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THE JOHN SHILLITTO COMPANY.
The history of the great dry goods house
of the John Shlllito Company has been
written by many industrial writers on the
commercial progress of the wide-awake city
of Cincinnati. It Is a text and theme of the
greatest interest, since no other mercan¬
tile concern in Cincinnati has been so long
and so prominently Identified with the trade
development of the city.
The house was founded in 1830 by Mr.
John Bhilllto and after an honorable and
successful career of nearly a half century,
Involving but two changes of location from
the original store on Main street south of
Fourth (and these an absolute necessity on
account of the growth of the business), re¬
moval was made in September, 1878, to the
present imposing, symmetrical and beau¬
tiful structure (one of the largest and beat
appointed in the United Btales), which had
been erected at Race, Seventh and Bhilllto
place.
In the following year Mr. John Bhillito
died, after having been prominently identi¬
fied with the business life of Cincinnati lor
nearly fifty years, and tiro membership of
the great corporation which bears luo name
is now held by his sous and their associates,
who have a capitui invested oi $-, 000 , 000 .
The premises occupied comprise a building
which Is one of the -a r »st conspicuous and
Imposing in its architectureal proportions
and tiro moat conveniently arranged with
reference to ltb adaptation to the purposes
of the business of ull the trade palaces in
the union, it is built of Philadelphia press¬
ed brick and Ohio stone, six stiries above
the ground, with basement and sub-base¬
ment. it fronts 275 feet on Shilhlto place,
176 feet on Race street, and has a floorage
of about eight and one-half acres.
It has in Its center a dome sixty feet in
diameter and one hundred and twenty feci
high, which throws a superloi light over
the various sections and secures perfect
ventilation. Five elevators and other mod
urn conveniences and accessories facilitate
the business and waiting and toilet rooms
have been arranged for the convenient -
visitors on every floor.
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Tho stocks carried in
Aflfine Silk Exhibit.
Due of the finest exhibits in the manu¬
factures and liberal ai ts building is that of
the Cortlcelll Bilk Company. Situated in
the center of tiie huge building, tho bright,
attractive display of the rich Coi ticelii silk
catches and charms the eye ot every vis
itor. The space is largo and roomy, in¬
closed with brass railings, from tno toy
of which hang heavy biik curtains, enr
broidered by hand with the inscription
“CorttceUl Bilk."
This is an educational as well as un ar¬
tistic exhibit, and mothers and teachers
piououuco tJio large case showing how tno
* ‘Cortlcelll’ silkworms are raised, tire co
coons spun and the silk reeled the linest
practical illustration of this wonderful in¬
dustry that lias ever been exhibited.
'1 he Corticefii wash embroidery silks, fa
mo us for their fast color dyes, are dis
pluyed In rich profusion in two handsome .*
dressed eases. Filoselle, knitting, crochet,
etc hug, lace and sewing silks occupy an¬
other case, vvlnle ill tlie background is a
perfect harmony of color made of spools
of Cor ticelii suits arranged in diamond
form, which in itself is a triumph oi ar¬
tistic skill.
The booth lias a canopy of Gobelin blue
and is lilted up like a pretty little room
with huuusotuo carpet, furniture end drape
ties. To illustrate the washing qualities
of liio Corticefii silks, two larg cases are
filled with evquisite embroideries, each
piece of which lias been laundered, some j
of them several times, These were loaned I
by t.uuous artists from ad parts of uie 1
country, v ho, appreciating the perfection I
oi the Corticefii wasii suits, were giud to i
contribute these mugumcent specimens ot
art needlework to snow the results obtain¬
ed by using this silk.
