the business alone up to 18S.">, when he took his son, II. G. Pauli, into partnership. Mr. Pauli, the elder, is a native of Bremen, Germany, and has resided in Brooklyn since 1840, and his son was born there. Both are men of thorough experience, and well and favorably known in commer- cial and maritime circles. Messrs. Pauli export American products to the West Indies and South America, and import coffee, dyestuffs and various other articles from the countries named. They handle general merchan- dise, exports and imports, and have a flourishing trade with Spanish Ameri- can countries. They have a spacious and well-ordered office, and employ half a dozen clerks, etc., and possess unexcelled facilities for executing commissions, ami all business intrusted to this reliable firm will beat- tended to in the most careful, prompt and faithful manner. Merchandise is purchased and shipped, on order, on short notice, and West Indian and South American products are imported, on commission, for New York houses and out-of-town concerns in the most expeditious manner. THOMAS J. OWEN & CO., Commission Merchants. No. (»."» South Street. — There is no doubt that the commission business of this great metropolis in its several departments, presents a field for the exercise of business enterprise fully equal to any other commercial interest, and the energy displayed by those engaged in it is evidence that in this line of trade will be found many of our most reliable and prosper- ous business men. A well-known and long-time established house devoted to this trade, and one that has been in existence for over three score years, with an unsullied record during the entire period for honorable, liberal business methods, is that of Messrs. Thomas J. Owen & Co., which in consequence of its long successful career is well worthy of more than passing mention in a work of this character. This well-known house was founded originally in 1S:!0 by Messrs. Henry Holt and Thomas Owen, as flour merchants, and for many years was carried on as such with great success and a constantly increasing patronage, and subsequently they began a regular commission business, dealing in Cuban and Central American products. After the death of Mr. Holt, his partner became sole proprietor, and later admitted his son, Thomas .J., to partnership as Thomas Owen & Son, under whose energetic management the trade con- tinued to increase in volume and importance. Mr. Owen, Sr., retired from the business in 1861, and was succeeded by his son, Thomas .J., in the management. In 1SS1 both father and son died and the widow of the latter with her son, Francis T., along with Mr. Charles A. Gilberg, who had been a member of the firm for some time, succeeded t" the business. During all these years the business was constantly increasing, and to-day it enjoys a most enviable patronage and reputation. The trade is strictly commission and is derived principally from the West India islands and Central America, and consists chiefly of crude sugars, molasses, tobacco, mahogany, cedar, logwood and other expensive woods. Having superior connections with consumers and dealers in this country they are in a position to place all their consignments to the best advantage possible for both shippers and producers. Mr. F. T. Owen is a young man, a native of this State and resident of Shellield. Mass.. while Mr. (iil- berg is in the full prime of life, also a native of this Mate and resident of Brooklyn. Both are energetic, wide-awake and honorable gentlemen, and are highly respected in social and commercial circles. 124 «f NEW E GEORGE cfc CO., Ship Stores, Ship Machinery and Steamship Supplies, No. 28 South Street. — Among the dealers in ship stores, ship machinery and steamship supplies, Messrs. E. George & Co. stand concededly foremost in the list as regards experience, facilities, connections and extent of business. The concern was established in 1874, under the firm-name of Burhans, Thayer & George. In 1875, the retirement of Mr. Thayer changed the title to Burhans & George. In 1882, Mr. Burhans retired from the firm and Mr. II. A. Kessel was admitted to partnership, when the present firm-name was adopted. In 1888, Mr. E. George, Junior, was admitted to the firm. Messrs. E. George & Co. carry a very large stock of all sorts of ship machinery, ship stores, engineers' supplies and chandlery. They occupy four stories of their building, which is 25 x 100 feet. They are sole agents for Albert Russell & Sons' ship pumps and machinery, and for Edson's patent Diaphragm pumps. They are also agents for several manufacturers of specialties. With these ample facilities they are pre- pared to furnish vessels promptly with supplies <>f every description and at prices that will meet any competition. In addition to their home trade, the house has an ex- tensive foreign business in the ex- porting of machinery and railroad supplies. They have erected several plants in the West Indies, and make a specialty of furnishing specifications and contracting for complete plants of every description. Among the im- provements Messrs. E. George & Co. have placed on the market we illus- trate a new register for tallying coal and freight of every sort. It possesses many advantages as a counting machine and is especially designed to secure shippers and importers against the losses they are subjected to in loading and discharging cargoes by verbal count or pencil tally. The register is light, compact and durable, and absolutely reliable in its opera- tion. It not only registers the number of packages on each delivery; but also registers the total number of packages delivered to and from the vessel. It is arranged so that the operator can return the main train of 1 894, * numerals to zero, after each truck or car load is delivered, and as a check against, and for the detection of, any tampering with the register, the lower train or totalizer cannot be set back by the operator. A large number of these machines are now in use and bid fair to be generally adopted in shipping circles. JH. WINCHESTER & CO., Steamship Agents and Ship Brokers, Nos. 60 and 62 New Street. — It is plainly evident that the steamship m agency and ship brokerage business of so great a maritime port as New York, presents a field for the exercise of business talents second to no other commercial industry, and it is an undisputed fact that the energy displayed by those who are engaged in this particular branch of trade and commerce has done much toward developing the immense com- mercial importance of the city. Engaged in the business are many of our most prominent and reliable citizens, while vast amounts of capital and labor are employed in it. An eminently popular, progressive and long established house, deserving of more than passing mention is that of Messrs. J. II. Winchester & Co. This old and responsible concern was founded orig- inally in IS67, by Messrs. J. H. Winchester and Henry Leeds, under the firm title of Winchester & Leeds, and in 1868 the latter retired and Mr. Winchester carried it on with great enterprise and success under the present firm-name until 1872, when Mr. Joseph C. Noyes became a partner, without any change of title. Mr. Winchester is a native of Maine and followed a seafaring life for thirty-one years, twenty-one of which he was commander of both sailing and steam ships from this port, while Mr. Noyes. who is also a native of Maine, has been in this business since 1870, and has been a resident of this city since that year. For a number of years they owned and controlled a line of vessels plying between the United States, West Indies and Brazil, but dis- posed of it and at the present time are largely interested in twenty-two steam and sailing vessels trading in all parts of the world. With such su- perior connections they are prepared to execute all orders for chartering steamers and sailing vessels, clearing and entering the same, effecting in- surance on all kinds of merchandise, and making contracts for the shipping and receiving of freight at the very lowest rates. They are also owners of large sailing vessels that are engaged in foreign trade, and a specialty is made of the East Indian and Pacific ocean commerce, while of late years particular attention has been given to steam sugar chartering from Brazil, Cuba. Porto Rico and the Windward Islands. Their offices are amply spacious and are very neatly appointed, with every facility and convenience for the transaction of business. Both members of the firm belong to the Maritine and Produce Exchanges and are highly respected by all with whom they have any business transactions. Mr. Winchester was for many years a director of the Marine Exchange, and Mr. Noyes is now one of the com- mittee on Steamship Affairs of the Produce Exchange. 41 NEW YORK- t 894, * 12r. PIZA, NEPHEWS it CO., Shipping aud Commission Mercbants, No, IS Broadway. — Thisliouse lias been in successful operation for up wards of fifteen years, and operates branches in Paris, whose ex- istence date back thirty-live years, and in Panama. The business consists chiefly in the handling, on commission, of all kinds of merchan- dise; more especially coffee, rubber, cocobola wood, hides, skins, ivory, nuts, pearl shells and various tropical and semi-tropical merchandise. In all these goods a large and flourishing business is transacted, being the di- rect result of the sound business methods upon which the house is con- ducted, its skill in dealing with goods in the most expeditious and satis- factory manner, and its many facilities for obtaining direct from manufac- turers and producers the various merchandise handled and for its disposal in safe and proper channels. These advantages, based upon long practical experience and sound discretion, and pursued consecutively for many years have accrued to the house an enduring support from both purchasers and sellers in all parts of the world, particularly throughout North and South America. This firm also do a general banking business at each office, as well as deal in foreign exchange; while as shipping agents they charter vessels and cargoes. The trade is large and influential throughout Central and South America and on the isthmus of Panama, and the business now controlled from this port is mainly attributable to the highly efficient man- ner in which the affairs of this office are managed by Messrs. Joshua Piza and Joshua J. Lindo, the resident partners, who bear an unsullied record as merchants and business men. JOHN J, KANT, Freight and Custom House Broker, Commission Mer- chant and Forwarding Agent, Columbia Building. No. 29 Broad- way. — Mr. John J. Kant, the enterprising freight and custom-house broker, is a gentleman in the full prime of life, active and energetic. He was born in Russia and has been in this city for a number of years. He is a man of thorough experience in the line in which he is engaged, and is practically conversant with every feature and detail of the business. He bears an excellent reputation for integrity and reliability, and is well and favorably known in maritime and commercial circles. He was charterer of the steamer Leo. which sailed from New York for St. Petersburg in June, 1892, with a cargo of provisions for the famine-stricken Russian peasants. Mr. Kant has been established four years, and has been very prosperous from the start. He is commission merchant and forwarding agent, and conducts a shipping and custom-house agency. He charters and insures vessels, and issues through bills of lading to and from all parts of the world. He is purchasing agent for foreign and American houses, and can execute commissions for the purchase and shipment of merchandise on short notice. Mr. Kant procures clearance papers for vessels, attends to all custom-house affairs, forwards goods to destination upon arrival at this port, and obtains and ships freight to all parts of the globe. All orders receive prompt and personal attention, and all business intrusted to this gentleman will be handled in the most careful and satis- factory manner. THE MORRIS EUROPEAN and AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY, Limited, Nos. is and 20 Broadway. — This is the leading and most widely known concern of its kind in the United States. Its con- nections extend all over the world, and its facilities are unequalled. Mr. Wm. O. Hempstead is president, and Messrs. O. O. Hempstead &• Son are .agents in Philadelphia. The principal European branches are at Liver- pool. London, Paris, Bremen, Hamburg and Antwerp, and there are agen- cies throughout the globe. This flourishing enterprise had inception in 1858. The business was established by L.W. Morris, and later the firm-name became L. W. Morris & Son, who were succeeded in 1891 by the Morris European and American Express Company. Limited. They receive from and forward to all parts of the globe, merchandise, machinery, works of art, luggage, parcels and miscellaneous packages, and are prepared to attend to custom-house brokerage in all its branches. Goods are carefully handled and forwarded with despatch, and the charges are reasonable. Heavy freights are shipped by this company from Europe to New York and Western points, and through bills of lading are issued. An efficient staff is employed in this city and all orders receive immediate attention. RAMON Y. WILLIAMS A- CO.. The Mexican. Havana A- Hidalgo Express and General Shipping Agency, No. ::.*> Broad way.— The importing and exporting business transacted between the United States and Cuba, Mexico and the West Indies, is regarded as one of the most important fields of commercial endeavor, and the steamship service between these countries leaves little room for improvement. In the transmission of freight very few companies have attained the promi- nence enjoyed by The Mexican. Havana and Hidalgo Express and General Shipping Agency, which conducts a general express and freight business between all points in America and the principal ports of Cuba. Mexico and the West Indies. The agency was established in 1890, and offered such unsurpassed shipping facilities that shippers at once extended the enterprise a liberal share of their patronage. This agency operates on a broad and extensive basis; acting as correspondents, insurance agents and performing all business with promptness and dispatch. The trade is de- rived chiefly from large exporting and importing houses throughout this and other countries. Full particulars are furnished on application and satisfaction guaranteed. 126 4f NEW YORK>-1894, * CHARLES G. HANKS & CO., General Forwarding Agents, Ship and Custom House Brokers, No. 58 William Street, Corner Pine Street. — The custom house broker and forwarding agent plays a most important part in the industries of the present day. He is the connecting link between the importer and the officer of the government entrusted with the collection of import duties, saving the former a vast amount of valuable time, annoyance and troublesome delays. A leading firm in this line is that of Messrs. Charles G. Hanks & Co. This firm are general forwarding agents, ship and custom house brokers, and have been established in the business here since 1866. With a large experience in this branch of commerce and with the intricacies connected with the passing of dutiable goods through the customs, they have developed a very large pat- ronage, which includes many of the most extensive importing houses in this and other large cities throughout the United States. They make a specialty of handling through the custom house imports and exports on behalf of city and out-of-town firms, while they forward goods to their des- tination by any route desired, take out bills of lading, and handle mer- chandise of all kinds. They are likewise prepared to receive packages and express them to all parts of the world; and act as notary public specially authorized to administer declarations on custom house entries. Corre- spondents and agents are located at all the prncipal ports, and orders by telephone, " 2577 Cortlandt," by telegraph or mail receive immediate and careful attention in all cases. The copartners, Messrs. Charles (i. Hanks and Henry II. Good, are native New Yorkers and wide-awake, energetic and sa- gacious business men. MCWILLIAMS BROS., Towing and Freighting to Providence and all Intermediate Points, Washington Building. No. 1 Broadway. — A large amount of business is transacted on New York harbor in the towing and freighting line by McWilliams Bros., whose offices are located as above, telephone call " 1303 Cortlandt"; Lehigh Valley Coal Dock, foot of Hudson Street, Jersey City, telephone call. " 147, J. C"; and No. 16 Hamilton Street, New Haven. The business was founded over thirty years ago in New York, and the New Haven office has been opened twenty years. The members of the firm. Messrs. Daniel and Charles Mc- Williams, were born in Pottsville, Pa., and have been identified from youth with the towing and transportation industry. Mr. Daniel McWilliams lives in Jersey City, his brother in New Haven, and the New York office is under the management of Mr. C. E. McWilliams. son of Daniel, and an energetic, popularly known young business man. The firm own sixty-three boats and barges and six fine tug boats, the latter being the A. P. Skidmore, Thos. Purcell, Jr., Charles McWilliams, 1 T . S. Grant, May McWilliams and M. Vandercook. A general line of towing and freighting is carried on be- tween New York and Providence and all intermediate points, and prompt, satisfactory services are assured. Mr. Daniel McWilliams is the best-known man in this line of business, always having been the promoter of every new enterprise and the head and director of the numerous departments connected with the firm's business. TICE TOWING LINE, Washington Building, No. 1 Broadway.— A prominent house engaged in this line is that of the Tice Towing Line, which is well known to captains and sea-faring men for the trustworthiness of its service. This business was established six- teen years ago by the present owners, Messrs. Walter J., George S. and Chas. O. Tice, brothers, and under their able, enterprising management a signal success has been achieved, and the firm operate at all points in New York harbor and along Long Island Sound. Four powerful tugs belong to the line. These are the Walter J. Tice, Charles E. Soper, R. H. Williams, Jr. and Archey Grossman. Orders may be given at any hour of the day or night, and a prompt response is always assured. Punctuality is essential to the tow-boat business and the Messrs. Tice have made that principle their guide in all transactions, and the continued success which has attended them is only the just reward for their integrity and ability. MINER & FERGUSON, Towing, New York Office, No. 16 Beaver Street. — A successful and highly popular house engaged in tow- ing on the harbor and Long Island Sound is that owned and controlled by Messrs. Stanley II. Miner and Captain F. Ferguson. These gentlemen are both natives and residents of Brooklyn. The towing business was established ten years ago by Captain Ferguson, and six years later Mr. Miner became his partner. Mr. Miner has for the past ten years been an inspector of piles, timber and lumber, and possesses an expert practical knowledge of his vocation. The firm are owners of two fine tugs, the "John Smith " and the " Alfred J. Murray." A general towing busi- ness is carried on. a leading specialty being made of the towing of piles and timber, and the trade of the house extends to all points between New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. BARRETT TOWING LINE, No. 58 West Street.— This business was inaugurated some twenty-seven years ago by Captain Jacob Hennion and Edward E. Barrett, and in 188S they were succeeded by Cap- tain Richard J. Barrett, son of Edward E. Barrett, under the name and style of the Barrett Towing Line. Capt. Barrett was born in New York city, and has had twelve years' practical experience as a pilot in New York harbor and along the coast. He is well known to steamship com- manders and ship captains and enjoys an excellent reputation as a reliable pilot and upright business man. He is owner of two fine, powerful tugs, the R. J. Barrett and the Wendell Goodwin, and conducts a general towing business, making a specialty of steamship work. His charges are uniformly reasonable, while satisfactory services are assured in all cases. « NEW YORJO.1894, * 127 LUNHAM & MOORE, Freight Brokers, Marine Insurance and For- warding Agents, Nos. L 5-25 Whitehall Street — This linn was estab- lisbed fourteen years ago by William Lunham; on his own account, Mr. Walter Moure having entered the partnership in 1891. They are freight brokers and marine insurance and forwarding agents, with their own office at No. 101 Leadcnhall Street, London, England, and several in Great Britain and on the Continent of Europe. With an extensive acquaintance in the commercial world and an established reputation for correct and straightforward business methods, they control a trade of great magnitude, exporting cotton, grain, provisions, live stock, and all kinds of American merchandise and productions to every portion of the world having commercial relations with the United States, Great Britain and Australia being their special fields of enterprise. In their offices in Whitehall .Street they employ thirteen clerks. The several agencies of the house are Simpson. Mackirdy <& Co., Liverpool; Louis Kitz & Co., Ham- burg: Kennedy. Hunter ifr Co.. Antwerp: Heinrich Becker, Bremen; Earle & Masscy. Chicago. Their office in London, just opened, is to meet the demand for the forwarding business through that city, which has become such as to need personal attention, and also to act as freight and passenger agents for the Old Dominion Steamship Company, for the booking of freight and passengers to all points South and West. Kates are named on goods delivered in any part of the world, and to the very door of the consignee. Mr. Lunham is of English birth, but has resided in Xew Fork for the past twenty-four years, during the whole of which period lie has been connected with the trade he is now engaged in. Mr. Moore is a New Yorker, and has been associated with the firm for the past fourteen years. Both gentlemen are popular members of the Xew York Produce Exchange. JOHN OLSEN, Sailmaker, Xo. 140 Front Street, Xear Maiden Lane.— The trade of the sailmaker is carried on with much vigor in Xew York, and among the leading exponents of it stands Mr. John Olsen, who has a large permanent and transient patronage, steadily growing apace with years. Mr. Olsen was born in Norway, and came to this country when a young man, forty-two years ago. He learned his trade here under the best and most competent instructors, and embarked in business for himself in 1STS. The premises utilized by him comprise one Boor of a building. 20 x 65 feet in dimensions, near the water front, and are admirably adapted for the purposes of this business. They are equipped with all requisite tools and appliances and some seven workmen are here steadily employed. Mr. Olsen makes to order sails of any size, style, or variety, in the most expeditious and superior maimer; he also manufactures awnings, tents, horse and wagon covers, canvas goods, etc. A large and varied assortment is constantly carried in stock, and are sold at lowest figures. Mr. Olsen is ably assisted by his son. Theodore olsen. a native of Xew York, and now, like his father, a resident of Brooklyn, and who is a popular member the South Brooklyn Pleasure Club. SHEMMENWAY & SOX. Sailmakers, Tents. Flags. Awnings. No. On South Street. — This flourishing concern was established in 1830 by an uncle of the present proprietor, Mr. S. Hemmenway, who succeeded to the ownership twenty-five years ago. Mr. Hemmen- way is a sailmaker, his business, however, embracing the making of tents, flags, awnings, camp furniture, canvas covers, etc. His connec- tion is of extensive and highly valuable character, embracing a large share of the shipping trade of this port. The tent making branch of the business is noteworthy from the fact that the firm supplies all the tints used in the camp meeting seasons, and for other gatherings at Asbury Bark and Ocean Grove, Xew Jersey, a business in itself of very significant proportions. Mr. S. Hemmenway, who is in the prime of life, is a native of Massachusetts. He resides at Asbury Park, N. J., where he conducts the business of a branch factory, principally occupied in the construction and repairing of tents for use on the occasions above alluded to. He is an active member of the Masonic Fraternity. His son and partner, Mr. ('. F. Hemmenway, was also born in Massachusetts. He resides in New York city and has charge of the business at this point. Two lofts are occupied here, one 25 x 100 feet in area, and the other 4D x 45 feet. Twelve men and seven women are employed in these establishments the whole year round. The junior Mr. Hemmenway was brought up practically in his father's business and is thoroughly the master of all its details. S NIELSEN 1, and the house has achieved the most enviable of reputa- tions throughout the greatest and most critical engine and boiler-using section of the continent. The linn is the strongest and ablest in its line, the partners bringing to bear the widest range of practical experience, sound judgment and thorough knowledge of the wants of the machinery, coal, iron and oil-producing interests of the country. They operate a very large and well-equipped plant, and give steady employment to 200 skilled hands. They have an especially large and influential trade in N'ew York, New Jersey and N'ew England, and also export large quantities of supplies to Canada. South America, Mexico and the West Indies. Their Xew York office was opened in lS'.il.and is under the management of Mr. J. F. Mallory, a practical machinist, who is a recognized authority in this branch of trade, and is in a position to give invariable satisfaction to patrons in quality of goods, liberality of terms and prices, and the promptness with which all orders are filled. Work is built on specification, and all transactions are placed on a sound and substantial basis. ROSS A- 1IAILEY. Manufacturing Electricians, No. 35 Centre Street.— This firm established their business here as manufacturing electri- cians in 1894, and make a leading specialty of expert work and re- pairs, in which they have already won a deservedly high reputation for promptness, efficiency and reliability. Limits of space prevent any de- tailed account of their many important undertakings and contracts, all of which they have carried to a successful issue, but suffice it to say that then- talents and abilities have been duly appreciated by the public, who have endorsed their work. Their services are in steady and increasing demand in the cities of New York, Brooklyn, Jersey City. Newark, Trenton, Eliza- beth, Long Island City. Yonkers. and elsewhere throughout the States of New York and New Jersey. The co-partners. Messrs. F. C. Ross and 1!. L. Hailey, are gentlemen who have acquired a thorough scientific training and entered upon their calling w ith a perfect knowledge of the profession and an understanding of the exacting demands of the public. Mr. Ross is a native of New Jersey, and a resident of Ocean Grove: an expert and prac- tical electrician, manager of the Eddy Electric Manufacturing Company, and a member of the F. and A. M.. and American Legion of Honor. Mr. Hailey was born in New Orleans, and is an electrician of hi^li repute, a member of the I. O. 0. P., and Sons of St. George, and a citizen of N'ew York. AMERICAN RAILWAY MAINTENANCE SYNDICATE. No. L43 Liberty Street. — This concern, as its name indicates, was organized for manufacturing, buying and selling supplies for the maintenance of way of steam and street railways, the staple specialties it pro- duces being frogs, crossings, switches, steel ties, etc. The Syndicate was incorporated in lS!t:5. under the laws of the State of Xew Jersey, with a cap- ital stock of $500,000. It has secured valuable property and is erecting ex- tensive works at Trenton Junction, New Jersey, where upwards of 350 em- ployes will be steadily engaged, and its business transactions w ill extend throughout the United States, and also to Mexico, Central America. South America, and, in fact, all foreign countries. The principal offices are in New- York, at the location given above, and are under the charge of Mr. J. I.. Bowles, the vice-president and general manager of the company, a railway expert, who, previous to his present connection, had had eleven years' ex- perience in the service of the N'ew York. Lake Erie it Western Railroad and the Philadelphia it Reading Railroad Companies. Among the leading productions of the Syndicate, they manufacture as specialties the Stewart Patent Improved Railway Switch, a device that during the four years that haveelapsed since its introduction has given perfect satisfaction to two of the principal railway systems in the United States — namely, the Illinois ( !en- tral Railway and the Chicago, Rock Island it Pacific Railroad, who have used it in various situations where it has received the most severe test : Morden's Solid Point Steel Frogs, which have been largely used on Western railways, and manufactured by the Morden Frog and Crossing Works of Chicago, are controlled by this Syndicate in the N'ew England. Middle and Southern States, under an assignment of the patents for the territory named. The subject of metallic ties, which has been considered seriously by the railroad managers of this and other countries, has been taken up by this Syndicate, and they now control the only complete steel tie ever constructed for general railway use. They render lateral displace- ment of the rails, either on tangent or curve, an impossible occurrence, anil are also an almost perfect preventive of rail creeping. They are adapted to every form and situation of railroad. The Syndicate is about to close contract to furnish 5.000 tons of steel ties for shipment to South America, and has under consideration several large contracts for other foreign conn- tries for ties and other railway devices. The Syndicate contemplate extending their business into the other departments of general railway sup- plies, especially electric railways. In this line they control the Webber Patent Car Wheel Brake and Combination Fender, w hich has been en- dorsed by some of the leading engineers of this vicinity, as well as railway officials in other localities. 130 4€ NEW BRIDGEPORT BRASS COMPANY, Chas. X. Cordier, Agent, Manu- facturers of Sheet Brass and Copper, Rods and Wire, Seamless and Brazed Tubing, Brass, Copper and Iron Rivets and Burs, Kerosene Burners, Lamps, Lanterns and Trimmings, No. 10 Mur- ray Street.— Prominent among the great industrial corporations of the United States which have, by permanently locating a branch in New York, added very materially to its influence as a source of supply, is the famous Bridgeport Brass Company of Bridgeport, Conn., whose New York office is located at No. 1!) Murray Street. This company are extensive manufactur- ers of sheet brass and copper, rods and wire, seamless and brazed tubing, rivets and burs, the new Rochester lamp, search light bicycle lamps and bells, kerosene burners, and trimmings. The company was organized in 180."), and is now officered as follows, viz: C. M. Mitchell, president; Nelson M. Beach, secretary; Chas. A. Hamilton, treasurer and manager. The works at Bridgeport are among the largest of their kind in America or Europe, splendidly equipped with every modern facility for insuring rapid and perfect production, and give steady employment to 800 skilled workmen. The article now so widely known as hard drawn copper wire was first produced, perfected and named by this company. The earliest successful application of hard drawn copper wire for extensive telephonic service was made by the American Bell Telephone Company, in the con- struction of their metallic circuit between Boston and New York. The hard drawn copper wire furnished by the Bridgeport Brass Company for this line was the result of prolonged and careful experiments fco determine the exact process and the best methods necessary for obtaining a copper wire that should possess the tensile strength of iron or steel wire, and at the same time maintain the high conductivity of soft copper wire; and to this day the fact is indisputable that the very best hard drawn copper wire is manufactured by the Bridgeport Brass Company. The recent practice of making copper wire by the methods and with the special machinery adapted to the manufacture of iron wire may be rapid and cheap, but does not produce a wire possessing the highest qualities of either temper, strength or conductivity. Many years of experience in the manufacture of copper wire has taught this house the peculiarities of this metal, and the manipulation necessary to give it hardness that is permanent, at the same time preserving the high conductivity necessary for effective service. A cent per pound saved by rapid production will in the end prove wasteful and extravagant in the construction of telephonic and telegraphic lines. The goods and specialties of this noted company are everywhere recognized as unsurpassed and rarely equaled for quality of materials, practical utility, fine finish and uniform excellence, and are in heavy and permanent demand, not only in all parts of the United States, but also in South and Central America, the West Indies, Mexico and other foreign ports. The New York office is under the able management of Mr. Chas. X. Cordier, a nati\ p New Yorker, who has been connected with this line of trade for several =?K~ 1 894, *- years, being with the Manhattan Brass Company, Wallace & Sons, and Park Brothers & Co., Limited, previous to assuming the duties of his pres- ent position in 1891; and is greatly respected for his promptness and relia- bility. Mr. Cordier is a member of the Hardware Club and it was he who made the first hard drawn long distance telephone wire. ISAAC G. JOHNSON & CO., Sole Lessees of Thurmond & McKeen Pat- ents, Central Building, No. 143 Liberty Street.— The Thurmond Auto- matic car coupler for passenger and freight cars and locomotive tend- ers is manufactured by Messrs. Isaac G. Johnson & Co., as sole lessees. This firm are large manufacturers of malleable iron and steel castings, also thirteen and sixteen-inch cast-steel projectiles for the United States Gov- ernment, the business here being managed by Mr. T. L. McKeen, as super- intendent of car equipment. The couplers arc all constructed on the Mas- ter Car Builders' lines, and are made of the best malleable iron and steel. As an emergency coup- lei .this coupler ranks first. It has three separate places for coupling with the ordinary link and pin draw-bar, viz. : In mouth of knuckle, in pivot pin-hole, and in lock-hole. The method of inler-lock- ing the knuckle and draw-head by flanges and grooves is essen- tial and vital to this type of coupler, and this company is the sole owner of this important feature. New equipment, having patent continuous platform, buffer and couplers of the M. C. B. pattern, can be furnished. Among roads using the Thurmond coupler are the Central Railroad of New Jersey, the Boston & Albany, the New York, Ontario & Western, the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago* St. Louis, the Central Railroad of Georgia, the Lehigh Valley and others too numerous to mention here. Illustrated catalogues and all information mailed free. Mr. McKeen has made a careful study of the re- quirements of railway trains for the past ten years, and is the inventor of a link and pin coupler. He also perfected the Thurmond patent, and is rec- ognized by the railway world as an expert authority in this industry. * NEW YORK>-1894, if 131 Lake Asphalt Pavement, Pake Avenue— New Vokk City. BARBER ASPHALT PAVING COMPANY, Rooms Nos. 248-261 Washington Building, No. 1 Broadway. — Among the staple arti- cles which are always in demand in the New York and other markets, there are few more important than asphalt pavements. This is ex- tensively and preferably used in this and other cities for the pavement of streets, and the largest and leading contractors for asphalt street paving in the United States is The Barber Asphalt Paving Company, which lays the celebrated Trinidad Lake Asphalt pavement. This company was incorporated in 188:!, under the laws of West Virginia and has a capital of $3,000,000, and is officered as follows, viz: Col. F. V. Creene, president; ( has. K. Robinson, treasurer; J. C. Rock, secretary; F. .1. Bristol, assist- ant-secretary. This company supplies genuine Trinidad Lake asphalt pavements, confining them- selves exclusively to paving streets and roadways, ami have laid nearly nine million square yards of this pavement, or over five hundred miles, in the forty cities where their pavement has been laid, extending from Boston on the north to New Orleans on the south, and as far west as Denver. Every variety of traffic and the extreme range of climate have been encountered. When laid with proper knowledge and care, the pavement has been uniformly successful. Its success under these widely varying conditions, its steady increase in popularity, both with those who drive on the streets and those whose houses front upon it. and the large amounts of it laid year by year, justify the company in calling it the stand- ard pavement of America. All the pavements laid by this company arc kept in perfect repair during a period of live years from date of completion with- out extra expense, whether the contracts so require it or not. This company's exhibits received the highest awards at the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago. Branch offices are operated in forty different cities of the Union. Catalogues are sent and information given on application to No. 1 Broad- way. The officers of this company are thoroughly enterprising and capable business men, eminently qualified for the direction of so extensive a busi- ness, and enjoy the esteem and confidence of a wide circle in the commercial world. 132 41 NEW YORK- 1 334, * PHOENIX HORSE SHOE COMPANY, Manufacturers of Horse and Mule Shoes, No. 66 Reade Street.— The date at which horses were first shod with metal shoes has never been satisfactorily deter- mined, although it is conceded to have been early in the world's history. Machinery, especially constructed for the purpose, has superseded to a great extent the manufacture of horseshoes by hand; and although there will be a certain propor- tion of shoes madebyhand al- waysused,aper- fect machine- made shoe will constantly com- mand a ready sale, beca use of the uniform shape, accurate fullering a n d punching, ;i 1 1 < 1 because it saves both time .and money. T h e Phoenix Horse Shoe Company, whose rolling mills and facto- ries a r e a t Poughkeeps i e, N. Y., a n d Joliet, 111., are manufacturi n g horse and mule shoes of p e r- f e c t shape, finish and quali t y, an d their mills and factories are ac- tively engaged in filling orders from all parts of the country, in general to be superior to exactly the most popular hand-made shoes, while being more uni- Phoenix Horse Shoe Co's Works, Joliet, III Their shoes are pronounced by shoers anything yet produced. They resemble formly reliable. The Phoenix shoe is of a standard quality, easily worked cold or hot, and is everywhere becoming the favorite. That the Phoenix shoes are the best yet produced is evidenced by the fact that a majority of manufacturers have tried to imitate them. This company is incorporated under the laws of Illinois, with a capital of $1,500,000, and is officered as follows, viz: Chas. Miller, president; C. II. Holton, treas- urer; E. H. Mil- ler, secretary. These gentle- men have care- fully studied the subject of horse-shoe i n g in all its details, and have in the Phoenix shoes embodied the ideas of t h e m o S t experi- enced and prac- tical farriersand blacks m i t h s. The output of the wni ks aver- ages 1200 kegs per day, and employment is given to 400 men at Poughkeep- sie and 250 at Joliet. T h e New York office i s the bead- quarters of the company, and is presided over a good share of the time b y President Mil- ler; while Treasurer Holton resides at Poughkeepsie and Secretary Miller at Joliet. All give the company the benefit of their practical knowledge and close personal attention, and are promoting its interests with energy, dis- crimination and brilliant success. «tf MEW YORK?- 1 89<4, * 1:5:5 EBISSELL, SON it CO., Auctioneers and Commission Merchants, Nos. 12 Murray Street and 15 Park Place. — A house that enjoys m the eminent distinction of being the leader in its special field of enterprise in the metropolis is that of E. Bissell, Son & Co., auc- tioneers and commission merchants. This concern is known all over the 1'nited States, and its sales arc attended liy buyers from all "the principal cities. The house was founded in 1868, by Mr. Eugene Bissell, the senior member of the firm. This genl leman was born in Suffield. ( lonnecticut, and came to New York in 1S.">(>, taking up his permanent residence here and be- coming thoroughly ident ilied as an active figure in the commercial devel- opment of the community. lie is a member of the Board of Governors of the Hardware Club, also a member of the Sons of the Revolution, and a war veteran of the Seventh and Ninth Regiments, N. G, S. N. Y., and com- mands the esteem of all who know him. In LS86 the firm of E. Bissell it Co. became consolidated with that of R. R. Haydock & Co., under the title of Haydock & Bissell, which continued up to July. 1893, when the present firm succeeded to the control, the copartners being Mr. Eugene Bissell, his son. Eugene V. N. Bissell, and Frank Van Name. The latter were born in New York, are energetic young business men, and popularly known in the community. The premises occupied by the firm comprise seven spacious floors, excellently equipped, and here a force of men is constantly kept busy unpacking and handling goods. The firm are general auctioneers of merchandise, making a leading specialty of china, cutlery, house furnishing goods, fancy goods, toys, bicycles and hardware. They make large sales for importers of china, glass, fancy goods and toys, as well as for all the leading cutlery, hardware and house furnishing goods and bicycle manu- facturers in the United States. All sales are conducted upon the most equitable basis, and those who attend them find their interests promoted in the most substantial manner. PEERLESS RUBBER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Rainbow Packing, El lipse Gasket, Peerless Piston Packing, Air Brake Hose. Steam Hose, No. 16 Warren Street. — This company are manufacturers Of " Rainbow " packing, " Eclipse " gasket." Peerless " piston pack- ing, air brake hose and steam hose, all of which are noted for excellence. Their productions have a world-wide celebrity, and are in extensive use, not only throughout the I'nited States and Canada. but in South America. Europe. South Africa and all over the globe. The " Rainbow" packing, "Eclipse" gasket, ••Peerless*' piston packing, and other articles manufactured by this concern are conceded to be without an equal for the purposes intended. The Peerless Rubber Manufacturing Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of New York, in 1888, and has a capital of STS.OOU E. L. Perry is president of the company ; \V. G. Winans. treasurer, and Charles H. Dale, general manager, all native New Yorkers. They have a large and well-equipped factory at New Durham, N. J,, and employ 125 hands. They have branches in all the principal cities, and have fifteen representatives on the road. They occupy a spacious and handsomely appointed store as above, and carry a large and complete stock here. They can supply deal- ers and export merchants on the most favorable terms, and all orders are promptly attended to. ALFRED FIELD & CO., Importers and Exporters of Cutlery, Guns and General Hardware, No. 93 Chambers and No. 75Reade Streets. — Exponents of the manufacturing cutlery trade, if they arc to keep in the front ranks thereof, must be thoroughly practical and versa- tile mechanics. One of the oldest houses in this line in New York, and one possessing the qualifications referred to in a high degree, is that of Messrs. Alfred Field & Co. This house is widely prominent in the manu- facture of table and pocket cutlery, scissors and razors; and as importers and exporters of all goods in this line. The business was founded in 1836, by Mr. Alfred Field, with houses at Birmingham, England, anil New York city, and at his death in 1884, the business came into the bands of his son. Mr. H. C. Field, who resides in Birmingham. His partners, Messrs. A. H. Saxton and Walter Sanders, reside here and possess special quali- fications for the systematic and successful conduct of the business in all its branches. They maintain for this house a prestige for manufacturing goods of superior excellence of which they have every reason to be proud. The scissors and knives handled by them are warranted equal to any made in this country or abroad, being manufactured from the best cast steel and free from flaws; while the razors are superfine in material and workman- ship, full concaved, hollow ground and plain. This firm are also sole United States agents, appointed four years ago. for Jos. RoixiKUs A- Soxs, (Limited.) of Sheffield, Eng.,w1io are the largest manufacturers of cutlery in the world, and whose productions are conceded to be the best manufac- tured by any concern on either hemisphere. This celebrated house has been in existence for over 170 years, having been founded in 1724, and has always maintained their products at the very highest point of efficiency and quality, so that, both as regards American and imported cutlery, Messrs. Field & Co. are in a position to maintain the supremacy against the world. They operate factories in Sheffield and Birmingham, Eng., and Solingen. Germany; and their field is the world. The trad.' from the New York house covers the United States. Canada. Cuba. South America and Aus- tralia: a corps of twelve talented salesmen represent the house upon the road, and immense quantities of g Is are sold, both for export and for home trade. Mr. Saxton has been connected with this firm over forty years, and has been a partner in the house for a period of about thirty years, while Mr. Sanders was admitted in 1890. Mr. Saxton is a native New Yorker, and both occupy representative positions in the commercial world, both by virtue of the superior goods they handle and for the strictly honorable conduct by which their dealings have been marked. 134 <« NEW YORK?- 1 894, * UNION BRIDGE COMPANY, Manufacturers of Iron and Steel Bridges, Washington Building, No.l Broadway. — American cities and towns are the most progressive of any in the world; they exact the high- est class of public improvements, and in view of the facilities afforded by our leading contractors they are enabled to introduce improve- ments that would otherwise be unobtainable. The facilities thus referred to have a forcible illustration in the extended operations of the Union Bridge Company, who are nationally famous as manufacturers of iron and steel bridges. The company was organized in 1884, and is now the largest in its liae in the United States, being a consolidation of the interests of the Delaware Bridge Company of New York, the Kellogg & Maurice Bridge Works of Athens, Pa., and the Central Bridge Works of Buffalo, N. Y. The entire works of the company are now at Athens, Pa., where the plant- covers ten acres of ground, and employment is given to 250 hands. A specialty is made of large contracts, and the company have achieved a de- servedly high prestige for their success in the construction of strong, solid, economical and reliable iron and steel bridges of the highest class. By their ability, skill, and sound, judicious policy, they have developed a patronage of great magnitude and carried through to completion and practical work- ing success many of the largest and finest bridges in the United States. No contractors in this line in the country have had to do with such heavy undertakings, or those requiring such close estimates and rigid adherence to specifications. As a result, they have won an enviable name for skill and responsibility, and are recognized throughout the length and breadth of the land as a representative and capable corporation, and as the leader in America for the effective construction of iron and steel bridges. As a proof of their unequaled facilities and unqualified success in this import- ant branch of the contractors' avocation, mention may here be made of the Poughkeepsie bridge over the Hudson; the Merchants' bridge, at St. Louis, Mo.; Ilawksbnry bridge, in Australia; the Niagara cantilever bridge; Illinois Central Railroad bridge, at Cairo, 111.; new bridge at Leavenworth. Kan.; bridge at Parkersburg, W. Va., among many others which they have built; while they have taken the contract to build the New York and New Jersey bridge across the Hudson. The great resources and wide experi- ence brought to bear in the management enable this company to make con- tracts which not only guarantee the best and most lasting work, but which are made at rates of cost that are the lowest to be had in this coun- try for high-class work. The proprietors of this company are Messrs. Chas. Macdonald, Chas. S. Maurice and Edmund Hayes. Mr. Macdonald was president of the Delaware Bridge Company, and is a graduate of Rens- selaer Polytechnic Institute, of Troy, N. Y., and trustee of both the Rens- selaer, and Stevens, of Hoboken, N. J. ; vice-president of the American So- ciety of Civil Engineers, and an honored member of the Union, Century, Riding, Players*, Engineers' and University Clubs. Mr. Maurice was one of the proprietors of the Kellogg & Maurice Bridge Works, of Athens, Pa., and is a graduate of Williams College and post course in Rensselaer Poly- technic Institute, of Troy, N. Y. ; for some years a civil engineer in the United States Navy, and a well-known member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Mr. Hayes acts as manager of the Buffalo office, and is prominent as a bank director in that city; a graduate of the Massachu- setts Institute of Technology, at Boston, and a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and has recently been appointed Chief of Engi- neers on the staff of Governor Morton. BARRY & McTIGHE, Electrical and Mechanical Consulting and Con- structing Engineers, No. 47 Cedar Street. — This firm have been es- tablished in business here for a period of eleven years, and are men whose experience in electric engineering may be said to date back to the birth of electric propulsion as applied to street railways in America; Mr. Barry, the senior member of the firm, having organized and cairied to successful completion practically the first electric street car line in the United States, viz. : that in Richmond, Ya. While devoting their time and talents to both electrical and mechanical engineering, they make a leading specialty of electric railways, and are now engaged in building a forty-mile railway in Ohio. They have constantly been connected with some of the largest and most difficult electric enterprises undertaken in this and other states, and are prepared to enter into contracts of any mag- nitude, and are known to be prompt and reliable in meeting all their en- gagements. Due to integrity in all their dealings, together with the frank and impartial advice given to patrons, as well as their unquestioned abil- ity, this firm have developed a liberal and influential patronage. Designs, plans, estimates and specifications are prepared and submitted at short notice for electric railways and power plants. They employ none but skilled and experienced assistants, and always exercise personal supervi- sion over all their work. Mr. John F. Barry is a native of Boston, Mass., while Mr. Thomas J. McTighe was born in Pittsburg, Pa., and graduated at St. Mary's College, Maryland, and both are widely honored and esteemed for their genius and skill as engineers and their reliability as business men. * NEW Y0R)0-1894, * 135 SMITH & HANFIELD, Contractors, Main Office, No. m Broadway.— Prominent among New York's big contractors stands the firm of Smith & Hanfield, who make a specialty of railroad construction, and are well equipped for the business in every particular. They personally supervise all operations, and can guarantee the utmost satisfac- tion. This is an old and well-known concern, and has performed many very large contracts here iii the East. The business was established about half a century ago by Clyde, Dillon & Co., who were succeeded some years later by Smith. Ripley * Co.; subsequently the firm-name became Smith & Ripley, and the present partnership was formed in 1SS<). Messrs. Smith and Hanfield are prepared to engage in contracts of any magnitude for the building of railroads, bridges, aqueducts, etc., and all work undertaken by them will be executed in the most expeditious and thorough manner. They had a contract on the Adirondack & St. Lawrence Railroad, from Dr. II. Seward Webb, the president of that corporation, which they performed with special skill and speed, and to the satisfaction of all. and are at pres- ent making extensive improvements in Van Courtlaild Park, in the Annexed District. They finished a contract for the Delaware A- Hudson Canal Com- pany about two years ago, and have been very successful in all their undertakings. The old firm completed the Xew York »fr New England Railroad from Waterbury, Conn., to its terminal on the Hudson River; double tracked the western section of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, from Bingham ton to Buffalo, X. Y. ; completed the Xew York Central Railroad, from 4i'nd Street to the Harlem River, and built the first section of the West Shore Railroad, and its terminal in Wee- hawken, X. J., also the Brighton Beach Railroad. During his business career Mr. .1. S. Smith has had to do with such contracts as the masonry and sections of grading on the Lehigh Valley Railroad; building the approaches to the Nesquening tunnel, and sections of the Lehigh Xaviga- tion Company's railroad, now a branch of the Central Railroad of X. .1. He was also connected with the building of 125 miles of the Charleston, Cincinnati & Chicago Railroad, in South Carolina, and. with his father and others, built a forty-six mile road from Enterprise to Titusville. Florida. He was also associated with the "Id linn in building the A. T. Stewart railroad, from Flushing to Hempstead, Long Island, and also did work on the Sussex Railroad of Xew Jersey, now controlled by the I). L. & W. Railroad, and built fifteen miles of road bed of the Chester Railroad, controlled by the same company. In municipal improvements lie was engaged with the old firm in the completion of Douglass and Degraw Streets in Brooklyn, from Prospect Park Pla2a to the city line, and. as a member of the firm of Smith, Brown * Coleman, built the gate house at Croton Lake, X. Y.. for the Croton Water Works, Xew York city. They also built a dam for the Litchfield Water Works, at Litchfield. Conn., and a dam and canal for the Rum ford Falls Power Company at Rutnford Falls, Maine. When connected with the firm of Smith & Ripley they double tracked a section of the Morris A- Kssex division of the D. L. and W. Railroad, from Kaston, fa., to Dover. N. .).. a distance of over 60 miles, and. also, that portion of the Boonton branch from Dover to the Bergen Hill tunnel. Mi . D. c. Hanfield was for a many years counected with the old linn and on the death of the members thereof Mr. Smith associated him in the present enterprise. He is possessed of sterling qualifications in this line, having assisted in carrying out some of the largest contracts of the old firm, and ably seconds the efforts of his senior while adding to the prestige of the house by his integrity and ability. IMPERIAL ELECTRIC LAMP COMPANY, Arc Lamps for the Incandes- cent Current. General Offices: Postal Telegraph Building. Xo. 253 Broadway, corner of Murray Street.— The grandest achievement in the manufacture of electric lamps is the perfection and introduction to the public of their arc lamps for the incandescent current by the Imperial Electric Lamp Company, whose general offices are as above, with factory at Xo. (ill West Thirty-sixth Street. This company was incorporated in April, 1S!>4, under the laws of the State of Xew York, with a capital of $250,000, and is officered as follows, viz: E. D. Davidson, president; John F. Wood, vice-president; Herman F. Rogers, secretary: Robert I. Murray, treasurer, and Wm. S. Pendleton, electrician. This company manufacture arc lamps for the direct low tension or incandescent current from Kill volts and upwards, particularly adapted to interior lighting when absolute steadiness of light is demanded, and which is the only steady burning lamp of this kind in the world. They make these lamps from 600 to 1000 candle power, and with globes of crystal, opal or alabaster, etched and to order of any quality or design. This is the shortest and lightest lain]) in the market; the most brilliant and attractive, yet the safest and best for the eyes; perfect in steadiness of light and uniformity in burning, abso- lutely easy to handle and trim, with the best of workmanship and material, iriterchangeability of parts, and a manifold increase of light over the in- candescent lamp for the same power. This lain]) can he placed singly or two in series, resistance mounted on lam]) or furnished separately; while ornamental lamps are furnished in every variety of dull brass, polished brass, old brass, wrought iron. gilt, or japanned finish for out-doors. This lamp gives a light that is really wonderful in volume and purity, as can be seen in many of the prominent buildings in Xew York city, notably Enrich Brothers' store, which has 140 lamps in use; the Police Gazette Building. 69 lamps; P. K. Wilson's lace house. :!i! lamps, and Child's well-known restaurant. In insurance offices: — Royal Insurance Company, Hartford Insurance Company. Xew York Underwriters' Agency; in hotels: — Barrett House, St. Cloud Hotel. Hotel Renaissance :— in the Erie passenger depot, Jersey City, and the Pennsylvania Railroad depot, Philadelphia. In mills etc.— Barbour Flax Mills, Paterson. X. J. ; Brill Car Shops, Philadelphia; the Cambria Iron Works. Johnstown, Penn., etc., etc. 136 4f NEW YORK- t 894, * THORNTON X. MOTLEY & CO., Railroad Equipment, Railway, Steamship, Mining and Contractors' Supplies; Machinery and Hardware for Export, No. 43 John Street, between William and Nassau .Streets. — The immense railroad system of the country, growing in ex- tent and equip- ment with rapid strides, is the means <>f bring- ing to the "front n numher of en- terprising firms engaged as mau- U f a c t u l e r s' agents and deal- ers in railroad s u pp lies; and this rightful self- assertion is ob- servable in no more marked de- cree than with the reliable house of Messrs. T h o r n t o u X. Motley & Co. This firm deal in i ii >th r a i 1 ro a d, steamship a n d contractors' sup- plies, and their establ i s h m cut lias long been a noted headquar- ters for general railway e q u i p- ment. The bnsi. ness was founded in 1879, by Mot- ley & Sterling, who were suc- ceeded by the present firm in 18S0. The premises occupied comprise three floors and two basements. 30 x 100 feet each, with large storage capacity outside, and the business, which is exclusively wholesale, is conducted upon a large scale. The steady progression of this house to the front ranks of the trade is the immediate effect of the many facilities at its command for ob- taining from the most reliable sources and manufacturers the many goods requisite to railroad construction and effectual maintenance, as well as the unqualified satisfaction it is enabled to give to contractors, railway cor- porations and others by furnishing them with a full line of supplies of the best manufacture on terms and conditions alike favorable and straightforward. With these classes of trade this firm is held in high re- pute, they being accorded unlimited confidence and enduring support from wholesale consumers in all the principal seats of industry through- out the United States, the West Indies. Mexico. Central and South America. The firm are agents for the Ryan-McDonald Co.. of Baltimore, Md.. manufacturers of dump carts, light locomotives, fiat cars, hoisting engines, horse-power drums, derrick fittings, wrenches, boilers, etc.; while they handle a large line of machinery and hardware for export, brass and copper in sheets, bars and rods • head-lights, lanterns and lamps : leather belting, wire rope, nails and files : pipe and fittings : nut locks, Scotch guage glasses, old and new rails : bolts and nuts : engines and boil- ers ; oil and packings ; valves, etc. Estimates are made to supply rail- roads with everything required in this line, and orders are given im- mediate attention. The co-partners, Messrs. Thornton X. and J. M. Mot- ley, are brothers, natives of this city, in the active prime of life, and enter- prising, reliable and popular business men. J AMES BEGOS it CO.. Engines, Boilers, Saw Mills. Machinery. Tools and Supplies : Office and Warerooms, No. Dey Street. — This firm are designers and builders of mechanical engineering work of all kinds, including derricks, hoists, elevators, drawbridges, shafting, hangers, engines, boilers and saw mills, and operate a foundry and machine- shop in Greenpoint. Brooklyn, where they employ a large force of skilled workmen. The business was founded twenty years ago by Messrs. James Beggs and Gr. X. Robinson, and on the death of the senior partner in 1889, Mr. Kobinson succeeded to the sole control without change in the firm-name. The house is doing a large business in building contractors* plants, and are now putting in plants at Washington, Boston, Baltimore and Indian- apolis, They are also eastern agents for the Erie City Iron Works, the largest manufacturers of engines and boilers in the United States ; and handle general machinery, tools and supplies, besides executing orders for steam heating. They send men all over the United States. South America, Cuba and other countries, in executing contracts and commissions : while their field is the world. A splendid stock of engines, machinery and sup- plies is carried in this city, and the largest orders are filled with un- exampled satisfaction and success. Mr. Robinson is a native of Brooklyn, where he still resides, and is an expert authority in this branch of trade. 4C NEW YO R >0- f 894, * 137 EVANS, ALMIRALL & CO., Evans Hot Water Heating System, No. 41 Dey Street.— Ill very few departments of engineering have there been greater improvements during the past quarter of a century than in that of heating — the result of which lias been to secure the greatest amount of comfort for the least possible outlay. One of tin- latest and most valuable inventions in this line is that known as the Evans exhaust hot water heating system. This system is such as to overcome difficulties heretofore encountered, as well as to offer advantages not pres- ent in any oilier system or device. It utilizes the exhaust steam from any and all sources, and does this w ithout creating any back pressure what- ever, since the surplus exhaust has an unobstructed passage to the atmos- phere. It stores the heat contained in this exhaust, and continues to deliver it long after engines and pumps are stopped. It distributes the heat uniformly, and no matter how the buildings to be heated are con- structed or located, it insures a positive circulation. Numerous large buildings and manufacturing plants have lately been equipped w ith this system, including the new Criminal Court building and the Bolkenhayn building, New York; the John Hancock building, Boston; Brooklyn City and Newtown railroad station and .). H. Williams & Co., drop forgings, Brooklyn, X. Y. : Warwick Cycle Manufacturing Company, and New Eng- land Card and Paper Company, Springfield, Mass.; Scovill Manufacturing ( ompany. Waterbury, Conn. ; Barbour Flax Spinning Company, Paterson, X. J., and G. 1!. Jenkinson's factory, Newark. X. J. This system is controlled by the firm of Evans, Ahnirall & Co., formerly The Q. N. Evans Construc- tion Company, with headquarters at above address. This firm is com- posed of (}. X. Evans, J. A. Almirall. M. M. E , and W. C. Adams, who formerly owned all of the stock of The Q. X. Evans Construction Company. Mr. William Andrews, the well-known engineer, has been retained as con- sulting engineer — he having been connected in the same capacity with the old corporation. The firm will cheerfully give all information desired, and furnish estimates and plans for the installation of the system wherever required. They are also large contractors for steam heating and power plants, for elevator and electric plants, and for heating and ventilating apparatus generally, and enjoy a prestige and patronage thoroughly national in extent, and eminently creditable in character. Among heating plants erected by this company we are pleased to note the following: the Capitol building, Albany. X. Y. : Fulton County court house ami Atlanta University, Atlanta, Ga,; Chatham County court house. Independent Pres- byterian church and Provident Savings Life Assurance Society. Savannah. Oa.. and Leake A- Watts Orphan House, New York. For power stations we find them connected with the Consolidated Traction Company, at both Newark and Jersey City. X. J.: the Fiftieth Street power station of Broad- way and Seventh Avenue Railroad Company, Xew York, and the New- port Illuminating Company. Newport, P. I. They also built and equipped complete the South Jersey Electric Street Railway, at Point Pleasant, X. J. Mr. Q. N. Evans is an expert and practical engineer of large experi- ence and high reputation, and both he and his associates in the manage- ment of the business are to be congratulated upon the success achieved through their energy, enterprise and skill. THE PECKHAM MOTOR TRUCK AND WHEEL COMPANY, (Bos- ton, Exchange Building, No. ">:! State Street; Chicago, Nos. 1137 and 1188 Monadnock Building: Philadelphia. No. 4l'i» Walnut Street: San Francisco, No. 12:! California Street): Works at King- ston, N. Y.. General Sales office: Havemeyer Building. No. 26 Cortlandt Street. — One of the valuable and important inventions of the present day connected with the operation of street railways is the Cantilever Exten- sion Truck, manufactured by the Peckham Motor Truck and Wheel Company, whose offices are located at the above addresses, w ith works at Kingston, X. Y. This truck is for electric and cable carp, ami is the strongest, easiest riding and longest spring base truck in use, positively non-oscillating. The special features of this truck arc: A short wheel base, and a long spring base. Its short w heel base enables the car to take short curves easily; thereby saving power: while its long spring base gives additional support to the ends of car bodies, prevents their teetering, and enables the car to make a speed, if desired, of twenty or twenty-live miles an hour. Its solid forged top frames connect and keep in align- ment all of the springs, and allows, if necessary, the removal of any one of the springs without jacking up the car. The combined arrangement of elliptic and spiral springs ensures an even and uniform support of the ear body and an easy riding car. whether light or heavily loaded. The spring bolts, brake bolts and guides, removable wheel pieces, pedestal jaws, jour- nal box covers and spring seats are carefully made and machine-fitted to templets so as to insure accuracy and interchangeability of parts. The brakes are quick acting and sufficiently powerful to stop a car going full headway in one-half its length. The journal boxes are self-lubricating and absolutely dust-proof. This truck has been adopted as the standard by all the electric railways in New York. Brooklyn, and Jersey City, in- cluding the Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company, of Brooklyn, the largest electric railway in the w orld. This company w as organized in 1891, as suc- cessor to the Peckham Street Car Wheel and Axle Company, and is officered as follows, viz: E. Peckham. president and treasurer: J. II. Bur- ton, secretary; II. C. Soop, vice-president. Mr. Peckham is the inventor of the truck and a well-known citizen of Xew York, widely honored and esteemed for his genius as an inventor and his enterprise and reliability as a business man. Messrs. Soop and Burton reside at Kingston, where over one hundred skilled workmen are employed under their direction, with suffieent orders to keep them constantly employed. Trucks are Shipped to all parts of the world by this company. 138 4€ WEW YORK>" 1 894, U» THE BOYNTON BICYCLE RAILWAY COMPANY, No. 32 Nassau Street. — The Boynton bicycle railroad system is initiatory of a move- ment calculated to become widespread, and marks the beginning of a new era in railway locomotion. For some years Mr. Eben M. Boynton lias been at work on the details both for steam and electric pro- pulsion of bicycle cars. Willi bis suc- cess came the solu- tion of the vexed question of safe and rapid travel, and as a result the bicycle railway with its many and great advantages is a thing accom- plished. In the bi- cycle system, Operating expenses and wear and tear are reduced 50 per cent.; net earnings are increased many fold, and through it the people will reap great advantages in comfort, safety and economy of time and money. The theory that a high speed railroad must be built in an air line and surrounded by complex, expensive and doubtful pre- cautions for safety has been ruthlessly destroyed. In the bicycle system simplicity and economy everywhere prevail, and the highest speed either on tangents or curves is maintained with absolute safety. In a standard guage railway it is impossible to keep the two rails on an exact grade with each other at all times; the faster the train runs the more violent the zig-zag motion tending to spread the rails, until it becomes dangerous. On the other hand, the motion of the bicycle train is steadier and smoother, because bet- ter balanced on the single rail, with all the wheels flanged on both sides of the rail; in fact, the upper rail is then unnecessary except at curves, when at rest and to transmit the electric current, but it inspires greater confidence. The single rail is directly below the centre of gravity of the car, as well as the sole support of the whole moving body, and this is the reason of the great improvement in its operations. These facts prove every instance the immense advantages of the electric bicycle sys- They also clearly demonstrate that the electric bicycle rail- with rolling stock and all other appurtenances, will cost less, its operation will be more economical, its repairs less, and its safety greater, and in addition the work will be done in half the time. The Boynton Bicycle Railway Company was organized in 1888, with a cap- ital of $5,000,000, which has since been increased to SI 0,000.000, and is offi- cered as follows, viz.: Eben Moody Boynton, president and treasurer: Dr. James B. Bell, vice-president: William II. Boynton, secretary; D. C. in tern, road Reusch, assistant secretary. The system is in successful operation on the Coney Island, Sea Beach and Brighton Railroad, using steam; on the Bell- port Railroad, to be built across Long Island, using electricity; and two lines are under way in California, one using steam and the other electric- ity; while a line is chartered to be built from Boston to Lowell, Mass. The company own twenty-five pat- ents, and license the use of its pat- ents to all steam and electric rail- ways in the United States and other countries on the payment of a small loyalty. President Boynton is a na- tive of Newbury - port, Mass., still in the prime of life, and the inventor of the system that bears his honored name. He was the representative of the New York Board of Trade at Westminster Palace, London; and his coadjutors in the management of the company afford him that tangible support and hearty endorsement which has en- abled him to perfect the only practical system of rapid passenger trans- portation in existence. Fs. RUTTMANN, Mechanical and Mining Engineer, No. 35 Broad- way. — The profession of engineering is divided into several dis. tinct branches or separate departments, one of the most important of which is designated mechanical engineering, a line pursued with excellent success by Mr. F. S. Ruttmann. This gentleman took a thor- ough scientific course in Columbia College School of Mines and was gradu- ated with honors. He immediately began the practice of his profession and soon demonstrated the high order of his qualifications for the busi- ness. He has now had fourteen years' practical experience in mechanical and mining engineering and has performed work that entitles him to recog- nition among the more prominent members of his profession. Mr. Rutt- mann makes a specialty of iron and manganese mines and has reported mining properties for syndicates and capitalists. He has been retained by the Mt. Pleasant Mining Company, Messrs. Cooper & Hewitt, the Crimora Manganese Company, of Virginia, Tilly Foster Iron Company, Rockland Lake Quarry Company and many others. Mr. Ruttmann is a member of the American Institute of Mining Engineers and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and takes an active interest in all movements relat- ing to his vocation. ^ NEW YORK— 1 894, * Pi ! COMPRESSING COMPANY, No. 160 Broadway.— The latest and by far the most successful method yet adopted for light- ing railroad cars is that known as the Pintsch System. The Piutsch Compressing Company, whose main office is at the above address, was organized in October, 1889, with a capital of $500,000, for the express purpose of compressing and selling Pintsch gas to railway, electric and cable car companies. The availability of Pintsch gas for the purpose of lighting cars in all large cities of the United States facilitates its adoption and makes its use economical, while the benefits derived by the railroad companies are a satisfactory return upon the cost of the car equipment. The clear, bright light given by the gas, and the assurance against smoke and foul odors incident to oil lamps have won for the Pintsch system the highest testimonials. Pintsch gas plants are located in numerous cities of the Union, where gas can be supplied, including New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, St. Louis. Cincinnati, Minneapolis, Buffalo, Kansas City. Atlanta. Syracuse, Denver, Chattanooga. Jersey City, Savannah, Toledo, Little Rock, Council Bluffs, .Jacksonville. Fla.; Port- land, Ore.; Oakland, Cal.; Ogden, Utah; Houston, Tex.; Stonington, Conn.; Fort Worth, Tex.; Marion, Ohio, and Weehawken, N. J. This company erect and operate plants for supplying Pintsch gas to railway cars of all kinds, and its services are in growing demand all over the United States. The officers of the company are as follows: A. W. Soper, presi- dent; Robert Andrews, vice-president; Robert M. Dixon, manager; W. R. Thomas, secretary and treasurer; J. A. Dixon, engineer; I). W. Pye, purchasing agent. The business is conducted upon the broad basis of equity, and those forming business relations with this company may rest assured that their interests will be carefully guarded. THE AMERICAN BRAKE COMPANY, (The Westinghonse Air Brake Company, Lessee,) Manufacturers of Locomotive Brakes, John B. Cray, Agent, Ilavemeyer Building, No. 20 Cortlandt Street. — The greatest success in the manufacture of locomotive driver and tender brakes has been achieved by the American Brake Com- pany, whose general office and works are at St. Louis, Mo. The brakes of this company are operated both by the steam, air and vacuum system, the patents therefor being owned by the American Brake Company, with the Westinghonse Air Brake Company, of Pittsburgh, lessee. There are now 15,000 of their brakes in use, and they are in widespread and increasing demand by locomotive works and railway companies all over the land. The greatest mechanical skill has been brought to bear in the manu- facture, coupled with ample resources and the best facilities, and the suc- cess achieved has been decisive and pronounced. There is no state in the Union where the perfect utility of these brakes has not been tested and fully confirmed. While there are hundreds of different kinds of safety car couplers, a number of which are equally good, a brake which can be operated by steam, air or the vacuum system, the efficiency of which will even approach these for locomotive drivers and tenders has never been produced. Many of our largest railway corporations will not allow anj locomotives to run on their lines without this brake. Improvement alter improvement has been made to it, until it is now as perfect as anything the human mind can conceive. The New York office was opened in 1885, to supply the Eastern States, and is under the management of Geu. John B. Gray, who was with the company in St. Louis for live years previous, and is thoroughly conversant with all the details of the business and the requirements of patrons. Gen. Gray enlisted as a private in the Seventh New York Infantry, and rose step by step by successive promotions to the full rank of a brigadier-general. He is still in the active prime of life, a member of the New York State Commandery of the Loyal Legion, and a gentleman whom it is always a pleasure to meet. J P. HALL, Electrical Contractor. Office, Room 235 Central Building, No. 143 Liberty Street. — The introduction of electricity in its # many and varied forms during the last twenty-five years has been the means of affording a new field of industry in which many mil- lions of dollars have been invested, and it may be truthfully added (hat this is just the beginning. A prosperous, reliable and enterprising house in this line is that of Mr. J. P. Hall, electrical contractor. Mr. Hall is a na- tive of this city, and is a thoroughly practical electrician and conversant with all of the various systems in vogue. He inaugurated this enterprise on his own account in lSS'J, and in consequence of his superior skill, reliable business methods and liberal dealings with patrons has built up a very large and influential patronage, numbering among his regular customers many of our leading corporations, hotels and business houses, among them being the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. the Central Trust Company, Union Trust Company. Pulitzer Building (new World Building), C. R. of N. J. Building, Morgan Steamship line, St. John's College at Fordham, Holland House. United Charities Building. Hotel Imperial, The Windsor. Bank of New York, Stokes Building, Liverpool and London and Globe Building. Clyde Line of Steamers, Cossitt Building; Smith, Gray & Co., also McLaughlin Brothers, of Brooklyn. These buildings are among the finest and most notable edifices in the metropolis, and the manner in which the electrical work has been done by Mr. Hall is the very best evidence that he is fully competent and able to execute any class of work in that line. He is pre- pared to furnish any system that patrons may want. Estimates, plans and specifications are promptly furnished when desired, and contracts of any magnitude are entered into and executed at the time specified at the very lowest terms. Mr. Hall is an energetic and reliable business man of su- perior attainments as an electrician and is highly respected by all with whom he has any dealings. His assistant. Mr. Draffen. is also one of the best electrical engineers known to the profession. * WEW YORK- 1 894, *r A USABLE HORSE NAIL COMPANY, Manufacturers of Hot Forged and Cold Hammer Pointed Horse Nails, No. 10 Murray Street. — Every horse-owner is fully alive to the importance of the proper shoeing of his animals and knows how largely the consideration of the right quality of nails affects his interests. And correspondingly the owners of horses rue familiar with the title of the Ausahle Horse Nail Company. Its reputation is established not here only, but abroad, in Spain, Germany, Fiance and especially in Great Britain, everywhere, in fact, where In u ses are held in properly high estima tion as man's most trusty servant. The Ausahle Horse Nail Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of New York, in 1800. The factory is located at Keese- ville and is an extensive establishment, giving active and constant employ- ment to :!.">() operators. At Keeseville, also, reside a majority of the officers of the company, Mr. I). Dodge, the vice-president; Mr. E. K. Baber, the treasurer, and Mr. .1. K. Romeyn, the secretary. The president of the com- pany, however. Mr. Abraham Bussing, lives in New York city, and gives his personal service to the management of the office here. The New York office and store comprise the ground floor and basement at the address above. Mr. Bussing's extensive acquaintance in the trade, and his personal popu- larity art' large elements in the success of the business he manages. .Ship- ments of goods are made from the New York warehouse or from the Keeseville factory direct to every part of the world, the Ausahle nails being a staple article of universally recognized merits. They are made from the highest grades of Swede's iron, are hot forged and cold hammer pointed, and are warranted to be the safest and best driving and the toughest horse nails that are manufactured. They will neither split, sliver, nor buckle in driving, qualities which horseshoers fully appreciate. A heavy stock is carried at the New York (pun ters, as likewise at the branch offices that have been established in Chicago, Detroit, Boston and St. Louis. RIEHLE BROS. TESTING MACHINE COMPANY, Wm. 11. Cock, Agent, Room No. 1, No. 93 Liberty Street.— The oldest established testing machine manufactory in the United States is that con- ducted by the Riehle Bros. Testing Machine Company, in the city of Philadelphia. This company are represented in New York by Mi", Wil- liam R. Cock as agent, and both as regards their facilities, experience and the wonderful record of their testing machines for uniform accuracy and durability, they are the leading representatives in their line in this country. The business was founded in 1813, by Messrs. Elliott and Abbott, which developed into the testing machine business. In 1846 they gave place to the Arm of Abbott & Co., and in 18(57 Messrs. Riehle Bros, succeeded to the control, the present style being adopted in 1801. The New York office was opened in 1*7:!, and supplies the trade throughout New York, New Jersey and New England. The company are deservedly famous as manu- facturers and have achieved widespread celebrity for their famous "Har- vard " testing machines from 10,000 to 200,01)0 pounds capacity, made to work by screw or hydraulic power, adapted to the testing of chain, wire and hemp rope, bridge bolts, iron and steel rods and wire, iron and steel boiler plate, leather belting and other articles, by tensile strain. Also for the testing of car springs, iron, steel, wood, etc., by transverse and com- pression strains. Riehle's are the official testing machines everywhere, and they are in preferential use in all parts of the globe. With their splendid facilities at command, this company are prepared to manufacture special testing machines and trucks tor every purpose, and gladly furnish estimates on all classes of machine and foundry work, as their establishment is the most complete of its kind in America. DEAN A- WESTBKOOK, Bridge Engineers and Contractors, No. 136 Liberty Street. — This firm have become widely and justly celebrated for reliability and skill as bridge engineers and con- tractors. They established their business in 1871, and the reputa- tion they enjoy has been secured upon the legitimate basis of superior workmanship and the substantial character of all construction. They are engineers, designers and contractors for both railroad, highway, iron and steel, and stone bridges, making a specialty of high-class work, and are recognized as authority upon all matters pertaining to bridge building. They built the first electric drawbridge in the United states, at Bridge- port, Conn. : also one at 'Wilmington, Del.; a magnificent stone arch bridge at New Brunswick, N. J., across the Raritan River; over fifty bridges for Monmouth County. N. .1.. and thirty for Bergen County. N. . I. ; the Washington Bridge between Stratford and Milford, Conn., for the counties of New Haven and Fairfield, Connecticut; the PrincessLoui.se Bridge at Winnipeg, Manitoba, the first iron bridge built in the Canadian Northwest; three other bridges at Winnipeg, and one at Emerson, Manitoba ; a high- way bridge at Harrisburg, Pa., over the Susquehanna River, seven-eighths of amile long: a bridge for the Passaic Park Company at Passaic, N. J. ; and one at Woonsocket. R. I.: while they have also designed and built several bridges for the Brazilian Government, and are now engaged in designing a number of important bridges for the Engineering Department of the State of New York, and their services are in constant and important requisition throughout the country. The firm are earnest and unremitting in their efforts to afford entire satisfaction to all their patrons, and are actuated in all their undertakings by a laudable spirit of enterprise and an ambition to excel. The co-partners. Messrs. 0. W. Dean and J. A. Westbrook, are eminent in their profession and thoroughly practical in all their methods. Mr. Dean is a native of Milan. O., a well-known resident of New York, and a member of the Ohio Society and Colonial Club. Mr. Westbrook is a Pennsylvania*) by birth, a citizen of Englewood, N. J., and a director of the People's Bridge Company of Harrisburg, Pa. 4f NEW YORK?-t894, FACTORIES OF THE A USABLE HORSE-NAIL COMPANY. (SEE OPPOSITE PAGE.; 142 * MEW YORK>-1894, #> B ONZ ANO & CLARKE. Consulting and Contracting Engineers, No. 44 Broadway. — This firm was organized on tlie first of June, ISiYo, both partners bringing to bear large experience as practical bridge and railroad engineers, Mr. Bonzano having served as vice- president a n d chief engineer of the Phoenix Bridge Com- pany, and Mr. ( llarke b e i n g for years at the head of the firm of Clarke. Beeves & Co., and also of the Union Bridge ( Company. 1 n these various positions both had made a n a d m i r a b 1 e r ceo r d. ;i li (1 had been iden- tified i ii tli e carrying out of m a n y impor- tan t engineer- ing enterprises in different sec- tions of the country. They p o s s e s s now every facility for the effec- tive prosecu- ti on of a n y work i n a n y department of engin e er i ng, however large or complex. They have the aid of an effi- cient corps of draughtsmen and assistants, and all plans and estimates are based on ma- tured scientific and mechanical experience. Among the prominent con- tracts and commissions which these gentlemen have executed or been identified with may be named the following, to wit: All the large bridges for the inter-Colonial Railroad, Canada; all bridges for North Shore Rail- road from Quebec to Ottawa, Canada; two bridges at Albany. N. Y, ; one bridge at Mechanics Falls, N. Y.; Girard Avenue bridge, Philadelphia; Metropolitan Elevated Railway. Beaver to Grand Street. Sixth Avenue to Ninth Avenue on 53d Street. 53d to 59th Street on Ninth Avenue, Slst to 110th Street on Ninth Avenue, 8th to 9th Avenue on 110th Street, and 110th to 159th Street on Eighth Avenue, New York; bridge across Harlem River at Eighth Avenue; Second Avenue Elevated Railway, from Chatham Square along Division and Allen Streets to 129th Street; Kings County Elevated Railway, and Fulton Street Elevated Railway. Brooklyn; iron towers at Co- ney Island, and at Lemon Hill, Philadelphia; bridge across the Mississippi at Keithsburgh, Illinois: all bridges, 5,800 feet, for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, from Mobile to New Orleans. These examples are suf- ficient proof of their commanding ability and skill. Mr. Adolphus Bonzano was born in Ehingen. Germany, graduating at the Studgattt Polytechnic Institute, and came to this country in 1850. He acquired the machinist's and draughtsman's trade at the American Machine Works, in Springfield, Mass.. and became superintendent of shops at Detroit Dry Docks and for the Detroit Bridge and Iron Company. In 180!) he became a member of the firm of Clarke. Reeves & Co., ;it Phoenixville, Pa., and has given his time and talents to engineering since that date, remaining there until 1884, when he was made vice-president and chief engineer of the Phoenix Bridge Com- pany, from which he retired on the organization of this firm. He is a mem- ber of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Engineers' Club, the Canada Society of Civil Engineers, the American Society of Inventors, the Knights Templar and Blue Lodge. E. and A. M.. 32°. Mr. Thomas C. Clarke is a Bostonian by birth and training, a graduate of Harvard College, and early took up the profession of a civil engineer, connecting himself with railroad en- gineers and contractors in Canada, who built, the Parliament buildings at Ottawa, and the bridge across the Missisippi at Quincy, 111. From 180!) to 1884 he was a member of the firm of Clarke. Reeves & Co.; then was a partner in the Union Bridge Company, and was engaged in private engi- neering business from 1890 to 180:3. He is a member of the American So- ciety of Civil Engineers, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Institute of Civil Engineers of England, and the Engineers' Club; and is now consulting engineer for constructing the Third Avenue and First Avenue bridges for the Board of Public Works, New York city. Both gentlemen hold positions of eminence and distinction in the engineering world. ♦KNEW YORK?-1894, 9h 143 REMINGTON & SHERMAN COMPANY, Manufacturers of Safes and Vaults, No. 4 Murray Street. — Noted among the most successful of safe and vault builders is the Remington & Sherman Company, whose office and works are at Nos. 624 to 836 Richmond Street, and Nos. 02o to (537 Beach Street, Philadelphia, with New York office as above. The company has also a salesroom in the former city at No. 1227 Market Street and one at No. 00 Queen Street, London, England. This is one of the largest and most complete concerns of its kind in the country, and since it was incorporated under the state laws of Pennsylvania, in July. 1S!):3, with a paid up capital of slOO.OOO, it has been accorded a large measure of success. The factory of the company is equipped with the heaviest, most perfect and finest machinery possessed by any safe manu- facturing company in the world. The rolls in use here are the largest in the country and will straighten thicker and heavier plates and more per- fectly than those in use elsewhere. The hydraulic press lor bending plates in width and length, the tempering furnaces and the hardening tank, are each larger than can be found in any other factory; in short, this is the best equipped safe factory in the country. The workmen are all experienced safe makers, many of them having been for more than a quar- ter of a century in the service of Herring it Co., Farrel & Co., and the Marvin Safe Company. The company has the exclusive use of the Frank- linite burglar-proof iron, patented by Mr. James R. Floyd, and manufactured by James H. Floyd & Sons. This iron resists the drill and the blow-pipe. The works are divided into fifteen departments, and over each department is an experienced foreman. The executive officers of the company are: Geo. L. Remington, late of Farrel & Co., president; John O. Sherman, late of Herring & Co., Jos. E. Casserly, vice-presidents; Wallace Scott, secre- tary and treasurer. President Remington was for many years resident partner and manager of the late firm of Farrel & Co., of Philadelphia, and under his personal management many of the finest safes and vaults now in use by banks, bankers, trust and safe deposit companies, were constructed. He has also given his personal attention to the safe and vault work required by the United States treasury and post-office departments and has been awarded most of their contracts for the past fourteen years. He is also the inventor and patentee of several new and valuable improvements in the construction of safes and vaults. He resides at Philadelphia and exercises a general superintendence over the works. Mr. Sherman, the vice-president, was for thirty-live years a member of the late firm of Her- ring & Co., the noted safe manufacturers of New York. He is in charge of the New York house, where some two hundred different kinds of safes are kept continually on hand for inspection. Vice-president Casserly was also for many years connected with the firm of Herring it Co.. and has an enviable reputation as an expert in safe and vault construction. He divides his time between the factory and the New York house. Mr. Scott is a resident of Philadelphia. The New York house supplies the trade north of Trenton, N. J., and all orders can be lilted direct from the works. The company lias already erected some of the linest sales and vaults for the United States government, banks, railroads, etc., in the country. THE AMERICAN AXE AND TOOL COMPANY, Postal Telegraph Building, No. •>■>■', Broadway. — In addition to the great manufactur- ing enterprises carried on within her limits, there are numerous important interests represented in the metropolis which help to swell her commerce and traffic. Representative among the interests referred to may be named those of the American Axe and Tool Company, which is the largest manufacturer of axes, hatchets, broad-axes, scythes, etc.. in the world, and enjoys a trade practically world-wide in extent. The com- pany was duly incorporated in 1S80, under the laws of Kentucky, with a capital of $5,000,000, and is the result of a consolidation of the following concerns, to wit: Hubbard it Co.; Robert Mann it Sons: J. Fearon Mann: Johnsonville Axe Manufacturing Company; Douglas Axe Manufacturing Company; Romer Bros. Manufacturing Company; H. Knickerbacker; Win. Mann, Jr., Company; Thos. R. Mann it Co.: Powell Tool Company; Jamestown Axe Company; Underbill Edge Tool Company; Francis Axe Company; Hubbard it ' Blake Manufacturing Company. Factories are operated at Beaver Falls, Lewistown and Millhall, Pa.; Jamestown, Gowanda, Ballston Spa and Johnsonville. N. Y.; Cleveland, O., East Douglass, Mass., and Oakland, Me. Employment is given to from 2500 to :J00<> hands, and the company manufacture three-fourths of all goods made in this line in the United States. The quality of their goods can always be implicitly relied upon. They are made exclusively of the best cast steel and are guaranteed to be (lawless in every respect. With their unequalled facilities they are enabled to supply jobbers to the full extent of their wants at short notice and on terms which rival concerns cannot afford to dupli- cate. The trade is especially heavy and influential in the United States, Australia. South America. Mexico and all the English possessions, while the field is the world. Trade depressions in local places do not materially affect the business of this great corporation. They manufacture more styles of axes, hatchets and scythes than any of their contemporaries and are in a position to compete successfully with their most formidable rivals on either continent. The officers of this company areas follows, viz: ( has. W. Mackey, president; W. T. Norton, first vice-president; F. Q. Bar- stow, second vice-president: Jas. II. Mann, treasurer: F. M. Sterrett, assist- ant treasurer: A. C. Romer, secretary; Jerold Hannay, assistant secretary. President Mackey is a prominent attorney at law in this city, and is vice- president of the The Sterling Steel Company of Pittsburgh, manufacturers of the Wheeler-Sterling armor piercing projectile and an officer of many corporations. First vice-president Norton has charge of the purchasing department; and all give the company the benefit of their large practical experience, sound judgment and watchful care. 144 <* NEW YORK - 1 894, * THOS. E. BROWN, Jk., Consulting Engineer, No. 38 Park Row. — The consulting mechanical and civil engineer occupies a most im- portant position in the scientific and industrial world, and thorough experience, together with a high order of intelligence, is necessary in order to achieve marked success in this line. That these qualifications are possessed in an eminent degree by Mr. Thos. E. Brown, Jr., is evidenced by the large and flattering suc- cess with which he has met in all his undertakings. Mr. Brown was born in this city in L856, and is a graduate of Col- umbia College. He early en- tered upon the study of civil engineering, and has attained an enviable prominence in the profession, having filled many important and responsible positions. He was for seven years assistant engineer to the elevated railroad companies, assistant engineer to the New York Steam Company, chief engineer for Otis Bros A- Co., engineer on the construction of the Mutual Life Building, and designed and superintended the erection of the elevators of the Eiffel Tower, at the Paris Exposition^ and has designed and is now superintending the construction of the elevators for a tunnel under the Clyde River at Glasgow, Scotland, besides designing and constructing the viaduct and elevators of the North Hudson County Railroad, at Weehawken. X. .I., and the Otis Elevating Railway up the Catskill Mountains, the largest of its type in the world, whose dimensions and measurements are : Horizontal length, 6780 feet; length along track. Too. - )! feet: vertical height, 10024 feet; gauge, 3 feet; time of ascent. 10 minutes; load. 100 passengers and hag- gage; maximum grade, 35 per KM); cables. 2-1J steel: engines, 2-12x30 Corliss; work commenced, January 20th, L892; road in operation, July lsth. 1802. Mr. Brown is now engaged in constructing an inclined railway on Prospect Mountain, Lake George, N. Y., and lias also designed many of the most important office building elevator plants throughout the United States. All work ever undertaken by him has been executed in the m.>st thorough and satisfactory manner. Mr. Brown is a member of the Union Thos. E. Brown, .It;. and Engineers' Clubs, American Society of Civil Engineers, and various other scientific societies, and is popularly esteemed in both business and social life. HENRY DUBOIS' SONS, Dock Builders. Office, Xo. 119 South Street. Corner Peck Slip. — The members of this firm are experts in their line, fully sustaining the reputation they enjoy, and do a large amount of work, taking contracts in all parts of the country. This business was established half a century ago by DuBois & Hendrix, who were succeeded in 1870, by Henry DuBois' Sons. The firm is composed of Jacob. Ahram, Charles and Henry E. DuBois, who are natives of this city. All four are men of thorough practical skill and many years' experi- ence, and exercise close personal supervision over all operations. They employ from sixty to one hundred hands, and are well equipped for the business. They have all facilities, including pile-drivers, and have a dozen scows in service. The firm are prepared to engage in all classes of work in the line of dock-building, and can guarantee the utmost satisfaction. Foundation piles are a specialty, and they are also contractors for dredg- ing. They are ready to commence operations on short notice, and com- munications by telephone, " Cortlandt 621," will receive prompt response. Estimates are furnished on application, and all work intrusted to this firm will be performed in the most expeditious and thorough manner. CF. SPL1TDORF. General Electrical Contractor, Electrical Sup- plies, Machinery, Etc., Nos. 23-27 Vandewater Street.— This gen- tleman has been established since 1888. He was formerly of Lieb «6 Splitdorf, of whom Mr. Lieb retired in 1893. Mr. Split- dorf lias since conducted the business alone with eminent success, and his prosperity is certain to endure. He was born in New York State, and has been in this city for a number of years. He is a practical electrical engineer of thorough experience, and sustains an excellent, reputation for skill and reliability. He does a large amount of work, and his patronage is steadily improving. He is manufacturer of and dealer in electrical apparatus, ap- pliances, machinery, etc., and has first-class facilities. He sends goods all over the I'nited States, and also to Mexico, Central and South America. Mr. Splitdorf occupies spacious and commodious quarters, equipped with steam power, etc.. and employs twenty-five hands. He carries a large and full stock of supplies, machinery, etc.. and can furnish anything in this line at the lowest prices. He is prepared to give estimates on all classes of elec- trical work, and all contracts undertaken by him will be performed in the most expeditious and competent manner. Power and light plants are con- structed by him; dynamos, motors and machinery are furnished and in- stalled, and jobbing in all branches is done with skill and dispatch, at very reasonable rates. ♦H NEW YORK- t 894, * 145 METROPOLITAN ELECTRIC SERVICE COMPANY, Automatic Temperature Regulation, No. 41 Dey Street.— One of the thor- oughly representative corporations of New York is the Metropoli- tan Electric Service Company, whose headquarters are located as above. This company controls the Johnson system of automatic tempera- ture regulation for New York city and tributary territory. The company was incorporated in ISS.">, under the laws of the State of New York, with a capital of s mi i.ooi), and is officered as follows, viz: \V. J. Wood, president; Osgood Smith, vice-president; .1. M. Hutchinson, treasurer; and I!. T. Voute, secretary and manager. The object of the Johnson heat regula- ting apparatus is to automatically control artificial heat in order to give a uniform temperature, and thereby increase the comfort and good health of those who use it, decrease the care incidental to a heating apparatus, lessen t he cost of repairs, and also economize fuel. The various forms of appliance can be seen in actual operation at the company's office, and illus- trated catalogues and all information are mailed on application. The Johnson heat regulating system has been adopted in the New York County Court House, New Y'ork Criminal Court, Supreme Court, Surro- gate's office, Superior and Common Pleas Court, Xew York Hospital, Trinity Church, St. Luke's Hospital, Colonial Club. New York Stock Exchange, Fifth Avenue Bank, Harlem District Court, Central Trust Company, Seventh Regiment Veteran Club, Union Trust Company, United States Trust Company, North River Insurance Company, Bowery Savings Bank. Navarro Flats, in numerous Grammar and Primary Schools, and in the residences of John Jacob Astor. 0. P. Huntington. Gen. John Cochrane, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Sidney Dillon, Whitelaw Reid, Hon. C. II. Van Brunt, Seth Low, Robert Maclay. Isaac Stern, and hundreds of others in this city; also in the leading Universities, Colleges and educational institutions, large office buildings, banks and business houses throughout the country. Mr. W. S. Johnson is the inven- tor and p.itentee of the system, while the management of the business of the company is placed in expert, reliable and painstaking hands. WHILDEXBBAND, Engineer and Contractor. Suspension Bridges. Cable Tramways. Etc., Room 2SS, No. 1 Broadway. # — Mr. William 11 ildenbrand, the well-known engineer, has made an enviable reputation, and several notable engineering achievements attest his skill. In the service of the New York and Harlem Railroad, he made the architectural design of the Orand Central Depot, at 42d Street, and constructed the arch roof of the depot hall. After this he was principal assistant to Washington \, Podding in the construction of the New Y'ork and Brooklyn bridge, and is still consulting engineer of the John A. Boebling's Sons Company. After the completion of the Brooklyn bridge he opened an office as an engineer and contractor at No. 1 Broadway. He has built a number of smaller suspension and truss bridges and the cog-wheel railway on Pike's Peak. The Washington bridge over the Harlem river lias been constructed substantially on his design, which he furnished in a public competition, and which was awarded the second prize. He has also published several books on suspension bridges, underground haulage and transportation by wire rope. Next to Co). W. A. Roebling Mr. Hildenbrand is considered the best authority on suspension bridges in this country. THE F. I). POTTER COMPANY, Engineers and Contractors, Agents Straight Line Engine, No. 39Cortlandt Street —This company enjoy a deservedly high reputation as engineers and contractors and are also prominent as agents for the Straight Line Engine Company of Syracuse. N. Y. The business was originally established here in January, lssii, by Williams ct Potter, who were succeeded in IS',12 by Mr. V. I). Pot- ter, and on July 24, 1894, the present company was organized under the laws of the State of New York, with ample capital and with F. I). Potter as manager and treasurer. The services of the company are in heavy and important request as contracting engineers for steam plants, and among their patrons are numbered the Mutual Life Insurance Company, the Produce Exchange, the Western Union Telegraph Company, the Metropol- itan Museum of Art, the Bank of America, the Cotton Exchange, the Hotel Renaissance, the Hotel Waldorf, the Carnegie Music Hall, in New York City; the Union League Club, the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, the Betz Building, and the Bank of North America of Philadelphia. The Straight Line Engine Company manufactures engines from 80 to 300-horse power for all purposes. In every essential and every detail their engine shows marked features of progress, special adaptation to the modern requirements for high speed, designed on scientifically correct principles, and constructed in the most reliable and excellent manner. The very fact of its being at work in the finest engine-rooms in the land is alone a guaranty of its superiority. It is the original and most perfect type of the high-speed steam engine. Its improvements are manifold, and a'.l strictly based on the laws of dynamics and the truest economy of power and its direct application. It finds its natural mission in the permanent mainte- nance of the highest speeds and is specially adapted to the needs of large buildings, electric light plants, etc. The highest standard of excellence is maintained in every detail, both as to material and workmanship, and the engines are in great and growing demand everywhere. Mr. E. I). Potter is an expert mechanical engineer, a graduate of Maine State College, and was for some years with the Edison Electric Company of New York. He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and under his painstaking direction the F. D. Potter Company is one of New York's most valued industrial factors, and has before it an ever-widening career of usefulness. 146 ♦SC NEW CRAVEN & PARMENTIER, Contractors' Supplies, No. 26 Cortlandt Street.— New Yoik has no better source of supply in the impor- tant lines of steam engines, boilers, pumps, derricks, machinery and contractors' supplies than the establishment of Messrs. Craven & Parmentier. This firm are manufacturers, manufacturers' agents and exporters in this class of goods, and established their business here in 1894. They handle a full and complete line of ma- chinery, tools and general supplies for con- tractors; engines, boilers, pumps, derricks, hoists, rock drills, picks, shovels, barrows, etc., all of the best make, and received direct from the most reputable manufacturers. The engines and boilers furnished by this reliable and responsible firm are widely famous for their strength, simplicity, durability and per- fect operation, and have no superior in this or any other country. The variety of makes and styles is so great that the needs and re- quirements of all classes of buyers arc readily suited, and at terms and prices which are safe from successful competition. Contracts and commissions are promptly tilled, and many of the incidental improvements in the engines and machinery sup- plies here are due to the large practical experience and close observation of Messrs. Craven and Parmentier, who are determined that perfection shall be as nearly attained as human ingenuity eau possibly achieve, in all works supplied by them. They are selling these valuable special- ties to leading manufacturers and corporations in this city and state, and also throughout New Jersey and New England, while a specialty is made of S. G. Mc- Kiernan & Co.'s rock drills, which are pronounced by com- petent users to be the most effi- cient and the most economical in the market. The most perfunc- tory examination of these drills will convince any one that the claim for their superiority over any other is based on facts, inasmuch as they embody, more than any other drill in the market, the most essential fea- tures of perfection, viz. : most simple construction, minimum of moving parts and maximum of efficiency with great economy of power. These features are boastfully claimed for almost every drill in the market; this. 1 894, W however, consisting of about one-third less parts than any other make, has naturally the advantage over all others. Another valuable specialty is the new Concrete Mixing ma- chine, manufactured by The Cockbum Barrow and Machine Company, of Jersey City, N. J., which is specially designed for cable railway construe t i o n and street work, and for mixing concrete for foundations of build- ings. Tins machine was used preferen- tially on the Broad- way Cable Railroad and the Third Avenue Cable Railroad, and are now in use on nearly all the large jobs going on in this city and vicinity, notably at the New York Central Bridge piers on the Harlem River and on the piers of the Third Avenue bridge, now being built by Arthur McMullen & Co., among many others. Prices and all other information given on application. The firm are doing a flourishing business in this city and all through the territory named above, while a fine growing export trade is enjoyed with numerous foreign countries, Mr. M. Craven is a native of Annapolis, Md., a graduate of the Naval Academy there, and of Hobart College at Geneva, N. V.. and has been connected with the United States Coast Survey, the Nicaragua Canal, and the Cataract Construction Company at Niagara Falls. Mr. J. II. Parmentier has had large experience in this line with the New York houses of T. N. Motley & Co. and Pierce & Miller. MORRIS & CUMINGS DREDGING COMPANY, Chesebrough Build- ing. N'os. 21 to 24 State Street. — The Morris & Cumings Dredging Company is the leading and best-known corporation in its line in the United States. The business was founded in 1832 by Ephraim Morris and James Cumings, and in 1S~.'> the present company was organized under the laws of the State of New York. Joseph Cumings is president: H. II. Petze, secretary and general manager; Frank Ridgway, superintendent; George Leary, engineer and assistant superintendent, and William A. Collins, chief engineer. The latter is a grandson of Ephraim Morris, who was the inventor of the celebrated clam-shell bucket, which is to-day so generally used, and has been with the concern from boy- hood. The company executes large and important contracts for the city of New York, the United States government and owners of water fronts everywhere, and are justly regarded an authority on all matters pertaining to water ways, channel making, reclaiming lands and general dredging. It has complete equipment, and all contracts undertaken by it are certain to be performed in a competent manner. Among the contracts of note may be named the work now being performed by it in cutting a water way « NEW YORK- 1 894, * 1 17 between the North and East rivers, from Spuyten Duyrel Creek to Harlem River, which it is expected will be opened at the beginning of the year 1895; also, the Bay Ridge channel, making it twenty-one feet deep at low water, for the United States government; the Norfolk channel; Harlem River speedway dredging; Astor estate on Harlem river; and reclaiming lands at Bayonne City and Hoboken, X. J. WILSON-WH1TING-DAVIS OILIXG COMPANY, Xew Automa- tic Oiling System. Xew York Offices: Mutual Reserve Build- ing, Broadway and Duane Street. — One of the new and important inventions of this wonderfully progressive age is the "Xew Automatic Oiling System.'* now being introduced with such great success by the Wilson-Whiting-Davis Oiling Company. This company was incorporated in August, 1S',»4, under the laws of the State of New Jersey, with a capital of (200,000., and operates factories in Chicago, 111., and Des Moines, Iowa, and are about building another in this city. This system assures a large saving in labor and oil, and its application insures the oiling of machinery in a positive automatic manner, under a pressure sufficient to overcome all obstacles ordinarily encountered and does away with all the manual labor usually required where hand-fed cups are used. At the same time a large saving of oil. varying from twenty to forty per cent., is guaranteed; the oil comes to the bearings perfectly clean, and the waste, which is very small in amount, can if required, be returned to the reservoir by the gravity pipe system. The wear and tear on machinery, due to careless oiling, is entirely avoided. The cups are of brass and are tested to stand any strain which can possibly be brought to bear upon them. Each cup is controlled by a separate valve and may be adjusted by screw at top, so as to exactly regulate the feed, while permitting the in- stant Hooding of any bearing if required. Each branch of piping and eacli separate machine is also controlled by a separate valve; hence, when a machine is idle only the one valve requires closing and all cups on its line cease feeding. Insurance underwriters concur in approving this system, as increasing the desirability of lire risks upon plants in which it is used. Its application is attended with most perfect results both on engines and electrical machinery, marine engines, locomotives, line shafting, etc. Tests will be made to demonstrate the working of the system upon any class of high-speed machinery, if desired. Illustrated circulars and all informa- tion mailed on application. The officers and directors of the company are as follows: president. William Wilson. Jr.; 1st vice-president and general manager, Morton E. Davis: 2d vice-president. James M. Wilson; treasurer, Charles II. Wilson; secretary. Louis A. Chandler. Directors: W. 1. Allen, assistant general manager, C. R. I. & P. Railroad Company. Chicago, III.; J. G. Hartigan, assistant general superintendent. Illinois Central Railway Company. Chicago, 111.; Thomas E. Gooch. Xew York; Morton E. Davis New York; Louis A. Chandler, of Dill, Chandler A- Seymour, Xew York; Pliineas S. Whiting, electrician, Des Moines, Iowa; R. B. Campbell, gen- ial manager of the B. & (). Railroad. Baltimore, Md.; William Wilson, Jr., Washington, Iowa; ( has. M. Liniugtoil, Xos. 207 and 20!) East Madison Street, Chicago; John A. Young, cashier Washington National Bank, Washington, Iowa. .Mr. Pliineas S. Whiting, the assistant manager, with headquarters at Chicago, is the inventor of the system and is deservedly prominent as an electrician and as superintendent of electric plants, Xew York, while J. K. Tremaine is Eastern superintendent. The general man- agement of affairs is in the hands of Mr. Morton E. Davis, first vice-pres- ident, who is a well-known Xew Yorker, eminently qualified by experi- ence and ability for the duties of the position; while Messrs. T. E. Cooch and J. II. Ackroyd, the general Eastern agents, with headquarters in this city, are promoting the prosperity of the company in a marked degree. AUTOMATIC ELECTRICAL SPECIALTY COMPANY. (Incorpora- ted,) General Electrical Contractors and Dealers in General Elec- trical Supplies. Xo. 136 Liberty Street. — This company was incorporated in April, 1894, under the laws of Xew Jersey, with ample capital and with the following officers, to wit: Wm. A. Reed, presi- dent; Aug. Begerow. vice-president and treasurer; Louis J. Anerbacher, secretary and general manager. They are general electrical contractors and dealers in general electrical supplies, and have developed their latent resources with marked rapidity, yet solely on the basis of demand and supply. They are prepared at all times to install electric light and power plants and to furnish all supplies therefor in quantities to suit at short notice and on the most favorable terms. This company is also prominent as Eastern agent for the Hoggson Automatic Electrical Time Stamps, for printing the year, month, day. hour, and minute; changing automatically, and being the only practical and perfect time stamp in the w orld. Over three hundred are already in use in banks, express offices, lire alarm and police telegraph offices, government offices, post offices, railroad offices, recorders' offices, notaries' offices and business houses throughout the land; also for combined employees' time stamp, watchman's register and general check system. It received the only award for time stamps at the World's Columbian Exposition, as the jury found, after exhaustive tests, that it was the only stamp not liable to derangement. The price is low and can be obtained together with full information from this company. President Reed is at the head of the well-known hardware house of Reed A- Aner- bacher, in this city. Vice-president Begerow is the senior member of the firm of Begerow & Oerlach. florists, of Newark, X". J.; while Mr. Aner- bacher, the secretary and general manager, was formerly with the E. S. Greeley & Company, electrical supply house, and is conspicuously successful in directing the course of this new enterprise. 