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J. D. FISKE & CO., Leather& Findings,
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J.D. FISH & Co.
BOOT AND SHOE UPPERS, and SHOE STORE SUPPLIES. A Large Stock of READY-MADE SHOE UPPERS on hand, of all Grades.
Manufacturers of "Fiske's Amateur Shoe Repairing Jack," also of Rubber and Oil Pelli, Egyptian Shoe Dressing, Halo Blacking, and Leather Cementa. Agents for the "Monarch Cycle Co .; " the King of Wheels. All Grades from 840 to $100. No. 278 ASYLUM STREET, Hartford, Conn.
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Sigourney Tool Co.,
SIGOURNEY ST., Cor. CUSHMAN, Hartford, Conn.
Annual Meeting in February.
Manufacturers of One, Two, and Three Spindle
DRILLS, Automatic Gear Cutters, 10" Hand Lathes, Slide Rests. Builders of Smyth Book-Sewing Machines, Electrical Instruments. SPECIAL MACHINES, TOOLS AND MODELS Built by Day or Contract.
W. H. PICKERING & CO., ENGINEERS AND MACHINISTS,
Telephone Connection. 110 Commerce St., HARTFORD, CONN.
ring of Marine and Stationary STEAM ENGINES. BREAK DOWN JOBS A SPECIALTY. HILL WORK OF ALL KINDS. na Pulleys, Hangers, Couplings, and Power Transmitting Machinery. AGENTS FOR
Lering Governor.
Nagle Engines and Boilers.
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Hailey's
ART STORE 251 PEARL ST. HARTFORD, CONN
ENGRAVINGS, ETCHINGS, WATER COLORS, ARTOTYPES, OLOGRAPHS, MIRRORS, Etc.
Manufacturer of and Dealer in
MOULDINGS,
PICTURE FRAMES.
EASELS, Etc., Etc.
At Wholesale and Retail
C. G. PERKINS, President.
EDWARD W. HOOKER, Secretary and Treasurer.
THE
Perkins Electrical Switch Man'f'g Co.,
MAKERS OF Apparatus for Incandescent Light Currents, PERKINS SWITCHES. DIAL SWITCHES. Single and Double Pole, from 5 to 150 Amperes.
DOVETAIL ROSETTES For Cleat, Concealed and Moulding Work.
Perkins Enclosed Arch Lamps. Incandescent Lamps, and Lamp Sockets. Waterhouse, Gamble & Co. Arc Lamp.
Nos. 83-87 WOODBINE STREET, Hartford, Conn.
JAMES FLANNERY.
62 GOVERNOR STREET, Hartford, Conn.
Stone Masonry, Excavating, Grading, Cementing and 1
Concrete and Flagging Sidewalks, Curb and Gutt EVERY VARIETY OF MATERIAL AND STONE FURN"
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THE JOHNS PRATT COMPANY,
MANUFACTURERS OF
For Electrical Insulation and Steam Packing.
and
Vulcabeston Moulded Mica Insulators
For Electric Railways.
Selling Agents, H. W. JOHNS MFG. CO.,
New York. Chicago.
Boston. Philadelphia.
THE NATIONAL MACHINE CO., Mechanical Engineers and Manufacturers of Special Machinery and Tools,
AND THE
M. Gally Universal Printing, Cutting,. and Creasing, and Embossing
I "ESSES
ALSO MANUFACTURE ENVELOPE, GAS, and PETROLEUM MACHINES, Hydraulic Press, etc., etc.
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~ 133 SHELDON ST., Hartford, Conn. AMERICAN TYPE FOUNDERS CO., N. Y., Selling Agents.
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GEER'S HARTFORD CITY DIRECTORY. LOOK FOR THE STAMP
COLLINS & CO., HARTFORD,
IF YOU WANT THE GENUINE.
The Axes, Edge-Tools and Implements bearing the above celebrated TRADE MARK are the STANDARD OF THE WORLD.
Collins Axes and
For Sale by All First-Class Houses Everywhere.
Cast-Cast Steel Plows and
Edge- Tools.
Wrenches.
Orders may be sent direct to the Factories at COLLINSVILLE, CONN., or to
Messrs. COLLINS
- 212 WATER STREET, New Yor Who will fill the same at Factory Prices.