The CorucelU silk is an American indus¬
try, aud Americans have every reason to
be proud of it, lor the ccncirn is by long
odds the largest manufactory of sewing
silk, embroiueiy silk and silk fabrics m |
the world. The Cincinnati blanch is per¬
haps the best known to us, but there are
many other establishments througuout the
country. Florence, Leeds and lia> deuvdle, j
Mass.; Hartford, Conn., aad Bt. Johns, j
Canada, all have immense Corticelfi m.lis
that give employment to hundreds of wo¬
men and turn out each year millions of
spools of sewing silk aad tons of Corticefii
wash 11 I 0 silk. Every woman takes defig at
in using this silk, for she knows it is tne
only kiad that comes out smooth and un¬
laded alter laundering.
To strengthen this \erdict of the worneu
comes the announcement tiiat the Corticefii
silks have been awarded in competition at
this exposition the grand pnze, or gold
medal. Th© jury of highest awards, after
carefully testing the various brands exhib¬
ited at the exposition, was impressed with
th© superior quality and finish, as well
as th© absolutely fast wash dyes of the
Corticefii silks, and, therefore, gave this
company the only gold medal awarded to
this class of goods.
This is a decisive and well earned victory
for the Corticefii company, and sus talas
the reputation it has always bad for mak¬
ing the finest silks on the market. Out
of 137 awards in the entire manufactures
department there were but eleven gold
medals, but it is safe to say that no award
was more Justly or more worthily bestowed
than the grand gold medal given the Corti
celll silks.
business are prodigious In size and endless
in variety and include everything pertaining
to the dry goods, notion, carpet, uphol¬
stering and housefurnishing lines.
In dry goods and fancy goods all articles
of American manufacture are carried, while
In foreign made goods all the markets in
Europe are laid under contribution to sup¬
ply the demand for the finest and best ar¬
ticles produced from looms or made by
expert and skilled hands. Branches estab¬
lished in New York and Paris and supplied
with corps of experienced and active buy- j
ers contribute in no small way to the spe- I
clal facilities which the house has for a
miscellaneous trade, which embraces a full
supply of the host of articles kept in a
general dry goods establishment, such as
dress goods of all kinds, from silks, velvets
through the line of woolens down to prints;
cloaks, shawls, suits and furs; cloths, eas
slmeres, suitings, hosiery and underwear;
notions, furnishings and fancy goods; car¬
pets, upholstery goods, blankets and a j
thousand and one other household and per- j
sonal necessaries.
In their large warehouse and factory at J
the corner of Canal and Jackson streets j
they manufacture cioaks and suits, fine
furniture and grille work and draperies in
all the latest styles and materials, The
productions in this branch of their business
are unsurpassed In workmanship, style, j
etc., and command a wide preference.
An acquaintance of more than sixty jears
with the wants of the trade in the south
and west, as well as their section of the
country, gives the house an advantage In
catering to the needs and fancies it sup¬
plies, ennabling it to adapt its stock to eve¬
ry variation in demand. Long experience,
good judgment, large capital, heavy pur¬
chases and favorable trade connections of
long standing, combine to give the company
command of all the most desirable oppor¬
tunities for securing the best goods <n the
most advantageous terms, and its patrons
reap a double benefit In getting a better
quality at a lower price than can be af¬
forded by any house less favorably situat
ed.
Merchants of the south are specially so
licited to become acquainted ith tills
bouselnjmjaMMB articipate in the above
means a sale in.
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ROOK WOOD POTTERY CO.
Little did that handsome scciety woman,
Mrs. Bellamy Storer, fancy some eighteen
years ago when she fir3t began to interest
herself in the making of pottery for her
own personal pleasure that her dilettante
work at that time would lead to the de¬
velopment and establishment of one of the
greatest keramic discoveries of modern
times. Nothing like it, modern or ancient,
has ever been created; in the grace of
its form and the richness and depth of
color it strnds absolutely alone.