148 4f NEW YORK?- t 894, * ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING COMPANY, Nos. 39-41 Cortland t Street.— The applied science of electricity owes very much of its material economic progress to Mr. J. H. Vail, the eminent electrical engineer, and his enterprising as- sociates now incorporated under the title of the Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Company. This company was organized in February, 1893, under the laws of Xew York, with a capital of $150,000, and with J. H. Vail, President; George P. Sandt, A. M., M. E., Secretary and Treasurer. The company employ only experienced and expert engineers and have al- ready taken a foremost position as consulting and supervising engineers and contractors for complete equipments of electric light, railway and power systems, and long distance electrical transmission of the best class. They contract for plants combining selected apparatus, but do not repre- sent any special appliances, and are therefore free to cater to the preference of their customers, or to advise them independently as to what selected com- bination of apparatus will best meet their requirements and local conditions, insuring in every instance reliability, permanency and economy in orig- inal investment as well as in operation, They are specially experienced in underground conduit work. They also act as expert consulting engineers for companies or individuals interested in the application of electrical or steam engineering work, and will prepare plans and specifications for the same. They have developed many of the best methods for the transmission of power, also longdistance electric railways and have solved every problem of station or street lighting successfully, placing their patrons in possession of the latest and best construction upon the most practical, reliable and economic basis. Their experience includes the active supervision, design- ing and construction of upwards of 40,000 horse-power of steam plants, over 200 electric light stations, over 1,800 miles of electric railway and 1,800 cars, and isolated electric plants aggregating 750,000 incandescent lamps. Mr. Vail, the President and Chief Engineer, has been in the electrical business in a practical way for over fourteen years. He is a native of Xew Jersey, and a resident of Westfield, in that state. From 1881 to 1884 he was General Superintendent of the Edison Company for isolated lighting; from 1SS4 to 188(5 he was General Superintendent and Chief Engineer of the Edison Company; from 1886 to 1889 Chief Engineer of the Edison Electric Light Company; 1889 and 1890 Chief Engineer of The Sprague Electric Railway and Motor Company; and 1890 to 1893 Assistant Engineer-in-Chief of The Edison General Electric Company. He has been identified as supervising or con- structing engineer with electric light central stations in New York city, Boston, New Orleans, Chicago, Cincinnati. St. Paul, Philadelphia, Brook- lyn, Washington, St. Louis, and many other cities of the Union ; and is a member of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. Mr. Sandt is an expert mechanical and electrical engineer, who has been associated with Mr. Vail for the past nine years, and now gives him that hearty and tangible support that serves to assure the pre-eminence and brilliant suc- cess of this company. ANDREW BRYSON, Civil Engineer, X<>. 29 Broadway.— In the domain of arts and sciences there is no more distinct sphere in which of late years notable progress has been made than in engineering. And this is equally true of the civil and mechanical branches of the profession. Prominent among the members of the American Society of Civil Engineers is Mr. Andrew Bryson, who occupies eligible office quarters as above. For more than twenty-two years he has followed the profession in the design and construction of steam, elevated, electric and other railways; also bridges, docks and buildings. Since his last engagement as chief engi- neer, during the construction of the Kings ( 'ounty Elevated Railway, he has acted as consulting engineer for several large enterprises, among which may be noted the South Brooklyn Railroad and Terminal Company. His practical experience covers a wide range, including the Connecticut West- ern, New York & Long Branch, Rhinebeck & Connecticut, Delaware, Lack- awanna & Western railroads, etc., etc. Mr. Bryson is a native X T e\v Yorker, a son of the late Admiral Bryson of the United States Navy, and is a Com- panion of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, a member of the Soci- ety of Colonial Wars, and a Governor of the St. Nicholas Club. He enjoys high repute in social, professional and business circles. WC. CULVER, Civil Engineer, Room 54. Xo. 171 Broadway.— Among those who by sheer force of merit and ability have become famous for the success with which they have invari- ably accomplished every undertaking is Mr. W. C. Culver, who has won well-deserved laurels as a civil engineer. For business pur- poses he occupies commodious quarters as above, where he possesses every requisite facility for the prosecution of his vocation. He has had twenty years' valuable experience, and has been established independently the last fifteen years, during which period he has made such an admirable record. Civil engineering in all its branches is executed by Mr. Culver, and he has satisfactorily fulfilled many important contracts. For three years he was engaged on the Bound Brook Railroad, one year on the Fort Edward and Glens Falls Railroad, a year on the Unavilla Railroad, six months on the Jersey City & Albany Railroad, three and a half years on the Pennsylva- nia Coal Company's railroads, and for a year he was engaged in measuring railroads for the State Board of Assessors of New York. Mr. Culver is a native of New York, and resides in Jersey City. lie is possessed of excel- lent ability, and is held in the highest estimation in professional circles for his executive skill and integrity. «NEW YORK - t 894, li- 149 c OOLBAUG-H & POMEROY, Special Railway Sales-Agents, Cambria Iron Co., Latrobe Steel Works, Shoenberger & Co., No. 2-">t> Broad- way. — The members of the above firm, F. W. Coolbaugh and L. I!. Pomeroy, are gentlemen in the meridian of life. The former, Mr. Cool- baugh, is a Pennsylvania!) by birth, and the latter, Mr. Pome- roy, is a New Yorker. They are m e n of recog- nized push and energy, pro m i- ncntly and favor- ably known in the railway field, and their success is attributable to their intelligent, earnest and hon- orable e ff o r t s. Mr. Coolbaugh, previous to enter- ing the railway s u p p 1 y field, served twenty years at railroad- ing, on the Dela- ware, L a c k a- wanna & West- ern Railroad, be- ginning as a wa- ter boy on a gravel train, and w orking up through the va- r i o u a depart- ments to that of chief train dis- p a tclie r. Mr. Pomeroy was for many years connected with the Suburban Rapid Transit Company, as secretary and treasurer, but from boyhood he has taken the keenest possible interest in mechanics, so that to-day he occupies quite a prominent position in the fraternity of mechanical men. These gentlemen have been connected with the railway supply business for about twelve years, Mr. Pomeroy having become associate partner in 1889. They have been identified, as general sales-agents, with the leading interests of the country, such as the Boies Steel Wheel Company, the Dickson Manufactu r i n g Company, Carne- gie, Phipps cv Co., and a r e, at present, spe- cial rail w a y sales-agents for the well-known C a m b r i a Iron C o in pa n y, of Johnstown, Pa., whose products are rails, axles. ]) i s t o n-r ml s. crank-pins, and general railway forgings; the La- trobe Steel Works, of La- trobe, Pa., which is the largest steel tire plant in the world ; a n d Mess r s. Shoenberger & Co., of Pittsburg, whose reputa- tion for high- grade steel for locomotive boil- ers, fireboxes, etc., stands alone a m o n g steel- in akers. They deal directly with railway companies and have an excellent patronage. Negotiations with them insure prompt and satisfactory attention. 150 •K WEW YORK- 1 894, CHARLES MOKK1LL, Hardware Specialties, No. 35 Warren Street. — The manufacture of saw sets and kindred hardware specialties is one of the important brandies of industry of this city, and is carried on with such success by Mr. Charles Morrill, that his house has become a competitor on equal terms with the oldest and most famous manufacturers of Europe, and in some cases has shown a distinct and admitted superiority. Mr. Morrill has been established here as a manufacturer, jobber and exporter of hardware since 1879, and now trans- acts a widely extended business, having substantial connections iu all parts of the world. Morrill's Perfect Saw Set is a superior hand saw set, perfect in its construction and unerring in its operation; will set any hand- saw from one-sixteenth of an inch thick down to the thinnest made, and from the coarsest to the finest in general use. All his saw sets are made strong, accurate and durable. Morrill's Perfected Bench Stop is the most durable and useful bench stop ever put on the market at any price, and only requires a trial to meet general approval. Morrill's Universal Punch is an indispensable office tool, powerful, simple, convenient and durable. Thousands are now in use, giving the highest satisfaction in every branch of business. His Metal Punch is used largely on the electric car system, while they are found useful by all mechanics. Hoyt's Standard Wagon Jack, with Morrill's new improvements, is the best, simplest and cheapest lifting jack in the world. They are made in four different sizes, and are used extensively in New York, express companies, particularly, giving them a decided preference. One of the most useful inventions of the age is Morrill's Parallel Cutting Plyers, the only parallel cutting plyers known to the trade which will cut piano wire successfully, and are simple, useful and durable, and made in several different sizes. Jobbers are supplied witli these specialties in quantities to suit at short notice and on the most liberal terms, and illustrated catalogues mailed on application. Mr. Morrill is a well-known New Yorker, and in addition to his success as a business man is prominent as an art connoisseur. He owns a large art gallery and one of the finest private collections of paintings in the city. He is an honored member of the Hardware Club, and recently presented it with a fine painting, " The Shepherd and His .Sheep," by Henri de Buel of Brussels. EDGAK TATE & CO., Solicitors of American and Foreign Patents, Proprietors National Patent Agency. Opposite City Hall, No. 245 Broadway. — One of the foremost patent soliciting firms in New York is that of Edgar Tate & Co.. which was organized in December, 1S93, the co-partners beiii" Messrs. Edgar Tate and Edward M. Clark, both natives of New York. They have had fifteen years' experience in their present calling and possess a thorough expert knowledge of all its branches. Mr. Tate, the senior partner, is probably the best posted gentle- man in America in the laws pertaining to foreign patents, having taken out over 20,000 foreign patents, including the Catling gun, the Wilson Sewing Machine, Bonsack Cigarette Machine, the Foster Kid Glove Fastener, the Bernstein Propellor patents, the Essick Printing Telegraph, the Sawyer-Mann Electric Light, etc., etc. Mr. Clark has had supervision of fully one-tenth of all the patents issued by the U. S. Patent Office the past ten years, and vasts interests in negotiating the sales of patents have been constantly left in his hands. Messrs. Tate it Co. sell only selected im- portant patents, and are practically the only firm in existence acting as agents for inventors, for the buying and selling of patents, their practice being in all countries having patent laws, ami having agents in all the principal cities of the world. Their Washington offices are within a stone's throw of the Patent Office. DANVILLE STOVE AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY. A. L. Canfield, Manager. Nos. 2S4-28C> Pearl Street. — This company, whose works are in Danville. Pa., are widely famous as manufac- turers of the Beaver stoves, ranges and furnaces; while they are also Eastern agents for the Monarch gasoline stoves, the Monarch gas stoves and the Model steel ranges. The New York office was opened in 1892, and is under the experienced management of Mr. A. L. Canfield, as agent for New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New England. Since its inception this company has been yearly making improvements in and adding new features to its products, and in its spacious New York sales- rooms is displayed a large and varied stock of stoves, ranges and furnaces bearing the company's imprint Many of these are to be admired for their architectural designs, possessing a beautj of form and ornamentation that would grace the finest rooms. Hut while success has been achieved in beauty of design, attractiveness of form has been subservient to the con- struction of every stove and furnace on the best known scientific principles for increasing their utility and effectiveness. Possessing a large plant and having at their command the best of facilities for production, this company have established a mammoth business which has its ramifications in all parts of the country. Two hundred skilled hands are constantly employed at the works, and the output is one of great magnitude and value. Every stove is guaranteed, and illustrated catalogues and price lists are mailed on application. The officers of this company are as follows, viz.: W. B. Ohamberlin, president: James Foster, general manager; S. A. Yorks, treasurer ; J. C. H. Lynn, secretary. These gentlemen are expert and practical stove founders, who give the business the benefit of their large experience and close personal attention : while Mr. Canfield, the manager in New York, is a native of Rondout, N. Y.. and a young man of tried ability and thorough technical knowledge, who has spent his life in this branch of trade and is an expert therein. * MEW HA. BERRY, Hardware Manufacturers' Agent, Xo. 51 Dey Street.— This gentleman is deservedly prominent as agent for the Pres- cott Hardware Manufacturing Company, proprietors and sole manufacturers of the I'rescott trackless sliding door hangers, for house, barn, depot, elevator and shed doors; also, for the Norton door- check and spring, and for Samson's battery powder, and has been estab- lished in business here since February. L889. It has been the aim of the Prescott Hardware Manufacturing Company to manufacture and furnish a door-hanger that for general utility, ease of movement, freedom from noise and from liability t<> get out of repair, would commend itself to every owner of a building in which there is a sliding door. To attain this result they have confined their attention exclusively to this line of goods. They have won a decisive and pronounced success, and now not only claim to support sliding doors on the only correct principle, but in addition give to doors hung with these hangers, an ease of movement and steadiness of motion obtainable with no other hanger. The hangers " react" on the door at both ends, and the door cannot therefore jump, nor can it get off the track, as there is no track. These hangers are made altogether of wrought and malleable iron, and are warranted to outwear any hanger now on the market. The Norton door-check and spring consists of a cylinder, piston, spring and self-adjusting valve. It is provided with suitable brackets and is adapted to be .attached to the top part of a door and the frame over the door. In it are two great powers, namely: the spring, which is sure to close the door, drawing the hairiest when it is near- est closed — and the check, or the cushioning of the piston on air. which brings the door to a stop for an instant near the jamb, then quietly but surely closing the door and latching it by the operation of the spring, being regulated by the automatic valve, which permits the air to enter the cylinder freely while opening the door, and while closing exhausts the air more or less, as the force exerted on the door to (dose it is greater or less. Over one hundred thousand are now in use. and the demand is practically universal over both continents. Mr. Berry, the agent, is a native of Bos- ton, and an experienced and painstaking representative, who is promoting the interests entrusted to his care with brilliant success. JOHN' A. M. I)()l'(; ALL. New and Second-Hand Gas Engines, Shaft- ing. Pulleys. Elevators and Grip-Hoists, Etc.. Xo. 4* Dey Street.— A New York house making a leading specialty of dealing in new and second-hand gas engines is that conducted by Mr. John A. McDougall. w ho is an expert machinist and an expert in the trade. He established business here in 1891, prior to which he was for three years manager of the Korting Gas Engine Company, a position he filled with judgment and ability. Since entering into business independently he has built up a trade connection all over the United States. The premises occupied comprise two floors, each 23 x 100 feet in dimensions, and fully f 894, ¥- isi equipped with all conveniences and appliances. A full stock of new and second-hand engines is carried, also shafting, pulleys, elevators, grip-hoists, ceiling and exhaust fans, belting, waste, lubricating oils, etc. Mr. Mc- Dougall employs about a dozen skilled workmen and makes a specialty of repairs on all makes of engines, while moving is also promptly attended to. AMI LEV ENGINEERING WORKS, Manufacturers of Steam Special- ties and Machinery ; Consulting Mechanical and Electrical En- gineers and Contractors, Electrical Exchange Building. No. 136 Liberty Street. — In securing the necessary supplies for steam power plants, mills, electric railways and kindred enterprises, our manu- facturers and corporations should make a factor of the Ashley Engineering Works. The proprietor and manager. Mr. Frank M. Ashley, is well and w idely known, both as a consulting engineer and contractor, and as a manufacturer of steam appliances, electrical specialties, boiler attachments and safety devices, and special light machinery. He operates a fac- tory at Hawthorne, N. J., and is the in- ventor and manufacturer of Ashley's patent duplex automatic water gauge and gauge attachments ; also of the Ashley counter- balance safety water columns. Ashley "Ex- celsior" low water alarm, Ashley automatic boiler feeder. Ashley drawn bell steam whistle. Ashley ball top steam whistle. A>b- ley lever gage cocks, Ashley pressure and compression gages, Ashley pump traps, Ash- ley ball check valves, and Ashley damper Frank M. Ashley. regulator. He also makes a specialty of model and pattern-making in all its branches. Estimates are furnished for entire steam and electric power plants ; steam and electrical specialties are kept in stock, and machinery for special purposes is designed and its construction personally superintended. These works already bear a rep- utation second to none for ability to fill large contracts promptly and to the letter, and those of our readers who open negotiations with this office will secure advantages and benefits that are not met with elsewhere. Mr. Ashley is a graduate of Stevens Institute of Technology of Hoboken, N. J., and has been in the business for the past twelve years, serving with the Nassau Manufacturing Company, K. W. Bliss ifc Co. and R. Hoe & Co., in this city, and established the present works in ISS'.t. He is a mem- ber of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Xew York Electrical Society, and, as an inventor and manufacturer, has gained a prestige and patronage thoroughly national in extent and eminently cred- itable in character. 4j NEW YORK- 1 89-*, * GLEASON & BAILEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Builders of Modern Fire Department Supplies, Nos. 181 to 1S9 Mercer Street. — The exacting demands of the lire departments of the United States for reliable trucks, fire engines, fire pumps and other supplies have been fully met by the Gleason & Bailey Manufacturing Company. This company are extensive manufacturers of p • modern aerial trucks, hose car- riages, patrol wagons, hook and ladder trucks, hose carts, hose wagons, ambulances, chief's bug- gies, hand fire engines and other fire protection supplies, besides over 1500 shapes and sizes of brass andiron water pumps. The business was founded in 1S40 by Cowing & Co., and in 1882 the present company was incorpora- ted under the laws of the State of New York, the following being the present officers, to wit: Elliott P Gleason, president; Wallace Drew, vice-president; O. F. Gleason, secretary ; Warren C. Gleason, treasurer and mana- ger cif the New York city office. The works of this company are at Seneca Falls, N. Y., where steady employment is given to 200 skilled hands. The special- ties of this company for fire ex- tinguishment are the best of t (ten - kind, and are in heavy and increasing demand throughout the United States, while large numbers are exported to for- eign countries. Their special- ties embrace patent controlling nozzles, hose relief valves, Em- pire life-saving net, firemen's bells, gongs, lanterns, hose menders, torches, buckets, axes, crow bars, swinging harness. rubber clothing, and miscellaneous equipment .for fire apparatus. A splendid stuck of these specialties and supplies is constantly carried, to the end that no delay may be experienced in the filling of orders, and the re- quirements of fire departments are met in every instance with promptness and entire satisfaction. The number of fire stations in New York city at the present time, number more than 100, each fully equipped with modern fire apparatus, three-quarters of which has been manufactured from time to time by this company, and consists of eighteen four-wheel Iiose tenders, thirty-one two- horse hose wagons and fourteen large hook and ladder trucks; orders are given annually for from six to ten pieces at a time, and this company are the only builders in the United States who have the facilities for turn- ing out so many pieces of fire apparatus in a specified time; their record in other cities is in like proportion to the amount of rolling stock in use. An important invention has been developed by these build- ers, aud that is. their pat- ented rapid raising aerial hook and ladder truck with life car attachment, which is to the inmates of a burning build- ing what the modern devices of ;i life-saving station are to the shipwrecked mariner. This ex- tension ladder can be fully ex- tended in fifteen seconds, which is considered marvelous as compared with other aerial trucks, which require two and a half minutes for a complete operation. The offi- cers of this company are thor- oughly experienced as manu- facturers and widely esteemed as men of genius. skill, energy and enterprise. Mr. Drew has charge of the shops of this company at Seneca Falls, assisted by Frank ('. lichee, superin- tendent. « NEW YORK- 1 894 , W 1 53 THE AUTOMATIC WATEE TAXK COMPAN Y. Automatic Railway Water Tanks. No. 143 Liberty Street. — This company was organ- ized in October, 1S!>2. under the laws of New Jersey, with a cap- ital of $500,000, and is officered as follows, viz: Tiele H. .M tiller, president; Jos. Seidenberg. vice-president; Paul Sattelkau, secretary and general manager; II. 1!. Winkelmann, chief engineer; A. Falkenau, in- specting engineer. These tanks are made by this company in various sizes to meet the requirements of each road. Their tanks are made of heavy boiler-steel, (55,000 to 60,000 tensile strength) and each tank will easily outlast from two to three pumps, saving thus on equipment account. The Automatic water-tank tills the tender quicker than a gravity tank does. As it rills itself and is emptied by the steam of the locomotive, there is no more use for the stationary boiler, pump and pump-attendant, thus effecting a complete saving of expense incidental to their employment, that is, wages, fuel and repairs. The tank is also used in connection with storage (reserve) tanks, which equips a station for all emergencies and also commends itself at terminals, round-houses, etc., where water is used for other purposes besides watering locomotives. For the benefit of intending purchasers this company has in operation near New York city, a complete railroad water station, equipped with an Automatic water-tank of 3,000 gallons capacity. A locomotive with a2,S00- gallon tender attached, is kept at duty to demonstrate the practical wink- in? of the system. Messrs. Sattelkau and Winkelmann are joint inventors of this system. President Midler is consulting engineer for the Newhall Engineering Company of Philadelphia. The company is prepared to fur- nish their equipment complete without the cost of a dollar to railroad companies, provided they agree to turn over one-half of the amount saved every month, until the equipment has in that manner paid for itself. ROWLAND & PLOCK, Mechanical and Constructing Engineers, Xaval Architects and Contractors, Xo. 245 Broadway. — For a young firm, Rowland & Plock. mechanical and constructing engi- neers, naval architects and contractors, have a very flattering patronage. They stand high in their profession and enjoy a first-class reputation. They are thoroughly practical and experienced in all branches of their art, and do quite a large amount of work. Mr. Geo. E. Rowland, who is a gentleman in the full prime of life, was formerly with the Con- tinental Iron Works, Brooklyn, for twelve years, and has been established since May 1. 1892. Mr. J. Leonard Plock is also a man in the prime of life and a graduate of Stevens Institute, Hohoken. X. .1. lie became a partner of Mr. Rowland in May. ISD4. and prior to that had been with C. L. Seabury & Co., of Xyaek. N. Y., for three years. Messrs. Rowland and Plock employ several assistants and are prepared to engage in all classes of work in the line noted. Yachts, launches, vessels for business purposes, marine and all classes of machinery are designed, and construction is personally superintended. Drawings, specifications, etc., are furnished on short notice and estimates are submitted for the erection of gas works and the alteration of old works. All work intrusted to this linn will be done in the most thorough and competent manner, and satisfaction is assured. GM. DAVIS & CO., Manufacturers Steam Heating and Regulat- ing Specialties, Eastern Office, No. 136 Liberty Street. — The interest in valves and other safety appliances is coextensive with the use of steam, and the multiplication of engines and boilers goes on at such a pace that safety has become one of the most important factors of civilized life. Special interest therefore attaches to the productions of Messrs. G. M. Davis & Co.. manufacturers of steam heating and regulating specialties at Nos. 96 to 100 North Clinton street, Chicago, whose Xew York office is located as above. This is an old and honored bouse in the industrial history of Chicago, while it has been represented in New York since 1S80. In 1800 the present office was opened here to accommodate the Eastern trade, and was placed under the experienced management of Mr. C. E. Evans, who hail been in Chicago with the company for six years previous and was thoroughly posted in all the details of the business and the requirements of the trade. The Davis pressure regulator and reducing valve, one of the leading specialties of this house, fills a hitherto unfilled want, combining simplicity, accuracy, durability and economy in the use of steam. Thousands have been sold throughout the United States, and each and every one is unconditionally guaranteed by the firm. The Xo. 1 style is designed for all places where there is no pulsation of pressure, suitable for steam heating, boiling, dry- ing, distilling and all places requiring a constant, unvarying pressure below that of boiler. Xo. 2 has the addition of an oil cylinder which pre- vents jumping or chattering under all conditions, and is to be used where there is a pulsation or vibration of pressure. On steam pumps it will maintain a uniform pressure of delivery, regardless of speed or volume, by being placed in the steam pipe. The Davis noiseless back pressure valve is guaranteed to be perfectly noiseless in operation at any pressure. The Davis steam trap for general service has large capacity and continuous dis- charge, and is unequaled for discharging condensation from steam heating apparatus; vacuum pans, sugar pans, etc. Other specialties include a damper regulator for high pressure steam boilers, the Davis tank indicator for all kinds of open tanks, the Davis float air valve, the "Victor" auto- matic air valve, evaporating cups. etc. These goods are in heavy and increasing demand not only ill all parts of the United States, but in many foreign countries. Illustrated catalogues and all information mailed on application. The proprietors, Messrs (J. M. and W. E. Davis, are also offi- cers of the March-Davis Cycle Company of Chicago, and are accounted among that class of wide-awake, far-seeing business men who build up great enterprises in every avenue of industry and trade. 154 * NEW YORK- T 894, * THE HAZARD MANUFACTURING COMPANY. Manufacturers of Iron and Steel Wire Rope, Thos. D. Conyngham, Sales Agent, Office and Warehouse, No. 87 Liberty Street. — The Hazard Manu- facturing Company of Wilkesbarre, Pa., are nationally famous as manufacturers of wire rope of steel and iron for elevators, shafts, slopes, quarries, bridges, ferries, ships' rigging, tramways, transmission of power, underground haulage and cable railways. The business was founded at Mauch ('hunk, in 1848, and moved to Wilkesbarre in 1870, when the pres- ent company was organized under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania, w ith a capital of $600,000. The New York office was opened in 187U, as a supply depot for New York, New Jersey and New England, and a full stock is carried here of all sizes of iron, steel and galvanized wire rope, galvanized wire clothes lines, galvanized wire straps and sizing, and wire rope sheaves. The ropes are made of the best brands of Sw edes charcoal iron and English and German tempered steel. The company has been eminently successful, producing 'theii goods in immense quantities by spe- cial machinery and selling them to the trade for distribution to consumers in all parts of the world. In this way a superior article is furnished at a material decrease in the cost of production as compared with the old methods, the credit for this advance being justly given to this old and honored house, whose success has largely come from a fertility of sugges- tion and invention in devising more useful and valuable goods. The com- pany are now making a cable 120,000 feet long, for the Broadway ( able Company in this city, and have supplied the cables for the Chicago street railways, and large orders for railways in St. Louis and Kansas city: also for the yachts Vigilant, Dauntless. Coronet, Emerald and others. Cat- alogues and prices mailed on application. The officers of the company are as follows: ('has. Parrish, president; I). Ryman, vice-president; Walter Gaston, treasurer and manager; John Bridgman, secretary. These gentle- men all reside in Wilkesbarre, while at the warehouse in this city a large stock is kept on hand. THE HERENDEEN MANUFACTURING COMPANY. (Geneva, N. Y.), 40 Taylor Building, No. :!!> Cortlandt Street. — .Much attention has been given by scientific men and inventors to perfecting a sys- tem of thoroughly heating buildings and dwellings by steam or hot water, and the result has been to bring to the front many different makes of boilers. These are all made differently, but the one above all others to which we wish to call attention is the "Faultless Furman," man- ufactured by the Herendeen Manufacturing Company at Geneva, N. Y., and sold in this city by Messrs. Dudley Bros. This boiler is built of cast iron, its parts connected together by screwed joints, and one in which all the fire and water surfaces stand vertical, thus assuring perpetually clean surfaces and allowing of rapid water circulation. A boiler so constructed is not only the most durable, but will also more quickly and thoroughly absorb the heat from the fire and so warm your house with the least amount of fuel. This boiler was selected for heating the mammoth green- houses of the Columbian Exposition at Chicago — an award made solely on merit : while over five thousand of these boilers are now in use throughout the country. Dealers and contractors are supplied by this office at short notice, also with radiators of any kind or make, radiator valves, hot water valves, hot air registers, automatic air vents, common air vents, bronzing liquid, hair felt and asbestos paper, sectional pipe covering, Powers' auto- matic damper regulators, steam guages, hot water thermometers, steel tubular boilers, pipe and fittings, engines and steam fitters' supplies, etc. Catalogues and prices furnished on application. The co-partners. Messrs. J. C and A. II. Dudley, are natives of Geneva, N. Y., and young men of experience and ability, who opened this office on the first of January, 1894, and are winning a distinguished and well-deserved success. FT. ELLITIIORPE. Elevators, No. ::10 Liberty Street.— There are certain enterprises carried on in the metroplis which are of pe- culiar importance to the city as a famous source of supply, and, among the number, that conducted by Mr. F. T. Ellithorpe, com- mands our attention at this time. This gentleman is the inventor and manufacturer of the improved Ellithorpe air-brake and air cushion safety devices for passenger and freight elevators, and has been engaged in the industry here since 1881. Paying close and undivided attention to the ex- cellence and perfection of his devices rather than to the amount of sales or monetary returns, his trade has steadily grown from year to year until he has reached a pre-eminence in his industry of which he has every reason to be proud. Being endowed with a genius for invention, and an ambition to excel, he has devoted himself with ardor to the production of a safety device which should, when once introduced and tested, be preferred by the user to any other invention. That he has succeeded in this laudable endeavor there is no longer any doubt, as the superiority he has attained is such as to have created a permanent and constantly increasing demand among elevator builders and elevator users all over the United States. The Ellithorpe air-brake and air cushion have stood the test of hundreds of the most severe and practical trials, and in no single instance have they failed to operate successfully. They cannot do otherwise, if properly constructed, because they both are the result of natural laws, using the element of air for a resisting power to neutralize the accumulative force occasioned by the law of gravity. Either the air-brake or air-cushion can be applied to any elevator that is already constructed, and estimates and plans are furnished upon application. Mr. Ellithorpe acts as New York manager for the Stokes & Parrish Elevator Company of Philadelphia, and is highly regarded in the business world for his inventive genius and busi- ness reliability. 4f NEW YORK>« f 894, JJ» 155 I MPERIAL RUBBER COMPANY, Geo. E. Austin, Manager, Manufac- turers of Rubber Belting, Hose and Packing of the Bighest Grades, Mechanical Rubber Goods, Electrical Exchange Building, No, 134 Lib- erty Street.— Among the almost innumerable industries which lioii.ish in the great metropolis, a position of much import- ance is occu- pied by that devoted to the manufac t u re of r u b I) e r belting, hose ami packing, a ii it in a n y extensive con- cerns are exer- cising their en- ergies in the develo p m out of this indus- try. A suc- cessful con- cern of till' kind is that of the Imperial Rubber Com- pany, which was inaugu- rated in IS90, and has been a l> 1 y c o n- ducted under the manage- ment of Mr. Geo. E. Austin, who has had thorough experience in tins branch of business and understands fully how to meet all its requirements. He has acquired a first-class business con- nection and a trade that is steadily growing in volume. The company manufacture rubber belting, hose and packing, of the higbest grades, and also deal in mechanical rubber goods of every description. They are also sole agents for the American Steam Racking Company, likewise for the Munson Leather Belting and Albion Flexible Gas Tubing. Only the best and most reliable goods an; handled, and orders from the trade are filled upon the most liberal, equitable terms. Geo. E. Austin. R I In.', m iii it 1 1 is m mu- OBERT A. KEASBEY, Magnesia Sectional Coverings, No. 54 War- ren Street. — The increase in the size and magnitude of office build- ings, factories, institutions and residences in the last few years has brought the use of steam for heating, lighting, etc. into promi- nence. With the increased use of steam has come into extensive use another branch of mechanics, namely— the covering or insulating of steam pipes, tanks, cylinders and other heated vessels. While there are many kinds of covering brought forward from time to time there is only one which is really suitable for the purpose intended,— that is the Mai.nkma Sectional COVEBING. This covering lias been in use for something over eiuht years, and it is known and used probably more than all of the other coverings put together. In tbis city there are comparatively few buildings of any size erected in which it is not used as covering for the steam pipes, for the insulating of a wall, or for lining of a safe, tactured by the Keasbey <£ Mattison Company of Ambler. Pa., who are the largest manufacturers of MAG- NESIA in this country, and who bold United States patents on MAGNESIA as a steam-pipe and boiler covering. This covering is composed of pure carbonate of Magnesia, with a small percentage of a soft woolly fibre. The fibre is put into form a bond. It is made in hollow sections to lit the various diameters of pipes: also in special forms to cover standard fittings; in slabs or boards for tbe insula- ting of walls, or for the covering of large heated surfaces; also in plastic form for covering irregular surfaces and packing of safes, etc. Tbis cover- ing is now being used extensively for the covering of portable boilers and hot air flues in residences. Its tenacity and symmetry of form makes it particularly pleasing to the eye and effective. Among the large buildings in which Magnesia has been used, we would call attention to the Equit- able Life Assurance Building. Xo. 120 Broadway ; Manhattan Life Insur- ance Building, No. (>4 Broadway; World Building, No. 31 Park Row; ( able Building, Broadway and Houston Street; Fulton Building. Fulton and Nassau^Streets; R. H. Macy & Co.'s Building. 14th Street and Sixth Avenue; New York College for Training of Teachers, 120th Street and Momingside Park. The gentleman who deserves the most credit for the success'of the magnesia interest in New York city and vicinity is the New York agent, Robert A. Keasbey. He makes heat insulation his study, and has proved himself capable of advising and contracting for work of any size which is presented to his notice, 156 Hf NEW YOR^1894, * A MILNE & CO., Foreign and Domestic Iron and Steel, No. S Oliver Street, Boston; No. 1 Broadway. — The trade in iron and steel is m one of vast importance to the whole country, and probably en- gages a larger amount of capital in its various ramifications than any other industry outside of those furnishing food and clothing. Doth iron and its product — steel — nowadays enter into the construction of al- most every edifice, mechanical contrivance, and article of e very-day use; and information in regard to these materials cannot but prove of universal interest. Of the prominent houses engaged in the importation and sale of iron and steel, none in New York is better or more reputably known than that of A. Milne & Co. This firm was organized in January, 1887, the co- partners being Messrs. A. Milne, Luther Little and James K. Hoyt, all thoroughly experienced business men. Mr. Milne is a veteran in the iron trade, having been engaged therein for forty years, part of the time as a member of the firm of Naylor & Co. Messrs. Milne & Co. are United States representatives for Alrutz & Co., of Stockholm and London, and general importers and wholesalers ill foreign and domestic iron and steel of all kinds, except that intended for structural purposes, and a leading specialty is made of Swedish iron. The trade of the house extends all over the United States, and all orders are promptly met upon the most equitable terms. The Boston house is in charge of Mr. Luther Little. THE GENERAL M ANUFACTURINi ; COMPANY, General Office: Havemeyer Building. — The greatest success in the manufacture of hydraulic machinery has been achieved by the General Manufac- turing Company, whose works are at Bound Brook, \. J. This company was incorporated in 1893, under the laws of the state of New Jer- sey, with a capital of $2,600,000, and have already become widely famous for the manufacture of single, compound and triple expansion hydraulic engines, accumulators, forging and flanging presses, shears, punches, riv- etters, cranes, motors, etc. They supply complete hydraulic plants for boiler manufacturers, bridge builders, forgers, founders, etc.. and are the only manufacturers of the complete " Naylor system." Founded upon a substantial basis of energy, skill and integrity, the business has had a rapid growth, and is one of the best illustrations of industrial progress in the country. The company are now making the largest hydraulic forging press in the world, ranging from 4,oi)(i to 10,000 tons pressure; while among other noted specialties should be named the cross compound surface con- densing pumping engine, which they build of high efficiency for water works, etc.; cross compound hydraulic pumping engines, which are built for any pressure required and will do more work per cubic foot of steam than any other pump on the market; belt pumps, for use with rivetters. or anyplace where shafting is already handy; reversing hydraulic motors, useful for driving bending rolls, cranes, hauling or hoisting, etc.. and built of any size; hydraulic shearing machines, safety device for elevator cars, portable hydraulic test pump, etc., etc. Every machine is severely tested before shipment and is guaranteed to give satisfaction, while prices are at bed-rock and, quality considered, are the cheapest quoted by any similar works in the land. Illustrated catalogues mailed on application. The officers of this company are as follows, viz: Abner W. Pollard, president; Robert S. O'Loughliu, vice-president; Louis A. Pollard, treasurer; Edward G. Kidder, secretary; J. B, Cleaver, business manager; Ernest W. Naylor, mechanical engineer. Possessed of sterling enterprise and alert to meet the most exacting requirements of customers, the officers and managers of this corporation manifest a determination to maintain their productions in the van of the market, and are reaping their reward in a rapidly increasing patronage and a renewed season of prosperity. C& G. COOPER & CO., Corliss Engines, High Pressure, Triple Expansion, Compound and Condensing. (F. W. Iredell, Manager), Havemeyer Building. No. 26 Cortlandt Street. — The metropolis has the benefit of the most perfected facilities in the great staple lines of engines, boilers, mining machinery and complete steam plants through the medium of the old and honored house of Messrs. ('. & G. Cooper & Co.. whose works are in Mt. Vernon. Ohio. This firm are manu- facturers of Corliss high-pressure and triple expansion engines, and Cross compound condensing and non-condensing engines : also boilers and ma- chinery, and contract for complete steam plants, mining machinery and outfits. The house is one of the strongest and ablest in its line, having been in existence since 1833, and the proprietors bring to hear the widest, range of practical experience, sound judgment and thorough knowledge of the wants of the manufacturing interests of New York and New England, as well as every portion of the country. They Opened their New Fork office in lss:!. and placed it under the management of Mr. V. AY. Iredell, who has had many years' experience With engines and machinery, and is eminently fitted to advance the interests of the house in this the most im- portant centre of industry on the continent. He supplies the trade through- out New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New England, and among important commissions executed by him in this section may be named those for the Montague Street Railroad Company, the Atlantic Avenue Street Railway Company, and the Nassau Street Railway Company in Brooklyn; the Union Electric Street Railway Company, New York; the Naumkeag Cotton Mill, Salem, Mass. ; and the Standard Silk Company, Phillipsburg. N.J. Orders by telephone No. " 1708 Cortlandt, by tele- graph or mail, receive immediate and careful attention, and entire satis- faction is invariably given, while the juices which prevail cannot be duplicated, quality considered. Mr. Iredell is widely and favorably known throughout the trade, and is eminently popular and successful in meeting the demands of a large, influential and critical patronage. * HEW YORK- T 894, * 157 TIIK BIDDLE RAILWAY" CAR ELECTRIC LIGHTING COM- PANY. Room No. 1 1 19, Downing Building, Nos. 106-108 Fulton Street. — The progress in the domain of electricity is, perhaps, the most notable feature that marks the age in which we live. The application of this mysterious and mighty agent in its various forms has been carried beyond the sphere of experiment, anil its future is assured. As a means of furnishing light, its use has become well- nigh universal; and its advantages are so manifest that they need not be enlarged upon. And there has been a steady advance in the successful adaptation of electricity for lighting purposes in recent years. What with discovery, invention and improvements, it would almost seem as if the de- sideratum had been reached in the direction indicated. In which connec- sion special mention is due the Biddle Railway Car Electric Lighting Com- pany. They have achieved a distinct success, and have succeeded in introducing an invention for lighting railway cars which is conceded to be the most perfect, effective and altogether superior contrivance for the pur- pose mentioned ever devised. Their system is a triumph of science and skill in its way, and is used by several prominent railways in the United States. The Biddle Railway Car Electric 'Lighting Company, of which William Biddle is president and treasurer, was organized July I", 1804. It is incorporated under the laws of the State of West Virginia and has a capital stock of s.VlO.OOO, divided into 10.00(1 shares of $50 each. The system of car lighting, of which this company are sole patentees, is very simple in its ap- plication and in all its details, and can be used on any railroad car in the country. The dynamo is driven from the axle by a spur gearing, and the electric power is switched on the batteries and lamps at a speed of eighteen miles per hour by a switch device which is automatic in all its movements. The system consists of one dynamo, wound to act as a gov- ernor for all rates of speed, from a mile to a hundred miles; twelve stor- age batteries, the incandescent lamps and the necessary wiring. This system is applied to each car independent of the other, and is an innovation which is meeting with unequivocal recognition. It is an entirely new and im- proved method of railway car lighting, and has many meritorious features peculiar to itself. It is easily applied and adjusted; it is less cumbersome in its parts than any other system, and it is absolutely safe ; and it is eco- nomical, as well as effective. Mr. Biddle, the president and treasurer of the company, is the originator and inventor of this system. He will be pleased to furnish all information pertaining thereto, and invites corresponded r. THE SHIP COPPER PLATING COMPANY. .1. II. George, President, Richard Grant, Treasurer. Room No. 4-J4. Postal Telegraph Build- ing, No. 253 Broadway. — This company represents one of the most prominent institutions of the kind in the country. It was organ- ized in 189:1, under the laws of the State of New Jersey, with a capital of $200,000. and is officered as follows, viz. : Jas. II. George, president; Rich- ard Grant, treasurer; W. J. Conkling, secretary. The business conducted is the electro copper plating of hulls of steel and iron ships, by an electri- cal process invented and patented by Thos. S. Crane, Esq., the well-known patent attorney, which makes an even plating to any thickness desired, and keeping off barnacles and other marine growth. The field covered by the company is an important one, and they own the United States patents for the process and control the same in twenty-one other nations. The management has with characteristic enterprise availed itself of every modern device for perfecting the operations of the house. The reputation of the company for the execution of work of a high order of merit is ex- celled by no concern in the country. The invention has the hearty and unqualified endorsement of ship-owners who have tested its merits, and the prominence and popularity of the company has thus been honestly won. President George was formerly in the cooperage industry in Jersey City and Xew York; while Treasurer Grant is actively engaged in that business in Jersey City. Secretary Conkling is airent for the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company at Newark, and all are sound, successful busi- ness men. 158 ♦tf NEW HUSSEY, McCANN & CO., Manufacturers of Peerless Grease Extractors, Dealers in First-Class Steam Specialties, No. 15 Cort- landt Street. — The firm of Messrs. Hussey, McCann & Co. is both eminently useful and deservedly successful in virtue of the fact that it is the sheet anchor of steam users and important industrial enter- prises all over the country. As manufacturers of the "Peerless Grease Extractor," for removing oil and all other impurities from exhaust steam, the firm occupy a niche in the industrial world peculiarly their own. This invention was patented March 3, 1891, by Messrs. Levi Hussey and Edward McCann, the invent- ors, and was placed on the market immediately; the firm own and control all the Uni- ted States and foreign patents and are sole manufacturers of the " Peerless Grease Extract- or." The firm occupy eligi- ble office quarters at the above address, and also occupy a floor at No. 42 Cortlandt Street, where they show a full line of extractors, in both "Side" and "Top" opening styles, and in sizes from 2-inch up to 18-inch, all ready for shipment. The " Peerless " is positively the most effective and only reliable grease extractor ever offered to steam users. It is the only grease extractor that renders practicable the satisfactory use of exhaust steam for purposes for which pure and clean steam is indispensa- ble, such as boiling, dyeing, scouring, steaming all kinds of materials, brewing, making artificial ice, etc., and makes it possible to return all water of condensation from heating systems, vacuum pans, etc., back into the boilers without any danger of injury to the same from grease. It is positively guaranteed to remove the oil or grease from exhaust steam more effectually than any other grease extractor, eliminator, purifier or separa- tor on the market. It is offered and sold in all cases under guarantee, and its use will repay its cost in from three to eight months. It is in use by the Manhattan Life Insurance Company's Building, Postal Telegraph Company, Mutual Reserve Building, New York Produce Exchange, Police Gazette, New York Staats-Zeitung, Potter Building, Cable Building, Hol- land House, Hotel Endicott, Kaufman Building. Buckingham Hotel, Ger- mania Building, Dakota Apartment House. R. If. Macy & Co.. Union Square Theatre, Bloomingdale Asylum. 50th Street Station of Broadway Cable Road, Gilbert & Barker Manufacturing Company, Gillis & Geoghe- gan, J, S. Haley it Co., John Simmons Company, Jones t v Man y. Lawrence Tivy, Wells & Newton Company, Gorham Manufacturing Company, The f 894, H- Pairpoint Manufacturing Company, and many other places in New York, as well as Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, and all throughout the United States, Great Britian and Germany. The reader will notice that most all of the buildings which are illustrated in this volume, are equipped with Peerless grease extractors. Sales of this important specialty are con- stantly increasing, and Mr. McCann, under whose guidance the business is conducted, and who is sole manager of the business, reports orders from all parts of the United States, Great Britian, Germany and other countries, which, as he says, clearly proves that manufacturers and steam users gen- erally appreciate that the Peerless Grease Extractor is an article that can not be dispensed with on any economical and properly designed steam plant. McGUIKE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Daniel J. Dowdney, Eastern Agent, Manufacturers of Patented Electric, Cable and Elevated Railroad Trucks, No. 171 Broadway. — As the Eastern agent for the McGuire Manufacturing Company, of Chicago, 111., this gentleman is a prominent and distinct factor in the development of the various street car lines in our large cities. The above company are manu- facturers of patented electric, cable and elevated railroad trucks, and were the first to introduce the same in the United States. The company received the highest award at the World's Columbian Exposition for four-wheeled electric motor car truck on the following points, viz: "Simplicity, strength , completeness of general design, solid pressed steel frame with extended spring base and safety brake "; also for double or swivelling trucks for suburban and elevated electric motor cars, for "simplicity, strength, center-bearing maximum traction arrangement and solid pressed steel frames "; and for special double trucks for long electric motorcars, embodying the desirable features of low hanging and the use of a device for shifting part of the load from the large drive wheels to the small guide wheels on curves, permitting all the load to be carried on the drive wheels for traction on straight track, and preventing derailment on curves, "sim- plicity and strength." Their adjustable traction truck is the latest im- provement in electric motor trucks. They are in use in Chicago, Denver, St. Louis. Milwaukee, New Orleans, Toledo, Grand Rapids, Kansas City, Tacoma. San Francisco, Syracuse, Salt Lake City, Terre Haute, Omalia, Seattle, Springfield, 111.: Rochester, X. Y. : New York city, and other cities too numerous to mention here. This company also manufactures the Co- lumbia magazine cast iron street car heater, which they have recently in- troduced and which is bound to revolutionize the old methods of warm- ing street cars. Mr. Dowdney. the Eastern agent, opened his office here early in 1SH4, and is building up a large and influential patronage in this important territory. Parties interested should communicate with him by telephone, "345 Cortlandt," or call at his office and investigate the merits of these specialties for themselves. 4f NEW YORK?-1894, * 159 ESCHEK & CO., Manufacturers and Importers of Razor Hones, Oil Stones, Jewelers' Polishing Stones, Etc., Xo. 107 Duane Street. — Mr. Charles Quastenberg is the American representative of Escher & Co., of Sonneberg, Germany, who are the largest manufacturers of razor hones and oil stones for sharpening or polishing purposes in the world. The house itself has been established many years, and its goods enjoy a wide reputation for their uniform high quality. They were well known in this country years ago, and the demand reached such an extent and importance that the house finally decided to open a branch here for the special benefit of the trade in the United States. This step, undertaken first as an experiment, proved a success from the start, and under the effi- cient administration of Mr. Quastenberg, the trade in the United States has grown until its proportions now form an important part of the immense business of the house, which extends to every part of the world. The salesrooms and sample rooms were formerly at No. 3:5 Murray, corner of Church Streets, but desiring more commodious quarters to accommo late the large busi- ness, a removal was made to the present address, where Mr. Quastenberg displays a full line of simples and carries a large stock of the various prod- ucts of the house, including razor hones of every descrip- tion and a variety of siz^s, oil stones for sharpening edge tools of every description, pol- ishing stones for the use of jewellers and art metal workers, and every variety of stone for sharp- ening or polishing purposes. Their German water hones are a specialty which meets with pronounced success in all parts of the world, as by the use of the Escher & Co. hone a keen and smooth edge is obtained in the briefest time with the least wear on the surface of the razor, which fact appeals strongly to all tonsorial artists. The same is true of the jewelers' polisbing stones and tool sharpening stones. The goods are sold to wholesalers and jobbers all over the United States. The American branch was established in 1894, and during its first year the business has assumed large proportions. QUADRUPLE STEAM PUMP COMPANY, No. 8!) Liberty Street— Greal and important improvements have recently been made in the production of steam pumps for all kinds of service, and the leader in this advance is the Quadruple Steam Pump Company, whose works are at Arlington, N. J. This company was incorporated in August, 1894, with a capital of $200,000, for the purpose of introducing the new Quadruple steam vacuum pump. This is a pump in whic h the princi- ple is entirely new and original with the inventor, and in which all of the objections heretofore found in vacuum pumps have been overcome. An impoi'tant principle introduced in the '•Quadruple'' is, no matter how long the pump is working, the four cylinders are kept absolutely cool, causing a rapid condensation of the steam in the cylinders, and giving a perfect vacuum which admits of a long suction. The construction is such thai all of the discharge is passed through a chamber situated be- tween the four cylinders, thus keeping them perfectly cool and overcoming the difficulty and complaint so general and common in all other vacuum pumps. As to economy, the Quadruple will handle double the amount of liquid than any other steam vacuum pump, and force it to a greater height with no increase in working expenditure, making it fifty per cent, cheaper, an important item in its favor. It is the only pump ever invented with four working cylinders, making it a double duplex with but one suction, one discharge and one steam supply. It is marvellous in its capacity, the simplest in construction, free from defects, and the cheapest ever offered to pump users. Sizes and prices furnished on application. The officers of the company are as follows, viz : W. -T. Okell, president; W. E. Hollingshead, treasurer; W. J. Okell. Jr.. secretary: G. F. Badger, general manager. The inventor of the pump, Mr. Henry Snooks, is superintendent of the works, and in that capacity gives the company the benefit of his great practical skill and close personal attention; while the management in all departments is of a character to assure the brilliant success of the enterprise. «f NEW YORKr t 894, * JW. HOWARD, Civil Engineer, Washington Building, No. 1 Broadway. — The profession of a civil engineer is one that is weighted with great responsibility, and requires on the part of those engaged therein special training and educational qualifications. This profession is divided into many specialties, because pf the demand for great and exact knowledge in each branch. Among representative leaders in the engineer- ing profession in New York should be named Major J. W. Howard. This gentleman makes a specialty of asphalt, its sources and uses. He is retained as consulting engineer by the Trinidad Asphalt Company, the Barber Asphalt Paving Company and others, and is, in fact, recognized as the best versed man on asphalt in the country, and the leading authority upon all matters relating thereto. lie was burn at West Point, N. Y., his father be- ing General O. O. Howard of the United States Army, and is a graduate of Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute, at Troy, X. Y. He studied at Paris, France ; and graduated from the University at Gottingen, Ger- many. He has visited the principal asphalt beds in the world, and has been engaged in the practice of his profession since 1880. The fidelity and accuracy with which lie has performed all work entrusted to his charge has made for him a reputation of the highest character. He is in touch with all branches of civil engineering, and has been engaged in a number of important undertakings which required superior ability and which under bis management were brought to a successful issue. lie is the author of a book on •• Natural Asphaltum and its Compounds," their importance, def- initions, mineralogy, analysis, uses, history and statistics, besides many pamphlets. He writes for various journals of the country, and speaks Ger- man, French and Italian, lie is still a young man, gifted, cultured and successful. LAFLIN & RAND POWDER COMPANY, Manufacturers of Gunpow- der, Etc., No. Murray Street.— The Laflin A- Rand Powder Com- pany enjoy the distinction of being the largest manufacturers of gunpowder, high explosives and electric blasting apparatus in the United States. The company was formed in 1869, by the consolidation of various interests, and now ow ns and operates mills in many parts of the United States. No organization in the business has facilities equal to those of this company for manufacturing and distributing its product, while it is likewise an established fact that it manufact ures the best powder on earth. Its leading brands are ( (range Lightning, which is the highest grade ; Orange Ducking, a very strong, clean powder, made with the greatest care : ( (range Rifle Extra, standing without an equal, being quick and strong, and burns with such perfect combustion that the only residuum left in the barrel after shooting is a dark, oily substance, easily removed. The leading rifle- men, as well as shooters at the trap, and sportsmen throughout the country :ivc Orange Rifle Extra the preference. They also manufacture military, mining, blasting, Fourth of July, fuse, meal and other brands of powder of the best quality, all kept in stock or made to order. All material used is of I he best quality. Before its use, such material is prepared in the most scientific manner, and, by the most thorough incorporation, the greatest uniformity and efficiency are obtained. All nitro-glycerine used is abso- lutely free from acid. All grades are formulated to produce a complete combustion when exploded, and this company can justly claim maximum quality and efficiency, maximum safety and minimum price. The com- pany are largely interested in the Standard Cartridge Company, and the Orange powder can always be had loaded in the Standard Company's cartridges, which are most excellent in all respects, and not surpassed by any. They are likewise huge shareholders in the Repauno Chemical Company and the Hercules Powder Company, and their " Atlas " powder and " Hercules " powder both are high explosives of the first-class and can be obtained of this company on the most favorable terms. Illustrated catalogues and price lists mailed on application, and the com- pany's trade extends throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, South and Central America and the West Indies. HUDSON RIVER STONE SUPPLY COMPANY, Broken Stone for Concrete, Macadam, Beton, Etc., No. 2 Cortlandt Street. — In making suitable reference to the Hudson River Stone Supply Com- pany, we introduce to our readers a house of wide celebrity in the line of broken stone for concrete, macadam, beton, etc., ranking first in quality anil second to none in the volume of production. Its trade is active and influential in city and country, ever enlarging in volume and importance, and its products are in growing demand wherever introduced. The company was incorporated in 1880, under the laws of the State of New York, with a capital of $800,000, and is officered as follows, viz: W. C. Andrews, president; W. A. Alsdorf. vice-president; C. G. St. John, secre- tary and treasurer. They own and operate the Storm King Granite Quarry, at Storm King. N. Y., covering twenty acres: and the Stoneco Bluestone Quarry, at "Clinton Point," Stoneco, N. Y„ covering :!()() acres. The expert choice of raw materials for concrete sidewalks and general grading purposes requires absolute technical knowledge, wide observation and large practical experience. These qualifications are amply possessed by this representative house. All stone supplied is guaranteed to be satis- factory in every respect, and all statements, expressed or implied, in letter and spirit are substantiated. Orders by telephone, " No. 563 Cortlandt," by telegraph or mail, receive immediate and careful attention in all cases, and prices are made invariably satisfactory to buyers. The officers of the company are native New Yorkers, and gentlemen of large practical experi- ence wlio give the business the benefit of their close personal attention and thus insure its perpetuity. * NEW YORK?- 1 39-*, * 161 ELECTRIC-POWER STORAGE COMPANY, Manufacturers of Stand- ard Plante Storage-Batteries, office: No. 1210 Havemeyer Building, No. 20 Cortlandt Street. — New York is the headquarters for all those great corporations that have done so much in the develop- ment of electricity as a power in the industries of the world. Prominent among them should be mentioned the Electric-Power Storage Company, who have made a name and fame in electrical circles as manufacturers of the Standard Plante Storage-Batteries. These batteries are used as acces- sories to electrical plants, and are specially adapted to electric launches and to the lighting of yachts and railroad cars. The company was incorporated in 1892, under the laws of New Jersey, anil have their main office as above. Their batteries, which are of the true Plante type, weigh about thirty per cent, less than other batteries of similar capacity; their electrodes will not disintegrate, and consequently do not require to be removed from the box, nor to have the boxes cleansed every few weeks (as is the case with many other batteries); they will not sulphate, and the plates cannot buckle. After the cells are set up and in use nothing need be added to the electrolyte except a little distilled water, or rain water that is free from iron and lime. Every cell is tested before being sent out, and is guaranteed to perform fully the service for which it is rated. Owing to their peculiar construction, and their very low internal resistance, these batteries are capa- ble of yielding effectively and without injury to their plates, a discharge current that would ruin other batteries of similar rated capacity. They are, therefore, especially adapted to traction purposes, to running electric launches, an.d to central station and power house service, or to any service where an excessive discharge rate may occasionally be demanded, as they cannot be injured by excessive charge or discharge currents. A plant of these cells has been discharged repeatedly for a period of sixteen months past at rates of from one and a half to six amperes per pound of Pb. As evidence of their faith in the efficiency and durability of their batteries this company contract to keep them in full and efficient working for a yearly charge of from six to ten per cent, of their original cost. Estimates are promptly furnished for complete electric plants, for light or power, and the same installed on as reasonable terms as are consistent with thorough workmanship and first-class materials. They operate a well- equipped factory on Elm Street, this city, and are in a position to conduct all operations under the most favorable conditions, and to guarantee the prompt and perfect fulfillment of all orders and commissions. Price lists, tests and all information mailed free. The directors of this company are as follows, viz.: George W. Harris, president. No. 20 Cortlandt Street. New York city; George S. Bell, vice-president, (retired). No. 1204 Boston Ave- nue, New York city; E. C. Harris, attorney, treasurer. Prudential Building. Newark, New Jersey: M. II. Chase, capitalist, secretary. No. 24 Park Street, Newark. New T Jersey: Hon. II. L. School, alderman. No. 2770 Third Avenue, New York city; William II. Brush, real estate, No. 247 Broadway, New York city, and Alonzo Fogal, real estate. No. 668 East 136th Street. New York city. Mr. Leonard Paget, Ph. D., L. L. P.. the consulting elec- trical engineer of the company, is a well-known expert in electrical matters and the inventor of the storage battery introduced by the corporation. The board of directors are all prominent in the business world, and are affording Mr. Paget that tangible support and hearty endorsement which have enabled him to perfect the most practical storage battery in existence. HENRY B. OAKMAN, Electrical Engineer and Contractor, No. 414 Electrical Exchange Building.— The rapid growth and develop- ment of New York and adjoining cities has created a field for the electrical engineer and contractor thai has never been equaled. Among those prominently engaged in this branch of business is Mr. Henry B Oakman, who is an electrical engineer of ten years' experi- ence, being formerly manager of the New York State business of the Edison General Electric Company, with headquarters in Buffalo, N. Y., and estab- lished himself here in 1S93, becoming at once prominent in electrical circles as general Eastern agent for the Wcns- trom Electric Company, of Baltimore, Md., who are manu- facturers of the Wenstrom motors and dynamos. His functions include the furnish- ing of equipments for electric railways, electric light and power plants, and the submis sion of designs and estimates. He has carried through to a successful issue many import- ant undertakings and his talents have been duly appre- ciated by the public, who have endorsed his work. Having acquired a thorough scientific training and having entered upon his calling with a complete knowledge of his profes- sion. Mr. Oakman has an expert understanding of all the exacting demands of the public, the fulfillment of which is necessary, if one would succeed in this day of push and keen competition. His business is large and influential throughout New York, New Jersey and New England, and his services arc rendered in such a manner as to add to his reputation, and he stands prepared, fortified by his large experience and ample resources, to promptly carry out any promise he may make to his patrons. Among those who are now using his apparatus in New York city are: St. Janu s Hotel, Empire Hotel, Adams House, Stephens apartment house, New York Industrial buildings, American Grocery Company, and the Chapman Derrick and Wrecking Company. OAKM AX. 162 4f NEW F CONLIN, Castings in all Metals, Wrought Iron and Steel Material, Machinery, Etc., Nos. 31 and .'!:; Broadway. — Tins gentleman is prominently identified with the iron trade of New York city. His business is to supply iron, steel, malleable, brass and bronze castings, wrought iron and steel material to structural iron contract- ors, b r i dge builders a n d e x p o r t i n g li r m s. M r. Conlin is the N e w York representative of the Bethle- hem Foundry and Machine Company, of South Bethle- hem, Pa,, a large concern, fully <• (j ui p- ]>ed for turn- ing out all kinds o f building and in a <• li i n ery castings, ranging from a small rosette to an eight- ton column. It manufact- ures a great variety of ma c b i n e r y. a i r bra kes. silk 1 o oins. t li e M o ft" a t ]) o r t a b 1 e steam d r i 11, electric pumps, pneu- matic pumps, high and low pressure blowers, sugar machinery, presses, shears, crimpers, and other metal working machinery, side walk elevators, etc. Mr. Conlin also represents Messrs. Etaighl and Clark, of Albany, X. Y., 1 894, * iron, brass and bronze founders, well and favorably known for a hi&h- class grade of work in light iron castings, art work, medallions and orna- mental bronze and brass castings. In addition to the two firms mentioned, he is closely allied with several mills and other iron manufacturers, mak- ing his facilities for quoting and estimating on all kinds of iron work complete and satisfactory. In the present age of fire-proof structures, sky scraping office buildings, etc., the use of iron material is annually increas- ing in ponderous proportions, particularly in and about New York city. Mr. Conlin is well informed in all matters connected with this important branch of industry, owing to his experience as contractor in structural iron work, being a member of the late firm of Thorp, Conlin & Co. which, when in existence, completed some of the largest pieces of architectural iron work now standing. Among the number it might be of interest to mention the Mollenhauer Sugar Refinery of Brooklyn, the National Sugar Refinery of Yonkers, Gerard Hotel. West 44th Street. New York city; Pres- byterian Mission House, 63rd Street. New York city, and Mayer Lane & Company's Warehouse, White Street, New York city. Mr. Conlin has also made a specialty of iron working machinery, and can supply any want in this direction. Machines to crimp No. 12 sheet iron, circular shears to cut \" plate 30" from the edge, the Schneeckloth Patent Press, which shears tees 3£" x 3£" x |", with one cut, and sundry bending machines, are recent additions of his to meet the wants of the iron worker. AMERICAN TOOL COMPANY. Manufacturers of Tool Chests of all Kinds. No. 200 West Houston Street, near Yarick. — This reli- able concern, so well known all over the country, was incorporated in 187 ( .i, under the laws of New York, with ample capital, its officers being as follows, viz: President and treasurer, Mr. John H. Patrick; secre- tary, Mr. John II. Patrick, Jr. From the start the uniform excellence of their products and their adaptability for all general purposes commended them to the public, and a large trade was built up which has since steadily grown in volume and importance, until to-day the business is one of the largest of its kind in the United States. The premises occupied consist of five floors, each of which is 25 x 100 feet in dimensions. They always carry a complete stock, and chests are made in all sizes, and fitted up with a superior quality of tools adapted for the use of boys, youths, gentlemen, housekeepers, farmers, planters, carpenters, railroads and mines; a line of machinists' empty tool chests are also manufactured. Tool chests are pro- duced in various styles and suited to the hardware, toy and department store trade, which they send all over this country, as well as export, and they are in great demand wherever they become known. Both the Messrs. Patrick are natives of New York. 4f NEW YORK^.1894, * 133 THOMPSON & INNESS, Railway Equipment and Supplies, Have- meyer Building, No. 26 Cortlaudt Street. — This firm are dealers in new and second-hand rolling stock, sucli as locomotives, freight and passenger cars, and form a prominent and distinct factor in tli is important sphere of activity. The business was originally established in 1S80, by Mr. Thos. li. Inness, and in 1893, he and Mr. II. M. Thompson formed a co-partnership and continued the business under the present firm- name. Both gentlemen have had large experience in the business and are entirely responsible in all their undertakings and highly regarded in railway and commercial circles. They enjoy exceptional facilities for executing orders for locomotives and cars of every style, size and variety, together with other rolling stock and kindred supplies. The firm are agents for A. Whitney & Sons, car wheel works, Philadelphia, manufacturers of oar wheels of every description; chilled and steel tired wheels for locomo- tives, passenger, freight, and street cars, also for mining, logging and tram cars. Messrs. Thompson and Inness engage in all classes of business pertaining to railway equipment and supplies, having facilities for making repairs to equipment at short notice, and are prepared to till all orders by telephone, " SS!) Cortlaudt." by telegraph or mail, in the most expeditious and reliable manner. Mr. Inness is a native of Schuylkill County, Pa., is a practical mechanic, was engaged in the manufacture of iron for a num- ber of years, and has had considerable experience in railroad building; while Mr. Thompson is a New Yorker by birth, was for some years a banker and broker in Wall Street, and lias served with the Atlantic and (ireat Western Railway, with the Xew York State Railroad commissioners as secretary, and with the Brooklyn City Railroad Company as secretary and treasurer for the past six years. USSELL A- ERWIN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Manufac- turers of Builders' Hardware, in Plain and Ornamental Iron and Bronze Metal, Nos. 43, 45 and 47 Chambers Street. — With the rapid increase of wealth among our people during the last third of a century there has grown a corresponding demand for all classes of fine art productions, and in no line of business has this shown itself more than in the building of our business houses and residences. The hardware and trimmings of our modern constructed houses make a striking contrast with those that were erected two score years ago. A foremost and leading bouse that has always enjoyed the highest of reputations in this special line of trade, and whose productions have always been considered among the best in the market, is that of the Russell & Erwin Manufacturing Com- pany, whose headquarters are centrally located as above. This old. relial to concern was founded originally in 1851, and incorporated under its present firm title at that time, under the laws of the State of Connecticut, and from the date of its inception its march has been one of steady progress ami suc- cess, and it is safe to say that at the present time it is the most prominent and popular house of its kind in the United States. The officers of the company are Mr. Mahlon J. Woodruff, president; Mr. Henry E. Russell, vice-president and treasurer; Mr. George J. Laighton, assistant treasurer; Mr. Theodore E. Smith, secretary; and Mr. Isaac I). Russell, assistant sec- retary, with cable address " Tribute," New York. The offices and sales- rooms of the concern comprise six floors, each 7"j x 150 feet m dimensions, and extend through from Chambers to Reade Streets, and steady employ- ment is given to a force of over one hundred salesmen in the store and on the road. The factories are located in New Britain, Conn., and Dayton, Ohio, which furnish work to over sixteen hundred skilled and experienced arti- sans. The output of the factories embraces everything in the line of build- ers' hardware in plain and ornamental iron and bronze metal; door locks, knobs, hinges, padlocks, tire irons, steel squares, bolts, wire nails, iron and brass, wood and machine screws. These are furnished in all styles, shapes and designs, and when desired special patterns are made to order. Plans, designs and estimates for special buildings arc promptly furnished, and contracts for their entire hardware fittings are entered into and executed when specified and at the very lowest possible prices. The goods fur- nished by this concern are of the very highest possible character and have always maintained a first-class reputation. The members of the company are gentlemen of wide business experience, and enjoy the confidence of the entire commercial world. CHARLES M. CATLIN, Attorney at Law and Patent Solicitor, No. 39 Coitlandt Street. — This gentleman was born in New Hamp- shire, and was an examiner in the United States Patent Office for a period of eight years. He graduated at the National University Law School in Washington, D. C, was admitted to the Bar of the District of Columbia in 1885, and came to New York in lS'.H). He now offers the best possible facilities to all desiring to procure strong and valid letters patent, or requiring any investigations in connection therewith. Inventors can always obtain free advice from him in regard to the patentability of any device or discovery. By placing the main points before him in a clear and concise manner by letter, applicants can expect a prompt answer, often by return mail. Mr. Catlin promptly transacts every description of patent office business, including the preparation and filing of applications for let- ters patent, design patents, reissues, trade marks and copyrights; the pros- ecution of interference, appeal and infringement cases; the renewal of for- feited applications; the securing of foreign patents, etc. He is deservedly prominent as an expert in patent causes, and no attorney is better known at the Patent Office in Washington, and none can secure fairer treatment or more prompt consideration of their cases. His papers filed in the interest of his clients are models of accuracy. His clients come from all parts of the country, including many prominent inventors, manufacturers and elec- trical companies in New York and Xew England, all of whom bear testi- mony to the zeal and success with which he prosecutes their applications and attends to every item of service necessary to establish their claims. 164 4f NEW The Ashtoh Valve (§> fivE Highest Premium |viedals C J B'Shop fcawi MG ASHTON Gent" OFFICE andWORKS BOSTON MASS |mi NoiSEUf, Blow B/>ck V/>lve New York Office ; No. 107 Liberty Street. — This company lias a national reputation as manufacturing the highest grade of "Pop" safety valves, water relief valves, and pressure and vacuum gages. It was established in Boston, Mass., in 1S71, and was incorporated in 1S77, with a capital stock of $150,000. The main office and works of the com- pany are at No. 271 Franklin Street, Boston, where they manufacture and handle a full line of water gages, gage cocks, revolution counters, engine registers, marine and locomotive clocks, pressure recording gages. water col- umns, test pumps, and engine and boiler appliances in general. They are the sole manufacturers of the "Ashton Patent Steam (Jage" and the •' Ashton Lock-up Pop Safety Valves." Ashton goods have stood the test of many years of extended use. and have never failed in their purpose, every resource of science and mechanical skill being brought into play in their con- struction. The company's productions are in universal demand, and its business extends throughout the area of the United States. A branch office is conducted at No. 21S Lake Street, Chicago. The New York office was established in 1889, with Mr. Charles II. Buckelew as manager. Mr. Buckelew entered this business peculiarly well equipped for its successful administration. He is a practical mechanic and has had a w ide and valua- ble experience in positions of high trust. He served a year ami a half in the United States Navy during the war of the rebellion, and for thirteen years and upwards he was United States Inspector of vessels at New York. He was also engaged for some years as chief engineer of the Staten Island Ferry Company. With the qualifications pi-edicable of practical experi- ence of that significant kind, that Mr. Buckelew's management of a busi- ness relating to such standard goods as the Ashton valve, etc., should be brilliantly successful hardly needs recording. The sales of the Ashton Company's productions through the New York office are large, and stead- ily increasing. He has customers in all the cities of New York. New Jer- sey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland. Mr. Buckelew is a gentleman in the prime of life, was born in New Jersey, and is a resident of Plain- Held, in that state. JAMES TAYLOR, Manufacturer of Builders' General Iron Work, Etc., Nos. 221 and 22:1 Mercer Street. — For a quarter of a century, or so, this gentleman has been established in business. He turns out plain and ornamental iron work of every description, and of a superior character, and enjoys a first-class reputation for skill and reliabil- ity. He has excellent facilities, too, and can execute orders in the most expeditious manner. Mr. Taylor was born in England, but has been in this city since boyhood, and is a man of thorough practical skill and many years' experience. His establishment is spacious, commodious and well- equipped, and provided with steam power and machinery, some twenty- five hands being employed here. Mr. Taylor is manufacturer of iron rail- ings of all kinds and lire escapes for hotels, tenement houses and factories; also iron shutters, doors, window guards, stoops, gratings and builders' iron work in general; and can turn out anything in these lines at short notice. He is also prepared to turn out plain and ornamental iron and wire work, guaranteeing perfect satisfaction. Jobbing is promptly done, also, •and all orders receive personal attention. Estimates are furnished, and all work performed by this gentleman is warranted to be strictly first-class. THE LAPPIN BRAKE SHOE COMPANY, General Offices, No. IS Broadway. — Like all the other equipments incident to the opera- tion of railways and railway cars, a high degree of excellence has been attained in brake shoes, as is demonstrated by the produc- tions of the Lappin Brake Shoe Company, whose works are at Bloomfield, N. J. This company was organized in 1880, and is officered as follows, viz: Thomas Milburn, president; W. S. Dehart, secretary and treasurer. The Lappin Brake Shoe has been constructed with the view of attaining the greatest life and duration consistent with economy and efficiency of service of all parts brought into contact. It not only outwears from four to six ordinary cast iron shoes, but it is actually giving double this service even on roads where brake application is almost continuous and more than usually severe. The shoe is cast in a solid piece from metal combining both strength and softness to a high degree, and with intervening chilled and soft sections of the same metal. The chilled sections radiate Into, and mingle with, the soft metal composing the body of the shoe and leave no clearly defined dividing line to forma cutting edge. An important feature of the shoe is the well-known fact that the structure of the metal cannot be changed by any amount of friction, while the friction surface can be increased or diminished as desired by varying the width of the soft projections, thereby obviating skidding of wheels, or at least reducing the chances to a minimum. The merits claimed for the Lappin shoe are sus- tained by the record it has made on many of the prominent railroads of the country, where it has been adopted as a standard and is now in general use and giving very satisfactory results. Its advantages are many, including the fact that it combines in the highest degree both strength and dura- bility; it will not cut steel tires; it will stop a train with the minimum of <* NEW wear to the running gear; it effects a saving of time, and labor turning tires and replacing wornout shoes, and greatly reduces the cost of brake shoe service. Railway companies who will furnish their standard pattern of head and shoe, or blue print of same, will be supplied with shoes made in accordance therewith for test free of charge. Agencies are also established in Boston and Chicago, and the patronage of the company extends from Maine to California and from the Lakes to the Gulf. President Milburn is a druggist and manufacturer of patent medicines at Toronto, Ont., while the secretary and treasurer, Mr. Dehart, has the general management of the business in this city. WS. ROCKWELL & CO.. Designers and Builders of Furnaces for Oil, Gas or Coal Fuel. No. so4 Havemeyer Building, No. •-'(■> Cortlandt street. — Comparatively few people realize the actual progress that is now being made in the use of petro- leum for fuel. Where for many years the produce gas from coal, and where, also, in favored localities the natural gas from kind old mother earth has been looked upon as the best and almost indispensable fuel for the crater-like furnaces of many of the great rolling-mills and other industrial establishments of our great country, this soft and most concentrated of all fuels has come to claim the first place in the heart of many a manufacturer and many a furnace man. Why'.' Recause it is the most controllable, the cleanest and most powerful, yielding the highest yet softest and purest heat of all the fuels. There was a time when this was not so. but that was no fault of the oil. It was man's own fault. Better knowledge of the fuel, and better appliances for its treatment have now gained the most perfect control over it under the dazzling heat of the steel furnace, or the low. mellow heat of the tempering furnace. Steel rails or carpet tacks, copper ingots or fine jewelry, even artificial teeth, are all heated and worked with equal perfection under its accommodating influence. The in- vention of the valuable duplex system for handling fuel oil. the oil gas- producer, forge and other specially designed furnaces, invented, patented and supplied by Messrs. W. S. Rockwell iV: Co., have been a most powerful means of developing the true character of oil for fuel, and have made its use indispensable in many classes of work. These gentlemen are practical furnace engineers, covering individual experience of more than thirty years, and of the use of oil as fuel from the earliest days of its history. Among the great variety of furnaces which they have designed and put in successful operation may be mentioned the open hearth steel furnace, cru- cible steel furnace, smelting, puddling, Siemens-Martin heating furnace, annealing furnaces of every description, brazing, burning garbage, singe- ing cloth, enameling, forging, melting glass, and glory holes, drying malt, sand, ore and phosphate; japanning, tempering, refining, burning lime, pottery, cement, etc. By addressing Messrs. Rockwell & Co. full particu- lars regarding these furnaces may be obtained, together with useful RK>« 1 894, * 165 information concerning the necessary fuel oil appliances and how to use them. All information will be given freely and cheerfully, and all fur- naces and appliances will be furnished at reasonable cost, and their satisfac- tory operation guaranteed. 166 * NEW YO R Kj~ 1 894, »» M. C. COGSWELL. Millwright and Mechanical Engineer, Manufac- turer of the Cogswell Mill, No. IS Vesey Street. — This genth man is making a leading specialty of the " Cogswell Mill," for grind- ing cotton and linseed oil cake, cotton seed hulls and cotton seed, grain, corn cob meal, etc. For the above purposes this mill has no equal: also, for grinding spices of all kinds. The work it has accomplished proves it to be superior to all others. It consists of two steel discs, mounted on sepa- rate shafts, and driven in op- posite directions, to which are fastened special hard metal segments or grinding plates. These plates can be replaced at a slight cost, retaining i he balance of discs. The mills are made in three sizes, and special attention is given to the election of spice mills and mustard pounders. The Cogs- well spice mill is specially adapted for grinding ginger, pepper, cayenne pepner, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, mace, nutmegs, and cocoanut shells. It is simple yet great, it has speed yet quality, it has service and durability, and gives perfect satisfaction. These mills are shipped to all parts of the United States, and are also exported to many foreign countries. The different sizes are always on hand and all orders ate «rs. Its superiority over the ordinary methods of putting ashore or otherwise disposing of dredging material consists in the rapidity and economy with which the material can be handled in large quantities and distributed to distant points and over large areas. The improved plants of this company will do the work at so much less cost, and in so much larger quantities within a given time, in proportion to the capital and labor employed, that it can be profitably operated at juices which would involve a heavy loss by any other method. All communities or companies to whom this subject especially appeals should certainly investigate the claims of this company. The company w as incorporated in 1890, under the laws of West Virginia, w ith a capital of S-J, 000.000, and is officered as follows, viz. : E. A. Stevens, president : .las. E. Bloomer, vice-president; Jno. R. Stuyvesant. treasurer and general manager; Levi Ilussey, engineer in chief. The company are now engaged in the construction of several large dredges, and are in a position to con- duct all operations under the most favorable conditions for success. NICKERSON LOCK AM) SEAL COMPANY, Xo. 35 William Street. — Railway and fast, freight companies will be greatly interested in the new fastening for freight car doors lately 1 intro- duced by the Nickerson Lock and Seal Company. The invention consists of a lock which is bolted to the jamb of the car door, a portion of it being in appearance like the ordinary staple over w hich the hasp is thrown. Projecting through the end of the permanent staple is a spring- actuated shaft on the end of which shaft is a turn button. By turning the button at right angles to the staple the hasp is firmly held in a locked position, and by the same movement a lug is thrown downwards so as to cover the upper edge of the seal and thereby lock the seal securely in the square seal-pocket, which is on the face of the fastening, just under the Staple portion thereof. Hence the lock cannot be opened except by break- ing the tile seal. The seal covers the mechanism for opening the lock, and the lock is made safe and secure by one turn of the hand. Its simplicity is only equaled by its wonderful utility and thorough reliability. The Xick- erson Lock and Seal Company w as incorporated in 1894, under the law s of New York, with a capital of 175,000, and is officered as follows, viz.: Ernest Lin e, president: A. Brotherhood, vice-president; W. II. C. Delano, secretary and treasurer. President Luce is a well-known attorney of this city; Mr. Brotherhood is an expert mechanical engineer, while Mr. Delano, w ho is manager of the business, is a man of experience and good executive ability. The company are now prepared to supply railway and car com- panies with these locks in any quantity desired, at short notice and on the most liberal terms. Expert testimony agrees in pronouncing this to be the best fastening for freight car doors yet invented, and Mr. Sidney T. Xiekerson is to be congratulated upon the triumph won by his invention. All locks are made of malleable iron, and it is only a question of time w hen every progressive company operating freight cars will have it in use. 4f NEW WM. HENRY WHITE, Engineer and Contractor, No. 32 Pine Street. — The gentleman whose name heads this sketch lias been established many years, and has done a very large amount of work in various parts of the country. Captain Win. Henry White is a man of middle age, active and energetic. He is a thoroughly equipped civil engineer, of long and varied experience, and stands high in his profession. He has a creditable war record, too. He enlisted as lieutenant in the 6th Regular Cavalry, and served through the struggle, rising to the rank of captain before being mustered out of service in 1865, lie is a captain in the Old Guard, and is a well-known figure in military circles, Mr. White employs a number of assistants, and is prepared to engage in the construction of gas works, water works, electric plants (light and power), etc., and can guarantee the utmost satisfaction. Plans, specifications, etc., are furnished by him, on short notice, and all opera- tions are personally supervised. Estimates are promptly submitted, and all contracts undertaken by this gentleman will be performed in the most expeditious and thorough manner. Mr. White built the Chicago Gas Light and Coke Works, the Consumers' Gas Fuel and Light Company plant, Chicago; the large telescope gasholders at Cincinnati; the gas tank at Williamsburgh (Brooklyn, E. I).,) and various other large works, including the Equitable Works in Baltimore. NLILIENBERG, Representing Messrs. Carl Setterwall A- Co., Stockholm, Swedish and Norway Iron Direct from the Works, No. 150 Broadway. — Agencies like that of Mr. X. Lilienberg, representing Messrs. Carl Setterwall & Co., of Stockholm, are relied upon by powerful mills and corporations throughout all parts of the country, and the reliance placed in them by producers and consumers respectively is not misplaced. Mr. Lilienberg is prepared to supply both dealers and manufacturers with the best Swedish and Norway iron and steel direct from the works. He is a practical engineer in iron and steel, having been educated in Sweden, and has had an experience of thirty years in the business. He has erected and Superintended iron and steel mills in Sweden, previous to coming to this country, and established him- self in business herein 1880. The house of Carl Setterwall & Co. is one of the largest and richest iron and steel exporting concerns in Sweden or Nor- way, and among the works they control are those of Soderfors Bruks Aktiebolag, of Soderfors. Sweden, whose products, made solely with charcoal, from the world-famed Dannemora ores, include pig iron, both for export and home consumption; Wallon-bar iron, hammered : Lancashire bar iron, hammered and rolled to all usual sizes; Siemens-Martin steel. hammered and rolled to all usual sizes: also every description of steel castings; steel manufactures, such as tools and implements, springs, anvils, vises, etc. Mr. Lilienberg is a graduate of the Institute of Technology at Stockholm 1 894, * 167 and the School of Mines at Falun, Sweden; and the pronounced success he has won is no better than his just deserts. E TAYLOR BATTERY COMPANY, Theo. F. Taylor, Manager, No. 79 Cort- landt Street. — The adaptation of elec- tricity by the people of this country is something phenomenal. Compared with the broad expanse of the electrical field of to-day, the extent of whose horizon is limited only by the altitude of the observer, that of twenty years since was meagre indeed. Then empirics who knew just enough to handle the elec- trodes of a galvanic or farad ic machine, so as to give more than they received, were doctors of electricity, while the manipulator of the telegraph key was looked upon by the average layman as the master of an occult science. To- day, in the Niagaraic rush of electrical interests, these features are almost lost sight of. Not that they have dwindled or ceased to grow, but they have been practically dwarfed by the more rapid growth of brothers and sisters in the same family. We are now in the electric age! The world is looking on with wondering eyes at the success achieved byAmerican electri- cians in the invention and introduction of batteries, electric light systems and electrical novelties, each one more wonderful and utilitarian than its predecessor, while the work goes bravely on. One of the most enterpris- ing and progressive houses engaged in this line in New York is that of the Taylor Battery Company. This company are manufacturers and designers of special electrical apparatus, and have been in successful operation since ISfiO. They supply large consumers and electrical supply houses all over the country with their specialties. These include the Taylor primary battery, the Taylor motor, Taylor's ammeter, a slow speed motor for small boats, incandescent lamps, etc.; while the company are also prominent as contractors for independent plants for electric light and power. Catalogues and price lists mailed on application, and the business is steadily increasing in volume and importance. Mr. Theo. F. Taylor, the founder and manage! of this enterprise, is a practical telegrapher and electrician of thirty years' experience, formerly with the Western Union. Rapid and Postal Telegraph Companies, and lias been granted thirty patents lor inventions of his own. lie is widely honored and esteemed for his genius and skill, and under his personal guidance the brilliant future of this company is well assured. 168 «C NEW J AS. T. PRATT & CO., First-class Mechanics' Tools, Cutlery and Hardware, Tool Chests with Best Tools a Specialty, No. 53 Fulton Street.— Of all the mercantile establishments in the great metropolis not one is more representative of modern ideas or is more brightly, ably and judiciously conducted than that of Jas. T. Pratt & Co., the well- k nown dealers in mechan- ics' tools and general hard- ware, at the address above. The business was founded in 1808, by James T. A- H. A. Pratt, and in 1866, Willis Dodge was admitted to part- nership, in 18! >:i Mr. Dodge succeeded to the sole con- trol, without change in the firm-name. The bouse has the finest tools and special- ties, with ample capital, magnificent connections, and the most widespread trade relations with manufacturers the world over. This is where first-class mechanics have found, for the first time, first-class tools at fair prices, with the full guarantee of this responsible bouse that, if not as represented they can be returned. This house aims to give every man from Maine to British Columbia an even chance to get the best quality of tools. It now has regular customers in every state in the Union, and also exports large quantities of goods to foreign nations. This is because the .stock carried is in every respect the best the world's makers can produce in every department, while orders are filled at either wholesale or retail at the lowest cash prices. Specialties are made of tool chests, tool cabinets, scroll saws, lathes, hand drills, hand sawing frames, bracket wood, patent combination squares, carving tools, work benches, circular saws, mortising machines, handy tool sets, screw-cutting tools, twist drills, iron planes, wood planes, miscellaneous carpenters' tools and general supplies. Esti- mates are furnished on any list of tools or articles in the hardware trade, and illustrated catalogues are mailed free. Mr. Dodge is a native of Willis Dodge. 1894, * Buffalo, N. Y., who has spent a lifetime in this line of trade; he personally supervises every detail of this vast business and justly merits the substan- tial rewards which have repaid his efforts and are bound to continue. OAKLEY & KEATING, Laundry Engineers and Manufacturers of Laundry Machinery, No. 40 Cortlandt Street. — The leading repre- sentative of the trade in laundry machinery in New York is the house of Messrs. Oakley & Keating. This firm have been estab- lished as laundry engineers and manufacturers of laundry machinery since 1861, and operate an extensive factory at Nos. 135 to 145 Manhattan Avenue, Brooklyn, E. D. As manufacturers of specialties peculiar to their house, this firm have occupied for many years a unique position in the industrial world, and it is safe to say that they have no successful imitators and no peers in this or any other country. They furnish plans, specifications and complete outfits for laundries, including drying-rooms of very superior construction for general or special use. Articles not of their own manu- facture are selected strictly on their merits, and in the matter of shafting, belting, engines, etc., while handling only the best quality, their estimates will be found to be satisfactory. This firm supplied the Astor. Murray Hill, Plaza, Imperial, Brunswick, Gilsey, Park Avenue, Grand Union, Del- monico's, Metropolitan, Sturtevant, Barrett, .Stewart, .San Remo, Marl- borough, St. James, Smith t V- .McNeil's, and Grosvenor Hotels. Metropolitan, Union League and Union Clubs in New York; and has a large and influen- tial trade throughout the United States and with many foreign countries. Illustrated catalogues and all information mailed on application, and orders by telephone, "2481 Cortlandt," by telegraph or mail, receive immediate and careful attention. The members of this responsible firm comprise Mr. John M. Oakley, and his two sons, Messrs. Horatio W. and Frank C. Oakley. MCDONOUGH CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Room 517, No. 180 Liberty Street. — Among the foremost practical electricians of the metropolis is Henry McDonough, who conducts business under the firm style of the McDonough Construction Company. This gentleman studied his profession with the Thomson-Houston Electric Company, of Lynn, Mass., graduating from that institution five years ago, w hen he superintended the installation of what was at the time the largest electric mining plant in the country, located at the Blossburg Coal Com- pany's Bear Run mine. After installing several electric light and street railway systems he came to New York and established business here, in which venture he has met with the most substantial success. He provides plants with any electric system desired and executes all work in a thorough manner certain to afford satisfaction. Estimates, plans and specifications are furnished at short notice, and in all contracts Mr. McDonough will be found thoroughly efficient and trustworthy. * NEW YORK- 1 894, * 169 WARREN ROSEVELT & SOX, Contractors, Dock, Bridge and shed Builders, Room IS, No. 1(5 Beaver Street. — The lirm of Messrs. Warren Rosevelt & Son are probably the largest con- tractors for dock and bridge building in New York. They cer- tainly have the largest jobs and more of them, and employ more men and capital than any other firm in their special line. The business was founded thirty years ago, by Mr. Warren Rosevelt, and in 1893 the present lirm was organized by the admission of Mr. Warren Rosevelt, Jr. to partnership. As dock, bridge and shed builders, and- in pile driving and dredging, this firm arc deservedly prominent, and are constantly busy on large contracts. They have executed many important contracts for the United States Oov- ernment at Washington, and have been connected with the great improve- ments in and about this city for many years. They built all the docks on the East River, between James Slip and Rivington Street, and on the North Kiver. between 1 1 ouston and ( liristopher Streets. They built the Arthur Kill Uridine for the 15. «fr O. Railroad Company; the drawbridge at New London, Conn., over the Thames; the foundation for viaduct at 155th Street, guard docks for Madison Avenue bridge across the Harlem Kiver, new bridge over the Harlem at Fourth Avenue for the New York Central Railroad, and terrace docks at 150th Street, this city; docks and bulkheads for the city of Brooklyn ; docks on Staten Island ; dock at Maurer, N. J., for Guggenheimer & Sons; two large docks and bulkhead at Ellis Island and ferry slip for the United States Government; and a large amount of work for the N. Y.. N. II. & II. R. R. Company. Roth members of the lirm give close personal attention to the execution of all contracts, and ever ex- ercise a progressive, enterprising and straightforward policy. Their unsur- passed facilities and wide range of experience enable them to make con- tracts which not only guarantee the best and most lasting work, but which are made at rates of cost that are the lowest to be had in this country con- sistent with high-class work. The honored senior partner and founder of the house was born on the banks of Lake Champlain, in New York State, and served three years during the war as captain of Pierrepont Rifles, and on the stall of Colonel Mott, 14th N. Y. Cavalry, and is a member of the Mari- time Exchange, the Loyal Legion, the Old Volunteer Fire Department, the Holland Society, and the Home Guard. His son. Mr. Warren G. Rosevelt, has been active in the house since 1880, and combines his vigor and ability with the ripe experience of his father to form a firm of eminence and pop- ularity in the industrial and engineering world. SHERIDAN & SHEA COMPANY. General Contractors, Dealers in Stone. Sand and Gravel for Docks. Buildings, Parks. Etc.. Room No. 5:51. Chesebrough Building, No. 22 State Street. — One of the most prosperous, progressive and reliable firms engaged in general contracting, and well worthy of more than passing mention in these pages, is that of the Sheridan & Shea Company. This company was organized and incorporated under the laws of New Jersey, in 1890, under the above title, and from the date of its inception has been conducted with marked ability and steadily increasing success. Owning large stone quarries in West Hoboken, N. J., with a large plant for operating them, consisting of all the latest improved appliances and machinery, and employing a large force of workmen, they are prepared to furnish estimates as general con- tractors for building macadam roads, laying block pavements and the re- moval of earth and rock, while all kinds of new and second-hand "trap rock," paving blocks, building and dimension stone are kept for sale; also stone, sand and gravel for docks, parks, macadam roads and buildings, and contracts of any magnitude are entered into and executed promptly, satis- factorily and at the very lowest figures. They .are also prepared to give estimates on all kinds of freighting and towing in the rivers, harbor and Long Island Sound, besides having scows for handling all kinds of heavy freights, to charter at lowest prices. The office of the company is very neatly and appropriately fitted up. having every convenience for the trans- action of business, including telephone connections, "(12 Broad" lor New York city and "542 Jersey " for their stone and working yards in that place. Their trade extends to all parts of this and surrounding cities, and is conducted upon the most liberal principles. All the members of the lirm are energetic, wide-awake and honorable business men, and enjoy the : idl- est confidence of the public. FR. CHINNOCK. Contractor, Electric Light and Power Plants, Central Building, Liberty ami West Streets. — Rut few. if indeed any, among our younger electrical contractors are better known than the gentleman whose name heads this sketch. He has made a first-class reputation for skill and reliability, and enjoys an excellent patronage. He does quite a large amount of work, and the sphere of his operations extends throughout New York city and State, New Jersey and New England. Mr. Chinnock is a man in the prime of life, active and energetic. He is a thoroughly practical and experienced electrical engi- neer, and is master of all branches of the business. He is a member of the American Society of Electrical Engineers. He was formerly agent for Edison United Manufacturing Company, General Electric Company, and Rail Engine Company, and has been established on his own account since 1891. Mr. Chinnock has a well-appointed office at the above address — telephone call. " :5T22 Cortlandt," — and employs several assistants. He is prepared to furnish estimates for the construction and equipment of electric light and power plants, central or isolated ; and all contracts undertaken by this gentleman will be performed in the most competent and thorough manner. Mr. Chinnock carries a full line of supplies, and can put in dynamos, motors, etc., on short notice. Wiring, etc., are promptly attended to. and jobbing is executed with dispatch. In short, all classes of electrical work are engaged in by Mr. Chinnock, and the ut- most satisfaction is assured, 170 ♦K NEW YORK- 1 894, * ATLANTIC DYNAMITE COMPANY. Manufacturers of Giant and Judson Powder and Giant Gelatine, Dealers in Blasting Caps, Fuse Batteries. and Electric Fuses, Small & Schrader, General Agents, No. 245 Broadway, — One of the foremost concerns in its branch of industry in the United Stales is the Atlantic Dynamite Company, whose headquarters are in New York city, and executive office at San Francisco, Cal. This business was founded in a small way in 1870, by the Atlantic Giant Powder Company, who. in L8S2, were succeeded by the Atlantic Dynamite Company, who were incorporated in that year under the laws of the State of California, with a capital stock of $3,000,000. Be- ginning in a small way this company have by the production of the highest grades of goods, and the thorough reliability and uniform ijuality of all goods manufactured, succeeded in building up a trade extending through- out all parts of the world, and wherever the products of the house are used they are preferentially in demand on account of their thorough adaptabil- ity, and the success with which they meet all requirements, and to-day the Atlantic Dynamite Company are the largest manufacturers of high-grade explosives in the world, the just methods and strict integrity which per- vade its management, and the equitable manner in which all its contracts and commissions are fulfilled making it a popujar favorite with users of this class of goods everywhere. The principal officers are: President, E. M. Boot ; secretary. L. B. Chapman, both prominent, residents of San Francisco. The New York office was opened in lSTl, and is in charge of Messrs. G.S. Small and J. C. Schrader, the former a resident of Morris town, N. J., the latter of Dover, N. J. Under the able management of these gentlemen a large and steadily growing trade has been developed in all sections east of the Rocky Mountains, while an extensive export trade has also been acquired. The concern's main factory is at Drakesville, N. J. The company are manufacturers of Giant and Judson powder and Giant gelatine, and special fumeless powder for tunnel work, and dealers in blasting caps, fuse batteries, and electric fuses. Their goods are noted for their excellence and efficiency, and orders of any magnitude are promptly met upon the most favorable terms. HIGHLANDS CHEMICAL COMPANY, Stokes Building. No. 47 Cedar Street. — This company make a specialty of sulphate of soda, muriatic acid, acetic acid and brimstone acid; and operate extensive works at Highland Station. Putnam Co.. N. Y. The business was founded in I872, by the Highlands Chemical and Mining Co., which was changed in 1880, to the Putnam County Chemical Co.. and in 1SS7 the present company was incorporated under the laws of the State of New York, with Mr. Eugene Wangli as president and treasurer. The plant covers six and one-quarter acres of ground, and the equipment embraces every modern improvement and facility, including immense boilers for heating, drying, etc., while steady employment is given to one hundred hands. The works burn nothing but brimstone, and in the manu- fncture of its specialties this company holds a most conspicuous place. For quality, reliability and uniform high grade the specialties of this house are unapproached by any rival concern, and they are held in very high favor by large dealers and users in the principal centres throughout the country. The goods are produced at strictly competitive prices, and an inspection of the price list, which the company mails promptly upon application, will demonstrate that they stand unrivalled in this particular. President Waugh is a native of New York State, a resident of Brooklyn, and a member of the Brooklyn and out-of-town Clubs: and a young man of experience and perfect knowledge in that branch of applied chemistry to which he is devoting his professional and business talents. REPAUNO CHEMICAL COMPANY, of Wilmington. Del., Wm. G. Ramsay, Agent, Manufacturers of Atlas and Judson Powders, Special Fumeless Powder for Tunnel Work, and Dealers in Bat- teries, Caps and Fuse, Fidelity and Casualty Building. Nos. 07-108 Cedar St. — The Repauno Chemical Company, of Wilmington, Del., is one of the largest manufacturers of high explosives in the world. They are rep- resented in the metropolis by Mr. Wm. G. Ramsay, with headquarters in the Fidelity and Casualty Building. Nos. 97-103 Cedar St. Their works arc at Thompson's Point, N. J., and Ashburn. Mo., the plant at the latter point, recently built and opened, being considered by experts as the largest and best equipped high explosive works on the globe. This company manu- facture Atlas and Judson Powders, special fumeless powder for tunnel work, and all classes of dynamite, nitro-glycerine, nitric and sulphuric acids: and deal in electric blasting apparatus, batteries, caps and fuse. "Atlas Powder*' is the most justly celebrated of any nitro-glycerine com- pound of great explosive power known to science, uniting the above element with one equally as valuable, viz: safety. It will not explode by rough handling, overturning of wagons, collisions of cars, or by any ordinary tire. It can be stored in any warehouse and transported by rail or water with perfect freedom from danger. It is conceded to be the safest of all the many compounds familiarly known as "high explosives" ; while it is very much cheaper, pound for pound, than any other offered for sale. It is used preferentially all over the world for submarine blasting, construc- tion of railroads, and mining ores of all kinds. Mr. Ramsay is also agent for the Hercules Powder Company, of Wilmington, Del., manufacturers of Hercules powder, Judson powder, and Hercules gelatine for tunnel work, with works at Cleveland, O. He has developed a trade of great magnitude, and is a leading representative of the wholesale powder trade in the metroplis. He was with the Chicago branch of the Repauno Chemical Company previous to coming to New York. « NEW J WESLEY EDMONDS. Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Railroad, Steamship and Engineers' Supplies, and Manufacturer of Oils, No. 270 West Street, corner of Desbrosses Street. — The gentleman whose name heads this sketch is one of the best known men in his line in New York, and has au excellent standing in commercial circles. He has had a successful business career, and from all the indications b i s prosperity is cer- tain t o endure. Mr. Edmonds is a man of middle age and was born in X c w Y o r k State. lie lias been in this city for a number of years, and resides at Arlington, X. .1. He has a creditable war record, serving at the front in t h e " 1 a te u n- pleasantness," and is a member of Lincoln Post. No. II, G. A. R., Department of Xew Jersey. He volunteered April 18th, 1861, at the outbreak of hos- tilities, in the 20th N. Y. militia, and when discharged, reenhsted, shar- ing the fortunes of the Y. Volunteers. The established in I860, by control of Snowies * tired, and then Charles J. Wesley Edmonds. regiment known as the Ulster Guards, 80th X. business conducted by this gentleman was Harrison Brothers, and in 1ST:!, passed int;> Edmonds. In ist.">. Frederick Knowles re- W. (teuton acquired an interest in the concern. The latter retired in IS7i». when J. Wesley Edmonds became sole proprie- tor. He is dealer in railroad, steamship and engineers' supplies, and is manufacturer of lubricating and burning oils. He also deals in ship chand- 1894, a- 171 lery. and sells at wholesale and retail, and has a large trade in and out of town. His warehouse is a commodious four-story and basement building and is well equipped. The office is connected by telephone, call: " Frank. 1 i n 617." and all conveniences are provided. A very large and first-class stock is always carried here, and includes iron pipe and fittings, brass val- ves, steam and water gauges, leather and rubber belting, waste, packing, bolts, nuts, washers, lag-screws, turnbuckles, etc.; oils, greases, lubricents, etc., together with rope, cordage, and a full line of general hardware. Mr. Edmonds is 'prepared to supply railroads, steamships, engineers and the public at lowest juice, and all orders will receive prompt and personal attention. THE MATCHLESS METAL POLISH COMPANY, Incorporated, Manufacturers of standard Metal Polishes and Buffing Composi- tions, Xos. 65 and 69 Frankfort street. — The productions of this company are conceded to be the lie plus ultra of polishes, and they have secured an enduring hold on popular favor, not only in this country but throughout Europe, South America, Great Britain, Mexico, the West Indies and Australia. The company was incorporated in 1884, under the laws of Illinois, with factories in Xew York and Chicago, and is officered as follows, viz : President, F. G.Baker, of Chicago; vice-president. F. A. Leonhard, of New York; secretary and treasurer, S. M. Miller, of New York. The company manufacture a greal variety of standard metal polishes and buffing compositions. The "Matchless" metal polish is especially adapted to cleaning and polishing metal signs, harness mount- ings, band instruments, guns and other tine metal goods, and preserves as well as polishes the metal. It has been adopted overall competitors by the United States Army. Pullman Car Co.. leading express and teaming com- panies, etc. The Tripoline " polish is for cleaning and burnishing rail- road, marine and stationary engine work, large signs, railings, etc., and as a rapid and powerful cleanser and preserver of metals, stands unequaled. " White Diamond *' glass and silver polish is a powder and entirely different from anything heretofore offered for the purpose. It is free from any in- jurious substance and possesses wonderful polishing and burnishing prop- erties; and is adapted to cleaning silverware, carriage lamps, fine nickel, mirrors, plate glass, etc. The "Mexoline" liquid polish is especially adapted for use on black lettered metal signs, and is used to obtain a quick and brilliant finish al ter cleaning metal work with either the " Matchless " or "Tripoline" polishes. It is the best, most lasting and economical polish in the market. The "White Diamond" bulling ((impositions manufactured by this company possess many merits not found in goods of other manufacture. Two medals of highest award were given the products of this company by the World's Columbian Exposition, and agencies for their sale are located in England. France. Spain. Australia, South America, Mexico and Cuba, as well as in various cities of the 1'nited States. Cata- logues and price lists mailed free, and liberal discounts are offered to jobbers and large consumers. 172 41 NEW YOR^1894, * GEO. B. DOUGLAS & BKO., Foreign and Domestic Iron and Steel, Room 1005, Havemeyer Building, Cortland t, Church and Dey Streets. — Firms like that of Messrs. Geo. B. Douglas & Bio., manufacturers' agents, commission merchants and general dealers in iron and steel, are relied upon by powerful corporations throughout the country, and the reliance placed in them by producers and consumers respectively is never misplaced. For the past ten years the firm named have been the United States representatives of David Colville & Sons, pro- prietors of the Dalzell Steel Works, at Motherwell, Scotland, who are manufacturers of open hearth steel, ship, tank and boiler plate, and bridge and structural steel, with an output of 10,000 tons of finished material per month. Throughout the United States this firm caters to and supplies a high-class trade in fine steel, and gives consumers and the trade the privilege of securing the best open hearth and structural steel in the market. Messrs. Douglas & Bio. deal in domestic and foreign iron and steel of all descriptions, possessing a detailed knowledge of the materials they handle, an intimate acquaintance with the leading manu- facturers, and standing in deservedly high repute witli purchasers. Inquiries for any description of articles at all in keeping with their gen- eral line meet with prompt attention at their hands and usually lead to transactions of a permanent character. They are in the fortunate position of being able to offer purchasers the best supplies at lowest manufacturers' prices. This, in conjunction with the distinctly business-like qualities which they are already known to possess, has won for the firm a wide- spread patronage of the most creditable character. Shipments are made direct from the manufacturers, and all orders are accorded immediate per- sonal attention. The co-partners, Messrs. George B. and John B. B. Doug- las, are natives of Scotland, trained in the iron and steel trade, and young men of tried ability, whose pronounced success is no greater than their just deserts. PIERSOX & CO., Manufacturers' Agents and Commission Merchants, Iron and Steel of Every Description, Columbia Building, No. 29 Broadway.— The sale of iron and steel has reached such enormous proportions in this country as to render it both interesting ami of value to our thousands of readers to give some account of the leading houses engaged in this branch of trade. The interests centred in Xew York city render it an especially important location for the distribution of this class of supplies, and representative among the number of distribu- tors is the widely and favorably known firm of Messrs. Pierson & Co. This is one of the oldest iron houses in Xew York, as well as one of the largest and best-known. In 1787 Mr. Josiah G. Pierson came from Rich- mond, Mass., to this city, and established the first factory for producing cut nails then in the United States, manufacturing them by hand, at No. 9 Whitehall Street. In 1790 he sent for his brothers, Messrs. Jeremiah and Isaac Pierson, and the firm became J. G. Pierson A- Bros. In 1702 they moved their nail factory to Ramapo, Rockland County, X. Y.. where they continued the manufacture of nails by machinery until 1830, they also con- tinuing in New York city their warehouse for the sale of nails and all kinds of iron and steel. The third generation of the Pierson family are now at the head of affairs, and up to May 1, 1893, this house did the largest jobbing business in iron of any concern in Xew York city. On that date they gave up the jobbing trade, ami now confine their attention to the business of manufacturers' and mill agents, shipping to customers direct from the mills. They handle iron and steel of all kinds, old and new rails, nails, railroad and steamship supplies, and hoop, bar. sheet, corrugated and structural iron, including special shapes. They are agents for the Susque- hanna Iron Company, of Columbia, Pa.; Marshalltown Iron Works of Mar- shalltown, Del.; Montour Iron and Steel Company, of Danville, Pa.; Sheet Metal Works, of Brooklyn, X. Y. ; Mahoning Valley Iron Works, of Voungstown, O., etc. They are thus prepared to fill the largest orders at the lowest market rates, and it can be safely asserted that they afford univer- sal satisfaction in regard to the strict fulfillment of every contract. The equitable manner in which this firm conduct their business, as well as the reliable quality of all supplies delivered by them, are guarantees sufficiently strong to induce buyers to place their orders here. Price lists and all information mailed on application. Mr. Henry L. Pierson is a native Xew Yorker, who has been in the business for forty-four years and has been associated with his younger brother. Mr. J. Fred Pierson. about twenty- eight years, and they now constitute the present firm. These gentlemen belong to old Xew York and none stand higher than they, not only in com- mercial but also social circles. SALEM MINERAL WOOL COMPANY, No. 70 Cortland t Street,— There is no country in the world which equals the United States in architectural skill, as is demonstrated by the vast number of mag- nificent structures which deck the land, and which are especially numerous in Xew York. We likewise excel in every branch of the con- structive art. as well as in the introduction of improvements m our dwell- ings and public buildings, and an apt illustration of this is shown in the growing use of mineral wool in architecture. The properties of mineral wool, viz : non-conductivity of heat, non-combustibility, non-decaying and vermin-repelling qualities, make it of special value in places where it is de- sirable to prevent the extraction of cold or the entrance of outside heat. In no other way can such structures be made so effective, economical in operating, and in every way so adapted to the purpose for which they are constructed, as by the use of mineral wool for the insulation of their walls, ceilings and floors. As a protection against lire, properly used, it may be M NEW YORK-1894, W 173 i>f inestimable value. It also possesses especial value as a non-conductor of sound, due to its inelasticity and want of solidity, while it is a great pro- tection against rats. mice, insects and disease germs. It is largely used in packing bouses, cold storage houses, ice houses, breweries, refrigerators, tanneries, hospitals and asylums, schoolhouses, public balls and theaters, hotels, business blocks, dwellings, apartment bouses and Hats. It is like- wise greatly appreciated as a pipe and boiler covering. Mineral wool is the product of the Salem Mineral Wool Company, whose works are at Salem, Va. This company was organized in 1893, under the laws of Virginia, and is managed by Mr. Walter s. Langdon, lessee, of New York. The product, is made by a, patented process, and invariably commends its superior merits on use, both in architecture, car construction and steam en- gineering. Large- orders are tilled promptly from the works, and the man- agement is thoroughly reliable, progressive and painstaking. THE PRATT & WHITNEY COMPANY. S. T. J. Byam, Manager. New York Warerooms. \os. 136 and 138 Liberty Street. — This company are extensive manufacturers of machinery and tools at Hartford, Conn., where they have been established since 1869, and in March. 1894, they opened their New York warerooms, placing them under the management of Mr. S. T. .1. Byam, a machinist of thirty years' experience and an expert and practical mechanical engineer. The leading specialties of the house are lathes of all kinds, gauges, drills, chucks, presses, taps, reamers, dies, milling machines, grinding machines, bolt- cutting machines, cutters, screw machines, tapping machines, shapers. etc. The officers are constantly engaged in noting results of their impor. taut improvements and experimenting on others, so that each season sees something new emanate from their works to meet the ever-growing demand for iron-working machinery and tools of the most perfect type. Their specialty of automatic weighing and banging machines for millers, brewers and maltsters are the best in their line and meet with a ready demand and sale. Quality is ever the first consideration of the manage- ment, and their claims to merit are based on the severest tests of every-day use in all kinds of iron work for all purposes. The triumphant record of their machinery and its ever-widening use are alone sufficient guarantees that purchasers can do best here. Their machines hold a high position in the industrial world, being especially adapted to tine work where a high degree of accuracy is indispensable, while their field of usefulness is not confined to the United States, as large numbers are exported to England, Scotland, France. Germany, Russia, South America. Australia and other portions of the globe, while the demand is ever increasing, testimonials from eminent firms and corporations bearing evidence to the high charac- ter of construction and finish ami the perfect accuracy of the products of this company. Illustrated catalogues and all information furnished at this office. Mr. Byam, the manager, was formerly superintendent of the Trenton Watch Company, ami is a member of the Mystic Shrine, and of high repute in the social and business world. W, BKJXEY, Sole Manufacturer of Day's Kerite Insulated Wires for Telephone, Telegraph, Electric Light and Railroad Signal Use, Kerite Tape, Elastic Tape. Rubber Tape, (J. E. Ham. General Agent,) No. 2<):! Broadway. — Of all the qualities possessed by copper, iron, steel or brass there is none more valuable for general commercial requirements than that of ductility. This is an important quality in wire, which is so prominent a factor in this age of the telephone and the electric light. But a still more important one affect- ing its application to practical electrics is that of purity, which is but a synonym for low electrical resistance or high conductivity, which is always an important element in Day's Kerite Insulated Wires, manufac- tured solely by Mr. W. R. Brixey, at Seamore, Conn. Kerite is the most perfect, durable and economical insulation in use for the covering of aerial, underground or submarine wire, or wires for battery purposes. It has been in the market for thirty years, and is shown to be proof against the corrosive elements in earth, air or water. The greatest extremes of heat ami cold do not impair its flexibility, firmness or insulating properties. It is used preferentially on both continents by leading corporations for telephone, telegraph, electric light and railroad signal purposes, and is everywhere noted for its practical utility, thorough reliability and uni- form excellence. Special attention is given to the making of aerial, under- ground, lead encased and armored submarine cables for telephone, telegraph, electric light, power and signal purposes, to any specification. Estimates for any class of cables will be cheerfully furnished and special quotations given for large quantities of wire or long lengths of cables. Estimates are also furnished for special cables for torpedo firing, subma- rine mining or blasting, and leads of all kinds for electric light service. Telephone and office cables are made to any specification, and their special forms of cables are in constant demand by the larger telegraph, fire alarm, telephone and railroad companies throughout the world. The only award given on rubber insulated wires and cables at the World's Columbian Exposition was awarded W. I!. Brixey, sole manufacturer of Day's Kerite wires and cables, for " excellence of material and construction, high insulation, reliability and durability, demonstrated by prolonged service under exacting conditions." Branch offices are operated at Chicago and San Francisco. Correspondence is solicited and price-lists mailed on application. Mr. .1. K. Ham is the general agent in charge of the Xew York office, and a young man of large practical experience, wide acquaint- ance and thorough reliability, with whom it. will be found a pleasure to do business. 174 Hf KEW YORK?- 1 894, * A A. MeCREARY, Successor to The McCreary Electrical Specialty Company, Patents il Reflectors and Electrical Specialties, Electrical # Exchange Building, Liberty and Washington Streets. — This gen- tleni;in has been established in business here since 1SS0, and is widely known as an inventor of various specialties of great utility and value. He con- trols ex- clusively { the man- 1 u fact u re and sale of such patented specialties as McCreai v's silvered glass reflector shades. Aus- trian jeweled shades, glass and aluminum, revolvable half shade and reflectors, electric light shield, mica dust protectors, moisture- proof socket protector, ring shade holders, special brass portable for no. 1. MeCreary's reflectors, adjustable lamp hanger, flexible tubing for elec- trical purposes, flexible brass chain, etc.; while making a lead- ing specialty of flexible portables (see cut So. 2) and flexible desk clamps (see cut No. 1). Mr. McCreary is also a practical specialist in the distribution of incandescent electric light. His ability to supply the linest of reflectors, shades and electrical specialties is attested by thai liberal patronage which has enabled him from a small beginning to build up a soundly established business, which now extends not only to all parts of the United States, but also throughout Europe and South America. The house has all along kept well abreast of the pro- gressive spirit of the age. and every facility is possessed for fully sustain- ing and steadily increasing the well- merited reputation it enjoys for re- liable g is and fair dealing. Deal- ers are supplied to the full extent of yo 2 their wants at short notice and On the most favorable terms, and circulars and all information are mailed on application. Mr. McCreary is a native of Pennsylvania, in the prime of life, and highly regarded for his genius as an inventor, his skill as a manufac- turer and his reliability as a business man. THE CLARK ELECTRIC COMPANY, Corbin Building, Broadway and John Street.— The apparatus manufactured by the Clark Elec- tric Company, of this city, is the recognized representative of all that is best, safest and most economical in the lield of electric arc lighting. The company owning this perfected system was organized ill 1SSS, under the laws of the State of New York. It secured control of all the inventions and patents brought out by that talented electrician. Mr. E. P. Clark, and he now gives the business the benelit of his great practical skill and close personal attention, as the electrician of the company. The Clark system of arc lighting for every purpose has more desirable features than any system ever put upon the market and is the best for every pur- pose. It has the steadiest light, is superior in economy of power to operate it, and its automatic regulation is on a new principle and better than any other ; while the system has a feature that none others possess, known as the "Automatic Safety Device," designed to render dangerous electric currents absolutely safe. The high efficiency of the Clark dynamo, which is about forty per cent, higher than any other arc dynamo, is due to its peculiar construction by which the interior of the Gramme ring armature is utilized for generating current, and all the electrical energy is converted into current. Hence the dynamo runs cool, and the efficiency is very high. An economical dynamo must run cool. A hot dynamo like a hot journal is a waste of power. This company manufactures both arc lamps in series for low tension incandescent current for all systems, arc lamps for alterna- ting current of any or all systems, arc lamps for high tension current of any or all systems, ornamental arc lamps for finest interior lighting for all systems, and arc lamps for optical lantern purposes for colleges and universities : also search lights of 1.000 to 40.000 candle power. They have supplied such well-known bouses as the New York Herald. Columbia Col- lege. R. 11. Macy & Co., B. Altaian & Co., Produce Exchange, American Exchange National Bank. Beadleston «V Woerz, American Institute, New- York Athletic Club, the C. & C. Electric Motor Company, Proctor's The- atre, People's Theatre. 1". F. Collier, Hulbert Bros & Co.. S. W. Richards, Henry Siede, II. E. Bindseil. Excelsior Steam Rower Company, Miner & Sands. Prof. Gallatin, German Club. Photochrome Engraving Company, (iill Engraving Company, C. de Peyster Field, Prof. Delafield, Charles A. Schieren & Co., among many others in New York. The officers of this company are as follows, viz : James H. Seymour, president ; A. Bedell Ben- jamin, secretary : Ernest P. Clark, electrician. All are well-known New Yorkers, under whose auspices the science of electric arc lighting is attain- ing its fullest fruition. Mr. Clark is a self-taught electrician, and can step into a machine-shop and make his own dynamo and other apparatus. 4f NEW YORK- t 894, W 175 CLEVELAND CITY FORGE AND IRON COMPANY, C. M. Wales, Eastern Manager, No. b>0 Liberty Street. — This company are ex- tensive manufacturers of marine and other forcings, finished or in the rough; car axles, railroad coupling links and pins, shafting, bending rolls for rolling mills, rudder frames, and other large forgings; also, pressed wrought iron open turn-buckles. The industry was inaugu- rated in Cleveland, Ohio, thirty years ago, and the company is officered as follows, viz: R. II. Barman, president; L. M. Coe, vice-president; G. F. Ely, secretary and treasurer. The New York office was opened in ISS-.t, with Mr. C. M. Wales as manager. He had previously been with the com- pany at Cleveland for eight years, as mechanical engineer, and thus brought special qualifications to bear upon the business. The plant at Cleveland is the largest of its kind in the United States, covering a ground area of ten acres, and gives steady employment to six hundred skilled workmen. The equipment embraces forty furnaces, twenty-five steam hammers from one- half to ten tons each, and every modern appliance tending to facilitate rapid and perfect production, and a vast amount of work of a superior character is tinned out. The scope of work includes all kinds of light and heavy forgings, hammered shapes of every description, from wrougbt-iron or steel; also, steamboat work, locomotive forgings, and hammered scrap axles. The company manufacture special and intricate shape work in both rough and finished forgings, and have furnished rudders for several United States cruisers, crank shafts for the Priscilla and the Puritan, large rolls for rolling mills and large forgings for corporations and prominent houses throughout the country. In all departments of the works skillful work- manship is employed, the finest metals obtainable are used, and the most perfect work is tin ned out. Mr. Wales, the Eastern manager, is a well- known member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the American Society of Naval Architects, and an accomplished mechanical engineer, thoroughly grounded in the theory and practice of mechanics, and a young man of large experience, wide acquaintance and sterling worth. THE PHILADELPHIA BRIDGE WORKS, Cofrode & Saylor. Incor- porated, Civil Engineers and Bridge Builders, Central Building, No. 143 Liberty Street. — In the year 1870 the firm of Cofrode A- Savior was established in Philadelphia, their business being that of civil engineers and bridge builders. After a successful career of seven years it was found expedient to increase the facilities of the house by incorporating it, which was done in 1869, under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania. The name of the company is the Philadelphia Bridge Works, and its capital stock is s-lOO.OOO. Its works and shops are located at Pottstown, Pa., and its general office is in Philadelphia at No. 2">7 South 4th Street. The New York office was established in 1801, under the charge of its present mana- ger, Mr. Ldwarn B. Jenks, who had previously been connected with the Jersey City office for seven years. The company builds bridges, docks, sheds, wharves, trestles, storage warehouses, etc. It has very extended relations with railroad interests, having among others done a large amount of construction for the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. It built the long dock at Atlantic Highlands. N. J., when the United States govern- ment deprived the Central Railroad of New Jersey of the use of Sandy Hook as a landing place, and also built the trestle bridge across the Shrewsbury river for the same company. One of the large contracts on which it is at present engaged is the erection of a series of extensive build- ings and docks for the National Storage and Warehouse Company at .Jersey City. The New York branch employs steadily several hundred men, and the business of the company, both here and at its Pennsylvania cud, is constantly growing. ELECTRICAL CONDUIT COMPANY, No. :!:! Broad Street.— This company was organized in January, 1892, under the laws of New Jersey, with a capital of $300,000, and is officered as follows, viz : A. Wolff, Jr., president ; Lewis May. treasurer : Charles P. Bar- ker, secretary ; directors, Lewis May, W. II. Hart. A. Wolff, Jr., James Thomas. Clarence W. Meade and Charles P. Barker. This company was the first in the field to introduce a successful system of underground con- duits for electrical wires — the result of a series of costly and elaborate ex- periments — and now have the only complete and comprehensive system in existence, for lateral service, distribution and trunk-line purposes. The feature that establishes the great availability and durability of this system is the perfect facility for the distribution of conductors of different electro-motive force from totally independent ducts and each going inde- pendent into the house or to the lamp-post. Without such facilities an underground conduit is of no value, because wires to be carried in a cable from one point to another and only utilized at the end could be laid in the earth in any well-constructed receptacle. Wherever this system lias been laid it is dry and in a perfect state of preservation, free from rust or cor- rosion, showing the entire absence of moisture at any time since its burial, in some instances over ten years. The system is now in successful use in New York. Philadelphia and Chicago, and companies everywhere are licensed to operate under this system, while contracts are undertaken to lay the conduit in cities. Illustrated catalogues, terms and price lists mailed on application. President Wolff is a well-known banker and broker of this city ; Treasurer May is a trustee of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York : and Secretary Barker was formerly a member of the legai firm of Hildreth & Barker, but this firm having dissolved Mr. Barker has opened an office at No. S7 Liberty Street. The names of the directors speak for themselves, and the company has rapidly reached the highest point of efficiency in its special industry. 176 L EWES F. BOSTELMANN, Manufacturer of the Standard Diamond Prospecting Drill, No. 39 Cortland t Street. — Taking up the manu- facturers of specialties peculiar to their respective establishments in the metropolis, honorable mention should be made of Mr. Lewis F. Bostelmann. This gen- tleman is the manufacturer of the Standard Diamond prospecting drill, with double cylinder hydraulic feed which is widely rec- ognized as the best dia- mond drill manufactured. It is made to bore from 20 to 4000 feet in holes one to twelve inches in diameter, and is adapted for surface or underground prospect- ing. It does not get out of order and is most reliable ;is to results obtained. It can lie operated by steam or compressed air, 10-horse power being required, and its capacity is warranted, Inning holes to a depth of S00 feet or nn ire. and can be fitted to bore holes of large diameter if desired. By its use an accurate rec- ord of soft and loose strata is obtained. A complete outfit is furnished with the drill, and the facilities possessed by Mr. Bostel- mann render him compe- tent to offer inducements of the most desirable nature to buyers; while the promptness, efficiency and reliability with which the wants of buyers are fulfilled warrant the remark that no better house can be found with which to open permanent business relations. Mr. Bostelmann has had an experience of eleven years in this special branch of industry, being sec- retary and treasurer of another company in the same line, and established his present enterprise on January 1, 1804. His thorough practical skill and close personal supervision assures the continued success and permanent prosperity of this progressive house. THE FRASSE COMPANY, Extra Grade Tools and Supplies, No. 10 Warren Street, near Broadway. — For nearly eighty years the house conducted by The Frasse Company has been recognized as a leader in the business world, and has won a success that be- speaks the ablest management, the best class of goods and the utmost reliability in all its methods. The company are wholesale and retail deal- ers in extra grades of tools and supplies, including lathes and other ma- chinery suited to the wants of manufacturers. They are especially promi- nent in the trade as agents for A. Kollason & Suns, of Birmingham, piano wire; Poldi steel Works, of Vienna, tool steel; Fischer File Works of Vienna: Peugeot Freres, France, cold rolled steel for watch and clock springs; Chateau Fils, emery paper, and as manufacturers of the Automatic Hack Saw Machine and Electiic Folding Handle Saw Frame. The business was founded in 1816 by II. F. Frasse, who admit- ted his son. Win. H. Frasse. to part- nership in 1837. In 1869 the firm of Frasse & Co. was organized, the senior partner dying the same year, when the estate assumed control, and in 1893 the present company was incorporated. The present premises have been occupied since May, 1893, and are spacious in size, well stocked, and give ample accommodations for supplying the most extensive demands. Their automatic sawing ma- chine, for cutting iron and brass bar or tubing up to a large diameter is undoubtedly the best thing of the kind in the market. It has a large de- mand, not only in the United states but throughout Europe and South America. A swivel vise similar in design to a planer chuck permits of cutting off at various angles. The lifting return stroke prevents friction on the blades. lengthening their utility. The machine is strongly built and is largely used on plantations for severing pipe. For those not having power the machine is furnished with heavy fly wheel and crank. Pres- ident Frasse is the grandson of the founder of the business and came into the house twenty years ago. He has the active supervision of affairs, and his practical skill and close personal attention serve to assure the con- tinued success and permanent prosperity of this old and honored house. Illustrated catalogues and price lists will be mailed on application, and oi-ders by telephone No. " 747 Cortlandt, " by telegraph or mail, are always promptly filled. ♦8 NEW YORK?- 1 894, » 177 OLIVER W. BARNES, Civil Engineer, No. o7 Broadway.— The pro- fessional element of this city includes most of the leaders in the various fields of endeavor, and, in the science and practice of engi- neering, the metropolis can produce an array of talent unexcelled hy any other city in the world. Perhaps no name in " Gotham's " roll of dis- tinguished civil engineers occupies a more prominent position than that as- signed to the name of Oliver \V. Barnes, who is recognized throughout this and other countries as an eminent engineer, and as a man who has accom- plished important results in life. Mr. Barnes has been established in pro- fessional practice for a period of over forty years, during which time he has been in charge of some of the most important and successful enterprises accomplished in this country. He first came into prominence as the princi- pal assistant engineer in the construction of the Western Division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, which extends over the rugged country between the Alleghenies and Pittsburgh. Later he was chief engineer of the Connecticut Western Railroad, and chief engineer of the Dutchess & Columbia Railroad. From 1880 to 1883 be was engineer-in-chief and consulting engineer of the South Pennsylvania Railroad, which was known as the Vanderbilt Road, owing to the fact that the late William II. Vanderbilt was the principal capitalist in the syndicate that had determined to build the shortest line be- tween the East and West through Pennsylvania. After most of the seven great tunnels on the line had been nearly completed and other important work well .advanced toward completion it was sold to the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, which will some day complete it. More difficult prob- lems in engineering were met with in surveying, locating and constructing this line by Mr. Barnes than have ever occurred in any other line across this continent. Another specimen of his skill as an engineer is shown in the construction of the Kinzua Viaduct, 300 feet high and 2,100 feet long, on the line of the extension of the Xew York, Lake Erie & Western Railroad, in Western Pennsylvania. His eminence as an engineer led to his selection as chairman of the construction committee of the Xew Croton Aqueduct Commission. He has submitted plans to the Rapid Transit Commission, as chief engineer of the New York Underground Railway Company, which have received favorable comment from the press and scientific journals. Mr. Barnes takes a personal and professional interest in the study and so- lution of practical, difficult engineering problems, and in that way advances great enterprises. His most recent undertaking is the Xew York Connect- ing Railroad, designed to connect the Xew York Central and Hudson River R. R. system with the city of Brooklyn by a line starting from Morrisania, thence via. Randall's Island and Ward's Island, crossing the East River near Astoria by a cantilever bridge of S00 feet span; thence southwardly through Long Island City to Brooklyn. The line will be seven miles in length and will be partly on a steel viaduct of sufficient elevation to cross the East River at the height of 150 feet required by the United States reg- ulations. Mr. Barnes is a member of the American Society of Civil Engi- neers, the Engineers' Club of Philadelphia, and the Union League Club of Xew York. CLIMAX POWDER MAXUFACTURIXG COMPAXY, Fred. Julian, Manager, Xo. 29 Broadway. — The manufacture of powder has be- come one of the great industries of the United States, the busi- ness amounting to many millions of dollars per year. What is more, the powder of whatever kind made in America, whether it be of the blasting, mammoth, cannon-mortar, musket, canister, sporting, shipping or fuse description, is not excelled anywhere on the habitable globe. In the manufacture of dynamite and high-grade explosives, the Climax Powder Manufacturing Company lias over and over again proved the truth of the above statement. The works and principal office of this company are lo- cated at Emporium, Pa., with a magazine in Xew York harbor, and the productive capacity of the works is 12,000 pounds per day. Those whose occupation it is to quarry rocks ami open up mines, know from experience that when the blasting apparatus and powder of the Climax Powder Man- ufacturing Company get their best work in there is an effective displacement of something. It is because of their efficacy that the explosives of this company are so much in demand, both at home and abroad, and that their sales have become enormous throughout the United States. South America, Mexico and the West Indies. I fcalers and contractors arc supplied through the Xew York office in quantities to suit al short notice and on the most liberal terms. Mr. Fred. Julian, the manager, is an expert authority in the trade, and in all his transactions is prompt, reliable and trustworthy. BOHX MANUFACTURING COMPANY, II. Simmons, Manager. Lumber, Sash, Doors, Blinds, Etc., Tenth Floor, Room No. 133, Taylor Building, Xo. 41 Cortlandt Street.— This company was estab- lished thirty years ago, and the office in this city was opened in 1S94. The manager, Mr. H. Simmons, has had ample experience in the lumber trade, having been superintendent of the company's plant at St. Paul for fifteen years. He is a native of New York, and a practical wood- worker, thoroughly skilled in all branches of the industry. The Bonn Manufacturing Company's plant, at St. Paul, Minn., covers an area of twenty acres, and the mills are equipped with the most improved machin- ery, driven by steam power, while employment is found for 400 workmen. The company manufacture all kinds of lumber, sash, doors, blinds, inte- rior hardwood finish, etc., also dove-tailed boxes for pork and other purposes. Their trade extends all over the United States. The New York otliee supplies the demand in New York, Xew Jersey and Xew Eng- land. All orders are given immediate attention and are filled upon the most equitable terms. 178 4( NEW YORK- 1 834, * MC. HANTON, Wholesale Dealer and Manufacturers' Agent in Locks, Knobs, Artistic Bronze Door Furniture, and Builders' Hardware, No. 103 Chambers Street. — This house has always maintained the highest of reputations for handling none but high-class goods, and for its honorable straightforward business methods. Mr. Hanton was born in Ireland, but has been a resident and citizen of the United States for many years. Having a wide range of experience in this trade he inaugurated this establishment in 1872, and at once developed a very liberal and influential patronage, exclusively wholesale, and extending to all parts of the United States and adjacent countries. He was located for a number of years at No. 03 Reade Street, and as the volume of his trade continued to increase in importance he moved to his present address, where he occupies spacious and commodious quarters, neatly and appro- priately fitted up with every convenience for the transaction of business, and display of the splendid assortment of samples of goods which he handles. This assortment embraces the productions of the very best hardware and house builders' furnishings in the world, comprising all the latest novelties and inventions in door, furniture and other locks, door knobs of plain polished brass, silver and nickel plate and unique, artistic styles in bronze; also automatic door furniture, letter boxes and numbers for flats and dwellings, in fact everything in the line of builders' hardware, such as heavy hinges, automatic door closers operated by springs or com- pressed air. A specialty is made of burglar proof sash locks, anti-friction furniture and trunk castors, pendulum parlor door hangers, and plain and artistic door numbers. Goods sold from these samples are delivered direct from the factories at lowest prices and are guaranteed to be just as represented. Special terms are made with builders of large first-class hotels, flats and office buildings. Mr. Hanton is a wide-awake, reliable and honorable dealer and popular in social and business circles, while his efforts in behalf of the concerns he represents have placed their goods in the foremost ranks in their line. MANUFACTURERS' AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER COMPANY, No. 136 Liberty Street. — Every one who is doing well dreads a fire, and therefore any appliance that reduces the possibility of such a calamity to the minimum is of great value. Such an appliance and protection is furnished by the Manufacturers' Automatic Sprinkler Company of Syracuse, X. Y., whose New York office is located as above. This company was organized in 1884, under the laws of the State of New York, with a capital of $100,000, and has become deservedly famous for the manufacture of "Non-Corrosive" automatic fire extinguishing appliances. Their specialties embrace automatic sprinklers, combination, index, stop and check valves; stand pipes for buildings, hose, hose racks, buckets, automatic valves, and fire protective apparatus generally. The insurance interests of the country have given this system their unqualified approval and reduce the cost of insurance one-half when a building is protected by the Non-Corrosive sprinkler, and the records of hundreds of lires detected and extinguished without serious loss, and with no instance of failure, have justified the wisdom of their action. The company have recently put sprinklers into the buildings of Ehrich Brothers, Ludwig Brothers, D. S. Brown's Soap Works, National Casket Company. Hombuhl Brothers, Jno. Polhemus Printing Company, among others in this city. No cheap work is executed by this company, but the best at the lowest prices. Illustrated catalogues and all information mailed on application. Mr. E. L. Thomp- son, the general manager of the company, is a native New Yorker, formerly with the Harkness Sprinkler Company, for seven years connected with the sprinkler business, and is eminently qualified by experience and ability to promote the interests of this company. NATIONAL RAILWAY SPRING COMPANY, Locomotive, Pas- senger Coach, and Freight Car Springs, Edward Cliff, General Su- perintendent. Taylor Building, No. 39 Cortlaudt Street. — One of the largest and leading concerns in the United States in the man- ufacture of car springs is the National Railway Spring Company, whose New York office is located as above, with works at Oswego, N. Y. , and branch offices at Chicago and St. Louis. This company has been in opera- tion over thirty years and are extensive manufacturers of locomotive, pas- senger coach, electric anil freight car springs, and are experts in the manu- facture of " Graduated " springs. They made and designed the springs for the N. Y. C. & H. K. R. R. prize engine No. 909, which took the lead at the Chicago Exposition, and they enjoy a prestige and patronage inter- national in extent and eminently creditable in character. The New York office is under the experienced management of Mr. Edward Cliff, who sells the entire output. From one hundred to one hundred and fifty skilled hands are employed at the works, and the great prosperity of the company is due to the superiority of its products, both as to quality, accuracy of form and durability. They are standards in their respective lines, and are in heavy and increasing demand by railroad companies, car builders and railway supply houses throughout the United States, Mexico and South America. Orders of whatever magnitude are filled with promptness and care, and on the most favorable terms ; and the steady growth of this branch of skilled industry is highly creditable to the company and its ex- ecutive. The officers of the company are: Theodore Irwin, president ; George B. Sloan, Jr.. secretary and treasurer; both of whom reside at Os- wego, and Mr. Cliff, superintendent, who has made a record for his com- pany while here which augurs well for its future. ♦K NEW YORK^1894, *> 179 THE HYDRAULIC CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Hydraulic Engi- neers, Experts and Contractors, Nos. 14.") Broadway and 88 Liberty Street. — From a' hygienic point of view, nothing can be of more importance to a community than a good supply of pure water, and experience shows that there is no better way to secure this desidera- tum than by means of artesian or driven wells. A leading house engaged in water works construction in the metropolis is that of the Hydraulic Con- struction Company, who are widely known and honored as hydraulic engi- neers, experts and contractors, and have been established in the business here since 1889. They give their skilled attention to subterranean water supply by driven, gauged, tube and artesian well system, for manufacturers, cities, towns and railroads; also foundation tests and drainage, while wa- ter works are constructed by franchise or contract. The business has rapidly assumed extensive and important proportions, consequent upon the enterprise and ability displayed in the management, and its future suc- cess and permanent prosperity is assured by the same sign. They have constructed some fifty plants for different cities and towns throughout the United States, including those at Lowell, Mass.; Watertown, Mass.; Hyde Park, Mass. ; New Utrecht, L. I. and Conneaut, Ohio; and their services are in constant and important request in city and country. Estimates are promptly furnished for drilling wells and machinery for the same, and con- tracts are entered into for the construction of water works under the most approved system. Branch offices are operated at Nos. 55 Oliver Street, Boston; and 1111 Main Street, Richmond, Va. Mr. W. n'H. Washington, the founder and moving spirit of this enterprise, is a native of Virginia, and a hydraulic and civil engineer of sixteen years' experience. He has served with the West Virginia Central & Pittsburgh R. R., the Coal & Iron Company of West Virginia, the Nicaraugua Canal Company and other cor- porations; and is an honored member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the New England Water Works Association, and the American Water Works Association. He is ably assisted in the management of the business by Mr. M. R. Rider, as superintendent, and Mr. Edward Phillips, as inspector; both of whom have had some twenty years' experience in supplying well plants, and are industrious and painstaking. CHAS. E. CHAPIN, Manufacturers' Agent. No. 136 Liberty Street.— Mr. Chapin established his business here in 1891, and is especially prominent as agent for the Ohio Brass Company, of Mansfield, O., manufacturers of street railway material; the Perkins Electrical Switch Manufacturing Company, sockets, cut-outs and switches; porcelains, 1!. Thomas & Sons Co.; Partridge Carbon Company, carbon brushes; and as a dealer in direct and alternating current dynamos, transformers, switchboards and instruments; "Packard "'incandescent lamps; Mogul 200 to 500-candle power lamps, Waterhouse arc lamps, interior conduit supplies, street fixtures, bushings, mica, wire and line material. These specialties commend their own superior merits to the confidence and pat- ronage of critical and discriminating buyers. The trade of the house is large and active throughout the United States, Mexico, Cuba, Spain and South America, and has been developed on the broad basis of merit. Mr. Chapin was formerly with Waterhouse it Gamble, of Hartford, Conn. ; Alex- ander, Barney it Chapin, and the Sawyer-Mann Co., of New York; and stands deservedly high in electrical and business circles. WILLIAM J. HAMMER, Consulting Electrical Engineer, 1305 Have- meyer Building, No. 26 Cortlandt Street.— For the past fifteen years, Mr. William J. Hammer, the well-known consulting elec- trical engineer, has been established in the practice of his pro- fession in this city, and is widely recognized as an expert in electrical pat- ent cases, in the examination of electrical plants and inventions, and in supervising the construction of electric light or power plants, installations of electrical systems and machinery, the wiling of buildings, and general electrical work. He manufactures nothing and has nothing to sell, does no construction work himself, nor is he connected with any company or cor- poration, and accepts no commissions. His clients' interests are therefore carefully studied without fear or favor ; they are secured the best systems or methods, high-class materials, excellent workmanship and careful su- pervision. When desired he takes entire charge of his clients' interests for a modest fee. He has had an extensive experience in various classes of electrical work during many years in England. Germany, France and Amer- ica, and has long received a measure of recognition of the most flattering character. Thomas A. Edison writes from Orange, N. J. , under date of Sept. 10. 1800. • " W. J. Hammer has been identified with the Edison Elec- tric Light interests for the past eleven years. He had entire charge of my exhibit at the Paris Exposition, which was very successful. He has carried out successfully some of the largest electric lighting installations in this country and Europe. He is competent, reliable and industrious. I heart- ily commend him to those who may require his services in his new field of work." Similar commendatory letters are in Mr. Hammer's possession from Elihu Thomson, of Lynn. Mass. ; Frank J. Sprague, of the Sprague Elec- tric Railway and Motor Company ; Francis R. Upton, general manager, Edison Lamp Company; William Wallace, of Wallace & Sons, No. 20 Cham- bers Street, New York ; F. S. Hastings, treasurer, Edison General Electric Company ; IL M. Byllesby. general manager, Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, among many others. Correspondence is solicited. Mr. Hammer is an honored member of the American Society of Electrical Engineers, the New York Electrical Society, and the National Electric Light Association, and enjoys a prestige and patronage broadly national in extent and eminently creditable in character. 180 4f NEW YORK^t894,» VULCANIZED FIBRE COMPANY, Wm. Courtenay, President and General .Manager, No. 14 Dey Street. — There are numerous indus- tries represented in the metropolis that maintain an active trade and do a large annual business in their respective lines of goods, but it is only here and there that we find a thoroughly representative cor- poration, alert to avail itself of every method and every invention which can in any way tend to improve the quality and the field of usefulness for their goods. The growth and development of such concerns cannot be gauged by the general run of trade. They are on a different plane, and fill a sphere of usefulness of the widest extent with the largest consumers of their specialties. An apt illustration is afforded by the Vulcanized Fibre Company. This company has its factory in Wilmington, Del., and was incorporated in 1S74, under the laws of the State of Delaware, with a capital of $221,000., and is officered by Wm. Courtenav as president and and general manager; Frank Taylor, treasurer and general superintend- ent. This company was the pioneer in this country in the manufacture of its special class of goods, while Vulcanized Fibre as manufactured solely by them is recognized as a staple article of commerce in all portions of the civilized world. It is used hugely for railway, electrical and general me- chanical purposes and possesses peculiar qualities which render it entirely different from any other known material. It is practically and compara- tively new, of great strength, elasticity and durability, and is applicable in some form to almost every branch of mechanical industry. It is absolutely insoluble in all ordinary solvents and is not injured by contact with alcohol, ether, ammonia, turpentine, naphtha, benzine, petroleum, or any of the animal, vegetable or mineral oils. It is made of two classes, hard ami flexible, as desired, according to the uses for which the goods are intended. The hard fibre closely resembles horn in its consistency, is exceedingly tough and strong, resisting an enormous compressive strain, and retaining its elasticity under all ordinary temperatures. The flexible fibre lias the appearance of a very close-grained sole leather, and is used for a great variety of purposes. Hard vulcanized fibre is an excellent insulator in all dry positions, and is hugely used as a substitute for bard rubber by most of the principal electric light companies and manufacturers of electrical instruments in the United States and Europe. It is used in dynamos for commutators, magnet bends, etc., for switch boards, and switch plugs, wall insulators, bases of telegraph and electrical instruments, press buttons, electrical gas lighting appliances, electric fire and burglar alarms, electric lamps and a variety of purposes. As its insulating properties have been thoroughly tested all over the world for a number of years, and. as it is much cheaper than hard rubber and improves with age, the economy of using it is apparent. The company has agencies in every portion of the civilized world, with Mosses & Mitchell, N"os. (58 to 71 Chiswell Street. Eon- don, Eng., as general European agents. Catalogues and price lists mailed on application. President Courtenay is a native of Baltimore, and resides in this city, where he manages the extensive business of the company, and is the founder of the enterprise. Mr. G. L. Courtenay is secretary; Mr. Frank Taylor, the treasurer and superintendent, resides in Wilmington, Delaware, and has charge of the extensive works of the company in that city. JAMES II. LANCASTER, Patentee and Manufacturer. Hoisting Ma- chines, Steam Shovels, Ore Grauulators, Placer Gold Amalgamators, Hand Power Hoisters, Electric Hoisters, Etc., Nos. 39-41 Cort- landt Street. — The well-earned success of Mr. James II. Lancaster, the noted patentee and manufacturer, has been attained by years of indus- trious application and the exercise of the best inventive talent. For the past fifteen years his name has been identified with the highest class of mechanical engineering and the invention of the best hoisting, excavating dredging and amalgamating machinery extant. He is the inventor and manufacturer of the "Lancaster" electric hoister, which operates shovel, grapple or crane; the "Lancaster" 1804 combination hoister, which is worked by steam, electricity, gasolene or gas, and may be used as a crane or wrecking car; the "Lancaster" placer gold amalgamators, and the "Lancaster" digging and excavating apparatus, which together forma complete and perfect gold-producing plant, reducing placer mining t<> a science and opening up a safe and profitable industry; the "Lancaster" rock and ore crushers, the strongest, simplest, cheapest and most power- ful of all breakers; also suspension cable ways, ore grauulators, etc.; while excavators, dredges, sewer, trench and canal diggers; coal, ore, sand, gravel, garbage, bales of cotton, rags, sugar cane and phosphate handling apparatus, and every kind of automatic hoisting, conveying, electric and excavating plants, and submarine dredging outfits, are promptly furnished. Mr. Lancaster supplied the plant for the New York Stone Crushing Com- pany at Hastings on the Hudson. N. Y., having a capacity of 000 yards per day; a similar plant to Shepperd Estate. Scarborough on Hudson, N. Y. ; the hoisting machinery at Riker's Island for unloading garbage; the United States Government plant. Sandy Hook. X. J. and also at Savannah, 6a.; the placer gold plant and hoisting apparatus at Pocky Bar, Elmore (dunty. Idaho; and the gold plant at Bannock City. Mont.: while his spe- cialities are in active and influential demand throughout the United States, and take rank among the most important labor-saving inventions of the century. Catalogues and price lists mailed on application. Mr. Lancaster is a native of England, where he acquired bis profession as a mechanical engineer, and is honored and esteemed on both continents for his inven- tive genius and jrreat practical skill, nis name stamped upon a machine is everywhere considered as a guarantee of efficiency and thorough work- manship. «C NEW GEO. H. BELL & CO., Peerless Steam and Hot Water Heater, No. 41 Dey Street. — The niereliants, manufacturers and business men of to-day, in the face of a keener competition than has ever existed hitherto, must utilize every labor-saving device and economical method that in any way conduces to the systematic transaction of their business. To point out some of the new and valuable auxiliaries constantly being invented and introduced is one of the purposes of this volume. Among such to be noticed in this city is the "Peerless" steam and hot water heater, of which Messrs. Geo. II. Bell (> John Street. — One of those reputable and reliable houses that have added so materially to the influence of the metropolis as a source of supply is that of Messrs. Schaeffer A- Budenberg, engineers and manufacturers of pressure and vacuum gauges of every description, injectors and e jectors, and steam engine and boiler appliances in general, with works in Brook- lyn, N. Y. The foundation of this business was laid in 1850, in Germany, and in 1S88 the factory in Brooklyn was erected, which contains :',:!. ono square feet of floor space, splendidly equipped with improved machinery and ample steam power, and employment is given therein to some :;ou skilled hands. Theirs is the largest manufactory of the kind in the United States, and the business extends to all parts of the United States, Canada. South America and Mexico. The proprietors have recently added a num- ber of new articles to their general line, of which calorimeters, recording tachometers, Thompson steam engine indicators, steam syrens, etc. deserve special mention. Their Bourdon gauges are largely used on loco- motives, portable and traction engines, steam lire engines, steaml oats, etc."; and give the best of satisfaction everywhere. They are heavily geared, durable and very, sensitive, and are provided with the latest improvements. Their standard test gauges are made with the greatest care and graduated by an open mercury column. The springs and move- ments used are finely adjusted and highly finished, and for accuracy and elegance they have no superior. Their pressure gauges for pneumatic tires of bicycles, pressure gauges for natural gas. hydraulic gauges, ammonia gauges. "Columbia" pressure recording gauge. "Metropolitan" pressure recording gauge, and kindred specialties, exceed all other instru- ments heretofore placed on the market in utility and value. Their gauges are used by the United States Government, and received the highest awards at the World's Columbian Exposition. A complete stock of samples is carried in this city, while all orders are filled direct from the factory at short notice. A handsomely illustrated catalogue is mailed on application. Mr. E. Portong, who has been at the head of the business in this country since 1860, is a native of Germany, and recognized as the leading authority in this branch of industry in America, lie is a resident of Brooklyn, a member of the Manufacturers' Association of Brooklyn and various other local organizations, and stands deservedly high in social and business life. His son. Mr. W. II. Portong, is manager of the New York office, and another son, Mr. A. L. Portong. has charge of a branch office in Chicago. All are experts in the business and devoted to the interests of the house. 186 « NEW YORKr t 834, W JAMES CONITY, Manufacturer of Fine Plumbing Specialties, Brass Goods, Brass Basin Traps and Basin Legs, Etc., No. 256 Pearl Street. ^As plumbing has been brought to a high point of scientific per- fection the demands for a superior class of materials has been de- veloped. A New York house that has won an enviable reputation in the production of fine plumbing specialties is that of Mr. James Conity. This gentleman was born in New York, has always resided here, and has been established in business the past quarter century, during which period he has developed a trade connection all throughout the United States, owing to the superiority of his goods. The premises occupied by him comprise four floors, eaeh 25 x 75 feet in dimensions, and fully equipped in the most convenient manner throughout. Some thirty hands are employed, and a general line of fine plumbing specialties in brass goods, brass basin traps and basin legs, etc. are manufactured while a specialty is made of brass pipe bending, and jobbing is also given prompt attention. A large stock is carried of rough and linished brass pipe fittings, and reducing pipe fittings in great variety. Plumbers and dealers in goods in this line will find this a first-class place from which to draw their supplies, as all orders are met upon the most liberal basis. Mr. Conity is an expert in this line, having been engaged therein for the past twenty-five years, and was one of the first to use nickel-plated work in plumbing materials. He was for twenty years with the Meyer-Sniffin Company, (Limited), of which he was president, and served also as superintendent of their factory. No man in the city understands all the intricacies and details of the calling more thoroughly than he. and his services have been called into requisition in many important buildings, among which were the Metropolitan Club, Prod- uce Exchange, Havemeyer building, Metropolitan and Continental Life Insurance Companies' buildings, Mr. Alexander's residence, New York Power house, and many others. THE F. J. P. TOMMINS COMPANY, Manufacturers' Export Agents; Table Cutlery, Butchers' and Hunters' Knives, Etc.. Hardware and other Specialties, No. 11 Murray Street. — This house is one of the most successful in its line in New York. It was established about ten years ago by Mr. F. J. P. Tommins, and the present firm-name was adopted in May, 1894. Messrs. M. F. Tommins and Francis J. King, doing business as The F. J. P. Tommins Company, are manufacturers' export agents for and dealers in table cutlery, butchers' and hunters' knives, etc. They also handle silver-plated ware, shears and scissors, firearms, hardware and other specialties, and do a large business. They represent the Ki ng Cutlery Company, table cutlery, etc.; J. Wiss & Sons, shears and scissors; Holmes * Edwards Silver Company, silver-plated ware : Marlin Arms Company, magazine rifles and revolvers ; Schoverling, Daly & Gales, fire- arms and ammunition ; Interchangeable Tool Company, nippers, plyers, etc.; J. K. Schuyler & Co., rat-traps; The Sam'l C. Tatum Company, copying presses, etc.; the Canfield Rubber Company, dress shields, etc.: Union Lock Company, padlocks, and the Autophone Company, " Gem'' and "Concert" organs. They sell to dealers throughout the country, and ex- port largely to Central and South America. They carry a full stock, and make a specialty of cutlery for export. They can supply the home and ex- port trade on the most advantageous terms, and all orders are promptly filled. A.l. CORCORAN, Patentee and Manufacturer. The Corcoran Windmill. Corbin Building, Broadway and John Street. — The # properly constructed windmill is the cheapest motor in ex- istence. Its only current expense is oil, and a quart of oil is all that is required for its proper working for three or four weeks. The Andrew J. Corcoran new and improved high-speed windmill, the invention and production of Mr. Andrew J. Corcoran, is fifty per cent, stronger than any other windmill, and the only mill the parts of which are made to standard gauge and absolutely interchangeable. It is fitted with self-acting governing appliances, so that the rate of revolution is uniform, irrespective of variation in the force of the wind, and it runs to full capacity on an average eight hours per day during the whole year. It is the only mill having the scientifically graduated blades, the only mill whose wood-work is subjected to a process preventing decay, and which withstood the storms of 18513; and there are now more than 500 of these mills erected in the vicinity of New York, besides being in operation in nearly every part of the globe. They are supplying water to the country seats and grand estates of old England; to the manufacturing establish- ments throughout France; to the farms of Australia; to the dry lands for irrigation purposes in many parts of India, Asia and Africa; and are found lending the impetus to all manner of industries in Brazil, Japan, Italy, New Zealand. Buenos Ayres, Canada. China. Mexico, Russia, Cuba and the little islands scattered over the ocean. Their field is the world. Mr. Cor- coran manufactures fourteen sizes of windmills, also twenty-one different kinds of pumps, one hundred sizes of wooden tanks, and a large assort- ment of tank fittings requisite for making a complete outfit. As a guide to the selection of windmills for domestic, farming, railroad, manufactur- ing and other purposes, Mr. Corcoran has issued a magnificently illustrated and descriptive catalogue, which is mailed on application. Mr. Corcoran is a native of the city of Dublin, who began business about thirty years ago as a machinist at Marcellus, N. Y. He soon after came to the metrop- olis, and in 1887 built his present works in Jersey City, where he gives steady employment to one hundred skilled hands, and manufactures more styles and kinds of windmills than any of his contemporaries. * NEW YORK^-1894, B» 187 T \HE GRAVES ELEVATOR COMPANY. Nos. 92 and S»4 Liberty Street. — The use of elevators has become so universal that the best inventive talent and mechanical skill have been utilized in their production, and yet among the multitude of manufacturers it is well to pause and endeavor to weigh the comparative merits of the various styles and select upon a critical basis of merit. Some of the concerns engaged in this branch of manufacture, whose advertisements are scrwn broadcast, have been unable to maintain the market their ambi- tions would fill. Others there are that have achieved a solid reputation for the superiority of their elevators, and fully live up to it, and promi- nent among the number stands the Graves Elevator Company. This com- pany ate widely famous for the manufacture of the Graves patent passen- ger and freight elevators, including hydraulic, electric, steel screw and patent spur geared freight elevators, capacity unlimited. The works of the company are in Rochester, X. Y., where the business was started in 1875, and since 1890 the capacity for production has been doub- led to supply the increasing demands of the trade. Founded upon a sub- stantial basis of skill, energy and integrity, the business has had a remarkable growth, and is one of the best illustrations of in- dustrial progress in the state. The managers are close students of the progress made in electric and mechanical science, and have in- cluded in their elevators every improvement that in any way conduces to safety, economy and strength. The best of material only is employed, and every part is fashioned and put together with the greatest accuracy and care. Every elevator is severely tested before shipment, and is guaranteed to give satisfac- tion. Among prominent users in this city may be named the Downing building, Nos. 106 and 108 Fulton Street; St. Nicholas Ho- tel, Hotel Beresford, Hotel Endicott, The Brockholst, The Evelyn, The Hotel Win- tbrop, the Banks Building, The Abbey and the Standard Theatres and, in fact, in every class of building; St. Joseph's Hospital, Consumers' Brewery, Bartholoinay Brewing Company, Everard's Brewery. Boynton Fur- nace Company, De Graff A- Taylor, Blooming- dale Bros., Hazelton l'iano Company, Haines Brothers, Fischer Piano Company, and hun- dreds of others too numerous to mention here. Catalogues are mailed on application. The New York office supplies the trade in the states of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. WILLL 5 1AM II. KAY, Wrought Iron Pipe, Steam, Gas Fitters' and 'lumbers' Supplies, No. 42 Dey Street. — Although only a few ►•ears established, this gentleman has built up a large business, and his trade extends throughout the United States. lie <" ru- pies commodious quarters, and has ample and excellent facilities. Wm. II. Kay is a man of skill and thorough experience in his line, and was formerly with Wm. Edgar Bird it- Co. for a number of years. He started in business for himself here in 1890. and has been very prosperous from the first. He is a manufacturer and dealer in wrought iron pipe of all kinds, steam, gas fitters' and plumbers' supplies, and carries full lines. Pipe- cutting is done to specification by him, on short notice, and satisfaction is assured. Mr. Kay keeps on hand always a large stock of wrought iron pipe, in all sizes and for all purposes, steam, gas and water pipe, fittings, etc., and can supply anything in his line on most favorable terms. 188 4f NEW YORK?- t 894, * FRASER A CHALMERS, Young & Park, Managers, Engines, Boilers, Mining Machinery, No. 2 Wall Street. — The eminent house of Eraser & Chalmers, of Chicago and London, has been in successful opera- tion at Chicago for many years, and works were also established at Erith on the Thames, England, in 1892. Their works are the largest of the kind in the world, and they manufacture nine-tenths of all the mining ma- chinery used. This firm's branch office in Xew Fork is under the manage- ment of Messrs. Young & Park, and they also have branch offices at Den- ver, Col. ; Salt Lake City, Utah; Spokane, Wash.; Helena. Mont.; City of Mexico; Johannesburg, South Africa; and Tokio, Japan. This house has furnished the machinery for mining and milling plants and reduction and smelting works in every mining state and territory in the United States, as well as in Canada. Nova Scotia, British Columbia, Mexico. Central and South America, India, the Philippine Islands, China, Japan, Australia, Norway, Hungary, Spain, Portugal. Russia and South Africa. Their leading special- ties include standard horizontal Corliss engines, slide valve engines, portable and semi-portable engines, and engines and boilers for prospectors and con- tractors; steel boilers of all standard types, and boilers of special construc- tion; steam power plants, embodying the latest improved elements of construction and details, such as heaters and purifiers, surface and jet con- densers, feed and tank pumps; hoisting engines for mines, quarries, etc.; mine shaft equipment, such as winches, windlasses, whims, indicators, hooks, buckets, safety cages and appliances ; platform elevators for public buildings, mines, quarries and smelting works; conveying machinery, such as tramways, cars, skips and buckets, and conveyors for carrying and de- positing all classes of material; cable and electric railway machinery, blow- ing engines, gears, pulleys and shafting; rock drills and air compressors, power blowers for blast furnaces and smelting works, mine ventilators, dia- mond core drills, pumping machinery, water wheels, pipe and pipe fittings, and electrical apparatus, such as improved generators, dynamos and equip- ment for electric lighting and power, and for the deposition of copper and other metals by electrolysis; the Bridgman sampling machine, and com- plete gold mills and works, and works for the reduction of silver; designs and machinery for metallurgical purposes and for the treatment of gold, silver, tin, copper, lead and nickel ores; assay outfits aud furnaces: the Comet rock crusher, and every description of machinery for the crushing, pulverizing and reduction of all classes of ores; improved stamp mills, the Huntington centrifugal mill, and the Blake and Dodge crushers; the Frue Vanning machine, Embrey concentrators, reverberatory and rotary fur- naces, leaching mills, pan amalgamators, gas producers, cupelling furnaces, retorts, etc., etc. Among the many manufactures of Fraser & Chalmers that is of particular interest to engineers who desire to be up to date and to endeavor to be uu fait with all the latest improvements in engineering, is the special form of air compressor and pumping engine manufactured by them under the patents of Professor Reidler of Berlin, who is probably the foremost man among the many eminent engineers of the world to-day in pneumatics and hydraulics. By the use of the Professor Reidler valve mo- tion on air compressors and water pumps, which patents have been im- proved and perfected by Fraser & Chalmers, it is possible to get an economic duty in the consumption of fuel never heretofore attained. Fraser A- Chalmers publish a library of some fifty catalogues and circulars, which every engineer should possess. While some of these relate to the machin- ery manufactured by Fraser & Chalmers, others do not refer to specified machinery at all, but are treatises, essays and discussions upon different methods and processes of economical manufacture, and upon the treatment and reduction of ores. The managers in this city are specially fitted by experience and ability for their impor- tant work. Mr. Edward L. Young is an expert mining engineer, who graduated from the School of Mines, Columbia College, in 1882, and was with the Little Annie Mining Company, in Colorado, previous to coming here as manager for Fraser & Chalmers in 188'J. and is a member of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, the Engineers' Club, the Geo- graphical Society of America, and other local organizations. Mr. Walter E. Park has had an experience of fifteen years in machine-shops, notably with the Pneumatic Tool Company and the Knowles steam Pump Works; and is a graduate of Chauncey Hall, Boston: a member of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, the Engineers' Club, and the Union League Club of Brooklyn, and a mining engineer of tried ability and established reputation. PH. SMITH & CO., Steam, Hand and Hydraulic Elevators, No. 166 Duane Street. — Though not yet one year established, 1'. H. Smith, & Co. , manufacturers of steam, baud and hydraulic * elevators, have gained a large patronage. They started in busi- ness at No.34 West Broadway, and soon after found it necessary to obtain more spacious quarters, to meet the requirements of their trade. They have a commodious and well-equipped shop here, with ample and excellent facili- ties and employ a number of skilled workmen. P. IT. Smith & Co. turn out first-class work, and can execute orders for anything in their line on short notice. They put elevators in the Hotel Savoy and in various busi- ness buildings. Estimates are given on steam, hand and hydraulic elevators of every description, and satisfaction is guaranteed, and they are making a specialty of electrical connections to elevators. Repairing of all kinds is promptly attended to. and elevators are carefully and thoroughly inspected at very reasonable rates. Mr. Smith, the head of this firm, was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and has been in New York for a number of years. He is a man of practical skill and thorough experience in the business, and was formerly with the Crane Elevator Company. 4f NEW LJ. WING & COMPANY, Selling Agents for Union Gas Marine Engines, and Contractors for Launches, Yachts, Isolated Electric Light and Power Plants, Stationary y Mr. Henry C. Scheel, as tide- water sales agent and ship- per of the fol- lowing standard bit U in i n o u s coals, to w i t: th e Interna- tional Coal Mining Com- pany's Son man, Moshannon and Cumb e r 1 a n d Vein smithing and steam coals, especially adapted for the export trade; the " Madison Mine," Westmoreland and " Newburgh Orrel " West Vir- ginia gas coals; the Connellsville and Mountain coke and Kentucky cann el. Mr- Scheel lias been in the coal trade for the past twenty years. His ship- f 894, *> ping ports are South Amboy, Philadelphia and Baltimore; and, as a result his aide and honorable methods, ample resources and fine facilities, puts him in front of the procession. He brings to bear every possible qualifica- tion, including a thorough knowledge of the wants of dealers and large consumers, and has made himself eminently popular in meeting every demand. He has a fine growing export trade with Cuba and other foreign ports, and is prepared to guarantee the prompt fulfillment of all orders and entire satisfaction in all operations. Mr. Scheel is a native New- Yorker, who w as formerly in the house of Perkins & Co., of New York, and is a member of the Maritime Exchange and a young man of tried ability and sterling worth, who is to be congratulated upon his success. AS. SWORDS & CO., Wholesale Dealers in Coal, Washington Building, Nos. 1 and 3 Broadway, have been prominent in the trade for many years. They are "Erie Line" coal agents and "New England" all rail coal agents, for the sale of Pennsylvania Coal Company's "Pittston" coal, shipping coal from the mines and delivering to destina- tion without breaking bulk. They also ship from Newburgh by water. This business was established twenty years or more ago, by A. S. Swords, and has. for many years, been conducted under the above firm-name. James E. Boyd and Edgar (). Schermerhorn have been connected with the house for the past twenty years, and they, together with Mrs. G. H. Swords, who became the special partner upon the death of Mr. Swords, in 1802. compose the present firm. The active members of the firm are men of experience and character, and maintain an excellent standing in the trade. The house has always had a high reputation for straightforward business dealing, which accounts for its success. AF. HILL & CO., Wholesale Dealers in Anthracite and Bituminous Coals, No. 2!) Broadway. — Messrs. A. F. Hill & Co. are wholesale dealers in anthracite and bituminous coals, making a leading specialty of steam coal. The business was established in 1885 by Mr. A. F. Hill, and in 1887 Mr. II. L. Crane was admitted to partnership under the present firm-name. They handle largely pea and buckwheat and Clearfield bituminous in cargo lots only, shipping from South Amboy, Perth Amboy, Port Johnson, Elizabethport, Weehawken, Port Liberty and Cornwall, to all points in New York and vicinity. All orders by telephone " 2301 Cortlandt," by telegraph or mail, are filled from herein the most expeditious and trustworthy manner, while bottom prices are quoted, and the firm, by reason of its ample resources, exceptional facilities and man- ifest advantages, are in a position to offer substantial inducements to deal- ers and large consumers througout the territory named. Mr. Hill is a Massachusetts man by birth, while Mr. Crane is a native of Montclair, N. J., and both stand deservedly high in commercial and financial circles. 4| NEW YORK>-1894,fr 197 FREDERIC A. POTTS & CO., Shippers and Wholesale Dealers in Coal, No. 143 Liberty Street.— The great centre of the wholesale trade in coal in the Atlantic, Middle and New England States is admittedly New York, and the high character and standing of the prominent houses engaged in it are the best possible proofs of the magnitude and importance of this branch of the nation's commercial interests. In this connection we desire to refer especially in this commercial review of the metropolis to the representative and reliable wholesale coal shipping con- cern of F. A. Potts & Co. This is an old, well-tried concern with exten- sive business connections and a reputation for reliability and responsibility second to none in the commercial circles of the country. It may be said to have had its origin in 1854, when the firm of Lewis Audenreid & Co. was organized, of which linn the late George H. Potts was the New York part- ner, and of which he continued to be a member until 1S74. when the firm was dissolved, Mr. Geo, II. Potts soon after taking the presidency of the National Park Bank, and the coal business being continued by his son, Frederic A. Potts, forming the partnership of Frederic A. Potts & Co. in 1882. In 1888 Mr. F. A. Potts died and the firm has since continued under the same firm-name, his family retaining an interest in the business. His brother, Mr. W. K. Potts, is now the senior member of the linn, and the other part- ners are Messrs. N. J. Cates, George S. Rockwell, Geo. M. Weld, ('. R. Oliver and Edward Lawrence. The firm handle by rail and from the ship- ping ports the best classes of anthracite and bituminous coals and are among the largest of the individual handlers of coal. They are the sell- ing agents for New York, New .Jersey and New England States for such well-known companies as the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company, whose mines are in the vicinity of Mauch Chunk; the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company, whose mines are at Wilkesbarre; and the New York, Sus- quehanna and Western Coal Company's mines in the Scranton region. It will be seen that the firm are connected with the best equipped collieries in the country, whose yield of fuel is of the highest quality, giving perma- nent satisfaction to all consumers. The linn deal direct with dealers and large consumers, notably manufacturers, etc.. and they have shipping facilities at Port Johnson, Elizabethport. South Amboy and Edgewater, while they have the most ample railroad facilities for satisfactorily meet- ing the wants of customers in any section of the country. Orders are tilled promptly at the lowest ruling market juices, and the trade is yearly increasing in volume. The firm have branch offices at No. 116 Church Street. New Haven. Conn.: No. '>■> Westminster Street, Providence. I!. I.: and No. 2<> Exchange Place. Boston, Mass. Each of these offices controls a large and growing trade, and. altogether, the firm ranks among the princi- pal wholesale coal handlers of the country. The members of the firm are thorough New Yorkers, and are thoroughly identified with the best inter- ests of the metropolis, whose commerce they are promoting with zeal success. They are energetic business men of experience and ability, of influential connections and high social standing, with whom it is a pleasure to establish commercial relations. THOMAS N. MORDUE, Miner and Shipper of Genuine Kentucky Cannel Coal, Room No. 23, No. 1 Broadway. — Gas companies and other large consumers of cannel coal long ago discovered that the Kentucky mines produce the richest product in the world. Mi. Mordue's mines are located at White House, Grayson, Pineville and Cloverport, Ky., on the Chesapeake A- Ohio, Louisville it Nashville and the Louisville, St. Louis & Texas Railroads. Their aggregated annual output is 150,000 tons. The brands of coal handled are the Chatta- roi. Birdseye, Huunewell, Conway, Old Kentucky Boghead, Brecken ridge and Pineville Boghead. Mr. Mordue has been in the coal trade for fifteen years. A native of Kentucky, he established himself in Louisville as a miner and shipper of cannel coal, in 1882, but removed his headquarters to this city in July, 18i)4. He now receives the entire output of the mines located as above and ships via Newport News and Norfolk to England, Brazil, Spain and Mexico, in addition to his large trade in this country. By reason of his long connection with the trade he is personally known to most of the coal jobbers of the country and is generally liked for his sterling business and social qualities. CASTNER & CURRAN, Shippers of Coal, No. 1 Broadway. — Promi- nent among the big firms contributing to the general commercial activity in their line are Messrs. Castner & Currau. They are shippers of the following coals. Eclipse Lehigh, and are gen- eral tidewater agents for Poncahontas Coal Company's Poncahontas flat- top semi-bituminous coal. They have offices at No. 328 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia; No. 70 Kilby Street, Boston, and No. 36 Main Street, Nor- folk, Va., besides the New York office, their shipping port being Norfolk, Va. They have docks also at 35th Street and North River, this city, and foot of Seventh Street. Hobokeu, and their facilities are unsurpassed. This flourishing business was established over a quarter of a century ago by Castner, Stickney & Wellington, who were succeeded in 1879, by Cast- ner & Currau— Messrs. Samuel Castner. Jr.. and Henry B. Currau. They ship direct from the mines and from tide-water, and their trade is exceed- ingly large, the sales for 1803 being over three million tons, all told. The New York office has been for the past eighteen years in charge of H. C. Rogers, who has been with the firm for twenty-five years. He can fill orders for anthracite and semi-bituminous coal by the cargo, on short notice. Dealers and large consumers are supplied on the most advantageous terms, and inducements are offered on extra large lots. * NEW YORJO-1894,^ * NEW STERLING COAL COMPANY, Proprietors of the Powelton Semi- Bituminous Coals, No. 20 Broadway. — The Pennsylvania colliery interests have attained proportions of enormous magnitude, and. with the well-nigh inexhaustible supply of coal still in the bowels of the earth, aided by the incomparable and almost illimitable trans- portation facilities which centre at this point and converge to all parts of the United States, the industry maybe looked upon as the one next in im- portance to that of agriculture. Prominent among the miners and shippers of coal in Pennsylvania who have offices in Xew York should be named the Sterling Coal Company, who occupy eligible office quarters in Columbia Building, at the above address. This company was incorporated in lsss, as successor to Robert Hare Powell -f894,» 2()1 THE PRENTICE and EXCELSIOR BKOWN'STONE COMPANIES, Main Office, Ashland, Wisconsin; Branch Office, No. 44 Broadway. — These two great quarries were organized under the laws of the State of Wisconsin as follows: The Prentice, October 15, 1SS:;, with a paid up capital of $1,250,000. The main openings of the Prentice are at Houghton, Bayfield County. Wisconsin. The company owns 57SJ acres of land, underlaid with unexcelled Potsdam hrownstone. The Excelsior Quarries were organized June 21, 1893, with a paid up capital of $1,800,000, and have about thirteen hundred acres of the same unexcelled hrown- stone land. Their main openings are at Wilson Island, Ashland County, Wisconsin. with large docks for shipping at Ash- land. It is be- lieved these two companies have se- cured all the best hrownstone lands underlaid with the Potsdam s a n d- stone, which is un- excelled by any other hrownstone in this or any other country, for beau- ty, ease of work- ing, and will not scale off like other brownstones, but grow harder and tinner, and we be- lieve last for all time. As proof of the same they took the medal at the World's Fair over all other brown- stones exhibited, not only from this country, but Europe. We quote the following extracts from Frank (Jrygla's letter, who was assistant super- intendent for the United States public buildings, to Hon. W. J. Edbrooke, supervising architect at Washington, I). C, to-wit: " In another package [ mail you a collection of photographs representing all the different parts of the Prentice hrownstone quarries, which I have visited on the 4th and 5th of August, 1801. I found there 180 men constantly employed, and eleven steam channeling machines busy, with twelve powerful derricks, enabling the company to handle with great speed and safety the heaviest blocks of stone quarried on their premises, and the railroad facilities cannot be im- proved, plenty of side tracks, double tracks, and the yard is so arranged that if necessary from fifty to one hundred cars can be loaded daily, and huge facilities for shipping by water. I found there fully three bundled thousand cubic feet of the very best No. 1 stone, ready for shipment, besides more than triple that amount of smaller sized blocks of different qualities and grades. The quarry is capable of delivering on board of cars or boats from live to ten thousand cubic feet every day in the year and more if the de- mand should re- quire. The quar- ries are open over fifty feet in depth. Here in Minneap- olis are several magnificent stone buildings put up of the same Lake Superior quarries. One is the Lumber Exchange Build- ing, w hich was put to a severe test w hile on tire in the winter of 1891. This building is twelve stm irs hi^h and the fire burned out all the II s from top to bot- tom, but the stone structure was left without scaling or checking a particle of the stone work anywhere. This will speak for itself and should satisfy the most skeptical of its fire-proof qualities that the stone is capable of resisting any weight put upon it. The Excelsior Quarry, somew hat newer, owns some thirteen hundred acres of equally as good hrownstone. One beautiful island called Hermit or Wilson, w hich they own, contains 728 acres, and is virtually composed of the same quality of cherry light hrownstone. As the stock of the two companies is largely owned by the same stockholders and under the same management, it will allow the contractors to select from either of the quarries, and is without question in my mind the best 202 4f NEW YORK?- 1 894, W equipped to be entrusted with any contract or supply of stone for the gov- ernment work of your office. In conclusion I respectfully submit and rec- ommend that of all the quarries I have visited and reported to your office, 1 can only recommend two for your consideration and acceptance, and these are the Prentice and Excelsior Brownstone Companies, as above located." The above sketch represents only a portion of the Prentice Quarries at Houghton, Wisconsin. As the majority of the stock of both companies is held by the same parties, it is suggested that the two com- panies be consolidated, and it is more than likely they will do so the com- ing year. This done, there will be no brownstone company that can equal them in quality or quantity, and they ought to do an immense business. CI, WOODWARD & CO., Building Stone, No. 257 Broadway.— Among New York's leading firms in the building stone line there are none more worthy of special mention in this review than ('. F. Woodward & Co. They handle the very best class of stone, and do an exceedingly large business. They represent ten quar- ries in various parts of the country, and have unequalled facilities for sup- plying anything in their line. They are agents for Indiana limestone, Lake Superior stone, Oxford (N. Y.) bluestone, Portage (N. Y. ) bluestone, Elyria(Ohio) stone, Graf ton (Ohio) stone, Hummelstown (Pa.) brownstone. Nova Scotia yellow stone, and Runcorn (England) red stone. This firm sup- plied stone for the Sherman Square Hotel, Manhattan Life Building, which is one of the finest buildings in the city; Temple Bethel, Manhat- tan Bank Building, Lincoln Building, Berkeley School (West 44th Street). Corbin Building, Franklin Trust Company Building, Colonial Club House (71st Street and Boulevard), and various other structures in this city; also for the Union League Club House, Brooklyn; the Thomas Jefferson Build- ing, and the Germania Club Building, same city. Mr. C. F. Woodward is a man of enterprise and experience, and is one of the best known mer- chants among the builders. He has been established in business since 1873, and in 1894 took into partnership Mr. C. W. Nisbett, who was for a num- ber of years interested with him in the business and took an active inter- est in the linn's affairs. W WHEELER SMITH, Architect, No. 7 Wall Street.— This gen- tleman is one of the prominent architects of to-day. He com- # menced business on his own account thirty years ago and has been identified with the erection of many of the most modern structures of the metropolis, in addition to his previous work. Mr. W. Wheeler Smith is a lover of his ait in all its branches. He studied with James Renwick, and also in London, and has a wide and varied experience in his profession. Among the many buildings that give evidence of his skill in this city may he mentioned the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Tenth Avenue; Vanderbilt Clinic, Tenth Avenue; Sloan Maternity Hospital, Tenth Avenue; Symms' Clinic, 59th Street and Ninth Avenue; Manhattan Bank building. Metropolitan Realty Company Building, LeBoutillier Bros. stone building. Collegiate church, 48th Street and Fifth Avenue; James L. White's building; W. and J. Sloane's building, Broadway and 19th Street: the factory building coiner William and Rose Streets; the residence of II. II. Cook, Fifth Avenue; the Van Post residence, 57th Street, and a number of others equally worthy of mention. Mr. Smith occupies a spa- cious and well-appointed suite of offices, and employs an efficient staff of draughtsmen. He is prepared to make plans for buildings of every descrip- tion, and gives special attention to institutions, business structures and high-class residences. Designs, specifications, etc. are furnished by him on short notice, and construction is personally supervised. EJ. JOHNSON * CO.. Miners and Shippers of Roofing Slate, Slate Flagging, Hearths. Blackboards, Slate Nails, Roofing Felt and Slaters' Cement, Room No. 282 Potter Building, No. :18 Park Row. — The great and growing demand for roofing slate has made the trade in this article a most important commercial interest, and many prominent men are engaged in its prosecution. A leading New York house in this trade is that of E. J. Johnson & Co. This firm was organ- ized in 1891, the co-partners being Messrs. E. J. Johnson and J as. O'Hallo- ran. both natives of this state, and business men of thorough experience, sound judgment and excellent executive ability. They own extensive, valuable mines at Bangor. Pa., where a large force of workmen is employed, and the output is a very large and superior one. The firm are miners and shippers of roofing slate, and deal at wholesale in slate flagging, hearths, blackboards, slate nails, roofing felt and slaters' cement. Shipments are made direct from the mines, in cargo and carload lots, and the trade sup- plied extends all over the United States and Canada. All orders are filled without delay upon the most liberal terms. CHARLES ENGELHARD, United States Agent, Representing Ville- roy & Boch, Mosaic Tile and Terra Cotta Works, Germany, and W. C. Heraeus. Platinum Refiner and Manufacturer of Platinum Apparatus, Etc., Hanau, Germany, No. 41 Cortland t Street. — This gentleman represents two of the most prominent industrial concerns in Ger- many. One of these is the firm of Villeroy & Boch, whose mosaic tile works are at Mettlach, their terra cotta and tile works at Merzig-on-Saar, while they have factories at Mettlach, Merzig, Septfontaines, Dresden, Wallerfangen. Wadgassen arid Sehramberg. The other firm is that of Mr. W. C. Heraeus, platinum refiner and manufacturer of apparatus, wire, platinum sheets, tubing, kettles for acid boiling, etc., whose smelting works and chemical laboratory are at Hanau, Germany, the birthplace of Mr. Engelhard. Messrs. Villeroy & Boch manufacture imitation mosaic tiles, terra cotta urns, vases, figures, statuary, borders, mouldings, centre-pieces, figure- heads, column tops, etc. Mr. Engelhard is United States agent for these firms, whose products are so widely known for their superiority, and he is prepared to fill all orders without delay. * NEW YORK?- 1894, B* 203 C HOFFMAN, .I it.. Plumbers' Supplies, No. 277 Pearl Street.— The wares of this house have gained for it a wide reputation by m reason of their value and worth, and its trade is broadly distrib- uted over the entire United States, and extends to foreign ports. Many large concerns make all their purchases here, being attracted by the honorable methods in force, the superior and reliable character of the goods handled, and the eminently satisfactory manner in which all orders are filled. Mr. Hoffman founded this business in 1884, and at fiist confined his operations to the handling of supplies for mills, machinists, railroads, and steam and gas litters. In 1S!>- he added to the business a department for plumbers' supplies, materials and tools. His office and salesrooms occupy the ground Moor and basement of a building, 25 x 100 feet in dimen- sions, while spacious storage room is also utilized elsewhere. The stock carried is one of the heaviest in its line in the city, and is representative of all the leading and reliable American manufacturers. Six salesmen are kept on the road, and the facilities for filling orders promptly and satisfac- torily are unexcelled. All goods handled by this house are the best of their kind, while the prices and terms are extremely advantageous to deal- ers and jobbers. Mr. Hoffman is a gentleman of great enterprise and en- ergetic activity, and his house has the most favorable prospects for continued development. He is a native of Brooklyn, a member of many of its leading social organizations, a 32d degree Mason, and a Noble of the Mystic Shrine. The telephone call of the office is " 828 Cortlandt." ADAMS & JIMENIS, Commission Merchants, No. 114 Wall Street.— This firm, which was established sixteen years ago, has during that entire period been prominent in commercial affairs, and han- dled a wide volume of business. Messrs. Adams and .limenis are commission merchants, exporters and wholesale lumber dealers. Their export trade is principally with Europe; South America and West Indies, to which countries they ship American and Canadian lumber and coal. The foreign traffic of the firm is of very extensive dimensions. They deal in all kinds of eastern, western, northern and southern lumber, both hard and soft woods. A very large trade is met. the annual sales amounting to many millions. The reputation of this house in the trade for enterprise and liberality is not excelled by any contemporaneous concern, and its resources and facilities make it one of the most desirable establishments in this city with which to have business dealings. Their lumber business is large and active and is exclusively of a wholesale character, selling wholly in cargo and car lots, and all orders are executed in the most prompt and trustworthy manner, while bottom prices are quoted, exceptional induce- ments being offered to large consumers. The members of the firm are Messrs. Edwin W. Adams and .1. Oswald .limenis. and at their offices a large corps of clerks is employed. Both gentlemen are natives and resi- dents of New York, and are enterprising, highly esteemed business men. ARTHUR CURTIS LONGYEAE, Architect, Room 34, No. 12G Lib- erty Street. — Although a young man. this gentleman bears a first- class reputation, and is fast making his way to the front rank in his profession, numerous handsome structures attesting his skill and ability. He has done quite a large amount of work, and is receiving a flattering share of recognition. Mr. Longyear, who is a gentleman in the prime of life, was born in Kingston. \. V.. and resides at Bayomie, X. J. He is a thoroughly competent all-around architect of nine years' practical experience, and is a member of the New York Sketch Club. He has been established since 1891, and prior to that had been in the offices of Oscar Teales and Henry Iiutgers Marshall. Mr. Longyear employs two draughts- men, and is prepared to make plans for public buildings, institutions, churches, schools, business structures, residences, etc. Designs, specifica- tions, etc., are promptly furnished by him, and construction is personally superintended. Mr. Longyear drew the plans for the Mechanics' Trust Company Building. Bayonne, N. J.; the Newark Bay Boat Club-house, same place; Grace Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn: the residences of 6. J. Smith and Geo. Coykendal, Kingston, N. Y. ; the residence of Charles Eddy, Bay- onne, N. J, and various other buildings. 204 4f WEW A G. BELDEN & CO., Oil Manufacturers and Commission Merchants, Nos. 145 Maiden Lane and 23 Fletcher Street.— The trade in lubricants is one of the highest importance, directly affecting, as it does, every industrial interest in the land. In no one item of supply is quality and purity of such necessity, for an inferior lubricant is dear at any price, speedily destroying the machinery it is used upon. It is thus a matter for congrat u 1 a t i o n that the enter- prising house of A. G. Belden A Co. have intro- duced to the pub- lic their famous " Valvone " cyl- inder, engine and in a c h i n e oils, which have w ith- in a very short time attained a consumption of great and grow- i n g magnitude. This firm are oil manufac tuiers and commission merchants, a n d have been estab- lished in business here since 1875. They are espe- cially prominent as sole proprie- tors of Belden's " Pyc n o 1 e u m " and "Valvone" brands of cylinder, engine and machine oil. These brands are without a rival, having great body, with every possible qualifica- tion; being absolutely pure, devoid of grit, acid or injurious ingredients, and guaranteed to work perfectly clean. Their unequaled fire test and a- t 894, * viscosity also serve to render them the most economical and perfect lubri- cants. Their enormous and rapidly increasing' sales indicate how superior they are to all others in the market. They are also manufacturers of all kinds of lubricating compounds and greases, which are specially adapted for steamships, railroads, mill and mining machinery, for both export and home trade, and are absolutely unrivalled for purity, quality and uniform excel- lence. They are now in preferential use on railroads and steamships, and in our largest mills, factories and engine rooms throughout the United States, as well as in Canada. South anil Central America, England. Scot- land, France, Germany, Cuba, Mexico and Australia. This firm also handle the Red Star brand of mineral, sperm ami English Colza oils; and the best quality of lard and signal oil. sperm, whale, neatsfoot, fish, and all grades of animal and vegetable oil. These are all staple brands, kept up to the highest grade, and warranted to afford entire satisfaction in all respects. Orders are filled promptly, and on the most favorable terms in all cases. They occupy an entire building, which is fitted up w ith every facility for the prosecution of their immense business, and a full force of help is em- ployed. Mr. Belden, the active member of the firm, is a native of Connecti- cut, who came to New York thirty years ago. He is still in the prime of life, a member of the New York Oil Trade Association, the Union League Club, the Lincoln Club and the Aurora Grata Club, and is also a 32d Degree Mason, and his commercial methods are straight forward and honorable, his policy is one of enterprise and progress, and he is eminently worthy of the success he has achieved. R.I. WADDELL A- CO.. Importers and Manufacturers of Glue, Pumice Stone. Emery, Etc.. No. 52 Beekman Street. — This is an old and a widely-known house, and has been in existence close on sixty years. It is one of the very oldest and largest in its line in the city, and has a large trade, which extends all over the United States. The business was established in 1837, by G. W. Whitmore, who was succeeded by the present firm in 1SI1S. They are sole United States agents for Leach, N'cal A- Co.'s II B. Venetian Reds, and lill orders for the same, either from their warehouse, or direct from factory to New York, Philadel- phia, Baltimore and New Orleans. They handle extensive quantities of oxides, drop blacks, Indian red, etc., and carry full lines of glue, pumice stone, emery, sand and emery papers, dry colors, tripoli, National and Metropolitan flint, whiting, crayons, ( balk. etc. They occupy the whole of a spacious five-story and basement building, with a well-equipped mill, and employ a large stall'. A heavy stock is always kept on hand here, and the firm can lill orders for anything in the lines noted at lowest figures consistent with quality ol goods. The trade is supplied on the most favor- able terms, and special inducements are offered on extra large lots. Mr. Waddell, the head of the concern, is a native New Yorker, a man of long and successful business experience, and well and favorably known in commercial circles. «f NEW THE WEST NORFOLK LUMBER COMPANY, Geo. II. Davie, Sales Agent; Manufacturers of Kiln Dried Nin th Carolina Pine, Floor- ing, Ceiling, Partition and Box Shooks, No. 18 Broadway. — This company was organized under the laws of Virginia, four years ago, with a capital stock of $100,000, and the officers are as follows: President, W. R. McCabe; vice-president, \V. II. Furinan; treasurer, liyard Morris; secretary, J. G. McNeal. The planing mill is one of the most com- plete and hest equipped plants in the South, and has a daily capacity of "5,000 feet of dressed lumber. In addition to this they handle the entire out- put of a number of North Carolina saw mills. The location of the plant at West Norfolk is particularly favorable for shipment to Northern markets by either rail or water, as may be desired. The company are members in good standing of both the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers' and the New York Lumber Trade Associations. The office in this city was opened in the early part of 1804, and is under the management of .Mr. Oeorge II. Davie, who has had a long experience in the North Carolina lumber business. MANLY N. CUTTER. Architect, Room 204, No. 203 Broadway.— For some of its finest structures erected within the past quarter of a century, New York is indebted to the skill and good taste of Mr. Manly N. Cutter, who has been established in the practice of his profession here for a period of twenty-five years, and his natural ability combined with the valuable experience gained in the pursuit of his calling has enabled him to achieve a marked success and to win a widespread and influential patronage which now extends to all parts of the United States, from Maine to Texas. Mr. Cutter has attained high fame for the original- ity of his plans, their architectural beauty, and the perfection noticeable in every detail of his work. He has built stores on 23rd Street, Fifth Avenue; houses on 57tb Street and elsewhere in this city, and the edifices are distinctive ornaments of the sections in which they are erected. He designed the interior work of Mr. II. (I. Marquand's Japanese room, in his residence. 68th Street and Madison Avenue, this city, which is recognized as the grandest room in the country, besides many other fine inferiors, in fact he is one of the few architects of this city that are as familiar with the furnishing and decoration of the interior of a house as with its designing and construction. Mr. Cutter has also done some of the finest suburban and country work, in all parts of the country, as well as ecclesiastical work, and has succeeded in equalizing the cost of fire-proof and non-fire proof construction to a marked degree. He is at all times prepared to fur- nish estimates, plans and specifications for work of all kinds in the con- structive line, and all his designs are made with a view to furnish the maximum of accommodation, solidity and effect. Mr. Cutter is a native of the city of Boston, a resident of Warwick, N. Y., and was a fellow of the American Institute of Architects. 1 894, * KAFKA it MOTT, Architects, No. 137 Broadway. — Among the prom- inent architects of the metropolis can be named Messrs. Kafka & Mott, who enjoy a first-class reputation and are in the front rank in their profession. They do a large amount of work, and a number of handsome structures attest their skill and ability. Mr. Hugo Kafka, the senior member of the firm, was born in Austria and was a pupil of Gottfried Semper. He is a graduate of the Federal Polytechnic Institute, Zurich, Switzerland, and is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. After graduating he was employed by Professor Gottfried Semper as assistant in the planning of the grand Royal Court Theatre, at Dresden, Germany, and was for two years principal :i^iM;mt architect ;ii the Phila- delphia Centennial Exposition, and has been established in New York since 1878. He was formerly of the firm of Schwarzinan & Kafka, and later was of Wm. Schickel A- Co. While in business alone, he designed and superintended the construction of the Barrett House, the St. Catherine apartment house. Joseph Loth & Co.'s silk factory: Ilollcnder <& Co.'s build- ing; a factory and warehouse for Henry Heide, and several other fine build- ings, and while of Win. Schickel A: Co. was engaged on the plans for the Sacred Heart Academy, the Isabella Home. St. Peter's Hospital, St. Joseph's Hospital, the residences of Peter Doelger and Max Nathans, and many other prominent buildings. Mr. Charles T. Mott, his partner, is a native New Yorker. He has had large experience and is master of all branches of the art. Since forming this partnership, in October, 1892, Messrs. Kafka & Mott have designed and supervised the construction of a number of city and country residences; St. Mark Hospital, New York city; W. II. Schieffelin & Co.'s laboratory. New York city, and have completed preliminary plans for a number of very important (ire-proof buildings. GUY E. ROBINSON. Lumber Commission Merchant, Room 305 Welles Building, No. IS Broadway. — The mention of the house of Guy E. Robinson, lumber commission merchant, in lumber cir- cles carries with it a prestige and confidence enjoyed in greater degree by none in this city. Mr. Robinson established business eleven years ago. and has since developed an extensive trade all throughout New York. New Jersey, and the New England States, his sales reaching the im- mense aggregate of over 100, ()()(), 000 feet of lumber a year. He deals in white pine, spruce and hemlock, handling carloads and cargo lots only, and orders are shipped direct from the mills in Northern New York. The con- nections of the house with manufacturers are of such a character as to en- able it to offer dealers advantages and facilities equal to those of any other concern in the city. Mr. Robinson is a member of the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers' Association, also the New York Lumber Trade Associa- tion. 206 * NEW YORK- 1894, W F RANK WALLER, Architect, No. 52 Broadway.— The gentleman whose name heads this sketch is a man of middle age, active and energetic. He is a native New Yorker, and has always lived here; this winter, however, he is at Morristown, X. J. He is prominent in art circles, and is well known, also, in social life. He was the founder of the corpora- tion known as the Art Stu- dents' League, the leading art school of this city, of which he was president for several years, and is a member of the Union League Club and the Architect u r a 1 League. M r . Frank Waller is a man of skill and ability, and has made a name as an art- ist and an archi- tect. He is pro minent in his chosen pro- fession, and fully sustains the reputation he enjoys. He was an artist painter for over twenty years, and be- came an archi- i i • ,ooa tt Bkyn Mawb Park Station. tect in 1884. He has a fine patronage, and has done quite a large amount of work in the architectural line. Among the notable structures for which he has fur- nished the plans may be mentioned the First National Bank Building, Cooperstown, N. T. ; the residences of Dr. Edward P. Fowler, both in city and country; the Geneva National Bank; the residence of W. B. • Higgins, Port Chester, N. Y., stations on the West Shore and N. Y. & Putnam Railways, a t Congers and Bryn M a w r Park, respect- ively, and others. Mr. Waller em- ploys several assistants, and is prepared to make plans for public b u i 1 d- ings, institu- tions, h o tels, schools, b u s i- ness structures and private dwellings. His art training has been such that whatever i s undertaken is viewed from an artistic stand- point, yet the practical is not ignored. All work intrusted to Mr. Waller will be per- formed in the most competent and thorough New York & Putnam R. R. manne) . mA hfi is thoroughly responsible in every way for all work intrusted to his care. «f NEW YORK- 1 894, * 207 LEHIGH VALLEY CKEOSOTING COMPANY, No. 1 Broadway.— The Lehigh Valley Creosoting Company, with works at Perth Amboy, X. J., is a corporation that fills a niche in the industrial world peculiarly its own. This company is engaged in creosoting wood in such a manner as to make it practically indestructible. They use a system of treatment that has been successfully used in Europe for more than half a century, and in order to arrive at the best results they import all the dead oil they use, as the imported article is of a better quality than the American oil. Their plant at Perth Amboy is one of the most complete of its kind, with a capacity of treating nearly a million feet per month. Here lumber, piling, ties, block pavement and conduits are creosoted with dead oil of coal tar, which has been demonstrated to be the only reliable agent for the work. Neither time nor moisture have any effect upon wood that has been treated by this method, and in the case of dock piling and other submerged works it is found that the teredo navalis, or borer, and marine worms, will not attack wood so protected. From forty to sixty skilled hands are employed in the works, and the output is widely used for conduits, telegraph poles, paving blocks, and piling; docks, bridge and trestle work; and timber and lumber for the bottoms of vessels, as also any lumber exposed to the weather. The wants of railroad companies, dock builders and other parties are promptly met and on the most liberal terms. The company was duly organized in ls^ii. and is officered as follows, viz: Colonel R. H. Wilbur, president: Walter G. Berg, engineer; H. Comer, superintendent. President Wilbur is well known as general superintendent of the Lehigh Valley Ii. I!. Mr. Berg is principal assistant engineer for the L.V. R. R. at Jersey City; and Mr. Comer is manager of the entire business. Z BERGEN, Manufacturer and Dealer in Staves. Lumber. Shooks. and Heading, Cypress Lumber and .Shingles, No. 9 Old Slip.