For Corporate Officers, see index to contents.
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GEER'S HARTFORD CITY DIRECTORY. 529
ANDREWS & CREEDON,
446 ASYLUM STREET, Hartford, Conn.
Heating of Private Residences, Public Buildings, and Churches BY LOW PRESSURE STEAM OR HOT WATER.
MILL WORK A SPECIALTY. AGENTS FOR
"Winchester" -FOR-
STEAM AND Heating, HOT WATER
MANUFACTURED BY SMITH & THAYER COMPANY, 236 CONGRESS STREET, Boston, Mass.
All Work entrusted to us will receive our Personal Supervision. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Catalogues Furnished on Application.
The Hartford Electric Light Co.
Office, 80 STATE ST., Hartford, Conn.
Works, Rear COURANT BUILDING, and 266 PEARL STREET. Power Furnished for Motors at Short Notice. Arc and Incan- descent Lighting from Underground Service. PRICES GIVEN ON APPLICATION.
R. W. ROLLINS, . . . Superintendent.
OFFICERA. A C. DUNHAM, President. D. N. BARNEY, Treasurer. D. P. COLTON, Secretary.
E B. BENNETT, Vice President.
DIRECTORS.
A C. Dunham, William H. Bulkeley, Willie O. Burr, Henry Roberts, Atwood Collins, E. B. Bennett, Rodney Dennis, D. N. Barney, E. K. Root, W. L. Robb, L. F. Robinson, W. F. Henney.
ANNUAL MEETING IN FEBRUARY.
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H. B. BEACH.
H. L. BEACH.
H. B. BEACH & SON,
135 GROVE STREET,
CONN
.033
BLOW OFF
BLOW OFF
GLOW OFF
Manufacturers of the
ONLY RELIABLE
WATER-FRONT
Tubular Boiler
IMPROVED IN 1889. The Improved Horizontal TUBULAR BOILER With Safety Front and Setting; Each possessing many advantages over the common types.
A Tubular Boiler, made perfect by the addition of a WATER FRONT, which is as DURABLE as the other parts of the Boiler. Easy to Fire, Saves Cleaning, Saves Fuel, and entirely obviates all repairs to the Front end of the Furnace.
This WATER-FRONT is not a water box with a pipe connected, but a part of the Boiler proper.
ALL KINDS OF
Marine and Stationary Boilers,
ALSO PLATE AND SHEET IRON WORK OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
All our Boilers are TESTED and INSURED by the Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company.
BOILERS IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY.
SEND FOR DESCRIPTIVE CIRCULARS.
H. B. BEACH & SON,
135 GROVE ST., Hartford, Conn.
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HARTFORD ENGINE WORKS
H. K. LEE, Proprietor.
Contractor for Complete Power Plants of Highest Attainable Efficiency. Office and Works, 223 STATE ST., Hartford, Conn.
P. O. BOX, 780. LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE. Expert Work Promptly and Reliably Conducted. General Machine Work and Heavy Mill Repairing. SAW MILLS AND WATER WHEELS, MILL GEARING PULLEYS, HANGERS AND SHAFTING.
Steam Engine Cylinders and Valves Bored by Special Machinery without Removing from Bed. EXHAUST HEADS.
Simple, Compound, Condensing, Slow, Medium, High Speed, Improved BUCKEYE AUTOMATIC
. CUT-OFF ENGINE.
Belt Pumps and Feed Water Heaters
N. B .- Special attention given to repairs of the Hartford and Buckeye Engines.
. We also have complete Drawings, Records, and Patterns of Steam Engines built by late Hartford Engineering Company ..
We are prepared with Special Machinery for Repairing Engines of all Builds.
HART SWITCHES,
FOR Electric Lighting
Latest Improved Designs. Endorsed by the leading Archi- tects and Electrical Engineers. Manufactured by
The Hart & Hegeman Mfg. Co., 26 and 28 High St., HARTFORD, CONN.
HART SWITCH.
TRADE
MARK.
G. W. HART, President. G. S. HEGEMAN, Vice President. A. H. PEASE, Sec'y and Treas.
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SAFETY
VALVE
HOT WATER OUTLET
TO BOILERS.
THE
BERRYMAN
Feed-Water
HEATER
AND
PURIFIER.