Rook wood in its suggestions of infinite
depths of beauty fulfills the oriental Idea
of ornament, and is as far removed from
the general American notion oi guttering
decoration as a sphinx from a Parisian shop
girl. The latest discovery in Rookwood is
the t erial blue, whose color, though it sug
SUggests Delft, is lar Uamtiei ihe de
signs look as though they were rubbed in
Tke have^a’reudy specimens’in’the'flne'nrts't,lading upo°i! ttS nre
The pottery has become so popular that |
no cultured woman who has a dainty home
feels that -she can do without a few choice
SI There n * re* ^inTn^'varieties of Rock
so*rnany & reLu 1 t^can Ibe*producedTrom ‘ the
r^me clay. Besides the low tone wares, ;
which are usually yellow, red and brow’n I
in color, wdth a flower decoration, there aie
unique glaze effects known as the liger
eye, gold stone and a series of solid color | j
pieces. T lie tlget eye effects are such
as one gets in the rich, precious jewels, and I
glittering the gold substances. stone glaze The shows solid mottling colors of j j
are
In rich, artistic tones. Specimens of all i j
these different designs are to be found in
shades, the case all In of the them art showing building, and delicate the iris j
some j |
tint of blue, pink, green or gray, are in
evidence.
The Rookwood potteries are situated on
the outskirts of Cincinnati, the building
is a beautiful one and the enterprise grows
daily In Its Interest throughout the world.
The honors awarded it have been innu¬
merable. At the world’s Columbian expo
sition it received the highest award and
a gold medal was given it at the Paris ex
position in r8S9. Examples of this beauti
ful pottery have been purchased for mu¬
seums all over the world.
MAUDE ANDREWS
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The I ane A Bodley Company.
Aft?r almost a half century' of existence,
covering vicissitudes of war and panic,
through changes of custom and practice,
from the days of wood framing of ma¬
chines and special manufacturing of each
order and the high cost incident to that
method we find the Lane & Bod
ley Company, of Cincinnati, the
leading manufacturers of Corliss
engines, slide valve engines, saw mills,
shafting, hangers and pulleys, still prosper¬
ing and growing in mechanical equipment
and leading in dos ; gn Cincinnati in the
thirties had a proud prominence in
iron manufacture, and enjoys hereditary
genius and mechanical skill today. It 'S
the competing point of the northern, east¬
ern and southern furnace production. Are
not these facts fer the buyers to consider 9
Most certainly, as they undoubtedly indi¬
cate the cheapest base of supply fine Lane
& Bodley Comiany were well known
to the fathers of the south. They advertise
now for the trade of the sons who want
the latest and the best. Within a few vears
they have placed Coiliss engines in thirtv
seven southern cotton mills, thirty-four
cotton oil mills, ten fertilizer works, seven
sugar mills, thirteen light and railway
plants and Invite the attention of the vis¬
itor to their exhibit In the power plant at
Atlanta exposition and correspondence on
any subject connected with their manu¬
facture.
. K. ROBERG & CO.,
(Succe«*.'rs to HOGAN & ROBERG,)
LADIES’ MANUFACTURERS OF
and MISSES* FIXE SHOES i
No*, gig, 816 ami 818 BROADWAY,
CINCINNATI, O. i
MATTHEW ADDY & COMFY,
PIG IRON.
Leading House in the Great Pig
Iron Distributing Center.
Million* Added Annually to Cincinnati’*
Commerce by the Forceeight and
Sagacity of the Founder
of this House.
It is not generally known to the world at
large that Cincinnati is one of the largest
pig Iron distributing centers in th© United
Stales of America.
This market handles practically all of
the iron made in Kentucky, Tennessee,
Georgia and Alabama, and the sale of
this article is increasing annually, as the
following statement will demonstrate:
The amount handled in Cincinnati for
the year 1892, which was phenomenally
large, was 1,103,578 tons At the present
time of writing the distribution for the
year 188c will reach 1,600,000 tons, whose
market value is (12,000,000. Of the firm of
Matthew Addy & Co. it can be safely
said that one-half of this vast sale passed
through their hands.