— A B representative firm here in New York engaged as manufacturer of and dealer in staves, lumber, shooks and heading is that of Z. Bergen, which was established in 1850, under the title of R. A. Robert- son & Bergen, and when Mr. Robertson died in 1886, Mr. Bergen became the sole proprietor. He is a manufacturer and dealer in staves, lumber, shooks, heading, cypress lumber and shingles, etc. These commodities he exports in large quantities to the West India Islands. Brazil. Chili, Australia and Europe. His transactions are of large dimensions, and bring him into relationship with most of the leading seaports of the world. He keeps a large stock in his yards, on the East River and Newtown Creek. Greenpoint L. I., where he also has a spacious storehouse filled with valuable material, and employs a force of from twenty to fifty men. The business of the concern is transacted at the office in Old Slip, where three clerks are employed. Mr. Bergen was born in New Jersey and has resided in Brooklyn forty-five years. THE ENGLE SANITARY AND CREMATION COMPANY, Des Moines, Iowa; Colonel W. F. Morse, Representative, No. 30 State Street. — New York has year by year inaugurated and developed many methods and systems for sanitary improvement, but the most important feature of any, and one which promotes both cleanliness ami health, is the disposition of garbage, rubbish, dead animals and night soil by cremation. This is accomplished by the system introduced here with great success by the Engle Sanitary and Cremation Company. This company are proprietors of the Engle Mortuary Furnace, Garbage Crema- tor, Hospital Furnace, House Fire Closet and School Fire Closet, and have their principal office at Des Moines, Iowa, where the company was incor- porated in 1SST, with a capital of s.jOO.ono. The New York office was opened in 1889, to supply the Eastern States and the foreign trade, and is under the management of Col. W. F. Morse. From the first, the Engle gar- bage cremator proved to have the essential points of excellence demanded for its particular service — a furnace moderate in cost, economical in opera- tion, destroying waste of every class without noxious fumes or offensive smoke, and affording a product which will largely repay the cost of main- tenance. They are built in any required size and are operated by the mu- nicipalities precisely as water departments and electric light plants are managed. The most instructive example was shown in the work of the Engle cremators at the World's Columbian Exposition, where for six months the garbage, sewage sludge, and dead animals were destroyed on the grounds with dispatch, efficiency and economy. A large furnace of the same kind as there used has been in successful operation for five years on Coney Island. The same principle of construction and the use of the two fires, which are the distinguishing features of the Kngle system, are adopted in the hospital furnace, for the use of disinfecting plants of cities, hospitals, public institutions, etc. The New York City Health Department has used one for five years, with entire success. A large part of the work of the Engle Company is the building of v the school fire closets, for use where no sewage facilities are to be had. The Engle furnaces were awarded the highest medals at the World's Columbian Exposition, and are in growing use in South America, Australia, Central America and Cuba. There are a number in this city and in Brooklyn, and some thirty-five have been built for other cities throughout the Union. Colonel Morse, the manager in this city, has a thoroughly practical knowledge of the business and a wide acquaintance all over the country. The pamphlets written and published by Col. Morse on the subject of garbage collection and methods of garbage disposal, are standard authorities on this question. He served as an officer all through the civil war. and is a prominent member of the G. A. R.. the Loyal Legion, the Veteran Association, the International Health Association, and the health associations in five different states. 208 <* NEW YORK- 1 894, B» W H. RANKIN, Manufacturer of Ready Roofing Materials, Com- prising Slater's, Single, Two aud Three Ply Tarred Felts, i Rankin's Patent Painted Roofing Felts, the Empire Brand of Water-proof Sheathing, Rosin Sized Sheathing. Coating, Pitch, Etc., Xo. 1)1 Maiden Lane. — E v e r y r e a 1 estate dealer and own e r easily recognizes that the roof is a most important part of a build- ing, for upon the quality of the roofing materials used, depends the wear of the s t r u c t n r e. Many valua 1> 1 e buildings h a v e been allowed to go to rack and r u i n, merely through car e- lcssness or false e c o n o m y i n selec ting the roofing mater- ials, but no such unfavorable con- dit ions arise w h e n W. H. Rankin's water- proof and sub- stantial roofing materi a 1 s a r e used. In 1872 W. H. Rankin, a native of Wilkes- 13 a r r e. Pa., established the business at the above address, and for the past twenty-three years the merits of his goods have been recognized and endorsed by leading architects, builders, contractors, and real estate owners, throughout this country. liis warerooms and offices comprise a spacious store-room and basement where a large and complete stock of his manufactured goods are constantly carried. His factories are situated at Elizabethport, N. J. and occupy a ground area of over nine acres. The entire plant is thoroughly equipped with the latest improved and specially designed machinery and a large force of specially trained work- men are required for its daily operation. The goods manufactured include liquid roof paints, tar-coating, roof- ing and paving pitch, patent three-ply brown felting, single, two and three ply tarred felting, his Textile-a three-ply tarred felt with canvas centre. Empire brand of water- proof sheathing, also Rosin sized and other sheathings. A leading spec ialty is the " E.mpiije " brand of water-proof sheathing. It is manu- factured in three thicknesses known to the trade as Nos. GO, 70 and So. all put up in rolls three feet wide, con- taining 275,500 and 900 square feet respectively, and all sold at the same price per roll. Mr. Rankin is the sole manufacturer of this brand as well as his patent painted felts and also manufactures a full line of ready roofing materials, etc.. which can only be enumerated in a catalogue and which he will gladly furnish with prices, to all interested in these goods. His trade extends throughout the Union and his goods and business methods are considered entirely reliable and satisfactory in every respect. «C NEW YORK^- 1 894, *> 209 KIMBALL & THOMPSON. Architects, Manhattan Building, No. 66 Broadway. — The remarkable development of modern architecture in the city of New York has awakened a lively interest wherever extensive building operations are conducted. The demand for " tall buildings " is one of the most natural and legitimate description, in view of the enormous appreciation in values of desirable lots. The ipiestions presented to our leading architects in executing the commissions entrusted to them for the erection of the magnificent structures, seen in various sections of the city, were of an abstruse and novel character, and no linn has more satisfactorily solved the various problems and secured happier results than Messrs. Kimball it Thompson, the well-known archi- tects. Their success has been brilliant and complete, both as regards the architectural features of the exterior and the perfection of the internal arrangements. The firm is composed of Messrs. Francis II. Kimball and George K. Thompson, who joined their forces in 1892, and formed a strong partnership: bringing together the widest range of practical experience and ample facilities for the prompt designing of plans and close personal super- vision over all the processes of construction. Mr. Kimball began the study of his profession in the office of Bryant it Rogers, of Boston, with whom he remained four years, being engaged principally in work connected with the construction of the Charter Oak and Connecticut Mutual Life In- surance buildings, in Hartford, Conn. For two years thereafter he was with Mr. James J. Batterson, preparing drawings for a state house com- petition, and was then employed by Trinity College to buy property for the erection of a university, taking a trip to London with the architect to familiarize himself with the drawings and carry out the work, and there broadened his knowledge of his chosen profession. Since coming to Xew York he has been in partnership with Mr. Thomas Wisedell, Mr. H. S. Thuen and Ml - . Thompson. The first-named linn erected the Madison Square Theatre, the Casino and Harrigan & Hart's Theatre. On the death of Mr. Wisedell in 18S4, Mr. Kimball continued alone until 1886, when he formed the second-named partnership, which lasted only a year. During these years until 1S92, Mr. Kimball designed and erected the Corbin Build- ing, Harrigan' s Theatre, the new Fifth A venue Theatre, the Catholic Apos- tolic Church, besides many residences in this city; also, the Montauk Club and the Emanuel Baptist Church, Brooklyn: and music halls in Xew London and Middletown. Conn. Mr. Thompson came to New York in IST'.i. to enter the office of Architect F. C. Withers, and in 1882 accepted an engagement with Kimball A- Wisedell. In 1884 he entered into business for himself, and at once won a high prestige and a large and influential pat- ronage, executing many important commissions in this city and throughout the country. Among recent examples of his work may be named the elegant residences of Francis Wilson. Augustus Thomas, D. W. Evans, E. R. Iloyt of St. Louis: the factories of the Hoyt Metal Company at St. Louis and Arlington, X. .1., the buildings on the premises of Gen. Sherman, and over a hundred residences and country seats in Xew York and vicinity. The crowning effort of Messrs. Kimball A- Thompson as a firm is the new Manhattan Life Insurance Building, at Xos. 64 and 66 Broadway, which stands as a monument to their genius and skill. Their enterprising, pro- gressive and equitable methods inspire the utmost confidence, and their professional talents are reaping a rich reward. MILLARD LUMBER COMPAXY, Successors to W. Millard's Sons, Wholesale Dealers in Lumber, Shingles, Lath, Etc., No. 45 Broad- way. — This company is one of the few houses in the trade that are conducted under a management whose policy is a successful com- bination of all the sterling principles of old-time tradiug, with a st rong pro- gressive tendency so essential to success. This is the oldest house in the lum- ber trade in the entire country. It was founded in 1800, by Charles Millard, and has been continuously in the Millard family down to the present time. The present company was incorporated in ISO.'!, under the laws of the State of Xew York, with a capital of sl."»o,000. and is officered as follows, viz.: Win. B. Millard, president: Howard C. Millard, vice-president: ( has. Mil- lard, secretary and treasurer. These gentlemen are grandsons of the hon- ored founder, and have been in the business all their lives, as hail also their father before them. The company are extensive manufacturers of and wholesale dealers in lumber, shingles, lath. etc.. making specialties of Canada white pine, Xew York state and Canada spruce, and Pennsyl- vania white hemlock. They are selling agents for mills at Austin, Potter County, Pa., on the Buffalo & Susquehanna Railroad, where they cut 120,000.000 feet of hemlock a year; also a mill on Tupper Lake, in the Adirondack mountains, which cuts 12,000,000 feet of spruce per year; and a mill at Everton. X. Y.. cutting 6.000,000 feet of spruce per year. They have a planing mill at Rouses Point. X. Y., with a capacity of 100.000 feet, and a dry-kiln holding 250,000 feet. Their yards at the same place cover fifty acres of land, on the lines of live different railroads and on Lake Champlain, and ha ving direct connection with New York, via. the North- ern Canal. The principal office is at Xew Hamburg, X". Y.. though all the lumber is sold through the Xew York office, with retail yards at Xew Ham- burgh, Rouses Point. Marlborough. Wappinger's Falls and Stormville, X. Y. Hemlock bill timber is promptly cut to order, and the sales of the company aggregate 80.000.00ii feet of lumber annually. The trade is with dealers throughout Xew York. Xew Jersey and Xew England, shipments being made by rail and canal, and buyers everywhere are unanimous in accord- ing this company unlimited confidence as the best and safest medium for procuring reliable supplies. The Messrs. Millard are all residents of New Hamburg, and prominent members id' the New York Lumber Trade Asso- ciation and of the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers' Association: while the New York office is managed by Mr. E. F. Perry, of Nyack. N. Y., who has been connected with the lumber business for the past fifteen years, and with this firm for the past five years, and is a young man of tried abil- ity and sterling personal worth. 210 * NEW r * 1 GEORGE E. ARCHER, Architect, Room 1401 Havemeyer Building, Cortlandtand Church Streets. — The gentleman whose name heads this sketch is an expert in railroad buildings, and has designed and supervised the erection of a number of depots, stations, etc. He enjoys an excellent reputation for skill and reliability, and is a thor- oughly equipped, all-around archi- tect, and a master of his art. Mr. Archer has been employed in his professional ca- pacity by the N. Y., L. E. & W. 1! ail road C o m- p a u y for nine years, and made 1 he plans for tin; Luff a 1 o a n d Weehawken ter- minal buildings for that com- pany; also the Jersey City pas- senger station and the stations in Rochester, X. V. : Port Jervis, X. Y.; Meadville, Pa.; Akron and Gallon, Ohio, and many others for t h e same com- pany, ne was also with the N. Y. & X. E. Rail- road, for four years, and has served with the 1' c n ns y 1 vania. and Wilmington * Northern Rail- ways, the West India Improvement Company ami other railvi ay companies. Mr. Archer is prepared to draw plans for business structures, public build- 1 894, ¥• ings, residences, etc., and makes a specialty of railroad depots. Designs, specifications, etc., are submitted by him on short notice, and construction is personally superintended. NEW YORK & XEW JERSEY LUMBER COMPANY, Manufac- turers and Wholesale Dealers in Yellow, North Carolina and White Pine, Etc., Xo. 130 Liberty Street— The wholesale lumber trade is one of the most vital importance to New York, both as regards the manufacturing and building interests, and the shipping and export trade centered here. Xo concern is doing more to retain and develop this branch of commerce than that of the New York & New Jersey Lumber ( lompany, whose facilities and connections -are unsurpassed. Its extensive business was founded many years ago, and its executive officers bring to bear on it the widest range of practical experience, coupled with an inti- mate knowledge of the wants of the trade. The chief offices of the com- pany are located at the above address, and to meet immediate demands of customers the company carries a large and varied stock of hard and soft lumber in the public yards in Brooklyn, but the bulk of its trade is sup- plied direct from the forests and mills in the West in car-load and cargo lots. The company handles in vast quantities yellow, North Carolina and white pine, and hard woods of all kinds: cypress and pine shingles; ship, car and wagon lumber, dock timber, telegraph poles and railroad ties, yellow pine and North Carolina kiln and air-dried boards, etc. There can be obtained here cut to order dressed yellow and North Carolina pine and ash; ceiling, flooring and wainscoting, together with bill stuff cut per contract for use in the construction of every portion of a building, including planks, beams, joists and scantling, etc. They are also making a specialty of electric railway ties and poles. The company has perma- nent contracts with the owners of forests and sawmills ha Georgia, Vir- ginia, the Carolinas and Florida, for supplies, and these are forwarded by rail and vessel to wherever desired at the lowest current rates, thus saving to customers the cost of re-shipment. The company has developed a most desirable connection throughout the States of New York and New Jersey, and Xew England, in addition to the city and export demands. Consignments of lumber are solicited, and prompt sales with direct remit- tances on same are guaranteed. The company's history has been a most successful one. at once testifying To the excellence of the management of its affairs and to the honorable position it occupies among the mercantile concerns in the city. Mr. W. H. DeCamp is the president, and Mr. J. D. Roberts is the secretary and treasurer. They are both residents of Xew Jersey, and have been long identified with the wholesale lumber trade, and are men of large business ability ami unmistakable energy. ♦K NEW FINN, COLE & CO., Manufacturers of Doors, Sashes, Blinds, Etc., Mantels, Newels, Balusters, Wood Mouldings, Etc., Etc., Enameled, Embossed and Cut Glass, No. 8 Howard Street. — A quarter of a century ago, the flourishing business conducted by the above firm was established by C. B. Keogh, who was succeeded by C. B. Keogh & Co. Later the style became the C. B. Keogh Manufacturing Company, and about two years since the present proprietors, Finn, Cole & Co., assumed control. The copartnership consists of Messrs. C. F. Finn, .1. J. Cole, John Clark, John Brady and Fordham Briggs. They are all men of energy and practical experience, and are well known in building circles. The manufacturing is done by contract for them, and they, have superior facilities for that purpose in Western New York and other points. Their warehouse is a four-story and basement structure. 25 x 150 feet, and well-equipped. The office is connected by telephone', " Spring 139," and all conveniences are provided. A number of hands are employed by the firm, and several wagons are in steady service delivering throughout the city and vicinity. Finn, Cole & Co. have a large local trade, and also ship considerable quantities to Bermuda, the Bahamas, South America and Africa. They keep on hand an extensive and carefully assorted stock, which includes mantels in all styles and designs, newels, balusters, wood mouldings, interior hardwood trim and turned stuff generally. They also carry doors, sashes, blinds, windows, etc., together with enameled, embossed and cut glass, and are prepared to quote lowest prices on any- thing in their line. The firm can supply builders and contractors on the most advantageous terms, and orders are attended to with promptness and reliability. THE XF.W YORK MASTIC WORKS, Synonym of the "Compaghie Generale des Asphaltes de France." No. 35 Broadway. — The use of rock asphalt for damp-proof courses in building, to prevent the penetration of moisture is so well approved by experience that it is constantly extending. The material used is the rock asphalt, the mines of which, situated at Seyssel and Mons. in France, and others in Sicily, are owned and worked by the "* Compagnie Generale des Asphaltes de France."' The American branch is the New York Mastic Works, of which Mr. T. H. Boorman is the manager. Mr. Boorman is a member of the Mechanics' and Traders' Exchange and was associated with E. IT. Wootton, the first agent of the French company, until the establishment of the New York Mastic- Works in 1S92. The company owns an extensive property at Hunter's Point, on the East River, where it has erected steam crushing, grinding and mastic works for the manufacture of Seyssel rock asphalt powder, and mastic. At home, in France, the company controls the asphalt paving of 1 894, W 211 three-fourths of the streets and sidewalks in the city of Paris, besides doing an extensive business with railway companies, architects, civil and military engineers, etc., throughout the country. The American agency through Mr. Boorman, ships large quantities of the manufactured material to the trade centres of this country, and also has done extensive work on the Potter. Mail and Express and Thomas buildings; the St. Mary's, the German, Nur- sery, and Child's and Reception Hospitals; at the Fine Artsand the Natural History Museums; the Broadway Cable Power House, the Edison Electric Company's building, the Bible House, the Half-orphan Asylum, the Crimi- nal Court building, Mr. Geo. Gould's stables, the St. Cloud Hotel, and many other recent structures and public and private works in this city. They have also been employed on the Consolidated Railroad oflice at New Haven, Conn. : the Queens County Ice Works, at Far Hockaway, L. I., and at George Gould's estate near Arkville. They have likewise laid walks in the East River, the City Hall and the Battery parks, and roadways Eagle Avenue and 102d Street, New York, in Brooklyn and Long Island City. The company's asphalt is also coming into use for coating the inside of yachts, and a number of the famous " spinners " of the day have been thus treated. H AVILAII M. SMITH & SON. Carpenters and Builders, Nos. 34, 36 and 38 Watts Street.— This house was founded in 1852, by the late Havilah M. Smith, whose name became a synonym to the trade all about New York for the most honest workmanship in every particular, and who was probably one of the most distinguished build- ers of his day. Ilisson, Mr.W.C. Smith, was admitted to partnership in 1800. and since the death of his father in 1885, has been in control of the busi- ness. Mr. Smith, who is a native and resident of New York city, is still a young man. but has already earned high distinction as a builder and has executed many important contracts. This firm built the Berkeley hotel at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 9th Street, and has done a large amount of residence work. Among this work is a row of four-story and basemen! flats and several cottages at East Orange. N. J., which were designed and built by Mr. Smith as an investment, and which afford the most positive evidence of his genius as a designer and ability as a builder. The offices and workshop occupy a floor and basement, each 80x00 feet in dimensions. These are fully equipped with steam power machinery, and the business gives employment to thirty men. Mr. Smith owns this building and sev- eral others, and his experience has taught him that there is no safer in- vestment than paying building property. He is well known in' business circles as a man of sound judgment, and is a leading member of the Mechanics' and Traders' Exchange, which he has served as president. 212 •it NEW YO L OUIS KORN, Architect, Eooms Nos. 526 and 528 Cable Building, No. 621 Broadway. — The gentleman whose name heads this sketch is a rising and well-known architect. He has made a first-class re J) u t a- tion for skill and reliability, a n d is fast maki n g his way to the front in his chosen profes- sion. He does a large amount of work, and a number of hand- some structures in and around this city attest his ability. He lias been estab- lished some years and h a s acquired a very fine patronage. Louis Korn is a man in the prime of life, born and raised in New York. He is a graduate of Columbia College, and studied with J. B. Snooks & .Sons. He was also in the office of George H. Gribel for some time prior to going into business on bis own account. He is a thor- oughly skilled draughts- man and architect, and is master of all branches of the art. He is a member of the Progress Club, the West End Club and other K> t 894, l*» societies. Mr. Korn occupies commodious quarters and employs several competent assistants. He is prepared to make plans for all kinds of build- ings, including business structures, apartment-houses, private residences, etc., and can guarantee entire satisfaction. All work intrusted to this gentleman will be performed in the most expeditious and thorough manner. Mr. Korn drew the plans for the ten-story building of H. Richter Sons, at No. 627 Broadway; the warehouse of D. P. Cheesebro, on South Fifth Ave- nue, the warehouse of A. Hofstat, on West 23rd Street; Jacob Korn, ware- house, No. 113 Bowery; John Kaisfs warehouse, on Crosby Street; Chas. J. Wiesing's apartment house, East 55th Street; six apartment-houses on West 39th Street; two warehouses on Grand Street for Asher Weinstein; several fine residences, and various other structures. He has prepared plans for a ten-story office building for Myer Kahn on the southwest coi ner of 17th Street and Union Square; Jackett & Son's building at No. 39 Union Square; an eight-stoiy fire-proof building, Nos. 91 and 93 Fifth Ave- nue, for S. & H. Corn; an eight-story fire-proof building, Nos. 244 and 246 West 23d Street, for Isidore Hoffstadt; a seven-story warehouse, No. 79 Fourth Avenue, and an eight-story, fire-proof building, Nos. 60 and 62 East 11th Street, for J. Johnson; and a seven-story warehouse at No. 48 Univer- sity Place for Mr. Treu. He has also prepared plans for Mr. Albert Lorseh for an eleven-story office building, Nos. 37 and 39 Maiden Lane. AD. HOBBIE. Manufacturer and Dealer in Slate and Marble Goods, Chalk Crayons. Talc, Etc., No. 32 Church Street. — This widely known house has been in existence for upward of twenty-five years. It is one of the leading concerns in its line in New York. The business was established by D. C. Pratt, and later was conducted under the style of The D. C. Pratt Slate and Crayon Company. They were succeeded in 1889 by A. D. Hobbie, who has since continued it with marked success. He is agent for the Penn Slate Company and the Cohutta Talc Company. His principal business is in school slates, chalk crayons, slate pencils, slate blackboards, roofing slates, and all descriptions of special or constructional slate work, billiard beds, treads, risers, platforms, laundry tubs, urinal stalls, etc. He also turns out the finest character of polished, or sand finished marble in Italian. Tennessee, Lepanto, etc., as well as plain and marbleized slate for various uses. The major portion of the marble switchboards, commutators, etc., at the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago, so much admired for their excellence of finish, were furnished by him. and spoke well for one department of his products. Mr. Hobbie has a large trade throughout the United States and also exports to Europe, Australia, India and South America, enjoying the confidence, esteem and patronage of all who have once dealt with him. He occupies commodious quarters at the above address, and carries a large and complete stock. He is prepared to quote prices on anything in the lines above noted, and all orders are carefully and promptly attended to. «f NEW YORK?-1894, * 213 FRED. A CARLL, Real Estate. Loans and Investments, Fifth Floor, Room 4!), No. 171 Broadway.— Mr. Fred. A. Carll has been established in business for ten years as a broker in real estate and insurance, and has developed a large, permanent trade of first-class character, bringing practical experience to bear, coupled with an intimate knowledge of the various residential and business sections of the city. Mr. Carll can be relied upon by the investing public to afford them judicious advice, and the benefit of his sound judgment in effecting purchases that will not only afford a steady income, but likewise almost a certainty of increased value in the near future. Mr. Carll makes a leading specialty of tenement prop- erty, securing tenants, effecting repairs, collecting rents, and placing in- surance, and he does as large a business in this line as any one in the city, as he is noted for the judicious, profitable manner in which he handles estates for their owners. Mr. Carll negotiates promptly loans on bond and mortgage, and possesses every facility for conducting all operations under the most favorable auspices, and is always prepared to grant his clients every possible advantage. H HASENSTEIN, Architect, Room 123, Trinity Building, No. Ill Broadway. — It is a recognized fact throughout the world that Germany possesses the best scientific and polytechnical institu- tions, and graduates from these industrial colleges are found in all sections of the globe. Included among those architects who have had the advantages of an education in these schools is Mr. EL Hasenstein. He was born at Frankfort-on-the-Main, and was educated in the profession and science of architecture at Holzminden. Frankfort-on-the-Main, and at the Studtgardt University. In 1878 he came to this city, and entered the office of the late William Kuhjes, with whom he remained, as managing clerk and head-draughtsman, for twelve years. Mr. Kuhles established the busi- ness in 1866, and upon his death, in 1891, Mr. Hasenstein succeeded to the control of its affairs. Though established but for a period of three years, Mr. Hasenstein has executed work that entitles him to prominent recogni- tion as one of the successful of the younger generation of New York archi- tects. His plans are prepared from original conceptions and drawn in strict conformity to the rules of the science of architecture. Among the many excellent specimens of his skill as an architect are the following buildings: Apartment house. Xos. 161 to 165 East :14th Street, and an elegant flat on 113th Street, both for D. II. Bultman; Mr. Koerner's warehouse, on West Broadway; Shirmer Music House, on 16th Street, and the Rochester Brewing Company's building, West 34tll Street. Mr. Hasenstein makes a specialty of preparing plans for dwellings and residences, examples of his handiwork in this line abound- ing throughout the fashionable suburban districts. As emanations of his proficiency in this department of his profession, we merely mention the following: Six residences on Staten Island, for Mr. Keppelman; Mr. Roess- ler's residence, Perth Amboy, N. J.; residence for Charles Kappes, at Clif- ton, Staten Island; and residences for William Sontag, Stapleton, and J, Schmidt, St. George, both towns on Staten Island. SOUTHARD & CO., Timber and Lumber, Welles Building, No. 18 Broadway. — The lumber interest of New York is one of vast impor- tance and in the final disposition of the products of the lumber camps and sawmills of the Middle and Southern States, the house of Messrs. Southard & Co. have long occupied a prominent position. This firm are wholesale dealers in timber and lumber and have been established in the business here since 1874. They are interested in lnu.ono acres of standing timber in Georgia, besides controlling the products of several mills in New York, Michigan and the South. They are thus prepared to offer special inducements to dealers in all kinds of yellow pine, while pine, spruce, hemlock, bridge and dock timber, ship timber, railroad ties, Cali- fornia redwood, shingles and bill timber cut to order. The trade is sup- plied in car or cargo lots direct from the mills, shipments being made from Savannah and Brunswick. Ga.; Charleston, S. C. ; Jacksonville and Fer- nandina, Fla.; Tonawauda, N. Y.. and various points in Michigan. The timber and lumber supplied by this firm fulfills every possible requirement of the trade, and terms and prices are invariably placed upon a fair and equitable basis. The trade of the house is large and influential throughout New York, New Jersey and New England, and with exporters to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies. The copartners, Messrs. Charles C. and Francis E. Southard, are natives of Boston, mem- bers of the Maritime Exchange, and thorough masters of every detail of tile lumber trade. Armed with abundant experience and equipped with a full quota of energy, enterprise and sound judgment, it is by no means sui- prising that they should have achieved a marked success. WILLIAM ARMSTRONG, Real Estate, No. 171 Broadway- Prominent among the most active and enterprising members of the real estate fraternity is William Armstrong, who pos- sesses a practical experience and intimate knowledge of pres- ent and prospective values of the leading residential and business sections, and as to the value of improved and unimproved properties. He always keeps on his books a full description of eligible properties offered for sale, while his connections are strictly of a first-class character, including many of our wealthy investors and conservative operators. Mr. Armstrong transacts every branch of the real estate business, buying and selling prop- erty, loaning money on bond and mortgage, appraising estates, managing properties, etc. He commands a steadily growing patronage, and enjoys the highest of reputations for honorable dealings, and full ability to promptly carry out any undertaking in which he may engage. 214 4f NEW YORK^ 1 894, * THE AMERICAN LUCOL COMPANY, No. 44 Broadway.— Until within the last few years, Linseed oil has been unique among oils in that it alone possessed the necessary working and drying quali- ties fitting it for use in painting. Cheap substitutes there were in any number, but naturally none could II 1 1 the bill, being mere mixtures of Linseed nil with some cheaper article. Chemistry has often come to the aid of man, and produced an article which was not found in nature. Per- haps one of the greatest boons for which we must thank chemistry was the discovery by an eminent chemist some seven years ago of the process of manufacturing Lucol. This oil has proved itself to be the peer of Linseed oil, and in many respects its superior, for, while possessing all the good qualities of Linseed oil as a paint vehicle, Lurid has in addition several im- portant characteristics which make it especially well adapted for painting. It is more durable than Linseed oil, and has the singular property of cover- ing and holding up with a smaller proportion of pigment. It also holds its gloss and the original tints of the pigments longer, and is not washed nil' if rained on before dry. For the above reasons Lucol is a much more eco- nomical oil than Linseed oil at the same price per gallon. This remarkable oil is manufactured by The American Lucol Company, with offices ai No. 44 Broadway, this city, and at No. 308 Market Street, San Francisco. Cal., and factories at Carteret, New Jersey, and at Stege, California. The officers of the company are: James L. DeFremery, president and general manager; C. Adolphe Low. first vice-president; Win. Letts Oliver, second vice-president and H. M. Suermondt, secretary. The company was organized and incor- porated under the laws of the State of Colorado in 1889, with a capital of SI, 000,000. Its works at Stege were erected in 1890, and those at Carteret in 1893. The business of the Company has from the date of its establish- ment rapidly increased in volume. The plants of the concern are very large and commodious, and give employment to a large number of skilled and experienced h inds. The capacity of the Xew Jersey factory is 1.500,000 gallons per annum, while that of the California factory is 500.000 gallons, making a total of 2,000,000 gallons for both concerns. The storage capac- ity of the company alone amounts to 700,000 gallons, The American Lucol Company is represented on the Pacific coast by Messrs. W. P. Fuller & Co., one of the largest paint and oil concerns in the United States, having eight separate houses on the Pacific coast. The popularity of the linn's products is rapidly increasing under the able management of Mr. DeFremery, who is an expert chemist. Lucol is being used by many of the largest concerns in the country, and the company has received testimonials of the highest character from such prominent corporations as the Staten Island Rapid Transit Railroad Company, Boston it Maine Railroad, Boston & Albany Railroad, North Pacific Coast Railroad, Maricopa & Phoenix Railroad Com- pany, Southern Pacific Railroad, Central Railroad of Georgia, Giant Powder Works, Atlantic Dynamite Company, Boston Bridge Works, ami a host of others. The gentlemen managing the affairs of the company are all promi- nent in business circles, and are highly respected in social and commercial life. The directors are: James L. DeFremery, C. C. Cuyler, of Cuyler. Morgan ifc Co.; George Hill, consulting engineer; C. Adolphe Low, capital- ist; F. K. Pendleton, of Parish ife Pendleton, attorneys; Chas. F. Zentgraf, president of the International Ultra Marine Blue Works, all of this city, and Wm. Letts Oliver, president California Cap Works, of San Francisco. THE AMERICAN COTTON OIL COMPANY, Executive Offices, No. 29 Broadway. — Prominent among the most desirable forms of securities now offered to investors are those of the American Cot- ton Oil Company, whose executive offices are located as above. This company was organized in 1880. and now has a total capitalization of $34,001,700, divided as follows, to wit: Common stock. 820.237,100; pre- ferred stock, $10,198,600; debenture bonds, $3,566,000. This company have manufacturing properties as follows, viz: seventy-three crude oil mills, fourteen refineries, four lard and cottolene plants, nine soap factories, lit teen cotton ginneries, four cotton compressors, and eight fertilizer mix- ing establishments, which are located in sixteen different states. The mills in operation are distributed through Mississippi. Georgia. Alabama. Arkansas. Missouri, Texas. Louisiana, South Carolina. North Carolina and Tennessee. The refineries are in New Orleans, Chicago, Cincinnati, Brooklyn. St. Louis. Louisville, Memphis. Providence, Little Bock, Gutten- berg, N. J., and Gretna, La. The rolling stock consists of 340 oil tank cars, twenty-three box cars and one barrel car. The cash value of all the prop- erty <>f the organization amounts to $17,485,311.43; and after deducting the debenture bonds and all other forms of indebtedness there remains $12,771,022.12 as security for the $10,108,000.00, of preferred stock, equal to 125 per cent, of its par value. From the last annual report of the officers, the shareholders have the satisfaction of knowing that' their prop- erty is really increasing in value and productiveness, while the indebted- ness is being steadily reduced. The enlightened popular demand for health foods has been met by this company with the most brilliant and gratifying success, in the introduction of its vegetable food-oils and prod- ucts. Among its latest successes are numbered " Cottolene " and "Gold Dust Washing Powder." These articles have proven their superlative merits by widespread and increasing use, as well as by medical and hygienic testimony. State companies have been formed for operating crushing mills in Alabama. Arkansas. Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina. Tennessee and Louisiana; also refineries in various parts of the country. The transfer agents and registrars of deben- ture bonds are Messrs. Winslow, Lanier & Co.. bankers, No. 17 Nassau Street; the registrar of preferred and common stock is the Central Trust 4f NEW Company of New York, No. ")4 Wall Street. The executive officers of the company are as follows, viz : chairman of the board of directors, Edward 1). Adams; finance committee, Edward I). Adams, chaii man. Oeorge Austin Morrison, Mayer Lehman; president. Thomas I!. Chaney; second vice- president, Robert P. Munro; secretary, Robert V. Munro; treasurer. Justus E. Ralph; general counsel. Messrs. Sullivan & Cromwell. No. 45 Wall Street, New York city. These gentlemen are widely and favorably known to New York financial circles, and are faithfully discharging the onerous duties devolving upon them. Mr. Frank Bosse, the auditor of the company, has occupied his present position for the past eight years and faithfully discharged the duties of the office to the satisfaction of all. The operations of the company are so large and widely extended that a special department was organized some time since to give exclusive atten- tion to its insurance matters. This is under the management of Mr. Philip La Tourette. who is a gentleman of thirty-eight years, and has for the past twenty-three years been connected with leading insurance interests in this city. The department of statistics is under the management of Mr. 0. II. Jenssen, an expert in this line, who possesses wide acquaintance and expe- rience in this work, and who has been with the company for the past twelve years. The advertising department is looked after by Mr. John T. Collins, who has been with the concern since the formation of this depart- ment three years ago. He is a native of Huston. Mass., born in IS44. and served with the Army of the Potomac during the Rebellion, lie was en- gaged in the lumber business in the South for fifteen years following the close of the war, and was appointed by President Grant a collector of cus- toms for the [district of Brunswick, Ga., and served in that capacity for thirteen years. JOHN A. CASEY, Turpentine and Rosin Oil Distiller. Spirits Turpen- tine, Rosin Oil, No. 142 Maiden Lane. — One of the most reliable and successful concerns in this line of industry in the United States is the old established and reliable house of Mr. John A. Casey, turpen- tine and rosin oil distiller, and dealer in spirits of turpentine, rosin oil, pitch, tar, rosin, bright varnish, black and drug varnish, tar, oil. etc. Mr. Casey, who was born in this city, brings to bear a wide range of practical experi- ence in all that pertains to this important line of trade, coupled with a per- fect knowledge of the special requirements of both the home and the foreign markets. He founded his present house in 1864, and during the thirty years that have since elapsed, he has always maintained it in the front rank. Fi om the outset he secured widespread and valuable connections and built up a business which in point of magnitude of operations and im- portance is second to that of no other house similarly engaged. The 1894, * 215 distillery is located in South Brooklyn, at the corner of Commerce and Richard Streets. It is a large and commodious two-story structure, and its several departments are equipped with a costly and elaborate plant which comprises all the latest perfected machinery and appliances known to the industry, and a numerous force of skilled workmen arc employed. In this city Mr. Casey occupies the ground lloor and basement of a building having a frontage of 25 feet on Maiden Lane and a depth of 100. Here he carries a heavy stock of the products of his distillery. The trade extends all over this country, also to foreign parts, and the house is a valuable addition to the export business of New York. PETER PULYER A- SON'S, Manufacturers of the Pulvcr Lubricating Compound and Cups, Cylinder and Lubricating Oils; Manufact- urers' Agents and Dealers in Engineers" and Steam Users' Supplies, No. 214 Franklin Street. — A leading representative of the cylinder and lubricating oil industry is the widely known house of Messrs. Peter Pulver & Sons, who are also manufacturers' agents and dealers in engi- neers' and steam users' supplies of every description. They established business on the basis of the highest grades of materials, and the most per- fect workmanship, coupled with the exclusive control of many improved processes. The business was originally founded by the firm of Cook & Pulver, which was dissolved by mutual agreement February 25, 1884. All their trade marks were assigned to Mr. Adam Cook, and the right to con- tinue the manufacture of the product was reserved by Mr. Peter Pulver. The present firm was then formed, composed of Mr. Peter Pulver and his two sons, Wm. II. and Robert E. Pulver. The senior partner died in 1S9;5, and the husiness has since been carried on by the surviving partners, no change being made in the style of the firm. The premises occupied con- sist of a four-story and basement building, having a frontage of 2."> feet and a depth lit' (>i). The works are equipped throughout vt ith the finesl and latest improved machinery and appliances, and a full force of skilled workmen are employed. An immense stock is always carried of the products of the works, the "Pulver Lubricating Compound and Cups" and the " Dia- mond '" brand of cylinder, spindle and dynamo oils," Ruby " engine, machin- ery, and signal oils. etc. The firm are also selling agents for the " Rain- bow" flange packing, "Eclipse" sectional gaskets, "Peerless' piston packing, " Rainbow " gaskets and valves, plain and sectional ring packings, etc., and are manufacturers' agents and dealers in engineers' and steam users' supplies of every description. The firm employ several traveling salesmen, and have correspondents in all parts of the world, and they do an immense American and export trade. Both partners were horn in this state and are residents of this city, and Mr. \Y. II. Pulver is a member of the Masonic Order. 216 * NEW LG. MULLEK. Poplar, Pine and Hardwood Lumber, Washington Building. No. 1 Broadway. — There is perhaps not one among our # rising lumber merchants who is better known or more successful than the gentleman whose name heads this sketch. He is whole- sale dealer in poplar, pine a n d h a r d- wood, and handles lum- ber and logs for export. He deals in all kinds and all grades of lumber, and his special- ties are hard- woods, pop- lar, maple flooring, North Caro- lina pi n e. cypress and r e d w o o d. He does a ve r y large business in this city and throu g h o u t the Eastern .State s, a n d exports quite largely also. H i s annual sales reach a very h a u d- some figure. a native New \^\J V \ \ \ ^ 0\ manofenergy ^J^/Tr^'A^A^A^^^^ a n d experi- N >-^~ ence, and is a m ember of the New York Lumber Trade Association. He has been established a mini 1 894, W ber of years, anil has had a prosperous business career. He enjoys unex- celled advantages in respect of sources of supply, and ships direct from mill, at various points in the .South and West. He sells in car lots, and by the cargo, and is prepared to supply the trade, car builders and large manu- facturers at lowest rates. Mr. Muller, whose offices are as above, exercises close personal supervision over every detail of the business. He can fill orders promptly for car or cargo lots, on short notice, and on the most favorable terms; and persons having dealings with him are assured of liberal, honorable and satisfactory treatment, in every instance. PRICE & HART, Hardwoods at Wholesale, No. 18 Broadway.— This firm established their business here in 1SS0. bringing to bear vast practical experience and a thorough knowledge of the trade, while their resources and facilities are fully in keeping with their experi- ence. They are especially prominent as selling agents for the Gauley Company, of Camden-on-Gauley, Webster County. W. Va. This company was organized in 1892, and own 168,000 acres of timber land, with two mills, which have a capacity of 100,000 feet per day. Messrs. Price & Hart sell all the output, and are likewise agents for the Indiana Lumber and Veneer Company, of Indianapolis, Ind., for the Eastern market; and represent various other mills. The specialties handled embrace white wood, poplar, oak. ash. chestnut and spruce, which they supply to dealers in car and cargo lots in any amount desired, at short notice and on the most favorable terms. They number among their permanent customers many of the largest and leading lumber merchants throughout New York, New Jersey and New England, and their sales aggregate about ;> r >,000,000 feet of lumber per year. Orders by telephone, " 1257 Broad," by telegraph or mail, receive immediate and careful attention in all cases. The copartners, Messrs. E. M. Price and Walter T. Hart, are well-known members of the New York Wholesale Lumber Dealers" Association and the New York Lumber Trade Association, and gentlemen of the highest standing in the trade. DANIEL T. McGTTIRE, Real Estate. Room 53, No. 171 Broadway.— The representatives of the real estate brokerage fraternity have long held a position of influence and honor in the commercial circles of the city, and bring to bear the highest order of talent. Prominent among the number thus referred to is Mr. Daniel T. McGuire, who is a native New Yorker, a popular member of the Real Estate Exchange, and has been established three years, prior to which he was for three years with V. K. Stevenson, real estate broker. His knowledge of New- York realty is thorough in its accuracy, and investors can in all cases rely upon bis sound judgment. He is manager for a number of large estates, and makes a leading specialty of this branch of the business. All depart- ments of real estate transactions are given close attention. 4C NEW YORK- 1 894, W 21? TIIK NEW JERSEY TERRA COTTA COMPANY, K. Mathiasen, President, Manufacturers of Architectural Terra Cotta, Downing Building, No. 108 Fulton Street. — There is no country in the world which surpasses the United States in the manufacture of arch- itectural terra-cotta, as is demonstrated by the vast number of magnifi- cent buildings on which architectural terra-cotta is used, numerous espe- cially in New York. Several large concerns are here devoted to t he manufac- ture of architectural terra-cotta as an external decoration on buildings, and without doubt the most prominent of them all is the New Jersey Architect- ural Terra Cotta Company, of Perth Amboy, N. J. The products of this company have been used in many of the largest buildings in the United States. A tine sample of their work can be seen at Nos. 2(i-28 Cedar Street and ")ti-.")S Pine Street. New York, — a fourteen story office-building facing both streets. .Much of the work of the company is used iii the Southern States and throughout the New England States. The business was founded in 1887 by Karl Mathiasen, under the name of Mathiasen & Hansen. In 1893, the present company was incorporated with Karl Mathiasen as presi- dent. On June "27 the works were destroyed by fire, but were again com- pletely rebuilded in October. 1SD4. Mr. Mathiasen is a native of Denmark, lie came to this country nearly a quarter of a century ago, and was one of the first to start this industry in the United States. St. Paul's Cathedral. Fon du Lac, Wisconsin; Trinity Parish School, Church Street, New York City: Park Church, Hartford, Conn.; West Mid- dle School and State Capitol building, Hartford: Stevens Institute, Ho- boken, N. .1.: Hobart College library and chapel buildings, Geneva, N. Y.; and Delancy Memorial, same place. To give a detailed enumeration of his work in other lines would require several pages of this review, but the fol- lowing arc too important to be omitted: Residences for S. 15. Duryea, W. C. Sheldon and James A. Cowan, Brooklyn; the archways or entrances to Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn; residences for George F. Fay, Fitch- burg, Mass. ; William Mathew s, Rye, N. Y. ; E. A. Straw, Manchester, N. H.; Judge Church, Meadville, Pa., and many parsonages for various churches. The First National Bank of Kingston, N. Y.: National Banking Company, Newark, N. J.; the Trinity Church, New Rochelle; chancel of St. John's Chapel, on Varrick Street, D. B. Fearing's store building, on Keade Street, and P. Murphy's storehouse, in City Hall Place, were all built from his drawings. Mr. Upjohn has always been identified with measures for the advancement of professional ^objects, and was one of the founders of the American Institute of Architects and belongs to the Architectural League, as well as other foreign and American scientilic associations. His integ- rity of character, combined with his genius, has won him the respect of the fraternity and the esteem of his fellow-men. RM. UPJOHN, Architect. No. Ill Broadway.— When a professional business has been conducted for almost three-score years by fa- # therand son, successively, it is the surest indication that the same methods have been practised by both. Such is the record of the name Upjohn in the profession of architecture, for the business, to-day conducted by P. M. Upjohn, architect, was established sixty years ago by his father, who for forty years was recognized as one of the eminent mem- bers of the profession in this city, and as a specimen of his early handiwork is seen to-day such historical landmarks as Trinity Church, which was built from his plans. Thirty-five years ago, or in 1870, R. M. Upjohn succeeded to the business, and the name has since retained, and added to its former high repute. Mr. Upjohn is known throughout the profession and country as an all-round architect, but it is as the originator and designer of grand and beautiful church edifices that he has specially distinguished himself and demonstrated his talents as an architect. The fame and repute of this gentleman's work extends from one end of the country to another, and ex- amples of his artistic skill and original emanation or conception abound in all sections of the country. Among the work that he has executed may In mentioned St. Peter's Church, Albany. N. Y.; St. Mark's Church. Augusta, Me.; St. Paul's and St. George's Churches, Brooklyn; Central Church, Bos- ton; Trinity Church, East New York; St. John's Church, Cohoes, X. Y.; THE TUCKER ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. General Contractors, Nos. 14-20 Whitehall Street. — This company are engineers and contractors for electric light and power plants, electrical wiring of buildings, installing isolated and central stations, telephone lines, burglar alarms, watchmen's clocks, etc. The company was organized in 1887. under the laws of New Jersey, with a capi- tal of $50,000, and is officered as follows, viz: James R. Strong, president; William E. Gavit, treasurer and manager: Henry A. Sinclair, secretary. These gentlemen bring to bear the widest possible range of practical experience, and are conversant with all the latest and most approved methods and appliances, while their outfit and force of assistants are all thoroughly organized. They have executed important contracts for the Plaza Hotel, Hotel Savoy. Cornelius Yanderbilt's residence, Corn Exchange National Bank building. Continental Fire Insurance Company building, Mohawk building, Wilkes building, and other places in this city, and their services are in constant and important requisition in city and country. Their prices will be found to compare favorably with those of any other concern. President Strong was formerly with the United States Electric Company; Treasurer Gavit was with the Western Electric Company: and Secretary Sinclair is a member of the American Society of Electrical Engineers. The skillful and reliable character of their work affords sub- stantial reasons for the rapid growth of the company's interests. 218 * NEW YORK^ 1 894, *♦ TIDE WATER OIL COMPANY, No. 12 Broadway.— Tli is company are extensive manufacturers of petroleum products of nil kinds, and operate large works at Bayonne, N. .J.; and are, in conjunction with the Tide Water Pipe Company, Limited, also owners of three hundred miles of pipeline from Bradford, Pa. to Bayonne, being the main line, of six-inch pipe, which lias branches from Bradford, l'a. to points in the Pennsylvania oil regions. The company was organized under the laws of New Jersey, and is officered as follows, viz: Directors; Sam'l Q. Brown, president: Josiah Lombard, vice-president; A. A. Summer, treas- urer: Marshall Ayres, J. II. Cuthbert, K. E. Hopkins. Rob't 1). Benson, with a full paid in capital of $5,000,000. The company's expert manage- ment and enterprising policy is generally recognized. The capacity of its pipe-line is 12,000 barrels per day. and they have 342 oil storage tanks lo- cated at Bayonne, Bradford, and along the line to the oil regions, with a storage capacity of 1 ,578,- 000 barrels; 70 crude oil stills, with a capacity of 10,- 000 barrels per day, and a pumping capacity to supply the refinery with fifteen mil- lion gallons of water daily. The plant at Bayonne covers eighty-five acres of ground, with docks accommodating thirty vessels, and a depth of twenty-seven feet of water. Their barrel shops have a capacity of 1(500 bar- rels a day; consuming 30,000 staves daily; and their case and can shops can turn out l(i,000 cases and 32,000 five- gallon cans a day. consuming daily 83,000 feet of lumber and so.000 pounds of tin plate. The company have transportation facilities both by rail ami water that cannot be rivalled as regards economy and prompt dispatch. Direct access to its wharves is afforded to the largest steamships and sail- ing vessels, where they are speedily loaded for Europe and the East, a specialty being made by this company of its export trade, which is im- mense and influential and extends to all parts of the civilized globe. A prominent specialty is made of illuminating oils of the highest standard, pure water-white, of the extreme fire-test, non-explosive, anil widely pre- ferred for their splendid light-producing qualities. These refined oils are popular favorites both at home and abroad. In lubricating oils this com- pany is also deservedly famous; its cylinder, engine and machinery oils are manufactured with the greatest care and by the most approved proces- ses, the result being that they are pure and reliable, guaranteed free from acids or grit, of high fire test and low cold test, and in constantly increas- ing demand among leading manufacturers, steamship lines and railroad companies. The company's paraffin e oils, naphtha, benzine and other products w ill be found equally superior, meeting perfectly every require- ment of the trade. The officers of this company are deservedly prominent in commercial and trade circles, and under their expert and progressive direction (his corporation continues to be a prime factor in New York's petroleum trade, greatly promoting its supremacy, and retaining the con- fidence and patronage of the petroleum trade of the world. THE PL ATT & WASHBURN REFINING COMPANY, Petroleum Products, No. 58 Pearl Street. — The refining of petroleum and its various products is an extensive industry in which- New York has a huge participation, owing, in a large degree, to the convenience of shipment which the city's water-front presents. A representative concern in this line of enterprise, is the Pi, att & Washburn Re- fining Company, a cor- poration organized under the laws of the State of New Jersey in 1885, having an office and warehouse at above address, and works at Bayonne. New Jersey. This house docs a very large business in "Wool (in.." both in this country and abroad, and does an extensive export business in all LUBRICATING OILS AND CREASES, one of the principal articles of export being " Coach- oi.ink," w hich is used tor carriage axles, dressing for harness, carriage tops and all kinds of leather, as well as a healing ointment for cattle and horses. Chas. Markell & Co., of Sydney. Australia, are the sole agents for "COACHOLINE" in Australia and New Zealand. The President of the Company is Mr. George S. Richards, a genial gentleman, in the prime of life, and with a large experience as an oil manufacturer. He resides in the City of Brooklyn. The Vice-President, Mr. Robert I). Benson, is a young Pennsylvanian with large business interests, living in Passaic, New Jersey. The Secretary, Mr. John E. Burns, is in the prime of life, and has been en- gaged in business for many years. He has a large acquaintance among the business men of New Yoik. and resides in Brooklyn. They are all men of wide experience, and held in high consideration in business circles. 4f NEW WOOL OIL REFINING COMPANY, Wool-ola Toilet Soaps, Sur- gical and Chemical Preparations, Cosmetics, Etc., Office, No. 131 Liberty Street. — The virtues of wool oil extracts as curative agents have long been known to chemists, but not until a comparatively recent period were the wonderful possibilities of the prod- ucts referred to fully realized. It is now used for the manufacture of various highly meritori- ous preparations. It was Prof. Liebreich. of Berlin, who first discovered the method of ex- tracting and refining the fat from the wool of slice)). He also called the attention of the pro- fession to the great rapidity with which it was absorbed by the skin, thus making it one of the best materials known for the base of all oint- ments. Lard anil petrolatum were formerly used for this purpose, but they soon dropped into disuse when the desirability of wool fat became known. All or nearly all of these preparations were, until recently, made abroad, mostly in Ger- many, but their cost was so great that in a measure their use was restricted. The American manufacturer, by dint of energy and experiment, sooner or later meets every demand of science, and now the Wool Oil Refining Com- pany have completed a perfected process by which a most superior article is made and which is sold at a much less price. They have given it the name of Wool-Ola, and careful clinical experiments have shown that it is absorbed with great rapidity, forming a base unequalled for ointments. Applied alone with frequent rubbing, it nourishes the skin to such an ex- tent that wrinkles go away, and many of the minor forms of skin diseases, due to malnutrition of these parts, yield readily to its influence and are cured. Wool-Ola toilet soaps, surgical and chemical preparations, cosmet- ics, etc., are manufactured from pure wool oil. by the Wool Oil Refining Company, whose works are at Pomp ton Lakes, N. J. Wool-Ola lubricates, cleanses, protects and heals. It is the most perfect and effective article for the purposes intended on the market, and is in extensive and growing use. Wool-Ola, in its various products, is graded for use from the tenderest toilet to the veterinary service of the race track; jellied to a delicious cream for the complexion, or canned in pure bulk for its lubricating and healing effects alone. Cuts, burns, bruises are allayed and protected from the poisonous air that causes the greatest pain. Wool-Ola moistens, freshens, feeds the skin its normal food. It relieves the strained and stiffened mus- cles, and relaxes the congested organs. The sore and inflamed throat or chest, or limbs, the result of colds, incipient rheumatism, the approaching catarrh, grippe, diphtheretic troubles, and the chilling pains of a bilious attack may be assuaged and dispelled by firmly rubbing Wool-Ola upon the afflicted parts. It will heal and dispel those embryo tumors that are the terror of the hemorrhoids, restoring the congested veins, relaxing the half-paralyzed nerves, and bring that soothing relief that assists Nature 1 894, W 21!) to restore her work. It is invaluable as a remedy in the house, the field, or the stable, for every domestic animal is so like man, the same curatives will serve them best. STECK & CO., Anchor Oil Works. N'o. 219 Front Street.— During the seven years or more that this firm have been established they have been highly prosperous, and all the indications are that their success is certain to endure. Handling and producing a superior article, and devoting close attention to the wants of customers, they have built up a large and flourishing business. This enterprising firm is composed of C. E. Steck and F. G. Steck, natives of New Fork city, who are men of push and energy, and of many years' practical experience. They do all their own blending, and are well and favorable known in oil circles. Steck & Co. are refiners of and dealers in high-grade Lubricating and burning oil, and their trade extends throughout the United States. They occupy a com- modious four-story building, and have first-class facilities. The office is connected by telephone, " 3079 Cortlandt," and all conveniences are pro- vided. A big stock is constantly kept on hand here, and includes whale oil. lard oil, mineral oil, machinery, engine, cylinder, spindle, wool, and other oils for lubricating and illuminating purposes, signal oils being a specialty. The firm can supply dealers and large consumers at lowest figures consist- ent with quality of products, and all orders receive immediate and careful attention. They are now making a specialty of Castor Oil Axle Grease, w hich is particularly adapted for use in hot climates on agricultural implements, farm wagons, etc. It is made from pure castor oil. and is an article of ex- ceptional merit. Messrs. Meek also conduct a branch house at Nos. 2114 and 2116 Congress Avenue, Santa Fe Depot, Houston, Texas, where they have erected a commodious warehouse for their own use. AB. GIBBS, .Manufacturer of Linseed Oil, and Commission Merchant, No. 144 Pearl Street. — For over half a century, or since 1-42, this gentleman has been established in business. He is one of the oldest in his line in this city, and has had a prosperous and an honorable business career. He is well and favorably known in commercial circles, and has correspondents in all parts of the civilized world. He has a large trade throughout the United States, and exports to Great Britain, and other countries. He has a well-equipped factory at Green Island (near Troy) N. Y.. and employs some twenty-five hands there. His productive facilities are first-class and his products are of a superior quality. Mr. Gibbs is a gentleman of mature years, active and energetic. He was born in New York State, and has long been a resident of this city. He is essentially a self-made man. and has made his way in life by his own unaided efforts and untiring industry. Mr. Gibbs occupies commodious quartera as salesrooms, and carries a large stock, which includes besides linseed oil. also oil cake, oil meal, clean and ground flaxseed. He can quote lowest prices on any- thing in his line, and is prepared to fill orders for any quantity, for home consumption or export, on shortest notice. 220 <* NEW YORK?- 1 894, * HORACE GREELEY KNAPP, Architect, Nos. 106 and 108 Fulton Street. — Tin ning' to a consideration of architectural interests, one's thoughts revert intuitively to the name of Horace Greeley Knapp, an architect of rare originality, whose handsome creations dot the landscape in widely separated sections of our country, and whose bright intuition, allied with artistic genius and faithful and well-studied attention to detail of construc- tion, have led to the capture of first prize whenever liis efforts have heen enlisted in competitive work. Mr. Knapp, though still quite a young man, has heen for twenty years estab- lished as an archi- tect, lie having aban- doned a prosperous business as a builder, Taylob Building, Buffalo, X. Y. iu wl,idl he was en >- ploying a large f< irce of mechanics, to follow the natural bent of his mind, at eighteen years of age. That apparently rash act of youth long ago found its justification in the national reputation he has won in the profession of his choice, a profession the highest circle of which he now adorns. Learning the minutiae of his art in this city, he early sought the breadth of opportunity to be found far- ther west and w as for a time in Buffalo, in w hich city the line Wells Build- ing will stand as a monument to his creative skill; as also Taylor's Theater and Office Building, and the Real Estate Exchange Building. These, with " Gray Crags,"' on the Palisades, Xew York, built for W. S. Opdyke, are but examples of his masterpieces. Without dimming in any measure the lustre of his name as an architect, and one of the most valued members of the American Institute of Architects, the suggestion may be ventured that the foundation of his remarkable success in that profession w as laid in the thorough practical experience he gained in the mechanical part of the building trade. Strong color is lent to this supposition by the fact that he has achieved a widespread celebrity for the remarkably wide disparity be- tween the apparent and the actual cost of his buildings; his intimate famil- iarity with the best labor-saving devices and material in variably causing his houses to cost far less than others of similar pretensions, though in his buildings nothing is sacrificed, either in beauty or utility, strength or dura- bility. If all that has heen said could he blotted from recollection, Mr. H. G. Knapp would remain one of the most remarkable men in his profession, by virtue alone of his individuality as the inventor and patentee of the Knapp Portable Building's. These, when planned on the most elaborate scale, are designed to be manufactured by machinery, and to be crated and shipped to any part of the world in such shape that they can he erected without the driving of a nail or the aid of a mechanic. The full force of this presents itself to the mind when it is remembered that the invention applies to many-storied and elaborate structures. To exploit this valuable patent as it merits, a company is shortly to be formed, with a capital of $250,000, and a plant will be acquired for the manufacture of these portable buildings. Catalogues may be had on application. Mr. Knapp was horn in a rural part of Rockland County, and owes his prominent and enviable position to his own decision of purpose and untiring effort. HILTON & DODGE LUMBER COMPANY, of Darien, Georgia, Office, No. si New Street. — There is no more important department of trade in the great manufacturing and commercial city of New York than that which is devoted to the lumber and building interests. The magnitude of the trade in this line is best demonstrated by the thousands of buildings going up on every band here and throughout the surrounding cities and suburbs, the supplies for which pass through the hands of those interested in the business in this city. Among those engaged in this line of trade will be found the prosperous, progressive and representative house of the Hilton & Dodge Lumber Company, of Darien, Georgia, which is engaged in furnishing certain lines of material for the building industry, maintaining a high reputation for handling only first- class materials ami for upright business methods. The officials of this company are Mr. Joseph Hilton, president, of Nyack, this State; Norman XV. Dodge, first vice-president, who was born in New York and lives in Connecticut : James L. Foster, second vice-president, of St. Simons Island. Georgia, and 1!. 1'. Paul, secretary and treasurer, who resides at Darien, Georgia. The company was organized and incorporated under the laws of the state of Georgia in 1888, w ith a capital of $1,000,000, and from the start its career has heen one of unvarying success. It operates nine mills, located, at Dohoy and Union Islands and Lowor Bluff in the port of Darien; St. Sinn his Island, port of Brunsw ick, and Satilla River in Georgia, and manufactures from sixty to seventy millions feet of lumber annually. It offers the finest grades of yellow pine and cypress lumber, in car load or cargo lots at the lowest prices. Having superior shipping facilities at all of its mills it is prepared to handle large lots with the greatest ease. The office here is neatly fitted up ami provided with every convenience for the transaction of business, including telephone connection. "414 Broad." The officials of the company are gentlemen of ability and superior business attainments, and are highly respected in financial and social circles. * NEW FE. McALMSTEB. Seed Merchant and Importer, No. 22 Dey Street, Near Broadway.— During the eighteen years that this m bouse has been in existence it has acquired merited prominence for the superior quality and purity of all seeds grown or sold by it. Mr. McAllister occupies the entire building at the location mentioned, which has five floors, besides a basement and sub-basement, the whole hav- ing a frontage of 25 feet and a depth of 80 feet. The warehouse is finely fitted up and conveniently arranged, a thorough system of organization pervading the entire establishment. Here is to be found one of the largest and most complete stocks of garden and flower seeds, bulbs, agricultural implements, tools, florists" requisites, etc., to be found in the city or .State, together with bird seed, prepared food for mocking-birds, bird financiers' supplies, etc. The business is both wholesale and retail in its character, and is constantly increasing in magnitude. As to facilities for promptly and satisfactorily filling orders no house in the United States is more per- fectly equipped. Every care is taken in the selection of seeds, etc., which are obtained direct by Mr. McAllister from the most celebrated growers in Europe and in this country. Many of the seeds to be secured here are of a quality and fertility difficult (and in many cases impossible) to be obtained elsewhere. The out of town trade iu seeds has attained proportions of great magnitude, and the success that has attended the use of these seeds, insuring large crops of the choicest quality, are their best recommendation. Mr. McAllister issues a handsomely illustrated catalogue or price list of high grade florists' flower seeds, vegetable seeds, bulbs, azaleas and florists' supplies, and as this can be had free on application by those in the trade, it ought to be in the hands of every florist in the country. Mr. McAllister's trade extends throughout the Union, to South America and Europe. He is an active and energetic business man whose wide range of experience and thorough knowledge of the wants of the trade, and of agricultural and other consumers, place him in a peculiarly advantageous position to promptly and efficiently meet the needs of his patrons, in which task he is aided by from twenty-five to thirty assistants. Mr. McAllister is a native of Jersey City and a resident of New York. Telephone call, " 2938 Cortlandt."' ARCTIC FREEZING COMPANY, J. Y. Bootmann, Manager, Cold Storage and Freezing, Nos. 119, 120 and 121 West Street. — Some years ago the amount of natural ice consumed in the United States amounted to but l. r >,000.o<>0 tons, but this quantity is now doubt- less much less, owing to the introduction of artificial ice producing appa- ratus, and more improved methods of refrigeration. The latest improved application of new ideas in this line is exemplified by the Arctic Freezing Company, telephone " 1053 Cortlandt." This business was originally started in 1880, on Washington Street, when the means used by the firm to pro- 1 894, * 221 duce refrigeration were simply salt and ice. In 1887 a removal to the pres- ent premises was effected, and improved methods put in operation. The immense plant consists of three large buildings, of live stories each. The equipment is of the most complete character, and includes a C. G. Meyer refrigerating machine, having an holding capacity of from sixty-live to seventy carloads of fruit, vegetables, meats, game, poultry, butter, cheese, eggs, etc. There are also fifty-three large storage rooms, easily accessible by a large freight elevator. Better cold storage and freezing facilities can- not be obtained anywhere, while the charges that prevail are uniformly reasonable. The manager of the business. Mr. J. V. Bootmann, has held this position since 1880, when the enterprise was first started. He is a thoroughly experienced business man, and enjoys the good-will of all who know him. JOHN KRAUSS, Fancy Baskets and Willow Ware, Nos. 136 and 138 Greene Street. — The prominent and progressive house of Mr. John Krauss has, by reason of its able policy and magnificent resources, secured the largest and most important trade in fancy baskets and willow ware in the United States. The business was founded in 1S7T by Messrs. Lauderback & Krauss, the present proprietor succeeding for his own account in 1882. As an importer and manufacturer. Mr. Krauss per- manently maintains tlje lead in his line. He carries the largest and finest stock of imported and domestic baskets in this city, while his line of goods comprises every variety of willow ware. He exercises the greatest care in the selection of his materials, and maintains the highest standard of excel- lence in all his productions, which are justly celebrated for originality and beauty of design and artistic workmanship. He manufactures by far the finest and most comprehensive line of willow ware in America, and as a re- sult his goods are in preferential demand by leading jobbers and retailers throughout the United States and Canada. The largest orders are filled with promptness and on the most favorable terms, and the wares lead tin- market for style, novelty and merit. Among the specialties are hair pin and cushion baskets, wall pockets and broom holders, fancy candy and work baskets, lined work boxes and fancy lined work stands, ladies' fancy work stands, infants' stands, music stands, office baskets, fancy scrap bas- kets, knitting baskets, flower baskets, fruit baskets, school bags, knife baskets and tabic Tnats. fancy clothes hampers, willow trunks, tine willow bassinettes, lunch baskets, market and traveling baskets, doll's cradles and assorted toys. A corps of talented salesmen represent the house upon the road, and illustrated catalogues mailed free. Mr. Krauss is a native of Germany, who came here in his boyhood, and has won a deservedly high reputation for skill and genius as a manufacturer, and for reliability as a business man. 22? 4f NEW YORK.— 1 894, * GUSTAVE A. JAHN & CO., Sugars, Molasses, Rice, Syrups, No. OS Wall Street. — This ably-conducted house is essentially a leader in its special Hue. The inception of this great business dates from 1S54, when it was inaugurated by Mr. F. Lyman, to whom succeeded in 1859, the firm of Messrs. F. Lyman A: Co. In 1S80 the firm of Jahn, Verplank & Co. was formed, and finally the management of the house passed in 188:5. into the hands of the present firm, composed of Gus- tave A. Jahn and William J. Griffiths. Mr. Jahn was born in Germany, and came to this city in childhood. At the age of fourteen years he entered Mr. Lyman's service as office boy, and has ever since been con- nected with the house, working his way up from the lowest rung of the ladder of success, until to-day he is the bead of the concern. The head- quarters of the firm are in this city, while a branch office has been estab- lished at Lake Charles. La., the house being the agent for the Lake Charles Rice Milling Company, of Louisiania. A rice mill operated in Brooklyn, where from thirty to forty hands are steadily employed. Light assistants are employed on the New York premises, and a very heavy trade is done from here, as well as abroad, in sugars, syrups, molasses, rice and kindred staples. Orders receive prompt attention, and the linn's facilities enable them to quote the lowest prices. Mr. Jahn resides in Brooklyn, and is a 32° Mason, and for over twenty-seven years has been a member of the National Guard of this State, holding the rank of major. Mr. Griffiths is a native of New York, and a popular and active young business man. ANSON J. MOORE. Teas and Coffees, No. 0(5 Wall Street. Ret ween Water and Front Streets. — A representative and reliable bouse en- gaged in the wholesale and retail trade in teas ami coffees, and whose extensive operations are conducted with vigor and marked success, is that of Mr. Anson .1. Moore. This business was founded in 1882 by Mr. Henry A. Schmitt, to whom the present proprietor succeeded in 1803. He brings to bear a wide range of practical experience in all that pertains to this important branch of trade, and a thorough knowledge of the tea and coffee markets of the world. Mr. Moore, by bis able and enterpris- ing methods, has greatly extended the scope of the already large business which he received from Mr. Schmitt, and his total annual sales now reach a very handsome figure. His wholesale trade covers' all parts of the con- tinent, necessitating the services of several traveling salesmen, who are constantly on the road, and his regular customers are to be found in the ranks of leading jobbers and dealers in all great centres of population. At retail he has secured a large and first-class patronage in New York and Brooklyn. Mr. Moore's store is desirably located, and has an area of 25 x 60 feet. It is neatly fitted up and appointed, and is equipped with modern conveniences for facilitating the advantageous prosecution of the business. Three assistants are employed, and customers are waited on with prompt- ness and courtesy, and their orders are filled satisfactorily and at lowest prices. Mr. Moore is also a tea broker, and handles only the best and pur- est teas and coffees, such as be can honestly recommend to the public. He is a native of this city, and a member of the New York Athletic Club. TBE NEW FORK STEAMSHIP AND HOTEL SUPPLY COMPANY, R. .S. Beston iV: Co., Proprietors, Nos. 241 and 24:5 Greenwich Street. — This extensively known linn was founded in 188"), and enjoys high repute, abroad as well as at home, the influential and permanent patronage it has secured being derived from all the shipping and local interests of the metropolis. The linn does a large business in groceries, provisions, fruits and produce of all descriptions. It has special facilities for supplying steamships, merchant vessels, and yachts with stores for long voyages or short cruises, and also has extensive contracts for provisioning hotels and restaurants, besides having a large general trade in this city. The favorable reputation the house enjoys has been earned by the uniform excellence of the articles it handles. The concern occupies the whole of a four-story building, 22 x 100 feet in area, where constant occupation is given to a force of fifteen employes. A special feature of the establishment is its extensive cold storage department, where perishable provisions of all kinds are kept sweet and fresh through all the changes of the seasons, and absolutely free from any manner of deteriora- tion. Mr. Beston, the head of the (inn. is a native \ew Yorker, ami one of the most popular members of the commercial community. Till: KOERBER NET MEAT (OMR ANA", Importers and Dealers in Nuts in Shells and Shelled Nuts, Manufacturers of all kinds of Nut-Meats. Nos. 17:! and 175 Chambers, Corner Greenwich Streets. — Though this house was organized in 1804 the name of Koerber has been one of those most familiar to the trade for many years, Mr. R. ('. Koerber, the head of t]ie firm, having been actively engaged in the business for the past fifteen years. Mr. M. A. Koerber, his brother and partner, is a younger man, and also possesses large practical experience. The firm are importers of and dealers in nuts in shells and shelled nuts. They are also manufacturers of all kinds of nut-meats, which they specially prepare for confectioners' use. One of their specialties is polished pecans and pecan meat, which have won a richly deserved popularity in the trade. They do a large importing trade in almonds in large quantities, and the quality of the nuts which they import is not excelled by any house in the trade. The house deals with the wholesale trade, and its custom extends all over the country, from Maine to California. It is seldom that a new bouse is able to build up such an enormous business within its first year, but this house had unusual advantages by reason of the long practical experience of Mr. R. C Koerber, and his wide and honorable acquaintance among the trade, and his long experience as a buyer enables him to furnish only the very besl grades to his customers. Both the members of the firm are known as men of reliability and integrity. HI NEW YORJO-1894, * G AHRENS' SONS, Wholesale Grocers, No. 79 Dey Street, Between Washington and West. — To the superficial observer, the magni- tude of a given industry is all that is thought to be worthy of attention, never stopping to consider the amount of patience, energy and forethought that has been expended in the process of devel- opment to the observed proportions. In regard to the growth of the house of G. Ahrens' Sons, wholesale grocers, at the above address, it may be in a large measure ascribed to the well-known business policy of the firm, which, briefly stated, is, first to make no representations which cannot be fulfilled to the letter; and second, to encourage large sales and small profits rather than a small business and large profits. The house is one of the oldest in its line in the city. It was founded in 1842 by Mr. Gerhard Ahrens, and remained under his management up to 1884, when he was succeeded by his sons, Messrs. William G., Charles E., and Alex. A. Ahrens. These gentlemen are natives of this city, members of the National and the New York Wholesale Grocers' Associations, and thoroughly conversant with all the requirements of the trade in which they are engaged. The premises occupied consist of a four-story building, furnished throughout with every modern facility for the prompt fulfill- ment of orders and the economical handling of the goods. An immense stock of groceries is carried, also butter, eggs and produce, and all orders received by the Messrs. Ahrens are tilled at lowest current quotations. G CAVALLARO, Importer and Commission Merchant, Nos. 15 to 2~> Whitehall Street. — This gentleman was born in Messina. m Sicily, where his father, P. Cavallaro. is engaged in the fruit export trade. lie was brought up to a knowledge of the fruit business in his father's establishment, and four years ago came to New York and opened the house he has since so successfully conducted. He makes a specialty of green fruits and Mediterranean products, such as olive oil, essence of lemon, etc.. but makes a leading feature of oranges and lemons, which he handles in large quantities. Mr. Cavallaro is agent for his father, and also represents a large number of fruit exporting houses of Italy. In addition to bis fruit business Mr. Cavallaro is agent for the American Mediterranean Steamship Line, which has been in opera- tion the past two years. This is a freight line, sailing every ten days be- tween New York, Boston, Philadelphia, New Orleans, and the Isle of •Sicily. The company own first-class steamers, and freight is carried at the very lowest scale of charges. PADDOCK & FOWLER COMPANY, Foreign Fruit and General Merchandise Brokers, No. 226 Greenwich Street, Corner Barclay.— A foremost concern engaged in this line is that of the Paddock & Fowler Company, foreign fruit and general merchandise brokers. This company was duly incorporated in May, 1894, with ample capital and the following board of executive officers: President, Charles Fowler; vice- president. II. Bartling; treasurer, Harry S. Fowler; secretary, Frederick P. Fowler. These gentlemen are merchants of remarkable foresight and energy, and are widely known in this community for these qualities, as well as their marked integrity and honorable principles. Their facilities embrace intimate relations with shipper's and producers, and choice prod- ucts may be at all times found in their stock. The company make a specialty of Mediterranean choice fruits and nuts, and as brokers handle a general line of merchandise. The trade is at wholesale exclusively and all orders are met upon the most equitable terms. WIIIGP.IE SMITH. Butter and Cheese for Export, Nos. 85, 87 and 89 Broad Street. — Among the responsible, old-established houses engaged in handling butter and cheese for export is that of Mr. W. Higbie Smith, which was founded by the present proprietor in 1857, and its history from its inception has been one of uninterrupted success. Mr. Smith occupies commodious premises, that are in every way adapted for the successful carrying on of his important and extensive business. He receives butter in original packages from the West, which he repacks in air-tight tin cans holding from 4 lb. to 28 lbs. He does an extensive business in exporting. His large business is system- atically regulated, and he is always at tin' head of affairs, seeing that the instructions of his patrons are carried out to the letter. In his business career he has won the respect of the mercantile community, and is held in the highest esteem by all. Mr. Smith is a native of New York State, and a resident of this city. JOHN B. IHL, Oysters. Fish, Clams. Etc.. No. 210 Fulton Street.— The demand for sea-food in this country has become enormous and has given rise to the establishment of extensive houses in every trade cen- tre. One of the most conspicuous houses in this line in New York is that of Mr. John B. Ihl. This prosperous business was established in 1S80 by George B. Weaver at the old Washington Market, and in 1887 Mr. Ihl was admitted to partnership, becoming the owner, however, in 1891, and remov- ing to the present location in 1892. The premises occupied comprise a store and basement. 25 x 100 feet in dimensions, supplied with every known appli- ance necessary to the business, and employment is furnished to twenty skilled assistants. Everything in the line of oysters, fish, clams, green turtle, terrapin and soft crabs can be obtained here in the finest condition at reasonable prices. The trade, which is wholesale exclusively, is with the leading hotels, clubs, restaurants and steamship lines. All details of the business are conducted under the personal supervision of Mr. Ihl, who is prepared to treat customers with the utmost liberality and furnish them with the finest quality of the above-named goods to be obtained in the market. Mr. Ihl is an enterprising business man and a native of this city. 224 «NEW Y0R)0-1894, * i BROWN & SECCOMB. Auctioneers, Foreign and Domestic Fruits, No. 25 State Street. — The fruit supply is year by year attracting more attention among such as properly understand the important bearing it has upon the health and well-being of every community. The leading auction house in the metropolis engaged in handling both for- eign and domestic fruits is that of Messrs. Brown A- Seecomb. This firm handle all kinds of green and dried fruits from Mediterranean ports and South America; also California and Florida fruits in immense quantities, making a specialty of oranges, lemons and grapes, and selling for import- ers and receivers. The business was founded in 1847, by T. R. Minturn, who was succeeded in 1S57, by Minturn & Partridge, who continued in control until 1808, when the firm of T. R. Minturn, Brown & Co., was organized, and they gave place to Brown & Seecomb in 1872. Messrs. E. M. Brown and E. A. Seecomb developed an immense business and the firm-name be- came a veritable trade-mark for all goods dealt in. The lamented death of Mr. Seecomb occurred in 1892, after which Mr. Brown admitted Messrs. W. H. Iligbee, Thomas Kawlinson and George L Buckman to partnership, without change in the old and honored firm-name. The business premises comprise an entire three-story brick building, 45 x 130 feet, illustration of which is herewith presented, and which is finely fitted up for storage and preservation of perishable goods, including a hydraulic elevator; also mag- nificent auction-rooms on the third ground floor. In the variety and qual- ity of the fruit handled by this house, embracing the choice of foreign and domestic growths, its advantages are exceptional, and its ample resources and splendid facilities make it a power in the market. No house in the country has a fairer name for enterprise and reliability. It has ever been the care of the management to handle only the choicest and best fruit, and its large clientage enables the firm to discharge their obligations with sat- isfaction to the customer and w ith profit to the importer ami receiver. Mr. Drown is one of New York's representative business men. in active busi- ness since 1854, and a well-known member of the Chamber of Commerce, Maritime Exchange, the New York Fruit Exchange, the Union League Club, the Racquet Club, the Players' Club, and many others; vice-commo- dore of the New York Yacht Club, and a New Yorker born and bred. Messrs. Higbee, Kawlinson and Buckman combine vigorous ability and energy with the ripe experience of the honored senior partner to form a linn of commanding influence, wide popularity and solid worth. KEMP, DAY & CO.. Packers of and Dealers in Canned floods, Jellies, Pickles, Preserves, Etc., Nos. 110 Wall and 73 Hudson Streets, — This is an old and a widely known house and one of the largest and leading concerns iir its line in New York, and has been in ex- istence for more than half a century. The business was established away back in 1840. by Aaron Kemp, who was succeeded in 1894. by Kemp, Day & Co. They are packers of and dealers in canned goods, jellies, pickles, preserves, etc., and have first-class facilities. They do an exceedingly large business, and their trade extends throughout the United States. They put up and handle fine goods, and cany a heavy stock. Their warehouse is a spacious six-story building and is well equipped. A number of people are employed bythe'fiim in the various departments, and several salesmen rep- resent the house on the road. A vast and varied assortment is always kept on hand here, and includes choice canned goods of every description, high- grade jellies, pickles, preserves, sauces, condiments and table delicacies. The firm can supply the trade at the lowest possible prices, and all orders are carefully and promptly filled. The copartnership consists of John II. Kemp, Sidney Thursby and Irvin G. Thursby. Mr. Kemp is a native New Yorker, and son of the founder of the house, and the Messrs. Thursby were born in Brooklyn. Mr. John II. Kemp is also a well-known figure in military circles. He served with credit in the late war, in the Seventh Regiment, of which he is a veteran member, and belongs to Lafayette Post, G. A. R. He is a Mason, and a member of other societies. NEW YORK^ 1 894, * 22.-» THE POTTER-PARLIN COMPANY, Importers and .Jobbers of Coffees, Teas and Spices, Manufacturers of Baking Powder, Mus- tards, Extracts, Etc., E. M. Potteb, President; L. I). Campbell, Treasurer, No. 150 Reade Street and Nos. ITU and 178 Duane Street.— Among the many notable establishments, contributing to the sum of commercial activity in Hie Metropolis, can be mentioned that of THE POTTER-PARLIN COMPANY. As manufacturers, they are large and widely known all over the United States, their goods being in constant de- mand by all the leading houses in the trade, in itself a guarantee of their respective merits. The various departments contained in their business, are each exclusive and distinct one from another, and are under the careful management of men possessed of a practical knowledge and executive ability in their respective departments. BAKING Powder. — Of this they are «»ne of the largest manufacturers in the United States. The various Brands manufactured are in constant demand through the North, South, East and West, and sales are daily increasing. A large staff are employed in this Department. The greatest possible care, attention and cleanliness is exercised in every particular. They are also one of the largest Manu- facturers of FRENCH MUSTARDS in the United States, and their brands are universally known in all parts of the Country. This they put up in all styles and in the neatest and most attractive packages. Their Mustard is unrivalled for its superior quality and general excellence. The Spick Department is extensive and is under careful supervision. The quality of the goods is second to none on the market; purity, strength, attractive- ness, is the Motto of this department. FLAVORING EXTRACTS also form a special feature of their line. Samples of all goods manufactured are on exhibition in their Sample Room in New York. These are unequalled by any of their kind in the country, and are worthy of the inspection of the numerous purchasers of goods in this line. All who call, receive prompt and careful attention from a staff of intelligent salesmen, who are possessed of a thorough knowledge of the various departments in detail. As IMPORT- ERS and Jobbers they are progressive and intelligent. They are thor- oughly conversant with every line of goods they import. This has been the secret of their growing success, which is particularly noticeable. TnE COFFEE DEPARTMENT. — They are very heavy importers of all varieties of (ireen Coffees. Tut-: Roasted Coffee Department is under scrupulous care. They are putting out some of the finest obtainable growths in Roasted Coffees in bulk and in hermetically sealed packages under their own labels, which are very popular. Tea Department. — In this depart- ment, they carry a well and carefully selected stock of all grades and kinds suitable for any market in the United States. They import quite a few special teas, that are growing in demand in various parts of the country. For them they claim superior merits and are desirous of putting them be- fore the lovers of a rich, fine flavor tea. Their PACKAGE Teas are worthy of particular notice. Among their Standard Brands may be named the " Star of The Orient." This tea is put up in lead foil under a particu- larly handsome label and makes, as they claim for it, a most delicious drink, a combination of choice India and Ceylon. Their Formosa Oo- long Blend, "Sun Light" Chop, is also a particularly fine tea. Their " Koo' TEE chan " and "COYJI " teas are also very popular. Taken as a whole their establishment is one of the most complete, if not the most complete of its kind in the United States, and is operated on business principles and a well directed plan. JACOB BA1Z, Importer of Coffee, and Commission Merchant, No. 102 Front Street.— This gentleman is one of the leading coffee importers of the metropolis, and is regarded in the trade as an authority on that staple, having formerly been engaged in the business of coffee growing on a large plantation in Spanish America. Being a native of that country, which is the chief coffee-growing centre of the world. Mr. Baiz is thoroughly familiar with all the details of cotfae raising, gathering the berry and pre- paring it for export. In fact.it maybe truly said that his whole life has been passed in the coffee trade. He has thus acquired an expert knowl- edge which is excelled by none and enjoyed by few men in the trade in this country. So well is this recognized in the trade that his advice and expert opinion are often sought, and he is frequently invited to arbitrate disputed points. In assorting coffee under its various grades, and in estimating the value and condition of a cargo his judgment is unexcelled and his decision is usually accepted without question. Mr. Baiz came to this country and started in business in New York as an importer of coffee in 1S70. His busi- ness has. therefore, been established for a full quarter of a century, and he has both witnessed and been a factor in the most important era in the develop- ment of this great metropolis, and has seen the coffee trade become an essen- tially great factor of its commercial activity. He is himself one of the largest direct importers of coffee in the country, and handles every season many large consignments. He sells to the leading houses all over the United States, and his connection is justly regarded as the most extensive and valuable in the trade. This has been the more readily acquired because during its twenty-five years of existence the house has established and maintained an untarnished reputation for filling its agreements to the letter. The spacious warehouses occupy four floors, each 80 x 25 feet in dimensions, where an immense stock of coffee is constantly carried, ready for immediate shipment to fill orders. In addition to its extensive business in this country the house does a large export trade in introducing and shipping all sorts of American manufactured goods, including dry goods, provisions, hardware, etc. His connections cover all of Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries. Mr. Baiz is an old resident of New York, fully identified with its growth and progress, and is recognized as one of its substantial merchants and leading citizens. 4f NEW CHAS. ENGLE, Importer and Jobber of Table Delicacies, No. 19 Hudson Street.— New York has long been the head centre in the United States for the importation of table delicacies, and a very extensive trade is carried on in this line. One of the most success- ful merchants engaged in the t r a d e is M r. Chas. E n g 1 e, whose head- quarters are at the above ad- dress. He com- mands a very heavy trade, which perme- ates to all sec- t i o n s of the United States, and a number of salesmen travel in his interest and that of his customers. This gentleman was born in Ger- many, but has lived in New York since boy- M \ \ hood, and he is . y well and popu- larly kn o w n *x-\ , i Jr throughout the United St:ites. both in business circles and in private life. Mr. Engle is a jobber in both foreign and American fancy gro- ceries, making a leading / X specialty of imported table C^OWZ^ <&^&, delicacies. He handles the ^ S choicest goods only, and everything that is to be ound in the European market in delicacies is to be had at his establishment, f 83*4, and the facilities are such that all orders from the trade are met upon the most equitable terms. UH. DUDLEY & CO., Canned Goods, Corner Hudson and Duane Streets. — This is an old and a prominent house. It is one of the leading concerns in its line in New York, and is widely known in the trade. The business was established in IS57 by the present senior member of the firm, who conducted the same alone up to 1S7S. Then his son, W. B. Dudley, became a partner, since which time .1. Weisl, E. Materne and W. D. Dreaker acquired an interest. All are men of experience in the business, and are thoroughly conversant with the wants of the trade. U. II. Dudley & Co. are commission merchants and brokers, and handle everything in canned goods and imported and do- mestic dried fruits. They represent packers and ca nners, and make a spe- cialty of foreign and California dried fruits. They ship from packing bouses and canneries, and have unexcelled facilities in respect of sources of supply. They sell to the wholesale trade throughout the United States, and their annual sales reach a very handsome figure. The quarters occu- pied by them as office and salesroom, are commodious and well ordered, and a full sample stock is carried here. CASSEL & MILTHACK, Importers. Manufacturers and Jobbers of Articles for Confectioners, Caterers, Bakers and Hotels. No. 76 Murray Street. — This is one of the most reliable houses in the country dealing in confectioners' and caterers' supplies. Messrs. Cassel & Milthack do a wholesale business exclusively as importers, manu- facturers and jobbers of French and German fancy goods, French fruits and other supplies required by restaurants, hotels or ocean steamships, for table use and decoration. The very extensive and varied line they carry comprises ornaments for wedding cakes, paste flowers, leaves, cupids, etc., icing in ev- ery decorative shape, lace papers, artificial flowers, costume and surprise mot- toes, novelties for serving ices and Roman punch, ice cream moulds. French fruits, glace, maroons, crystalized leaves, candy tongs, bonbonnieres, glass balls, papier mache novelties in wide assortment, and an infinitude of simi- lar appliances and devices. The house was established in 1892, and at once demonstrated that it had hit upon a public requirement, as it immediately entered upon an active business, which has since been steadily expanding. Its office and salesrooms occupy the four upper floors of the five-story building, where a large force of clerks and operatives is kept steadily en- gaged. Messrs. F. ('. Cassel and II. Milthack were both born in Germany, but are now residents of New York. Their experience in their special line lias enabled them to achieve quick success, to which the popularity grow- ing out of their personal qualities has largely contributed. 4C NEW FR. FARRINGTON & CO., Importers and Grinders of Spices, No. 183 Chambers Street. — Tlie manufacture of spices constitutes, as it is scarcely necessary to say. an important branch of business in a great commercial centre like New York, and lias grown to exten- sive proportions in a quarter of a century. Engaged in this line we have in this city a number of large linns, prominent among the others being that of F. 11. Farrington & Co., proprietors of the " Equitable Mills." This isa widely-known concern, and is notable as being the only exclusive spice house in New York. It was established in 1874, and after changing hands several times, the present proprietors assumed control in June, 1890, and under their management the trade has been very materially increased. They are importers and grinders of spices, and have first-class facilities for ginger bleaching, which is a specialty. They produce fine goods, and can guarantee purity and quality of their products. They sell to jobbers, wholesale druggists, grocers, etc., throughout the United States, and are doing a flourishing business. The firm is composed of Messrs. F. R. Far- rington, X. Linicus, Jr., and C. X. Searle, who are men of energy and experience, and well known in commercial circles. The premises occupied by them are spacious and perfectly equipped, the mills are provided with the latest improved machinery and appliances for spice grinding, ginger bleaching, etc., and a large force is employed. Messrs. Farrington & Co. keep on hand always a big stock, which includes pure and fresh spices of every description, and can fill orders for any quantity on shortest notice, and on most favorable terms, (iinger bleaching is done for the trade by the firm in the most careful and reliable manner at lowest rates, and all orders receive prompt and personal attention. MOUIULYAX. IIEIMAXX & CO., Importers of Japan Tens, Xo. 138 Front Street. — This house is concededly the largest engaged in the Japan tea trade, handling fully one quarter of the whole crop of Japan's teas. The significance of this statement will be evident when it is borne in mind that out of something over eighty-nine million pounds of tea imported into the United States in 1893, nearly forty-six million pounds were brought from Japan. It has been a matter of statisti- cal record in the United States Bureau of Statistics at Washington that the Japanese teas have been steadily growing in popularity in this country for several years past. Competent judges declare that the Japan teas, of all grades, are superior to the production of China. Messrs. Mourilyan, Ilei- mann A- Co. have their headquarters in Yokohoma and Hiogo, Japan, the Xew York establishment being a branch house. It was established under the present name in 1868, and is under the able charge of the resi- 1 894, * 227 dent partners, Messrs. W. J. Cruickshank and Russell Bleecker, who are thoroughly familiar with the Japan trade in all its ramifications. In their hands the Xew York house controls an extensive trade. Agencies have been established in San Francisco and in Canada, which are also prospering vigorously. The Xew York offices are elegantly appointed, aud give employment to eight clerks. Messrs. Cruickshank and Bleecker reside on Stateu Island. M ARCUS MASOX & CO., Sole Manufacturers of Marcus Mason's Improved Coffee Machinery, Xo. 333 Produce Exchange. — The great improvements made in the perfection of coffee machinery by the firm of Marcus Mason & Co., have elicited the closest investigation and widespread patronage of the coffee-growing districts throughout the world. This firm are sole manufacturers of Miircus Mason's improved coffee machinery and the perfected Engelberg Huller for coffee and rice, with main office as above, and factory at Worcester, Mass. The busi- ness was founded in 1st::, by Mr. Marcus Mason. The great advances made in coffee and rice hulling machin- Ssjbt — j , ery by this firm have placed their productions far be- ^Kma^jevOyMo'II*! 1 " yond competition, and they are to be found in opera- tion and. giving the most admirable service upon the leading plantations in South and Central America, the West Indies and Mexico, as well as those in the United States. The leading specialties of the firm, upon which they have trade-marks, are '"Mason's Campeon" hullers, "Mason's Vencedor" polishers, "El Jefe" classifiers, " Invencible " power screens, and "Ma- son's Hercules" engines and boilers, dryers and pulpers. They are the only manufacturers in the United States that can furnish a complete system of coffee plantation machinery, of either the wet or dry process, and theirs is known as the " Mason System." Quality lias ever been the first considera- tion of the management, and their claims to superiority are based on the severest tests of every-day use upon the plantations of North and South America. The triumphant record of the Mason system and its ever-widening use are alone sufficient guarantees that purchasers can do best by patronizing this firm. Mr. Mason, the inventor of the system that bears Ids name, has had an experience of forty years upon the coffee plantations of Central and South America, and is there every season, noting results of his improvements and experimenting upon others. ?' S TEM AfVutVO yMeJORAO {. de MA SON, V-* 228 4t NEW YORK- 1 894, fe- GARDINER & DELAFIELD, Importers of Olive Oil, Italian, French and California Olive Oil of All Kinds, No. 173 Front Street, — Among other special branches of commerce in New York an important position is occupied by the importer of and wholesale dealer in olive oils, and a foremost house in the trade is that of Gardiner & Delafield. This enterprise was inaugurated in May, 1890, by Gardiner Brothers, and in 1802 Messrs. Gardiner & Delafield succeeded to the con- trol of affairs. In 1894 the copartnership was dissolved, Mr. Asa B. Gard- iner, Jr., retiring, and Mr. Maturin L. Delafield, Jr., is now sole proprietor, though be retains the old linn style. Mr. Delafield is a native of New York city, has had thorough experience in the business world, and is widely and popularly known in commercial circles. He is sole agent for the United States and Canada for F. Menicanti's Extra Lucca Olive Oil, which, is popularly known as the " Delight of the Bon Vivant." Mr. Delafield occupies commodious business premises, employs a full staff of assistants, and deals in all grades of Italian, French and California olive oils, and constantly supplies an active demand. With unsurpassed facilities for procuring goods, it is not to be wondered that the trade of this house extends throughout the United States and Canada, and that it is annually assuming greater proportions. FM. BOWER & CO., Motto Papers, Bakers' and Confectioners' .Sup- plies, No. 105 Chambers Street. — After all the talk about the tariff # and its effect on American industries, it is refreshing to learn of a business run by American genius and backed by American capital which has not only driven foreign competition from the home field, but has itself entered upon foreign territory, and despite tariff restrictions and impost taxes abroad, is able to undersell the foreign manufacturer in his home field. Such a business is the manufacture of motto papers con- ducted by Messrs. F. M. Bower & Co. Their motto papers are used by bakers, confectioners and fancy goods dealers and manufacturers, and the house has practically a monopoly of the motto paper trade in the United States. Years ago before this well-known house started in business all these motto papers were imported, and the ruling price was $1.25 per thou- sand. By their improved methods of manufacture and their enterprising business management, F. M. Bower A Co. now furnish a better grade of paper in larger variety of design at less than half the price which formerly ruled, and the foreign goods have been practically driven from this market. They ship their motto papers to Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, and even to Europe, where, despite the fact that they have to pay an import duty of 40 per cent., they are able to undersell the foreign manufacturer and furnish a better quality of goods. Besides the motto papers the house manufactures and deals in every kind of tool, pan or machine used by bakers and confectioners. The present firm of F. M. Bower & Co. succeeded F. M. Bower & Bro. in 18SS, and is composed of Messrs. A. M. Bower and E. E. Pierson. ADOLPH HENSCHEL, Manufacturing Confectioner, Nos. 456 and 458 Cherry street. — Mr. Henschel is one of the best known manu- facturing confectioners in New York. He has had an experience of more than than twenty-five years in the business, though lie has been established at his present location only for the last year. His manu- factory occupies an entire floor, 75 x 150 feet in area, which is equipped with all the latest machinery and every improved appliance f or making the finest candies and confections. Fifty hands are employed in the various processes of manufacture, and everything throughout the establishment is kept scrupulously clean, and only materials of absolute purity are used. In this way the confections produced are always of the highest standard of quality, and the "Bison Brand," which is Mr. Henschcrs trade-mark, has an established reputation as a guarantee of the finest productions. The specialties manufactured include bon bons and chocolates, fine penny goods, hand-made cream cocoanut bon bons, and a full line of table confec- tions. The trade extends all over the United States, and the chief custom- ers are wholesale grocers and confectioners in New York and the Eastern States. Mr. Henschel is a native of Germany, but has been in the United States since a youth, and is a member of the National Confectioners' Asso- ciation, and of several fraternal and social organizations. JOIIX EABLY & CO., Manufacturers and Jobbers of Woodenware, Cordage, Brushes, Brooms, Etc., Nos. 13 Hudson Street and 130 Reade Street. — One of New York's best known woodenware firms is that of John Early & Co. The house is an old and representative one. and does a very large business. It was established in 1861 by John Early, who died in 1801, when his sons and successors, J. N. and C. M. Early, assumed control. The Messrs. Early are gentlemen in the prime of life, and natives of this city. Both are men of thorough experience in the business, active and energetic, and are well and favorably known in the trade. John Early & Co. are importers and jobbers of woodenware, cord- age, brushes, brooms, etc.. etc., and carry full lines. They handle a multi- farious assortment of goods, including grocers' sundries, household furn- ishing supplies, etc., and have unsurpassed facilities. Their trade extends throughout the United States, and they also exportquite largely to Central and South America. Their warehouse is spacious and commodious, and the various departments are well ordered. An exceedingly large and com- plete stock is constantly kept on hand here, and comprises everything in woodenware. willow-ware, cordage, brushes, brooms, etc. They also store goods extensively elsewhere, and are in a position to offer liberal induce- ments to the trade. 4f NEW YORK- 1834, * 220 TQINUCU SUGAR CANE MANUFACTURING COMPANY. No. si) Wall Street. — One of the most valuable and important of our com- mercial interests is represented in the importation of raw sugar. A foremost concern carrying on extensive operations in tins line is the Central Tuiuucu Sugar < Jane Manufacturing ( Company, of Santi Spiritus, Cuba, whose head office is at the address above. This company was Organized in L890, and has since been operatine with steadily increasing success, owing to the superior] ty of its lands, and the honorable methods employed in the management. The company owns a large plantation on thr Island of Cuba, where they produce a very heavy crop of sugar cam', which is manufactured into sugar by the company. The most improved machinery is utilized for the purpose, and the plant was recently augmented by the addition of a large new sugar mill. The product is shipped in cargo lots direct to New York, and is here disposed of to Amei i- can refiners. The sugar stands a test of 96# and is maintained at the bi st possible standard of excellence. The company is excellently officered by gentlemen prominent in commercial and financial circles. GEO. E. ETIENNE, Sole Agent for the United (States for Joseph Itamell. Paris, Table Luxuries. Nos. 3!) and 41 West Broadway. — The importation of table luxuries constitutes a most important feature of New York's commerce. Among the most recently es- tablished of those engaged in the trade is Mr. Geo. E. Etienne. who began operations in September, 1894. lie is sole agent for the United States for the Paris house of Mr. Joseph Iiamell. dealer in sardines, peas, mushrooms, beans, macedoiuc. olive oil, truffles, macaroni, candied and preserved fruits, etc. These products are guaranteed to be the finest of the kind the market affords. A full line of samples is carried and importation orders from any part of the United States are promptly attended to. Mr. Etienne is a native of Paris and has resided in New York the past eight years, lie is an energetic young business man and fully deserving of all patronage that may be accorded him. G GRUND, Analytical and Consulting Chemist. No. 121 Front street. — It is self-evident that it is of the utmost interest to all members of the community that the men charged with the duty of analysis should possess the highest scientific and theoretical attainments, and a broad, practical experience. Among those who occupy themselves with this line of research in New York, we know of none who possesses these qualifications in a higher degree than Mr. G. Grund, who was born in Oermany, and there received his education, graduating with high honors from the University of Leipsic. He came to this city in 1S82, and was at once retained as an analytical and consulting chemist of the sugar trade, a position which he has since filled and still tills with eminent satisfaction. In lsss he opened bis office for general analytical and consulting work, and his patronage is to-day both large and influential. His patrons are found in all parts of this country, and some of them are business men at Halifax, N. S., and Montreal, P. Q., Canada. Mr. Grund has made an enviable name for ability and integrity, and judging by his past success, his future is well assured. THOMAS GOULARD & CO., Licensed Inspectors. Weighers, Etc., Provisions. Lard, Tallow, Oils, Grease and General Merchandise, Nos. 36and'88 Whitehall Street. — This business w as originally estab- lished thirty years ago, by Messrs. Goulard, Rouse & Co., and on the decease of Mr. Martin House on January 3n, 1S!)4, Mr. Thomas Goulard succeeded to the sole control under the present name ami style. He is recognized as a gentleman of superior talents and sound judgment, and having daily to deal with all kinds of provisions, lard, tallow, oils, grease and general merchandise coining from all parts of the country, he has be- come an acknowledged authority on all qualities and grades, and the sys- tem in force works smoothly and satisfactorily, owing to the reliable methods of management. Mr. Goulard has in his service from thirty to forty skilled assistants, and every department of the business goes on harmoniously and to the credit of the house, while the members of the Exchange reap the benefit. Branch offices are operated at No. ~.