It gives the HIGHEST Results attainable by Exhaust Steam. Using the BEST SEAMLESS BRASS TUBES. Their U shape allows for expansion and contrac- tion and they
NEVER LEAK
In the Settings.
OUTLET.
STEAM
I. B. Davis & Son,
[JOHN O. DAVIS.]
MAKERS,
Factory and Office, 40 CUSHMAN ST.,
LINE.
MUO
STEAM
PIPE
ORIP
DRIP
SURFACE BLOW OFF
ON BACK SIDE COLD WATER INLET
HARTFORD, CONN.
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L. W. IL. JARVIS, President. JOHN H. HALL, Vice Pres't and Treas.
F. E. BELDEN, Secretary. L. C. GROVER, Superintendent. COLT'S Patent Fire-Arms Mfg, Con, 17 VANDYKE AVENUE, HARTFORD, CONN.
Manufacturers of COLT'S LIGHTNING MAGAZINE
RIFLES AND CARBINES,
44, 38, 32, and 22 Calibers.
HAMMERLESS, DOUBLE-BARREL, BREECH-LOADING SHOT GUNS,
10 and 12 Bores.
REVOLVERS OF EVERY VARIETY.
COLT'S AUTOMATIC MACHINE GUN.
COLT'S ARMORY PRINTING PRESSES.
Office, 389 Allyn St., Cor. High.
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OFFICERS .- LUCIT'S A. BARBOUR, President and Treasurer. A. C. DUNHAM, Vice President. E. H. CLARK, Secretary.
Directors .- Morgan G. Bulkeley, A. C. Dunham, Nathaniel Shipman, Francis B. Cooley, Lucius A. Barbour, Atwood Collins, Hartford; Theodore M. Ives, New York ; Frank W. Cheney, South Manchester ; Leverett Brainard, Hartford.
"AMERICA STILL AHEAD."
THE DEMAND FOR WILLIMANTIC SIX CORD THREAD BEING SO GREAT, THIS MILL HAS BEEN BUILT SINCE APRIL 1, 1880, IN ADDITION TO THREE MILLS ALREADY IN OPERATION, CONTAINING 72,000 SPINDLES.
Mill, 820 feet long, 174 feet wide, with two wings, 81 x 48 feet. Four Porches, 45 x 32 feet. Boiler House, 80 x 80 feet. 303,000 square feet Floor Surface. 5,500 cubic yards Stone Work. 1,900,000 Brick. 5
THE LARGEST COTTON MILL ON THE GROUND FLOOR IN THE WORLD. WILLIMANTIC CO.'S NEW MILL, No. 4. Willimantic, Conn. 50,000 SPINDLES.
450,000 feet Timber. 1,500,000 feet Lumber. 30,000 Cubic yards Earth removed. 2,000 Horse Power Compound Engine.
THE WILLIMANTIC COMPANY
Is the only Concern In the World Manufacturing SIX CORD SPOOL COTTON In all Numbers, 8 to 100, Whose entire product through every procras, from the fair cotton in the bale to the finished Thread, da made in their own Mille, and the only Concern MAINTAINING and ABLE TO MAINTAIN, THE FIXED AND ARBITRARY STANDARD ESTABLISHED FOR NUMBERING THREADS.
Chartered, 1854.
GEER'S HARTFORD CITY DIRECTORY.
Annual Meeting in January.
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Capital, $2,000,000.00.
See Inder to Contrat.
GEER'S HARTFORD CITY DIRECTORY. 535
HENEY BROTHERS,
Silk Manufacturers.
MILLS: Hartford AND So. Manchester,
Conn.
SALESROOMS: New York, 477 Broome Street. Boston, 79 Chauncey Street. Chicago, 839 Fifth Avenue.
PONGEES AND FLORENTINES,
Plain, Figured, and Printed, for Dress Goods and Decorative Purposes.
SATINS, TWILLS, AND ARMURES, Lining Silks, Grenadines, Black and Colored Gros Grains and Taffetas.
VELVETS AND PLUSHES.
Upholstery Materials. Drapery Fabrics and Curtains.
RIBBONS, Gros Grain, Satin and Fancy.
Trams, Organzines, and Fine-Spun Silks For Manufacturers' Use.