Prior to and during tho war Mr. Addy
was engaged in the cotton business, of
which at that period Cincinnati was the
leading center; but with great acumen he
perceived that that trade was bearing in
another direction, as the transportation
facilities of the country were undergoing
great changes. His business tact prompt¬
ed him to embark at once in the pig iron
trade, as he perceived that this would be
the coming great staple commodity requi
s.te to the development of the country at
large. After the war—and consequent on
the great changes attendant upon the al¬
tered state of attairs—Mr. Addy gradually
ceased his cotton operations and aeeiueu
to devote his entire time and attention to
the cultivation of the southern iron trade,
then in its infancy; and the wisdom of his
action is evident in the prosperity of this
great feature industry, which is now a leading
of tho commercial file of Cincin¬
nati.
To Mr. Addy can safely be accredited
the position of pioneer by the introduction
and making popular of southern iron in
tho markets of the north At first fie
labored under great hardships and much
opposition, as the northern brands had a
strong grasp upon the market Northern
foundrymen could not believe at first that
southern iron could be good. He conquered
their prejudices, and in all the territory
southern iron sales drove northern out oi
competition. At this time the southern
product is absolute master of the situation.
To Matthew Addy more than any other
man is due the credit of this achievement,
which has added so much to the prestige
of Cincinnati as an iron center and added
millions annually to her commerce.
The grade of southern iron is increasing
yearly, and in the revival of prices during
the past years Cincinnati led the van,
giving the rest of the country a status
at which rates could be fixtd.
The firm of Matthew Addy & Co. is
alert, progressive, enterprising and awake
to take advantage of all opportunities;
consequently it is not surprising to find
that they have branch houses in such
important cities as St. Louis, Chicago,
Detroit, Providence, Philadelphia, Boston
and New York.
Mr. Addy In the firm
are a number of gentlemen who have
grown up under his tutelage and who
materially assist him in conducting the
vast business which is transacted daily
this great house.
ces are * n the Carlisle
Cincinnati. walnut’ Streets! In^the °ver£ . ° heart “f
The iocafi pp
mpre^ 'Iesirabla-—~ '
3dy & Co. are noted for the
cotr^gJ|ai excellence of their business
integrity, n honor. Their^lme^^syno- business,
fair dealing
and absolute straightforwardness. Their
methods are up to date and their past
history eloquently prophesies their future.
CHAMBERLIN,
JOHNSON & CO.
DRY GOODS,
CARPETS,
FURNITURE
AND SHOES.
When YOU visit the City be Sure and Call
;,n<1 ™ mine the largest stock in the South.
deal altogether in first class ° goods
’
bought at the factories, x . and ... discount every
bill With the Cash. This, With the QUaP.ti
ties We purchase, places US ill position to
offer goods of best makes at prices as low
as some pay for common weaves and some¬
times shoddies. All we ask is for you to
price with us before you place your order.
Our goods are the best and prices correct
Chamberlin, Johnson & Co.
66=68 Whitehall
1,3,5, 7.3,11,13,15 Hunter Sts,,
ATLANTA.
Retail Store:
ATLANTA, GA.
15 and 17 Whitehall Street.
Manufactory:
BALTIMORE, TID.,
213 W. German Street.
Retail Store:
Washington, D. C.,
Cor. Seventh and E Streets.
EISEMAN BROS.,
ONE PRICE
CLOTHIERS,
TAILORS,
HATTERS,
FURNISHERS,
*5 and 17 Whitehall St.,
ATLANTA, GA.
No Other Branch Store in Atlanta.
SUPPLEMENT.
I hthe nilessi
TOOL WORKS
HAMILTON, OHIO.
The Largest of Its Kind t
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Their Splendid Exhibit at Atlanta
Secures for Them a Gold
Medal Over All Com
petitors.
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The Niles Tool Works Company, whose
magnificent exhibit at Atlanta has se¬
cured a gold medal over all competitors
at the Cotton States and International
exposition, are located at Hamilton, O.,
twenty-five miles northwest of Cincinnati.