°> Traders' Building, Chicago, 111., and Board of Trade Building, Kansas City, Mo., and the house has its correspondents in all parts of the country. Mr. Gou- lard is a native New Yorker, a prominent member of the Produce Exchange, the Knights Templar, Mystic Shrine and Blue Lodge of F. & A. M.; a director of the New York Bay Cemetery, and a useful, public-spirited citizen. GEO. II. RICHARDSON, Bananas. Nos. 228 and •_'.;() Greenwich Street. — The wholesale trade in tropical fruits forms one of the most important features of our metropolitan commerce, and vast transactions are carried on in this line. This is especially the case with tin 1 trade in bananas, millions of bunches being disposed of annually, while it is but comparatively a few years since this great fruit was re. garded as a luxury in this country. One of the leading houses engaged in this industry is conducted by Mr. George II. Richardson. I bis gentleman began business operations in 1879, and has since acquired an excellent pres- tige as an authority on all branches of his avocation, while he has devel- oped a first-class trade connection that extends all over the United States and Canada. He deals in West Indian, South American and Southern fruits and nuts, disposing of same by cargo, carloads or smaller quantities as the condition of the trade may demand, making a specialty of bananas, handling a large quantity of this wholesome fruit, the fruit being received direct from growers. All demands of the trade are met upon the most favorable, liberal terms. Mr. Richardson was born in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, but has resided in the metropolis about twenty years, and here he is popularly know u as a most progressive, energetic and reliable merchant. 230 4C NEW YORK- 1 894, THE UNITED CONFECTIONERS' ASSOCIATION, Manufacturers of Superior Flavoring Extracts, Importers and Dealers in General Confectioners' Supplies, No. 43 Jay Street. — The leading represent- ative of the trade in flavoring extracts and general confectioners' supplies in the metropolis is recognized to he The United Confectioners' Association. This house is noted for the manufacture of superior flavoring extracts and the importation and sale of general confectioners' supplies. The business was founded in 1866, and the present corporation was formed under the laws of the State of New York, with a capital of $27,000, and its pres- ent officers are as follows, viz. ; E. A. G . Intemann. president ; H. W. Hoops, vice-president; John Bruinmer, secretary; J. G. C. Taddiken, treasurer; Henry C. Brummer, cashier; and the following board of directors, E. A. G. Intemann, H. W. Hoops, John Brummer. J. G. C. Taddiken, J. F. Cordes, Hermann Cordes, F. Lange, H. F. Hoops, H. Lunsmann, Charles Heins and August Liss. As manufacturers of specialties peculiar to their house, this association occupies a unique position in the industrial world, ami it is safe to say that it has no successful imitators and no peers in this or any other country. For purity and strength their oils, extracts and fruit juices are unsurpassed, and are warranted free from all poisonous adulter- ations. Their most prominent specialties are Superior Extracts of Vanilla, Strawberry, Lemon Peel, and Orange Peel; Mexican vanilla beans, New Or- leans molasses. Police Porto Rico molasses, American crystal glucose, shelled Spanish and Virginia peanuts, almonds, hickorymits. pecan nuts, hazel nuts, walnuts and pignolia nuts, San Bias cocoanuts, chocolates, gela- tines, honey, marmalades, cocoa butter, Tonka beans, dessicated cocoanut, tigs, dates, raisins, rock-candy, grape sugar and maple sugar. These goods are guaranteed to have no deleterious substances, and are in preferential de- mand by confectioners throughout the entire country. An immense stock is constantly carried, and all orders are given prompt and perfect fulfill- ment, while terms and prices arc placed upon a fair and equitable basis. President Intemann has been at the head of affairs since IS86, and both he and his coadjutors in the management are experts in the business, and are to be congratulated upon the success they have achieved by their enterprise, industry and skill. MILKS & HOLM AN, Millers and Commission Merchants, No. 49 Jay Street. — Among the various commodities of commerce, the trade in cereals occupies the foremost position in point of value and importance. One of the oldest bouses in this line in New York is that of Messrs. Miles & Ilolman. millers and commission merchants, with mills at Alpine-on-the-Hudson, N. J. This firm was organized in 1S40. by Messrs. Francis S. and Sweeting Miles, Lyman F. Ilolman being admitted inl865. F. S. Miles retired about 1808, and L. F. Holmanin 1884,the present proprietor being Sweeting Miles solely, and thus for almost an half century the house has been in existence. They are widely as well as most reputably known to the trade, and their business connection extends all over theUnion. They deal in oatmeal, oat groats, pearl barley, barley flour, samp, hominy, cornmeal, split peas, green peas, buckwheat groats, etc., and handle the best grades only, carry a heavy stock in their five-story warehouse in this city, and orders of any magnitude meet with prompt fulfillment. The New York house is conducted under the management of Mr. Francis J. Miles, son of Sweeting Miles, who is an active, thoroughly experienced business man. APGAR & CO., Importers of Extracts, Essential Oils, Fruit Juices Etc., Nos. 73-75 Dey and 178 Washington Streets. — This is an old and a representative concern, and is widely known. It is the oldest and leading house in its line in the country, and has had a prosperous career. The business was established in 1842 by Mali] on Apgar, and under the above firm-name has ever since been conducted with uninterrupted success. The founder retired some time ago, and the co- partnership now consists of his sons, Louis J. Apgar and Ed. H. Apgar, and Henry C. Weitemeyer. All three are men of thorough experience, and have been in the firm for a number of years. They are well known in commercial circles and are members of the Produce Exchange. Messrs. Apgar & Co. have a branch office, warehouse and factory at Nos. 221- 223 East Kinzie Street, Chicago, where they occupy four commodious four- story buildings. They employ some forty people in the various depart- ments and have about twenty representatives on the road. The premises occupied by the New York house are spacious and well ordered. Messrs. Apgar »V- Co. are importers and manufacturers of extracts, essential oils, essences, ammonia acids, fruit-juices, dried fruit, shelled nuts of all kinds, dates, olive oil, spices, seeds, etc., and handle a great variety of high-grade products. They are general agents for United States and Canada for Blocker's Dutch cocoa butter, Blooker's Carcacas liquor, Blooker's Ceylon liquor, the E. A. F. brand of French fruits, fruit pulps, fruit juices; for Bishop A- Co.. Los Angeles. Cal., pure unsugared fruit pulps; for the Orient. Company, (Limited) Colombo and London, celebrated Ceylon sugar- less cocoanut. the "Cocolanka Brand " thread, strip, chips, tegular, shred and macaroon ; for II. B. & Co."'s triple concentrated German fruit-juices, and for V. S. Restuccia et tils, Messina finest hand pressed oil of lemon and orange. They carry a vast and varied assortment of goods, all of high- grade, and can warrant every article. The stock, which is of a compre- hensive character, comprises, in addition to the products already mentioned, also almond paste, Canton ginger, gelatine, glucose, glycerine, gums, honey, Iceland moss, licorice, horehound, lamp-black, soda, sugar, molasses and syrups, starch. Tonka beans, vanilla beans, cream tartar, paraffine, wax paper, " Delicious " crushed fruits, egg albumen, coloring compounds and other specialties in confectioners' supplies and druggists' sundries. The firm can quote lowest prices on anything in their line, and all orders are carefully and promptly tilled. 4f NEW YORK?- t 894, * 231 JOHN" SINCLAIR & CO., Commission Merchants, Room is:;. Washington Building, No. 1 Broadway. — One of the oldest and best-known packing houses represented in New York is that of T. M. Sinclair & Co.. of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, represented in New York by Messrs. John Sinclair it Co. The latter firm established themselves in business here thirty years ago. as commission merchants, and still cany on operations in that line. About 1S71 they established the packing house at Cedar Rapids, where they packed from 300,000 to 400,000 hogs per year, and handle both pork and beef products in this city, on commission and for export. The firm possess an expert knowledge of the provision trade in all its branches, and the success they have met with is easily seen in the immense business which they have built up through- out the United States and in foreign countries. None but the very finest goods in their line are handled, and to know that an article comes from the house of John Sinclair it Co , is to know that is the best the market affords. They carry on general transactions as commission merchants in pork, lard, hams, tripe, shoulders, sausages, pig's feet, dried and smoked beef, beef tongues, pure leaf lard and sugar cured hams. The meats packed by this firm are justly celebrated for excellence, soundness, care and skill in curing, as they use only tire best stock and have the latest process for curing, which adds greatly to the flavor of their hams and bacon and renders them free from the unpleasant taste of excessive salt. Their pure leaf lard is refined to that degree which renders it pre-eminently a choice and fine article for culinary purposes. The largest orders are filled with prompt- ness and care, and every advantage known to the trade is granted to cus- tomers. Mr. John Sinclair, the senior member of the firm, is in charge of the New York office, ami is a well-known member of the Produce Exchange, bringing to bear special qualifications for carrying on the business upon the highest plane of efficiency. MARTIN JOHNSON it SON, Commission Merchants in Pork, Poultry. Sheep, Lambs. Calves, Perries. Peaches, and all Kinds of Country Produce. No. Hi.") Reade Street. — This is an old and re- liable house, and has been prominent in the trade for a quarter of a century. It was established by the senior member of the firm, who con- ducted the business alone for a number of years, and then took into part- nership his son, Edwin S. Johnson. The Messrs. Johnson are commission merchants in pork, poultry, sheep, lambs, calves, berries, peaches, and all kinds of country produce, and do a large business. They receive supplies from all points, and are quite extensive shippers. They can place consignments to the very best advantage, and guarantee prompt returns. Martin Johnson it Son oceupy commodious premises, and employ a num- ber of people. They keep on hand always a large and fine stock, which includes everything in their line in season, anil can supply dealers at low- est market prices. They give close personal attention to business, and those having dealings with this responsible firm are assured of finding the same of an entirely satisfactory character. WOLFF it REESSINO. Importers and Manufacturers. Packers of Canned Goods, Nos. 62 and (14 Front Street. — The pioneers in the sardine industry in America were Messrs. Wolff it Reessing, of this city, who are still the leaders in the importation, maim facture and packing of canned goods. They began to pack sardines at their factory in this city in 1871, importing for this purpose "sprats" in barrels. This business they continued until IS75. In the meantime, how- ever, the idea had been suggested of using the small herring taken at Eastport, Me., as a substitute, and experiments soon proved that the domestic fish were superior to the imported ones. The abundance of the small herring in the vicinity of Eastpoi't induced this firm to embark in the enterprise of putting up the herring in oil. under the direction of the Eagle Preserved Fish Company, which had previously been organized by Mr. Julius Wolff, the senior member of the firm. The methods employed proved successful, and as a result these gentlemen have had the satisfac- tion of seeing the industry develop to such an extent that it now consti- tutes the principal business of Eastport and Luhec, and is rapidly spreading toother portions of Maine, the firm now handling the products of some twenty packing factories at Eastport, Luhec, Jonesport, Milbridge, etc. The care taken in salting and preparing the fish was an important factor in the business, and justified the packers, after stipulating a reasonable time during which the guarantee should hold good, in making the following offer to the trade: "Warranted to keep sound; if not so found, money will be refunded." No such guarantee was given in regard to the imported sardines, which fact proved a death-blow to the imported article. The pack of domestic sardines — £ oils, $ mustards, spiced, and packed in tomato sauce — last year amounted to about "SO. not) eases. The high standard of its products, is evidenced by the fact that medals have been awarded them at numerous international expositions, both in Europe and in this country. In 1883 a silver medal was awarded at the Great International Fisheries Exposition in London, and another medal was awarded the same year at the exposition held at Aalborg, in Denmark. Again, in ISS.">. the firm was given a gold medal at the New Orleans Exposition. Their trade to-day extends to all parts of the United States, and employment is given during the season in this industry to from 5000 to 6000 hands. The goods com- mand a decided preference among dealers and consumers, and in the markets of the world the trade-mark of the Eagle brand of this firm is considered a guarantee of uniform excellence. Mr. Julius Wolff founded this business in 1865. and the present firm was organized in 1869. Loth gentlemen are natives of Germany, residents of this country for upwards of thirty years, and experts in their calling. 232 * NEW YORK^- 1 894, * J MONROE TAYLOR CHEMICAL COMPANY, No. 113 Water, first door south of Wall Street. — For many years the products of J. Monroe Taylor Chemical Company have heen hefore the public, and have stood the test of time. These goods have been on the market now for half a century, and daring the entire period have been steadily plowing in popular favor. The " Gold Medal'' soda and salekatus manu- factured by them are noted for exceptional excellence, and are conceded to be the very best made. Their Cream Yeast baking powder and sal soda are also preparations of a distinctly superior quality, and all are in exten- sive and increasing use. The company's factory, which is in Brooklyn, is the oldest bi-carb. soda works in the United States. This concern was established iu 1S44. and is widely known. J. Monroe Taylor Chemical Company have first-class productive facilities, and do an exceedingly large business. Their factory is capacious and perfectly equipped, and upward of 100 hands are employed in the various departments. They have eight clerks at the office, and twenty salesmen represent them on the road. The proprietors are Charles C. Pope. J. Monroe T. Pope and Charles F. Pope, father and sons respectively. The Messrs. Pope, who are native Xew Yorkers, are men of thorough practical experience, and exercise immediate supervision over all operations. The goods manufactured by them are made from carefully selected and pure ingredients, and a uniformly high standard of excellence is maintained. Their "Gold Medal" soda and 8A1.era.tus, and their Cream Yeast baking powder, etc.. are of absolute purity and notably fine quality. They are goods of distinct merit, and are not only in extensive demand everywhere in the United States, but are exported largely, also, to Central and South American countries. A big stock is always kept on hand, and the trade is supplied on the most favor- able terms. SOME seven years ago, the firm of E. J. Heraty & Co., an old established and well-known exclusive tea importing house of Philadelphia, opened a branch in Xew York under the management of E. M. Payne. From an office in the start this branch has gradually grown until they now occupy the entire five- story building at No. 141 Front Street, and are acknowledged by all as one of the leading houses in the trade. The making a spe- cialty of pure teas, together with strictly honorable dealings, are partly responsible for this pronounced success. THOS. LEEMING & CO.. Importers of Xestle's Milk Food, Xestle's Swiss Milk, Sofio's Essential Oils, Chocolat-Siuhard, No. 73 War- ren Street. — This firm handles none but imported goods and are sole agents for Xestle's milk food. Xestle's Swiss condensed milk, and chocolat-suchard, representing eminent foreign houses. The above- named products this firm are able to secure by virtue of the knowledge possessed by the principals of their intrinsic and market value, as well as by their acquaintance with the best sources of supply and the old associ- ations they have across the water, dating back in many cases to the incep- tion of their business in 1S40, when Joseph Leeming. the founder of the hiuise, came here. The vantage ground thus gained has been potent in enabling the firm to command a wide influence on both sides the water and t<> retain the supremacy in their trade which they have so long enjoyed. A branch office is operated in Montreal. P. (.). Mr. Thomas Leeming suc- ceeded to the business at the death of his father, in 1S59, and Mr. Joseph Leeming. 2d. came here from Montreal in 1SS1 and was admitted as a part- ner in 1886. Both are thoroughly trained merchants and expert and accom- plished importers. JOHN W. HAULEXBEEK. Germanian Mills. Coffee Boasting and Spice Grinding for the Trade. No. 170 Duane Street. — The coffee roasting and spice grinding trade is a most important feature of the indus- tries of the metropolis, and one of the most prominent houses in the trade is that of Mr. John W. Ilaulenbeek. proprietor of the Germanian Mills. This enterprise was founded in 1854 by Peter Ilaulenbeek, who came to Xew York from Portipton I'lains. N. .1., when but fifteen years of age. and began his business career as a shop boy in a grocery store on Bed- ford Street. In less than a year he began a coffee-roasting business in a loft on Franklin Street, roasting and packing goods at night and selling the trade next day. in which he prospered exceedingly well. On his retirement in 1887, he was succeeded by his son, the present proprietor, who now pre- pares from 15,000 to 20,000 pounds of coffee per day for wholesalers, pack- ing and distributing the same. He has occupied the present quarters since 187S. a portion of which is set aside for spice grinding for the wholesale trade, and another portion is given up to the manufacture of an imitation coffee, which was invented by his father in 1875. the composition being a a trade secret. It is. however, unlike any other substitute, containing neither chicory, peas or rye. The premises comprise a four-story build- ing, 25x125 feet in dimensions, equipped with the most modern steam- power machinery for roasting coffee and grinding spices, and employment is siven to twenty-five hands the year around. Mr. Ilaulenbeek is a native Xew Yorker, and was brought up to a knowledge of this industry from his youth. 41 NEW YORK?-t8d4, 234 ♦K NEW JACOBDULS & CO., Packers and Cleaners of Teas and Coffees, Manu- facturers of Tea Caddies, Nos. 46 and 48 Water Street.— An impor- tant industry with which many persons probably are unfamiliar is the cleaning of teas and coffees in order to separate from them im- purities introduced by accident and by giving them a brighter lustre to enhance their salability. Jacob Duls & Co. are a leading firm engaged in this branch of enterprise. They established the business in 1879, and under their skillful management it has grown to large proportions, having customers in this city, Boston, Philadelphia, Albany, and, in fact, in all the leading cities in the Middle and Eastern States. The extent of their trade may be surmised from the magnitude of the plant required to handle it. Their storehouse and works occupy two adjoining buildings five stories in height, each having an area of 70 x 90 feet. The establishment is fitted up with all the improved machinery requisite for cleaning and renovating teas and coffees, operated by a 75-horse power engine, and twenty-five men are employed. After the articles have been manipulated they are repacked, and the firm manufactures tea caddies for this purpose, which are in w ide and constant demand, their sale in the Southern States being especially large and increasing. The gentlemen comprising the firm are thoroughly experienced in the tea and coffee trade and are held in high esteem by the merchants in that line. Mr. Jacob Duls is a native of Germany who has been for many years in this country, and is a member of the Odd Fellows fraternity. Mr. David D. Reeve is a New Yorker by birth and a member of the Royal Arcanum, as is likewise the third member of the firm, Mr. Richard Van Riper, also a Mew Yorker. All three reside in Brooklyn, where Mr. Van Riper is a member of the Legion of Honor. HAMILTON & CHOLWELL, Teas, No. 128 Front Street.— One of the best and most favorably known (inns engaged in this branch of mercantile endeavor, is that of Messrs. Hamilton & Cholwell. whose extensive business was founded in 1875 by its present pro- prietors, both of whom have had long and valuable experience in this branch of trade. From the beginning they built up widespread and influ- ential business connections, and secured the control of a trade which to-day extends from Maine to California. Messrs. Hamilton & Cholwell occupy two floors of a building, 25 x 80 feet in dimensions, where they have every modern facility and convenience for the prosecution of their large business on a broad and satisfactory basis. Ample storage room is provided, and the stock under their control is at all times heavy, compre- hensive, and carefully selected. The firm are receivers of all the finest and purest grades of tea from China, Japan, India and Ceylon, of which they have always a vast assortment on hand. Their facilities for receiving and handling, as well as for filling orders and shipping, are excellent, and 1894, W their relations with planters and exporters in those countries are such as enable the firm to quote the lowest market rulings. Fifteen assistants are employed on the premises. Mr. Hamilton was born in this city, while Mr. < holw ell is a native of Connecticut, and both are highly esteemed in trade circles for their ability, enterprise and strict integrity. THE ENGELBERG HURLER COMPANY, Manufacturers of Pice and Coffee Hulling Machinery, No. 331 Produce Exchange. — One of the unique and important manufacturing enterprises repre- sented in New York is that of The Engelberg Huller Company, manufacturers of rice and coffee hulling machinery, whose factory is at Syracuse, X. Y. This company was incorporated in 1SS8. under the laws of the State of West Virginia, and is officered as follows, viz.: J. R. Mon- tague, president; T. L. Poole, vice-president; A A. Schenk, secretary and treasurer; with Jose P. Tebyrica. M. E., as manager of New York office. The specialties of the company embrace the improved coffee huller and sepa- rator, improved rice huller and polisher, grain separator and grader. These machines are the inventions of E. C. Engelberg, for which they own the home and foreign pat- ents, and they are the sole manufacturers. These machines have gone into general use throughout all parts of the globe where rice and coffee are grown or handled, and no ship leaves New York for any tropical country without carrying more or less of them, especially for Mexico, Central and South America; while they are in preferential demand by planters throughout Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, and the South. There are now over 4,000 coffee hullers in Brazil alone, and (500 rice hullers in different coun- tries of the world. Dan Talmage's Sons of Brook- lyn have twenty and Gustave A. Jahn & Co., of Brooklyn, have twelve rice hullers, and the demand is steadily on the increase. The company give spe- cial attention to the export trade, which is all done through the New York office. Every machine is severely tested before shipment, and is guaranteed to give entire satisfac- tion. Prices are at bed-rock, and illustrated catalogues are mailed on application. Manager Tebyrica was born in Brazil, on a coffee plantation, graduated from Cornel] University in 1S7S, and founded this company, in the management of which his success has been brilliant, decisive and well merited. * NEW YORK?-1894, * 233 EMU. GREINER, Manufacturer and Importer of Chemical and Physi- cal Apparatus, Xos. 146 and 14 s William Street. — There is certainly not one in his business in New York who is more widely or more favorably known than Fmil Greiner, manufacturer and importer of chemical and physical apparatus. He is maker of guaranteed accurate volumetric glassware, and strictly reliable hydrometers and thermometers for any purpose, and turns out a notably superior class of work, and being an expert in his line, he has a large and growing patronage which extends throughout the United States and Canada. He is sole agent for Franz Schilling, Geblberg, Thuringia, Germany, and also makes a specialty of brewers' and distillers' glass instruments and kindred appliances. Mr. Greiner is a gentleman of middle age. born in Germany, and has been twenty years in this country. He is a man of practical skill and thorough experience, and is master of his art in all its branches. He has been established in business in New York since 1878, and from the start his trade has been steadily growing. He occupies three commodious floors, with excellent facilities, and employs fourteen to eighteen hands. Mr. Greiner is prepared to make glass apparatus of any description to order on short notice, and can warrant the same to give perfect satisfaction. Esti- mates on complete laboratory outfits are furnished by him. and all work is clone in the most thorough and competent manner. He carries a large stock, which includes chemical and physical apparatus, hydrometers, ther- mometers, etc., and can furnish anything in bis line at reasonable prices. THE POMEROT PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY", Manufacturers of Pharmaceutical Plasters and Hospital Dressings, Xos 252 and 254 Pearl Street. — Notable among our New Y'ork manufacturing chemists is the Pomeroy Pharmaceutical Company. They are manufacturers of pharmaceutical plasters and hospital dressings of a highly meritorious character, and their preparations are in widespread and giowing use. Pomeroy's Petroline Porous Plaster. Pomeroy' s Extra Belladonna Plaster, etc. . etc.. manufactured by them, are noted for their excellence, and for the purposes intended are without a superior. They are prepared from strictly safe and best substances, on scientific principles, in accordance with a regular formula, which is the result of years of observation, comparison and experiment, and a uniform standard is main- tained. These preparations have been on the market now for a number of years, and have stood the test of time. They have been steadily grow- ing in favor everywhere on their merits, and are sold by druggists all over the United States. The manufacture of the Pomeroy plasters, etc.. was begun in a comparatively small way. in 1879, and soon the business increased to large proportions. The Pomeroy Pharmaceutical Company was organized in 1893. It is incorporated under the laws of the stale of Xew York, and has a capital of slOO.OOO. P. ('. Langdon is president of the concern. E. H. Sleight is treasurer and C. D ( . Scbenck is secretary. The premises Occnpied by them as office, salesroom and laboratory com- prise two spacious floors, and are well equipped. A large staff is employed here, and four salesmen represent the house on the road. A full and com- plete stock is always kept on hand, and includes pharmaceutical plasters and hospital dressings of every description, together with a full line of the company's other preparations. The trade is supplied on the most favor- able terms, and all orders are promptly lilled. FE. SPILTOIR, Wholesale Dealer in French, English and Domestic Perfumery, Combs, Brushes, Mirrors, Playing Cards and Drug- gists' Sundries. No. 1S(> William Street. — The business which has been conducted for over forty years at the present address, under the style of F. E. Spiltoir, is one of the oldest of its kind in New York, and among that veritable colony of ancient landmarks in the business world wears the comparatively rare distinction of having borne the same name and style from the time of its establishing, forty years ago, up to the pres- ent time. The business was founded in 1854, by the late F. E. Spiltoir, w ho began in a small way to supply the trade with perfumery and drug- gists' sundries. Being industrious, vigorous and thoroughly honest, quali- ties essential to success in any business, his trade quickly grew to large proportions and he became well and favorably known to the trade in and around New York. Started as a local business, it has remained largely local eVer since, but it must be remembered that the local field is vastly greater now than it was forty years ago, and that the business must have vastly increased, also, in order to keep pace with the demands of the larger population and the larger territory, as it has done. The business includes French. English and domestic perfumery, combs, brushes, mirrors, play- ing cards and d nudists' sundries. A leading specialty is a cosmetic which is made by this house and prepared from its own formula. This has had a big sale in New York and vicinity ever since it was first put on the market, and the demand for it is steadily growing to-day. Twenty years ago, when Mr. F. E. Spiltoir. who founded and built up this splendid busi- ness, died, just at the height of his success, his widow took hold of the business and has since carried it on at the old stand and under the old name. Mrs. Spiltoir is a woman of rare business capacity and had for years been her husband's most able assistant, contributing largely to his success. Mrs. Spiltoir has conducted the business for twenty years and is the only woman in the wholesale drug business, being at the head of one of the oldest houses, and is well and familiarly known to the trade throughout the United States, she had a good practical knowledge of the business when it came into her own bands and with the assistance of her sons. Firmin. Gustave and Charles Spiltoir, who are all yonng men of business talent and perseverance, she has kept up the reputation of the house and has seen its trade largely increase. * NEW YORK- 1 894, * SCHULZE-BERGE & KOECIIL, Importers of Aniline Colors, Alizar- ines, Dye-Stuffs and Chemicals, No. 70 Murray Street. — As certain names and certain firms naturally call to mind particular industries or kinds of goods, so, also, the name of this firm has become insepa- rably conn e c t e d with dye-stuffs and chemicals, at least so far as these articles are related to the textile in- dustries. Besides being among the leading importers of aniline colors, alizarines, and dye- stuffs in general, they are also the sole agents in the United States for the medicinal pre- parations of the Farbwerke, vorm ^ Meister Lucius & ^ '" I Bruning, Hoechst a. Main, Germany', which in c l u d u such well-known articles as Antipy- v-\ rine, Dr. Koch's Tuberculin, Dr. Bebring's Dijitlir- r i a Antito xine, etc. They are also the sole importers and licensees in the United States for the sale of Sac- charine, a coal-tar product, which is 500 times sweeter than sugar, and is replacing that arti- cle in a great vari- ety of industries. The business was founded in 1881, and at that time one floor was amply sufficient to accommodate both the office and warehouse. It has steadily increased until now, not only is the entire Murray Street building occupied, but three branch houses have been established by the firm, one in Boston at Nos. 136 and 138 Milk Street, one in Philadelphia at No. 39 North Front Street, and one in Providence at No. -15 South Main Street, at each of which a full stock of goods is carried. The number of employees h a s inci eased from three originally, to about seventy at present. Mr. Vic- tor Koechl h a s been, since t h e I 1 retirement of his ^ ' former p artner, E%> Mr. P. Sch ul ze- Ferge, on February 1st. 1892, the sole member and owner of the fi] m. He is a native of Ger- m a n y, but ha s been in this coun- try for more than twenty years. He is a nienib e r o f th e N e w Y p I'k Chamber of Cum- in e rc e . and a man of energy and ability, and well- k n o w n i n t b e varied circles with which the differ ent branches of bis busin e s s fa r i n g him into contact. He is assisted in t h e management of the business by Mr. Hermann A. Mctz, who has been with the firm since its foundation, and has the firm's full confidence, and has now an interest in the business. Mr. Metz for a number of years represented the firm on the road, and is well and favorably known to the trade. 4f NEW YORK — 1 894, §*> THE VAPO-CRESOLENE COMPANY, Manufacturers of Deodorizing, Fumigating, and Disinfecting ; Machines, No. 09 Wall Street. — As a disinfectant and specific remedy, Vapo-Cresolene has become known for its superlative excellence from one end of the world to the other. It is the product of The Vapo-Cresolene Company, whose factory is located at Chatham. X. J. The business was established in 1880, and in 1800 the present company was incorporated under the laws of New .Jersey, and is officered as follows, viz: .lames H. Valentine, president; Harry Dc B. Page, vice-president; Albion L. Page, secretary and treasurer. Vapo- Cresolene is the active medicinal agent of carbolic acid and the best disin- fectant known to science. Also as a specific lor malignant cases of whoop- ing cough and a remedy for asthma, catarrh, colds, diphtheria, croup, scarlet fever, hay fever, sore throat and all diseases of the air passages, it is unequaled. The vaporizing apparatus is simple yet perfect, and is the safest method for destroying infection. Cresoleue corresponds with the liquid found in the purifying boxes of gas works, the inhalation of the vapor from which has long been known to be very beneficial in cases of whooping cough. It is a chemically pure product, greatly resembling carbolic acid, but is stronger in its antiseptic properties. When vaporized it has a penetrating odor, which rapidly permeates a closed room. It is beneficial to the air passages in all conditions, and may be inhaled for any length of time with perfect safety. The vaporizer is compact and con- venient to use. It is six inches high and consists of a bronzed frame hold- ing the metal hot air chamber and saucer, in which the Cresolene is vaporized. Directly under this is the small kerosene lamp which gives suf- ficient heat to accomplish gradual vaporization without causing a chemical change. Vapo-Cresolene is used continuously in the United States Navy as a remedy, a preventive and as a disinfectant; and is for sale by all druggists. The trade is supplied by W. II. Schieffelin & Co., of this city, as sole agents for the United States. The officers of the company are all residents of Chatham, N. J., enterprising, progressive and practical as manufacturers, and give the business the benefit of their sound judgment and close personal attention, thereby ensuring success to the enterprise and satisfaction to the trade. STILLWELL & GLADDING, Analytical and Consulting Chemists, No. 55 Fulton Street, Corner of Cliff Street. — In all lines of com- mercial and professional industry there is not one that requires more special training, experience and technical knowledge than that of the analytical and consulting chemist, while the responsibilities resting upon him are of the gravest character. An old-established house devoted to this important profession is that of Stillwell & Gladding. This old and reliable concern was founded many years ago. and from the first has been the recipient of a very liberal and substantial patronage, derived from among the most prominent druggists, pharmacists and manufacturers in the trade. The individual members of the firm are Charles M. Stillwell, A. M., and Thomas S. Gladding, A. M., both thoroughly experienced and practical chemists. The premises occupied are spacious and commodious, 25 x 75 feet in dimensions, with an addition, 20 x 00 feet, and comprise a hand- somely appointed office, with laboratory attached, which is fully equipped witli all the latest improved appliances and conveniences known to the science of chemistry, and for obtaining the correct results of an analysis, and employment is given a full force of thoroughly skilled and properly qualified assistants. The firm is prepared to conduct all kinds of analyses and to render consultations upon the same at the shortest notice, and to furnish full and correct statements when desired. Mr. Stillwell is a resident of Brooklyn while Mr. Gladding lives at Montclair, New Jersey. Both are highly educated gentlemen, refined and reliable, and are highly esteemed in business circles. Jit. ALSING COMPANY, [Incorporated.] Patentees, Manufacturers and Agents for Crushing, Grinding and Pulverizing Machinery, No. 00 New Street. — This company are patentees, manufacturers and agents for crushing, grinding and pulverizing machinery <>i nil kinds, used by manufacturers of chemicals, enamel, drugs, paints, colors, plaster, etc. The business was founded in 1800, by Mr. J. It. Alsing, who was the inventor and patentee of Alsing' s Patent Pulverizing Cylinder, and who subsequently embarked in general machinery making : and in 1885 the present company was incorporated under the laws of the State of New York, with a capital of 820.000. to carry out the work which Mr. Alsing had so efficiently' planned. The leading specialties of the house are the Alsing cylinders, disintegrators, centrifugal mills, bolting reels, burr stones, drug cutters, rolls, crushers, chasers and general mill furnishings. Quality and efficiency are the first considerations of the management, and the triumphant record of their machinery and its ever-widening use are alone sufficient guarantees that purchasers can do best here. Their machines are in preferential use and giving universal satisfaction in the leading fertilizer works, drug and spice mills, chemical plants, paint grind- ing mills, and other industrial plants, not only in this country but in all parts of the civilized globe. Circulars and all information sent free, and correspondence solicited. The officers of the company are as follows, viz. : T. W. Bayaud, president; R. F. Abbe, vice-president and manager; G. F. Perrenoud, treasurer. Mr. Bayaud is at the head of the well-known house of Bayaud & Stevens of this city ; president of the Hot Springs Barytes Company, and a New York merchant of fifty-two years' standing. Treas- urer Perrenoud is also secretary and treasurer of the Hot Springs Barytes Company; while Vice-president Abbe is a thoroughly expert mechanical engineer, a graduate of the Polytechnic University at Berlin, Germany; and brings to bear special qualifications for the successful management of this enterprise. 238 ♦fc NEW YORK^1894, * WILLIAM R. WINN, Manufacturer of and Dealer in Illuminating. Animal, Vegetable, Lubricating Oils, Etc., No. 14:! Maiden Lane. — Mr. William R. Winn, manufacturer of and dealer in oils, has been established in business here since 1871. with ample capi- tal and perfected facilities at command, and makes a specialty of animal and vegetable oils, illuminating and lubricating oils, and the celebrated Excelsior brand of cylinder and engine oils; also, dealing in camphene, turpentine, varnishes and japans; gasoline for gas machines, benzine and naphtha. He occupies four floors and a basement, 25 x 75 feet each, with immense storage capacity, and steady employment is given to thirty skilled and expert hands. The illuminating oils manufactured here are of the highest standard, pure water-white, of extreme fire-test, non-explosive and deservedly esteemed for their splendid light-producing qualities. In lubricating oils this house is equally famous; its cylinder, engine and machinery oils are manufactured with the greatest care and by the most approved processes, the result being that they are pure and reliable, guar- anteed free from acids or grit, of high fire test and low cold test, and in constantly increasing demand by leading railway companies, steamship lines, manufacturers and other large consumers. The house has a very large export trade with Europe, South and Central America, and other foreign ports, and enjoys an enviable reputation throughout the markets of the world. All orders by telephone, "Cortlandt 17!*1," by telegraph or mail, receive prompt and perfect fulfillment. Mr. Winn is a dative of England, who came to this country thirty years ago; a member of various local organizations, and prominent and popular in commercial circles. WILBUR H. TOWNSEND, Broker and Dealer in Petroleum and Lubricating Oils, Room 115, No. 2!) Broadway.— The history of American manufacturers has never been fully written; in fact the data for such a work is not available. The noble efforts which have contributed to the stupendous results now attained are not generally a matter of record. It is interesting, however, to note those bouses whose history is also that of the development of the special indus- try in which they are*engaged. Mr. Wilbur II. Townsend bears the dis- tinction of being one of the largest commission merchants in naphtha and gas oils in the United States. He established himself here in 1878, as a broker and dealer in petroleum and lubricating oils, and on the discovery that oils could be used for manufacturing gas and for fuel he made that class of goods his specialty and now stands among the largest brokers in this line of trade. He handles tank car lots only in crude naphtha, etc., paying special attention to that line of business, and sells for independent refineries and others, shipping direct from the same to his customers. Crude oil, naphtha, and gas oil for gas purposes are handled as a spec- ialty in extensive quantities throughout the United States. Orders of what- ever magnitude are filled at short notice and on the most favorable terms. Mr. Townsend is a native of Hartford, Conn., in the active prime of life, is an authority in the oil trade, and one of the representative brokers and business men of New York. JOHN J. KELLER & CO., Sole Agents for John It. Geigy & Co., Basle, Manufacturers of Aniline Colors, Dyewood and Tannin Ex- tracts. Etc., No. 104 Murray Street. — A commercial industry that has become an almost absolute necessity during the last quarter of a century to manufacturers and producers who desire to have their inter- ests carefully looked after in the great business centres, is that of the man- ufacturers' agent. It is an industry that is beneficial to both the producer and consumer, as it saves both the expenses of traveling, and unsatisfactory dealings which are almost sure to occur under the old system. A well- known prosperous house engaged in this line of trade in the great metrop- olis is that of Messrs. John J. Keller & Co.. sole agents for John R. Geigy & Co., manufacturers of aniline colors, dyewoods and tannin extracts, etc., whose works are located in Basle, Switzerland, and are among the most celebrated in the world, in consequence of their superior produc- tions and reliable business methods. The firm was founded over a cen- tury ago, and since the introduction of their goods to this market the pres- ent agents, Messrs. John J. Keller * Co.. have represented them here. They have always enjoyed a first-class patronage, wholesale in its char- acter, and extending throughout the entire United states, which is con- stantly increasing in volume and influence, necessitating a branch office at No. 134 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, and another at No. 15.'! Milk Street, Boston, both of which are enjoying a large and lucrative trade. The premises occupied in this city are very spacious and commodious, com- prising an entire four-story building, which is admirably fitted up and equipped with every convenience for the successful transaction of busi- ness and accommodation of the large stock constantly on hand. The stock carried is full and complete and embraces everything in the line of aniline colors, dyewood and tannin extracts; all of which are the very best products of Messrs. John R. Geigy & Co.'s factory in Basle. These goods are without doubt the very best in the market, and are in constant demand by woolen, cotton and other fabric mills, dyers, tanners, and all others using such goods, while with the close relations Messrs. John' J. Keller & Co. enjoy with the producer, together with their long experience in the trade, customers can always depend upon having their orders filled promptly, correctly, and at the very lowest possible figures. The honored senior partner. Mr. John J. Keller, died in 18S5, and his sons, Messrs. Ernest and Robert J. Keller, continued the business until January 1, 1S95, when Mr. John C. Garnaus, who had for five years previous held power of attor- ney from the firm, was admitted to partnership. Messrs. Keller are natives of this state, and all are reliable and honorable business men, and more than popular in social and commercial circles. * NEW YORK- 1 894, * 239 THE ROESSLER & II ASSLACIl KK CHEMICAL COMPANY, Manufacturers and Importers of Chemicals, Drugs and Ceramic Colors, No. 7-'! I'iin' street. — The business' &o ably conducted by The Roessler & Hasslacher Chemical Company, forms an enterprise enjoying a deservedly high fame both at home and abroad. The company was incorporated in 1S'.)4. under the laws of the State of New York, the business having been in operation since 1882, and the following are the officers and directors, viz: Jacob Hasslacher, New York, president; Franz Roessler, New York, vice-president; Wm. A. Hamaun, Now York, secre- tary. Board of Directors, Alexander Schneider, Frankfurt, o' M.; J. K. Creevey, New York; Franz Roessler. New York; Jacob Hasslacher, New York. The company commands a business of great volume as manufactur- ing and importing chemists, operating extensive works at Perth Amboy, N. J.; and make specialties of purified chloroform, U. S. I'., and acetone, pure, manufactured under United St ates.patent s ; cyanide of potassium purified; hyposulphite of soda, (anti-chlorine), red prussiate of potash, (ferry- cyanide of potash), peroxide of sodium in powder form; peroxygene, stable and economical substitutes for the unstable liquid hydrogen perox- ide, for bleaching wool. silk, mixed goods, hair, horn, straw, bone, oils, etc.; quinine salts, U. S. P., gold and silver brand; yellow prussiate of potash, oxalic acid, chloral hydrate, salicylic acid, acetanilid, permanganate of potash, oxide of cobalt, oxide of tin, and a full line of ceramic colors and enamelling materials. They are likewise prominent in the trade as representatives for the U. S. and Canada of the German Gold and Silver Refinery, Frankfurt o' M.. Germany; the Chiuin Fabrik Auerbach, Auer- bach. Hessen, Germany; Dr. August Seyferth; the Chemische Fabrik (iriesheim, Frankfurt o' M., Cermany; .Mess. Kimheim & Co.. Berlin. Ger- many; the Societe Anonyme de Products Chiniques Etablissements Male- tra, Paris and Rouen, Fiance; the Verein Chemischer Fabriken in Mann- heim, Germany; the Aluminium Company. (Limited,) of London, Eng. ; Mess. Wassermann A- Jager, Calk,, Germany; also, sole agents for the European Yellow Prussiate of Potash Syndicate. In the manufacture of i ts specialties the company is most highly famed for the choice character of the brands for which it makes itself responsible, and their increasing sales have afforded convincing proof that the efforts of the management to supply only the best of chemicals, with the purest ingredients, have been thoroughly appreciated. A branch office is operated at Chicago, and the trade is supplied everywhere to the full extent of its wants, at short notice and on the most favorable terms. Circulars and price lists are mailed on application. President Hasslacher and Vice-president Roessler are not only famed among their fellow-chemists for their thorough practical knowledge and scientific attainments, but are highly regarded in the business world for their sterling enterprise and entire reliability. Both are of German birth, residents of this city since their early youth, members of the Drug Trade Club, the Liederkraitz and Arion Singing Societies and other local organizations, and young men of experience, ability and high repute. OIL JADWIN, Wholesale Druggist, No. 63 Cortlandt Street.— This is one of the oldest and most respected drug houses in the metropolis, Mr. Jadwin having established himself in business in this city in 18(i5. and has enjoyed a career of reasonable suc- cess from the outset. He is a thoroughly educated pharmacist, having ^ passed through a ten years' ap- prentice and clerkship to the pro- fession in his native state, Penn- sylvania, w here, in Carbondale, he opened a retail drug store in 185(5, i opening soon afterward a branch store at Honesdale. His active disposition however sought a wider field of effort, and in 1864 and 1805 he sold out an interest in his two Pennsylvania stores to his three brothers and came to New York, where he opened a drug store on Greenwich Street, removing the following year to the present address. Mr. Jadwin's ^ * skill promptly secured for him confidence and patronage of the community, and his business speedily increased in the whole- sale line, in which i! stands prom- inent in the city. He owns the building he occupies, a four-story structure. 25 x 75 feet in area, which is amply stocked, from cellar to loft, with a full line of drugs and druggists' articles, in the handling of which a corps of clerks is employed. He also runs wagons for the sale of goods of his own manufacture in the Eastern States. The specialties he deals in are remedies familiar to the public as " The Jadwin Preparations," and Hie " Hooper Preparations," both of which command extensive sales by reason of their established and renowned efficacy. Mr. Jadwin's forty-seven years of practical experience in the drug business make him an author- ity in the trade as a practical pharmacist, and he is now one of the oldest druggists in the city in continuous business, and a respected member of the Wholesale Drug Association of New York, as well as of the Grand Army of the Republic, he having raised a company of volunteers that op- posed General Lee at Gettysburg, Pa., in the late war. II. JADWIN. 240 4f NEW YORK?- 1 894, * I — Following closely in the footsteps of such houses as those ot ^ — ^ * Messrs. Powers & Weigh tin an, of Philadelphia, and the Mallin- crodt Chemical Works, of St. Louis, — two of the largest firms of manufacturing chemists in the world — we find the house of Messrs. C. G. Bacon & Co., occupying spa- cious premises as above. This busi- ness was founded thirty-five years ago, by Messrs. Praser & Lee, as wholesale drug- gists, and was purchased by the present firm in 1892. Since the latter date the business iias be- come almost en- tirely a manufac- turing one in its purposes a n d aims, and the new firm are making r i |)id and substan- tial strides to- ward the front ranks of their profession, as the extensive output ot their laboratory well proves. They occupy an entire five-story building, 28 x 100 feet in area, the upper Moors of which are devoted to the manufacturing department, where steady employment is given to thirty skilled hands. The establishment as a C. Graham Bacon, Jr. whole is one of the finest, most attractive and convenient to be found in the wholesale and manufacturing drug trade of this city. No old stock here, all new and fresh. The firm manufacture a general line of fluid extracts, pharmaceutical compounds, acids, salts and tinctures, and possess superior facilities for rapid and perfect production; while they also handle a full line of drugs, chemicals, patent medicines, druggists' sundries, etc. Their acids, tinctures and essences are renowned alike for purity, freshness and low prices; and their fluid extracts and compounds have become staples with the drug trade wherever introduced. The reputation of these manufactures for unif orm excellence has created a great and growing de- mand not only in this country but likewise abroad, and the firm are now doing a notable export trade as well as a large and important import busi- ness. They supply a complete line of the officinal preparations of the pharmacopoeia, and all unofficiual in popular use, and guarantee them of uniform and standard strength. Their non-patent list consists of original preparations and everything demanded by the live retail druggist. They believe that honest goods and reliable formulas faithfully followed soon obtain recognition and appreciation from a conscientious and discriminat- ing profession, and they invite from the trade a close scrutiny of prices, formulas and output, believing that the verdict will be that the firm can serve them with mutual satisfaction and profit. The firm is composed of Col. ('. G. Bacon, C. Graham Bacon and Frank I). Otis. The two latter gent lemen are pharmaceutical graduates and rate high in the list of expert chemists in flic ding trade. Mr. ('. Graham Bacon, Jr., acts as general manager, and, although a young man. has had a wide experience in the business. He is one of the governors of the Drug Trade Club, of this city, and. besides his prominence in mercantile and professional circles, he is an ardent horseman. His father. Col. Bacon, who has not been actively- engaged in business for some years, occupies a desk in the office of the firm and gives them the benefit of his experience and capital. Mr. Otis was for- merly with the old firm of Fraser * Lee, the predecessors of this firm, and combines his expert knowledge with the professional ability of the other partners to form a firm of commanding influence and brilliant prom- ise. Since the retirement of the old firm of Hall & Ruckel from the job- bing drug business, C. (i. Bacon & Co. have obtained the services of sev- eral men whose names are " household words" in the drug trade, and who had been identified with the former house for upwards of twenty years, and it is a significant fact to see such men as Frank S. Henry, G. A. Fuller, S. M. Aller, S. E. Cole and Dr. J. E. Brown with this young firm, and cer- tainly argues that with age will come an indisputable position of supe- riority. NEW YOR*C~ 1 894, g> 241 J MARSCHING & CO., Importers of Oxides and Chemicals For Pot- ters and Glass Manufacturers, Mineral Colors, Gold, Etc.. No. 27 Park Place. — One of the best known and principal houses in New York in its special line of trade is that of J. Marsching & Co., importers of and wholesale dealers in oxides and chemicals for potters and glass manufacturers, mineral colors, gold preparation and materials for china and glass painting, who are also the most prominent house in bronze- powder, Dutch metal, aluminium leaf, etc., in the United states. The head- quarters of this widely known concern comprise three floors, each 25 x 100 feet in dimensions, and they are fitted up with every convenience for t he prompt dispatch of business. The house was established over a quar- ter of a century ago, by Messrs. J. Marsching, and Edw. Drakenfeld, both natives of Germany, but long-time residents of New York, and both have since retired from the active part of the business, Messrs. L$. F. Drakenfeld and ('. A. Trautvetter succeeding as the active members of the firm, Mr. .1. Marsching maintaining an interest as a special partner. Mr. B. F. Draken- feld is a brother of Mr. Edw. Drakenfeld, who has been connected with the firm for the past ten years, while Mr. Trautvetter has been with them for the past seventeen years, since his boyhood. Mr. Drakenfeld man- ages the outside business of the concern. They are both young men of fine abilities and are acknowledged experts in their special line and have made themselves a reputation as honorable and reliable business men of which they can well be proud. The trade of the house extends all over the United States, Mexico and South America. Thirty hands are employed, a heavy stock is carried, and all orders are filled upon the most favorable terms. W CALDWELL & CO.. (Joins, Dyestuffs and Chemicals, J. Millar Nicbl, Manager, Nos. 39-41 Cortlandt Street,— This is a very old and a well-known concern. The works at Paisley, Scotland, have been in operation for about a hundred years. W. Caldwell & Co. are manufacturers of gums for envelopes, aniline dyes, dye stuffs, and chemicals for the textile industries. They produce a very superior class of goods, and their productions are in extensive and growing demand throughout the United States. J. Millar Xieol, the American rep- resentative of the firm, is a gentleman in the meridian of life and a native of Scotland, lie is a man of energy and thorough practical experience in the business, and is fully conversant with the trade. He was formerly with the concern at Paisley for a number of years, and became a partner in 1890. He opened the New York branch of the firm about four years ago and the enterprise has proved a positive and permanent success. W. Caldwell & Co. had their office formerly at No. :J12 Broadway. They sell to envelope manufacturers, dyers, print works, textile manufacturers, and the trade generally, anil can fill orders for anything in their line on short notice, and on most advantageous terms. AB. ANSBACHER & CO., Manufacturers and Importers of Paints and Colors, No. 4 Mm ray Street. — The house of A. 15. Ansbacher & Co. is one of the oldest dry color houses in the country, and for the last thirty-live years has been prominently before the paint trade. It has always been renowned for the superiority and uni- formity of its products, and noted for its enterprise and progressiveness. Its trade now extends all over the United States, and its colors are used by almost every consumer in the country. They cater not alone to the paint grinders' trade, but are also headquarters for all colors used by printing ink manufacturers, lithographers, tin decorators, oil-cloth manufacturers, paper stainers, agricultural implement manufacturers, and kindred indus- tries. The business was established in 1852, by Mr. A. I!. Ansbacher. who. originally only importing ultramarine blues and bronze powders, has gradually brought it to the prominence which it now holds. Twenty years ago, Mr. M. D. Eger was admitted into partnership. This gentleman was born in Philadelphia, and is a business man of thorough experience and ability. Three years ago. Mr. I). A. Ansbacher, son of the founder of the business, also came into the firm. He is a native New Yorker, and popu- larly known in the trade. The business premises at No. 4 Murray Street, consist of four floors, fitted up with every facility for the prompt filling of orders. The works are situated in Brooklyn. They are equipped with the most improved machinery, and about fifty hands arc constantly employed. A heavy stock is carried, and orders are always filled without delay. Messrs. A. I!. Ansbacher & Co. also have a branch house at No. 2631 Dear- born Street, Chicago, 111., w here a heavy stock is likewise carried and from which the Western trade is supplied. MCALM & BRO., Manufacturers and Importers of Chemicals. No. 12 Cedar street. — Although a comparatively young house, this firm have a large business. They have been established since 1891, and have been highly successful from the start. Their works and laboratories are in Brooklyn, and they have a Wi stern branch at No. 18:; Illinois Street, Chicago. They have first-class productive facili- ties, and employ a number of bands in the various departments. The Messrs. Calm produce and handle a variety of products, and sell to the trade throughout flic United States. The premises occupied by them as office and warehouse are commodious and well ordered, and a heavy stock is always kept on hand, including borax, bo rack; acid, caustic potash, caustic soda, bleaching powder, sulphide, arsenic, and various other chem- icals. The firm is prepared to quote lowest prices on anything in its line, and all orders are promptly attended to. The Messrs. Calm are gentlemen in the full prime of life and are natives of this city. They are men of thorough experience in the business, of energy and enterprise, and well known in the trade. The senior partner is also secretary and treas- urer of the Preservaline Manufacturing Company. 242 1 894, * AD. BLANCHET, Jk., Importer of Essential Oils, Vanilla Beans, Olive Oil, Fine Drugs, Etc., No. 80 Warren Street— To obtain pure drugs and similar products is a matter of great importance to those who use them. A well-known, prosperous house devoted to this special line of trade in the great metropolis is that of Mr. A. D. Blanchet, Jr., who is sole agent for the United States and Canada for Jeancard & Gazan, Cannes, Fiance. He carries a large stock of their goods on consignment constantly on hand and has acquired a most enviable rep- utation for the superior excellence and purity of goods, and for the lib- eral treatment of his patrons. This enterprise was founded by the present proprietor in 1890, at this address, and at once became the recipient of a very large and influential patronage that now extends throughout the United States, and is constantly increasing in volume, giving steady employment to three traveling salesmen. The premises utilized are spacious and commo- dious, and comprise a finely appointed office and sample-rooms, covering an area of 30 x 100 feet. A full and complete stock is kept constantly on hand and every facility is employed for the prompt tilling of all orders. The stock embraces all kinds of essential oils, olive oil, vanilla beans and fine drugs of established merit and reputation, essences, extracts and every- thing required by the best class of druggists, confectioners, perfumers and soap manufacturers. These goods are all of his own importation or selec- tion, and being a thoroughly practical man in chemistry, customers can faithfully rely upon all goods to he as represented. His connections with dealers and manufacturers in foreign countries are of the closest character, which enables him to obtain his supplies direct from first hands and ;ii lowest prices, which is a matter of no small consequence to his patrons. lie makes a specialty of handling vanilla beans, also other line flavors. Mr. Ulanchet is a native of New Jersey, and is one of our most enterprising and reliable merchants, and highly respected by all with whom he has any dealings. Mr. Blanchet also controls the West India Tamarind Laxative, for biliousness and indigestion, and which is warranted purely vegetable and a specific for these ailments. GEORGE W. SPEAIGHT, Manufacturing Chemist. Nos. 106 and 108 Fulton Street. — Among the number of manufacturing chem- ists deserving of special mention is Mr. George W. Speaight, whose factory is in Brooklyn. Mr. Speaight established business twelve years ago, and has since built up an extensive trade, having cus- tomers now in all sections of the United States and Canada. Mr. Speaight manufactures carbon bi-sulphide and sulphur chloride, which is manufac- tured especially for the rubber trade, also acids of various kinds, and deals in various other chemicals and paste for coloring rubber, which he dis- poses ot to rubber and cement manufacturers, drug houses, etc. His factory is equipped with the most improved appliances, a force of hands is employed, and the output is a large one. A heavy stock is carried, and all orders meet with prompt fulfillment. Mr. Speaight was born in New York, resides in Brooklyn, and is favorably known in both business and social life. DEHAMME-DELETTRE BRUSH COMPANY, Manufacturers Hair, Tooth, Nail, Infant, Shaving and Plate Brushes. No. 15 Murray Street. — As in many other branches of industry, the French excel in the manufacture of fine toilet and fancy brushes, and the indications are that they are bound to maintain supremacy in this line. Notable among the leading concerns in the business is the Dehamme- Delettre Brush Company, W. L. Martin, American manager. They are manu- facturers of hair, tooth, nail, infant, shaving and plate brushes, and their pro- ductions are of highest grade. These goods are noted for beauty of design, elegance of workmanship and finish, and unsurpassed by any on the mar- ket. The Dehamme-Delettre Brush Company is an international concern, and has been in existence fifteen years. It is registered in Paris, France, and was incorporated under the laws of the State of New Jersey in 1801, with a capital stock of 840,000. The principal office is at No. 01 Rue Lafayette. Paris, and the factory is at Canvigny, France. Mr. Martin, the American representative of the company, is a man of thorough experience in the business, and is fully conversant with the wants of the trade. He carries an exceedingly fine line, which includes besides exquisite produc- tions in hair, tooth, nail, infant, shaving and plate brushes; also powder puffs, quill tooth-picks and other specialties. He sells to jobbers exclu- sively, and can fill orders on short notice. SHERER BROTHERS, Analytical and Consulting Chemists, No. 122 Front Street,— Experimental and practical chemistry have in recent years made very rapid progress, not alone in the domains of art, hut in their application to manufactures and constructive industries generally, the old-time guess-work methods giving place to scientific systems. How greatly this is to the advantage of the entire community is manifest. A consequence of this better state of things, is the increasing demand for the services of competent and skillful analytical chemists. The firm of Sherer Brothers has for a long period stood at the top of the list of skilled analysts, in this city. The firm was established many years asro, and has enjoyed extensive patronage, its clients comprising many of the largest business houses in the United States. It has made a specialty of sugar analysis and established a high reputation for the accuracy with which its tests were conducted. Tin- firm-name has remained unchanged from the date of its establishment, although the business is wholly owned by Mr. John A. Sherer, his brother, Edward, having retired about fourteen years ago. 4f MEW THE A RABOL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Manufacturers of Prepared Guns, clues, Sizes aud Finishes, Pastes, Cements, Muci- lage, No. 13 Gold Street. — The Arabol Manufacturing Company till a niche in the industrial and commercial activity of this city peculiarly their own. They are manufacturers of prepared •rums, glues, sizes and finishes, pastes, cements and mucilage; and are prepared to fur- nish adhesives for all kinds of pasting and gumming machines. Their Gum Arabol, for the gumming of labels and postage stamps, is cleaner than gum arabic, stronger than dextrine, tasteless, ready for use on envelope machines for the heaviest paper, and unexcelled for gloss. It resists the effects of high and moist temperatures better than any other gum. Gum Arabol replaces gum arabic for all lithographic purposes, for etching, transferring, for gumming and cover- ing stones. It is liquid and strictly free from all grit and impurities. It is also used for mixing with colored inks, for gold printing and for making transfer paper. A special quality of Gum Arabol is offered to manufac- turing confectioners for making hard gum drops, jujube drops, jelly gum drops, licorice drops, marshmallow drops, tablets, and for glazing almonds and peanuts. Arabol Muci- lage is the only transparent ami the cleanest mucilage in the market, Sphinx Photographers' Paste, to draw up photos and for general office work, is stronger than any starch paste, ready for use, dries quicker and saves more than its own cost in labor. Their " Machine Cum " sells to pub- lishers, printers, newspapers and stereotypers for pasting wrappers and for use on machines which paste the inner leaves in newspapers. Its property not to mold, ferment or crust makes it the favorite paste with all classes of trade for general use. Railroad and express offices use it largely, as it does not wash off in the rain. " Sphinx Glue " is used by paper box manu- facturers and book binders; " Crystol-Paste" by bottlers, brewers, wine merchants, druggists, etc.; " Sphinx Shoe and Leather Paste " is the favorite with shoe, harness, carriage, trunk manufacturers, etc. : Sphinx Silk Finish is far superior to glue and gelatine heretofore used for finishing broad silks and silk ribbons. Their " Glutei '* supersedes animal glue for painters' and decorators' use, being liquid, always ready for use and preventing waste and the souring of kalsomine. The Sphinx Laundry Finish is hailed by the steam laundries as the greatest improvement of recent years. It gives the tine linen finish, which is now generally preferred to the old-time shining wax finish. In the same way refinishers of garments obtain better results with the Sphinx Cleaners' Finish than with glue or flaxseed. The Arabol Manufacturing Company make, besides, a great variety of sizings for cotton, f 894, * 243 woolen, carpet and flax mills, suiting the manifold special wants of the trade. Their Arabol Paper Size has become a household word with the paper manufacturers, and their Sphinx White provides a cheaper way for coating paper than any heretofore known. Bronze Printing Cum and Mica Colors for wall paper manufacturers is another specialty of theirs. The company was awarded the highest medal at the World's Columbian Expo- sition, and enjoy a heavy aud influential trade in all parts of the United States, Canada and many foreign countries. Illustrated catalogues and price lists mailed on application. The officers of this company arc as fol- lows, viz: Julius Jungblutb, president; Edward Weingartner. vice-presi- dent; C. Seitz, secretary and treasurer. Messrs. Jungbluth and Weingartner are natives of Germany, while Mr. Seitz was born in Switzer- land; and all are expert and successful manufacturers, who have won a well-deserved pre-eminence in their branch of industry. PASSAIC CHEMICAL COMPANY, (Newark, N. J..) Manufacturers of Acetic Acid, Sulphurous Acid, Oil Vitriol. Brimstone, Sulphur (Flowers and Flour.) Bi-Sulphite of Lime. No. 2.">4 Pearl Street. — For very nearly half a century^ or, to be exact, since 1S45, the Passaic Chemical Company has been in existence. It is one of the oldest concerns of the kind in the country, and its products are widely and favorably known. These include acetic acid, sulphurous acid, oil vitriol, brimstone, sulphur, bi-sulphite of lime. etc.. and are shipped to all parts of the United States. The works of the company are in Newark. N. .1.. and cover two and one-half acres of ground. They are conveniently located on the Passaic River, and are provided with full steam power and all the latest improved machinery and appliances known to the industry. The facilities for pro- duction, storage, shipping, etc., are first-class in every respect, and a large force is employed there. They are manufacturers of roll brimstone, Virgin Hock brimstone, flour sulphur, copperas, sulphuric acid, oil vitriol, acetic acid, flowers brimstone, sulphurous acid and bi sulphite of lime, all of which command large sale. They are sulphur refiners, and turn out a very superior article, pure sulphur for rubber manufacturers, etc., being a specialty. The brimstone and sulphur which they offer to the trade can- not be excelled in purity and brilliancy of color. The machinery used by them is the best that money will purchase for this purpose, and will turn out any quantity wanted. They have shipped both sulphur and brimstone to over two hundred buyers, with the most flattering results. Their sul- phur will be found to be perfectly free from acid, and they are willing and desirous to have the same analyzed by all that use it. Care is used to put it only in good packages. The company are prepared to fill large or small orders at sight, and goods are delivered free on board at New York. 244 4f NEW WIL KEMP COMPANY, Manufacturers of the Finest Grades of ( Sold, Silver and Aluminum Leaf, Importers and Dealers inCom- # position, Metal Leaf and Bronze Powders, Etc., Nos. 17(i and ITS Hudson Street. — The position occupied by the paint trade of this city is such that in compiling a work that covers the general indus- tries of the metropolis it is necessary to make special mention of a house that adds materially to the solidity of the enterprises that go to make up the reliable organizations of that trade. The house referred t<> is that of the W. EL Kemp Company, who are manufacturers of the finest grades of gold, silver and aluminum leaf; the Diamond brand of improved patent gold leaf for gilding in the air; and importers and dealers in composition, metal leaf and bronze powders; and refiners and smelters of gold waste produced by book-binders, gilders, painters, decorators, etc. The business was founded in 1849, by Mr. W. EL Kemp, who died in 1891, after a long and suc- cessful business career, and the present company was then organized. The plant of the company comprises two entire buildings, each four stories and basement, covering a ground area of 101) x 50 feet, and steady employ- ment is given to eighty skilled and expert hands. Only the best methods and processes are used, and the output commends itself by its own intrin- sic merit. The trade is supplied to the full extent of its wants at short notice and on the most favorable terms, and several salesmen are sent on the road. The business extends to all parts of the United States, and large ipiantitics are also sold for export. The success of the house has been at- tained solely through the merits of its operations, and whatever praise may have been bestowed upon its goods has at all times been no more than is justly warranted and deserved. HOT SPRINGS BARYTES COMPANY, Manufacturers of Pure Air Floated Barytes, Bayaud & Stevens, Selling Agents, Nos. 00 and 62 New Street. — Baryta is the heaviest of the earths, the specific gravity being as high as four and one-half. It is an oxyde, the basis of which is a metallic substance called barium. It is generally found in combination with sulphuric and carbonic acids, forming the sulphate and carbonate of baryta. The former is known as barytes. sometimes called heavy-spar, and is used for mixing w ith paint. The leading mines where these barytes are found are at Hot Springs, X. C, and are owned by the Hot Springs Barytes Company, who operate mills there for the manufacture of pure air floated barytes. This company has its New York offices as above, with the firm of Bayaud A- Stevens as selling agents. The company was incorporated in ls>.r.:. under the laws of the State of New York, with a capital of $50,000, and is officered as follows, viz.: Theo. W. Bayaud, president; G. F. Perrenoud, secretary and treas- urer: John Doherty, superintendent and manager. The mills have a pro- ductive capacity of twenty tons per day, and give employment to forty skilled and expert hands. The barytes here manufactured are as pure and 1 894, * line as they can possibly be made, and are in heavy and increasing demand, for mixing with paints, by the trade in all parts of the country. The c pany own or has leases of all the pure barytes property in the vicinity of their mills, and are in a position to conduct operations upon the largest scale and to guarantee the prompt anil perfect fulfillment of all orders. President Bayaud is a New Yorker by birth and residence, and one of the representative merchants of the metropolis; president, also, of the .1. B. Alsing Company, manufacturers of machinery in this city, and closely iden- tified with the commercial growth of the metropolis. ARTHUR W. HAHN, Manufacturer and Dealer in Druggists" Glass- ware and Sundries, No. 01 Park Place. — The gentleman whose name heads this sketch has been established since 1801. and has built up a trade that extends throughout the United States, and his annual sales reach quite a handsome figure. Mr. Halm was born and raised in this city, and is thoroughly conversant with the wants of the trade. He is manufacturer of and dealer in druggists' glassware and sun- dries, and can quote bottom prices. He handles first-class goods, and carries full and fine lines. lie is prepared to give special quotations on woodwork, (store fixtures), and can guarantee the utmost satisfaction. Mr. Halm occupies commodious quarters, and employs an efficient staff. He has excellent facilities, and keeps on hand always a very large and varied stock, which is of a comprehensive char, acter. and includes shelf bottles, glass labels (all styles), zinc mortar signs, drawer pulls, show bottles, (all kinds) decorated jars, w indow brackets, scales and weights, jars, (all kinds) tumblers and holders, vials, (all kinds) sample bottles, corks, "•Lion" brand, evaporating dishes, mortars, (all kinds) funnels, (all kinds) alcohol lamps, (all kinds) graduates, (all kinds) drug mills, tincture presses, supposi- tory moulds, percolators, pill tiles, spatulas, spoons and scoops, retort stands, twine, twine boxes, suspensory badges, silk eye s h a d e s, bougies a n d catheters, rubber goods, breast instruments. Robinson's zinc inhalers, vaccination shields, Wesley's bottle brush. No. 2 Magic bottle brush, feeding bottles, etc., medicine droppers, medicine glasses, camers-hair pencils, syringes, (all styles) atomizers, chemical ware, cologne bottles, thermometers, hydrometers, and all kinds of specialties. The trade is supplied by him on the most favorable terms, and all orders are carefully and promptly filled. Mr. ♦K NEW Y0R)0-1894, * 245 Hahn is sole manufacturer of Wesley's Xursing Mottle Brush, which is one of the best inventions existing for cleansing thoroughly all kinds of bottles, decanters, flasks, lamp chimneys, fruit jars, etc. Being shaped peculiarly it cleans the corners, shoulders, and all parts of the bottle easily, which can not be done with any other brush. The handle being of stiff metal allows strength to be used, thereby cleaning thoroughly and quickly. Halm's patent, Xo. oP.I'.MS, is on each brush, and all brushes attached to a handle in a similar manner to this brush are infringements on this patent. SOLON PALMER, Perfumes, Nbs. :!74 and :!76 Pearl Street— America's leading perfumer and toilet soap maker is found in the person of Mr. Solon Palmer, who, together with his son, .Eddy Palmer, forms the linn which bears his name. On the 2(>th of .June. 1S47, Solon Palmer threw open the doors of his establishment to the public, and from that day to the present time, embracing a period of nearly fifty years, the management of the business, as well as the style of the firm, lias remained unchanged. A vast trade has been built up all over this country, as well as in foreign parts, and the house is everywhere recognized as the leader in its line. Prizes have been awarded at the World's Industrial Exposition held in New Orleans in 1SS4, gold medals for Frangipanni and Lavender water, and silver medals for India Bouquet soap, and Invisible; at the Southern Expo- sition held in Louisville. Ky., in 1885, the firm received the highest awards for its perfumes, and at the American Institute Fair. New York, Mr. Palmer was awarded medals of superiority, in 1883 and ISS4. The premises occupied comprise two five-story buildings, and all the departments are fitted up and equipped with the finest improved machinery and appliances. Ample steam power is provided, and over seventy-five experienced men and women are constantly employed. Mr. Palmer manufactures toilet requisites of unapproachable excellence, consisting of perfumes, toilet soaps, and preparations for the complexion, for the teeth, hair, etc., which have obtained for him the world-wide reputation of being the leading perfumer of America. Only the purest materials are used in making them, and their combination is perfect. They are guaranteed to be absolutely pure, and are sold all over the country by all reputable druggists. Orders are filled promptly and at popular juices, and business relations entered into with the firm of Solon Palmer invariably prove pleasant and profitable to all concerned. OSCAR LEISTNER & CO., Importers and Commission Merchants. Xo. ('CM Broadway.— Established January 1. 1894, this firm have been very prosperous from the start. They import art novel- ties, fancy toilet articles, specialties in rubber goods, etc.. and are agents for the Bavarian Art Export Association in Munich. Owing to the great success of the Bavarian exhibit at the World's Fair in Chicago, a syndicate, composed of prominent Bavarian manufacturers of art and mechanic art goods has been formed, and in order to facilitate and develop their business connections in the United Stales and Canada, have estab- lished the association above named. As the American ageing has been en- trusted to Oscar Lcistner it Co.. this firm cordially invite their patrons to favor them with a visit at their sample-room in flic Cable Building, feeling confident that the artistic taste and superior quality of the goods shown by them will meet with full appreciation. They display a varied and splendid assortment, which comprises handsome novelties in stationery and ivory sculptures, superb in decorative leather and wall decorations, exquisite glass paintings, porcelain paintings and kindred works of art. beautiful oil paintings, (copies from old and modern masters), clocks with artistically painted dials, tine metal goods, rich and artistic productions of the jewel- er's gold and silversmith's art, embossed copper goods, statuary, wood carving, gilded articles, gas and electric fixtures, theatrical hardware, etc. Messrs. Oscar Leistner and Bernhard Rothpletz, who compose this enter- prising firm, are gentlemen in the meridian of life and natives of Germany, and have been engaged in this line for a number of years. WILLIAM L. STUAUSS x 100 feet in area. Five clerks and sales- men are employed in the office, and six traveling salesmen are kept on the road. The trade of the concern is very large, covering every portion of the United States. The firm are the sole importers of Robert Younger's Scotch ale ; Patterson & Hibbert's Bass ale; United Vineyards Proprie- tor's brandy; Thistle and I. X. L. gin; Mackenzie A- Mackenzie's Albert biscuits. Fine imported wines form a prominent feature of their trade. They import various brands of excellent clarets; port and sherry wines; Jamaica and St. Croix rum; John Jameson's & Wise's Irish whiskey; Ramsay's and Caol Ha Scotch whiskey and Guinness' s Dublin stout. They make a specialty of high grade whiskies and have a heavy and constant trade in the following famous blends: Imperial rye; Nelson County Rye of four brands, and Old Cabinet rye. They are also manufacturers of the celebrated "Leslie's Bitters" and likewise of Leslie's Orient bitters, Leslie's prune juice, Leslie's ginger wine, and Old Tom gin. The known financial stability of the firm gives them many advantages in the purchase of goods, and enables them to defy competition in prices. Mr. William M. Leslie is a native of Scotland. lie resides in New York, where he is held in high esteem in the business community for his straightforward methods and upright character. The junior member of the firm was born and resides in New York. WH. TALLMADOE, Importer and Wholesale Dealer in Wines and Liquors. Commission Merchant in Pot and Pearl Ashes, Etc., No. 67 Washington Street. — One of the oldest houses engaged in the wholesale liquor trade of the metropolis is that of Col. W. II. Tallmadge. This house was founded in 1810, and has been conducted under the present management the past twenty years, Col. Tallmadge succeeding J. H. Degraw. The trade of the house is very large and widespread; extending from New England to the Gulf States, and westward as far as Dakota. Col. Tallmadge has for twenty years been agent for C. Edward French, distiller of Boston rum, at Boston, Mass., and is sole United States agent for " Signet Gin," made by A. C. A. Nolet, of Schiedam, Holland. These goods are noted for their purity and uni- form excellence. He also deals in a general line of wines and liquors, making specialties of Kentucky rye and Bourbon whiskies. A very large stock is carried in the four-storied warehouse occupied, and orders are promptly filled upon most liberal terms. Col. Tallmadge likewise is a commission merchant in pot and pearl ashes, and does quite an extensive trade in this line. Consignments are solicited and prompt sales and returns are assured in every instance. •if NEW YORK?-1894, 247 KAUFMANN & BLACHE, Importers of Wines. Liquors, Whiskies, Gins. Caroni Bitters, Etc., Etc., No. 50 Stone and No. 83 Pearl Streets.— No firm in this country engaged in the importation and wholesale handling of wines and liquors enjoys a more enviable reputation for the standard excellence and purity of its goods than does that of Messrs. Kaufmann & Blache. This business was inaugu- rated in 1889, by its present owners in New Orleans, La., at No. ."12 Decatur and No. 5 Clinton Streets. In 1893 the headquarters were removed to this city, the New Oilcans house being continued as a branch, with Mr. Oct. C. Blache in charge. Mr. Geo. P. Kaufmann looks after the business here. The linn is also represented in Bordeaux. France, at No. 1 1 Hue Blanc Dutrouilb. The premises in this city consist of the ground floor and basement of a building, 2"> x 85 feet in dimensions, where six employees are engaged. Six travelers are also kept on the road, and the trade of the house extends to all sections of the country, while a large export business is also done with Smith American ports, notably Buenos Ayres. Messrs. Kaufmann &• Blache are the sole agents in the United States for several of the leading European wine and liquor houses, such as J. Prom it Co.. Bordeaux, clar- ets and sauternes: II. P. Kallmann & Co.. Frankfurt-on-Main. Rhine and Moselle wines; Gamboa * Co.. .Tores de la Frontera. sherries: Stuve, Kocha. Leas A Co.. Oporto, port wine; P. de Marcilly Freres. Chassague. Montracbet, burgundies; Peridier Fils. Montpelier. Cette wines; Laporte, Pere & Fils, Paris, cordials; Lejay-Lagoute, Dijon, France, cassis; David McArthur A- Co.. Dublin and London, Irish and Scotch whiskey ami Old Tom gin; .Ian Van Douckseus A- Zoon, Rotterdam, Horse shoe Brand gin; II. & P. Xormand Freres, Bordeaux, olive oil and alimentary products, etc. They are also proprietors of the Caroni Cocktail hitters. Orders are taken from londed warehouse or for direct importation, and sam- iles and prices are furnished on application. Both tartners are young men of exceptional business abil- ity and have won a well-merited and notable success. > [DNY M. WINTRINGHAM, Importer and Whole- sale Dealer in Wines and Liquors, Sparkling iders, Ales and Porters, Nos. 35 and :!7 Broad Street.— A concern that dates its origin back to the first quarter of the pres- ent century, and that has continued, without a break, through the entire interval in the possession of the family of the founder, is entitled to special recognition. Such a concern in every respect above suggested is that of Sidny M. Wintringham, which was established in L816 by Thomas Wintringbam. In 1882 it descended to Sidny Wintringham; in 1868 to Sidny Wintringham, Jr.. and in 1892 t.. Sidny M. Wintringbam, its present proprietor. It has thus been conducted by four generations of the same family without even experiencing any change in the nanus of its succes- sive proprietors. Mr. Wintringham is an importer and wholesale dealer in wines and liquors, sparkling ciders, ales and porters, dealing exclusively in high grade goods, of which he carries a full line. While a heavy volume of business is transacted, the area covered by his operations is largely of a local character, as. in addition to controlling a line family trade in this city. Mr. Wintringham makes a specialty of supplying clubs, hotels and restaurants, and conducts a large retail as well as wholesale business. Another specialty which he controls on a very extensive scale is that of bottling wines, etc.. for the trade, and his house is without exception, the oldest in New York en- gaged in that line. His store occupies two basements, each forty feet by one hundred and ten feet in area, where a heavy stock of choice and valuable liquors is constantly kept, of his own direct importation. His trade is with the most, prominent of New York's social representatives, and prices are always reasonable. Mr. Wintringham is a young man. but he has a thorough knowledge of his business, the joint result of heredity and persoual experience. 248 « NEW YORK - 1 894, * GOURD & TOURNADE, Importers of Wines, Spirits, Etc, Nos. 33, 35 and :J7 South William Street.— An establishment which has for many years occupied a prominent position in the ranks of the wholesale wine and liquor trade in New York, and also throughout the whole country, is that of Messrs. Gourd and Tour- nade. It is a very popular house, and a very reliable one, being one of the last two old French houses still existing in this country in their line. It was founded in 1855 by Mr. Simonin, whowas later suc- ceeded by various firms up to date. The present proprietors, who are both French, assumed control of the house in 1S87, and under their able and energetic direction the limits of the trade have been much extended. Both partners are gen- tlemen of excellent business quali- fications, and long experience in the trade. The firm are direct im- porters from all the best and most reliable sources of production in their line of goods, ha ving long- established and most valuable con- nections abroad. They have created a great market in this country for the celebrated Liqueur Benedictine of Fecamp, the importations of which into the United States, are larger than that of any other Cor- dial and constitute more than one- eighth of the total importation of Cordials in the United States. This liqueur has won great fame amongst our people, and there is scarcely a fashionable dinner given where Benedictine does not con- spicuously figure under the shape of the now traditional " petit verre," sorbets and cakes being als > flavored with it. It is a great favorite with ladies on account of exquisite taste, and as a digestive it could not be too highly commende< its tonic properties, combined with its The firm also imports a regular line of fine Sherries, Ports, Brandies. Scotch and Irish Whiskies, Champagnes, Burgundies and Bordeaux Wines. RAOUL-DUVAL, STEVENS & 1 1 ALL, Wines and Liquors, No. 63 Bine Street.— By large wine and liquor handlers conversant with their facilities and connections, the firm of Messrs. Raoul-Duval, Stevens & Hall is one held in the highest regard, as destined to play a leading part in the importation and sale of the choicest brands of those commodities. Although but just established, this film's intimate acquaintance with the producing markets, their rare business aptitude, and honorable commercial principles give them an auspicious start and a cordial welcome from the trade. The firm are sole agents for Natk'L John- ston & Sons, Bordeaux, the most prominent shippers of clarets and Sauternes in France; John Lxshaw & Co., Boideaux, whose brandies are so highly prized in England and on the continent; Manskopf & Sons, Fraukfort-on-the-Main, sole purveyors of Rhine and Moselle wines to His Majesty the Emperor of Germany; Robertson Bros. * Co., London, Zerez and Oporto, shippers of sherries and owners of the famous " Rebello Valenti " ports; Robertson Sanderson & Co., Leitli, owners of the " Cele- brated Mountain Lew"" and "Liqueur" Scotch whiskies; Tarquinio T. C. Lomelino, Madeira, whose wines were awarded the gold medal at the Paris Exposition, and Powell, Turner A- Co., of London, who are perhaps the largest handlers of vintage champagnes of the choicest cuvees in the world. These are all kept in stoc k 1 y the New York agents. They aie also sole proprietors of the well-known "Adjidaumo" rye whiskey, which is rapidly becoming so popular. These connections alone give them a high prestige in trade circles, and they have already opened branch establishments throughout the West. Perhaps more old and choice vintages of wines are carried by this firm than can be found elsewhere in the United States. The business resulting is already one of the most enviable and gratifying proportions, and orders are filled promptly in every instance and on the most liberal terms. The members of this firm are Messrs. Charles Raoul- Duval, C. Albert Stevens and Frank de Peyster Hall. Mr. Raoul-Duval comes of an honored French family. His great grandfather was M. Leon Say, Napoleon Bonaparte's minister of finance. His father was a regent of the Bank of France, president of the Paris Gas Light Company and a man of large means. The son was a lieutenant in the French army before coming to this country, and has hosts of friends in the metropolis. Mr. Stevens is a member of the millionaire family of Castle Point. Hoboken* He graduated from Columbia College in 1SS7. and is a well-known mem- ber of the Union, Knickerbocker, St. Anthony, Racquet and New York Yacht Clubs. Mr. Hall is a son of Edward S. Hall, a former well-known woolen goods manufacturer, whose forefathers settled in Massachusetts in the early part of the seventeenth century. He has lon«r been engaged in the wine business, and is a member of the Calumet. New York Yacht and other clubs. « NEW YORK?- 1 894, * 249 STARKWEATHER & CO., (E. W. Ashley). Importers of Brandies, Wines. Hums, t;ins, Etc., Fine Whiskies of all Brands and Ages, \<>. l'O -South William Street. — When a house has had a prosperous and successful career, extending over a period of a quarter of a century, it is safe to assert that its affairs have been conducted upon the strictest principles of business integrity and liberal business methods. Such are the circumstances connected with the well-known, prosperous and progressive house of Messrs. Starkweather & Co., importers of brandies, nuns, gins, wines, etc., and dealers in fine whiskies of all brands and ages. This old and firmly established concern was founded originally in 1SGS, by Mr. George A. Starkweather, who in 1881, admitted Mr. Edward W. Ashley to partnership, both of whom were thoroughly experienced men in the business, and by adhering to strict business principles and handling none but first-class goods, they soon built up a very large and influential trade, which extends throughout this city and state, also through New Jersey and the New England states, and is constantly increasing in volume and influence, requiring the services of four experienced traveling salesmen to look after its affairs. Owing to tlie lamented decease of Mr. Starkweather, in 1883, the business passed into flic control of his partner. Mr. Ashley, and by his energy and business tact the trade has grown to its present proportions. The premises occupied are very spacious and commodious, and appropriately fitted with every facility for the transaction of business. The firm are importers of choice brandies of the most celebrated vintages of France, famous sparkling and still wines, London Dock. Schiedam and Holland gins; St. Croix, Jamaica, and New England rums; cordials, bitters and foreign mineral waters, also Scotch and Irish whiskies. A specialty is made of the choicest brands of domes- tic rye and bourbon whiskies of all ages, both in bond and tree. All orders are promptly filled at the very lowest prices, and all goods are guaranteed to be as represented. Mr. Ashley is a native of Dublin. Ireland, and came to this country in 1868, and resides in Orange, New Jersey. lie is a director in the Peoples Hank, and the Savings Investment ami Trust Company, of East Orange, and was for many years with Drexel, Morgan it Co.. prior to engaging in the present line, and is an honorable energetic business man. public spirited and enjoys the fullest confidence of all with whom be lias dealings. THE CALIFORNIA VINTAGE COMPANY. No. 21 Park Place.— The California Vintage Company of this city was organized in 1883. and incorporated under the state laws of New York witb a capital stock of $25,000. The officers are: President, Geo. Hamlin ; treasurer. Henry Fritz. Both gentlemen arc residents of this city, and very favorably known in both business and social circles. They are expert judges of line wines, and by selecting only the choicest vintages, have ac- quired a first-class patronage from hotels, clubs, steamers and private con- sumers, and their trade now extends all over the Middle and Southern States, and New England. The company's trade-mark, "Calvico," is a guarantee of the absolute purity of the goods handled. A heavy stock is carried of the choicest California clarets, champagnes, burgundies, white wines, sherries, ports, tokay, grape brandy, catawba, angelica, etc. These are sold by the case or by the gallon. Price lists are furnished free, and all orders are filled without delay. JOSEPH I). ROBERTS, Maltster and Dealer in Barley, Mali ami Hops, No. 186 Liberty Street. — The great competition that now exists among the brewers has resulted in placing before the public a higher class of goods, ami a most important question to each brewer is that of knowing where to obtain the best grade of malt for his use. A prosperous and well-known house, popular for its reliability and honorable dealings, engaged in the barley, malt and hops business, is that of Mr. Joseph I). Roberts, whose malthouse is at Schenectady, \. Y. Mr. Roberts established his business in 1878. Having a wide range of practical experience in this line, being a practical maltster himself, devoting bis per- sonal attention to his business, and dealing in and producing but I lie finest quality of barley, malt and hops. he at once succeeded in building up a very large and influential patronage among the largest brewers in New York, New Jersey and surrounding territory. His office is very neatly fitted up, commodious and provided with every modern facility for the transact ion of his large business, while his large malthouses and warerooms. located at Schenectady. N. Y.. are fully equipped with the latest and mosl improved appliances, and a full force of practical workmen are given constant employment. His resources and large facilities enable him to fill orders of any size at the shortest notice and lowest market prices, to tin- satisfaction of purchasers. The house deals only in the fin- est, grades of Western and New York two and six rowed state. Mr. Roberts' honorable and successful business record has gained for him the confidence and admiration of the business world, and his name and busi- ness is now familiar to every brewer in the counl ry. He is a native of Buffalo, N. Y., but has been for many years closely connected in business in New York. Besides his large business in barley, malt and hops, he is also secre- tary and treasurer of the New York and New Jersey Lumber Company, in which he is one of the principal stockholders, and is also interested in other prominent enterprises. His large success in life is due to his excellent business qualifications. He has grown up in this business since boyhood, his ancestors for live generations having also been identified with this line. He is a leading member of the National Brewers' Associa- tion, ex-member of the New York Produce Exchange and of many other organizations. He resides with his family in a palatial home in Paterson, N. J., which is one of the finest residences in that Stale 250 4C NEW YORK;— 1 894, » B P. SHARP, Malt and Hops, Nos. 15 to 25 Whitehall Street,— The gentleman above named is one of the best known merchants in his line in this city. He has been established for the past twenty- eight years, and has been very prosperous from the start. He lias agent for been the past ten years, for C. L. Warner, malt- ster, Syracuse, X. Y., who has f o u i- m a 1 t houses, produc- ing two million bushels of malt a year. He is dealer in domes- r ic hops, a n d handles all kinds an d all grades. He has a large trade in malt with brew- e r s in New York and vici- nity, and sends bops to all parts of the United States. M r . Sharp is a na- tive of Sharon Springs, N. Y., in the hop dis- trict, and is a m a n o f Ion g p r a c t ical e x- perience in the busines s, a n d was wit h Charles H. Hann a h, this city, for eight years. He can su p p 1 y a n y- thing in the line of malt and hops i L M' nn short notice and on the most favorable terms, enjoy- ing unexcelled advantages. Mr. Sharp is prepared to quote bottom prices, and all orders receive prompt and personal attention. OOKE & SINNOTT, John Gibson s Son A Co. Distilleries, Charles 1). Bickley. Agent. No. 60 Bread Street.— Of all the whiskies sold to-day none rank superior to the Pure Old Monongahela Rye distilled by Moore & Sinnott. successors to John Gibson's Son & Co.. at Gibsonton, Pa. These whiskies are sold in New York by Mr. Charles I). Bickley, as agent for the distillers. The firm was established in 1837, and the Gibsonton Mills, on the Monongahela River, were erected in (856, and the New York office has been open for nearly forty years. Messrs. Moore & Sinnott became successors and proprietors in 1NS4, and theirs is still recognized as the largest distillery of fine whiskey in the United States, having a capacity of over 30,000 barrels per year. Their product embraces pure old Monongahela rye, wheat and malt whiskies, and includes a large line of blended goods, such as Superior Old Monongahela. Favorite. Pure Old Bye, Old Keystone. Old Nectar. 1S40: Old Cabinet, Monogram. Old Wheat, and other popular brands: while purchasers can have their special brands if desired. Private Stock. Monogram. Old Cabi- net. Pure Old Rye and Old Nci tar. 1840, supplied in cases. The trade from this house covers the State of New York. The main warehouses of the firm are at Nos. 232 and 234 South Front Street. Philadelphia, Pa. They carry the largest stock of Hue old whiskies in the United States, having storage capacity at their distilleries for 7">.<>no barrels. Mr. Bickley, the ajjent here, was New England agent at Boston from 1S77 to 1894. CHAS. W. JOHNSON A - CO., United States Ponded Warehouses. Nos. (i, S and in Bridge Street. — The business conducted by Messrs. ('has. W. Johnson & Co., and the immense United States bonded warehouses occupied for it. have alike been known for upwards of forty years by all claiming to be at all familiar with the large liquor es- tablishments of New York, the business having been founded in 1852. The warehouses consist of three brick buildings, five stories each, perfectly equipped and arranged for the reception and storage of immense quantities of goods. Hie leading specialty handled being liquors, and the plant is a centre to which Hows an enormous bulk of whiskies, wines, brandies and liquors, and leading brands of champagne from the best markets of Europe, to be re-distributed to purchasing centres, and to supply the re- quirements of many large dealers and users ill this city and throughout the country. Insurance and cartage is attended to. and orders by telephone. " Broad 050." are given prompt response. Mr. Johnson, the active member of the firm, is a native New Yorker, and a resident of Tarrytown, N. Y. He became a partner in this house in 1SS2. and is a member of the Maritime Exchange. He is active and painstaking in supervising the affairs of this old and prosperous house, which ranks at the head of all similar enter- prises in the American metropolis. «f NEW YORK- 1 894, * 25 1 H&H. W. CATHERWOODi Samuel B. Burr, Representative, Dis- tillers of Monongahela Ol.00 per case. The medicinal qualities of these whiskies have long been known to the medical faculty in this country for their purity, excellence and uniform quality. This concern are the original blenders of high grade whiskies in this country. The house requires the services of twenty-five first-class traveling sa'esmen to look after its interests. The trade in New York is most ably managed by Mr. Burr, who is a native of New Jersey, and a highly respected resident of this city. He is a member of the Metropolitan and other clubs, and is highly esteemed. HEYMAN BROTHERS, Importers and Wholesale Liquor Dealers, No. 7"> Murray Street. — This is a reputable and popular house, dating its foundation back to 1874, the co-partners in the firm being Messrs. Morris, Simon and Abraham ffeyman, and under their energetic, able management a large trade has been developed, extend 1 ing all over New England and the Middle States. The firm are distributors of the leading brands of Pennsylvania rye and Kentucky bourbon whiskies, and are sole proprietors of the Home Circle Monongahela rye whiskies, which are famous for their superior quality. The commodious premises occupied consist of a warehouse. 30 x 100 feet in dimensions, which is ex- cellently fitted up. A heavy stock of foreign and domestic wines and 'i.'.i'.wii i LLL liquors is carried, a leading specialty being made of pure whiskies and six traveling salesmen are employed. The Messrs. Ileyman aie natives of Germany, but have lived in New York many years. THE NEW YORK BOTTLERS' SUPPLIES MANUFACTURING COMPANY, [Limited], J. Mersereau, Proprietor. Manufacturers of the " Popular" Siphon, and Bottlers' Supplies, No. 50 Warren Street. — This company is recognized for the general superiority of its goods, but has become more widely known as the manufacturer of the celebrated " P o p ul a r " S i ph o n, w h i c h w a s patented April I9th, 1887, by C. de Quillfeldt, the inventor of the " Light- ning" bottle stopper. The superior merits of the " Popular" Siphon have created a demand for it among the leading bot- tlers of this country, and consist of the best in quality of material and durability, while for quickness in filling and discharging it surpasses any other siphon in the market. The "Popular" Siphon is made in four styles or shapes, the prin- cipal working parts or Bottlers who have given small trial orders for the " Popular," have been so well pleased that they have generally adopted this siphon. Ml". Mersereau. the principal proprietor in this company, is a gentleman thoroughly experienced in the manufactur- ing industry and likewise equally familiar with all the requirements neces- sary to the proper equipment of a bottling establishment. The offices, salesrooms and factory of the company comprise an entire floor. :','> x l.'id feet in area, which is provided with every appointment for conducting business on a broad basis. The company also makes the "Flash" bottle stopper opener; Buffing lathes, and Siphon blocks and Fillers, and deals in a miscellaneous stock of bottlers' supplies, including siphon boxes, mineral water boxes. Donally's Cork Extractors, mineral water salts, extracts, wire cork fasteners, ginger ale caps and steel plyers for bottlers' use. They also manufacture all the other styles of Siphons and will supply those if customers prefer them to the " Popular." No. 2. valves being the same in all the styles. 2»2 * NEW YORIO- 1 894, * KENTUCKY SPECIALTY COMPANY, Distillers' and Importers' Agent, Havemeyer Building', No. 33 Church Street. — " Choice whiskies" is a very familiar term. We often hear it uttered, and still oftener see it printed. These words should stand for distilla- tion from fine grain, as harmless and healthful as the native wines of Fiance, and as finely flavored as the most celebrated champagne. Occasionally they do, very often they do not. To the epicure these words are a talis- man, calling to remembrance the delicious flavor that comes with the age of the liquor, and that bouquet that can never be imitated by the chemists' art; but of all whiskies manufactured to-day they cannot be better applied than to the celebrated " Blue Ribbon " whiskey handled by the Kentucky Spe- cialty Company. This whiskey is ten years old, and when making is in the mash ninety-seven hours, being twenty-five hours longer in the mash than any other Kentucky whiskey. It is a bland, ripe and delicious whiskey, having few equals and no superiors, and is a prime favorite with bon vivant and medical practitioner alike. This company was organized and duly incorporated in March, 1894, and is officered as follows, viz.: Win. S. Wilson, Louisville, Ky., president; Samuel Kerr, New York, vice-presi- dent; James II. Kerr. New York, secretary. The company handle line whiskies only, making a specialty of Kentucky brands, including the "Blue Ribbon" and "Old Forrester"; while they also carry Irish whiskies in bond, and pay particular attention to the case trade. They are 1 uilding up a line trade throughout New York and New Jersey, solely on the basis of merit, and are in a position to supply the trade to the full ex- tent of its wants, at short notice and on the most favorable terms. Presi- dent Wilson is one of the best-known men in Kentucky, collector of the Fifth Internal Revenue District under Presidents Hayes and Arthur, and an experienced, reliable and responsible business man. The Messrs. Kerr, father and son, reside in New York, and stand deservedly high in commer- cial and trade circles. FM. ACKERMAN, Agent, Fine Whiskies. Importer of Pure Bran- dies, Wines, Gins, Etc., No. 91 West Street. — This gentleman is an extensive dealer in fine whiskies, and an importer of pure bran- * dies, wines, gins and liquors, carefully selected for a first-class hotel and druggist trade. The business was founded in 1863, by S. II. Ackcr- inan, who died in 18(58, when he was succeeded by his two sons. Messrs. (J. I!, and F. M. Ackerman, and on the retirement of his brother in 1890, the present proprietor assumed sole control. The brands of whiskey bandied by Mr. Ackerman have distinctive features as to flavor, purity and medici- nal tonic properties that are readily recognized by druggists and experts. Hotel men and large retailers in this city and throughout New York and New Jersey sell them very largely in preference to all other brands. The vinta- ges of wines kept in stock are of the rarest and most exquisite quality and pre-eminently meet the tastes of the most refined connoisseurs. It is abun- dant demonstration of the fact to state that the leading hotels, bars and pri- vate cellars in the metropolis are frequently replenished from the house of Mr. Ackerman. He likewise handles the best Cognac brandies, long specially in demand for medicinal use here and elsewhere. He has steadily increased the sales of his wines, brandies and whiskies until they are staple articles of consumption in the best hotels, restaurants and retail stores. Mr. Ackerman is a native New Yorker, who served three years during the war in the (5th New York Cavalry, and is a member of J. ('. Pice Post No. 29. G. A. P., and an enterprising, reliable and popular business man lie makes a leading specialty of " Ackerman 's Rock and Rye," which is sold all over the United States and is celebrated for its efficacy in curing coughs and colds. Mr. Ackerman introduced this lifteen years ago and is the sole owner. JOSEPH BECK A- CO., Distillers, No. 133 Reade Street.— There are many kinds of whiskey, of which several claim superiority for some special quality. But of them all none rank higher than the justly celebrated " Beckmore." This brand, a favorite with the best connoisseurs, owes its superiority to the fact that it is carefully distilled by the most approved modern methods from carefully selected rye. It is in fact a " pure rye whiskey," a title to which many lay claim and which few really deserve. But the Beckmore is justly entitled to the designation "pure rye." From the beginning of the process of manufacture all through the distillation and down to the very shipment of the order not the slightest adulteration is allowed, and the Beckmore comes to the pur- chaser the purest and finest aroma whiskey in the world. The manufac- ture and sale of this whiskey has made the splendid reputation of the well-known house of Joseph Beck & ('<>■• which forms the subject of this article. Besides the Beckmore whiskey, which is of course their main specialty, the house imports high grade foreign wines and liquors which are always in demand by those who want the best. One of their imported specialties is Jules Mumm & Co.'s Extra Dry champagne, which is in high favor with those who appreciate a pure, sparkling wine, and which is kept in all the best clubs, hotels and restaurants in the United States. The trade of the house covers the whole United States, and with the aid of a large and efficient corps of competent salesmen is being steadily increased. This result is aided by the fact that the house always maintains the high character of its goods and this, backed up by fair and liberal dealing, always retains a customer once obtained. Mr. Joseph Beck, now the pop- ular head of the house, which was established in 1866, is one of the best- known and justly popular men in the trade and is personally and favorably known in all the leading cities of the United States. In New York he is known to the trade as an enterprising merchant of the most unimpeachable integrity, and to his social acquaintances and friends as a genial gentleman, justly ami widely popular. 4f WEW FERD. RUTTMANN & SON, Importers, (Sole Agents for Messrs. J. J. Meder<6 Zoon, Distillers, Schiedam and Amsterdam. Holland.) No. :!•") Broadway. — The firm of Ferd. Ruttmann & Son ranks not only as one of the leading, hut as one of the oldest houses engaged in the import trade in the city. In its special line of enterprise the house stands prominently to the front as a leading one. commanding, as it does, a large trade both at home and abroad, with connections of the most su- perior character. The firm are importers of Holland gins, wines ami liquors. They make a specialty of the famous Swan gin, for which they are sole agents for North and South America of the world-renowned distillers Messrs. J. J. Meder & Zoon, of Schiedam and Amsterdam, Holland. The famous Swan gin was first distilled in Holland by the same concern in 1793, more than a century ago. and for three-quarters of a century the present establishment of Messrs. Ferd. Ruttmann & Son, New York, and Messrs. Scbuchardt & Gebhardt, with whom Mr. Ferd. Ruttmann was prominently identified, have been the headquarters for the wholesale distribution of this noted sin on the American continent. Originally the business now con- trolled by Messrs. Ferd. Ruttmann & Son was founded by Mr. Frederick Gebhardt, from whom it passed to Scbuchardt & Gebhardt, then to Scbuchardt & Son, and, in 1ST8, to Ferd. Ruttmann, who, in 1891, admitted into partnership his son, Mr. J. F. Ruttmann, under the style of Ferd. Ruttmann & Son. Mr. Ferd. Ruttmann first be- came identified with the business in 1853, when be joined the concern of Scbuchardt & Gebhardt. After being associated with the business for thirty-nine years and building up a trade of large magnitude, and an envi- able reputation as a vigilant, straightforward ami responsible merchant, Mr. Ruttmann died, deeply regretted by all who had the honor of his ac- quaintance. Since then his sons, Messrs. J. F. and F. S. Ruttmann, have conducted the business, retaining the old firm-name. Mr. J. F. Ruttmann has been thoroughly trained in the business from his youth up. and is not only thoroughly familiar with the wants of the customers of his house, but is always in a position to meet them with dispatch, supplying them with the best goods money can purchase, and at prices that no other concern can compete with. During the whole of its long career the business has been carried on in a manner reflecting the greatest credit on all concerned, and with an ever-widening circle of trade. The firm make it a special feature to handle only the highest and purest wines and liquors. Their business and correspondence is carried on from their offices as above, deliveries and shipments being made from United States bonded warehouses, where they always carry a large stock of goods, both in bond and duty paid, to meet the demands of their customers. Their distributing trade covers the whole of the United States. Canada, South and Central Americas. Mexico and the West Indies. Mr. J. P. Ruttmann is a native New Yorker and one of the well-known and respected merchants of the metropolis. He brings to bear on his enterprise superior executive ability, coupled with a thorough 1 83<4, 253 knowledge of the trade, in which he is recognized as an authority as to grades and values. No metropolitan business house is more worthy of mention in these pages. H ENRY M. GOBLE, Manufacturer of Demijohns, Bottles, Flasks and Mason's Fruit Jars, and Dealer in Goblets, Tumblers, I. am]) Chimneys and Lightning Fruit Jars. No. 7:1 Murray Street.