Silks for Special Purposes TO ORDER.
KNIGHT D. CHENEY, PRESIDENT.
FRANK CHENEY, JR., VICE PRESIDENT. FRANK W. CHENEY, TREASURER-SECRETARY.
DIRECTORS.
Frank W. Cheney, Knight D. Cheney, James W. Cheney, John S. Cheney, Harry G. Cheney, Frank Cheney, Jr., Richard O. Cheney.
ESTABLISHED, 1888. INCORPORATED, 1854.
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A. C. DUNHAM, President. 8. G. DUNHAM, Treasurer. HENRY OSBORNE, Secretary.
The Dunham Hosiery Company,
HARTFORD OFFICE IN COURANT BUILDING, 66 STATE STREET, MANUFACTURERS OF FINE
CAMEL-HAIR and ALL-WOOL
UNDERWEAR.
TRADE MARK
Our Line of Camel-Hair Goods have Trade Mark on each Garment,
Mills at Naugatuck, Conn. D. P. MILLS, Agent.
MEL HAI
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And are Warranted not to Shrink.
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PRAN
REGISTERED.
Selling Agents, A. S. HAIGHT & CO., 22 THOMAS ST., New York.
ESTABLISHED, 1794.
SMITH, BOURN & CO.,
MANUFACTURERS OF
Harness, Saddles and Bridles.
The largest and most complete stock of TURF GOODS at lower prices than any reliable dealer in the country.
Fine Custom Harness a Specialty. 334 ASYLUM STREET, Hartford, Co) 1.
N. B .- All orders by mail or telephone will receive prompt attention.
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L. E. RHODES CO.,
GEER'S HARTFORD CITY DIRECTORY. 537 28 HIGH STREET, Hartford, Conn. MACHINERY. Manufacturers of
THE SPENCER ORGAN MOTOR,
WATER MOTORS of Various Styles, HYDRAULIC AIR COMPRESSORS.
P. C. GRIERSON.
C. A. GLEASON.
P. C. GRIERSON & CO., Practical Decorators and Designers. FRESCO AND PLAIN PAINTING. PAPER HANGING AND WOOD FINISHING. Relief Work and High Class Decorating a SPECIALTY. DESIGNS SUBMITTED. 328 PEARL STREET, Hartford, Conn.
The Jewell BELT HOOK Company.
Successors to the NOVELTY BELT HOOK COMPANY, Manufacturers of FOTTER'S PATENT BELT HOOKS. sve been in use seventeen years, and tons of them have been sold. The Best and Most Reliable Hook mads. We shall keep it at the top, and lead all others in quality and principle.
15 TRUMBULL STREET, Hartford, Conn.
PL ! JEWELL, President. F. B. WILSON, Treasurer. C. E. NEWTON, Secretary.
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HENRY E. YEOMANS, LIVERY STABLE.
No. 51 FARMINGTON AVENUE, Adjoining Farmington Avenue Hotel.
SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO BOARDING HORSES. Public Carriages, Hacks, and Coupe, with Careful and Experienced Drivers. ALL NIGHT SERVICE. TELEPHONE CALL, 1046-3. . Hartford, Conn.
OLIVER A. RAYMOND.
JEROME H. SLOAN.
RAYMOND & SLOAN, SALES STABLES.
High Acting Coach Roadsters AND Heavy Draught Horses A SPECIALTY. No. 19 MATHER ST., Cor. MAIN ST., Telephone Connection. HARTFORD, CONN.
C. HI. STRANT.
E. D. ALVORD.
C. H. STRANT CO.,
Successors to J. P. ALLEN,
U. S. HOTEL AND CLUB STAP''S.
Special Attention Given and Boarder:
BOARDING AND LIVE' 50 STATE ST., Hartfor Telephone Call, 90
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FRED R. BILL.
DWIGHT H. BILL.
BILL BROTHERS, Carmen and Forwarders.
Storage Warehouse for Household Goods and General Merchandise.
FURNITURE PACKERS AND MOVERS.
Furniture, Pianos, China, Glassware, Bric-a-Brac, etc., Packed for Shipment.
WORK GUARANTEED.
No. 46 Ann Street.
BILL BROTHERS.
FORWARDERS.