They were originally located at Cincin¬
nati, being a branch of the old Niles
works, long and favorably known in the
south as the largest manufacturers of
sugar mill machinery, engines, etc., in the
country.
The works removed to Hamilton, O., In
1872, and since that time have been stead¬
ily enlarged until today they rank as the
largest concern in the world devoted ex¬
clusively to the manufacture of machine
tools. At the present time they are making
a further enlargement, building a new
foundry, which will be the largest and
best equipped in America. This building
is made entirely of steel, brick and slate.
Its dimensions are 436 feet long, about 300
feet wide and 38 feet high to the roof
trusses. Work, is handled In this foundry
by eight overhead traveling cranes of ca¬
pacities calculated to lift from five to thirty
tons. Therefore they are in their foundry
prepared to handle the heaviest class of
work requried, and to do it by the best
and most economical methods, and have
equal facilities for the lighter work. They
will handle a casting weighing sixty ( 00 )
tons as readily as one weighing one (1)
ton.
The main machine shop is a building 216
feet wide _ T . by 400 feet .__. long, the _ „___,, area of
which is covered by twelve overhead
traveling cranes with lifting capacities of
from three to twenty-five tons. One seo
tlon of this main shop has a second floor
60x4filUeet,_where anolneT'SV.TP small 50x^00 tools feet are
There is
devoted exclusively to the manufacture of
small engine lathes and radial drifts.*
a large fireproof building 72x160 feet,
°* ^ f* 16 " vast number j? of iS valuable used i0r patterns St0rage
used in the business, thus affording am¬
ple protection from fire.
The product of the Niles Tool Works
Company Is machin - tools for working
iron and steel, suctA as______________
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Engine lathes. machines™
Planing
Shapnig machines,
- Slotting machines,
Boring and turning mills,
Drilling machines.
Horizontal boring and drilling machines,
Radial drilling machines,
Driving wheel lathes,
Car axle lathes,
Car wheel boring machines,
Hydrostatic wheel presses,
Cylinder boring machines,
Plate bending roiis,
Plate straightening rolls,
Plate planing machines,
PuUey boring and turning machines,
Screw machines,
and all types of iron and steel working
machinery for use in engine works, car
ana locomotive shops, boiler shops, ship
yards and general machine shops. Tile
company takes contracts for the complete
equipment of any of the above shops, fit¬
ting the plant up complete ready lor op¬
eration. Five toots are shown at the fair,
illustrating as many typ>es and giving a
good iaea of the variety of tools, excel¬
lence of design and quality of workman¬
ship common to ail tne machinery man¬
ufactured by the Niles Tool Works.
Tney have brought out many improved
toois, and have maue improvements in
standard tools that adapt them for turn¬
ing out a greater product or more accurate
work.
They have a large force of skilled
engmeters and draitsmen constantly at
worn devising improvements in mach.nery.
They have nuilt large numbers of heavy
maenrne toois for the United biates
government for use in the building of war
snips and in the manufacture of heavy
orunance. Amung tne former was one
set of bending rods for siiap.ng the iron
plates tfiat sneatfie the hud of a ship.
This machine complete weighed over 25u
tons, it will benu plates two inches thica
thirty feet in length. Among the tools
furnished, for the manuxacture of ora
nance was a line of boring and turning
mdis for shaping up the forg.ngs for guns
up to 16 in caliber and heavy lathes weigh¬
ing 200 tons for turning and finishing these
guns.
This company also equipped the locomo¬
tive and car shops of many of the leading
railroads of the country. In the south
many of their tools will be found in the
shops of the Cincinnati, New Orleans and
Texas Pacific, Louisville and Nasnvrue,
Alabama Great Southern railway, Centrai
Railway of Georga, Southern railway,
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis, Mo¬
bile ana Ohio and other leading roads.
When operating at their full capacity
the works employ l,2u0 men Ka.iroaa
switches are all about the buildings, one
extending into the main erecting shoe
under the traveling cranes so that ma¬
chinery is lifted by these cranes and placed
on the cars at a great saving of expei.se.