— This gentleman has been established since IS(i4, and has built up a Mr. (iohle is a native of this State, and is a man of energy xperience, arge business. and iMS^d \thoroughly e(rtMfersa\t with the frade/\He is a manufacturer of demijohns, -flasks, bottles and Mason's and lightning fruit jars, and has first- class productive facilities. Private moulds are a spe- cialty and he can turn out anything in this line to order on short notice, lie is also importer and dealer in gob- lets, tumblers, and lamp chimneys and carries a full assort- ment. Mr. Goble occupies four spacious floors, and all departments are well equipped, and fifteen hands are employed by him. A very large and complete stock is constantly kept on hand here, and bot- tlers and the trade generally are supplied on the most favorable terms. Mr. Goble can quote the lowest prices on anything in his line, and all orders receive prompt and personal attention. Henry M. Gobi.k. 254 4C NEW GEORGE E. WANNER, Wholesale Dealer in Foreign and Domes- tic Wines and Liquors, No. 82 Warren .Street. — The prevalent system of adulteration in all the luxuries of life as practised by unscrupulous dealers renders it necessary that those who desire to procure pure and unadulterated goods should be careful in the selection of houses from which to pro- cure their supplies. This applies par- ticularly to those who desire to pro- cure pure viands of all descriptions, as it i s a well-known fact that there are but few reputable houses engaged in this special line of trade. A w e 1 1- known, prosperous, and altogether reputable house en- gaged in this special line of trade in the great metropolis, and worthy of es- pecial mention i n these pages, is that of Mr. George E. Wanner, wholesale dealer in foreign and domesl ic wines and liquors. T h i s business w a s founded originally in 1S60, by Thos. II. Geraty. who w a s succeeded in ISSl' by Messrs. DeForest A- Wanner, and in t§94, on the retire- ment of Mr. DeForest, Mr. Wanner became sole proprietor. From its in- ception the house has been the centre of a first-class trade, and under Mr. Wanner's enterprising, able and active management, the business lias grown to its present volume and importance. The trade is cosmopolitan in extent, and reaches to all parts of the United States, while five first-class salesmen are kept constantly on the road looking after the interests of the concern. The premises utilized are very spacious and commodious, com- prising two floors, supplied with every convenience and appliance for the transaction of business, covering an area of 30 x 10U feet each, which include a finely appointed office, wareroom, and storage capacity for (he large and complete stock kept constantly on hand. The stock is full and complete, and embraces the very choicest still and sparkling wines and brandies of celebrated foreign and domestic vintages. This house also imports the best quality of Holland gins, Jamaica and Saint Croix rums. Scotch and Irish whiskies, and famous brewings of English. Irish and Scotch ales, etc., and handles the most famous American distillations of whiskies. New Eng- land rums and a full line of case goods, bitters, cordials, etc. These goods are of the best grades, warranted to be as represented, and are offered at the very lowest prices. Mr. Wanner is a native of Oneida county, this State, a wide-awake and public-spirited business man, prompt and relia- ble, and enjoys the confidence of all with whom he has any dealings. Major Charles E. Carr, who occupies the position of confidential man to Mr. Wanner, is a Southern gentleman by birth, and popular in all circles, lie was born in Charleston, S. C, Sept. IT, 1840. and is a veteran of the Confederate army, and liberal and broad-minded in all his ideas. He has lived in the North for the past fifteen years and has occupied many posi- tions of trust in the business world. He has been connected with this house for the past nine years, and ably assists in maintaining it in the front rank of the trade. SOL. FRANK, Wholesale Liquor Dealer, No. 04 Warren Street.— A suc- cessful, very popular and old-established, reliable house engaged in the wholesale liquor trade of New York, is that conducted by Mr. Sol. Frank. Mr. Frank was born in Germany, and left his native country for the United States in 1852, New York being his objective point, and here he has since remained. In 1S04 Mr. Frank established business here, and for these thirty years has conducted a flourishing trade, his goods going to all parts of the Middle States, Western and Northwestern States, and New England. Alibis transactions are -characterized by fair and honorable dealing. The premises occupied comprise a store and cool- storage cellars of ample size, and a heavy stock is carried, the assortment including the choicest wines and liquors, both of foreign and domestic pro- duction. Mr. Frank makes leading specialties of bis own brands—" Ideal," " Satin " and " Mountain Dew " rye whiskies. These goods are of pure dis- tillation, and are unexcelled for staple excellence of quality. All orders with which Mr. Frank may be favored are filled under his personal supervision. * NEW HD. NESSLER & CO., Sole Agents of Old Times Distillery Com- pany, Louisville, Ky., Distillers of Fine Whiskey, No. 82 Broad # Street. — This lirm recently succeeded that of Nessler A Hoexter, which was established about a year ago as wholesale dealers and importers of liquors. They believe in handling only the best g Is, and they carry a general line of fine quality. They import brandies, ports, champagnes, clarets, gins, cordials, and everything in that general line, always catering to the most cultivated tastes, their trade in New York and its vicinity comprising a representative constituency. Messrs. Nessler & Co. are the sole agents in the United States for the Old Times whiskey, both bourbon and rye, made by the Old Times Distillery Company of Louisville, Ky.. which received the highest award gold medal and diploma at the World's Fair, Chicago, over all other whiskies in the United States. This distillery is thirty-nine years old, and the superior quality of its product has been consistently maintained. There is no brand of whiskey purer or more desirable in the United States. It enjoys an extended reputation and is largely in demand for the finest bar and drug- store trade. Fine imported wines form a prominent feature of Messrs. Nessler & Co.'s trade, and they handle every well-known brand. Mr. Nessler is a young man, and a native born New Yorker, and is thoroughly acquainted with the foreign liquor business. The firm is establishing a valuable and influential clientage for itself and a high standing in com- mercial, financial and social circles. RG. BRENACK, Manufacturer of Bottle Wrappers, No. IT Warren Street. — Among the innumerable useful productions of this inven- tive age are patent bottle wrappers and corrugated paper, for safe packing purposes. The merits possessed by these articles are shown in the fact that they are in universal demand, and that the call for them is constantly on the increase. The headquarters for the production of these specialties is found in the establishment of Mr. R. G. Brenack. This gentleman lias been in business the past eighteen years, and manu- factures a very superior, perfected line of patented bottle wrappers, corru- gated paper, mailing tubes, corrugated boxes and rolls, barrel lining, paper piano covers, flour bags, ice cream, oyster, candy, and other varieties of folding boxes; printed and plain wrapping paper, and paper goods of every description. The business premises occupied are 30 x 100 feet in dimen- sions, and are equipped with all requisite mechanical appliances. A force of experienced operatives is employed, and Mr. Brenack personally directs their labors. The facilities of the establishment are complete in every regard, a very extensive stock is carried, and orders of any magnitude are satisfactorily filled, at lowest prices. Mr. Brenack was born in New York, is a thoroughly practical business man, and offers advantages to the trade. 255 O MEYER & CO., Sole Agents, Anheuser-Busch Brewing Asso- ciation, No. 104 Broad Street. — The sale of lager beer in New York and vicinity has reached enormous annual totals, and of the many brands brewed here, as well as imported from other points, none have become as popular with all classes of consumers as those of the famous Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association, of St. Louis, .Mo., whose sole agents in this city are Messrs. O. -Meyer A- Co., w ho have a branch office at Twelfth Avenue and 130th Street, Harlem. The lirm of O. Meyer & Co. was founded in 1808, by Messrs. A. ('. L.andO. Meyer, the present style being adopted after the death of A. C. I.. Meyer. The Harlem branch was opened in 1891, and the lirm also have a branch in Brooklyn. They have built up an immense local trade for their principals, and Anheuser-Busch beers are now prime favorites with our people and can be found in all leading cafes as well as on the tables of our best fami- lies. The bottled beer of this brewery surpasses in fine taste, flavor, brilliancy, and nutritive qualities, any other lager beer I rami, as was ad- mitted by the juries of the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, in 1893. It is brewed from the best malt and choice Bohemian hops, not ;i bit of substitute for either malt or hops. being used. It is especially liked by Americans, who, next to the Germans, are certainly Hie best judges of beer. Messrs. Meyer it Co. handle both barreled and bottled beer, and have always a heavy stock in their huge cellars. They sell over half a carload of beer a day. the principal brands handled being the " lied Label." and •• Budweiser," both bottled at the brewery for export, and which are guaranteed to keep in any climate; and the " Blue Label."' bottled here for immediate consumption. The firm's facilities for filling orders promptly anil at low prices, are excellent. The telephone call of the Broad Street office is "564 Broad" and of that in Harlem "•:!." MAX BLUMENTHAL, Barley ami Malt, No. !>7 Kemble Building, Nos. 15-25 Whitehall Street. — This gentleman is one of the rising merchants in his line. He was formerly agent in this city for W. II. Purcell & Co., of Chicago, for four years, and lias been estab- lished in business on his own account since September, 18!)4. He is dealer in barley and malt, and handles the best grades. He receives from various points in the United States and Canada, and has unexcelled advantages in respect of sources of supply. He sells to brewers throughout New York. New Jersey, New England and Pennsylvania, and has a large, growing trade. Max Blumenthal was born in Germany and has been in this country since 1866. His office is connected by telephone, "577Broad." Mr. Blumenthal can supply anything in barley and malt on short notice, lie is in a position to quote bottom prices, and all orders receive prompt attention. During the past year his business has been most satisfactory in all its branches, particularly in the local field. 256 «f NEW YORK- 1 894, * Hartman, Goldsmith & Co., Importers of Rhine Wines, Clarets, Brandies, Etc., No. 45 Warren Street. — This firm lias been established over a decade, and consists of Messrs. E. Hartman, A. Goldsmith and C. Porges, gentlemen who are as widely and fa- vorably known as individuals, as is the house of which they are the head. They handle a select list of the finest goods and are the sole agents for the United States of such well-known and deservedly pop- ular products as the Rhine, Mo- selle, Nahe and Pfalzer wines of C. F. Eccakdt, o f Kreuznach , which received the h i g h e s t awards at t h e World's Colum- bian Exposition, Chicago; the Mid-Winter Ex- position, San Fra ncisco; at Antwe r p, at Frankfort-on-Main, St. Petersburg, Russia, and Darmstadt: the clarets nt F. PicABD & Co., of Bordeaux; the famous Burgundy wines of Pori.ET Peke * Fils, of Beaune; the well-known high grade Brandies of La Grande Marque, Cognac; the high grade Holland Gins of P. Loopuyt 1 1 the tables o f t h e must noted con- noisseurs. Hav- ing obtained the exclusive agency for the United States of the long list of high grade goods above mentioned, they are enabled to control the trade and to maintain the excellence of all the goods handled by them, which fact gives them an advantage in the trade that is readily recognized by buyers. They are also the proprietors of the celebrated "400 Rye Whiskey," which is recognized as the finest in the market, and can be found in all the very best clubhouses, hotels, and at the leading grocers. In the warehouses at the above address an immense stock of goods is carried, and they also carry great quantities in bond. * NEW YORK?-1894, * 257 CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY. IE 1'. Baldwin, General Passenger Agent, Central Building. — It is often remarked, and with good reason, that the travel-loving American should see at least a lair proportion of the superb natural beauties of his own country, before crossing the ocean to follow a crowd through the ruins and comparatively tame resorts of Europe. This is especially applicable to New Yorkers, who have so much that is attrac- tive close at hand, within a few hours' ride of their homes, spread out and always open for their enjoyment. Perhaps the very best opportunity to ap- preciate the grandeur and beauty of New Y'ork, the sea and the mountains, is by a trip over the Central Railroad of New Jersey. This road runs directly south from New York through the State of New Jersey, the gar- den-spot of the universe, and has direct connections witli Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, and intermediate stations; also with Reading, Harrisburg and Gettysburg; and with those charming seashore resorts, Cape May, Long Branch and Atlantic City. There are numerous day summer resorts along the line, for picnic and basket parties, church and Sunday- school excursions; also, Wilkesbarre Mountain Park, one of the most beau- tiful and coolest spots in Eastern Pennsylvania, and affording unsurpassed views of the " Wyoming Valley," and surrounding country; Saylor's Lake, a beautiful sheet of water at Saylorsburg. in the Blue Mountains, the well- known resort for picnic, fishing and boating parties, and other popular points of interest are reached over this line. Atlantic Highlands is but twenty miles from the metropolis, by this line and there is no more beauti- ful spot on the coast. From the Highlands a new road, four and a half miles long, has recently been built along the base of the bluffs, following the picturesque river, to the Highlands of Navesink, a pretty spot on the wooded slope of the long bluff towering above passing trains. Four miles further along is Monmouth Reach. Monmouth Park, the most famous race course in this country, is situated here. In 1871 there were but two houses between Seabright and North Long Branch, where now there is scarcely a hundred-yard stretch that does not present a dozen or more cottages. Long Branch is a world-famed pleasure and health resort, where thousands of persons, among whom are many distinguished foreigners, congregate each summer season to enjoy the gay whirl of fashionable life in the hotels and cottages. As early as 1788, Long Branch was patronized by the people of Philadelphia, who first settled along the New Jersey coast. There was no Central Railroad of New Jersey at that time to carry the public to the seashore in fast, comfortable trains. Long Branch to-day is a sea-shore cosmopolis. It has so many attractions that the more quiet of our summer resort patrons are rather inclined to seek health and recreation elsewhere. Be this as it may, the reputation of Long Branch as a watering-place is as great as ever. West End or Hollywood forms an adjunct to Long Branch, and is well known for its picturesque cottages and beautiful park. Next is Elberon, a fashionable suburb of Long Branch, covering about 100 acres of land, and one of the most beautiful resorts on the coast. Elberon has been brought into historical fame as being the place where the late President Garfield died from the effects of the assassin's bullet. Asbury Park's manifold advantages, beauties and attractions, have won for it a fame that is world-wide, and which draws to it every summer a class of people seeking rest and recreation, with enough pleasure to drive away that monotony so characteristic of many places. Ocean Grove, the next door neighbor, is a place formed with the purpose of bringing people under reli- gious influence at a season of the year when they have the most leisure, hoping, as its projectors did, that the pleasant surroundings would add numbers to the assemblage. The system in vogue here is the most autocratic on the continent. Sea Girt is a seashore resort of a very high order, not because of its fashionablcness or exclusiveness, for it has neither, but on account of the elegant lay of the land. Point Pleasant is the oldest coast resort in New Jersey, having been patronized over 150 years, and is claimed to be the coolest resort on the coast on account of its location: the ocean almost surrounding it on the east, Barnegat Bay on he south and the Manasquan River curves around the other two sides. Lakewood, is the most popular all-the-year-around resort in the State; an ideal spot in summer and a paradise in winter. Let it be known right here that the Central Railroad of New Jersey system has absolute control of the train service to Lakewood. There is no opposition and there js no need for any. The great expresses hauled by giant engines make the run in one and a half hours, while other trains occupy from two to two and a half hours. The train service is continuous all the year round and has assisted materially in the welfare of the town. Parlor cars are run on all express trains. The new §40,000 station at Lakewood is one of the ornaments of the place. This is the great pine belt of New Jersey, and inconsequence is a sanitarium of the highest order. Invalids suffering with pulmonary troubles get almost instant relief here from the pine-laden, resinous air. But Lakewood is by no means an invalids' resort. Wealthy people from the large cities, whose nervous systems have been shattered by a too close application to the demands of society, come here to recuperate and build up. Lakewood is so situated that it is not affected to any great extent by the cold winter winds. For miles around it is hemmed in by a pine forest that serves to moderate the temperature and keep it pretty even. The thermometer always indicates a temperature of from seven to ten degrees warmer than in New Y'ork. and the cutting, moist winds are entirely unknown. Four large hotels are now among the attractions of tins popu- lar winter resort. The lake from which the place derived its name is an exquisite sheet of water about a mile and a half in length and from two to three hundred yards wide. A roadway leads all the way round it. The lake is called Carasaljo. in Indian Metedeconk. Special rates are made to parties for Mauch Chunk. Glen Onoko, Island Grove, Chain Dam. Calypso Island. Bluemont Glen and Lake Hopatcong. Where desirable points are found near the road, comfortable stnges are provided to convey passengers to these numerous pleasant out-of-the-way corners of the world, and there are so many of these that the tourist may well be disconcerted at such an embarras de richesses. 258 * NEW YORK?-1894, W FRANCIS KLUXEN, Grower of Fine Wines. Importer of Rliine Wines. Brandies. Clarets, Etc., and Dealer in Imported and Domestic Wines and Liquors, No. 73 Barclay Street. — Among the popular houses that have been active and prominent, and continue to grow in popularity in connection with the wine growing and wholesale liquor industry, a n d whose success r -3 ?*"."" and enterprise M have advanced them to general favor in trade circles, by rea- son of the pro- prietor's expert knowledge and experience i n this line is that conducted b y Francis Kluxen. This gentleman has been en- gaged in this line since 1805, a n d founded this enterprise in 1866, and has since acquired fame and patro- nage in all parts of the United States, South America, and exten ding to Europe. T h e premises occu- pied for the transaction o f business are ap- propriately fitted with all requisite con- veniences for the dispatch of business and a heavy stock is stored therein, including the finest of domestic wines and brandies of his own manufacture from the choicest grape wine of the East- ern States, and liquors of all kinds, which he imports; old wines and liquors for medicinal purposes, while a specialty is made of wines for sac- ramental uses. All goods handled are guaranteed to be pure, and only such as may be classed as superior in every respect are handled. Mr. Kluxen is one of the pioneer wine growers in the country, and was the first who claimed that America could produce wines and brandies as fine as the best quality made in Europe. In 1866 he started the wine business as an im- porter, but being patriotically inclined and enterprising he started the wine growing business in a moderate way in Madison, New Jersey. By his in- tegrity and honorable efforts, and producing pure and fine wines, and by understanding and studying this line with increasing energy he has built up a business which has a capacity of 150.000 gallons, and he is now famous all over this country and South America as the producer of the finest and purest wines and brandies ill this country, which rival the finest European products. In 1880 he added to his wine business that of the manufacture of brandy from Eastern grapes, in which he has developed a large trade, and produces brandies finer and superior to the finest imported French product. His goods are acknowledged by experts to be absolutely pure and freer from fusel oil than any other brandy to be found in the market. Scientific men recommend this brandy and wine as the best to be found for medicinal and sacramental purposes. It is needless to say. in conclusion, that no house in the trade enjoys a wider or more enviable reputation than this one. which occupies a position in the front rank of the highly repre- sentative wholesale liquor houses of the metropolis. Mr. Kluxen was born in Germany in ls:;7. and came to this country in 18(3:5. He is a prominent citizen, and founded and is president of the C. B. L. Council, No. 251, at Madison. New Jersey. His efforts in upbuilding the native wine and brandy trade of this country have met with excellent success and his prophecy is that a great future awaits the careful and prompt development of this great and growing interest. THE NETHERLANDS STEAM DISTILLER Y COMPANY, [Limited], Rotterdam, near Schiedam. Edward T. Daniels. Principal Agent for the United States. Manufacturers of Kiderlen's Hollands Geneva, No. 21 Beaver Street. — There is no more healthful beverage in the whole category of distilled liquors than gin, also known as Geneva, which is the name given to the liquor, taken from the French equivalent for juniper. Its manufacture continues to be more largely prosecuted in Holland than in any other country and one of the largest concerns engaged in the line is the Netherlands Steam Distillery Company of Rotterdam, near Schiedam. Holland. The company has been in existence for very many years and handles a vast trade that reaches to all parts of the globe, and that is especially emphasized in its relation to South Africa and Australia. * NEW YORK>- 1 894, * 2.V.I In this country the special production of tlie company, " Kiderlen's Hol- lands Geneva," is very popular and its sale is universal, the company's labelled bottles and tasteful stone jugs being found in every first-class liquor house in the United States. '1'he principal agent for its sale here is Mr. Edward T. Daniels, who entered upon the duties of the New York agency on June 1st, 1S94, and has promptly developed an active trade. Mr. Daniels was born in London, of Dutch parents, and was raised and edu- cated in Rotterdam, Holland. He was for eight years in the service of the Netherlands Steam Distillery Company, limited, before establishing him- self in business in this city, and is thoroughly conversant with every detail of the trade. The staple character of the goods he specially handles, and their universal fame and popularity afford Mr. Daniels an unequivocal as- surance of success. He also imports Arrack in bottles and bulk from Batavia, in the East Indies. It is largely used as an ingredient in punch and other cooling drinks. Mr. Daniels deals at wholesale only, selling to jobbers throughout the country. JAMES M. BELL & CO.. Importers of Wines and Liquors, No. 21 Warren Street. — This well-known, progressive and prosperous con- cern was founded originally in 187(5 by the present firm at No. :!1 Broadway, and from the start developed a very large and influential patronage, which at present extends throughout the entire United States, and necessitates the constant employment of several salesmen upon the road to look after its interests, and in order to meet the constantly increas- ing demands of its trade the business was removed to the present address in 18H1, where they occupy spacious and commodious premises, fully equipped, and fitted up with every facility and convenience for the transac- tion of business, while a full force of assistants are given employment. A full and complete stock is kept constantly on hand, and with the superior connections that the firm enjoys with the most celebrated producers in Europe and this country, purchasers can always find here the very choicest and most popular vintages of still and sparkling wines of foreign and domestic production, Otard, Dupey, Martell and Hennessy brandies, Hol- land, Old Tom and Swan Gins, St. Croix, Jamaica, and New England rums. Scotch, Irish and American whiskies, cordials, mineral waters, ales, etc., bitters, and other bar necessities. A specialty is made of the most popular distillations of our own country, which includes particularly the famous " Silver Moon" brand of rye whiskey, which connoisseurs have pronounced to he the best blended whiskey in the market. A specialty, also, is Bell's famous Cocktail Bitters, which are compounded of the very purest and best materials, and as a tonic are unsurpassed in quality. The business is under the sole direction of Mr. James M. Bell, who is a member of the National Wholesale Liquor Dealers' Association, a native and resident this city, and a wide-awake and popular business man. MANHATTAN CEMENT COMPANY, Importers of English, Ger- man and Belgian Portland Cements, Nos. 21 to 24 State Street. — The commercial significance of Portland cement is of steady growth, the imports into the United States amounting to millions of barrels annually. The Oermania Works, one of the largest factories, are located at Lehrteand Misburg, near Hanover. Oermany. the plant represent- ing a capital of nearly four million dollars. Twelve hundred employees are engaged there, and the output of the establishment is upwards of a million barrels yearly. Of this about one-half is used by the German government in the construction and repairing of fortifications and other public buildings, the balance being mostly imported into the United States by the Manhattan Cement Company, which has a monopoly of that production in this coun- try. This company was established about a year ago, and handles exclu- sively English. German and Belgian cements. Its business transactions are of great magnitude, covering all of the territory east of the Hoeky Moun- tains including the Southern States, and the whole of New England. The company handles car and cargo lots exclusively. It is the sole Ameri- can importer of the Phoenix, Germania and Giobe cements. The Ger- mania Portland cement is guaranteed to be absolutely the best cement ever taken out of a factory, and the company is prepared to demonstrate this fact at any time. The business management of the company is con- ducted by the secretary, Mr. Ira C. Hutchinson, to whose capability and skill the organization is indebted for the rapid success it has achieved. SW. LEWIS & CO., Fish for Export, Nos. 24 and 25 South Street.— The wholesale fish business of New York is a commercial interest of great magnitude, and a representative firm engaged in this industry, and probably the oldest in this community, is that of S. W. Lewis & Co., whose business was established in 1828 by the grand- father of the present proprietors. In 1835 the firm became S. W. Lewis »fe Co., the same as at present, though under different individuals. Mr. S. W. Lewis died in 1885, and the business passed into the hands of his sons, who, however, have not altered the designation of the firm. Messrs. Isaac and John Lewis, the present proprietors, are active, enterprising men, with a thorough training for the occupation of which they are the third generation of owners. Their business is confined wholly to the exporting of fish. They handle every kind of salted and fresh fish in season, and the trade of the house is very large and influential. Shipments are constantly received from the very best and most desirable fishing-grounds, and none but first-class goods are handled. The business is of such magnitude as to necessitate the use of an entire six-story building, 47 x 70 feet in dimen- sions, where a force of fourteen clerks, packers, etc.. is kept steadily en gaged. It is the leading concern in its special line in the city. The Messrs. Lewis are both New Yorkers, and reside in Brooklyn. 260 4C NEW YORK- 1834, W J EDWARD COWLES & CO., Manufacturers and Importers of High Grade Cigars, Exclusively for the Retail Trade, Office aud ^ Salesrooms, No. 14:; Chambers Street. — Among the many new busi- ness houses in the metropolis none is more deserving of extended mention than that of J. Edward Cowles & Co., which forms the subject of this article. •Starting in busi- ness on July 1st, 1SSH, as manufacture r s and importers of high grade cigars, the house already ranks among tliose at the head of the trade, and, in fact, it holds a distingui shed p o si 1 1 o n, of which an older es t a b 1 is h e <1 house might with reason be p r o u d, and which in the case of a new business is es- pecially felici- tous and a st r i k i n g evi- dence of busi- ness energy and worth. Of course there is a reason for this remarkable success and it is found in the business experi- ence, capacity and integrity of Mr. J. Edward Cowles, the founder and head of the house. When he started in business for himself he had the advantage of many years' practical experience in the business and a very w ide acquaintance with the trade all over the coun- try. He first became generally known to the trade as manager of the cigar department of Austin, Nichols & Co., of which he made a success, build- ing up a large and widely extended trade. Later he formed a connection with the old house of Thurber, Whyland & Co., and while with them made the acquaintance of the retail trade all over the country. When he decided to start in business for himself Mr. Cowles received a most flattering en- dorsement from the retail trade in all parts of the United States. He had for years made a special study of the wants of this trade, and no man was better qualified to supply its needs than he. Knowing the wants of the trade he decided to deal with retailers direct .and to handle only high- grade cigars especially adapted to the requirements of the best retail trade. This plan once put into effect was immediately successful and the new firm quickly gained a business of such magnitude that many of the heads of older houses rubbed their eyes in wonder. There is no doubt that if the business of the house continues to increase as it has from the start, and there is every reason to believe that it will be done, the firm of J. Edward Cowles & Co., will soon be doing the largest cigar business in the country. The house now has over one hundred salesmen on the road, and its high grade cigars are handled by the leading retailers all over the United States. It has factories in New York and at Key West, and its office and salesrooms are at the above address. GARCIA & VEGA, Manufacturers of Finest Habana Cigars, Nos. 20, 22 and l'4 Gold Street, Between .John and Piatt Streets— An es- tablishment that has won an enviable reputation for the superi- ority of its products is that of Messrs. Garcia & Vega, manufac- turers of fine Habana cigars, whose office, salesroom and factory are located as above. This house was founded in 1883, by Messrs. Garcia & Gonzales, both of whom are practical cigarmakers, and they have, through their honorable, equitable methods of dealing, and their excellent goods, built up a trade that now extends nil over the United States. The premises oc- cupied consist of a three-story and basement building, 28 x 1()0 feet in dimensions, and employment is found for 100 hands. Only clear-grade Havana cigars are made, the leading brands being "La Duquesita," "La Rosa de Mayo," " La Hosa de Midland." " Sirena," "La Lucida," " Alvaro Garcia Longo," and " La Burnet." These goods are made from the best selected tobacco, and are unexcelled for flavor and smoking qualities. The members of the firm. Messrs. Alvaro Garcia Longo and Jose Vega, are natives of Spain, and have resided in the United States over twenty years. They are members of several societies and enjoy the esteem of all who know them. H€ NEW YORJO- 1 83-*, * 261 HENRY SIEBERT COMPANY, Leaf Tobacco, Nos. 7s and 80 Broad Street. — This business was established in 1860, and was incor- porated under the laws of the State of New York in lS'.KJ. Its trade is that of wholesale dealer and commission merchant in leaf tobacco. It carries a well-assorted stock, principally of the best pro- ducing districts of Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia, in hogsheads and other kinds of packages required for home and export trade. The officers of the company are : Mr. Henry Siebert, president; Mr. Wm. Schweek- endieck, vice-president and treasurer; and F. W. Prior, Jr., secretary. The latter gentleman has been with the concern since INTO. Mr. Siebert i> a native of Germany but has lived for many years in New York, where he stands high in business and social circles, lie is thoroughly conver- sant with the tobacco trade in all its details, and is a gentleman of wide experience and excellent business qualifications. A NESTLER, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Havana and Domestic Cigars, Chewing, Smoking and Plug Tobacco, Etc., No. 71 Bar- m clay Street. — One of the oldest houses engaged in the wholesale and retail cigar and tobacco trade is that of Mr. A. Nestler, who began business in 1S4!>, or who has, as he facetiously puts it, been "estab- lished since the Hood." Certainly, according to the large trade he enjoys, it was a " flood that led to fortune,"* good fortune. Mr. Nestler occupies commodious, well- equipped premises, employs thirty skilled cigarmakeis, and manufactures a very superior line of cigars, as bis patrons well know. He also carries on a general business as a dealer in all the leading brands of imported and domestic cigars, smoking and chewing tobaccos, briar, meerschaum and clay pipes, and smokers' requisites of all kinds. A heavy stock is carried in store, and Mr. Nestler is prepared to till all orders, large or small, at lowest possible prices. SAMUEL A. McNEAR, Manufacturer of Fine Cigars. Dealer in Havana and Seed Leaf Tobacco, No. 2fi(i Greenwich Street. The cigar manufacturing industry has long been one of the foremost business interests of the metropolis, and among the representa- tive houses engaged in this trade is that of Mr. Samuel A. McNear. who occupies a four-story building, 24 x '.to feet in dimensions, at the address above. This gentleman manufactures a very superior line of line Havana cigars and deals in Havana and seed leaf tobacco. Among the best known brands which he produces are " The Tower.*' " Florde Cuba.*' - Mac's Inspiration," and " Starboard." These cigars are made of choice selected Havana tobacco, the wrapper and filler alike being of highest ex- cellence, and of enjoyable smoking qualities. From 25 to 100 hands are employed and the output is a very large one. A heavy stock is carried and all orders from the trade meet with prompt fulfilment. Mr. McNear was born in this State, and has long been identified with the business interests of the metropolis. GREUSENS, Export Tobacco, No 404 Welles Building, No. 18 Broadway. — The eminent and prosperous house of G. Rcusens, which has the name of being the largest tobacco house in the 1'nited States, is also one that can claim about the widest rami- fications, its commercial connections linking it with all quarters of t lie globe. The proprietor is an exporter of leaf tobacco from Kentucky. Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland, and has been established in the busi- ness here for a period of thirty years. He makes contracts with and sup- plies all tobacco used by the French, Spanish and Italian governments, who manufacture chewing and smoking tobacco and snuff; buying the entire crops of farmers and tobacco-growers, and having agents at all the Western tobacco markets, and in Cincinnat i, Louisville, St. Louis and Richmond, Va. In a word, Mr. Reusens stands at the head of the tobacco trade of the United States. His trained technical knowledge, long and ripe experience, and sound, .skilled judgment secure to bis house exceptional facilities for the purchase of high-grade leaf at favorable prices; while his known integ- rity and the liberality shown in sharing its advantages with its patrons has won for the house a commanding position both at home and abroad. The sales aggregate as high as $10,000,000 in a single year. The business is conducted in a methodical manner worthy of its time-honored age and influential connections, and all orders meet with early, courteous and accurate attention. Mr. Reusens is a native of Antwerp. Holland, a resi- dent of Oscawanna, N. Y., and still in the active prime of life. Eminently prosperous during the long past, the prestige is still ably sustained as the leading house in the trade. F MIRANDA & CO.. Importers of Havana Leaf Tobacco. Calzada del Monte, No. 199, Habana; No. 222 Pearl Street.— In referring to the leaf tobacco trade of New York the old-established house of F. Miranda & Co. must be regarded as one of the foremost and most reliable in the industry. This enterprise was founded some thirty-five years ago. by the present proprietors, Messrs. F. Miranda and J. Campano, who are well known as expert judges of leaf tobacco, and they have built up an extensive trade, extending all over the United States. Both gentlemen are natives of Spain, but have long resided in this city, and are members of the Leaf Tobacco Board of Trade. The firm occupy a spacious store and basement, 25 x 100 feet in dimensions, equipped with facilities for handling an active trade, such as is supplied. Messrs. Miranda & Co. have a purchasing house at Calzada del Monte. No. 199, Habana. and they deal in the best grades of Havana leaf tobacco only. The success that has attended the operations of the firm is traceable to the liberal and just policy upon which their business was founded. 262 « NEW YORK-1894, KRAMER & CO., Manufacturers of Cigars, Xos. 68 and 78 Park Place. — The cigar manufacturing trade has ever been one of the fore- most branches of commerce represented in New York, and a vast amount of capital is invested in its prosecution and development. One of the leading concerns engaged in this line is that of Mr. S. Kramer, who conducts operations under the firm-style of Kramer & Co., in the Fruit Exchange Building. Mr. Kramer simply has his office here, his fac- tory being in Key West, Florida, where he furnishes employment to some 150 skilled cigarmakers. The business of this house was founded fifteen years ago by Messrs. B. F. Morningstar & Co., who continued at the head of affairs up to 1S!)2, when Mr. Kramer succeeded to the control. He is thoroughly experienced in the cigar industry and is, besides, a business man of sagacity, energy, and liberal methods. He has developed a very ex- tensive trade throughout the United States, and his list of permanent cus- tomers is constantly being extended. The principal brand of cigars manufactured by Mr. Kramer is the " Feuella de Key West." These goods are all made of clear Havana tobacco, and are unexcelled for their good smoking qualities. Among the domestic cigars made by this firm are the John Hancock. Bonita, Zamora and Fedolina. A large stock is at all times carried and all orders are promptly met upon the most favorable terms. WILLIAM II. JOBELMAXX'S SOX, Sole Agent for the United States of Albert A. Hildebrand's Celebrated Vienna Meer- schaum Goods, Xo. 62 South Street, opposite Wall Street Ferry. — The general use of the pipe by tobacco smokers became a fashionable habit several years ago, being probably a preference acquired by intercourse with foreigners. There is a soothing comfort about a good pipe-full of tobacco that to a practised smoker can be other- wise imparted by only the highest quality of cigar. There are preferences, also, in the matter of pipes, the meerschaum being generally regarded as the ideal bowl, with the briar wood as a close follower in popular estima- tion. An enormous traffic in these comfort-inducing implements is carried on in this city, one of the largest houses in that special line being William H. Jobelmann's Son, successor to the firm of William II. Jobehnann & Son. This large and representative house was established by Mr. William H. Jobelmann in 1857, with its place of business at Xo. 110 South Street. Dating 1804 Mr. Jobelmann, Sr. retired in favor of his son. F. W. Jobel. mann, who is now sole proprietor. He has had a thorough business train- ing, and is a pushing, energetic young man, who resides in Brooklyn, and is a member of the 23rd Regiment, X. G. S. X. Y.. and of the O. U. A. M.. and in 1893 became prominent as the originator and organizer of the Citi- zens' Union of Brooklyn. The house does a very large business, wholesale and retail, and carries a stock of meerschaum and briar wood pipes, in addition to fine brands of imported cigars and high grade tobaccos, unex- celled by that of any other house in those lines in this city. At the above address two floors and a basement are occupied, and every device in smokers' articles may be found there in endless variety. The firm is the sole agent for the United States of Hildebrand's celebrated Vienna meer- schaum goods, and makes a specialty, also, of fine amber-mounted and hand-polished Parisian briar pipes. It deals in all the principal brands of imported cigars, and also in meerschaum pipes and cigar holders ; French and American briar pipes; horn, ivory and amber mouth-pieces; weichsel, cherry and fancy stems ; clay pipes of every make, including specialties in French clay pipes, and plug and fine cut chewing and smoking tobaccos of all popular brands. JAliVIS «fe CO., Tobacco Inspection and Storage Warehouses. Principal Office, Xo. 60 Broad Street. — The steady development of Xew York as the great commercial centre of the United States has been main- tained in numerous ways, but in none more strongly than in the extended facilities afforded to our merchants for the storage and warehous- ing of tobacco and general merchandise. We are led to make these remarks after having investigated the resources of the tobacco inspection and stor- age warehouses of Messrs. Jarvis & Co. This important enterprise was in- augurated in 1834, by Mr. Stevenson, the first state inspector, as a state warehouse; in 1846 a constitutional amendment was passed abolishing the state warehouse, when it was opened by Messrs. Pierce & Stevenson, as private parties. They were succeded in 1847 by Messrs. Pierce & Jarvis, and shortly after Mi - . A. S. Jarvis succeeded to the sole control. In 1872 he re- tired in favor of his nephew. Mr. Robert M. Jarvis, who has since continued the business under the present linn-name. His free warehouses and tobacco inspections are located at Clinton Street, corner of South, Pier 48. East Biver; foot of Grand Street, Pier 55, East River, Xew York; and cor- ner of 13th and Provost Streets, Jersey City, and bonded stores at Xos. 4 and (i Jones Lane, Xew York. The combined storage capacity is some 25,000 hogsheads tobacco, while storage is also afforded for general merchandise. Both cigar and manufactured leaf tobacco of native and foreign growth are stored, and the best facilities are offered for the sampling, storage and shipping of the same, steady employment being given to a dozen or more expert inspectors. The firm's rates for storage are very fair and reasonable, and the facilities and advantages here afforded are greatly appreciated by our merchants and shippers, while its ample resources and honorable and liberal policy have rendered the house deservedly popular) and there liabil- ity of their inspection samples is world renowed. Mr. Jarvis has spent a lifetime in the business, and is eminently qualified to attend to it in all its branches, while the business is not only a source of satisfaction to patrons but a credit to the city. 4f NEW YORK?- f 894, * BBOCK & COMPANY, Manufacturers and Importers of Havana Cigars, No. 22 Park Place. — A progressive, reliable and prominent house in the great metropolis is that of Messrs. Brock it Com- pany, manufacturers of domestic. Key West and importers of Havana cigars. This well-known and popular concern was founded originally by Mr. Max Brook in 1S74. and from the start has been the centre of a first-class trade derived from among the leading hotels, restaurants, cafes and clubs in all parts of the United States. The house is now under the sole control and management of Mr. Max Brock, under the original firm-title. He is a manufacturer, importer, jobber and retailer, and his boast is that all goods emanating from his establishment are fully up to the very highest standard of purity and excellence. The trade extends through- out the entire United States and is constantly increasing. Handling only the purest and best grades of tobacco leaf, and with many years' experience as a practical cigarmaker, and employing none but the most skillful and experienced workmen, he is prepared to guarantee bis patrons an article well worth their money. The office and salesroom is neatly and appropri- ately fitted up, as is also the salesroom at Xo. 157 West 125th Street, while the factory at No. I Warren street, is fully equipped with every modern convenience, and a force of fifty skilled hands is constantly employed. In the spacious Park Place salesroom, will be found a full and complete stock of the choicest brands, among the specialties being the " Jefferson." the " Columbia Club," the "Spaniola," the " La Media.'' the " Lincoln." the " Morenas," the " Armenias," the " Belmonto," the " Vindas" and other select brands. WEIS & CO.. Manufacturers and Importers of Smokers' Articles, Xo. 69 Walker Street, Corner of Broadway.— For nearly half a century this well-known house has been in existence, and it is one of the oldest and leading concerns in its line in Xew York. The business was established in 1S47 by Carl Weis, who retired in isss. when the present firm-name was adopted. The copartnership consists of Max Weis. brother of the founder, and Joseph Graff. The former was born in Germany, but has been in this city since bis youth, and the latter is a Xew Yorker by birth. Both are men of business ability and thorough experi- ence, and are entirely conversant with the wants of the trade. They have a branch in Vienna, and are importers of Turkish tobaccos, meerschaum and amber goods, briar pipes, etc., and manufacture high grade cigarettes, meerschaum pipes, etc. They are wholesale dealers in cigars, tobaccos and smokers' articles generally, and handle the finest goods. They occupy four commodious floors here, employ a large staff, and carry full and fine lines, keeping on hand always an extensive and complete stock. This firm can supply the trade on the most favorable terms. Bottom prices are quoted, and orders are carefully and promptly attended to. EWALWYK, Silversmith, Meerschaum and Briar Pipes Mounted in Gold and Silver, and Silver Xovelties, Xo. 137 Elm Street.— This m gentleman has won a most decided success in bis chosen voca- tion, and commands an extensive patronage from pipe manufac- turers and tobacconists in all the principal cit ies of the Union. Mr. Wal- wyk established his enterprise four years ago. and since then has achieved widespread distinction and a most creditable record for the excellence of his products. The premises occupied for the enterprise consist of a floor, 25 x 75 feet in dimensions, and completely equipped with first-class ma- chinery, operated by steam power. Fourteen skilled mechanics are em- ployed, and Mr. Walwyk conducts general operations as a silversmith, ne makes a leading specialty of mounting meerschaum and briar pipes in gold and silver, and manufacturing ivory, pearl and tortoise shell bric-a-brac, and novelties in silver, while repairing of all kinds is neatly executed at short notice. First-class work only is turned out, and the most reasonable pi ices prevail. Mr. Walwyk is a native of England, but has long resided in the United States, and his honorable met bods and industry have achieved for him a well-deserved success. JOHN ENGESSER, Steam Cigar Box Manufacturer, Nos. 718, 720 and 722 Fast lltli Street. — The most prominent of the trades kindred to the manufacture of cigars is that of the manufacture of cigar boxes. A well-known and popular house engaged in the production of this class of goods is that of Mr. John Fngesser. This reliable and prominent establishment was founded originally in 18itl by the present prorpietor, who is a native and resident of this city and a thoroughly practical, experienced man in the trade, having been engaged in it for a number of years previous to starting in business for himself ; and from the start his establishment sprang into an enviable popularity throughout the cigar manufacturing trade, and soon a very large and substantial patronage was secured, which is steadily increasing. The premises utilized comprise two and a half floors, 2."> x 52 feet in dimensions, which are suitably arranged for manufacturing and business purposes. The factory is fully equipped with ample steam- power and all the very latest improved special machinery, tools and appli- ances for turning out high class work, and steady employment is furnished a force of eighteen to twenty skilled hands the year round. The output embraces cigar boxes in all the standard sizes and of all grades, all of which are made of the very best seasoned wood, of which a full and com- plete stock is kept constantly on band, while for fine workmanship they are unsurpassed by the products of any other house in the business. A specialty is made of odd sizes to order or separate styles. The office is provided with every facility for the transaction of business, and all orders are promptly filled, while the very lowest prices are quoted. Mr. Fngesser is a young man of ability and integrity and fully merits the success he has achieved. 264 * TIE W YORK?- t 894, ¥h W ALTER A. WOOD MOWING AND REAPING MACHINE COMPANY, Nos. 163 and 165 Washington Street.— An enter- prise of such magnitude as that conducted by the Walter A. Wood Mowing and Reaping Machine Company at Hoosick Falls, N. Y.. is by no means common, and when a manufactory carried on upon such a gra n d scale is observe d, it will be dis- covered t h a t there have been good causes which led to its re m a r k a b 1 e g r o w t h. I n this case th e causes are read- i 1 y trace d. Hon. Walter A. Wood, the foun- der of this en- terprise, was a man of f o r e- sight and con- summate abil- ity. When he began the man- u fact u r e of mo w i n g ma- chines in 1S.')2, farmers were incred u 1 o u s, and it was diffi- cult toco n- vince them of the value and utility of these labor-s a v i n g Walteb A. Wood. machines. Having finally produced a machine designed to overcome the prejudices of the farmers by its intrinsic merits. Mr. Wood was not slow in introducing it into all parts of the world. He continually sought to improve the machine and increase its value to the fanner, and as a result the advancement of the business was rapid. The comparison between the mammoth plant where the machines are made to-day and the small concern of forty years ago, is hardly greater than that between the self-binding harvester of to-day and the reaper of that time. To the late Walter A. Wood the world is undoubtedly greatly indebted for the marked improvement made in harvesting machinery, and his reward was ample and just. His lamented death occurred in January. 1 S02, but the great work started by his hands still moves on under experienced and able man- agement. The Walter A. Wood Mowing and Reaping Machine Company now has a capital of $2,500,000, and is officered as follows, viz: C. E. Dudley Tibbitts. president: Wm. S. Nicholls. vice-president; C. M. Coulter, secre- tary; Danforth Geer. assistant secretary; S. O. Gleason, treasurer; F. E. Howe, assistant treasurer and N. E. Russell, general manager. At the above address, this company has the largest warehouse of its kind in the city, besides another at West and Carlisle Streets, and the trade from this point covers the States of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecti- cut and Rhode Island, with an export trade to all parts of the civilized globe. The name and fame of the Walter A. Wood harvesting machines is world-wide. The product comprises a larger variety of mowers, reapers, self-binders, hay rakes and tedders than can be found in any other similar establishment in the world, while they are better adapted to the varied requirements of climate and crops than the products of any other manu- factory. The works at Hoosick Falls cover eighty-five acres of land, and employment is given to 2.~>(H) skilled workmen. The manager in New York is John F. Dinkel. who has been with the house since 1S80; J. B. Taylor, the assistant manager, dates his connection from the year 1867; and II. W. Haviland. in charge of New York State business since 1888, with an ex- perience of twenty-five years in this line. All are gentlemen with whom it will be found a pleasure to do business. PHILIP JONES. Manufacturers' Export Agent, No. 2!) Broad way— Pos- sessed of a very intimate and thorough acquaintance with various descriptions of merchandise and their market values, as well as huge experience, Mr. Philip Jones has long enjoyed a widespread and influential patronage on both sides the water, as a manufacturers' agent for export, being especially prominent as general export agent for the Johnson Harvester Company of Batavia. N. Y.. manufacturers of mowers, reapers, harvesters and binders; and dealing in a general line of goods for the export trade. The business was established in ISill by Jones & Hays, Mr. Jones succeeding to the sole control in 18D2. His close per- sonal application to the details of his business, together with the sound- ness of his judgment in selecting such products and manufactures of America as find a ready and profitable sale in the markets to which he ex- ports, has inspired unbounded confidence among houses here who need a foreign market, and also with the foreign traders who have customers for our goods, with the result that Mr. Jones has a fine growing export trade with Europe, South America, Mexico, the West Indies. Asia, Africa, Ven- ezuela, Columbia and all quarters of the globe. 4f NEW LAWKEXCEYILLE CEMEXT COMPAN Y. Manufacturers of Beach's Kosendale Hydraulic Cement, Room 411, Havemeyer Building, No 26 Cortlandt Street. — The ever-increasing magnitude of building operations throughout the United States has created an active demand for the highest grade of cement, which is consumed in enormous quantities. A leader in the manufacture of this class of products in this country is recognized to lie the Law renceville Cement Company. Tliis company are manufacturers of Beach's Kosendale hydraulic cement, oper- ating two mills at Binnewater and Kosendale, Ulster County. N. Y., which are equipped with fifteen crushers, one Kami compressor and a large Wright engine of 750-horse power, and steady employment is given to 250 workmen. They own 200 acres of land on which they are constantly quarrying the highest grade of cement rock, and operate four canal boats and two tug boats, the plant being situated on the Delaware & Hud- son Canal, and on the line of the Wallkill Valley Railway, so that the trade is supplied in car or cargo lots. The business was founded in 18:32, by the Lawrenceville Cement Manufacturing Company, the present company being organized in 165S. They now have fifteen kilns in operation and turn out some 1200 barrels of cement per day. The cement offered by this company is now specified by leading architects and engineers in Xew York. Xew Jersey, and throughout the South and East, and can he used with safety in all submarine operations, building and engineering works where great strength of rock-like solidity are necessary. The economy of using Beach's Kosendale hydraulic cement has been successfully demonstrated, and it is now generally conceded that concrete made from this brand, on account of its strength, is cheaper and better than when made from other brands of cement. Among the works now being supplied with this cement are: The Bedford Reformatory, John Moore, contractor; reservoir in Cen- tral Park, concrete bottom. John Battin, contractor; high service water works. Thomas Dwyer. contractor: while they also supplied the cement for the Havemeyer. Mutual Reserve, Laray and Blakehayn buildings and the 22d Regiment and 2d Battery armories. BS. & G. S. OLMSTEAD, Landscape Architects. Topographical and Drainage Engineers. Room Xo. <»0". Bennett Building. Nassau and m Fulton Streets. — Xew York's most noted landscape architects are Messrs. B. S. & G. S. Olmstead. They are experts in the artistic laying-out of parks and private grounds, and are landscape architects, topo- graphical and drainage engineers, and masters of all branches of their art Mr. B. S. Olmstead. the senior member of the firm, is a gentleman of mature age and was born in Connecticut. He studied civil engineering in the office of the resident engineer at Sing Sing, and the Croton Water Works, and was formerly established in his profession at Rye, X. Y., for some twenty years. He removed to Xew York City in 1883, and that same 1 89<4, * 265 year took his son, Mr. G. S. Olmstead. into partnership. They designed and laid out Larchmount Manor, on Long Island Sound. (N. Y. & II. R. I;.): Oakhurst, on the Sound; Belle-Hayden Park, at Greenwich, Conn.; James Mc( utcheon's grounds, at Belle-Hayden; a residence park at New Rochelle, X. Y. ; Bensonhurst-by-the-Sea, and have done work of a similar character at several other places. They also remodeled public grounds for the town of Williams town, N. Y.. and furnished the plans for Memorial Park at Pulton vi He, X. V. They give special attention to the beautifica- tion of country-seats and private parks, and Mr. olmstead, the younger, is now engaged in laying out and beautifying grounds at Great Barrington, Mass. ALSEX'S PORTLAXD CEMEXT WORKS. Manufacturers of Port- land Cement, Xo. 14:J Liberty Street. — Within the past thirty years the great value of Portland cement as a building material has been demonstrated to such an extent that its manufacture has grown to vast proportions, and it has a market in all quarters of the world. It was invented in England in 1824, and takes its name from the circum- stance that when smoothed on the surface it has a similar appearance to rubbed Portland stone, one of the principal building stones of England. In composition it is, chemically, a double silicate of lime and alumina, and. practically, it is simply a greatly improved hydraulic lime. The term •• hydraulic" is given by engineers to all cements or limes, natural or arti- ficial, possessing the property of setting under water. The Portland cement is used in the construction of abutments and piers for bridges, sea walls, foundations for wharves and heavy structures, sidewalks, floors, coating of iron ships, tanks, aqueducts, tubs, drains, roofs, artificial stone, and many other kindred purposes. The best quality is that manu- factured by Alsen's Portland Cement Works, of Hamburg. Germany, where four large factories are engaged in its production, from chalk beds belonging to the concern. The production amounts to 800,000 barrels yearly, of which amount about 250,000 barrels are imported into the United States. Mr. A. C. Babson has been the general agent for Alsen's Portland cement, for the entire United States, for the past fifteen years, with office as above, and dealings are with large consumers as well as with the trade, the sales amounting to from 4,000 to 0.000 barrels weekly; 2,500 barrels having been used in the construction of the caissons of the Man- hattan Life Insurance Company's building. The Alsen's Cement Works have agencies at Chicago and San Francisco, a cargo of 10.000 barrels of the cement having recently arrived for them at the last-named port. One of the conspicuous exhibits at the recent Columbian Exposition at Chicago was a large statue of Columbus, that faced the entrance to Machinery Hall, made of Alsen's Portland cement. 266 4f NEW YORK?« 1 894, * ATLANTIC VARNISH WORKS, A. C. Knapp, Resident Manager, Nos. 13 and 15 Park Row. — The Atlantic Varnish Works at Rich- mond. Ya.. have heen in successful operation for many years, and for the past two years they have been represented in New York. Mr. A. C. Knapp is their resident manager for the Eastern and Middle States, with offices as above. The Atlantic brand of varnishes and japans include railway varnishes for car and locomotive use, coach and carriage varnishes, house-finishing varnishes, furniture varnishes, dryers and japans, agricultural varnishes, and a miscellaneous line of varnishes and japans for paint manufacturers, lithographers, and other purposes. As the manage- ment uses only the best materials, the most approved appliances, and the most expert labor procurable, their products will rank in quality with any made, and they are guaranteed to be entirely satisfactory for the various purposes for which they are intended. Their varnishes are all of an ex- ceedingly durable and brilliant quality. The finishing varnishes work very freely and make a brilliant surface, retaining their lustre in all changes of weather, and are unrivalled for resisting the action of mud and ammonia. Their rubbing varnishes are also of unusually excellent quality, and How out well, and will rub with about half the labor required by other varnishes. They have received the highest encomiums from car and carriage builders and painters all over the country, and are widely pro- nounced the best in the market. The Atlantic Varnish Works possess im- portant advantages over their competitors. First, being very near the turpentine district; secondly, having a very much lower rate of insurance than is possible to obtain for similar works in any other part of the coun- try; third, the climate is such that varnishes will ripen more quickly, and is better adapted to insure their uniformity than other sections of the coun- try. Scientific and practical men will fully appreciate this to be of para- mount importance in varnish making; fourth, the cost of labor is materially less than in other parts of the United States. Mr. Knapp is also selling agent for the patent rubber set and bound brush, manufactured by the Rubber and Celluloid II. T. Company of Newark, *N. J. This is the only rubber set and bound brush in the world. The line comprises shaving brushes, paint, varnish, kalsomine, lithographers' etching brushes and pho- tographers' plate and paste brushes; also bookbinders' glue brushes, all of highest grade. Its success has been instant, decisive and pronounced. Mi - . Knapp is a well-known New Yorker, and a young man of large experi- ence, wide acquaintance, and high repute in the business world. While being a careful student and interesting conversationalist, he is a self-made man, never having had a collegiate education. He mastered two trades be- fore he was eighteen years old, and laid the foundation of his education 2. and when an office in this city was also opened; The officers of the company arc thoroughly trained, efficient business men. and arc as follows: President, J. W. Palmer; vice-president, O. E. Duxbury; W, Floyd Dalton, secretary and treasurer. Mr. Palmer, who resides in London, was formerly connected with a Belgian cement manufactory, and possesses a thoroughly practical knowledge of the industry. Messrs. Dux- bury and Dalton reside in New York, and are popularly known here. The company are importers and general agents for English, German, French and Belgian Portland cements, and are sole agents for Gostling. English. Wind Mvll, Belgian and Eagle cements. The trade extends all over the United States, and all orders are met upon the most liberal terms. STEPHEN' ROGERS, Decorative Painter, No. --'(il West Street.— For mure than half a century Stephen Rogers, decorative painter, has been established. He started in business in 1838, anil has been at the present location for the past twenty-two years. He is one of the very oldest and best known men in his line in this city, and has had some large contracts in h i s t i m e , — having as many a s three h u n- dred hands in his employ, on occasions. M r. Bogers is a gen- tleman of seven- ty-six, a u d i s still active and vigorous. II e was b o r n i u England, came to this country when sixteen years of age, and has resided at Arlington, N. J., for a number of years. M r. Rogers occupies a commodi o u s store and base- ment, and car- ries a full and fine s t o c k of p a i nt s, oil s, white lead and supplies gener- ally. He e m- p 1 o ys seventy- five to a hun- dred hands, and does ship, house and sign painting in the most artistic style. He makes a specialty of steamboat and steamship work, and hardw ood finish is done by him in the most superior manner. Particular attention is given to fresco- ing, graining, staining, etc., and perfect satisfaction assured. His prices are reasonable, and all work executed by Mr. Bogers is warranted to be strictly first-class. Estimates are furnished, and all orders are promptly attended to. / STEI'HKX RofiKRS. * HEW YORK— 1 894, * JOSEPH FAHYS & CO., General Agents for the Fahys Watch Case Company, General Office, No. 41 Maiden Lane.— This celebrated firm of watch case manufacturers is the most prominent concern in that line in the trade. Its success affords a marked illustration of the reward that is always attainable by persistent, intelligent and industrious effort. Its founder was Mr. Joseph Fahys, who still continues at the head of the concern. He was born in Alsace, France, and came to the United short time afterward he built his present larger factory at Sag Harbor, Long Island, which comprises three large buildings, besides the boiler and engine house, and where a working force of an average of six hundred is steadily employed. Mr. Joseph Fahys was one of the founders of the Jew- elers' Board of Trade, of which organization he was once the president, and he was also the first president of the Watch Case Manufacturers' Asso- ciation, to which position he was three times re-elected. The general ■ -■ h- -r\ S a ^ fj tf imp V a If Ml States in 1S4S. He learned the watchmaker's trade under Ulysses Savoy, offices of the company, at present at the above address, occupy a ground at West Hoboken, New Jersey, with whom he remained five years as an ap- floor and basement, 20 x 127 feet in area and are handsomely fitted, and a prentice, continuing afterward five years longer in the same employ as a large staff of clerks and salesmen are employed; but the firm have in course journeyman. At the end of that time, by the exercise of careful thrift, the of erection one of those modern colossal structures so common now in the workman was able to buyout his employer and conduct the business in metropolis, twelve stories in height, built of iron and brick, located at No. his own behalf. In 1861 the business had increased to such an extent that 54 Maiden Lane and extending through to No. 31 Liberty Street, a view of Mr. Fahys was obliged to erect a factory at Carlstadt, New Jersey, and a which is herewith presented. This building will be ready for occupancy by * NEW YORK^- 1 894, *• May 1, 18 15. In addition to this office the company also have salesrooms at No. 103 State Street, Chicago; Carew Building, Cincinnati; and No. 4 Sut- ter Street, San Francisco. The company was incorporated under the laws of New York, in 18S1, as the Fahys Watch Case Company. Its special manufacture is the " Monarch," a 14-karat tilled case, and the " Mon- tauk. " a 10-karat case. The " Monarch'' is claimed to be equal in all re- spects to the average solid 14-karat cases of other manufacturers. It is made in a great variety of designs and a twenty-year guarantee is given with each case. Owing to their excellence these goods are in wide demand in European markets, as well as throughout the United States. ELGIN NATIONAL WATCH COMPANY, No. 11 John Street.— As in everything else, the present generation has seen vast improvement in the manufacture of watches, and especially in this country has this important industry made rapid and remarkable strides in the right direction. Our American machine-made watches are far supe- rior to those manufactured by the most celebrated European houses, and are general favorites with the public in all parts of the civilized world. The largest and leading manufacturers in this line, not only in America, but in the whole world, are the Elgin National Watch Company. This company has its general offices in Chicago, with factories at Elgin, 111. It was in- corporated in 1864, under the laws of Illinois, and now lias a capital stock of £4.000.000, and the following executive officers, to wit : Thos. M. Avery, president; Wm. Geo. Prall, secretary; Jno. M. Cutter, general agent; Walter T. Thompson, New York agent; Geo. Hunter, superintendent. The capacity of the works admits of the production of 2.500 finished move- ments per day. A distinguishing feature of the Elgin watch is its perfect uniformity of parts, by which every watch of the same class is a duplicate of every other. In addition to these advantages the Elgin has, in common with other American watches, many peculiarities of invention which are secured by patent. Sales are made to jobbers throughout the East from this point, while the company's goods are exported largely to Europe, India, China. Japan, Australia, South America, Mexico, the West Indies and other foreign ports. CHARLES S. PLATT, Gold and Silver Refiner. Assayer and Sweep Smelter, Nos. 29 and :H Gold Street and Gold Court.— This is one of the largest and best equipped concerns of its kind in the coun- try, and has been in existence for close on sixty years. The busi- ness was established in 1S:>7, by Geo. W. Piatt, whose grandson, the present proprietor, became his successor in 1881. He was formerly located at No. 4 Liberty Place, and removed to the commodious quarters now occupied about four years ago. Piatt's Gold and Silver Refinery building is an eight-story structure, absolutely lire-proof, and is provided with elevator, steam power, steam heat, abundant water supply, sanitary public, and magnificent light. It is fitted up especially for manufacturing jewelers, and is conveniently located between John and Fulton Streets. Charles S. Piatt is gold and sil- ver refiner, assayer and sweep smelter, and has splendid facilities for these purposes. He has in service the latest ynproved machinery, appliances and tools known to the business, and employs thirty to thirty-live hands. He manufactures platers' and electric platers' silver platinum and aluminum, and turns gold, silver and platinum into bars, sheets, plates and wires. Mr. Piatt does a very large business, and his trade extends throughout the United States and Canada. He does refining, assaying, etc., for mining companies in Mexico, Central and South America. He is prepared to do all classes of work in the lines above noted, and can execute orders in the most expeditious manner. Mr. Piatt is a gentleman of middle age, born in this city, and comes of an old New York family. He is a man of integrity and reliability, as well as of skill and experience, and exercises immediate supervision over all operations. HENRY ZIMMERN & CO., Importers of Watch Materials, Tools and Optical Goods, No. 31 Maiden Lane. — Maiden Lane is one of the most celebrated streets of the metropolis, and the name is a fa- miliar one with the workers in gold and silver the world over. For ages it has been the great centre for the chief goldsmiths, silversmiths and watchmakers and dealers in the country, and it still preserves its old- time reputation. Among the principal business concerns on this ancient thoroughfare is that of Messrs. Henry Zimmern & Co., who are known among watchmakers and dealers in jewelry and optical goods all over the United States, as their business has its ramifications in every part of the Union. Their establishment has been one of the most noted on the street since it was first opened, in ISO!). The business was started by Mr. Henry Zimmern, who conducted it alone, and that successfully, until l-ss. when he admitted into partnership Mr. M. J. Lambert, when the style of the house became, as now. Henry Zimmern A- Co. The linn, who oc- cupy a handsomely appointed store and basement, each 24 feet in width and 12o feet in depth, are general importers of watch materials, tools and optical goods of every description. It is the home of watchmakers' sup- plies, and. as they sell to the jobbing trade only, and at rock-bottom prices, with quick attention to orders, the firm have a brisk and extensive trade to look after. The stock carried is a large one, and embraces everything in the lines indicated. The firm make a specialty of white metal chains, and alsoof A. Ilugenin, J. Droz's and '•Superior" American mainsprings, for which they are sole agents. The trade is exclusively of a wholesale character, and calls for the continued services of eight assistants in the store and a staff of traveling salesmen. Mr. Zimmern is a native of Ger- many, and came to this country in I860. His partner, Mr. Lambert, was born in New York. Roth gentlemen are as much respected as they are known in business circles. 270 41 NEW YORK- 1 894, * OLIVER M. FARRAND, Importer Diamonds, Rub'es, Sapphires, Pearls, Watches and Jewelry, No. 1 Maiden Lane. — One of the leading representative houses in the jewelry trade of New York is that of Mr. Oliver M. Farrand, which was established March 21, 1887, and has ever been closely identified with all that is rare and pre- cious in the line of dia- m o u d s ,' watches and jewelry. Mr. Farrand is an extensive im- porter a n d wholesale and retail dealer in everything known to the t r a d e. He visits Europe every year for the purchase of novelties a n d new goods, and is a thoroughly expert a n d practical jew- eler, a fine judge of pre- cious stones, and under- stands every requirem e n t of the Amer- ican public in this direction of trade. His skill, energy, sound judg- ment and cor- rect taste have become proverbial and have brought him a success which is well deserved, and developed a trade that extends throughout New Eng- land and the Middle States, and as far west as the Rocky Mountains, and which is as substantial as it is far-reachmg. The specialties carried embrace diamonds oi unrivalled purity and brilliancy, both solitaire rings and pins, .luster and pendent, necklace and bracelet, chains and chat- elams; rubies, sapphires and pearls; fine Swiss and American watches, and rich gold jewelry. The house numbers among its patrons many of the leading families of New York, and, in fact, of every city of this and adjoining states, as retail customers, who invariably find here those articles that best meet the requirements of the most refined taste. This is head- quarters for wedding and holiday presents; prices are uniformly reasonable, and quality and artistic merit are the first considerations of the proprietor in making his selections. Mr. Farrand was born in Fort Wayne, Ind., and came to New York in 180(3. His great-grandfather on his father's side, Captain Samuel Farrand, fought in the Revolution; his great-grandfather, Captain Wells, was massacred by the Indians at Fort Dearborn, now Chi- cago; and Lis grandfather, Captain James H. Hackley, was commander of the fort at Fort Wayne, Ind. He is a member of the National Jewel- ers' Security Alliance, the National Jewelers' League, and of the Sons of the Revolution, and by his distinguished enterprise New York has been more than ever made the popular purchasing point of the United States for this class of goods. JW. JOHNSON, Representing The Middletown Plate Company, Superior Silver Plate, No. 22 John Street.— The leading source of supply for superior silver plate in the metropolis is the establish- ment of Mr. J. W. Johnson, who has been established here as a dealer in silver plated ware for a period of thirty years, and is prominent in the trade as exclusive New York agent for the Middletown Plate Company, of Middletown, Conn. He now carries the largest and finest assortment of all grades of silverware to be found in New York. The Middletown Plate Company have long been justly celebrated for the elegance and superiority of their productions. They have been engaged in the industry for the past thirty-five years and are thus specially qualified for success therein, bringing to bear ample resources, perfected facilities and expert management. They are noted for the beauty and originality of their designs, the most desirable and popular known to the trade, and all wares stamped with their name attest their purity and excellence. They manu- facture full lines of tableware and ornamental articles, including tea and coffee sets, urns, ice pitchers, trays and salvers, cups and spoons, knives and forks, and n vast variety of ornamental articles for decorative purposes. The management is enterprising and progressive, fully sustaining their high reputation, and affording the American public the equal of the finest Hall marked wares of England, at the lowest prices commensurate with quality. Mr. Johnson has a large and influential trade that extends to all parts of the United States, and is in a position to guarantee the prompt and perfect fulfillment of all orders and entire satisfaction to his custom- ers. Mr. Johnson is a native of Middlesex County, N. J., and a citizen of Plain field, N. J., where he owns " Woodbrook Farm,"' one of the finest stock farms in the State. He is the owner of Young Stamboul and Nomi- nee, and has five stallions and a herd of high-class cattle on his farm that are worthy the inspection of connoisseurs. He is also a director of the First National Bank of Plainfield, N. J., and a sound, reliable and responsi- ble business man. 4f NEW BARTENS & RICE, Fine Watches, Diamonds, Artistic Jewelry and Silverware, No. 20 John .Street. — The metropolis of New York, as the recognized centre of mercantile activity in America, affords favorable openings for well-considered enterprises in every branch of trade. One of the most important of these devoted to the trade in fine watches, diamonds, jewelry and silverware, is that of Messrs. Barteus & Rice. This firm established themselves here as retail dealers in 18(55, and ample capital, trained talents and perfected facilities are to be found ex- emplified in their establishment, and with results of corresponding magni- tude. The members of the firm are expert watchmakers and jewelers, and with influential connections both at home and abroad, and best possible facilities for importation at command, they display in their spacious and attractive warerooms one of the most comprehensive ami valuable stocks of rich gold and silver jewelry, diamonds and precious stones, watches and sterling silverware to be found in the city. This house is recognized bead- quarters for diamond jewelry. The proprietors import large parcels of rare gems direct from the Amsterdam and Paris markets, which are selected with care by experts, and are prepared to show the choicest bril- liants in the market, of all sizes and inclusive of line white-water solitaires for rings and breast-pins, collar buttons and matched pairs for ladies' ear- rings. Loose stones are promptly mounted in the highest style of the art, and here is also the place to buy rubies, pearls and all other precious stones. This house has always been celebrated for its magnificent stock of watches. The firm are agents for Nicole Nielssen's famous watches, of London: and are also owners and proprietors of the "Bartens A- Rice Watch," made for them in Geneva. They carry the best makes of Swiss. French, German and English watches, alongside the best of American machine-made time- pieces. In sterling silverware all tastes can be suited, and from fresh pat- terns, too. No old stock in silverware or jewelry, all new. artistic and beau- tiful. The collection in all departments is far removed from the ordinary dealers. Exquisite taste, originality and delicacy of pattern strike the eye. Roth the ornamental and useful are here in profusion, from decorated din- ner sets down to fancy wares for mantel decoration, and the prices for these beautiful wares are so low that the inquirer becomes a purchaser. Opportunities are here presented not duplicated elsewhere, and the public, realizing the honorable, equitable policy inaugurated, are placing their orders with this firm and securing better satisfaction than ever before. Mr. F. A. Bartens is a native of Germany, and an expert watchmaker, who acquired his trade in Germany. Mr. Thos. E. Rice is a New Yorker by birth and training, and has been in the jewelry business for thirty years, being formerly with Starr >fe Marcus and Ball, Black & Co. These gentle- men are to be congratulated upon the rapid growth of their trade, compris- ing as it does not only leading citizens, but many out-of-town buyers as well. 1 894, * 271 JAMES J. DAWSON, Manufacturer Electro Silver Plated Ware, No. 70 John Street. — This gentleman is a practical man at his trade, and has been associated with it from his youth. In 1891 he started on his own account, at No. 22 Beekman Street, u 1 bis venture was attended with success; in fact, so much so that in 1893 he found it neces- sary to seek more commodious premises in which to meet the wants of his increasing trade. Then it was that be removed to his present quarters, w here he occupies an entire floor, with an area of 2S x 100 feet, having an ell connection with Piatt Street with a depth of 75 feet. The manufactur- ing department is equipped with steam and electric power, and all the latest electro-plating appliances known to the trade. Here are produced hollow ware, casters, butter dishes, and silver-plated ware of every descrip- tion that necessity may demand or fancy dictate. From t wenty-live to thirty experienced hands are engaged, and many beautiful specimens of the electro-plater's art are always to be found here on exhibition and ready for shipment. Mr. Dawson sells his products direct to the trade, and the spirited demand evinced for his goods is the best possible evidence of the general satisfaction they give. Mr. Dawson is a New Yorker by birth, and he deserves the greatest credit for the able manner in which he is con- tributing to the increase of the industries of his native city. GUMBINNER & SCHOENFELD, Manufacturers of Jewelry ami Novelties, Room 605, Cable Building, Nos. 611-621 Broadway.— This firm started in business on June 1, 1894, and now have con- nections extending from New York west as far as Nebraska. M r. Gumbinner is a native of Germany, born in Berlin, and has been in this country since 1S71, and is thoroughly experienced in the business, being connected with the trade since 1SS0, and was formerly wit li M. Freudenburg for a number of years. The firm are manufacturers of jewelry and novel- ties, and have first-class productive facilities. They are interested in fac- tories at Providence. R. I., and Attlcboro. Mass.. and sell to jobbers and large retailers. They manufacture gold, silver and plated goods in great variety, and carry full and fine lines. Gumbinner & Schocnfeld also have an office and representative in Chicago, 111. They employ, also, several clerks and salesmen here, and have six representatives on the road. They keep on hand always a large and elegant stock, which includes pretty designs in pins, rings, brooches, chains, charms, lockets, bracelets, etc., together with a varied assortment of fancy novelties, and every article is warranted as to make and material. Gumbinner & Schoenfeld are prepared to offer liberal inducements to the trade. Bottom prices are quoted by them, and all orders receive prompt and personal attention. Mr. I). M. Schoenfeld the junior partner, is a native of New York and resides here. * NEW YORK>- 1 894, » HAMMEL, PIGLAXDER & CO., Importers of Watch Materials, Tools, Watch Glasses, Optical Goods, Etc. No. :;.") Maiden Lane. — This extensive importing house, dealing in watch materials, jewelers' tools, etc., was established in 1>74 under the name of Leo. Hammel & Co. In 1*77 Mr. Riglander bought out the business and associated with him Mr. llammel as managing partner. Mr. Riglander taking no active interest in the business until 1SS1. In 1*9-1 the present style was adopted, the firm now being composed of Messrs. Leo Hammel, a native of Germany; J. W. Riglander, and M. J. Straus, who was admitted some time later. The two latter are native Xew Yorkers The store occupies a ground door and basement, 25 x 10Q feet in area, where fifteen clerks and salesmen are employed. Three salesmen are also kept traveling for the firm. The house, which does a wholesale business exclusively, is the largest in its line in the world, its operations extending throughout the United States and Canada, besides a huge export trade of American goods to foreign countries. The concern carries a very large stock of watch- makers' and jewelers' tools and findings, all kinds of optical goods and instruments, and. in a word, everything that is required in the jewelers' trade for manufacturing purposes. It likewise controls the largest watch glass factory in the world. Messrs. Hammel and liiglauder owning a half interest in the " Terrenes Tois Fontaine'* at Valleyrsthal, Germany, which sells over 49 per cent, of all watch glasses sold in the world, and where some 600 employees are engaged in the manufacture of the celebrated V. T. F. blue-beaded label watch glasses. There are branches, also, in Paris and at Frankt'ort-on-the-Main. Other specialties of the house are the celebrated " Grobet tiles, and the equally well-known " Gravier " main springs for watches, for which they are agents, while the well-known " Uni- versal" main springs are made especially for them, and bear their trade- mark. FP. KURTZ, Manufacturer of Jewelers* Machinery, Tools, and Hollow Seamless Gold and Silver Palls. Xo. ( .i7 Cliff Street. Xear Frankfort Street. — An old established, representative Xew York house engaged in the production of jewelers' machinery, and one whose goods are shipped to all parts of the United States, is that of F. P. Kurtz. This house was established in 1>4>. by Mr. Stephen Kurtz, by whom the business was conducted up to 18(i0. when he was succeeded by his son. the present proprietor, who has since remained at the head of affairs, and has been successful in building up a trade connection in all parts of the country. The business premises consist of a spacious floor, fitted up with special machinery, driven by steam-power, and employment is given twenty-live skilled workmen. Mr. Kurtz manufactures all kindsof jewelers' and silversmiths' machinery, tools, and hollow seamless and 50 Maiden Lane. Extending through to Xos. 33 and 35 Liberty Street. — This firm is recoguized throughout the jewelry trade and commercial circles as the largest establishment of the kind in this country and as one of the leadiug jewelry houses in the world. The house was established in lNt>7. by its preseut proprietors. S. F. and M. A. Myers, brothers, and S. Blumaur. a brother-in-law. and it has risen to its prominence through judicious management and an aggressive business policy. The premises occupied in the conduct of the business, comprise the large six-story iron-f rout structure kuown as the Myers Build- ing at the above address. The ground door, two double upper floors and other portions of the building are occupied by the firm, who receutly built this handsome structure, which is 50 x 157 feet in area. The firm's stock consists of a large and complete assortment of goods, iucludiug diamonds, watches and watch materials, jewelry of every description, silverware, clocks, optical goods and other articles too numerous to mention herein. The busi- ness is arranged in departments, each with an experienced man at the head, while the whole establishment is under the personal supervision of the pro- prietors. Two hundred clerks and skilled assistants and a number of trav- eling salesmen are required in the transaction of busiuess matters, while the proportions of the firm's trade reach every section of the United States and Canada, and extends to Mexico. Cuba and South America, with which countries an extensive export trade is transacted. The firm are sole agents for the Globe and the Manhattan Ch*rk « "■ •monies' productions, and like- wise are the exclusive representative for many foreign sends. The trade is strictly wholesale and the firm's representations have alwavs proven re- liable in every respect, to which feature of its management is dne much of its standing in the trade. S. F. Myers * Co.. while they have attained a position as leaders in the jewelry industry, have always conducted their affairs on such principles of commercial integrity as to sain and retain the respect of the trade and the admiration of the commercial and financial world. Standing in the front rank in their line in the country this firm is the only one in the metropolis or the United States that manufacture, im- port and transport everything appertaining to the jewelry trade, and to the untiring energy, shrewd business tact and executive ability of the senior member. Mr. Samuel F. Myers, is due the success attained by this house. His first experience in life began in the bumble capacity of a Xew York newsboy, and from this beginning he has attained his present standing in social and commercial life. All the members of the firm are native Amer- icans, standing anions the foremost in social, business and commercial cir- cles. Their thirty-ninth annual catalogne. comprising flO/l pages with over 30.030 illustrations, issne for 1895, is amoug the most complete published in this line in the country. SELF WINDING CLOCK COMPANY, F. E. Sutton, Manager. No 36 Broadway. — A coriH>ratioii witii an established prestige in its special branch of industry, and standing of the highest character in commercial circles, is the Self Winding Clock Company, whose works are in Brooklyn. It was organized in 1SS5. under the laws of the State of Xew York, with a capital of £500.000. and is officered as follows, viz.: E. T. Bedford, president: F. E.Sutton, general manager. The coin- paiiy quickly built up a trade of splendid proportions, which extends to all parts of the United States, and is steadily increasing in strength and influence. They manufacture both self-winding lever, tower, signal and chiming clocks, in many different styles. These clocks are entirely auto- matic, self -wind iii« at regular intervals by electricity, thus obviating all the care and attentiou required in tl.e use of key-winding docks. This principle of frequent and regular winding not only shortens the train but decreases the friction and strain to the lowest degree. This system does away with all necessity for use of a maintaining power, as the spring is wound in the same direction the train is moving, thus maintaining a per- fect uniformity of tension, which all horologists admit is of the greatest importance, and without which perfect time cannot be had. Clocks so eoustrncted are veiy superior as accurate time-keepers. They are guaran- teed to run without attentiou for over one year. The movements are made of the best material, with steel-cut pinions, hardened and polished : the cases are finely finished, and all the workmanship connected with the clocks is of the highest order. This company own the Gardner synchronizing and time signalling patents, by which they have developed a special system for uniform time service. The Western Union Telegraph Company will furnish these synchronized self-winding clocks to subscribers. and correct them dailv hv telegraphic time signals from the time service of the United States Xaval Observatory at Washington, at the rate of $1 and up per month. Large buildings, factories aud institutions requiring five or more clocks regulated by the telegraphic time signal, will be supplied at *1 per clock per month. Ov.-r 20.O00 clocks of this company's make are in nse in the United States. Their clocks were used in all the main buildings at the World s Columbian Exposition to indicate the official rime, while the -Grand Master Clock'' in the Manufacturers' Building controlled all clocks in the Exposition and was a center of attrac- tion to thousands dailv. A 11 sizes of tower clocks, programme clocks, chime clocks, and various time-keeping and time-transmitting devices are dis- played at the warerooms of the company, and descriptive circulars, illus- trated catalognes and price lists are mailed to any address. President Bedford is also prominently connected with the Standard Oil Company: while Mr. Sutton i< in eharsre of affairs, and manages every detail with a knowledge born of experience, and with consummate ability and success. * NEW YORK?- t 894, * 276 «f NEW YORK^1894, * PERKINS, GOODWIN & CO., Paper and Paper Makers' Supplies, Nos. 66 and 68 Dunne .Street— Few persons outside of those immediately interested have any idea of the extent of the trade in paper stock and paper in this great metropolis, although it reaches enormous propor- tions annually, and the aggregate sales for a year represent many millions of dollars, and employment is given to avast number of workmen. Engaged in the trade are many of our representative business men, among the number being the members of tbe prominent, prosperous and leading house of Messrs. Perkins, 'Goodwin & Co. The individual members of the firm are Messrs. George F. Perkins, E. Goodwin, Frank Squier and J. Fred. Acker- man, all residents and natives of New York. This old and reliable house was founded in 1S66, at No. 43 Dey Street, by Messrs. Bu- cannan, Perkins a n d Goodwin. In IsTl the former retired from the fi r m, a n d it became Messrs. Perkins n n d Goodwin, and during the same year the busi- ness was moved to No. 84 Duane Street, and in 1885, Messrs. Squier and Ackerman were admit- ted as partners. In 1887 they were obliged to obtain more commo- dious quarters, and they moved to their present address, where they oc- cupy three entire floors and two basements, each 40 x 80 feet in dimen- sions, besides a large storehouse in Hose Street. They are wholesale dealers, and are interested in several paper mills in this and other states, and ship direct from their factories, and having ample and excellent sources of supply they are prepared to fdl the largest orders for roll and fiat news in all sizes, also book, fine flat writing, manilla and other papers, at the shortest notice and lowest ruling market prices. A full force of assistants are given constant employment, and three experienced traveling salesmen are kept on the road, besides local agents in almost all of the principal cities of the United States, and number among their customers many of our leading metropolitan newspapers, publishing houses and wholesale and retail dealers. All the members of the firm are men of the strictest integrity, public-spirited, and well and fa- vorably known in social and business circles. z Zellstofffabrik Waldiiof— AVai.diiof Sulphite Company, Waldhof on Rhine, Near Mannheim. Rudolph Helwig, Agent for United States. ELLSTOFFFABRIK WALDHOF, [Waldhof Sulphite Pulp Com- pany,] Rudolph Helwig, Sole Agent for the United States and Can- ada, Manufacturers of Sulphite Wood Pulp, Unbleached and Bleached of always Even Quality, Temple Court. Corner Beekman and Nassau Streets. — This is the largest con- cern for the manufac- ture of sulphite wood pulp in the world. The works of the company are at "Waldhof, near Mannheim, Germ a n y, and have been in oper- ation for over ten years. The plant is capacious, and well equipped to turn out 125 tons of dry pulp a day. and all conveniences are pro- vided, there for ship- ping the goods. They turn out the best grades of sulphite pulp known, and their products are used extensively in the manufacture of high grades writing and book paper. The Zell&tofffa- brik Waldhof (Waldhof Sulphite Pulp Company) have been represented in America for sev« ral years, and Mr. Rudolph Ilelwigwas appointed as sole agent for the United States and Canada at the beginning of 1804. He has his office in Temple Court, corner Beekman and Nassau Streets, this city, and does a large business. He can till orders at short notice, and is prepared to offer inducements on cargo lots. Correspondence is invited, juices are quoted on application, and all communications of a business nature will receive prompt response. * NEW THE GILDERSLEEVE PRESS, (ieorge It. Little. Proprietor, Fine Printing, Xos. 17-27 Vandewater Street. — For strictly high-grade, all-round work in the line of printing, or for promptness and relia- hility, no concern in New York maintains a better reputation than The Gildersleeve Press. This is an old and a wi ll-known establishment, and one of the leading and best-equipped in the business in this city, and receives a very large patronage. The facilities here are lirst-class in every respect, and orders are executed in the most expeditious manner. Book, wood-cut and process printing is done in the very best style of the art. at reasonable rates, and perfect satisfaction is assured. Fine commercial work is a specialty, and particular attention is given to illustrated cata- logues. Blankbooks are made to order, also, in any desiredstyle or grade, on short notice and at lowest figures. Pamphlet binding is done likewise and stationery is supplied at bottom prices. Estimates are furnished and orders by telephone, "3097-B Cortlandt "will receive immediate attention. This flourishing business was established in lSlil by IX II. Gildersleeve, and in 1801 came into control of the present proprietor, George R. Little, who has since continued it with eminent success. Mr. Little is a gentleman in the prime of life and a native of this state. He is a man of practical skill and thorough experience, and is active and energetic. The premises occupied by him are spacious and commodious and are well equipped. He has eight cylinder presses, three Gordon presses, and a fine outfit of type, etc., with ample steam power, and employs forty or more hands. GLOBE STATIONERY A XI) PRINTING COMPANY. Bank Sta- tioners. Lithographers and Engravers, Blank Book Manufac- turers, Xo. Sit Liberty Street. — The truly phenomenal success which has attended the efforts of this company is due in the main to the artistic excellence of the whole of their productions, and the equitable and honorable methods upon which the undertaking is con- ducted. Thus the great increase in the volume of their trade in the last few years can not but be regarded as a flattering testimonial to the ability of the management in meeting the requirements of the trade, both as regards commercial printing and high-art lithographing and blank book making, a fact which is substantially endorsed by a close inspection of the many excellent productions for which they have been responsible. The business was founded about 1840, and in 1800 the present company was in- corporated as successor to Cunard A- Hayes. The factory comprises five floors and a basement, 2~> x 110 feet each, supplied with seven cylinder, live job, three ruling, and several perforating, sewing and stitching machines, and steady employment is given to sixty skilled hands. A specialty is made of express and railroad work, in which they supply a large and influ- ential patronage throughout Xew York, Xew Jersey, Pennsylvania and Xew England: while the company are also prominent as patentees of the 1894, X* 277 Globe Pocket Check Book, manufacturers of the Johnson patent flexible pads, and blank books of every description, ami wholesale and retail dealers in stationery of all kinds. Their check book goes to all parts of the United States, and is in preferential use by banks everywhere. Orders by telephone, " Cortlandt 328," by telegraph or mail, receive immediate and careful attention in all cases, and prices are placed upon a fair and equitable basis. The officers of this company are N. Uenison Morgan, president; Robert Webb Morgan, vice-president and treasurer. The former gentleman was secretary and treasurer until 1891, from the organization of the company in 1800, and is a director of the Karragut Fire Insurance Com- pany, and interested in various other organizations. His son, the present secretary and treasurer, is a director of the Terminal Underground Rail- road Company; and both gentlemen give this company the benefit of their trained skill and close personal attention in promoting its interests. JOHN G. LIGHTBODY 42 West :5:$rd Street, and comprise several buildings. This factory is provided with full steam power amd is thoroughly equipped, and the productive facilities are first- class in all respects, a large force being employed there. The quartets occupied by the firm as office and salesroom are spacious, commodious and well arranged, and a number of clerks, salesmen and porters are em- ployed here. A big stock is constantly kept on hand, and all orders receive prompt attention. Newspapers, printers and the trade generally are sup- plied at lowest possible figures, and special inducements are offered on extra large purchases. Mr. Leib, the proprietor, is a gentleman of sixty-five, active and energetic, and was born in Pennsylvania. He is a man of long and thorough experience in the business, and has been connected with this concern since youthful manhood. 278 4f NEW YORK?- 1 894, B» BANKS & BROTHERS, Law Booksellers, Publishers and Importers, No. 20 Murray Street.— When a house engaged in commercial pursuits has maintained the highest of reputations for handling the hest class of goods in its line of trade, and enjoyed a prosperous career of almost one hundred years, it is self evident that its affairs have been conducted upon the very strictest principles of honor, and fair, sq u a r e dealing with its patrons; and is well worthy of more than p a s si n g mention. S u c h an establishment is that of Messrs. Banks & Broth- ers, 1 a w book- sellers, publish- ers and import- ers. This old established, pn isperous and reliable h <> u s e was f o u i) d c d originally by Da- vid I! ;i ii k s in 1804, a n d 1) y Messrs. B a nks and (i o u 1 d, si- multaneously in Albany and this city, and fro m the date of its inception h a s enjoyed a very liberal a n d in- fluential patron- age, derived principally from among the leading lawyers and learned men, David Banks. not only of this State but from almost every State in the Union. A few years after its establishment Mr. Gould withdrew from the firm, and the busi- ness was carried on by Mr. David Banks in both cities until his retirement- in 1857, when he was succeeded by his sons, David, Charles and Anthony Bleecker, of whom David had been brought up in the business, and was familiar with all its details, and they carried it on with increasing success in both plai ts until 1882, when Charles Banks withdrew from the firm, and since that time the concern has been under the control and management of the present firm, whose experience and knowledge have brought the pres- tige of the house to the proud position of being the best and most reliable house of its kind, not only in this country, but in the world. The premises occupied are spacious and commodious, admirably appointed, and fitted up with every facility for the transaction of business and the convenience of patrons during their review of catalogues, books, etc. while making selec- tions, while the stock carried is always full and complete, to which fresh accessions are daily made. It comprises all the legal works known to the practise of law, embracing all the very latest revised statutes of every State and the United States, besides all legal works of foreign countries that are liable to be required by the legal fraternity who may desire to practise in international law . Keeping fully abreasi of the times, lawyers and others will always find here the very latest revised statutes of all the States, pub- ished by the firm under their own supervision, and which pan be relied upon as being literally correct. The firm's business is such that all orders are promptly executed to any extent, as, for example, they tilled an order for a law library costing $125,000, in 1893, at the very shortest possible notice. Their connections, both in this country and abroad, are of the most exten- sive character, and their facilities are unsurpassed. Mr. David IJanks, the father and founder of the concern, died in 1871. His sons. David and An- thony lileecker. are both natives of this city, and belong to one of our most reliable and respected families. The latter served two terms as State Senator, and was mayor of the city of Albany in 1*7*1-1877; also in 1884- 1885, and was a delegate to the National Convention in 1882 that nominated President Cleveland the first time. His brother David was president of the St. Nicholas Club; is a prominent member of the Counsel of the New York University and New York Club, commodore of the Atalanta Boat Club of Brooklyn, and one of its founders, as well as commodore of the Atlantic Yacht Club of Brooklyn, and has refused a number of offers on the part of his fellow citizens to nominate him for state senator, mayor or congress- man. Both are men of the highest character, socially, commercially and politically, and enj^y the fullest confidence of the entire community. * NEW YORK- 1 894, * 279 TYPEWRITES INSPECTION COMPANY, No. 49 Liberty Street — This company was incorporated in January, 1893, under the laws of the State of New York for the purpose of meeting the strong demand for prompt and effective service in the repairing and adjusting of standard writing machines. For a specified sum, this company con- tracts to keep typewriters in thorough repair and good order by the year. The service will he performed by means of a systematic monthly inspection of machines placed in its care, which means a monthly repair service, arresting the wearing-out process now going forward and effectually pre- venting the future damage and wear. The inspections are made by expe- rienced experts, who, once each month, thoroughly clean the machine, make a careful inspection of all the working parts, replace any part show- ing wear, remove all causes of wear, correct any irregularity in the align- ment, carefully adjust the machine, do any ordinary repairing necessary, and in case the machine needs extensive repairs or they are of a character that cannot conveniently he made at the owner's office, a similiar machine is furnished and the defective instrument taken to the repair rooms of the company for the necessary work. The charge for this service is eighty- five cents per month, payable monthly after each regular inspection. Should any considerable amount of work or number of new parts be re- quired to prepare a machine for this service, a figure below actual cost is made. The company have large and fully equipped workshops and every facility for repairs, and keep a force of experts to respond to sperinl calls. Orders by long distance telephone, " l'477 Cortlandt." will receive immediate attention. The officers of the company are as follows, viz. : C. F. Lantry, president; E. .1. .Manning, secretary; S. K. Bergen, treasurer. WE. WHITTAKER, clays. Colors, Minerals, and General Mer- chandise. No. 259 Front Street. Corner Dover Street. — This gentleman has been established since 1891, and has been very successful from the start. He is one of the leading merchants in his particular line in this city, and has a large trade. Mr. Whittaker is a native New Yorker, and a man of energy and business experience. He is broker and commission merchant, and handles clays, colors, minerals, and general merchandise, representing foreign and American manufac- turers, and sells extensively to potters, paper-makers, etc., throughout the United States. Mr. Whittaker keeps a full line of samples at his oftiee. and has storage facilities in Brooklyn. He carries a variety of goods, imported and domestic, including English China clays. English pipeclay, English fuller's earth, (lump and powdered), English, French and American terra alba, French talc (powdered). American talc, (powdered), soap stone. English rotten stone (lump and powdered] German black lead. English cliff- stone. Paris white. French ground Hint. English Cornwall stone. American flint, silex, feldspar, barytes, infusorial earth, marble flour, oxide man- ganese. Ozokerite, oxide cobalt, ochre, Indian red, Venetian red, bright oxide, fire clay, Portland cement, Roman cement, English and Scotch fire brick, plaster paris, chalk (selected lump), powdered slate, etc. He is pre- pared to quote lowest prices on anything above named and can (ill orders for any quantity on short notice. RLAUBENHEIMEE, Engraver. Die Sinker and Medailleur. No. 241 Broadway. — Without doubt the leading representative of his pro. fession in the United States is Mr. Rudolph Laubenheimer, en- graver, die sinker, and medailleur. This gentleman was horn in Germany, came to New York in 1852, after learning his trade in his na- tive country, and in 1S5S established business here. Since then he lias achieved great distinction, and demands upon his services have come from all parts of the United States. South ami Central America. He has made dies for postage stamps for all those countries, and made the State seals for New York. Virginia. Maryland. Washington and North Carolina. A testimonial to the excellence of his work is that, unsolicited, the U. S. Government placed a collection of his stamps and medals on exhibition at the Centennial and the World's Fair. Mr. Laubenheimer is an engraver of medals and badges, jewelry dies, embossing plates, dies for silverware, button dies, seals for wax, all kinds of letters, especially for watch cases and lead pencils, bookbinders' stamps, coats of arms and crests, plates for celluloid, seal presses, onrds. monograms, etc. Only the finest and most artistic work is executed and all orders are filled without delay. ALEX. F. REID, Twines. Cordage. Etc.. No. 149 Duane Street, Cor. West, Broadway. — The handling of cordage, twines, threads, and kindred flax and jute products is a very important feature of the wholesale trade of New York. Among the leading and long estab- lished houses engaged in it. that of Mr. Alex. F. Reid is especially deserv. ing of mention. Mr. Reid founded this business some twenty-seven years ago. and the history of his house during the intervening period has been an unbroken record of success. Enterprising and energetic, he also brings to bear a perfect acquaintance with the trade in its every feature and de- tail, and his facilities for obtaining the best supplies in the market are unsurpassed. He has built up a large trade which extends to all parts of this continent, and his annual sales reach a very high figure. The prem- ises consist of the ground Moor and basement of a building. 2~> x 00 feet in dimensions, which are perfectly adapted for the purpose to which they are devoted. Here an immense stock is carried of twines, cordage, hemp, flax, jute and tow. gilling thread, hammocks, etc. etc. Mr. Reid is a large importer in his line and fills orders at the lowest prices consistent with the high quality of his wares, ami his trade is steadily increasing. He is a na- tive of India, and resides in Brooklyn. 280 41 NEW YORK?- 1 894, B» THE ANSEL-STRUCK ENGRAVING COMPANY. Notes, Beads, Checks. Portrait and General Commercial Work. Xos. 18 and 20 Lib- erty Street. — The high standard of perfection which the art of steel plate engraving has attained during the last third of a century has, perhaps, no counterpart in any other distinct branch of the arts. The progress that has been made in this line has cultivated the taste of the pub- lic to such a decree, that only the highest grade of workmanship " ill pass their criticism. A progressive, popular and reliable house engaged in this special line of industry in the great city of New York, well worthy of more than passing mention, is that of The Ansel-Struck Engraving ( ompany. which has won a high reputation for the superior excellence of its productions. This house was founded originally by the present proprietors in Harlem in 1880, and being thoroughly experienced and practical men in all branches of their art, they gave their attention to the enterprise and at once built up a very large patronage, that increased to such proportions that in order to meet its demands they were compelled to seek a more central location and better facilities and moved to their present address in 1894. The firm is prepared to execute everything in the line of fine steel and copperplate en- graving, such as portraits, vignettes, bonds, certificates of stock, bank checks, drafts, and all kinds of bank note work. etc. The class of work done here is not excelled and rarely equalled in this city, while satisfac- tion is guaranteed and prices are placed at the lowest point of moderation. The premises occupied are very spacious and commodious, embracing three rooms, 25 x 75 feet each in dimensions, fully equipped with every facility and convenience, and employment is given a corps of skilled and ex- perienced artists, while the trade extends throughout the United States. Messrs. Ansel and Struck are both natives of this city and energetic men who justly merit the large measure of success they have achieved. THE LOVE.lOY COMPANY. Electrotypers, Nos. 444 and 44(1 Pearl Street. — The business of electrotyping and stereotyping has grown, especially in recent years, to be an important adjunct of printing and publishing, and naturally finds its greatest development in New York, where the principal printing and publishing business of the country is centred. Among the multitude of electrotyping establishments in the metropolis that of The Lovjoy Company is conspicuous as being the largest and the oldest. They have recently introduced a new process for stereotyping, by which they produce hard metal plates which for many purposes are superior to electrotypes. These are called " Dalziel Types," the process being the invention of Mr. Harvey Dalziel of London. The house was established in 1853 by Lovejoy & Wheeler, who continued until 1861, when the firm of Lovejoy & Son succeeded. In 1S0S. the firm style became Lovejoy, Son & Co., which continued until incorporated under its present style, under the laws of New York. Mr. M. J. Oreegau is president of the corporation and Mr. .1. II. Ferguson is secretary and treasurer. The premises occupied comprise four commodious lofts, which Leo House for the pro- are equipped with all the latest improved machinery and have every facility for doing electrotyping of all descriptions. About sixty persons find employment in the various departments and a wide variety of work is turned out in the shortest possible time. The business connections of the company extend to all parts of the United States and to foreign countries, its customers including the leading painters, publishers and commercial houses, many of which have had all their work in electrotyping done at this establishment for many years. A specialty is made of fine work, and in the duplication of half-tones, wood and steel engravings the reputation of The Lovejoy Company is unsurpassed. JOSEPH SCIIAEFLK. Church Goods, Religious Articles and Prayer Books, Publisher, Printer and Importer, No. 14 Barclay Street. — A noted headquarters for Catholic publications, church goods and religious articles is the establishment of Mr. Joseph Schaefer, which gentleman has had a large experience in this line. This business was established in 1878. Messrs. Sullivan and Schae- fer succeeding in 1882. and in 1884 Mr. Schaefer as- sumed sole control. He is a publisher and importer of Catholic books in English. German, and other languages; also religious articles and church goods, such as pictures, crucifixes, rosaries, etc. and disposes of the same both wholesale and retail. A leading specialty of this house is made of the " Kneipp Articles," of which Mr. Schaefer is one of the first and leading importers in the United States. These articles embrace Yen- Rev. Mgr. S. Kneipp's books, malt coffee in supe- rior quality, health-giving food, linen for water-appli- cations and underwear, linen socks and stockings, sandals, secretive oil and Kneipp's Remedies. In 1S!K). 