DEALERS IN NEW AND SECOND HAND SAFES.
Freight and Baggage delivered to and from cars and boats, or to any part of the city.
Particular attention given to the moving of Household Goods, Pianos, Safes, and Heavy Ma- chinery, etc., by
EXPERIENCED MEN. Established 1850.
GEORGE F. SPENCER & CO.,
Successors to WEBB & SHEDD,
CARMEN,
Office, 71 ASYLUM STREET, Room 25, Hartford, Conn.
Merchandise of all kinds handled with dispatch and by careful and experienced men. Special attention given to moving furniture about the city.
WILLIAM N. BROCKWAY.
NELSON J. TUTTLE.
BROCKWAY & TUTTLE,
MANUFACTURERS OF F ... Carriages, Spring Wagons, oad Wagons, Surreys, and Phaetons. . 21 MATHER ST., Cor. Main St., Hartford, Conn. Factory at Homer, N. Y.
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JOHN A. WOOD,
Omnibus, Hack, Livery and Boarding Stable. Telephone Call, 835-2.
ESPECIAL ATTENTION TO COACHING OMNIBUS PARTIES.
19 MATHER STREET, Hartford, Conn.
FRANK F. SCHIRM, Horseshoer and General Jobber.
WAGONS MADE STONE CUTTERS TOOLS AND REPAIRED. MADE AND. SHARPENED. ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED. ALL WORK WARRANTED.
28 and 30 SHELDON ST., Hartford, Conn.
M. W. SHERMAN & SON, TRUCKING. Dealers in SAND and STONE. DONALD ST., Hartford, Conn. TELEPHONE, 735-4
Hartford Chair Co., MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN
CANE SEAT CHAIRS 42 SEYMS ST., Hartford, Conn.
GEER'S HARTFORD CITY DIRECTORY. 541
GEORGE H. HEBARD. SAMUEL C. COOPER.
Anything Moved, from a 20-Ton Boiler
to a Box of Soap.
Hebard & Co., CARMEN,
No. 213 STATE ST., Hartford, Conn.
Furniture, Pianos, Heavy Machinery, and Safes are our Specialties. TELEPHONE, 254-2
MRS. HENRIETTA DOWNING.
D. C. PERKINS.
DOWNING & PERKINS, CARMEN,
Office, 128 COMMERCE ST., Hartford, Conn. Corner of STATE STREET.
Teams constantly in readiness for transporta- tion of all kinds of merchandise to or from cars or boat, and about town. Goods forwarded with dispatch.
Telephone Call, 1009-2.
Positively Dust-Proof and Powerful Grip DRILL CHUCKS,
Bit Brace, and Breast DRILL CHUCKS. Special Chucks for Holding any Shape. Experimental Work a Specialty. IMPROVED MACHINERY. THE PRATT & WEIR CHUCK CO., 12 PRATT STREET, Hartford, Conn.
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THE HARTFORD DREDGING CO.,
253 Main St., Room 30, Waverly Building, Hartford, Conn.
Owners of Dredgers "No. 2" and "No. 3," and Tug "McDermott."
Contractors for River and Harbor Improvements. DOCK DIGGING AND PRIVATE WORK A SPECIALTY. ESTIMATES FURNISHED.
Contractors for Great Salt Pond, Block Island, Newport, New Bedford Harbor, Connecticut River, and Pawcatuck.
A. H. CHARLTON, President. G. D. WINSLOW, Secretary and Treasurer. C. H. LATHAM, Superintendent.
Incorporated, May, 1877. Capital, $252,000.00
THE HARTFORD AND NEW YORK TRANSPORTATION CO., 285 STATE STREET, Hartford, Conn.
Do Hauling, Repairing, and Building. Own Shipyard and Ways AT DUTCH POINT, Formerly owned by Dry Dock Co. OWN DOCK PROPERTY. Seven Tugs. Twenty Barges.
AND THE
OFFICERS. E. S. GOODRICH, President and Treasurer. C. C. GOODRICH, General Manager. EDGAR L. SMITH, Secretary and Ats't Treaa. E. B. WILLIAMS. Superintendent Directors .- F. S. Gondrich, F M Peck, D. R. Howe, Geo. F Leverett Brainardt. C.C Go E. B. William G. H. Gilman.