The shops of this company are equipped
with the best machinery and appi.ances
for producing accurate work at the lowest
cost. The buildings are thoroughly weti
lighted, enabling men to work to the lfiu- best
advantage, while at night they are
minated by an electric fight plant with 16c
arc lights, and can also be lighted by gas.
They are heated by steam and hot blast
apparatus. plant about
The entire occupies twenty
acres of space, over twelve of which are
under roof.
Thus briefly have we outlined the mar.
ufactory and prod'acts. established For the conv b •enience ranches
of the trade they have
at New York, Philadelphia. Pittsburg am
Chicago, ana also branch houses at Paris
and Berlin, where their tools are weii
known and a large number of them ir.
use. All of these branch houses are in
charge of first class men. skilled in their
business and fully prepared to give full
information upon all matters pertaining
to the products capital of the of company. this company is
The cash of the
(2,000,660, fully paid in. The officers
comoany are: Alexander Gordon, pres.
deni; Robert C. McKinney, treasurer and
general manager; James K. Cullen, sec¬
retary, and Georg© C. Reiss, superintend¬
ent. practical
All of these men have had long
experience, having grown up with the
company.
THE ADDYSTON
PIPE AID STEEL
COMPANY,
i The Larges! Manufacturing Plant
-OF THE
ID IN AMERICA
V.THE^
Gl.iT WORKS LOCATED
-AT
ADDYSTON,OHIO,
—and—
NEWPORT, KY.
i
To adequately describe the works of this
great company would require a volume.
In the brief province of a resume of this
character we can only touch upon a con¬
cise history of formation and development.
The forerunner of the Addyston Pipe and
Steel Company was incorporated in Ken¬
tucky in 1878, under the style and title of
the Cincinnati and Newport Iron and Pipe
Company. In 1888 the business was suc¬
ceeded by the Addyston Pipe and Bteei
Company, which corporation has since
operated the piants and brought them for¬
ward to their present proportions.
This company is the largest institution
of its kind in the United States, and a
conception of its capacity may be gained
by the following statement of positive facta.
The works of this company are located
at Newport, Ky., where the business was
founded, and at Addyston, O. The New¬
port plant covers about four acres, and
the buildings comprise the main foundry,
200 feet square; molding rooms, 130 feet
square; machine shops, luO feet square, and
cleaning and testing rooms 90 feet square,
with a storehouse and a hay rope manu¬
factory 60x100 feet.
The increase of demand necessitated in
1S87 the enlargement of this plant, and a
new foundry was built for the exclusive
manufacture of large pipe, the design being
to have facilities for the manufacture of
pipe as large as ten feet in diameter, should
such a mastodon ever be in requisition.
The largest pipe at present in use is five
feet in diameter, and is supplied by tne
Aadyston Ripe and Bteei feet^fdare, Company^.
The new foundry is 120 with
engine, boiler and pum^-tlouse 60 feet
^uare, and..A&-equipped with two swinging
hydraulic cranes, capable of handling thir¬
ty tons with tne same ease that a smaller
crane handies five tons. All tne buildings
of this plant are lighted by electricity, and
have the best of railroad lacmues, as rail¬
road tracks traverse tne entire plant. The
continued increase in business necessitated
the erection oi audiuonai wonts, wnicn are
located on 170 acres oi land owned by tins
corporation at Auuyston, u., tmrteen nines
below Cincinnati .on tne Uhio river and on
the fines of two railroads. To propeny de¬
scribe this plant aione, we append a few
figures regarding some of tiieir principal
buildings. The main pipe foundry is com¬
posed of massive stone, 425x125 leet in di¬
mensions; the other structures are of brick
ano consist of a molding foundry, 22 ux 80
feet; a machine shop 22 ox 80 leet; a boner
and pump house 22ox3u feet; a cleaning
and testing building 225xiu4 feet; a pat¬
tern and carpenter shop tiuxbO feet arid a
building for tne manufacture of hay rope 80
feet square. Addyston Pipe and .