15,000 patients flocked u< Woerishofen, in Bava- ria, to avail themselves of Kneipp's water treatment, and many thousands from far and near have asked his Kneipp's works have been translated into eleven lan- guages, and bis principal work. " My Watei cure." has had an enormous sale. Many Americans have come long distances to investigate the goods imported by Mr. Schaefer. and thousands have been benefitted. Catalogues mailed on application. Mr. Schaefer is a native of Germany, who came here in his twenty-eighth year of age. and is still in the prime of life, enterprising and progressive in all his methods, and always reliable and responsible. Mr. Schaefer is also treasurer of the Leo House at No. State -Street, which is devoted to the protection of German Catholic emi- grants, and accommodates eighty at one time. This house was founded in commemoration of the Golden Jubilee of the Holy Father Pope Leo XIII. He is also an honorary member of the Catholischer Oesellen Yerein and the Palestrina Yerein of New York. teetion of G e r m a n Catholic Emigrants. No. 15 State Street. advice in writing. * NEW YORK^t894, * •>si EJ. HALL, Proprietor "Hall's Fac-simile Press " and Addressing and Mailing Agency, No. 10 Cedar Street. — Of those houses to whom the business community look for the reproduction of fac- simile copies of pen written and type-written letters, also for ad- dressing, folding, enclosing and mailing envelopes, wrappers and postal cards to all parts of the United States and Canada, the establishment of E. J. Hall, at above address, should be given conspicuous mention. E. J. Hall is the proprietor of Hall's Fac-Simile Press" [patented) for re- producing fac-simile copies of pen written and type-written letters. By this patented process a letter either in type-writing or autograph can be re- produced any number of times so like the original as to defy detection, and at a cost not much more than an ordinary printed circular. Names anil addresses can also be tilled in to match the body of the letter, either on type- written or autograph letters, thus making an exact personal letter in every detail. Large advertisers must readily acknowledge the value of a personal letter over that of a circular, and by this process they are given the means to choose the best medium for advertising ever devised. Moreover, this is the only establishment in America combining in one the stationer, printer and mailing agency: as it is prepared to supply, print and address envelopes, or wrappers; furnish either imitation letters or circulars of any kind ; to fold, enclose, seal and stamp the same ready for mailing. The work in all departments has been brought to the highest stage of perfec- tion by Mi. Hall, who inaugurated the enterprise here in 1879, ami employ- ment is given to as high as one hundred assistants at times, and the house leads in whatever it undertakes. FW. HOLMES. Manufacturer of Gold Pens. Gold, Silver and Rubber Pencil Cases. Tooth Picks, Glove Buttoners, Stylographic Pens, # Pearl and Ivory Goods, Office. Salesroom and Factory. Nos. 95 and 07 Cliff Street. Cor. Frankfort.— All over the United States and ex- tending to France and England the products of this house are know n and appreciated. The business of which Mr. Holmes is now the proprietor was established in 1840, and for the past seven years has been under its present ownership. The premises now occupied are completely equipped with first-class steam-power machinery and employment is found for a force of skilled hands. Mr. Holmes manufactures gold pens, gold, silver and rubber pencil cases, tooth-picks, glove but toners, stylographic pens, pearl and ivory goods of every description. These goods are made from the best selected materials, the workmanship is of the hest. and they are absolutely unsurpassed for utility, durability and efficiency. Mr. Holmes, the proprietor of this successful enterprise, was born in England, but came to the United States twenty-seven years ago and has since become a useful and prosperous citizen. THE STEPHEN T. SMITH COMPANY, .Manufacturers of Ink. Inked Ribbons, Carbon, Manifold and Typewriter Linen Papers, No. 10 Park Place. — This company are the largest manufacturers in their line. They manufacture and deal in ink, ribbons, carbon, manifold and typewriter linen papers; also numerous specialties for ste- nographers, draughtsmen, reporters and others. The business was estab- lished in 1S74, by Mr. Stephen T. Smith, and in ISSS ii became the property of Mr. John 1!. Kcatinge, who has continued the enterprise under the pres- ent name and style, anil has succeeded in establishing a large and far-reach- ing patronage, extending all over the United States. His products have attracted the notice of expert buyers everywhere by their superiority and uniform excellence of quality. His typewriter ribbons are made of various kinds to suit each make of standard machines; his carbon papers are in several different colors, made both semi and full, and in all sizes in general use, being warranted not to smut or blur, and are acknowledged to be the best on the market; while his supplies embrace everything required by typewriters except the machine itself. The exhibit of typewriter supplies was awarded a diploma at the World's Columbian Exposition. One of the specialties of this house is Greble's patent common-sense note-book cover and transcribing rest combined, for stenographers, draughtsmen, reporters. Mr. Keatinge is a well-known New Yorker, and from his courtesy, prompt- ness, and strict sense of honor has gained the warmest regard of all those who know him. TP. FORD. Printer and Paper Tube Manufacturer, Nos. 95 and !»7 Liberty Street. — For over a quarter of a century the gentleman whose name heads this sketch has been established in business. He was formerly located at No. 65 Liberty Street for fourteen years, and removed to the present quarters in 1882. He is general mercan- tile printer, stationer, and publisher, and has a very large patronage. He lias first-class facilities, and turns out fine work. Mr. Ford learned his business in Newbnrgh, N. Y., and is a thoroughly practical man and was foreman of the Newbnrgh Journal composing-room when only nineteen years of age. He served in the late war. and is a member of the G. A. R. He came to this city in f867, and started in business in 1869. He occupies two ."id x 100-foot floors at the above address, and has in service three cylinder presses, three jobbers, and a superior outfit of type. etc.. together with full steam power. All conveniences are provided and seventeen to twenty hands are employed here. Mr. Ford is manufacturer of Mailing Tubes, and Ford's Patent Improved Surface Condenser Paper Packings. He does all classes of printing, plain and colored, and gives particular attention to fine commercial work. Illustrated catalogues, pamphlets, circulars, etc.. are printed in the highest style of the art. at reasonable rates, and satisfaction is assured. Estimates are furnished, and all orders are executed in the most expeditious manner. 282 4f NEW RULAND & HILL, Office Supplies, Stationery, Type-writers' Supplies, Etc., Room No. 210 Havemeyer Building, Church, Cortlandt and Dey Streets. — Prominent among the numerous houses in this city actively engaged in the sale of stationery supplies for offices, type writers' supplies and carbon paper, is the firm of Ruland & Hill, whose business was established by Ruland it Tucker in 1892, the present proprie- tors succeeding to the control in 1894. This firm are the special agents in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut for the sale of Webster's Non- Type-Filling Ribbons, which are considered to be the best now on the market, wherever they have been introdused. They are warranted not to clog or gum the type, and to give good and clean copies. They do not smut or blur, and give neat appearing work. They also guarantee 50,000 impressions by any one type without it becoming filled or clogged and that the ribbon will wear longer and give better satisfaction than any other without drying out. They have on band all colors for all machines, and promise to refund the money if not satisfactory. These ribbons arc sold at the astonishingly low price, (considering the superiority of the goods) of $1.00 per single ribbon or $9.00 per dozen. The firm also sell the Japanese Tissue letter copy book. They also keep constantly on hand a full supply of office stationery. The trade of the house, which is both wholesale and retail, is large and steadily increasing. .Messrs. A. L. Ruland and A. K. Hill, the copartners, are enterprising and able young business men, and just in all transactions. Mr. Ruland is a, native of Brooklyn while Mr. Hill is a native of New York city. They are also doing engrav- ing and printing for business purposes. CH. CLAYTON & CO., Manufacturing Stationers, Nos. 157 and 159 Pearl Street. — One of the old and honored business houses of # the metropolis is that of Messrs. C. H. Clayton & Co., the well- known manufacturing stationers; This house dates its inception back to 1817, when it was founded by E. B. Clayton. Some years later the firm of E. B. Clayton & Sons was organized, and in 1S5S the firm became E. B. Clayton's Sons, who gave place in 1869 to C. II. Clayton & Co. In 1889 Mr. C. H. Clayton died, after a lengthy and honorably successful ca- reer, and the business has since been continued by Mr. Clarence II. ( lay- ton, a son of the late C. H. Clayton, in company with Mr. ( has. E. Bogert. These gentlemen have built, upon the solid foundation of an honorable record in the past, one of the most popular and liberally patronized sta- tionery establishments in the city. They occupy thoroughly spacious quarters and carry full and choice lines of blank books and stationery, making a leading specialty of sets of books and supplies for banks, insur- ance and other corporations, to whom permanency and durability are of such vital importance, both as regards quality of paper used, ruling, letter- ing, numbering and binding. The firm unite great experience to sound judgment and excellent taste, and bankers, insurance men, public officials, merchants and others can here rely upon securing reliable supplies at prices which are rarely, if ever, duplicated elsewhere. Standard diaries. t 894, * >pying dampeners, Clayton's canceling machine, and financial and com- tercial table books are among the specialties carried in stock, and the business is brisk and lively at both wholesale and retail, re- quiring the constant services of a dozen skilled assistants. The proprietors are native New Yorkers, and have here achieved an honorable success and developed a trade which is of a character every way creditable to their business reputation. DW. LAPHAM & CO., Manufacturers of Lapham's Rival Fountain Pen, Fulton Building, No. 130 Fulton Street. — Like all other useful and ingenious devices, many inno- vations have been made in the fountain pen since its first appearance for practical purposes. What with invention, im- provement and sustained effort, a degree of excellence closely akin to the desideratum has been attained in the article referred to. This is true in an especial man- ner of Lapham's Rival Fountain Pen, of which D. W. Lapham & Co. are manufacturers. It is a triumph in its way, and is in extensive and growing use. It was patented January 24, 1888, and has been on the market altogether about eight years. The distinctive feature of "Lapham's Rival" is the slotted feed- piece, which is constructed with a series of slots or openings from the rear end. one of which extends over the top of the pen, and all of which form capillary spaces, which serve to hold the ink in immediate contact with the pen, and prevent a too rapid flow to the point. This operates to overcome one of the most serious objections to the use of fountain pens, namely the lia- bility to " drop ink " or " overflow," especially when the holder is nearly empty. It has rapidly grown in favor since its intro- duction in 1SS0, and thousands of voluntary testimonals indi- cate its general popularity. By its merits it has reached the foremost place among fountain pens. The holder is of vulcan- ized rubber and only the best quality of diamond-pointed gold pens are used in its construction. It is simple and easily man- aged, infringes on no pen patent, and every pen is uncondition- ally warranted. These pens are made in various sizes and styles, and are sold at the lowest prices consistent with quality of material and character of workmanship. D. W. Lapham & Co. are also manufacturers of Safety Pencil Pockets, which are neat, cheap and serviceable. These useful and pretty novelties perfectly secure the pen or pencil, so that it cannot fall out when stooping and they can be easily attached to any part of the clothing. The firm is prepared to supply the trade on the most advantageous terms, and all orders are promptly attended to. * NEW YORK- t 894, * 284 « NEW YORK?- 1 894, W B UCKLEY & WOOD. Binding, Mailing, Nos. 220 and 222 William Street. — A house whose trading title would be found high up on the list of those engaged in binding and mailing periodicals, pamphlets and newspapers in this city, were such a list made with the names ar- ranged accord- ing to m e r i t. stability a n d extent of opera- tions, is t h a t i ducted b y Messrs. Buck- ley it Woo d. This firm estab- 1 i s h e d their business here in 18S5, and have quickly secured a commanding position in their industry. They have not been c o n t e n t t o merely keep abreast of the limes and the trade, hut have pushed their way ahead o f all competition in their deter- mination to ex- cel. The prem- i s e s occupied are thoroughly spacious in size, and are p r o- vided with all the latest m a- chinery and de- vices designed to make skilled labor most effective, so that the force of sixty hands is to all intents and purposes many times multiplied. In scope the business is all-embracing, everything proper to this line being undertaken and accomplished in a manner that does full credit to present-day styles of work. The firm V handle many of the principal publications in New York, mailing them direct from the bindery for the publishers, and paying the postage thereon. They have won the confidence of the best publishing houses in New York, and now bind over fifty million copies per annum, and pay out §15,000 for postage. The fullest extent of artistic possibility characterizes all their work, and its well-tested merits and marked appreciation by a critical patronage forms their best possible recommendation, their only needed endorsement. The co-partners. Messrs. A. A. Buckley and E. C. Wood, take an active personal interest in the conduct of the business, and both are experts of twenty years' experience therein. Mr. Buckley is a native of Maine, who came to New York in 1864- He is a member of the Knights of Honor, the Royal Arcanum, and other leading societies, and has a fine residence at Summit. N. .1. Mr. Wood is a New Yorker by birth, and served in the United States navy during the war. Be is a prominent member of the F. and A. M., the lied Men, the K. of II.. the American Legion of Honor, the National Provident Union, the Home Circle, the Knickerbocker Yacht Club, the Greenpoint Hod and Gun Club, and other organizations, being supreme representative of the Grand Lodge of New York in the Supreme Lodge of K. of II.. a past master mason and Knight Templar, treasurer of the American Sick Benefit anil Accident Associa- tion — a growing insurance company — and interested in various enterprises. CHABLES II. LUDWIG, Book and Job Printer. Nos. 10 and 12 Reade Street. — One of the oldest established and most reliable houses in the book and job printing industry in New York is that of Mr. Charles II. Ludwig. The foundation of its business was laid as long ago as 1S27. by Mr. Henry Ludwig, father of the present proprietor, the latter being admitted as a partner in 1873. During the three-quarters of a century that the house has been in existence it has tilled an important position in the trade of this city. The founder died in 1877. after a long, useful and honorable career, and Mr. Charles II. Ludwig became sole pro- prietor. Mr. Ludwig is a thoroughly qualified and expert printer, who possesses an intimate knowledge of the requirements of the most exacting patrons. He has completely refitted and refurnished the establishment, which is now one of the best equipped job printing offices in the country. His premises occupy a floor having dimensions of 4i' x 70 feet. Ample steam power is provided, and only skilled hands are employed. The range of work includes all kinds of book, job. commercial and catalogue printing, etc. Mr. Ludwig solicits first-class work, promptly furnishes estimates, and enters into contracts of any magnitude. All work is of the best quality, and is produced at extremely low prices, guaranteed in every instance. Mr. Ludwig is a thoroughly able and energetic business man, a native of this city, and resides in Mt. Yernon. He stands high in the Masonic Order and is a member of Farnsworth Post, of the G. A. R., having served from 1861 to 1863 in the ranks of the 10th New York Infantry. *tf NEW YOR)&<1894, * 285 THE BA1LEV MAXUFACTUIUNO COMPANY, Manufacturers of Copying Specialties, Room Stewart Building, Xo. 280 Broad- way. — One of the best known houses engaged in the manufacture of copying specialties is The Bailey Manufacturing Company.) makers of various copying devices under the patents granted their inven- tor, Mr. Leonard Bailey, of which their leading specialty is Bailey's Improved Copying Book, which has been in use three years. This com- pany was incorporated under the laws of Connecticut in 1885, and makes the largest, most complete and best line of office specialties for copying purposes of any concern in the world, and guarantees every article to be as represented. Their trade extends throughout the United .States, Cen- tral and South America and England, and is annually increasing. Among the many specialties produced by this house arc the following widely celebrated and extensively used articles: improved copying books, letter copying machines and presses, moistening appliances, perfected copying pads and copying press stands. In addition to his patents relating to copying machines, etc., Mr. Bailey has invented and makes a number of other useful articles, the best known of which are " Bailey's new spring wire brush." for horses. Bailey's Patent Flush T Bevel and Bailey's Patent Pocket screw-driver. The Bailey Manufacturing Company sells direct to the consumer and likewise supplies the retail dealers throughout the country. The plant of the company comprises one of the best equip- ped and most thoroughly appointed factories in New England and is located at Wethersfield, Conn., from whence the goods for the trade out- side of New York city are shipped. The individual members of the com- pany are Leonard Bailey, president; C. F. Robinson, secretary, and A. E. Klynn, treasurer. Mr. Bailey is the manager of the business and is located in this city most of the time. JOHN* FOLEY .It!., Manufacturer of Cold Pens, Holders, Pencils and Novelties. No. 2 Aster House. Broadway. — The nineteenth century is certainly one of progress in every field of toil, both mental and manual, and it is gratifying to record the fact that during its exist- ence the office workers, the business man at his desk, and his staff of assistants, also ;ill kinds of professionals have received the benefit of many ingenious and labor-saving devices to lighten their labors, such as are man- ufactured by Mr. John Foley. Jr. This gentleman is a native of this city and was brought up in this business. He inaugurated this enterprise in 188(5 at this address and has developed an influential trade, both wholesale and retail, that extends to all parts of the United States and adjacent coun- tries. This establishment is especially prominent in the manufacture of gold pens, holders, pencils, novelties in counting-room and office special- ties, for bankers, lawyers, merchants, doctors, the clergy, brokers, book- keepers, newspaper men and other brain-working professionals. He makes an almost endless variety of gold pens, and the most exacting will find here pens that will suit their hand, from the finest pointed lady's pen to the large broad stub or the Falcon pen for handworkers, while many of his production will lit his improved double feed fountain holders. The premises utilized are amply spacious and commodious, and a full and com- plete assortment is kept constantly on hand, while a large start' of experi- enced workmen is employed. The stock carried embraces the very finest and best makes of his pens, also fountain pens, pocket and desk pen- holders, telescope pencils, in fact, everything in the line of stationery novelties. DANIEL SLOTE & CO., School Supplies and Stationery. Publish- ers and Blank Book Manufacturers, Nos. I lit and I2J William Street. — An odd half century of continued prosperity sums up, in brief, the history of the well-known house of Daniel Slote & Co., school supplies and stationery, publishers and blank book manufact- urers. It is one of the oldest and largest concerns of the kind in the city, and was established in 1845 by Daniel Slote, who conducted business up to 1878, as head of the firm of Slote, Woodman & Co. They make a spe- cialty of school supplies, and carry an extensive and varied assortment in the educational department. Their trade extends all over the United States, and they also export quite largely through jobbers. Their series of school records and reports is acknowledged to be the most complete and practical published, as is evinced by the fact of their having been for years exclusively adopted for use in the public schools of New York city and Brooklyn. Nearly all are copyrighted, and any of them may be used by school teachers in any section of the country. They furnish black boards, crayons, erasers, charts, maps, etc., and, in fact, everything for the school room, having been furnishers of school supplies to the boards of education of New York, Brooklyn, Jersey City and other places during the past thirty years, and are in a position to make prices more reasonable than can be obtained elsewhere. The educational supply list, for public, private, kindergarten, normal and manual training schools, academies, colleges, seminaries, universities and all leading educational institutions, is of a most comprehensive character, and includes a great variety of school specialties and sundries. Among the miscellaneous articles are drawing models and solids. Edison's mimeographs and supplies, kindergarten material, manual training supplies, etc. Another notable specialty of the house is Mark Twain's perforated, interleaved sera]) book. It saves sticky lingers and ruffled pictures or scraps, and is a capital invention. The premises occupied by this firm comprise six floors and basement, each 40 x 120, with superior facilities for manufacturing, etc. The establishment is perfectly equipped, and seventy-five to one hundred people are employed here. An exceedingly large and complete stock is always kept on hand, and the firm can furnish everything used in the school room. Estimates on school blanks and supplies will be cheerfully furnished, and special prices will be given on yearly contracts to school boards and colleges. This well and favorably known firm is prepared to supply schools and all other educational institutions on the most advantageous terms, and orders receive prompt and personal attention. Postoftice box 21, telephone "317 Cortland t." 286 4 NEW YORK— 1 894, * JOSEPH P. FELT & CO., Electrotypers, No. 25 Rose Street. — A pros- perous and reliable establishment, maintaining a high reputation for first-class work, is that of Messrs. Joseph P. Felt tfc Co., w hich was founded originally in 1878 by the senior member of the firm, who, possessing a thorough knowledge of the business acquired by years of practical experience, and devoting his entire attention to the wants of his patrons, soon developed a very large and influential trade, now reaching to all parts of the Union and the Dominion of Canada,, and continually increasing. In 1SS4 his brother, Albert T., was admitted as a partner under the present firm-name. The premises utilized are very spac ious and com- modious and include live entire floors and basement, each measuring 24 x SO feet. They are fully equipped with steam power, baths, and all the very latest tools, machinery and appliances for turning out fine artistic work, and steady employment is furnished a full force of skilled and experi- enced workmen. The firm is prepared to execute all orders in the line of stereotyping or electrotyping, turning out plates of any required size. Particular attention is given to blocking on wood or solid metal bodies, making stock cuts, mortising blocks, etc., while a specialty is the prepara- tion of metal plates to order for engravers. The work is all done under the immediate supervision of the proprietors and is unexcelled in clear- ness, finish and workmanship. The business department is neatly ap- pointed and all orders are promptly filled at the shortest notice, while the prices are always reasonable. Estimates for book and other work are furnished when requested. Both members of the firm are young men and natives of New Hampshire. The senior partner resides here while his brother lives in Newark, N. J. They are enterprising, reliable and indus- trious, and justly merit the success they have won. PECK II AM. LITTLE & CO., Stationery and School Supplies, Pub- lishers, and Manufacturers of Blank Books, No. 56 Reade Street. — This firm are publishers, manufacturers and wholesale stationers, and make a specialty of supplying the wants of school boards throughout all parts of the United States. They established their business here on February 1, 1SSS, the partners having been for fourteen years pre- vious with Potter, Ainsworth & Co., publishers of school books, and knowing well the needs of schools and school boards in this direction of trade, anything needed in the line of school and college text-books is promptly supplied. Among other specialties are school maps, slate black- boards, school clocks and school furniture; the Edison Mimeograph, Mur- ray Hill pads, Gem spelling blanks, writing books, composition books, note books, drawing books, drawing paper, artist drawing blocks, book- keeping blanks, linen writing tablets, typewriting papers, school globes, slates, inks, and everything used in a school; also, the Physician's Com- plete Account Book. Special estimates are furnished school boards and colleges, and printing and engraving of all kinds is executed at short notice. Price lists sent on .application, and correspondence solicited. The members of this firm are Messrs. (i. E. Peckhani and H. T. Little. Both are highly educated, ami thoroughly appreciate the importance and far- reaching influence of the business m which they are engaged. CW, LOVELL, Bookbinder. Scott & Bowne Building, Nos. 400-415 Pearl Street. — In every branch of business, both in the mechani- ^ cal and commercial world, the hand of genius is constantly devel- oping new plans and ideas. It is important, however, thai every step taken towards a new departure shall be with a view to the greatest economy of time, usefulness, convenience and efficiency. The great improvements that have been made in the bookbinding industry, and adopted by the trade, furnish evidence that they have been well tested and come fully up to the standard of economy, durability and efficiency claimed for them. Engaged in this line in the great metropolis are many of its most enterprising and industrious citizens, who have invested a large amount of capital and give employment to a small army of employees. Prominent among the number is the progressive and firmly established concern of Mr. ('. \V. Lovell, which is well worthy of more than passing consideration, in consequence of its superior productions and reliable business methods. Mr. Lovell is a Canadian by birth and lias been a resilient of Brooklyn for a number of years. He acquired a thorough knowledge of this trade in all its branches by years of practical experience, and inaugurated this enterprise on his own responsibility in 1SS2, and at once built up a very barge and influential trade throughout this and sur- rounding cities that is annually increasing in volume and importance. He occupies two spacious and commodious floors, each 85 x 125 feet in measurement, that are thoroughly equipped with the latest improved special machinery, tools and appliances, driven by steam power, and steady employment is furnished a force of one hundred and fifty skilled and experienced operatives, while the business department is provided with every facility and convenience for the successful prosecution of the trade. The range of products embraces all kinds of book, pamphlet and edition binding, cloth binding being a specialty, also pamphlet and other kindred work, while a specialty is made of binding without sewing or wiring. The latter process is an invention of Mr. Lovell, for which he has received letters patent, and it is used in the binding of railroad guides, the Knicker- bocker railroad guide and other similar periodicals, and is conceded to be one of the most simple and useful inventions of the age. Estimates are furnished when desired, and contracts of any size are entered into and executed promptly, satisfactorily and at the very lowest prices. Mr. Lovell is a young man, honorable and reliable, and justly merits the suc- cess he has achieved by his energy and perseverance. «C NEW YORK?" t 894, * 287 GIBB BROS. & MOB AX, Printers, Nos. 45-51 Rose Street— Among the innumerable industrial establishments which have, in their line, achieved a reputation extending throughout the entire country, one of the most noted is the printing house of Messrs. (iibb Bros. A- Moran. The foundation of the business dates from LS85, when it was inaugurated by Messrs. Gibb Brothers, with whom Mr. Moran became associated as a partner in 1889. Shortly afterwards — in 1892 — the business was incorporated under the laws of New York, ami as such it lias since been carried on. The members of the firm are all young and active men, and practical and experienced printers, who devote their whole time and attention to the management of the business. The premises utilized consist of two floors, each being 80 x 100 feet in dimensions, which are perfectly adapted for the purposes of the business. The mechanical and art departments are splendidly equipped with modern machinery and ap- pliances, including sixteen presses of the latest improved make and pattern, which are driven by steam. Seventy men are employed in the several departments, and altogether this is one of the best equipped print- ing houses in Xew York. The range of work executed includes all kinds of composition, electrotyping and press-work, and a special feature is made of book work. The firm is a recognized leader of the printing trade in the United States. All toe members of the firm were born in this city. This firm also publishes " G-ibb's Travelers' Route and Reference Book of the Tinted States and Canada.'" the only work of its kind in existence. BOYD'S ADDRESSING, MAILING, DELIVERY AGENCY, E. J. Williams, Manager, No. l(i Beekman Street. — A review of New York's noteworthy business concerns would scarcely be complete without more than passing mention of Boyd's Addressing. Mailing. Delivery Agency. It is an institution that has long tilled an important niche in the industrial and commercial activity of the metropolis, and is the oldest and largest establishment of its kind in the city — in the whole United States, in fact — and as widely and favorably known. It has been in existence over half a century, and has an extensive patronage. It does addressing, mailing and delivering for many leading business houses, and numbers in its clientage some of the biggest advertisers in the country. This flourishing agency was established in 1844 by John T. Boyd, whose office adjoined that of John Hoey, of Adams Express, which was started about the same time. Mr. Boyd at first issued stamps himself, and con- tinued to do so, until the United States government interfered. He died in 1884, when Mr. Williams assumed control, and under his efficient man- agement the business has since been continued with uninterrupted success. The premises occupied are spacious, commodious and well equipped in the various departments, ami employment is given to upward of one hundred hands. The facilities here are of a very superior character, and first-class service is assured. The agency does addressing of envelopes, wrappers, etc., to lists of all trades and professions in the United States; printers, stationers, bankers, physicians, publishers, lawyers, clergymen, etc., and attends to the delivery of addressed or unaddresscd circulars, catalogues, [nice lists, reports, samples, magazines, programs, club notices, open- ing notices, removal notices, theatrical notices, and printed matter gen- erally. Wrapping, folding, inclosing and mailing of all kinds of advertising matter, magazines, catalogues, etc., are done in the most expeditious and reliable manner, and particular attention is given to compiling of special lists in any locality of any social standing desired. The charge for all classes of service are reasonable, and satisfaction is guaranteed. This con- cern has a list of 20,000 responsible New York business houses, of great value to advertisers, and can furnish useful information pertaining to com- mercial and financial interests. Sample of matter to be delivered should accompany application for estimates. CHAS. K. BLOOM, Printer, Nos. 137 to 141 William Street— Though an old-time printer Mr. Bloom has ever kept himself in line with the ever-increasing novelties in the art typographical, and his establishment is to-day on a par with the most modern and best equipped printing houses in the metropolis. For thirty-five years he has been in business on his own account, having organized his present estab- lishment in the year 1860, and (hiring the whole of this period he has been recognized as one of the leading artistic printers in the city, being a thor- ough master of his craft. Fine, clean, quick work and moderate charges have been the leading features of the management of his business, and as a consequence he has always commanded a patronage at once extensive and first-class. His establishment is amply commodious, comprising, as it does, five floors, each with an area of 25 x 75 feet. Here everything novel and tasty in types is provided, and there is an amplitude of steam-driven presses and other equipments to meet all the demands for every descrip- tion of printing, from a small business card to a handsomely illustrated volume. Among the mechanical equipments are seven Hoc cylinder presses, a number of Gordon presses, paper cutters, and a 15-horse power boiler and engine. From forty-five to fifty expert hands are employed in the vari- ous departments of the business permanently, and a much larger staff in specially busy seasons. Lithographing, engraving and the manufacture of blank books form prominent features in this establishment in addition to the leading one of general commercial printing. Special attention is given to tine catalogue work, pamphlets, circulars, price lists, programmes, and the output of newspapers, books, etc. Mr. Bloom is a native and life-long resident of Xew York, a member of several prominent societies, and a printer of unmistakable ability. 288 4f NEW YORK- 1 894, * FKEDERICK MYERS, Manufacturing Stationer, Printer and Litho- grapher, No. 155 West Broadway, near Canal Street. — This gentle- man is a young man and a native of the West Indies, but has been a resident of this city since boyhood, and has acquired a thorough and practical knowledge, ripened by years of experience. He founded this concern on his own account in 1875, and at once built up a patronage which extends throughout the United States. The premises occupied are amply spacious and commodious, admirably arranged and equipped for working and business purposes, embracing an entire floor, 25 x 90 feet in dimensions. The printing and manufacturing departments are well ordered and are supplied with the latest improved machinery and acces- sories, and employment is given to none but first-class hands. The output comprises everything in the line of fine lithographing and printing of all kinds from the largest placard to the small visiting cards, catalogues) circulars, note and letter heads, etc., also blank books for banks, commer- cial houses, corporations, cities, towns, counties and states are made to older in the best style of workmanship. A specialty is the manufacture of Myers' carmine ink for counting-room purposes, while in the store will be found a complete line of office stationery. Mr. Myers is active and ener- getic, prompt in all his dealings, and a member of the Masonic fraternity. N PONCE DE LEON, Publisher and Bookseller, Nos. 40-42 Broad- way.— An old established, prosperous and reliable house, well m worthy of more than passing mention, is that of Mr. \. Police De Leon, which has always maintained a high reputation in conse- quence of its high-class productions. Mr. De Leon was born in Cuba and has been a resident of this city for twenty-six years, and inaugurated this enterprise on his own account originally in 1870 at Union Square, where he soon developed a large patronage, both wholesale and retail, which now extends to all parts of the United States. West Indies. Mexico and Spanish America. The premises utilized are spacious and convenient for the trans- action of business. The stock is full and complete and embraces every- thing in the line of Spanish literature, productions of the greatest ancient and modern writers in all languages translated in full in the Spanish lan- guage. These works embrace history, science, mechanical arts, poetry, fiction, etc. A specialty is books for learning languages, educational books, works on Spanish- America, including the Technological Dictionary; Spanish into English and English into Spanish, and the new work entitled the Columbus Gallery. These books are bound in various styles to suit the tastes of all patrons and are offered at the very lowest prices. A full descriptive catalogue is furnished on application, and all orders receive prompt attention and goods are carefully packed for shipment. He is also the authorized agent for Las Tres Americas, a monthly periodical published in the Spanish language and edited by Gen. N. Bolet Peraza, one of the most erudite scholars of Spanish literature. Mr. Ponce De Leon is a gentleman of superior literary attainments and highly cultured. THEODORE R. LOCKWOOD, Printer, Mercantile Stationer and Lithographer, No. 74 Pine Street. — Mr. Theodore R. Lockwood, printer, mercantile stationer and lithographer, has always main- tained a most enviable reputation for high-class productions in this line. Possessing a thoroughly practical knowledge of this business in all its branches, he inaugurated this establishment on his own account in 1877, and by devoting his entire energies and practical experience to the busi- ness, he soon developed a very liberal and substantial patronage, that is constantly increasing, extending as it does throughout this entire section. The premises utilized are commodious and fully equipped with every convenience for the successful transaction of business. The stock handled embraces everything in the line of fine and medium grades of stationery, including envelopes of every description, fine and medium grades of flat papers for counting-room purposes, pads of all sizes, inks, pens and pencils of every grade and description, ink wells, desk calendars, etc. A specialty is made of fine blank books for banks, insurance companies, stock brokers, railroad corporations; also for states, counties, cities and towns. None but first-class work is permitted to leave the establishment, while the printing, lithograping and engraving work is of the highest merit. Esti- mates for all kinds of corporation work, including bank checks, drafts, stock certificates, bonds, etc., are furnished upon application. Mr. Lock- wood is a native of this State, in the prime of life, a charter member of Emerson Council. A. L, of II., and an active, energetic and industrious business man. SCIIAEFEH & EBLE, Bookbinders, No. 24 Beekman Street.— This house was originally founded some thirty years ago by Louis Hirt, to whom Mr. Bernard J. Schaefer succeeded in 1884. and in 1S90, when Mr. Albert Eble was admitted to partnership, the present firm- name was adopted. Both co-partners were born in Germany, from whence Mr. Eble came to this country twenty-five years ago and Mr. Schaefer fifteen years ago. They hold membership in a number of fraternal societies, and are held in high esteem by all their patrons and friends. The premises occupied for business uses comprise a floor, 25 x 75 feet in dimensions, fitted up with all the latest and most improved machinery, and employ- ment is given a force of experienced hands. Bookbinding and blank book manufacturing are given careful attention in all their branches, pamphlets are bound at short notice, and both entire edition or single book work are executed alike in the most finished style. In concluding we will say that the reputation achieved by the work of this house is its best recommenda- tion, and we would call the attention of publishers, libraries and the public, to this enterprising book binding concern. 4f NEW YORK^1894, * 289 LH. BIGLOW & CO., Stationers, Blank Book Makers. Printers and Lithographers, No. 62 Broad Street. — An old and well-known New York stationery and printing house is that of L. H. Biglow & Co., which has been in existence for over forty years, and has a very large local patronage. It has a considerable out of-town trade, too, and also exports goods to South America. This business was established in 1854 by the present senior partner, and some years later the firm-name became L. II. Biglow <.t Co. They are stationers, blank-book makers, printers and lithographers, and manufacture various specialties. All departments are well equipped, and their facilities are first-class. The printing office is at No. 124 Pearl Street, and is commodious and convenient. It is provided with electric power, latest improved presses, and a tine; out- fit of type, and a number hands are employed there. The store, which is 20 x 110 feet in dimensions, is neatly fitted up and well ordered. There is quite a large staff here also, and the proprietors exercise immediate super vision over the establishment. An extensive and first-class stock is carried, and includes offices supplies, ledgers, account books of every description, writing tablets, sundries in great variety, and full lines of mercantile stationery. Merchants, bankers and business men generally are supplied at moderate prices, and all orders receive prompt attention. Type writing supplies, book and job printing is done in the best style of the art, on short notice, and at very reasonable rates. Fine commercial work is a specialty and particular attention is given to illustrated catalogues. Blank- books are made to order in the most expeditious manner and lithographing is promptly attended to. The firm is composed of L. Horatio Biglow. Henry E. Wheeler and Lucius H. Biglow, Jr. Mr. Biglow. the elder, is a director of the Merchants' Exchange Bank, and a solid citizen. ETTENBOKOUGH & SHERER, Blank Hook Manufacturers, and Steam Paper Rulers, Nos. 10-12 Keade Street, near Elm. — These gentlemen, Messrs. J. J. Ettenborough and John II. Sherer. founded this flourishing concern in 1880. and have since built up a large and widespread trade, their business connections extending to all parts of the United States. The premises utilized by them consist of a lioor having dimensions of 42 x TO feet. These are equipped in thorough manner with ample steam power, machinery and all tools and appliances, including cutting and folding machines, gumming, ruling, perforating and numbering machines, stitchers, etc.. all of the finest make and pattern. Some twenty experienced hands are employed in the various departments, and the output is heavy. A specialty is made of the manufacture of blank books of all sizes and in all styles and for all business purposes. The facilities for executing orders are excellent, while charges are always fair and moderate. Mr. Ettenborough was born in New Jersey, and resides in New York city. Mr. Sherer is a native of this State, and a resident of Connecticut. He is a member of the A. O. p., and of the A. O. I*. \V. SZICKEL, Publisher, Bookseller and Importer, No. 120 Duane Street. — New York has always been eminent in the publishing and book selling trade, in which she keeps supplied all sections of the Union, Canada and several foreign countries. New York has indeed, for over a century, be.en the literary market for America, and in no other city in the world, have publishers done so much to further and promote the cause of popular education, by issuing from their presses the best works extant, at prices which place them within the reach of the poorest. An old established and reliable house of this kind, which lias been in suc- cessful existence for over thirty years, is that of Mr. s. Zickel, publisher, bookseller, stationer, and importer. Mr. Zickel was horn in Germany, and came to this city in 1857, and founded this business the following year. From the beginning he built up a flourishing trade, and his business operations to-day cover every state and territory in the Union. lie occu- pies the second, third and fourth floors of a live-story building, ample in dimensions, and here he carries an immense and carefully selected stock of books, blank books, pens, inks, etc. He is an extensive importer of the productions of the leading presses of Germany, making a specialty of those from that country, standard works in all lines of thought, periodicals, magazines and cheap literature. He also publishes text books and others, as well as two semi-monthly magazines, the " Novellen Scliatz," and the " Familien Blatter," which have a wide circulation. RICHARD EVANS, Manufacturer of Blank Books and Paper Ruler, No. 69 John Street. — A representative house in Xew York actively engaged m the manufacture of blank books and in paper ruling for the trade is that of Mr. Richard Evans, which was inaugurated m 1874, on Maiden Lane, and was removed to the present location in 18*0. The premises occupied comprise two floors. 25 x 75 feet in dimensions, fully supplied with the latest modern machinery for the execution of the work. Twenty-five experienced workmen are employed and all orders are promptly filled at reasonable prices, the trade extending throughout New- York State and the East. A specialty is made of all kinds of blank books, such as journals, ledgers, day and invoice books, etc.. while Mr. Evans also furnishes promptly to order, letter, note and bill paper, checks, drafts, receipts, bonds, certificates of stock, lithographic circulars and cards in the highest style of art at extremely low prices. The blank books manufac- tured by Mr. Evans are unrivalled for quality, finish and excellence, and are extensively used by insurance companies, banks, bankers, etc. all over the Eastern States. Mr. Richard Evans is a native of Xew York city, and a member of the New York Exempt and Veteran Firemen's Association: was trustee of the Widows' and Orphans' Benevolent Fund for a number of years, and is a prominent member of the F. and A. M. and Jackson Fishing Club, Highlands of Navesink, N. J. 290 «f NEW YORK- 1 894, JY. JOHNSTON »& CO., Manufacturing Law Stationers, No. 23 Murray Street. — A representative and widely known New York law sta- tionery firm is that of .J. Y. Johnston & Co., at the above address, running through to No. 27 Warren Street, Post-office Box No. 2822. The house is one of the most prominent and best equipped in its line in the city, and maintains a reputation second to none. Its business is very large, and the patronage of the concern extends throughout the United States. J. Y. Johnston and 5 North William Street, Office, No. 14 Frank- fort Street. — When a house has enjoyed a prosperous career extend- ing over a term of years almost covering a half century, it is very evident that its affairs have heen conducted upon the highest plane of integrity, fair and liberal dealings. Such are the circumstances connected with the old and noteworthy establishment of Mr. James A. Flack, Sunday- school music hook manufacturer and hinder. Mr. Flack is a native of this state, and lias heen a resident of this city for many years. Being a practical and thoroughly experienced man, he inaugurated this con- cern on his own account in 1849, and at once developed a very large and influential trade, that grew to such proportions that he was obliged to seek more commodious quarters in order to meet its demands and he moved to his present quarters in 1851, where he has remained ever since, but has heen obliged repeatedly to enlarge them. The premises occupied comprise six entire floors, having an area covering over 4,000 square feet. The equipment is first-class in every respect, embracing all the latest improved machinery, tools and appliances driven by ample steam power, and employment is given to an ample force of skilled and experienced hands, while the work turned out is unsurpassed in style, finish and work- manship. A specialty is the manufacture of Sunday-school books, and church music hooks for all denominations, and the facilities for executing such work, also all other kinds of book-binding are unexcelled by any establishment of its kind in the city. Estimates are freely furnished. Mr. Flack is an energetic and reliable business man, and the products of his establishment are to be found in all parts of the United States. PO*SHEA, Publisher, No. 1!) Barclay Street.— This gentleman has met with marked success in placing before the public a splendid array of Roman Catholic publications and general high-class literature in which he is known to excel, and has been engaged in the trade here since 1855. He publishes a long list of school books, religious works, biographies and stories, making a leading specialty of Catholic works: and also handles a general line of Catholic goods, such as beads, pictures, crucifixes, etc. He imports standard works from Europe., including the writings of the best classical and modern authors, and gives special and praiseworthy attention to supplying missions, parochial schools, Sunday-schools and private libraries, offering reduced rates from regular price lists to libraries and large buyers, and guaranteeing satisfaction. Mr. O'Shea has not only developed a fine trade in this city and vicinity, but has a widespread and influential connection elsewhere, as he possesses superior facilities for importing any book to order and on the most favor- able terms. He has all the catalogues of leading European publishers, and keeps in touch with the literary circles of both Europe and America. He occupies spacious and well equipped quarters for printing and book-bind- ing, and gives steady employment to fifty skilled and expert hands. Mr. O'Shea has resided in this city for nearly half a century, and has a wide acquaintance with the clergy and laity all over the United States. CC. WHITE TOILET PAPER M A N I * F A C T l T R I \ G COMPANY, No. 164 Duane, Corner Hudson Street. — This enterprise was founded in 1S84 by the president of the company. Mr. CO White who is a native of New York city, having been born at No. 95 William Street, and is a direct descendent of John and Mary White, of Mayflower fame, who were the parents of the first child born among the Pilgrims in this country. He is a thoroughly experienced business man, and has built up a large demand for his products all over the United States and abroad, and the trade continues to steadily increase in value and volume, in Europe and South America. The company have extensive mills at Seneca Falls, which are equipped with first-class ma- chinery, and employment is found for a force of skilled workmen. The specialties made here include Witch Hazeline, Le Boulevard Cashmere, Ster- ling and other popular brands of toilet paper in packages as well as perfo- rated rolls, Japanese napkins, paper bags, and wrapping paper for druggists' use, and only the best grade goods are handled. Mr. White is a gentleman of enterprise and large acquaintance with the requirements of the trade; and the success the house has attained is largely due to the prompt and accurate system that is uniformly adhered to in the conduct of its affairs. The treasurer of the company. Mr. G. P Rogers of Seneca Falls, N. Y., is a business man of well-known integrity and ability, who is conducting its finances so that it promises to become one of, if not the largest toilet paper concern in the United States. LF. FETZER, Artistic Printing by Electricity, No. 100 Duane Street. — A printing establishment that has achieved an enviable reputa- tion for the superior excellence of its productions, is that c< in- ducted by Mr. L. F. Fetzer. Mr. Fetzer executes artistic printing by electricity, for the trade or for anyone favoring him with their patron- age, and possesses the most complete facilities for successfully meeting all demands. It is now fifteen years since Mr. Fetzer established business here, and during the entire period he has enjoyed a first-class reputation for his liberal, straightforward methods of dealing. The premises occu- pied comprise a floor 25 x 100 feet in dimensions, and the place is equipped with six presses, driven by electric power, and employment is furnished a force of skilled workmen. A leading specialty is made of fine commercial printing, and all orders are executed upon the most reasonable terms. Mr. Fetzer was born in Germany, but has lived in the United States thirty years. He is a skilled practical printer, and a non-commissioned officer of the National Guards, S. N. Y. 292 «f HEW THE L. W. AHRENS STATIONERY AND PRINTING COMPANY, No. 85 Liberty Street. — No house in its line in the metropolis has achieved a higher reputation than the L. \V. Alliens Stationery and Printing Company, which has been in successful operation for a pe- riod of fifteen years, and its office is now conceded to be the best in the city for high-class stationery, printing and book-binding. The house early lie- came noted for the elegance, accuracy and durability of all work executed, and the steady growth of its trade and the introduction of new and improved presses and machinery attest not only to the popularity of the management but also to the determination of the house to maintain the lead in its line. The premises occupied comprise three floors, 25 x 100 feet each, together with a *j£*ief printing office outside; while the equipment em- braces four cylinder and fifteen job presses, be- sides ruling, sewing and other machinery, and . steady employment is given to from sixty to i<\ seventy skilled hands. Only strictly first-class work is executed, and a specialty is made of supplying large corporations; viz.: railroads, steamship and insurance companies, with ac- count books and all kinds of book, commercial and job printing; also, fancy chromatic ami high-class circular and other letterpress and orna- mental printing, lithographing, etc. The house has supplied the New York city departments with stationery for many years, and has a large and influential patronage in New York, New Jersey and throughout the United .States. It holds the agency for the Defiance brand of rubber pens, pencils, inks and mucilage, which they supply to the trade in cpiantities to suit and on the most favorable terms. They also handle a fine line of celluloid specialties. Mr. L. W. Alliens, the founder and proprietor, is a native New Yorker, an honored member of some fifteen different social and politi- cal organizations, a Mason, prominent in all charities, a veteran of the 71st Regiment, whose energy, enterprise and skill are proverbial; and the house under his guidance is thoroughly typical of the best methods and most skillful work. METROPOLITAN TYPEWRITER HEADQUARTERS, F. R. Made- ira, Manager, Dealers in all Standard Typewriting Machinesand Typewriter Supplies, Nos. 169 and 171 Broadway. — This flourishing enterprise was started in 1892, and from the first has been a highly successful venture. It was an innovation in its way. and aimed to till rt long-felt want. The concern is in a position to secure large numbers of first-class instruments, a little shop-worn but as good as new (often perfectly new,) and can offer the same lower than the manufacturers' prices. The Metropolitan Typewriter Headquarters are dealers in all standard typewriting machines and typewriter supplies, and do a large business. t 894, * which extends throughout the United States. They carry full lines, new and second-hand, including " Caligraph," ••Hammond," '"Yost," '•Dens- more," " Smith Premier," " Remington," etc., together with desks, rib- bons, carbon, oils, paper, note-books, copy-holders, type-brushes, and everything required by the operator. They also rent machines at moderate rates and are prepared to do typewriting on short notice. Price lists and all other information is cheerfully furnished upon application. Correspond- ence is invited, and all communications of a business nature will receive prompt response. GEO. GOTTSBERGER PECK, Printer, Lithographer and Stationer, No. 11 Murray Street. — A very prominent house in its line of trade in New York is that of Geo. Gottsberger Peck, which was founded in 1878 by Mr. W. S. Gottsberger, and in 1887, when his nephew, Mr. Peek, was admitted to partnership, the firm-name became W. S. Gottsberger & Co. At the lamented death of the senior partner, Mr. Peck became sole proprietor. This gentleman is a native New Yorker and was reared from youth in the business in which he is now engaged, and of which he possesses an expert knowledge in all its branches. The premises occupied for the business comprise three floors, each 25 x 100 feet in dimen- sions, and equipped with four fine cylinder presses, six jobbing presses, all operated by steam power, and all the standard and new styles type are at hand, and a large force of skilled hands is employed. Mr. Peck conducts general business as a plain and color printer, copper and steel plate printer, lithographer, stationer, and blank book manufacturer. A special feature of the house is the publication of translations, by noted authors, of for- eign works, among the languages translated being Italian. French, Spanish, Russian. Danish. Turkish, Dutch. German. Mr. Peck publishes a concise list of his publications, which are sent to all parts of the globe. JOHN O'CONNOR, Book and Job Printer, No. 93 Liberty Street— For seventeen years or more John O'Connor, the well-known book and job printer, has been established at the present location. From the start he has steadily prospered, and his business has been growing year by year. He has first-class facilities, and can execute orders on short notice. Mr. O'Connor is a native New Yorker, and a practical printer, of long and thorough experience, and learned his art with the New York Courier AND Enquirer. Mr. O'Connor, who has been interested in the Sterling Press for the past four years, occupies a 30 x 100-foot (third) floor here, with ample steam power, two improved cylinder presses, four job- bers, and a fine outfit of type, etc.. and employs fifteen to twenty compe- tent workmen. He is prepared to do all kinds of work in his line, giving special attention to fine illustrated catalogues, pamphlets and commercial printing generally, and can guarantee the utmost satisfaction. Estimates are cheerfully furnished, and all orders are personally and promptly at- tended to. * NEW CEL CADWELL, stationer. Lithographing, Engraving and Print" ing, N'o. (*)4 Pine Street. — A reliable house engaged in the stationery, lithographing, engraving and printing trade, is that of Mr. C. U. Cadwell. This gentleman is a New Yorker by birth. Having had a long experience, he founded this enterprise in 1S'J4, which, from the date of its inception, has been the centre of a large patronage derived principally from among the leading and prominent business houses in this section of the city. The quarters utilized for the business are amply spacious and commodious, neatly and appropriately fitted up with every convenience and facility for the successful prosecution of the trade, besides being fully equipped with the latest improved appliances and machinery for turning out tirst-class work, and employment is furnished a full force of skilled and experienced hands. The house is prepared to execute all orders in the line of fine job printing, such as books and pamphlets, catalogues, note, letter and bill head blanks, envelopes, hotel printing, bills of fare, visiting, business and invitation cards, society and ball work, etc. Estimates are furnished at the shortest notice for all kinds of lithograph, engraving, printing and blank book work, and contracts of any size are entered into on short notice. In the large stock kept constantly on hand will be found a select line of blank books, stationery and fancy counting-room articles of every description. Mr. Cadwell is an industrious and persevering man, and justly merits his success. SPANISH-AMERICAN PRINTING COMPANY, R. de Requesens, Pro- prietor, Artistic Job and Book Printers. No. 126 Maiden Lane. — The Spanish element forms a very large contingent in the cosmopolitan population of this metropolis and its social excellence extends into its commercial attributes. New York's business relationship with Spain and the Spanish possessions is of extensive magnitude, necessitating the constant utilizing of intermediate communication. One of the most effi- cient and most popularly known of these is the Spanish-American Printing Company, of which Senor I!, de Requesens is the proprietor. This concern, established in lSSfJ, is one of the most expert and artistic book and job printing offices in the city. It translates from Spanish into English, or the reverse, and prints newspapers, circulars, bills of lading, consular invoices, bill-heads, letter heads, shipping invoices, and all other blanks and papers known to the typographers art. Mr. de Requesens is a native of Spain, but has lived in this country for the past ten years, and resides at Long Island City. He is a practical printer and an expert at the trade. His office is thoroughly equipped with every accessory requisite for prompt and first-class work, and has an area of 25 x SO feet, and keeps two presses of the latest design in constant operation. Six workmen arc employed in 20:5 the office. Every language familiar to the commerce of the world And 8 ready interpretation there, and the concern has a very extensive line of custom that covers not only New York, hut extends largely to Cuba, Porto Rico, Venezuela and the mother country, Spain. THE COMMERCIAL EN'VELOPF COMPANY, Limited, No. !>7 Sixth Avenue. — An establishment that is extensively engaged in the manufacture of patent envelopes for mailing purposes, is that of the Commercial Envelope Company, Limited, of this city, whose factory is at No. 97 Sixtli Avenue. This company was incorporated in 1891, under the 1 a w s of New Fork State, and its sub- sequent career has been of the most pr o s j) e r- ous char- acter, the large trade that has been d e v e 1 o p e d for its produ e t s extending all over the United States and abroad. The company manufac- ture the best envelopes made for mailing books, catalogues, samples, seeds and merchandise of all kinds, and goods mailed in these envelopes are received as first-class matter, while postage is fourth rate, an advan- tage not derived from the use of any other envelopes. The company are patentees and makers of the "Reversible". "Perfect Merchandise" and "Bellows" envelopes, which are of ingenious design and of indispensable utility to those doing business through the mails. The factory, w hich is 50 x 12fi feet in dimensions, is appropriately equipped, employment is given a force of skilled hands and the output is such that all demands made upon the establishment are met without delay. The officers of the com- pany. Mr. Benj. B. McFadden. president: Mr. F. A. Ferris, treasurer, and Mr. L. F. Ferris, secretary, are business men of enterprise and energy and popularly know n in the community. 294 4f NEW YORJO" t 894, * BRETT LITHOGRAPHING COMPANY, Art Lithographers, Nos. 4:. to 51 Rose street. — For general all round work, ami for the finish and high standard of its productions) no lithographing establishment in New York enjoys a more enviable reputation than that of the Brett Lithographing Company. The foundation of this important business was laid in 1844 by the late Mr. A. Brett, ami the company was incorporated in 1870, under the laws of New York. Mr. Brett died in 1889, and in 1894 the concern was incorporated anew with the following officers, viz.: — Jas. Worrall Arthur, president: Charles Frazier, treasurer, and William II. Huberts, secretary. From the start this house has commanded a large trade, and its operations to-day extend to all parts of this country, while there is also a growing demand for its productions from abroad. The works coveran area of 17,000 square feet, and are fully equipped with all the latest improved machines, presses and tools. The equipment is com- plete, and enables the company to execute promptly, and in artistic and workmanlike style even the largest contracts. A force of one hundred skilled hands, artists, lithographers and pressmen are employed. The range of work executed includes only the finest lines of color work, many of the productions of the house being unsurpassed as regards originality of design and conception, as well as brilliancy of color and finish. Special attention is given to the production of dower seed packets, in which a large trade is done in all parts of the world. The company solicits only the very finest class of work and estimates and samples are furnished on application. MGALLY, Inventor and Proprietor of Universal Presses. No. 130 Fulton Street. — This gentleman is the inventor and proprietor of the " Universal Presses." and has achieved a distinct and signal success, his productions being as nearly perfect as it is possible to make them. His improved Universal printing presses are a triumph of skill and ingenuity, and are in growing use everywhere. They are made under Mr. Gally's new patents, and are so greatly improved that they are undoubtedly the strongest, most durable, fastest and best job presses in the world. They are adapted to all kinds of work, from the lightest card work to the heaviest embossing and wood printing. They arc made of the best material, by the best workmen, and challenge comparison with any presses ever made, in all the qualities required for perfect printing machinery. These presses are made in various sizes and styles, and every one is warranted. One of Mr. Gally's specialties is his stamping and paper-box cutting and creasing press, which is conceded to have no equal for the pur- poses for which it is intended. Early in the year 187(5 the first printing presses adapted to the work of cutting and creasing paper and pasteboard for boxes were made by Mr. Gaily, since which time he has placed a large number in most of the paper-box manufactories of the United States. His present press for this purpose is his latest improvement, and is the larg- est and most powerful machine ever produced for this kind of work. Mr. Gaily has been established in the business since 1869, and except when en- gaged on some improvement, or in directing the construction of presses for special work, he can be found at bis offices and salesroom in the new and elegant building at the above address. THE REID PRESS, William G. Reid, Proprietor, Printers and Bind- ers, Nos. 220 and 222 William Street.— Mr. William G. Reid, who is a native of this state, has had an experience in the printing busi- ness extending over a period of thirty years, and founded the bouse of which he is the head in 1894. From the beginning the " Reid Press" attracted the attention of publishers and of the trade generally by the excellence and superior finish of its work, and its patronage at once became large and permanent. The premises in use cover an area of 25 x 00 feet, and these are fitted up with the latest improved machinery, and presses, including six cylinder presses, cutting, folding, stitching and other machines, and with all the most modern appliances to be found in a thoroughly equipped printing establishment. Ample steam power is pro- vided and the most skillful workmen, to the number of twenty-five, are employed. Every description of book and job printing is executed, as well as bookbinding, and in these lines the house has no superior in the c ountry. Special attention is given to the publishing business, and as the presses are kept going day and night, publishers can have their largest orders executed without delay. The uniform satisfaction rendered by the Reid Press, and the ability, energy and enterprise displayed by its manage- ment, are among the chief elements that have contributed to the positive and permanent success it now enjoys. SMITH & REN DELL. Manufacturers of Blank Books, Ruling, Num- bering and Perforating. No. 74 Beekman Street. — In the manufac- ture of blank books and kindred articles these gentlemen have been engaged for many years and their products have gained a wide and well-merited reputation. The premises utilized for the business are amply spacious anil fully equipped with the latest improved machinery and appli- ances for the production of all kinds of commercial, county, bank, insur- ance and railroad work, and being under the personal supervision of the proprietors, they are prepared to fill all orders for blank books, ruling, numbering and perforating, also book binding for the trade at the shortest notice and at lowest possible prices. This concern was founded originally in 1887. by Messrs. Cornwell and Myers, who were succeeded by Mr. E. L. Smith in 1S02. and in 180:! Mr. W. G. Bendell was admitted as a partner, and the present firm title was assumed, since which date the business has constantly increased in volume and influence'. Estimates for all kinds of work pertaining to the business are furnished, a specialty being made of fine custom work. Mr. Smith is a native of Ohio and has been a resident here for many years, while his partner. Mr. Rendell. was born in this State, and they justly merit the success they have achieved. «t HEW YORK^I 894, * 295 CHARLES H. WOELTJE & CO., Printers and Stationers, No. 121 Pearl Street. — Mr. Charles H. Woeltje has been for many years one of the best known and most successful of the master printers and stationers of New York. The business which he conducts under the above style, was established in 1S~<>. as Woeltje & Cutting, and so continued until 1S!):J, when at Mr. Cutting's death, Mr. Woeltje became the sole proprietor. The premises occupied include a floor and basement, 70 x 25 feet in dimensions, where a large and complete stock of everything in the stationers' line is kept in constant readiness for the prompt filling of orders. The trade is both wholesale and retail and extends to all parts of the United States. The printing plant is complete in every respect, and is equipped with improved fast presses and other printing machinery run by steam power, and has everything requisite for promptly turning out the highest class of work. There is a full assortment of type of every variety, including all the latest faces, and a competent force of skilled workmen is employed. Besides the force in the printing department six clerks arc employed in the store. Mr. Woeltje is a native of England and has been in this country for many years, being thoroughly identified with the large commercial interests of this great metropolis. He has resided in Brooklyn for the last thirty years and there as well as among the business commu- nity he is widely known. G RATION ENGRAVING COMPANY, No. 19 Beekman Street.— This enterprise was inaugurated three years ago by the present sole proprietor, Mr. J. H. Gratton, who was born in Canada and came to the United States seven years ago. He is a thoroughly experienced, practical engraver, skilled in all branches of his profession, and employs a staff of twelve competent assistants. The premises occu- pied comprise a floor, 25 x 75 feet in dimensions, which is equipped in the most complete manner with all conveniences and facilities for the produc- tion of first-class work. Printing plates of all kinds are engraved here, and all orders are tilled in the most satisfactory manner. The trade of the house extends through the United States and Canada, and is steadily growing in volume and influence. CHARLES BURST, Electrotyper, No. 113 Nassau Street— This gentleman is a native of England, and a man of thorough prac- tical experience in this line. He has been established fifteen years, and has acquired a large patronage. He works for printers and publishers, and has a number of regular customers, both in and out of town. He occupies spacious quarters, including a 50 x 150-foot floor, and part of another, and his shop is perfectly equipped, all the latest improved appliances pertaining to the business being provided, and twenty hands are employed. Mr. Hurst is prepared to do all kinds of electrotyping, and can guarantee the utmost satisfaction. He gives special attention to advertis- ing cuts, and his prices are always reasonable, and all orders are promptly and personally attended to. THE PHOENIX LITHO. PLATE COMPANY, Columbia Build- ing, No. 29 Broadway. — One of the recent inventions of great utility and importance introduced into this market is the patent Phoenix lithograph plate, as the modern substitute for lithograph stones. This invention has been on the market in Europe for the past four years, and was introduced into this country the present year, by the Phoenix Litho. Plate Company, which was organized in April. 1894, under the laws of West Virginia, with a capital of s.Mm.noo. and is officered as follows, viz.: Chas. Unangst, president; II. L. B. Toobe. vice-president: W. c. Kellogg, secretary: E. Van Schaick, treasurer and G. W. Tomes, The advantages of this lithograph plate as a light substitute for the heavy and cumbrous lithograph stone are many and important. Not only is there the advantage in point of weight and in occupying comparatively little valuable space, but there is the much more important item of cost, being but a tenth part of the price of lithograph stones. A Phoenix plate can easily be carried by one man, and the space of one stone in a rack would suffice for almost one hundred plates. Being so compact they can be easily packed away in a small fireproof safe or vault, with no fear of pieces flying about as the stones do when they burst, nor for the loss of the expensive originals. Longer runs can also be worked from these plates than from stone. Transfers and drawings are retained throughout long runs in their original perfection. Alterations and corrections are more easily made than on stone, and they produce as good, and even better, work than the best stones. The working is as simple as from stone. It only requires a little patience and confidence at first. They have proved a great boon to principals and employes alike throughout Europe, and they are rapidly coming into use in this country. Fifty firms in this city are using them, and testimonials are received from the American Lithograph Company. Metropolitan Job Printing Company, Schumacher & Ettlinger, New York: Strobridge Lithograph Company. Cincinnati. O. ; Hoen & Co., Richmond, Va. : Orcutt Company. Chicago, among many Others. The American lithograph trade is simply asked to give these plates a fair trial. President Unangst is also well known as vice-president of the German American Guarantee Title Company: Vice- president Toobe has the general management of the business and was formerly general manager of the English office at II nil : Secretary Kellogg is of the firm of Adams, Kellogg & Mason, brokers, on Wall Street; Treasurer Van Schaick is a member of the legal firm of Cantor & Van Schaick. at No. 90 Broadway; and Mr. Tomes is connected with the Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company. 296 4C NEW YORK>-t894 J * J J. McCLTJSKEY, Paper Goods, Nos. 248 and 250 Greenwich Street.— There is no article among the commodities of commerce that en- ters into more constant and general use than paper goods, and the wholesale trade in this product forms one of the most important industries in the metropolis. There are a large number of establishments in N e w flourishing and prospering condition, was inaugurated by Mr. about fifteen years ago, and since then he has developed a trade connection that extends to all principal points in the United States. Mr. McCluskey is one of the largest manufacturers of pa per goods specialties, including patent folding cartoons, ice cream, candy, notion, oyster, clothing and folding boxes of every description, and one of the largest dealers in and principal sup- pliers of printed wrapping paper to the dry goods, boots and shoes and kin- dred trades in the United States, and carries on a large business in station- ery, printing and lithographing, tags, labels, envelopes, twine, etc., for the accommodation of that trade. The premises occupied by him consist of a live-story building, 50 x 00 feet in dimensions, and constructed on purpose to carry the weight of the enormous machinery and stock which it is neces- sary to keep on hand at all times, and which is appointed with the latest im- proved machinery and printing presses, and all the necessary appliances to Berlin Veneer Works, Berlin, Maryland. carry on a large trade, which is run by steam power, and gives employment on the premises to over one hundred skilled hands. The particular articles in which this house deals are paper goods of all kinds used by the dry goods, milliner, boot and shoe, grocery and kindred trades. All orders are promptly executed, and moderate prices are the rule, special orders being executed with the greatest promptness. Mr. McCluskey is also the owner of the Ber- lin Veneer Works, at Berlin, Md.. which is the largest factory of its kind in the country turning out veneer wooden butter boxes, strawberry, grape and peach baskets, and fruit packages of every description. This factory, illus- tration of which is herewith presented, occupies a four-story main build- 4f NEW ing, (50 x 100 feet in dimensions, with a four-story extension, 100 x 40 feet, and gives employment to 200 skilled bauds. The Berlin Veneer Works are supplying the leading trade in the United States with their w ares, and have a reputation for turning out the very best kind of gootls in this line in the world. All orders are tilled with promptness direct from the factory, and shipped in carloads only. Mr. McCluskey, the enterprisiug proprietor of these enterprises, is one of the best and most favorably known merchants in the metropolis, and resides at No. 230 West 50th Street, in this city, is active and full of energy, and an expert in his line, and everything is executed under his personal supervision. He is a prompt, reliable and accommodating business man, and enjoys the confidence and esteem of the community. JOHN BASSEMIR & SOX, H. E. Bassemir, Manager, Manufacturers of Silk Lamp Shades. Xos. 2(1 and 2S Park Place. — This flourishing business was founded in 1SS4 by the present members of the firm, Messrs. John and H. E. Bassemir, and during the ten years that have since intervened the history of the house has been an unbroken record of steadily increasing prosperity. From the beginning a large trade was built up. which to-day covers every part and section of the United States. The factories are located at Nos. 247 and 24!) Centre Street, this city, and Xos 8, 10 and 12 Cedar Street, Brooklyn. Both are spacious in size, and their various departments are equipped throughout with all the latest improved machinery and appliances, while several hundred persons find steady em- ployment in them. Their output is large, and embraces silk lamp shades in all sizes, styles and patterns. The premises occupied as salesrooms consist of two floors, each 25 x 150 feet in dimensions, and an immense stock is at all times carried, from which orders of any magnitude can be promptly filled. Twelve assistants are here employed, and the facilities of the house are of the best. Mr. John Bassemir. the head of the firm, is also engaged in the manufacture of brass goods in this city. His son, Mr. II. E. Bassemir, has the management of this business, and it is to his abil- ity and enterprise that its success is largely due. NICHOLAS WAPLER. Importer of Bohemian Glass and Fancy China, Importer and Manufacturer of Glass Shades, No. 50 Barclay Street. — This house was established in 1870, by Mr. Charles Wapler, and in 1884, Mr. Nicholas Wapler succeeded as sole proprietor. He is a direct importer from the leading manu- facturers in Europe of Bohemian glass and fancy china of every description, and is also an importer and manufacturer of glass shades, fish globes, aquaria jars, ornaments, under shades, etc., of every kind. Mr. Wapler has had thorough experience in the trade, and is perfectly 1 894, 297 conversant with all its requirements, having been actively engaged in this business since IS72. Through the energy and application with which be has devoted himself to the management of the business, he lias built up an extensive patronage throughout the United States, which is being still augmented by the efforts of a number of traveling representatives. The premises occupied, are four spacious floors, each 25 x 100 feet in size, handsomely appointed and contain a splendid display of glass, fancy china and glass shades of every variety and grade, and the facilities of Mr. Wapler enable him to meet all orders at the most liberal quotations. Mr. Wapler was born in Germany, but has lived in the United States fur the past twenty-three years. BG. HUGHES & BROTHER, Manufacturers of Paper Boxes, Nos. 242 to 298 Centre Street. — A progressive house that has always maintained a high reputation for first-class productions is that of Messrs. B. G. and Hugh Hughes, brothers. This well-known house was founded originally in 1882 by Messrs. Hughes and Marker, and at once developed a very large and substantial trade. In the following year 1883, Mr. Marker withdrew from the concern, and it passed into tin- sole control and management of the present firm, consisting of Messrs. B. G. and Tluuh Hughes, under whose able and enterprising direction the business has grown to its present magnitude, and extends to all parts of the United States. The premises occupied are very large and spacious, comprising the entire upper part of the Centre Market building, 50 x 300 feet in dimensions, and is fully equipped with all the latest improved spe- cial machinery, tools and appliances, and ample steam power, while stead} employment is furnished a force of one hundred and twenty skilled and experienced operatives, and during six months of each year this force is kept at work over-time in order to meet the demands of their patrons. The office is conveniently ami appropriately lil ted up with every facility for the transaction of the large business, including telephone call, "1143 Spring." The range of products embraces every kind of plain and fancy paper boxes from the smallest to the largest sizes, and a large and varied assortment is kept constantly on hand. Shelf and stock boxes for shoes, gloves, underwear, shirts, furs and fine goods are a specialty, and none but the very best materials and fine workmanship is permitted in their con- struction, while every article leaving this establishment is warranted as to make and material, and the prices are the very lowest. Special sizes for large fur garments, etc., are also made to order in the best style. The Messrs. Hughes are natives of Ireland and have been residents here for many years. Mr. B. 6. Hughes is also interested in other business enterprises in the city, having several large storage warehouses under his control and is connected quite extensively with the cigar manufacturing industry . 298 * NEW YORK^1894, * FRANK B. READ, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Paper and Paper Bags, No. 91 Park Place. — One of the best equipped establishments in New York devoted to the manufacture and wholesale and re- tail trade in paper and paper bags, is that directed by Mr. Frank B. Head. Although a comparatively young concern, the business having been inaugurated in 1891, yet Mr. Read has ai- re a d y a d- vanced to the front r a n k among his con- temp o r a ri e s, and has built up an exten- sive, flourish- ing trade, that steadily con- tinues to grow in volume. For business p u rposes a large ware- house is occu- pied, e a c li (lour being 30 x 90 feet in di- mensions, and t he u p p e r floors are de- voted to the manufacturing depart m en ts, while the office and salesroom are on the first, and a large force of clerks and workmen is employed. Mr. Read per- sonally super- intends affairs, and man u- factures every variety of paper bags, including banana bags, and deals in all kinds of paper; also in fruit and butcher trade supplies. The liberal policy fol- lowed by him is worthy of emulation, and in every respect his conven- iences and facilities are as complete as long experience and careful guard- ing of the interests of customers can make them. Mr. Read was born in New York, is a resident of Dunellen, N. J., and in his transactions leaves noth- ing undone to render his business relations with his customers eminently satisfactory. TURNER BROTHERS, Merchandise Brokers. No. 122 Front Street.— The business of the merchandise broker is one of great benefit to the mercantile community. Prominent among the number of firms engaged in this branch of effort is that of Turner Brothers, which was established in 1881, and makes a special business of handling sugars, syrups and molasses. The brothers are young men, natives of Maryland. Mr. John T. Turner, the senior member of the firm, resides in New York. Mr. Joseph B. Turner living in Elizabeth, N. .1. They have built up a flourishing trade, and have gained for themselves leading positions in the commercial community, their transactions extending to every section of the United States. Their place of business comprises a floor, twenty by ninety feet in area, where a force of seven clerks and salesmen is kept constantly employed. The Messrs. Turner are both men of trained busi- ness skill, and thorough experience in all branches of their occupation. The firm has a branch office in Philadelphia, at Room 5 Sprocket's Building, established on June 1. 1892, which is under the supervision of Mr. William T. Doane, a young man who has long been in the employ of Turner Brothers, and who is ably assisted by Mr. H. (i. Turner, ason of the senior member of the firm. The Philadelphia office is connected by tele- phone with the New York office, and any news of interest in either market is promptly communicated to the other. JOSEPH II. LESTER & CO., Brokers in Teas. No. Ill Wall Street.— This 6rm was established in 1891, and is, therefore, measured by the years of its existence, one of the younger firms engaged in the great tea commerce of the metropolis, but measured by the extent of its business and its influential connection, it takes rank as one of the leading houses in the trade. Mr. Joseph II. Lester, the senior member of the firm, is a man in the prime of life who has been in the tea trade since boyhood, for a period of twenty-five years, and has a thorough and practical knowledge of the business in all its details. His partner, Mr. H. C. Thorne. is a young man of marked commercial ability, and both gentlemen are natives of New York city. Mr. Lester's long experience in the tea trade gave the firm an invaluable prestige at the very outset of its career, and it soon acquired an important clientage among the leading dealers, which has since been developed and extended until now the house ranks among the leading tea brokers of New York, with trade connections in all parts of the United States, and whose lists of customers include the largest and most reliable dealers. The offices and principal warerooms occupy two floors, each 25 x 75 feet in dimensions, and the office force is kept busy in attending to the various details of the business. <« NEW MADDOCK & CO.. Importers and Sole Agents for John Maddock & Sons' Royal Vitreous Dinner, Tea and Toilet Ware. No. 21 Barclay Street. — The trade relations that have heen established between this country and Europe have assumed great proportions and there are few European manufacturing concerns of prominence which are not represented here. Among the foremost houses in its line handling foreign good 8 to the exclusion of all others, is that of .Messrs. Maddock & Com- pany, representing John Maddock & Sons, of England, manufacturers of Royal vitreous dinner ware and vitrified hotel goods. The business of John .Maddock & Sons was established some sixty years ago, and its enormous trade has since been built up on the basis of merit and the standand excellence Of its wares. Messrs. Sidney Maddock and John J. Miller succeeded to the agency in IS! 12, which was originally established in 18.*>4. and have since This Stamp is being imitated, secured for their principals an important and Thk bkst always is imitatfd. profitable market in both this country and Can- ada. Their salesrooms are of ample dimensions, having an area of 25 x 100 feet, and are fitted up with all conveniences for fa- cilitating the transaction of business under the most favorable conditions. The firm carry an extensive stock of the productions of the wares of John Maddock iv Sons, including their celebrated Royal Vitreous Ware, the strongest and most desirable ware made. They have dinner and toilet sets in great variety, which are manufactured and decorated expressly for the American market, and to meet the special demands of the Ameri- can people. They also handle Wedgwood jasper ware in dinner, tea and toilet sets, and are enabled to quote prices to the trade which no other house can duplicate. Mr. Maddock was born in Brooklyn, N. V.. while Mr. Miller is a native of this city. HHOHENSTEIN, Manufacturer of Lamp and Candle Shades, Can- dles and Sundries. No. :ll Warren Street.— As a manufacturer of ^ lamp and candle shades of every description. Mr. H. Ilohenstein is recognized as the organizer and the first and foremost repre- sentative of this particular branch in the metropolis, and has a flourishing business, bis specialties being in wide and growing demand all over the country. He inaugurated his enterprise here in 1880, and now operates a shade factory on Warren Street and a candle factory at No. 402 Tenth Ave- nue, employing altogether over one hundred hands. lie is sole owner of the celebrated Westminster candle — a semi-translucent intensely hard, non- warping wax candle. " piano" shape, in all colors and tints, and the most uniformly satisfactory candle for use on the dinner table ever put upon the 1 89-4, * •.".hi market. He is likewise prominent in the trade as patentee of the new and popular centre draft silk lamp shade — that will not burn. His patent self- fitting " Cable " candles are made under a new and original process exclu- sively controlled by Mr. Ilohenstein. They are the only make of candles which can be depended upon for perfect burning and illuminating quali- ties. The Venetian candle lamp, his greatest novelty, and also his lamp shade received the highest award at the World's Columbian Exposi- tion, for beauty and finish, and have met with enthusiastic reception from ladies and others who delight in the beautifully soft light obtainable only from candles. They are made in fourteen different art enamel colorings, and are sold at $12 per dozen. The wax candles made expressly for these lamps are smokeless, odorless and non-dripping, and are sold at S4 per gross. Liberal discount to the trade and on large lots. Mr. Ilohenstein also makes a fine line of night lights and gas lighters, and all his produc- tions are noted for beauty of design, ingenuity of construction, elegance of finish and great durability. Mr. Ilohenstein is a native of (Germany, and a young man of genius and enterprise who has built up a business thoroughly national in extent and eminently creditable in character. CHAs. BESELER, Manufacturer of Dissolving Stereopticons, Magic Lanterns, (ias Regulators. (Jas Compressors, (ias Cylinders, Etc., No. 218 Centre Street, Near Grand. — Mr. Beseler established busi- ness in this city in 1882, and occupies an entire four-story build- ing at the address above, having recently largely increased his facilities and introduced the latest improved machinery for the manufacture of the above-named specialties, in which he is recognized as excelling all his con- temporaries. His " Eclipse dissolving stereopticon is a radical improve- ment over all others, and is the outcome of years of scientific and practical investigation ami test. Other specialties embrace the " Eclipse " Magic Lantern, the latest invention in electric arc lamps for magic lanterns. The "Beseler" oxy-hydrogen stereopticon, the " Beseler" magic lantern, the " Beseler" oil magic lantern, the " Eclipse" oxy-hydrogen compound jet, the '* Beseler" oxy-hydrogen compound lantern jet. the " Beseler" "blow through " jet, the " Beseler" dissolving key, and extra quality of oxygen and hydrogen gases and accessories. His success is equally great in the manufacture of gas regulator valves of his own invention : automatic gas pressure regulators, gas cylinders, pocket gauges, gas compressors, etc. ; while special attention is given to selected lime pencils. Mr. Beseler' s commercial relations extend to all parts of the United States, and he also exports large quantities of his products to Mexico, and South and Central America. Handsomely illustrated catalogues are sent on application, and all orders are filled without delay and on the most liberal terms. Mr. Beseler is a well known resident of Jersey City, and an expert authority in his line. 300 ♦JC NEW YORK*- 1 3©-*, 8» A FEIGL, Manufacturer of Linen and Fancy Lamp, Candle, Gas and Electric Light Shades and Wire Frames, Nos. 28 Park Place and 20 ( Murray St. — This gentleman conducts a very successful enterprise as a manufactu rev i of lamp, candle gas and electric 1 i gh t shades. Mr. Feigl e s- tablished t li i s business seven years ago, and having a thorough prac- tical k n o w 1- edge of all its requiremeu t s, as well as be- ing a man of original ideas adaptableto his vocation, a n d being, withal, liberal and up- right in all his deal ings, lie lias deservedly succeeded i n building up an extensi ve trade. His goods now go not only to all parts of the United States, but a 1 s o to < 'anada, South America, Afri- ca and Austra- lia. This is a most flattering record to have achieved in the short span of six years. The premises occu- pied by Mr. Feigl consist of six floors, each 80 x 90 feet in dimensions, excel- lently equipped throughout, and employment is found for from fifty to ninety skilled operatives, while three traveling salesmen are also employed. Mr. Feigl manufactures in endless variety all kinds of linen and fancy silk shades, for lamps, candles, gas and electric light; also wire frames and holders. An idea of the variety may be gathered from the fact that the shades range in price from 10 cents to S30.00 each. A handsomely illus- trated catalogue is issued, and copies are furnished free on application. Mr. Feigl also makes a specialty of the manufacture of 5 o'clock tea ket- tles of brass, copper and aluminum, chafing pans and dishes, and kindred articles in various sizes and designs, and intends to manufacture the largest assortment in the United States in this line. He has also introduced a novelty on the market in a large assortment of patent fancy decorated mats embroidered on satin, which is an entire novelty for the finest picture frame trade, lie was born in Austria, came to the United States thirty-two years ago, served three and a half years in the war with the 1st New York En- gineers as sergeant and acting lieutenant, and he has ever striven to ad- vance the interests of this, his adopted country. FENSTEKEU & RUIiE, Importers of Glassware, China. Lamps, Etc., No. 21 Murray Street. — This is one of the leading concerns in its particular line in New York, and was established in 1886. The firm are importers of glassware, lamps, china, etc.. and sell to the trade throughout the United States. They also act as import commission merchants, and are buyers for some of the largest dealers in the country. They handle only finest productions, their specialties being in high-grade porcelains, art pottery. Bohemian prisms, French and German cut glass, Josephine ware and Bacarat goods. They represent a number of manufac- turing concerns, and can execute orders on short notice. They carry full lines, and show a splendid assortment. The premises occupied by them comprise four spacious floors, and the various departments are well arranged. All conveniences are provided, and an efficient staff is employed in the establishment. An exceedingly large and exceptionally fine stock is kept on hand here, and includes superb cut glass, rich and beautifully decorated ware, exquisite china and art pottery in great variety, magnifi- cent lamps, in artistic designs, and of rare workmanship, handsome shades and chimneys, art novelties, gas fixtures, etc. The house can supply the trade on the most favorable terms, quoting manufacturers' prices, and all orders are carefully and promptly filled. Mr. Gabriel Fensterer, the senior member of this firm, is a man of long and varied experience. He com- menced in the business as a clerk in 1870, and later was book-keeper and salesman. Subsequently he traveled as the representative of the house, and for some years acted in the capacity of interpreter and guide to American merchants and buyers in Europe. He still makes trips abroad occasionally in a like capacity, and is well known to manufacturers in Fiance, Germany, Austria, Bohemia, etc. Mr. Francis liuhe. his partner, is also a man of energy and thorough business experience, and was formerly connected with a New York importing house for a number of years. * NEW HENDEMANN & CO., Commission Merchants and Importers of China and Glassware, No. 58 Murray Street. — In the large trade conducted in New York in imported glass and china ware, this house stands conspicuous on account of the close relationship it maintains between the European manufacturer and the American pur- chaser. The firm, composed of Messrs. Henry Kndemaun and II. K. Churchill, are commission merchants and importers of china and <;lass ware, making a specialty of cut and crystal glassware for table, toilet and decorative use, also Limoges china dinner sets, tea sets, lish sets, game sets, fruit plates, after-dinner coffee services, etc. A feature of their business that imparts special significance to their relation to the trade is the fact of their being the sole agents in America for some of the most celebrated European manufacturers, including R. Delinieres & Co., of Limoges, France, manufacturers and decorators of the celebrated D. & C. brand of French china; and S. Reich & Co., of Vienna and Berlin, Royal and Imperial Austrian glass manufacturers. The firm import their goods direct from the manufacturers, one or the other member of the house being in Europe for that purpose a large por- tion of the time. Their trade extends to all the first-class dealers in glass and china in the United States and Canada. The office and salesroom occupy the first floor and basement of the building at the above address, 2.") x 150 feet in area, and a brilliant display is made by the large and valu- able stock it contains. ROBERT SUMMON & CO., Importers of Earthenware, No. 96 Church Street. — Mr. Robert Slimmon, who conducts business under the firm-name and style of Robert Slimmon & Co.. is one of the most extensive importers of earthenware in the United States, lie is a native of Scotland, and has the sturdy Scotch thrift, the indomita- ble perseverance, and the unswerving integrity which have made the men of his race among the most successful exponents of trade and commerce in all quarters of the world. Before coming to this country some fifteen years ago, Mr. Slimmon had been for five years connected with one of the lead- ing houses in Great Britain. About 1880, Mr. Slimmon decided to come to the United States, a step which he had been contemplating for several years, being urged thereto by the reports of the superior business oppor- tunities afforded here, and by the advice of his friends in the trade and his leading business connections. Coming here he naturally located in New York, where his name and business soon became known to buyers from all parts of the country. The merits of the English pottery are well known everywhere, and Mr. Slimmon's extensive acquaintance with the leading English manufacturers has enabled him to supply the best makes of earthenware in the market. The bouse does an importing business exclusively, and its samples include earthenware of every description for . table, toilet, household and general use. Under the new tariff of 1S94, 1 894, * .km these goods are now being imported at lower prices than ever before, and the result has been to give renewed stimulus to the already extensive and important trade of the house. TBE ANGLE LAMP COMPANY, J. U. Bauchelle, Manager. No. 59 Park Place. — Undoubtedly the best lain]) for general use yet put upon the market is the production of The Angle Lamp Company, known as The Angle Lamp, a name given it because of its pecu- liar formation, for the style of the Angle is so much different in shape and construction to any of the lamps which preceded it. This lamp must be seen anil tested to be understood, and this can be done at the com- pany's establishment. The main object of this lamp is to do away with the shadows necessarily associated with all other kinds of lamps in use, and also to secure a never varying flame, and the object is attained. The Angle lamp is constructed somewhat on the principle of the German student lam]), which is acknowledged to be the only correct method of burning oil, a method by which the oil never gets below a certain point, thus making it possible to get a never varying flame. This prevents the wicks from being charred, and the lamp will burn as brightly with a gill as with a gallon of oil. The peculiar construction of the globe secures perfect combustion, a steady, white, odorless light, and the chimneys are less liable to "cloud "than those in the ordinary lamps. The Angle is certainly a splendid, simple, durable lamp, guaranteed to give thorough satisfaction, and its use is fast becoming general. It is the only lamp in the world with no undershadow: it burns from twelve to twenty-two hours (according to the size of lamp) with one filling and at a cost of one- eighth of a cent per hour. It gives a flame as large as a gas jet, a better light and with no more heat. It neither smells nor smokes and the chimneys and wicks require cleaning only aboutonce a month. The Angle is made both plain and ornamental and in different sizes of side wall and hanging lamps of two to twelve burners and the prices vary accordingly. The Angle lamp is non-explosive, a perfect substitute for gas and elec- tricity, and far more economical. The prices and an illustrated catalogue can be had on application to the makers. The Angle Lamp Company was founded in iss<). the manager of the company being Mr. J. U. Bauchelle, who has had an extensive experience in this line. lie is a native of New York State and resides at Elizabeth, N. J. 302 41 NEW YORK>-1 894, * DRESDEN PHOTO-PAPER WORKS, Room 531, Cable Building, No. 021 Broadway. — The advances that have been made of late years in all that appertains to photography find a fitting illustra- tion in the new and superior products of the Dresden Photo-Paper Works at Jersey City, N. J. These works are producing a class of albu- men and ready-sensitized albumen paper, .also collodion and gelatine aris- totype paper, which is not equaled for utility and excellence by any rival concern in this country. These works are a branch of the United Factories of Photographic Papers at Dresden, Germany, and were opened in Jersey City in 1888, by Messrs, Sander and Neulandt, who were succeeded in the management by Mr. E. Sulzberger, president of the United Factories above named, on the first of June, 1894, and the New York office was opened on that date. Mr. Sulzberger has been actively and successfully engaged in this industry at Dresden, Germany, for a period of thirty years, where lie has the largest photo-paper works in the world, employing some 250 peo- ple and enjoying a trade that extends to all quarters of the globe. The New York office now attends to the business in the United States, and is under the management of Mr. Rudolph .Sulzberger, a son of the proprietor, who has been trained in the business from his youth up, and possesses a foundation understanding of the wants of the American trade, and is eminently popular and successful in meeting all its demands. Their albumen paper is made by an entirely new process, and is proving itself to be the best and finest paper ever offered to the American photog- rapher. The aristotype papers, both gelatine and collodion, have been very successfully introduced into Europe, and easily outrival all printing-out papers in fine toning qualities. They use in the manufacture of these pa- pers nothing but the finest French plain paper, which is made especially for them by Messrs. Blanchet Freres & Kleber, of Rives. Samples and prices will be promptly mailed on application. The business is in a thoroughly healthy and flourishing condition, and forms an interesting and instructive feature of American industrial enterprise. JOHN J. ROBINSON & CO.. Importers and Manufacturers of High ( lass Jet Novelties and Millinery Specialties, Room 704, Cable Build- ing, Nos. 611 and 621 Broadway.