HARTFORD AND NEW YORK DAILY LINE OF PASSENGER STEA TOWING AND FREIGHTING. Steamboat Building, Foot of State Stre
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Hartford and New York BOATS.
Formerly Connecticut River Steamboat Company, and now owned by the Hartford and New York Transportation Company.
OFFICE AND WHARF,
Hartford Office, 285 STATE STREET, Foot of the Street.
New York Office, PECK SLIP, Pier 24, East River.
MIDDLETOWN.
Two NEW Steel Twin-Screw Boats:
Middletown, Captain, R. H. HILLS.
Leaves Hartford TUESDAY, THURSDAY, and SATURDAY at 5 P.M. Until OCTOBER 15.
Steward, E. S. BARBER.
Leaves Hartford MONDAY, WEDNES- DAY, and FRIDAY.
Hartford,
Captain, FRED H. BEEBE. Steward, J. W. SMITH.
Leave New York each alternate Day, from Pier 24, East River, at 5 P. M. until October 15. From October 15 to close of navigation, leave Hartford at 4.30 P.M., New York at 5 P.M.
PASSENGER FARES.
ne way, with berth, $1.50 Deck Fare, $1.15
Round Trip, good for season, 2.50
State Rooms, one way, 1.00
Round Trip, good for six days, 2.25 Children from 6 to 12 yrs. of age, HALF PRICE.
E. S. GOODRICH, Pres't. EDGAR L. SMITH, Sec'y and Ass't Treas. C. C. GOODRICH, Gen'l Manager. E. B. WILLIAMS, Superintendent. GEO. C. HILLS, General Freight and Passenger Agent, Pier 24, East River, N. Y. W. B. SMITH, N. Y. Agent, Pier 24, East River.
R. F. GOODRICH, Local Agent, No. 285 STATE ST., Hartford, Conn. For distances of and between all Landings, see Index to Contents.
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United
tates: CAPITALS, AREA, POPULATION AND VOTES FOR PRESIDENT. These 1897 Census returns and areas in square miles are from the July, 1890, and final revision.
STATES.
CAPITALS.
Miles.
1880.
1890.
Rep. Mckinley.
Dem. Bryan.
Palmer. Levering
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* D.
Alabama.
Montgomery,
51,540
1,262,505
1,513,017:
54,787
180,807
6,462
2,147
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Arkansas
Little Rock,.
53,045
802,525
1,128,179:
37,512
110,103
889
8
California
Sacramento, ..
155,980
864,694
1,208,130
146,170
148,378
1,780
2,578
8
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Colorado.
Denver, ..
103,645
194,327
412,198
26,271
161,158
1
1,717
4
Connecticut
Hartford,.
4,845
622,700
746,258
110,285
56,740
4,834
1,808
9
Florida
Tallahassee, ..
54,240
269,493
891,422
11,288
82,736
654
1,778
4
Georgia
Atlanta, ...
58,980
1,542,180
1,837,358
60,091
94,282
2,708
5,618
:
3
Illinois
Springfield, ..
56,000
8,077,871
8,826,851
607,136
464,632
6,890
9,796
24
Indiana
Indianapolis,.
85,910
1,978,801
2,192,404
828,754
305,573
2,145
8,056
15
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Iowa
Des Moines,. ..
55,475
1,624,615
1,911,896
289,298
223,741
7,516
8,192
13
Kansas
Topeka,.
81,700
996,096
1,427,096
159,541
171,810
1,209
1,921
10
Kentucky
Frankfort,.
40,000
1,648,690
1,858,685
218,171
217,890
5,114
4,781
12
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Louisiana
Baton Rogue,.
45,420
939,946
1,118,587
22,037
77,175
1,834
Maine.
Angusta, ..
29,895
648,986
661,086
80,465
84,688
1,870
1,570
6
Maryland
Annapolis, .
9,860
984,948
1,042,390|
186,959
104,785
2,507
5,918
8
Massachusetts
Boston
8,040
1,788,085
2,238,943
278,976
105,711
11,749
2,998
15
Michigan
Lansing,.