The production of the of,
Steel company at Addyston consists in
addition to hub pipe, iiange pipe and flange
littings for ail purposes, special machinery
of all descriptions from manulacturers
own designs; road rollers, lamp-posts,
heavy kettles, crai es and heavy castings
of all kinds, and sugar house castings.
The different buildings are equipped with
the latest improved labor-saving machinery
and some thrity hydraulic and electric
cranes of the most approved designs, which many
of which are built by the company,
renders the handling of their heavy pro¬
ducts a matter of ease and economy.
In the manufacture of the products of
this company the iron, fuel and flux, prior
to melting, are all carefully weighed and
analyzed, and should imperfections be de¬
tected aner the consummation of the de¬
sired product, it is at once perceived and
remedied All of the pipe- over two inches
in diameter manufactured by the company
is subjected to a hydrostatic test of a
pressure of 400 pounds to the inch, while an
additional test is also made by hammer. with
The pipe is also coated inside and out
Dr. Angus Smith’s patent preservative var¬
nish, thus preventing rust. This company
furnishes more pipe to cities and corpora¬
tions than any other in America.
The company also own and operate the
Addyston and Ohio River railroad, seven
miles in length, with full equipment of lo¬
comotives and cars, which traverse the
works at Addyston, connecting with all
the railroads and the Ohio river.
Around the Addyston works the town
of Addyston, named after the president
of the works, Mr. Matthew Addy, has
grown to be a small city of 2,500 inhabi¬
tants, most of the men being employed by
the corporation. In this principality are
incorporated seven churches and schools
equal to any town of like size in the union,
The town is lighted by electricity, which
is supplied from the works; enjoys superior
water facilities, furnished by the com¬
pany; is well sewered, and is protected
from fire by two volunteer fire companies,
equipped with chemical engines.
This great company has a paid in capital
of (1,500,000 and a surplus of about $150,000,
and Its capacity Is 120,000 tons of finished
product yearly.
We have endeavored In space at com¬
mand to convey a succinct description of
the magnitude of these works, but feel we
should be doing an injustice to the reader
if we did not make brief mention of the
officers which have made this corporation
so great a factor in the industrial history
of the United States.
Mr. Matthew Addy, who has been presi¬
dent of this great establishment since its
organization, is one of the most eminent
of the many philanthropic and progressive
men that Cincinnati can boast of. While
he does not court publicity of any kind,
his high character and noble spirit has
called him tc play a most important part
in the social, artistic and moral develop¬
ment of the city. He is the head of the
firm of Matthew Addy & Co., and has al¬
ways been a most liberal patron of the
Art museum, the College of Music, the
Technical school, also the May and Opera
festivals, which have made Cincinnati
famous throughout America. He has al¬
ways been very liberal in his contribu¬
tions to deserving charities and public en¬
terprises, and has repeatedly declined to
serve as director in leading railroads, na¬
tional banks, etc., because of the magni
tude of his private business interests. He
has devoted his large means lavishly on
works of art and has what is considered
to be one of the finest art galleries In Cin¬
cinnati.
Mr. B. F. Haughton, the vice president
of the company, since 1*89, has proven him¬
self a most important factor in the de¬
velopment of this "
great enterprise. He
has had for years the management of all i
business affairs and as an administrator i
has shown the highest order of executive j
ability. Mr. Haughton is also prominent 1
in other mercantile matters in Cincinnati.
He is a member of the Manufacturers’ and
other clubs, and enjoys a high social po¬
sition.
Mr. Eliot A. Kebler, the secretary, has
been connected with the company in va¬
rious positions for years past.