— Although a comparatively young firm, John J. Robinson & Co. have a flourishing business. Estab- lished in 181)8, they have been very successful from the start. They import direct, and copy the latest innovations introduced in Paris and London. They are constantly getting up pretty novelties themselves, and their pro- ductions are noted for originality of designs and taking styles. John J. Robinson & Co. have excellent facilities for manufacturing in Brooklyn, and also furnish work to a number of expert hands outside. They turn out a notably fine line of goods, and sell to jobbers and large retailers. Their trade extends throughout the United States, and they are doing a flourishing business. The quarters occupied by them as offices and sales- room are commodious and well ordered, and an elegant assortment of goods is shown here. Several salesmen represent the house in this city, and three representatives are kept on the road. A large and tine stock is always kept on hand, and includes a great variety of high class jet novel- ties and millinery specialties. The firm can supply the trade on the most favorable terms. Mr. Robinson is a New Yorker by birth, residing in Brooklyn, and prior to going into business on his own account had been with Hugo Mohl (same line), for a number of years. P J. BRETT & CO., Manufacturers of Novelties in Bonnet and Hat Frames, Room No. 718, Cable Building, Nos. 611 to 021 Broadway. — The above firm is composed of Messrs. P. J. Brett and J. Dunnell. Both partners are men of thorough experience in the business, and were formerly with T. W. Hines (in the same line) for a number of years, and are well and favorably known in the trade. They have been es- tablished about three years, and from the start have been highly prosper- ous. P. J. Brett & Co. are manufacturers of novelties in bonnet and hat frames, and combinations of straw, satin, velvet and felt hats, and their productions command extensive sale. They have a well-equipped factory at Nos. 100-102 Houston Street, New York, and have a branch office at No. 637 Arch Street, Philadelphia. They manufacture a line of goods which are noted for originality and beauty of designs and pretty shapes. They sell to jobbers, and are doing a flourishing business. The quarters occupied by them as office and salesroom are commodious and well appointed, and a full and fine assortment of the firm's productions is shown here. THE STOLTZENBERG COMPANY, Ecclesiastical Works of Art, Church Ornaments. Vestments. Statues and Altars, Interior Deco- ration in all Styles, and Ait Stained Glass, Nos. 51 and 53 Barclay Street and Nos. 1, 3 and 5 College Place. — The subject of ecclesias- tical decoration is one that appeals to the spiritual impulses of a large portion of the religious world, to whom emblems and symbols and orna- ments are outward visible tokens of solemn import. New York contains a large establishment that makes a specialty of manufacturing and handling all varieties of this description of decorative art, in The Stoltzenberg Com- pany, which was established ten years ago with Mr. F. Stoltzenberg as its president. Mr. Stoltzenberg is also the head of a similar concern at Roer- mond, in Holland, which has been in existence for the past fifty years, but the New York company is a wholly distinct and independent .concern. Its special business is in ecclesiastical works of art, comprising church orna- ments, vestments, statues, altars, art stained glass and brass work, mosaics, etc. A large stock, embracing a wide variety of the articles above named, is carried in the salesrooms, besides statues, crosses, etc., of terra cotta or carved in wood, stone and marble; and stone, mosaic, and marble altars. These are all made under skillful guidance, in the most artistic style, and are fitting to adorn the most elegant church edifice in any community. * NEW YOR K;~ 1 894, * ROSENBERGER & CO., Importers and Manufacturers of Cloaks and Wraps, Cable Building, No. <>2l Broadway. — For a young linn, Rosenberger & Co.. importers and manufacturers of suits, cloaks Mini wraps, are doing a flourishing business. They were formerly engaged in the importation and manufacture of novelties in jewelry, and started in the present line in September, is<)4. They have a large and well- equipped factory and their facilities are first-class. Messrs. Rosenberger & Co. manufacture ladies' anil misses' suits, cloaks and wraps, in newest- styles and in a variety of designs and patterns. Their productions arc of excellent make and material and every garment is warranted as to finish and fabric. A line line of samples is shown at the office and all orders are promptly tilled, the firm selling directly to retailers. .Mr. Rosenberger was born in Germany and has been in this country for over twenty years. He is a man of energy and enterprise, of long and varied experience. Mr. M. Scheyer, the junior partner, has had many years' experience in the manufacture of cloaks and has charge of the manufacturing department. The firm have elegant sample-rooms on the fourth floor of the Cable Building, where everything is attractively displayed for the advantage of buyers. THE WADE BUTTON WORKS, of Xew York, Geo. A. Wade, Pro- prietor, Manufacturers and Importers of Buttons and Novelties, Nos. 112-114 Wooster Street. — The Wade Button Works are known all over the United States as one of the most important manufacturing establishments engaged in this line. The factory is one of the largest in the metropolis and its mechanical equipment is not surpassed by any con- cern in the business, comprising a magniticent steam plant, which includes the latest and most improved machinery, with a number of automatic devices which insure the strictest uniformity in each of the multitude of patterns produced. The product includes buttons of every description, metal and pearl, plain, ornamental and covered, in the manufacture and shipment of which one hundred hands find steady and remunerative em- ployment. A large stock is carried in readiness for immediate shipment, besides which a specialty is made of the manufacture of goods to order. Besides the large variety of buttons the product also includes a large line of novelties which find a ready sale. The house has originated many novelties which have gained a wide popularity and is always the first in the Held with the latest and most fashionable styles in but tons, its large im- portations of button materials placing it in close communication with the leading houses in London and Paris. Mr. George A. Wade, the enterpris- ing proprietor of this business, founded it in 1SS5, and was soon recognized by the trade as a leader in button manufacture, and he to-day occupies one of the most conspicuous positions in the trade, and is known as one of New York's representative manufacturers and a charter member of the Manufacturers' Association of Kings and (Queens Counties. PC. ABGYHO «fc CO., Importers and Manufacturers of Fine Tailors' and Dressmakers' Trimmings, No. 62] Broadway. — No firm in their line in New York are more widely or more favorably known than this. They handle only high-grade goods, and show an elegant as- sortment. They import their silk goods. Italian cloth, hair cloth and lin- ings direct. Their " P. C. A." buttons are known and have the reputation all throughout the country as being the best made. P. ('. Argyro A- Co. have been established since I888. They were formerly located at corner of Broadway and Waverly Place, and removed to the present quarters in March, 1894. They have a well-ordered office and salesroom here in the Cable Building, and a number of salesmen represent the house on the road. The firm are sole proprietors of " P. C. A." high grade French pure dye sewing silks, the finest and strongest in the market, and all goods sold by them arc made expressly for this house. Their factory is at Lyons, France. They make a specialty of the very best articles, importing and manufactur- ing the latest fashionable French and English productions in tailors' trim- mings adapted for high-class trade. They guarantee all their goods to be as represented, especially their covered buttons, which are warranted not to fade, and to be the strongest and most durable made. P. C. Argyro f Venezuela in Washington, and also delegate to the Pan-American ( longress, and is now Consul General of San Salvador, and has always been a worthy representative of the country that selected him. M NEW YORK- 1 894, * P LENANE & BRO., Receivers and Wholesale Dealers in Flour, Grain. Feed, Hay, Straw, Etc., Nos. 300, 307 and 30S West Street. # — There is without doubt no house engaged in handling flour, grain, mill feed, hay and this line of merchandise in the New York market that enjoys a wider reputation or a higher standing than the one which has for nearly a quarter of a century done business under the firm-name of P. Lenane it Bio. This house was es~ tab li shed in 1872 by Messrs. Patrick M. and T h o m a s Lenane, two young m e n who b e g a n business at a very early age, and who had that rare busi- ness talent and strict integrity which are the essential req- uisites of per- manent s u c- cess i n the commerce of the metropo- lis. M r. Pat- rick M. Lenane died in 1887, after sixteen years of faith- ful effort at the bead of the house, which were rewarded by a full measure of material success. He passed away while the future held the most glowing promise and in him the mercantile world of New York lost a member who was by nature and training fitted for the greatest achieve- ments. His brother, the surviving partner, Mr. Thomas Lenane, who bad been at his right hand iu the development of the business, succeeded to the sole proprietorship, which he still retains. The progress of the house The late Pathick Mortimer Lenane:. since he bas been its sole head has been uniformly along those lines of broad and conservative business development which have been its char- acteristics from the first. The spacious premises occupied are alone an evidence of the important magnitude of the business. These comprise two four-story buildings, each covering a ground space 110x50 feet, and one two-story building, 110x30 feet in dimensions. The lirst lioor is packed full of corn in the ear. Besides his extensive domestic trade Mr. Lenane has a large export business, which is in fact a special feature. He exports beef cattle and also exports hay, straw and feed to supply cattle shipped across the ocean. This of itself makes a very important item. He also exports flour, gram, hay, straw and coin for the European market, shipping direct from Canada and all shipping points in the United States to England and the Continent. Mr Lenane is a member of the Produce and other Exchanges, and though still a comparatively young man, few have a better or a more comprehensive knowledge of the markets of the world, and his uniform success in his business ventures and prompt ful- fillment of every contract is a striking evidence of his business ability and his mature integrity. SHERMAN B. TOWNSEND, Commission Merchant, Grain, Mill-Feed, Hay. Straw, Etc., No. 136 Liberty, Corner of Washington Street. — Among the various staple commodities which rank high among our most important material resources, hay, mill-feed and grain may be appropriately classed with the first; and as a striking instance of the extensive centre which New York has become for handling these products we may quote the firm of Mr. Sherman B. Townsend, as one of the most enterprising in the city. Tins house was established four years ago by Messrs. Slocum A- Townsend . and has grown to solid proportions by steady development in the meantime. This gentleman resides in Brooklyn, his native city, and is popularly known on both sides of the river. He is a thoroughly experienced business man and has developed an extensive trade all oyer New York. New Jersey and the New England States. He deals in the best grades of grain, mill-feed, hay, straw, etc.. on commis- sion, selling to actual consumers in order to secure his shippers highest prices, and his facilities are such that all consignments sent him are promptly disposed of and returns made io consignors without delay. References as to Mr. Townsend's standing may be made to the Irving National Bunk, New York; Franklin Trust Company, Brooklyn; and R. G. Dun & Co.'s or Bradstreet's commercial agencies, and his success in selling goods will be attested by a host of patrons throughout the country. Besides his feed business Mr. Townsend has large real estate interests in New York, and the substantial printing bouse building he has recently completed at the corner of William and Duane Streets is an ornament to the city as well as being admirably adapted to the purpose of that trade and located in the heart of the section made historic by our ieading pub- lishing concerns. * NEW YORK— 1 894, * 307 ONEONTA FERTILIZER AND CHEMICAL COMPANY, Room lTl. Xo. i>!S Broad Street. — At the present day fertilizers have revolutionized the mode of agriculture as thoroughly as steam and electricity have changed transportation and commerce. Fields now, by the use of agricultural fertilizers, can not only be brought to their maximum producing power, but, what is still more, they can be kept there, so that year after year abundant harvests can be secured from them. A leading house entailed in this line of trade in the metropolis is that of the Oneonta Fertilizer and Chemical Company, who are deservedly promi- nent as manufacturers of Runk's Complete Manures, prepared specially for truck, early and late fruit, potatoes, hops, and all vegetables; general farm crops and restoring grass lands: while they make all grades of commercial fertilizers. The works of the company are located at Oneonta, N. Y., where they have been in successful operation for several years, the present man- agement succeeding to the control in I893. Runk's special crop and com- plete manures are both quick-acting and lasting; they are carefully pre- pared to meet a long-felt want, and are unsurpassed, if equaled, for qual- ity, reliability and general excellence, while the prices quoted for them necessarily attract the attention of prudent farmers. They are in heavy and increasing demand by agriculturists in all parts of the country, and are produced at the rate of fifty tons per day. Orders of whatever magnitude are filled without delay, and catalogues and all information mailed free. The members of the company are Messrs. Arthur Sehwarzenbach, Theo. Honegger and Chas. E. Runk. Messrs. Sehwarzenbach and Honegger are natives of Switzerland, and residents of tins city: while Mr. Runk was born in Xew Jersey and has the personal management of the works at One- onta, being the inventor of the processes and products that have rendered this company famous throughout the land. JOITX W. LAXEY. Manufacturer of Confectionery, and Specialist in Fine Pan Goods. No. 4(iT Greenwich Street. — Though only a year or so established. John W. Laney. manufacturer of confectionery, and specialist in line pan goods, has a large and flourishing business. He was formerly located at No. 20 Desbrosses Street, and removed to the present place in January last. He manufactures high-grade products, and can guarantee purity and quality. He maintains a uniform standard of excellence and his goods are in growing demand all over the United States. Mr. Laney is a native and a resident of this city and a man of skill and experience in his line, thoroughly conversant with the wants of the trade. He occupies commodious quarters here, and has ample and excellent facili- ties and employs a number of hands. Mr. Laney carries a large and choice stock of confectionery and specialties in pan goods, and is prepared to fill orders on shortest notice. He sells to jobbers and wholesale dealers, and can offer inducements to the trade. Mr. Laney is in a position to be able to supply jobbers and dealers on the most favorable terms, and all orders will receive prompt and careful attention. HDUSEN15ERY & CO., Commission Merchants. Bay, Grain, Flour, Straw, Etc., No. 90 West Street.— New JToik lias long been # a head centre of the commission trade in grain. Hour and hay, very extensive operations being here carried on in this line, and many of our most talented business men are engaged in the industry. A foremost concern of the kind is that of II. Dusenbery & Co.. Mr. II. Dusenbery was originally of the linn of ISonnell. Dusenbery A- Co.. com- mission merchants, but retired in I869 to form the firm of Dusenbery Brothers, and seven years ago this was succeeded by the present firm of II. Dusenbery & Co., the copartners being Messrs. Henry, Jos. W. and J. War- ren Dusenbery. These gentlemen were all born in Hunterdon County, N. J., and have long been identified with the commercial development of the metropolis. They are members of the Produce Exchange, and Mr. Henry Dusenbery is on the hay committee of that institution. The firm are gen- eral commission merchants in grain. Hour. hay. straw, mill feed, etc., making a leading specialty of hay, and consignments are received from New York State, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Kansas and Canada. The large trade supplied extends throughout Xew Fork, New Jersey, and New Eng- land and a large quantity of export orders are met. A large stock is at all times carried and shipments of goods are made without delay in response to orders. BECHSTEIN & CO., Manufacturers of and Dealers in Sausage Casings, No. 364 Washington Street. — No firm in its line in New- York is more widely or more favorably known than that of Bech- stein & Co., manufacturers of and dealers in sausage casings. This is an old and a prominent house, and does a very large business, hav- ing been established many years, and from the start has been conducted with eminent success. Becbstein & Co. have a branch at No. 77 Market Street. Chicago, where the manufacturing is done, and also have an office at No. 118 Great Suffolk Street, London. They manufacture casings of all kinds, and of highest grades, and can guarantee quality. They also im- port English sheep casings, and handle very fine goods. They have an extensive trade throughout the United States, and export largely besides. The premises occupied by them as office and salesrooms in this city are spacious, commodious and well equipped. A number of clerks, etc. are employed here, and four salesmen represent the house on the road. A large stock is always kept on hand, and the firm can fill orders for anything in the line of sausage casings at shortest notice, and on the most favorable terms. Mr. Augustus C. Becbstein, the head of the concern, and his son and partner, Mr. Augustus E. Becbstein, were both born in this city and are men of energy and business ability, and thoroughly conversant with the trade. 308 4f NEW YORK- 1 894, * KEUFFEL & ESSE 1 1 C< )MPAXY, Drawing Materials, Surveying Instru ments, Nos. 127 Fulton and 42 Ann Streets.— The widely known, liberally patronized house of the Keuffel & Esser Company, was es- tablished in this city in 1866, and the company was incorporated under New Jersey laws in 1889, with Wm. Keuffel. president, and Herman Esser, treasurer. They are manufacturers, importers and dealers in draw- ing materials and surveying instruments. They own and occupy the entire building running through from Fulton to Ann Streets, having eight stores above ground. An immense and most complete stock of drawing mate- rials, and accurate mathematical and surveying instruments is carried. They manufacture transits and surveying instruments for civil engineers and surveyors, and have made many improvements and inventions which are recognized as standard by foreign governments and the United States, also by railroad officials and scientific experts. They also manufacture surveying compasses and measuring tapes, as well as wooden, steel, hard rubber, etc., drawing tools, and. in fact, nearly all the goods they handle. Their list of instruments is the most comprehensive of any manufacturer in America, and all the leading civil-engineers, laud surveyors, city engi- neers, etc. invariably prefer the instruments of the Keuffel A- Esser Com- pany tor difficult work and to secure the most correct results. The company employ fifty clerks, and at their factories in Hoboken, Xew Jersey, which are the finest in the country, they employ 250 experienced operatives. Branch bouses have been established at Chicago and St. Louis, and an im- mense business is transacted. Messrs. Win. Keuffel and Herman Esser are both natives of Germany, but came to the United States in 1S66. They are both esteemed residents of Hoboken, N. J., and are prominent in busi ness and social circles. STACKPOLE * BROTHER, Manufacturers of Nautical and Survey- ing Instruments. No. 41 Fulton Street,— This well-known and pros- perous house was founded in 1851 by Messrs. William and Robert Stackpole, both of whom were thoroughly practical and experienced men in all branches of their business, and from the date of their establish- ment in business have been the recipients of a very large and influential trade, extending throughout the United States and adjacent countries. In 1st:; Mi-. Robert Stackpole died, since which time the business has been con- ducted by his surviving brother, under the previous firm title, and under his enterprising methods has grown to its present magnitude and import- ance. The premises occupied are spacious and commodious, comprising two entire floors, each 25 x loo feet in dimensions, fully equipped with all the latest improved machinery, scientific appliances and conveniences for manufacturing and business purposes, and steady employment is furnished a force of twenty skilled and scientific hands. The output embraces all kinds of surveying and nautical instruments, including sextants, theodo- lites, transits, levels, vernier, solar and ship's compasses, engineers' rods. chains, pins, tapes, plumbets, etc. These goods are all of the very finest construction, are thoroughly tested for accuracy and guaranteed to be perfect in adjustment in every particular. It is the oldest house in the trade in this city and has always had the reputation of making the finest and most reliable goods known to the profession. A specialty is the manu- facture of goods to order. RICHARDS & CO., Limited, Importers and Manufacturers of Chemi- cal and Philosophical Apparatus. Chemicals, Microscopes and Platinum Ware, No. 41 Barclay Street. — In the wonderful prog- ress which science has made in the last half century in its application to arts and manufactures, an extensive field of commercial en- terprise has been opened up m the production and handling of the appara- tus requisite for the various processes which scientific discovery lias revealed. One of the largest houses in New York dealing in this specialty is that of Richards & Co., limited. This extensive concern was established in 1870, and was incorporated m IS! Ml. They are importers and manufactur- ers of chemical and philosophical apparatus, assayers' materials, chemicals, laboratory outfits, microscopes, crucibles, retorts, air pumps, platinum w ire. etc. Their imported goods come largely from their own factories in Europe, and the high grade of their productions is attested by the fact that the house was awarded eleven medals at the World's Columbian Ex- position in 1893. The business of the concern is of large volume, and reaches throughout the United States, the Western trade being controlled by a branch office located at No. 108 Lake Street. ( :hicagO. Another branch is in Hamburg, (iermany. The New York offices and show rooms occupy the entire building at the above address, running through the block to Park Place, and a heavy and valuable stock is carried here. SM. JOHNSON, Dealer in Fine Imported and Key West Cigars, and Manufacturer of Smoking Tobaccos, No. 162 Broadway and No. 48 Wall Street.— One of the most popular bouses in the cigar and tobacco trade is conducted by Mr. S. M. Johnson at address above, and who has a branch store at No. 182 Broadway. This gentleman estab- lished his enterprise in 1S68. and has since been uninterruptedly successful in his efforts to satisfactorily cater to the public. Mr. Johnson is a direct importer <>f the choicest Cuban and Key West cigars, and manufacturer of the celebrated "Golden Lustre" and " Niantic Club " smoking tobaccos, noted for their superior quality. He also deals in smokers' supplies of every description. Loth his stores are fitted up in the most attractive and convenient manner. An active demand is constantly supplied, the trade being both at wholesale and retail. Mr. Johnson is a native of New Y'ork city, and resides at Richmond Hill, Long Island. He is a member of Jamaica Lodge, No. 546, F. and A. M., and is popularly known in the com- munity. ♦K NEW YORK- 1 89-*, * 309 UNIVERSAL ADDRESSING AND MAILING AGENCY, <;. W. Willis, Manager, No. 7 Barclay Street. — The remarkable growth of business enterprises along with the wonderful development of the resources of the genius <>f this and other countries have led to various schemes and devices to inform the general public of what each and every business man lias placed before the public for disposal. To meet the demands of such dealers and producers there has been inaugurated within a few years a most excellent system for advertisers to reach directly the various lines of people they want. A prosperous, well-known and reliable house devoted to this line of business in the great metropolis is that of the Universal Addressing and Mailing Agency. Mr. C W. Willis, manager. This enterprise was founded by the present firm in L891, and has been the recipient of a very large and influential patronage whose ramification extends to all parts of the United States. The firm keeps a fully corrected, up-to-date list of dealers, tradesmen, consumers and the general public, compiled from the most recent directories and mercantile agency reports. They are prepared to issue special lists of any particular line of tradesmen or customers at the shortest notice at special rates, and should customers desire envelopes or wrappers of any size they can fur- nish the same at the lowest rates. Having a complete printing and bind- ing concern connected with the business they can print and bind anything from a catalogue or magazine, to a business card, and arc prepared to furnish estimates for all work of this character. The mailing department is under the supervision of a reliable expert and none but the most reliable and intelligent assistants are employed. Fully equipped and possessing superior advantages with long experience, this agency is prepared to place the claims of advertisers before all classes of consumers and dealers in the quickest and surest manner. Special lists of various lines of business are alphabetically arranged throughout the different cities, towns and villages in the United States, Mexico. South and Central America and West Indies, at the very lowest prices, and a full guarantee is given that the names and address given are correct. To publishers whose office space and clerical force is limited they offer exceptional advantages, as the facilities here provided enable them to address and wrap 50,000 copies of any issue per day, and to give the utmost satisfaction. Among those whom this agency has served are Homes & Hearths Publishing Company, Home Circle Pub- lishing Company, The Advertiser's Review, Poultry and Pigeons, The Live Stock Monthly, The Hearthstone. Electrical World, News Trade Cir- cular, etc., etc. No matter how small or large the order, it will lie executed rapidly and cheaply, and estimates are cheerfully furnished on anything for the mails. The premises utilized are spacious, commodious and appropriately fitted up, comprising an entire floor, 2.") x 150 feet in dimensions, and a force of fifty skilled and intelligent hands are given constant employment, while the management of the concern is in the hands of an honorable, enterprising and courteous gentleman. READ FERTILIZER COMPANY, Manufacturers of Fertilizers, No. ,S Wall Street. — " The best is the cheapest," is a maxim that applies in an especial manner to fertilizers; and there are certainly Bome highly meritorious products of this kind on the market. And right here special mention should be made of the Read Fertilizer Company, who manufacture an article of a distinctly superior character. They turn out a class of goods of exceptional excellence, and a uniform standaid is main- tained by them. Their fertilizers are prepared from the very best materials for the purpose, in accordance with the most approved chemical processes, and are unsurpassed in a single feature of merit. These products are noted for superiority, and are not only in extensive and increasing demand through- out the United States, but also in Canada and the West Indies. The Read Fertilizer Company have works at Newtown Creek. Long Island City, and at Charleston, S. c. Both of their plants are capacious and fully equipped, and over one hundred hands are employed at the factories. They manu- facture fertilizer in highest grades, of all kinds and for all purposes, and produce about 4."). 000 tons, all told, annually. They have a factory and warehouse for distribution at Syracuse, N. Y., with a capacity of 10,000, and are represented on the road by ten salesmen. This flourishing busi- ness was established in 1874 by Read & Co., and the concern was incorpo- rated in 1SSS. under the laws of the State of New York. Isaac Read is president and secretary of the company, and Clement Read is treasurer and general manager. The Messrs. Read are men of long practical experience in the manufacture of fertilizers, and their efforts have been attended with well-merited success. They carry a heavy stock, and can supply the home <>r export trade on short notice, and on the most favorable terms. RI). MATHEWS, Sign Painter. Show Card Writer. Awning and Flag Maker. No. 141 Fulton Street.— This gentleman has been es- # tablished here for a number of years and has been eminently suc- cessful in gaining a liberal patronage. He is prepared to do all work quick and neat. Sunday-school and society banners arc his specialty, also gold lettering on glass, red canvas banners, all kinds of wood signs, enamel letters and oil cloth signs and pictorial work. In all his work skill, judgment, taste and originality are displayed, as only expert assistants are employed. Mr. Mathews will furnish estimates free and his prices are rea- sonable, which is the secret of his success, and his business is constantly incr: ismg. Those desiring work in this line should not fail to call upon him and obtain his price before leaving orders elsewhere. All work is done to the satisfaction of the trade. 310 * NEW YORK- 1 894, fc- A RICHARDS & CO., Auctioneers and Commission Merchants, Boots and Shoes, Nos. 59 and 61 Reade Street, near Broadway. — This is one of the oldest and most extensive houses in the country en- gaged in business as auctioneers and commission merchants in boots and shoes. The business was established forty-four years ago by Mr. J. D. Iugersoll, who was succeeded by Richards & Whiting a few years later, and later on Messrs, A. S. and A. Richards became pro- prietors, under the firm-name of A. S Richards & Co. At the death of Mr. A. S. Richards, in July, 1886, he was succeeded by his brother, Mr. A Richards, the present proprietor, who had been connected with the house thirty-two years. This gentleman was bom in Dedham, Mass., in 1838, but has resided in New York and Brooklyn the greater part of his life. He has long been a prominently-known merchant, and is highly esteemed for his useful, honorable and creditable business career. Mr. Richards holds auction sales every Wednesday and Friday, at 10.30 a.m., which are at- tended by buyers from all over the country. Their auctioneer, Mr. Henry Lilly, has been with the house twenty-five years, and, it is needless to say, is a skilled adept in his vocation, while Mr. L Clark, the cashier and credit man, has been connected here for the past thirty years. The house ships goods to all parts of the United States, also to South and Central America. Mr. Richards sells boots and shoes for the principal manufac- turers in the United States, and all dealers who establish business relations with him will reap marked advantages in goods and prices. BRIGGS & CO., Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers in Boots, Shoes and Slippers, No. 107 Duane Street.— The quarter of a century that has elapsed since Mr. Arthur Briggs established this business has been marked by but one change in the composition of the firm, and that was the accession to the house of Mr. Briggs's son, Frank, as a junior partner, five years ago. The business itself has in the interval alluded to developed from a tentative effort into a national traffic. The firm are manufacturers of and wholesale dealers in men's, women's and children's boots, shoes and slippers of all grades, fine, medium and cheap. For every essential feature of style, comfort and durability their line of shoes are recognized as leaders in the market, and are in growing demand with the best class of trade throughout the entire United States. Their business has grown upon the legitimate basis of demand and supply to pro- portions of great magnitude, and they have now in operation four factories, located in Lynn, Brockton, Farmiugtou and Haverhill, Mass., which are thoroughly equipped with the latest improved machinery and appliances, their product embracing, in each grade manufactured, every feature of ex- cellence in design, workmanship and finish. Jobbers are supplied in quan- tities to suit direct from the factories, and at the shortest possible notice. The largest orders are filled with promptness and accuracy and goods are shipped to all parts of the United States, a permanent and influential de- mand having been developed extending across the length and breadth of the country. A heavy stock is carried in the store, which occupies the second floor of the building, 25 x 100 feet in area. A strong staff of traveling sales- men are also kept on the road promoting the interests of the house. The Messrs. Briggs are highly esteemed in their business relations, and enjoy the confidence and respect of their associates in society. SELLMAN & CO., Manufacturers of Cut Soles and Wholesale Leather Dealers, No. 10 Ferry Street. — The history of the growth and progn ss of industrial activity in the United States, presents few counterparts to the development of the leather trade during the last third of a century. A comparatively new establishment in this line of trade in this city is that of Messrs Sellman & Co., who are manufacturers of cut soles and wholesale leather dealers. The individual members of the concern are Messrs. Frank H. Sellman and his nephew, J. H., both natives of Maryland and residents of Brooklyn. Both aie thoroughly experienced men in the trade, the former being a stockholder of the U. S. Leather Com- pany. They formed this co-partnership under the present title, and started business Jan. 15, 1894, at Nos 84 and 86 Gold Street, and at once built up a very large and substantial patronage extending to all parts of the United States, which is gradually increasing, while they also are doing a very fair export trade. In order to meet the demands of their increasing patronage they were obliged to seek more commodious quarters and better facilities, and they moved to their present address, where they occupy the five upper floors of a large six-story building, which are fully equipped with every modern appliance and machinery for the production of cut soles, in which none but the very best grades of oak and Union tanned leather are used. This business has been brought to such a degree of perfection that the shoe manufacturer can buy any desired quality or thickness of soles from this house, cut in sizes and widths to suit, instead of buying the entire sides of leather, thus saving a considerable sum, and being relieved of the necessity of selecting his leather in bulk and the expense of reliable men to cut it up into soles, while the belly strips, Banks, shoulders and necks are left upon his hands to be sold to di alers at prices that will surely fall below original cost. The sole cutter is enabled to sell his cut soles at low prices to the manufacturer for the reason that he always has an active market for his insole, heel, counter and remnant stock. The firm always carry a full line of cut soles, besides a fine assortment of all kinds of leather, including oak, hemlock and Union tanned. These goods are all of the very best quality, and all orders arc promptly tilled at the very lowest prices. The firm also have branch houses at No. 13 High Street, Boston, Mass., and at No. 116 Mill Street, Rochester, N. Y. The office is on the second floor and is provided with every facility for the transaction of business, and manufacturers and dealers will here find exceptional inducements to place their orders, * NEW YORK- 1 894, * an JAMES LYONS, Manufacturer of all kinds of Superior Round Leather Belting, No. (> Ferry Street. — The well-nigh universal use of ingenious machinery in the manufacturing arts and industries has been the means of building up other branches of trade that have become potent factors in the commerce and trade of almost every important commercial centre. Among these is the manufacture of leather belting, which, as an equipment for driving machinery, is of the utmost importance. Of the prominent, prosperous and well-known houses engaged iu this line, and maintaining a most enviable reputation for the superior quality of its productions, is that of Mr. James L3"ons, manufacturer of all kinds of superior round leatiier belting. This gentleman is a resident of Brooklyn, and after acquiring a thorough knowledge of this trade by many years of experience, lie started this enterprise about INTO, or more than two score years ago, and by devoting his entire attention to it and the wants of his patrons he has built up a prosperous and substantial trade that extends to all parts of the United States, and is continually increasing iu volume and importance. The premises occupied are amply spacious and commodious, comprising three entire floors of a four-story building, which are fully equipped with the latest improved methods and appliances, including steam power, for turning out first-class and uniform goods, while employment is furnished a corps of experienced workmen. The business department is supplied witli every facility for the transaction of business and prompt fulfil- ment of all orders. The output embraces the best and highest grades of round leather belting of all sizes, made of the very best oak-tanned leather, and especially adapted for all kinds of light machinery. These goods hav3 no superior in the market for quality of material, finish and workmanship. A full and complete stock is kept constantly on hand, and special sizes are made to order at the shortest notice, while lowest prices are quoted. Mr. Lyons is an energetic and honorable dealer and highly esteemed by all. CHARLES HAUSELT, Manufacturer of Domestic Glazed Kid. "Flower City" Brand, Etc., No. 29 Spruce Street. — The name of Charles Hauselt is one of the best and most favorably known in the entire leather trade. Something less than half a century ago this vast business was founded by the late widely known and respected Mr. Charles Hauselt, than whom no more honorable, enterprising or energetic man was ever engaged iu the leatiier trade. Under his enter- prising business methods he built up a trade of immense magnitude, and at his death , some half dozen years ago, he left this great business as a living monument to his energy, integrity and business genius His nephews then took up the business, and have since carried it on with continued success. They are Messrs. Charles E. Hauselt and Oscar Scherer, men of tact, possess- ing special training in the busiuess gained under the efficient instruction of their uncle, and have continued the business under its old and well-known style. Their general trade is steadily growing, and the demand for their specialties is constantly on the increase. Their chief specialty is colored kid stock, and in this line they are acknowledged as standing at the head of the trade, and their magnificent display at the Columbian Exposition iu Chicago was awarded the first prize— a gold medal. This exhibit attracted large attention, and was one of the attractive features of the leather display. Their " Flower City " brand of domestic glazed kid in black and fancy colors is well and favorably known to the trade everywhere. They are also the sole importers in New York of the Doerr & Reinhart patent leatiier, which is acknowledged as unsurpassed, and their general line of fine goods is uot excelled by any house in the trade. JOHN DUNPHY & SONS, Tanners and Manufacturers of Leather. No. 29 Ferry Street. — A time-honored and prominent house engaged in the leather manufacturing industry of New York is that of Messrs. John Dunphy & Sous. Their tannery is at Marathon, N. Y., and af- fords employment to some 200 hands. The inception of this house dates back to forty years ago, the founder being Mr. John Dunphy, and subsequently his sons, Messrs. John Dunphy, Jr , and \V. II. Dunphy, were admitted to partnership, the present firm-name being adopted. All three gentlemen reside in New York and are prominently known. The firm con- duct extensive operations as tanners and manufacturers of the best wax (ill. kip, upper, black and russet harness, collar, welt, bicycle and insole leather of superior quality. Their tannery is equipped with all facilities, and the out- put is a very extensive one, the trade of the house extending all over the United States and Europe. AL. HARRIS & CO., Leather Commission, No. 6 Ferry Street.— The trite saying that "Nothing succeeds like success." finds ^ ample illustration in the commercial history of A. L. Harris A Co., importers, manufacturers and dealers in leather. This firm, though established only three years, is already one of the most prominent in tin- leather trade, and its business relations cover the entire United States, and even extend to the West Indies, where it has a nourish- ing export trade. The warerooms occupy the second story of a four-story building, where is carried a big stock of leather of all kinds. The firm has the closest relations with the leading manufacturers, and its facilities for handling all kinds of leather are unsurpassed. The members of this enter- prising firm are Messrs. A. L. Harris and F. Jaikle, both of whom have had a long experience in the leat her t rade. They deal iu leather for bookbinders, for manufacturers of gloves, trusses, suspenders, whips, saddlery, pocket- books, boots and shoes, society goods and fancy leather goods; chamois, split skins, etc., all of these goods being offered on the most liberal terms. Both members of the firm are natives of New York. Mr. Harris makes his home in Brooklyn, while Mr. Jaikle is a resident of the metropolis. 312 * NEW YORK- t 894, * THE ABE STEIN COMPANY, Importers, No. 97 Gold Street.— The Abe Stein Company, importers, may be fairly rated as one of the oldest houses in the leather district of New York, as it was founded twenty years ago by Mr. Abe Stein, whose name is as well, and perhaps better, known to the trade than that of any man in the business. For about twenty years, or until March, 1894, the house carried on business under the firm-name and style of Abe Stein & Co., under which it was started. During those twenty years it built up a large and profitable trade with the very best connections in this country and abroad, and its name became as well known in Europe as in America. In March, 1894, it was decided to change the business to an in- corporated company, thus giving it a larger scope and larger possibilities of expansion In organizing the corporation, of course, Mr. Stein was unanimously chosen president of the new corporation, which succeeded to the old business, and which bears substantially the same old and well-known name. Many of the members of the present concern gained their experi- ence in the trade with the old firm, and all are working harmoniously together for the successful extension of the business. The house makes a specialty of the importing trade, and its business in this line is one of the largest in the city. It handles chiefly goat and sheep skins, and sells to tanners and manufacturers all over the United States. One reason for its success is that its goods are always up to the standard. Another iis fair and liberal treatment of customers. It has commodious quarters as above, which are recognized as one of the headquarters of the trade in New York. The Iiousl- also has branches in Arabia, and Calcutta, India. ROBERTS & VAUGHN, Leather Merchants. No. 97 Keade Street.— A progressive, reliable and prominent establishment engaged in this particular industry is that of Messrs. Roberts & Vaughn, wholesale dealers and manufacturers' agents of leather and Mills Brothers' Dongola shoe kid. The individual members of this firm are Messrs. Charles W. Roberts and George A. Vaughn, both practical and experienced men in the busii e-s. They formed this copartnership and founded this establishment in 1894, and although of such recent origin they have built up a very large and influential patronage, which now extends to all portions of the United States. The premises occupied are spacious and commodious in the five-story building, 80 x 100 feet in dimensions, at the above address, and fitted up with every convenience and appli- ance for the transaction of business and accommodation of the stock kept constantly on hand. The assortment of goods on hand embraces the very finest brands of glazed kid, moroccos, and colored topping, button fly stock, etc., while a specialty is made of Mills Brothers' Dongola shoe kid. These goods are all the very best to be found in the market. All grades are carried, and dealers purchasing here can rely upon all representations made to them. Mr. Roberts is a native of Philadelphia and resident of Jersey City, while his partner, Mr. Vaughn, was born and raised in this State. Both are enterprising citizens, 318 *NEW YORK?- 1 894, * HERMANN ROLKER, General Agent for the Novelty Point Works, Francis's Stemming and Glazier Points, Room 3, No 218 Fulton Street. — The development of many new industries in the United States, which are the result of the rapid increase of wealth and prosperity of our people, has placed many enterprises in the fore- ground that were scarcely known to the public a score of years ago. Since their establishment in this country they have been developed to very great proportions, and have afforded employment to many thousands of persons. A business of this character that has become one of great importance is the manufacture of stemming and glazier points. A prosperous and thoroughly reliable concern devoted to this special line of trade in the metropolis is that of Hermann Rolker, general agent for the Novelty Point Works, manufacturers of Francis's stemming and glazier points. This gentleman is a native of this city, but received Ids education in Germany, and after his return he devoted his attention to this particular branch of trade, and in 1894 established this enterprise, which has become the centre of a very liberal anil influential patronage, derived from many of the leading horticultural archi- tects and builders throughout the civilized world. The output of the Novelty Point Works, for which he is the agent, is recognized as the best in the world, and as the goods become better known the business increases. His office is of ample dimensions and fitted up with every facility and con- venience for the speedy transaction of business The plant of the company is located in Madison, N. J., and is fully equipped witli the latest improved machinery designed for this special product, while steady employment is furnished a force of fifty experienced workmen. The products are made of the very best materials and are especially designed for horticultural archi- tects, builders of conservatories, greenhouses and similar structures, and all goods ordered are shipped direct by Mr. Rolker. The prices are the very lowest to be obtained in the market. A specialty is made of Francis's stemming and glazier points and other horticulturists' supplies. Mr. Rolker is a young man of marked business ability, energetic and reliable, and holds a prominent position in social and commercial circles. LEO POPPER & SONS, Importers and Manufacturers of Mirrors, Plate and Colored Sheet Glass and Glass Stainers' Supplies, Nos. 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15 Sullivan Street, between Grand and Canal Streets. — This firm are extensive manufacturers of onyx and ala- baster signs, while they are also prominent as importers and manu- facturers of mirrors, plate and colored sheet glass, and glass stainers' sup- plies. The business was founded in 1879 by Mr Leo Popper, and in 1884 Messrs. Edwin S. and Caleb C. Popper were admitted to partnership. They occupy large and commodious premises for manufacturing and sales pur- poses, and give steady employment to a competent force of skilled hands. Onyx and alabaster plate is a new composition which can be beveled, drilled and engraved, and, in fact, Iras all the good qualities of all the metals, in- cluding brilliancy, and none of the poorer qualities of the baser metals or stone. It is particularly adapted for sign work, especially outside signs, as they are not affected by the weather. They show no sign of wear, are always clean, handsome and brilliant, and the combination of jet black and gold, or pure milk white and gold, is strikingly and highly attractive Many of the leading merchants on Broadway have beautified their buildings with onyx signs, and they are noticed on the Vendome Hotel and Cafe, the clothing store of N. J. Schloss & Co., and on the new building of Healy & Co., coach builders, Broadway and Fifty-first Street. This firm also make onyx dials for tower and street clocks, onyx memorials, onyx and alabaster tiles, and lettering of all kinds. They likewise produce signs on black glass and manufacture looking-glasses, buttons, beads, glass pendants, etc. They import immense quantities of glass from Germany, France. Belgium, Eng- land, Austria and other foreign countries, carrying one of the largest and finest assorted stocks of French plate glass, window, car and coach glass, enameled, colored, ground and cathedral glass to be found in the city. Orders of whatever magnitude are filled without delay on the most favorable terms, and the trade is large and influential in all parts of the United States. The honored senior partner and founder of the house is a native of Austria, a resident of the city since boyhood, and a well-known member of the F. & A. M.. and I. O. 0. F., while the sons are New Yorkers by birth, trained in the business from their youth up. BORSUM BROTHERS, Importers and Manufacturers of Metal and Glass Polishes, No. 202 Fulton Street.— This enterprising firm was established in 1882. the partnership consisting of Louis Borsum and Fred. S. Williams. The former resides in Plaintield. N. J., and the latter lives in New York. The firm are importers and manufac- turers of metal and glass polishes, and are sole American agents for the celebrated (red) Putz-Pulver. They have a well-equipped factory in Jersey City, and employ a number of hands there. They produce and handle a distinctly superior line of goods and do a large business, their trade extend- ing all over the United States, with some export, also. Their Royal polish, for gold, silverware, nickel, tin, etc.. and for windows, mirrors, show cases, etc., is a preparation of exceptional excellence, and conceded to be without an equal. Their " Brilliantine " polishing powder, for brass, copper, etc., and their '•Trumfine'' polishing paste (Putz-Pomade) are also noted for their superiority and command extensive sale. Borsum's Putz-Liquid polish is, by general assent, the very best article for the purposes intended on the market, and is in widespread and growing use among engineers, yachtsmen, horsemen, cyclers, soldiers, sailors, housekeepers, storekeepers, janitors and all who desire a perfect polish. They are prepared to quote prices on anything in the line of high-srade metal and glass polishes, and will warrant every article sold by them just as represented. * NEW YORKr t 894, * 319 COOKE & TOTTEN, Electroplating, Nos. 20 aud 22 Jacob Street, corner Frankfort Street. — One of the oldest and best-equipped houses engaged in electroplating in New York is that of Messrs. Cooke & Totten, which was originally founded in 1800, in Newark, N. J., by Mr. John Cooke, who, when he retired in 1886, was succeeded by his son, Jos. S. Cooke, and Francis E. Totten, who adopted the present firm-name and removed to New York. Mr. Cooke is a native of Newark, his partner of Morristown, N. J., and both reside in Newark. They are practical electroplaters of thorough experience, aud employ none but skilled assistants. The premises occupied comprise a floor, 20 .\ 40 x 100 feet in dimensions The works are equipped with steam power and the most improved appliances. Messrs. Cooke «fc Totten execute a geueral line of electroplating in gold, silver, nickel, copper, brass aud oxidizing, and meet all orders promptly at lowest charges, all work being done in first- class manner. JDE BEAUVAIS, Machine aud Repair Shop, Nos. 2 and 4 Howard Street, corner Centre. — One of the oldest aud best-known machine and repair shops iu t he metropolis is that which lias been so long conducted by Mr. J. I)e Beauvais, who is recoguized as one of the most expert mechanical engineers iu the United States. Mr. De Beauvais established his present business in 1855, aud has made a reputation as an inventor of special machinery which is used in all parts of the world. He has made a specialty of the manufacture of macaroni, chocolate and tobacco machines, large numbers of which have been exported to Mexico aud South America. He also does a general repair business, aud his specialty is the repairing of intricate machinery which requires the most expert knowledge. The machine shop, occupying the basement floor, 50 x 75 feet in area, is equipped with steam power machinery of the highest class, aud fifteen expert bauds are employed. Mr. De Beauvais has for many years been an esteemed resident of New York City. JF. GILLEN, Brass Founder, No. 4 Howard, corner Centre Street. — But few, if any, in his particular line in this city, sustain a better reputation than J. F. Gillen, the well-known brass founder, who turns out a superior class of work. He has excellent facilities and can execute orders in the most expeditious manner, manufacturing brass, bronze and composition castings of every description. This thriving and prosperous busiuess was established about fifteen years ago by M. S. Clark, and came into control of the present proprietor in 1800. Mr. Gillen, who lives in Brooklyn, is a man of skill and thorough practical experience, and gives close personal attention to every detail of the business. His establishment is commodious and well equipped, and ten or more competent workmen are employed by him. Brass, brouze aud composition castings for all purposes are manufactured by him on short notice and at lowest prices, and he is prepared to furnish estimates on anything in this line. HGAMBERT, Manufacturer of Perfumery and Barbers' Supplies, No. 31 Cortlandt Street, one door from Church Street.— This gentleman is a manufacturer of perfumery and barbers' supplies, with a trade extending all over New York, Jersey City, Brook- lyn, Hoboken aud adjoining districts. Mr Gambert began busi- ness in 1880, at 117 Clinton street, removing thence to his present address in May, 1894 The premises occupied are 25 x 125 feet in dimensions, and equipped in the most complete manner with all conveniences for the dis- patch of business. Ten hands are employed here, while two salesmen rep- resent the house on the road. A large stock is carried of razors, scissors, hones and towels, barbers' chairs and fixtures of all kinds, which are bought, sold or exchanged. Shaving-mugs are decorated in any desired design, while a specialty is made of grinding. All orders are filled at lowest prices. Mr. Gambert was born in Libau, Kurland, Russia, but has resided in the United States thirty-five years. During the war he served four years with the Twentieth New York infantry and Fifteenth New York heavy artillery, enlisting as a private and winning promotion to a lieutenantcy. He is a member of Koltes Post, No. 32, G A. R. , also the Knights of Honor. RICHARD L. MAC HALE, General Machinist, Manufacturer of Bakers' and Confectioners' Machinery, Nos. 129 to 135 Mangin Street. — A widely-known and reliable exponent of tins trade here is found in Mr. Richard L. Mac Hale, who was boru iu England and came to this country some twenty-five years ago He is a thorough master of his business in its every branch, and has had long practical and valuable experience. He has been connected with some of the largest iron works and machine shops in New York, and during four years he filled the position of superintendent for Henry J. McCollum, whose iron works was on Eldridge Street, and who has since retired. Mr. Mac Hale embarked iu business for himself in 1892, and has since built up an influential connection. His premises cover an area of 100 x 100 feet, aud are well equipped with modem machinery and appliances, while from twenty to twenty-five experienced workmen are employed. Mr. Mac Hale makes a specialty of manufacturing bakers' and confectioners' machinery, such as dough mixers, brakes, cut- ters, ovens, etc., and in these he does a large business all over the United States, also in South America and Cuba. He is also prepared to make aud repair all kinds of machinery, to furnish and put up shafting, pulleys and hangers, also manufacturing iron and steel forgings and executing general blacksmithing. Estimates are furnished and the facilities for doing all kinds of work in this line are of the best, and full satisfaction is always guaranteed. 320 <& NEW YORK?- f 894, * HENRY L. YOUNG, Show Cases and Store Fixtures. No. 448 Canal Street. — The leading headquarters in the metropolis for show cases and patent glass counters of the latest improved style and pattern is the establishment of Henry L. Young. This gentleman is deservedly prominent in the trade as sole ag. nt in New York for the well- known firm of N. &. P. Scott, manufacturers of show cases and store fixtures, of Nos. 440-144 Adelphi Street, Brooklyn, N. Y., while he is like- wise agent for the Grand Exhibition Show Case Company, manufacturers of Pifferling Patent Notion Glass Counters, of this city. Mr. Young was connected with the manufactory of N. & P. Scott for a period of ten years, and there acquired a foundation understanding of all the details of the trade. He came into control of their business here in New York in 1894, and enjoys a large and influential patronage, local, suburban and country, wide. He became the agent for the Grand Exhibition Show Case Company in 1894, and with such a combination of connections and facilities, he is enabled to maintain t lie lead in his line of trade against all rivals. The show cases manufactured by N. ifc P. Scott, of Brooklyn, are built upon common sense principles in the most approved styles, and are noted for beaut}' of design, symmetry of shape and artistic workmanship. They have long- been in preferential demand not only in this country, but also in Canada, South America, Norway, Sweden, the West Indies and various European ports. The Pifferling Patent Notion Glass Counters are admirably adapted for drug, jewelry and furnishing goods stores, and a brisk business is done by Mr. Young in fitting up such institutions complete with these handsome cases. These pateuted glass counter cases present the only practical solu- tion of the problem confronting every retailer, of how to utilize his room for displaying stock without trouble, and selling continuously from the goods displayed. They are arranged with deep back drawers, velvet-lined trays, made in all colors of wood and also metal, and have bevel or oval glass front, giving an uninterrupted view of all articles, and thus insuring readj r sales. Among the prominent retailers who have adopted these cases may be named : Simpson, Crawford & Simpson, Ehrich Brothers, J. Lichten- stein & Sons, Garry Brothers, I. Jungmann, B. Eckstein &Co., Mc Partland & O'Flaherty, D. Kreuder, M. Sulzberger, A. Terhune, and others in this city, also leading merchants throughout the country. Orders are filled with promptness and care, and the trade will consult their own interests by accepting the advantages offered through this bouse. EN. ERICKSON, Financial and General Advertising Agency, Nos. 530-532 Temple Court.— This is one of the oldest and foremost # newspaper advertising agencies. It was established by the late Wm. B. Shattuck, at No. 119 Nassau Street (the present Nassau Street entrance to Temple Court), in 1850. Mr. Erickson entered the employ of the agency in 1863, ten years later became the business man- ager, and in 1877 succeeded to the entire business. The Commercial and Financial Chronicle, commenting upon Mr. Erickson's assumption of the management of the agency, says: ''Mr. Erickson's extensive experience with this house for the past ten years, during which time he assisted in placing the heavy advertising contracts for the United States Government loans, Pacific Railroad bonds, and other large financial and mercantile trans- actions, eminently qualifies him for his present responsible position ; while his thorough familiarity with the business in all its details, and his well- known promptness in dispatching it, will be beneficial to both advertisers and publishers." Mr. Erickson is widely and favorably known in financ ial, mercantile and newspaper circles, and fully sustains the reputation he enjoys for ability and integrity. He has a substantial patronage and num- bers in his clientele many large corporations, prominent bankers, merchants and manufacturers. Personally he is a gentleman of courteous manners and the highest integrity of character, as well as a man of business ability and of long and varied experience. His relations with the press throughout the entire country, and his thorough familiarity with every detail pertaining to tlie advertising business, enable him to obtain every possible advantage and satisfactorily promote the interests of his clients. Mr. Erickson has for many years been the United States representative for Messrs. David Syme it Co., Melbourne, Australia. The Messrs. Syme & Co. are the publishers of the Age, Leader and I llnstrated Australian Neics, the Age being the lead- ing daily published in Australasian colonies. HR. DIXON. Public Accountant, No. 61 Broadway.— In his line Mr. Dixon has few equals and no superiors, and has often been t complimented in public and private upon his ability to solve the most intricate and perplexing difficulties of private and public accounts. He is a graduate of Columbia College, New York, and lias practiced in all the State courts, his business career extending over a period of thirty-eight years. It is in the interests of all concerned that the accounts of firms and corporations should be occasionally overhauled by a disinterested accountant. In such cases mere suspicions of something being wrong are removed and peace of mind secured, while in other cases, where no suspicion may exist, defalcations are detected. There is no doubt that many business men are unable to tell whether their ledgers, cash books, journals, etc., are correctly kept, or are being muddled by incompetent clerks or arc purposely falsified by dishonest parties. Mr. Dixon's long ex- perience enables him to quickly locate discrepancies, and night or day, or both, he is prepared to make special examination, in strict confidence, of commercial or estate accounts, bank reports, business ledgers, trial balances or any matters of a financial or mercantile nature in the city or out of it. Some of his clients are : Adams Express Company, Leonard Moody, New York Biscuit Company, Lister Chemical Company. Hale Manufacturing Company, Hubbard, Price & Co., and the International Barter Company. Mr. Dixon is a native of New York City. *NEW YORK?-1894, H» 321 WIGHT & LACKEY, Agents for The Bromley Manufacturing Company, Manufacturers of Chenille Curtaius and Covers and Lace Curtains, Nos. 415 and 417 Broadway , corner of Canal Street.— This is t lie largest concern of the kind in the world, and the most widely known in their line, heiug manu- facturers of chenille curtains and covers and lace curtains. The concern was established in 184 "», by Mr. John Bromley, the firm afterward becoming John Bromley's Sons, on the decease of the founder, and later they established The Bromley Manufacturing Company. The company have a very finely equipped plant, employ about 2,800 hands, and the output is one of vast magnitude. The goods are made in a great variety of designs, new patterns being constantly introduced, and the specialties handled are unsurpassed in design, make, utility and durability. The agents for the company, Messrs. Wight & Lackey, have headquarters as above, where they occupy large offices of spacious dimensions. This house was founded by Messrs. Wight & Co.. fifteen years ago, as importers of lace curtains, and five years ago, when the present firm was organized, they were appointed sole selling agents for The Bromley Manufacturing Company. The co-partners, Messrs. C. H. Wight and Geo. E. Lackey, the former a native of Cambridge, Mass., and a resident of New York thirty years, the latter a native of this city , are business men of mature experience, widely and most popularly known in commercial circles for their energy and enterprise. Their representatives reach all of the large cities of the country, and all of the demands of the trade are invariably met in the most acceptable manner. GK. SHERIDAN & CO., Cotton Duck, Sheetings, Shirtings and Osnaburgs, No. 68 Thomas Street, near West Broadway.— One # of the oldest and best-known houses in its special line in this city is that of Messrs. G. K. Sheridan & Co., jobbers and commission merchants in cotton duck. This establishment was founded fifty years ago by T. N. Uuderhill & Co., who were succeeded by Mr. Geo. W. Powers, the firm afterward becoming Geo. W Powers & Co., and the latter were succeeded by Mr. Geo. K. Sheridan. About thirty years ago the present firm was organized, the co-partners being Messrs. G. K. Sheridan and John O'Rourke, business men of mature experience' well and favorably known in financial and commercial circles. They enjoy an excellent repu- tation because of their sterling and commendable business methods. Com- modious, conveniently-appointed quarters are occupied for business pur- poses, and a full stock is at all times carried, consisting of cotton duck of all widths and numbers, sheetings, shirtings and osnaburgs, all of the most re- liable manufacture. The trade of the house extends to all parts of the world, and all who form relations with it are certain to have their interests ad- vanced in the most substantial manner. WILKENS BROTHERS. Horse Hair, Bristles, Root, Etc., No 395 Pearl Street. — Among the notable establishments that sprang into existence in 1894 must be included that of the Messrs. Wilkens Brothers, who are manufacturers, wholesale and retail dealers in curled hair, drawn horse hair, bristles, tampico and sim- ilar goods, which they secure in extensive quantities direct from the leading sources of production at the most favorable terms, which enables them to quote the lowest prices to their patrons. They have already developed a large trade in the United States and Canada, and this is steadily increasing in volume. The premises occupied by the Messrs. Wilkens Brothers com- prise a four-story building, 120 feet in depth, at the address already given, also a large warehouse at No. 34 Yandewater Street. An immense stock of goods is carried, and orders from any section are tilled with the promptness and care that marks all the transactions of this reliable firm. The co-part- ners, Messrs. Ludo Wilkens and Alfred Wilkens, are sons of the late Mr. Louis Wilkens, and are both natives of the Empire State and reside in this city, where they enjoy an excellent reputation and are held in general esteem. LAWRENCE & CO., Dry Goods Commission Merchants, Duane and Thomas Streets. — Messrs. Lawrence & Co., of Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago and New York, are dry goods commission merchants of large experience and high repute, and are especially prominent as selling agents for the Pacific Mills, of Lawrence, Mass., the Cocheco Manufacturing Company, of Dover, N. H., and the Salmon Falls Manufac- turing Company, of Salmon Falls, N. H. This reputable house was founded in 1843, by Mason & Lawrence (Amos A.), and in 1860 the firm-name of Lawrence & Co. was adopted. The honored head of the house, Mr. Amos A. Lawrence, died in August, 1886, after a lengthy and useful career, and was succeeded by his son, Mr. Amory A. Lawrence, together with Messrs. Alfred Ray, Fred. W. Haynes, Henry S. Howe and Henry C. Everett, who form the present firm. The business premises comprise the ground Moor, basement and sub-basement, each measuring 40 x 175 feet, where is carried a very heavy and complete stock from which to fill current orders. Few houses in the metropolis have daily transactions of such magnitude and involving such transfers of goods as has this concern. Orders are filled both from here and from the mills, and the trade is immense and influential throughout the length and breadth of the United States, large quantities of goods being also disposed of to exporters. A corps of forty clerks and salesmen are kept bus}' in this city, while salesrooms are likew ise operated ai Boston, Philadelphia and Chicago. Messrs. Lawrence. Howe and Everett reside in Boston, while Messrs. Ray and Haynes are resident partners in this city. 322 f NEW YORK?-f894,»> ECONOMY CLEAN TOWEL SUPPLY COMPANY, Clias. A. Maurice, Manager, No. 19 Park Place. — One of the most unique industries of tlie times, as well as one o[ the most useful, is that of the supply of clean towels and adjuncts. The originator of this enterprise was Mr. Chas. A. Maurice, who conceived the idea in 1885, when he established business in this city, and he has since conducted flourishing operations in carrying out his excellent scheme. Mr. Maurice conducts business under the title of the Economy Clean Towel Supply Company, and his facilities are of the most complete character for the purpose of satis- factorily meeting the wants of his customers. He has two fine teams daily employed in carrying fresh supplies to banks, offices and stores in all parts of the city. He furnishes subscribers a complete toilet cabinet, together with comb and brush, soap dish, toilet soap and a regular supply of cleau towels, at the following low prices : Four towels a week, 75 cents a month ; six towels a week, $\ a month. Blacking stands, polishers, daubers and blacking are furnished for 25 cents additional. First-class service is assured all patrons. Orders may be sent by telephone, call "180, Cortlandt." BISSELL CARPET SWEEPER COMPANY, Grand Rapids, Mich., T. W. Williams, Manager Eastern and Export Department, No. 103 Chambers Street — The articles manufactured by this company are in all respects the most perfect and effective and in every way meritorious contrivances for the purposes intended ever devised. They are made in fifty different designs, and in an assortment of styles and sizes, and at prices that meet the whole range of requirement. The Bissell carpet sweepers have been on the market now some twenty years, and have world-wide celebrity. Melville A. Bissell, the founder of this flourishing enterprise, saw the need of a good carpet sweeper, and proceeded to supply it. He soon produced and secured letters patent on the only sweepers that actually sw r ept, and by his energy and 1 894, » 323 hands of his brother-in-law, Mr. George M. Ness, Jr., as manager of the estate. The premises utilized are amply spacious and commodious, and thoroughly equipped with special machinery, tools and appliances, and with every convenience for the transaction of business, while steady em- ployment is furnished a full force of skilled hands. A complete assortment of stencils, alphabetical dies and seal presses is kept constantly on hand, and all orders are promptly filled at the very lowest prices. Mr. Ness is a young man, a native and resident of Brooklyn, and highly esteemed in commercial circles. WILLIAM A. FORCE & CO., Manufacturers and Patentees of Rail- road and Commercial Dating Stamps. Seal Presses, Dating and Time Stamps, Consecutive Numbering Machines, Etc., No. 59 Beekman Street. — The leading and best-known house engaged in the manufacture and sale of specialties and novelties in this line in New York is that of Messrs. William A. Force & Co., whose factory is at Nos. 63 to 71 Clymer Street, Brooklyn. This firm are ex- tensive manufacturers and dealers in metal and rubber stamps, numbering machines, railroad and commercial dating stamps, seals, wax seals, stencils, steel stamps, shoe-lining markers, ticket punches, type printers, pocket stamps, check punches, pads, inks, etc. The business was founded in 1873 by Mr. William A. Force, and in 1892 the present firm was organized by the admission of Mr. Harry D. Dye to partner- ship. The firm make a leading specialty of consecutive numbering machines. Their auto- matic "Paragon" is constructed to print con- tinuously, consecutively and duplicating. The Lever " Paragon" represents the same elements of construction, but the movement of changing the number is controlled by the lever instead of being automatic. The Haney Typograph Num. f berer numbers in consecutive order at each impression of the printing press, and does the work with absolute precision and uniformity. All Haney typograph numberers are guaranteed free from imperfections, and to accomplish, in a manner not excelled by any other device, the work of automatic consecutive numbering in connection with type on cylinder and job printing presses. Many of the leading business houses in this city and throughout the country secure their supplies of this house. Mr. Force is a native of England, who came to America in 1870, while Mr. Dye is a Philadelphian by birth, and both are gentlemen of large experience, wide acquaintance ami high repute in the business world. 324 «NEW YORK^1894,» CA. ZOEBISCH & SONS, Importers of and Wholesale Dealers in Musi- cal Instruments, Strings, Etc., No. 19 Murray Street. — One of the most enterprising and progressive houses engaged in this branch of commerce in New York is that of Messrs. C. A. Zoebisch & Sons, who are extensive importers of and wholesale dealers in musical instruments, strings, etc., handling everything in this line save pianos and organs, and making a specialty of C. F. Martinet Co. 's celebrated guitars. The business was founded in 1842, by Mr. C. A. Zoebisch, who is probably the oldest music dealer in the trade in New York. He brought to bear upon the business a wide range of practical experience, acquired in Germany, as a manufacturer of brass instruments, which industry he carried on here for many years with great success. His son, Mr. Clement T. Zoebisch, was ad- mitted to partnership in 187(5, and the firm have of late years devoted their time to the importation and sale of guitars, brass and German silver band instruments, violin strings, flutes, piccolos, clarinets and the best makes of French, German and Italian musical instruments. The Martin guitars have been for over sixty years, and are still, the only reliable instruments used by all first-class professionals and amateurs throughout the country. They enjoy a world-wide reputation, and testimonials could be added from the best solo players ever known. They still stand without a rival in America or Europe. Other specialties handled by this firm are " Bessou," " Cour- tois '' and " Distin " styles, patent light piston valve cornets and band in- struments; genuine " Meyer" flutes and piccolos, " Berteling" clarinets and flutes, A. W. White's chin rests, " Rogers" best drum heads, Boehm Mutes, etc. Jobbers and retailers are supplied on the most favorable terms, and their trade is large throughout the United States, while large quantities of Ameri- can goodsare exported to England and Europe. The honored senior partner is a native of Germany, while the son was born in this city; and the two com- bine ripe experience and vigorous enterprise to form a firm of commanding influence. HWERLEMANN. Agent for H. Pieper, Liege, Belgium, Firearms, Nos. 97 and !)!) Reade Street.— Few, if any, among the mauufac- turers of firearms in Continental Europe are better known than H. Pieper, of Liege, Belgium. He is a famous gunmaker, and his productions are noted for accuracy of aim, finish and general excellence. The rifles, guns, revolvers, barrels, etc., manufactured by him are of a distinctly superior cnaracter, and are not surpassed by any on the market. He has two large factories, one at Liege, Belgium, devoted to manufacture of firearms, and another at Nessonvent, Belgium, devoted to manufacture of barrels, and has first-class productive facilities. He em- ploys a large number of expert workmen, and can warrant every article turned out in his establishment. H. Pieper has been represented in New York since 1886, by H. Werlemann, who is a native of Belgium, and has been in this city for the past fifteen years. He is a man of energy and thorough experience in the business, commanding the respect of the trade, and has built up a large trade throughout the United States. The quarters occupied by him are spacious and commodious, and an efficient staff is employed. Mr. Werlemann carries a large and fine stock, which includes guns of every pattern, fowling-pieces, pistols and rifles. The trade is supplied by him on the most favorable terms, and all orders will receive prompt and personal attention. WM. II . GRAHAM, Racing Goods. No. 123 Chambers Street.— A leading house engaged in the manufacture of racing goods is that of Mr. Wm. H. Graham, which was originally founded in Brooklyn by Messrs. Hairing & Camp, and in 1891 Mr. Graham became sole proprietor and removed to this city. This gentle- man was born in Yorkshire, England, but has resided in this country since his eleventh year, and he has now rounded his half century of life. As a business man he commands the respect of all who know him, and is noted for his sterling integrity and upright methods of conducting all transactions. Mr. Graham occupies excellent business quarters, employs a force of skilled workmen, and manufactures a superior line of racing saddles, bridles, speed cut boots, bandages, robes, clothing, linseys and horse clothing for running-horses exclusively. These goods are known as being of standard value among turfmen and stable owners. They are manufactured from the best materials and in the most finished style of the skilled workman's art. The trade of the house extends to all parts of the United States. M SLATER, Manufacturer of Band Instruments. No. 56 Vesey Street. — Among the old established and most widely known houses en- > gaged in the manufacture and importation of band and other instruments, that of M. Slater easily takes a first place. Mr. Slater, who was born in England, came to this country when a boy, and has since resided in New York. He embarked in his present line of business in 1859, in premises located on Broadway, where he remained until 1888, when he removed to the commodious quarters at preseut occupied by him. Here he utilizes two floors, each 25x100 feet in dimensions, and which are well adapted for the purposes of the business. The manufacturing de- partments are well equipped with modern machines and appliances, ana twenty-five skilled instrument makers are employed. In the neatly ap- pointed salesroom an extensive display is made of the productions of the house, as well as of band and other musical instruments representative of the best European and American makers. Mr. Slater is agent for S. S. Stewart's banjo, American guitars and mandolins. He issues a voluminous illustrated catalogue, and bandmasters and all who are interested in musical clubs and organisations should write for one. * NEW YORJO-1894, * 325 AD. CLAY, Manufacturer of Canvas Feed Bags for Horses ; Truck ami Horse Covers, Etc., No. 445 Canal Street.— One of the thoroughly representative houses in this city is that so successfully conducted by Mr. A. I). Clay, as a manufacturer of canvas feed bags for horses, also truck and horse covers, horse clothing and oiled goods. This enterprise was inaugurated here in 1884, and has taken a representative position in its line throughout the country. In his specialty of safety fee 1 hags for horses Mr. Clay has won a high prestige and wide- spread patronage. By the use of these bags horses will not waste the oats, and at the same time will enjoy their feed. The bag is perfectly ventilated and has a pocket working on a spring, which prevents the oats from falling out. These bags are made with either plain wood bottom, leather bottom, iron-clad patent steel bottom, excelsior steel, extra leather or wood bottom, and are unequaled for utility and durability by anything of the kind in t he market. Mr. Clay also manufactures a full line of oiled sheeting, oiled drill, oiled duck and oiled canvas horse covers; oiled aprons for wagons, canvas wagon and truck covers, horse clothing of all kinds, oiled goods for all uses, halters, blankets, etc. The trade is supplied by the dozen ou the most liberal terms. Mr. Clay is a native of New York State and an experienced and practical manufacturer. WM BARTELS, Importer and Dealer in Foreign and Domestic Birds, No. ICO Greenwich Street. — New York is cosmopolitan not only in the composite character of its population, but like- wise as a central point of contact of the whole animal kingdom of the entire world. The establishment of Mr. William Bart els demonstrates this fact in most unequivocal manner. The visitor there will he confronted with between 5,000 and 6,000 parrots, for instance, from Pine Islands, West India, and his ears will be regaled with the chirping of nearly 2.000 canary birds imported from the Hartz Mountains, in Germany, besides other warblers of the same species from Antwerp, Rotterdam, Parisaud England, ami feathered songsters from Austria. Hungary and every region accessible to hunter and trapper. In fact, the whole feathered and winged world is tributary to him, as his agents are continuously seeking specimens and material for him in the forests of Venezuala, Costa Rica, Mexico and Brazil, and wherever else they are to be found. The cost of such exploitation is not considered until after a successful result has been attained. Mr. Battels is probably the most famous wholesale and retail dealer in imported and domestic birds in the United States. The stocking of aquariums and supplying of gold fish, etc., for fountains, is also in the line of his business, and he has always ou hand a large variety of birdcages of every desirable pattern. Mr. Bartels was born in Braunschweig, Ger- many, and came to the United States in 1868. The outside relationships of the business he speedily established here compelled him, in order to respond to the general demand, to open several branch stores, 'li- establishment at No. 49 Chartres Street, New Orleans, has been in operation for uiueteeu years. That at No. 615 Smithtield Street, Pittsburgh, Pa., was opened two years ago. and another at No. 15 Court Street Buffalo, N. Y., one year ago. In his New York store he keeps continuously occupied a staff of between tifteeu and twenty men. REHM & CO., Manufacturers, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Bunt- ing Flags, Awnings and Tents, No. 157 Fulton Street, near Broad- way. — Tins firm turn out a superior class of work and are thoroughly reliable, every article leaving their place being war- ranted as to make and material, and the prices charged by them are always reasonable. Their establishment is spacious and commodious, and they have first-class facilities. They sell at wholesale and retail, and can offer inducements to the trade. This prosperous business was established about a quarter of a century ago by Edwin R. Bertine, who was succeeded in 1889 by the present proprietors. The firm is composed of Carl Rehm and George E. Koch. Both are men of practical skill and thorough experience, ami have been connected with this concern from the start. They occupy four floors and basement, with office and show-room on the ground tloor, and employ from twenty to twenty-five hands. The office is connected by telephone, call, " Cortlandt, 70." They carry a very large and line stock, which includes bunting flags of every description, American ensigns of all sizes, yacht and ship flags of various designs, awnings, etc. Flags, awnings, tents, etc., are made to order on short notice, and perfect satisfaction is assured. The firm can furnish anything in the line above noted as low as is consistent with quality of material and workmanship. CHARLES GATES, Hats and Umbrellas Nos. 70 Barclay and 229 Greenwich Streets. — The business of this house was originally founded forty-two years ago, and in 1865 Mr. G. W. Holmes became the proprietor. Mr. Gates was for a long time a clerk in the estab- lishment, and in 188-1 he succeeded Mr. Holmes in the ownership. The business has always been conducted at the same address, and is one of the best-known stores of the kind in the city. The premises occupied are amply commodious and equipped with all facilities for the prompt handling of a brisk trade. The large stock carried is of the most complete character, and embraces everything stylish and seasonable in derbys, soft felt hats, silk hats and caps, for men's and boys' wear, and there is also a fine line of alpaca, gloria and silk umbrellas. Mr. Gates is a native-born New Yorker and a thoroughly experienced business man who enjoys the esteem of all who know him. 326 * NEW YORK?- 1 894, * FULLER'S PATERSON EXPRESS, General Forwarders and Transfer Agents, General Office, New York, Nos. 210, 218 and 230 Duaue Street.— Merchants, manufacturers and business men generally in- terested in shipping freight and merchandise do not need to be told of the value of a well-organized concern, capable of performing promptly and well general forwarding and trucking work. In New York such a concern is of especial value to the community, and in this connection we desire to refer here to that old-established and reliable concern, Fuller's Paterson Express, of which Messrs. E. W. Guindonaud J. H. Berdan are the enterprising proprietors. The firm's offices and freight sheds in New York are at the above address, corner of West Street, while those in Pa'erson, N. J., are at the corner of Market street and the Erie Railroad. This extensive business was established in 1 SGI) by the Erie Railway Company, Mr. Fuller being the manager in charge of it. In 1872 it was purchased from the rail- way company by Messrs. Fuller, Guindon and Berdan, the partnership between them being dissolved in 1882 by the withdrawal of Mr. Fuller from the firm. The business has since been conducted by Messrs Guindon and Berdan, and with ever increasing success. They employ about one hun- dred men, and utilize a large number of horses, and many trucks, vans, wagons, etc. They attend carefully to all kinds of teaming and trucking between New York and Paterson, forwarding and transferring merchandise and other freight, making a specialty of the transfer of machinery. They employ only careful drivers and workmen, and everything is handled with the utmost care. They are prompt in attending to orders, handling and delivering freight to and from depots, steamer landings and warehouses, while their charges are very moderate. The firm are prepared to make contracts with manufacturers and merchants for handling and forwarding merchandise by the year, or in any manner to suit customers. Messrs. Guindon and Berdan are honorable, energetic and popular business men. TS. BUCK, Inventor and Sole Manufacturer of the Patent Flexible Hand Stamp, also Buck's Patent Flexible and Spring Type Hold- ers, No. 58 John Street. — During recent years there has been great improvement in hand stamps, and the desideratum would appear to have been reached by T. S. Buck, inventor and sole manufacturer of the Patent Flexible Hand Stamp, which is a triumph of skill in its way. This is in all respects the most perfect, effective and superior article for the purposes intended ever placed on the market, and is in extensive and growing use throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. It has distinct features of merit, and, unlike all others, will print on any surface, either flat, uneven, concave, convex or yielding, such as pasteboard boxes, etc. It is simple and durable, and will do its work neatly, rapidly and effectively. Mr. Buck is also manufacturer of Buck's Patent Flexible and Spring Type Holders, rubber type, price ticket figures, etc., and all his productions are noted for their excellence. He occupies spacious premises, equipped with steam power, etc., and employs a number of hands. He has first-class facilities, and can turn out anything in the line of rubber stamps, etc., to order on short notice. Lowest prices are quoted to dealers and export merchants, and all orders receive prompt and personal attention. Mr. Buck was born in Illinois, and has been in this city since 1881. He is a man of skill and ingenuity, and during the five j'ears he has been established in business here has been highly successful. NEW YORK STENCIL WORKS, Office and Store, No. 100 Nassau Street. — The most extensive establishment of the kind in this city, or, indeed, in the United States, is the New York Stencil Works, whose factories are at Nos. 98, 100 and 102 Nassau Street. This enter- prising concern was established in 18(58, and incorporated in 1882 under the State laws of New York. The company are the largest manufac- turers of steel type for typewriters and paient rubber-faced telegraph type wheels in the world, and are also patentees and sole manufacturers of patent revolving stencil alphabets and figures, and manufacturers of the follow ing specialties: Steel letters and figures for the hardware trade, brass and iron dies and box plates for printing on wood, stencil plates of every descrip- tion, burning brands, seals of all kinds, rubber and metal stamps, number- ing machines, check protectors, baggage checks, key checks, steel stamps, brass labels, ribbon stamps, steel type, brass type, stencil dies, steel dies, stencil brushes, inks and materials, revolving steel stamping figure wheels, railroad seals, rubber type, soap dies and stamps. Fifty hands are employed in the well-equipped factories, and besides the production of the goods mentioned die sinking and general engraving is executed to order. WILLIAM B. YOLGER, B. G. Volger. Manager, Sole Manufacturer the "Excelsior" Raised Surface Stamp Pad, No. 32 Cortlandt Street. —At this address Mr. Volger conducts a flourishing bus- iness as sole manufacturer of the "Excelsior" stamp pad and stamp inks. The "Excelsior" Raised Surface Stamp Pad is always ready for use, and is the acme of perfection as required in a produc- tion of the kind. It is made in six standard colors, and neither heat, cold, or pounding will affect it. The fame of this pad has become widespread, and the demands for it come not only from all parts of the United States, 'nit also from Canada, Australia, Spanish America and all sections of Europe. The same demand comes for the firm's stamp inks, which are of t he most superior quality. This enterprise was founded in 1884, by Mr. B. G. Volger, and in 1 -'89 he was succeeded by his brother, Mr. William B. Volger, but B. G. Volger remains as general manager. These gentlemen were born in Charleston, S. C, and since coming to New York have become very popu- larly known here Besides the specialties above mentioned, he is New York agent for the celebrated "Matchless Metal Polish." a very superior article. A large stock is cairied and orders are promptly filled. «NEW YORK- 1 894, *■ 327 J II. EYLES, Manufacturer of Cloak and Clothing House Furniture, and General Woodworker, No. 122 Worth Street —The vvood- t working establishment of Mr. John II. Eyles, with whic h we bave now specially to deal, is an adjunct or an outgrowth of the cloak and clothing manufacture, winch ranks as one of the leading fac- tors in the commerce of the metropolis. While doing a general woodwork- ing business Mr. Eyles has, ever since he started in 1859, devoted special attention to the manufacture of cloak and clothing house furniture, and in this special line it is conceded by all that he stands at the head. He has in his time turned out more of this class of work than any other house in New York, more, in fact, than all the other woodworking establishments now in New York combined, and he is the iuveutor and the only manufacturer of a number of valuable specialties, among which should be mentioned a table that drops on both sides. It is made in all sizes, with bright tops or covered with felt. It can be set at any angle, and holds fast at any position. For exhibiting cloaks, shawls, blankets, furs, or any kind of clothing these tables have no superior, and they are now used by the leading dealers and manufacturers all over the United States. In the smaller sizes they are also adapted for household purposes because of the various changes of position possible, and are used as card-tables or for general purposes in the sitting- room, dining-room, kitchen or laundry. Racks of all description form another specialty, and white wood cutting tables and long knife tables are made to order. All these goods are made in the best and strongest manner of seasoned material and are well finished. Mr. Eyles has a gold medal presented to him by the Paris Academy of Inventors, but a still more flatter- ing tribute to the value of his inventions and the excellence of his work is their general use by dealers and manufacturers everywhere. Besides these special lines Mr. Eyles does steam scroll sawing and wood turning of every description. The premises occupied comprise a three-story building, cover- ing a ground space of 85 x 21 feet. These premises are equipped with every facility and a full steam power plant, giving employment to six expert work- men. The trade now extends all over the United States and Canada, and the mailorder department is an important feature. It is worthy of note here that Mr. Eyles has many customers whom he has supplied since he started, in 1859. Mr. Eyles served for five years and three months in the New York Volunteer Fire Department. He is a native of England, but has been a resident of Brooklyn for many years, and is a member of the Masonic order. HJ. MILLIIAUSER, Shirt Maker and Men's Furnisher, No. 5 William Street. — Since 1875 Mr. H. J. Millhauser has been prominently identified with the trade in the finest grades of gentlemen's fur- nishing goods. He occupies a commodious store, which is neatly fitted up and stocked to repletion with everything in the line of gent's furnishings, including a fine line of the newest shades and patterns for spring and summer wear, the most beautiful assortment of ties and cravats, possessing the most tasteful and correct combinations of colors, white and ornamental colored linen handkerchiefs, silk merino and lamb's wool underwear, shirts and collars, gloves and suspenders, canes and sticks, the best makes of imported and domestic umbrellas, and all the choicest im- portations in fine furnishings and outrittings. These are olTered to custo- mers at prices which are eminently fair and equitable, and competition is challenged as regards both quality and novelty of goods. Shirts are here made to order of the very best material, and warranted to be a perfect fit. Mr. Millhauser is a native of Georgia, a resident of Mt. Vernon, N. Y., and a popular member of the Mt. Vernon Club. GEORGE FREYGANG, American and Foreign Pharmacy, Drugs, Medicines and Chemicals, Wholesale and Retail, No. 131 West Broadway, between White and Walker Streets. — There is no line of commercial industry requiring more technical and professional skill and accuracy than that of the druggist and pharmacist, and in order to conduct the business properly it requires not only close applica- tion and study, but a wide range of experience. The druggists of the great city of New York comprise a creditable feature of the city's business repre- sentation, and many of our most reliable and popular citizens are engaged in the trade. A well-known, long-established and prosperous house is that of Mr. George Freygang, whose American and foreign pharmacy has be- come an old landmark to the profession, beddes maintaining the highest of reputations as a depot of the best and purest supplies for the trade. This enterprise was founded originally in 1836, over two score years ago, by Mr. Fortenbacb, who was followed by Fortenbach, Wiskeinan iV. Co., who con- tinued in control until 1800, when they were succeeded by Gustav Freygang. His retirement, in 1870, was followed by Mr. L. Riederer, who, in 1883, sold out to Mr. George Freygang, who was brought up in the profession and is a graduate from the New York College of Pharmacy, and under whose enter- prising management and direction the trade has grown to its present volume and importance. The premises occupied are spacious ami commodious, em- bracing an entire building, 25 x 100 feet in dimensions, admirably fitted up with all modern conveniences and appliances peculiar to the business, in- cluding a specially fitted up laboratory for the careful and correct com- pounding of physicians' prescriptions and family receipts, written in any language, and in which none but thoroughly qualified assistants are em- ployed. The fixtures also include a fine soda-water fountain, handsome show cases, etc. A full and complete stock of fresh and pure drugs is con- stantly carried, embracing extracts, tinctures and medical preparations of his own production, chemicals, proprietary remedies of well-known merit and reputation, toilet and druggists' fancy goods, perfumeries, nursery articles and, in fact, everything in the line of goods pertaining to this busi- ness. Mr. Freygang is a native and resilient of this city, a young man of rare business and professional ability, honorable in his dealings, an I highly esteemed. 4f NEW YORK^f894, **• Wm fm — Wjr Jf+J/w/gmt /r* r^'A^tll^ tiff* ^^Site^^ ill m ' ^•--^lY**'^ ^ *-* fc-* u . & 2 w Q W J Z 5 £ CO Q > z H < s > s < a g CD w « B OS o u «NEW YORK- T 894, » 329 GW. DONNELLY, Public .Accountant and Auditor, No. 5 Pine Street.— This gentleman is among the foremost in his profession, and fully sustains the reputatiou he enjoys. He is an expert in his line, and does a large amount of work, numbering in his clientele some of our leading merchants, manufacturers, finan- ciers, lawyers, etc., and his patronage gives evidence of Steady increase. Mr. G. W. Donnelly was formerly of Yaldeu, Brooks & Donnelly for five years, and was connected with this business for seven years previous, and later was established in business for himself. He is a native of this city, and a man of skill and ability, with a minute and technical knowledge of all matters pei tabling to accountancy and auditing, and is Auditor of the American Association of Public Accountants. Mr. Donnelly has a well- ordered office in the Schermerhorn Building, and employs several assist- ants. He is prepared to make examination of accounts on short notice, and can guarantee the fullest satisfaction. Books are written up by him, and balance-sheets made out in the most prompt and reliable manner. New sets of books are opened for merchants and business men generally in ac- cordance with the most approved system, and particular attention is given to straightening out complicated accounts. In short, accounting and auditing in all branches are attended to by him on reasonable terms. AL. COCHRAN, Pharmacy, No. 23 Beaver Street.— This gentleman was for three years previous to opening this house engaged as a manufacturer of Calisaya Extract and medicine chests for vessels, and enjoys a reputation of the most enviable character. He com- menced operations at the present location in 1894, having gradu- ated from the New York College of Pharmacy in 1892, and studied with J. D. McAuliff, of New York. The store occupied is provided with everv ap- pliance and convenience, and presents at all times a highly tasteful and inviting appearance. The stock is large and fresh, embracing a full and complete assortment of pure drugs and chemicals, fancy r goods, toilet ar- ticles, pharmaceutical preparations, standard proprietary medicines and druggists' sundries. A specialty is made of medicine chests for vessels. Mr. A. L Cochran is a native of Massachusetts, but has been a resident of New York for the past eleven years.. JOHN J. MoCARTHY, House and Sign Painter, Interior Decorator, No. 25 Chambers Street.— Mr. McCarthy established business here in 1864, and has always sustained a reputation for superior work. The premises occupied comprise two floors, 23 x 50 feet in dimensions, thoroughly equipped with all the appliances required in the business. From eighteen to twenty men are constantly employed, and all work is done promptly and in a satisfactory manner. Mr. McCarthy is an expert interior decorator, and graining, marbling, kalsomiuing and glazing is executed here, besides sign painting of every description. The artistic manner in which this work is done by Mr. McCarthy has brought him a very extensive trade, which is rapidly increasing, and he numbers among his customers very many of the largest houses throughout the city and vicinity. The work in the Standard and Broadway Theatres was done by Mr. McCarthy, who employs Union men only and advocates eight hours a day. He is a promi- nent member of the Master Painters' Association and the American Legion of Honor. THE KLEENOLO COMPANY, Manufacturers of "Kleonolo," Nos. 1 19 Church, 102 Chambers and 32 Warren Streets. — Among the many preparations for easing the work of the housewife on washing and house-cleaning days, that known as " Klcenolo" lias gained a celebrity that insures for it a permanent demand and universal use. From its first introduction to the public this article has met with popular favor, and the demand for additional supplies caused the Kleenolo Company to be organized, in 1894, to manufacture it on a more extensive scale, and the operations of this company have been attended with the most marked success. The company was incorporated uuderthe laws of the Stateof New York, with a capital of $ 12,500, and is officered as follows, viz., Eugene Schmolle, presi- dent ; M. S. Godfrey, vice-president; Frederick L. Harral, treasurer; W. Wright Harral, Jr., secretary. " Kleenolo's " usefulness and effectiveness in cleaning paint, marble, etc., has been firmly es- i tarnished, and its cleansing properties are ac- m W S~% knowledged to be superior to any other powder; <-JTx if and that it does its work quickly to the gratiri- /\f(^(}f1<$B'$ cation and comfort of housewives, has been t thoroughly demonstrated time and time again. So thoroughly and effectively have its claims for superiority been demonstrated to the practical mind that it is used in the leading hotels of this city, as well as the principal office buildings, hospitals, railroad and steamship companies, etc., and wherever used it is highly recommended. '• Kleenolo" is put up in all-sized packages, from a pound to a barrel, and is sold direct to consumers. In working qualities and general effectiveness one pound of "Kleenolo" is equal to two of any other powder— a statement which is capable of practical demonstration to all — while it will remove spots from clothing, which no other powder will do. For cleaning floors of marble, wood or iron, for washing clothes or cleaning silver, glass or crockery, and especially' for general kitchen use, a tablespoonful of "Kleenolo" to a gallon of water gives better results than can be obtained by twice that quantity of any other powder; while for cleaning paint, varnish or woodwork a teaspoon- ful to a similar quantity of water gives equally' satisfactory results. A trial of this powder will convince the most skeptical of its utility, and wili fully sustain all claims made for it by the proprietors. 330 * NEW YORK- t 894, * JOHN H. MEEKER, Dealer in Works of Art, Designer aud Manufac- turer of Artistic Picture Frames, No. 156 Broad way, between Liberty Street and Maiden Lane — A prominent house in tins city that has had an interesting and creditable history and a most prosperous career, covering a period of about thirty-four years, is that of Mr. John H. Meeker. This gentleman was for twenty-eight years engaged in this business on Nassau Street, and removed to the present location in 1891. The premises occupied comprise a store of ample dimensions, with two rooms in the rear used as galleries for oil and water-color paintings. The salesroom is well arranged, aud nicely and appropriately furnished, all necessary facilities being present for the satisfactory handling of affairs. A large stock of beautiful and useful goods is carried, embracing drawing in- struments, etc., also a large and choice selection of views; in fact, all kinds of pictures, except portraits, can be obtained here at prices to suit the means of all classes of customers Mr. Meeker also designs and manufactures picture frames, his work in this line being truly artistic and unexcelled in this city. The different lines are kept in full assortment, and only the best productions are shown. Mr. Meeker is a native of New York City, in the active prime of life, and widely and favorably known. WEST & CO., Tailors, No. 33 New Street.— There are few mer- chant tailors in New York who are better known among first* chiss customers, or who enjoy a higher reputation for fine work, than the firm of West & Co. Mr. West has had a wide experi- ence in the business. From 1N64 to 1871 he was engaged in business as a merchant tailor, in Providence. It. I., which city he had made his home on coming here from England. In 1871 he removed to Boston, where he established himself as a jobber in woolens, but being burned out there, he made a brief business experiment in New York, returning, how- ever, in 1875, to his business of merchant tailor in Providence. In 1890 he moved permanently to New York, and took up his present location in the heart of the banking and Stock Exchange element of the city. He is a prac- tical cutter and master of his work in all its branches. Through the con- nections he formed while in the jobbing business he still retains his relation- ship with manufacturers of high-class woolen cloths in England, aud im- ports direct whole rolls of cloth, from 55 to 60 yards in length — a class of investment into which no other custom tailor in this community ventures. The firm occupy a well-appointed store, provided with complete aud perfect facilities, where three cutters and forty hands are constantly employed. Every garment leaving the establishment is warranted as to style, cut, finish and fabric, while perfect fit is assured. The assortment of goods kept in stock embraces all the latest novelties in fashionable cloths, fancy cassi- meres, serges, checks, plaids and suitings, from which the most fastidious in dress can make selection. The trade of the house is permanent, relating to a wealthy class of citizens. Mr. West's junior partner is Mr. G. W. Denver, an expert in the business, who has been with him since the opening of the New York establishment. JOHN DRESCHER & CO., Manufacturers' Agents, Mouldings, Picture Frames, Easels, Pictures, Etc , No. 7 Barclay Street. — The house of Messrs. John Drescher & Co. is one of the largest establishments of its kind in New York. Its inception dates from 1889, when it was founded by the firm of Drescher & Schlesiuger, of which Mr. John Drescher was the senior member, and which was dissolved in September, 1894. Mr. Drescher then formed his present partnership with Mr. George W. Bogen, under the firm name of John Drescher & Co. The premises utilized are very desirably located, opposite the Astor House, and are of spacious dimensions, handsomely fitted up and appointed, and all modern con- veniences and facilities are at hand. Messrs. Drescher & Co. are the local representatives of many of the leading manufacturing concerns in the country engaged in the production of room and picture mouldings, frames, easels and kindred art goods, of which they have always a heavy stock on" hand. Their goods are unrivalled for elegance, finish and uniform excel- lence, and are the embodiment of artistic workmanship. The firm also carry an extensive and carefully-selected assortment of pictures, engrav- ings, etchings, paintings, photographs, photo-engravings, chromos, oleo- graphs, and other works of art. The trade is with jobbers and retailers. Mr. Drescher is the active manager of the business, and to his able efforts is due the success that has been achieved. LOUIS MAYER, Manufacturer of Mouldings, Picture Frames, Framed Pictures, Etc., No. 414 Broadway - , near Canal Street. — This gentle- man has been established since 1879, and turns out very fine work, his productions being unexcelled in beauty of design or elegance of finish. Louis Mayer was born and brought up in New York, and is a man of skill and thorough practical experience in this business. He is manufacturer of handsome room mouldings and beautiful picture frames, and importer of and dealer in engravings, etchings, oil paintings and chromos. He handles a great variety of pictures and carries a splendid assortment, and sells at wholesale and retail, having a large city and out-of- town trade. Mr. Mayer occupies four 30 x 100-foot floors, and has first-class facilities here. The several departments are well equipped and a skilled force is employed in the concern. An exceedingly large aud very fine stock is carried, including everything in mouldings and picture frames, together with framed pictures, etc., and the trade is supplied on the most favorable terms. He can quote lowest prices, and all orders receive prompt and per- sonal attention. Mouldings and frames are made to order by him also in any desired style on short notice, aud perfect satisfaction is assured. * NEW YORK- t 894, » 331 BOGERT 9, and incor- porated in 1891. The officers of the company are: Messrs. E. B. llanes, president; R. H. Bogert, treasurer, and A. E. Tattle, secretary. The business of the company is the collecting, for sale to the public, of postage stamps, etc , the specialty being rare stamps. It is affiliated by membership with Philatelical societies and other similar organizations, and through its connections is enabled to secure specimens of stamps from all the countries of the world. It carries a large and valuable stock representing every issue of the United States from that of 1847, and its collection is conceded to be the largest and finest in this country. Lists of valuable stamps, with prices, will be furnished on application, and all orders are tilled immediately on receipt. Colle tors owning duplicates can exchange for specimens not in their possesion on terms that cannot fail to be satisfactory. The company has large offices most eligibly located on the ground floor of the New York Tribune Building, covering 1,500 feet of floor surface, where six salesmen are constantly employed. Its trade extends everywhere in the civilized world, and is of correspondingly extensive proportions. WE H. HOFFMANN, Awnings, Tents, Flags, Hammocks and Oiled Covers, No 154 West Broadway. — Of the many establish- ments of its kind in New York, there is none better known in the trade, or whose goods are in greater demand, than that of Mr. Win. II. Hoffmann, manufacturer of awnings of every description, tents, flags, hammocks, oiled covers, etc. Mr. Hoffmann, who was born in Germany, has had a long practical experience in this branch, and embarked in business for himself in 1870, when he founded bis present house. He soon obtained a large trade through the superior quality of his goods aud the uniform excellence and thoroughness of his work. Mr. Hoffmann occupies spacious premises, comprising two floors, a basement and roof, each of which has an area of 25 x 00 feet. They are well appointed and fitted up, and are equipped in the several departments with the best perfected machines, tools and appliances known to the industry, anda force of experienced assistants are employed. The range of production embraces the manufacture of awnings of all kinds, for stores, hotels, church and theatre entrances, private dwellings, etc , also tents in all shapes and sizes, flags and bunting, hammocks, oiled covers for horses, wagons and merchan- dise, etc., etc., and the output is very large. A heavy stock is constantly kept on hand, and orders by mail or otherwise are promptly attended to. The trade of the house extends all over the United States. The prices are always moderate, while the goods are generally considered as among the best on the market. Mr Hoffmann is sole manufacturer of the '• Hoffmann Improved Spring Boiler Awning " He is a resident of New York and u popular business man and citizen. HENRY & CO., Henry F. Goetz, Proprietor, Photographers No. Ill Nassau Street.— The business so successfully conducted by Mr. Henry F Goetz was established in 1879 by Henry & Co., the present proprietor succeeding to the control in 1890. This gentle- man is a skilled practical artist, having had many years' experience in the business. He makes a specialty of photographing machinery, and in this line has been eminently successful. His premises are spacious and commodious and admirably arranged and furnished, being complete in all their appointments. Mr. Goetz is prepared to photograph buildings and scenery also, as well as machinery, aud to make photos on wood for all artistic purposes, and his terms are extremely reasonable. Six experienced assistants are employed, orders coming from all parts of the United States. Mr. Goetz was the originator of the firm of Henry & Co., and is thoroughly experienced in all details of this business INDIA TEA COMPANY, Importers of Teas, Chinese and Japanese Goods, No. 60 Barclay Street. — This business was established in 1890 by Mr. J. L. Barry, under the above name, and by his able manage- ment he has built up the business to a foremost position among the houses of this kind in the country. The India Tea Company are direct importers of teas, Chinese and Japanese goods of every description, and have representatives in Yokohama, Kobe, Shanghai and Ceylon, who are con- stantly on the lookout for curiosities and odd and artistic works which may be found in these old and curious countries. In their emporiums of art and curiosity a full line of samples of the finest teas and Chinese aud Japanese goods of every description, as well as rare article:' from all over the world, arc displayed for inspection and the accommodation of the trade. The company pays special attention to rare and artistic articles that will satisfy the most critical and fastidious collector and artist, and the place has now gained the reputation of being a resort of the artistic world Of the metropolis of America, while prices are moderate, as their aim is to give in every case the very best value for the money. Here can be found articles worthy of gracing the boudoir or parlor, and all who rely upon the good taste and judgment of this house are sure of being perfectly suited in every detail. Mr. J. L Barry, the president of the company, under whose able manage- ment the house has grown to be a factor in this line in the United States, is a native of New Jersey, and is regarded by all as an authority and expert in this line, and his judgment can stand the criticism of the world. He is a young man of energy and rare ability, aud well and favorably known in business and social circles. 332 * NEW YORK- 1 894, * ALFRED SELLERS & CO., Photo Engravers, and Engravers' Sup- plies, No. 59 Beekman and No. 89 Ann Streets. — No firm in their line in New York maintains a better reputation for skill and relia- bility than this. They do very fine work, and enjoy a large patro- nage. They have first-class facilities, too, and can execute orders in the most expeditious manner. This prosperous business was established about ten years ago by Alfred Sellers, who conducted the same alone up to IS! >4. when he took into partnership A. W. Leslie. Mr. Sellers was born in Eng- land, but has been in this country for a number of years, and Mr. Leslie is a native of New York State. Both are men of pratical skill and thorough experience and give close personal attention to every detail of the business. They occupy spacious and commodious quarters, which are well equipped in all respects, and employ ten to a dozen competent workmen. The firm are manufacturers of zinc and copper plates, Sellers' fine line half-tone pro- cess screen plates, Sellers' enamel process, bank-note and commercial steel plates; also steel and brass monogram dies, visiting, wedding and business card ^plates. They are also dealers in engravers' supplies generally, and carry a full stock. They supply the trade throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico, and send some likewise to Central and South America. Great Britain and Australia. Engravings are made by this firm from all kinds of photographs in the highest style of the art, on short notice, and at reasonable prices. Special attention is given to fine process work, and the utmost satisfaction is assured. A first-class stock of zinc etching and drawing requisites can be found here, finely polished zinc of pure quality for half-tone engraving being a specialty. JS. B1ESECKER, Manufacturers' Agent and Dealer in Dairy and Creamery Supplies, No. 59 Murray Street.— Mr. Biesecker embarked # in this line of business as a manufacturers' agent in 1889, being the first house of the kind established in the city, and has since built up a large and widespread trade, which is steadily and rapidly growing. In 1893 his sales were more than double those of 1892. and those of 1894 cor- respondingly increased. Mr. Biesecker has completely fitted out and equipped some of the largest dairies and creameries in the State of New York, and he also does an extensive trade throughout the New England States. He represents most of the leading manufacturers of this line of goods, and has always an extensive stock on hand. He makes a specialty of milk bottles, and handles everything for the production of milk and but ter, as well as for their purveying, such as milk bottle fillers, boxes, brushes, caps and carriers, butter jars, workers, printers, and shipping boxes; milk cans, can tubs, and can brushes; churns, creameries, cream- vats, scales, separators, milk testing instruments, thermometers and lactometers; strainers, ladles, dippers, aerators, lanterns, horse brushes, currycombs, account books, rennet extract; butter, milk and cheese col- ors; Babcoek milk testers: Pearline and other soap powders, soap scraps, washing soda, Eureka egg crates, Preservaline, and other articles too numerous to mention. Mr. Biesecker has in vented a butter cutter that cuts a tub of butter into squares of a suitable size for table use in five minutes, without squeezing a particle of salt or water therefrom. It is made in three sizes. At the New Jersey State Fair of 1894 he had the grandest ex- hibit of dairy and creamery supplies ever made during that organization's existence, and succeeded in taking thirty first prizes and four seconds, a record unequalled. Mr. Biesecker is a pushing and progressive young man, liberal and honorable in his methods and dealings. GLEN, CAWLEY & CO., Manufacturers of Umbrellas and Parasols, Nos. 387-389 Broadway. — The most extensive establishment in the United States engaged in the umbrella manufacturing indus- try is that of Messrs. Glen, Cawley & Co. The firm are indepen- dent manufacturers, having no connection with any '"combine," and the vast extent of their operations, and their well-perfected facilities enable them to challenge competition and to place their goods before the trade at figures that cannot be underbid. They employ a staff of eight traveling salesmen and the trade supplied extends all over the United States. The business of this house was founded in 1884 by Messrs. S. S. Glen and S. J. Cawley, under the present firm style. These gentlemen have been con- nected with the umbrella manufacturing industry for over thirty years and are fully conversant with all the requirements of the trade. Some time since they admitted to partnership Mr. I. Weinberg, who is also thoroughly familiar with the trade. The premises occupied by the firm comprise four floors, each 40 x SO feet in dimensions. Employment is fur- nished 300 operatives, and umbrellas and parasols of all grades and varieties are turned out, the productive capacity being 5.000 a day. A specialty is made of silk goods, and very a large stock is carried. THE BROWNIE CHEWING GUM COMPANY, No. 74 Warren Street. — A foremost concern engaged in the manufacture of chew- ing gum in the metropolis is that of the Brownie Chewing Gum Company, which was recently inaugurated under the above title. The picture of a smiling, happy little Brownie, who is presumably engaged in chewing gum, forms the trade-mark. Since beginning operations the company has built up a very large trade, extending all over the United States, and is constantly growing in volume. The factory is comprised in three floors, each 30x 100 feet in dimensions, equipped with the most improved appliances, and employment is given a large force of hands. The " Brownie Chewing Gum" may be said to be the purest and best gum made. Dealers always find it a profitable article to handle. The members of the company are upright and equitable in their dealings, and orders are filled on most liberal terms. 4f NEW YORK?.1894, * 333 F. J. KLOES, MANUFACTURER OF" ^WINDOW SHADES K SHADINGS, HOLLANDS, FRINGES, SPRING ROLLERS, ETC. Lettering and Decorating a Specialty. 2J0 Canal Street, corner Centre Street. Tlie old saying that " there is always room at the top " was emphati- cally verified by Mr. Frederick J. Kloes, when in 1893, he established him- self as a window shade manufacturer at the above address. There was no dearth of merchants in the same line in this city, nor in that particular locality, but Mr. Kloes went straight to the front, and in a few months" time he had earned for himself recognition throughout the trade, as belonging rightfully in its foremost ranks. He is a manufacturer of window shades, shadings. Hollands, fringes, spring rollers, etc.. and has built up a business of large dimensions, which is steadily and surely growing. His trade now covers the States of N ew York. New Jersey and Connecticut, and is expand- ing in all directions. His salesrooms and factory occupy a large part of the premises at No. 240 Canal Street, corner of Centre Street, where steady employment is given a large force of men and girls. A number of travel- ing salesmen are also kept on the road. A large stock is carried at the store, and Mr. Kloes is prepared to fill all orders with despatch and satis- Fbepebick J. Kloes. faction. He is also in a position that enables him to give satisfactory terms to the trade. An important branch of his work is lettering and deco- rating, which he executes with facility and rare taste and judgment. He is a young man who knows how to develop his opportunities, particularly in a line with which he is so intimately familiar as he is with the window shade manufacture. He resides in Jersey City, and is well and favorably known to the trade and social circles. 334 * NEW YO JOHN Q. VAN HORNE, CIVIL ENGINEER, SO COliTLANDT STREET, Havemeyer Building, Rooms 716 & 717. MEMBER AM. SOC. C. E. JOS. P. STEEVER. !K?-1894, W ALFRED W. TROTTER, CIVIL ENGINEER, SO COKTLANDT STREET, Havemeyer Building, Rooms 716 & 717. When you don't succeed in being fitted elsewhere, try STEEVER & ABELL, X" i ?v i : Custom # Shirt * Makers, tinti BROADWAY, Near Leonard Street, - - = NEW YORK. Will call and take Measure if so desired.