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THE UNION BRASS WORKS,
Owned end operated by the William Pow
ell Company, Is one of the largest estab
lishments of the kind In the country, dat¬
ing back half a century. From a small be¬
ginning, employing only two or three hands,
the concern was established by Mr. Wil¬
liam Powell, Sr., a gentleman of rare me¬
chanical genius. From the first the busi¬
ness expanded and grew. In 1853 a removal
to larger quarters was necessary, at which
time also Mr. James Powell, the youngest
son was taken into partnership, under
^ the firm „ name of William Powell
In 1856 building * Co.
a new was erected with
Increased capacity and an older son, Mr.
Henry Powell, was admitted into the con
cern, who devoted himself to the finances,
while the father and ycunger son attend¬
ed to the mechanical details.
Ia 1862 the father retired from business
? in n ioii' 1882, e .x the Son demands J s continued of the greatly same. increased Again,
business a
required another removal to larger
accommodations. By this time the reputa¬
tion for excellence of goods made by this
firm was established all over the country
and the patented specialties invented by
James Powell became household words
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THE WM. S. MERRILL COMPANY -
STANDARD MILLS, /SE2&,
(Bmyilbe Sam W. Weidlcr Cumpaw.fegS)
FtOUR AND CORN PRODUCTS,
SHIPF’BRS OF Q-FR^IIXr,
' CINCINNATI.
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The Hardware __
National Co.,
-JOBBERS OF
Carriage and Saddlery Material, Leather and Cloth,
TRIMMINGS, ETO., WOODWORK, ETC.,
Great Variety of Lap Dusters,
No. 337 Main Street, CINCINNATI, O.
PRICES
TALK!
50c all wool Henriettas 25c.
50c all wool Serges 25c.
75c all wool Henriettas 39c.
75c all wool Serges 39c.
$1.00 all wool Henriettas 49c.
$1.00 all wool Serges 49c.
$1.25 silk finished Henriettas 59c.
Best Skirt Cambrics Made 3 i«2c.
Gilbert’s Best Silesias 9c.
Best Bunch Bones 5c.
Good Hair Cloth Now 10c.
Best Linen Canvas 15c.
Anti Fiber Chamois 19c.
Now if you wish to purchase
Dress Goods, Capes, Jackets,
Hosiery, Gloves, Underwear, Silks
or anything in the Dry Goods
Line REMEMBER we are the
CHEAPEST HOUSE on Earth !
MAIL US YOUR ORDERS!
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The Ladies’ Bazaar,
3r Whitehall St.
everywhere; the among which may be named
Star Rubber Plug for bath, sink and
basin; the celebrated Star regrinding
globe valves, lubricators, signal oilers
for erglnes, plumbers’ brasswork. such as
guards, stop and waste cocks, compression
rubber and basin cocks, and everv descrip¬
tion of steam fitters’ brass goods, which
are the acknowledged standard by the trad
everywhere.
In 1886 Mr Henry Powell retired
sold ^ his , entire interest to his brother, Mr.
James Powell, who incorporated the busi¬
ness as the William Powell Company with
himself as president and manager; Mr.
James McFarlon, vice president, and Theo¬
dore Albert, secretary and treasurer. In
1892 two acres of ground was purchased
on Spring Grove avenue and the large
plant of buildings shown In the out was
erected, _ constituting
a most complete, con¬
venient and extensive manufactory not sur¬
passed anywhere in the whole country. All
the improved machinery of modern times
was introduced besides special tools and
appliances which were desired in the shop
for the particular line of work made In
this establishment. The whole works are
lighted, when required, factory. by an electric plant
operated in the
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SEASENGOOD, STIX, MOUSE & CO 1 !
CINCINNATI, O.
Wholesale Makers of
PERFECT FITTING CLOTHING
AT POPULAR PRICES.
Will submit Samples or have Agent
call when requested to do so.
THE KRUSE & BAHLMAUf
Nos, 123,125,12/ 4123 East Pearl Street,
CINCINNATI.
THE AULT & WIBORG CO.
PRINTING INKS.
New York,
Cincinnati,
Chicago.
THE LARGEST MANUFACTURERS OF
Fine Printing Inks