57,480
1,686,937
2,093,889;
298,582
286,714
6,879
5,025
14
Mississippi
Jackson,
46,840
1,181,597
1,289,600
5,180
68,859
1,071
485
9
Missouri
Jefferson City
68,785
2,168,880
2,679,184
804,940
868,667
42,587
115,880
2,885
1,198
. .
8
Nevada ..
Carson City,.
109,740
62,266
45,761
1,988
8,877
8,520
779
4
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New Jersey ...
Trenton,
7,455
1,181,116
1,444,938
221,867
133,675
6,878
5,614
10
New York ..
Albany, .
47,620
5,082,871
5,997,858
819,888:
551,869
18,950
16,052
36
North Carolina
Raleigh,
48,580
1,899,750
1,617,947
155,222
174,488
578
675
11
North Dakota ..
Bismarck, ..
70,195
182,719
26,335
20,686
1,857
5,068
28
. .
Oregon
Salem,
94,560
174,768
818,767
48,779
46,662
977
919
4
..
Pennsylvania .
Harrisburg,.
44,985
4,282,891
5,258,014
728,800
488,228
11,000
19,274
32
Rhode Island . .
Newp.&Prov.
1,085
276,531
845,506
37,437
14,459
1,166
1,160
4
South Carolina. Columbia,.
80,170
995,577
1,151,149
9,281
58,798
828
685
4
Tennessee
Nashville,.
41,750
1,542,859 1,591,749
2,235,528
167,520
870,484
5,046
1,786
..
Utah,.
Salt Lake C'y
82,190
148,968
207,905
18,484
64,517
21
788
4
Virginia .
Richmond,.
40,125
1,512,565
1,655,980
185,868
154,709
2;129
2,850
12
Washington
Olympia,.
24,645
618,457
762,794
89,158
51,646
1,668
968
. 4
West Virginia. .
|Charleston,
66,880
75,116
849,390
104,414
92,927
677
1,208
6
. .
Wisconsin ...
Madison, ..
54,450
1,815,497
1,686,880
268,135
165,523
4,584
7,509
12
·
Wyoming.
Cheyenne,. .
97,575
20,789
60,057
10,072
10,655
136
3
Population
of 45 States,
62,116,811|'
7,104,779
6,502,925
188,148
182,007/
271
176
Territories.
Capitals.
Square Miles.
Population, 1880.
Population, 1890.
Alaska,
Sitka,.
.531,409.
88,426.
80,829
Arizona,
Prescott,
. 112,920
40,440.
59,620
District Columbia,.
Washington,
60
177,624.
230,892
Indian, etc.
Talequa,.
31,000
179,821
New Mexico,
Santa Fe,
.122,460
119,565.
153,59€
Oklahoma,
38,880
+61,884
Population, 6 Territories,
Total, States and Territories, ...
8,501,409
50,189,209
62,678,579
Fifty-five thousand, six hundred Square Miles of Water Surface. Alaska not included.
* R, Republican Party ; D, Democratic Party.
t Includes 5,338 in Greer County (in Indian Territory), claimed by Texas.
:
18
Idaho
Boise City,
84,290
82,610
84,385'
6,824
28,192
2,355
2,169
17
Montana.
Helena, .. .
145,810
89,159
182,159
3
Nebraska
Lincoln,
76,840
452,402
1,058,910
8
New Hampshire Concord, ...
9,005
846,991
876,580
57,444
21,650
358
3
Ohio
Columbus,.
40,760
3,198,062
3,672,816|
525,991
477,494
166,268
1,951
8,098
18
15
Vermont
Montpelier, .
9,185
382,286
882,422
51,127
10,687
1,881
:
9
South Dakota ..
Pierre,. .
76,850
328,808
41,042
41,225
3,202
4,848
9
Minnesota.
St. Paul,
79,205
780,773
1,801,826
198,501
189,626
Delaware
Dover, ..
1,960
146,608
168,493
16,804
18,424
677
855
Square |Population Population
N. Dem.
Pro.
Electoral Vote.
11
8
186
. .
..
·
..
Texas
Austin,.
262,290
1,767,518
148,778
3
..
561,768
10,494 102,304
179
ELIHU GEER'S SONS, PRINTERS, 16 STATE STREET.
545
GEER'S HARTFORD CITY DIRECTORY.
- -- 1840.
1897.
Adams
Express . Company,
Great Eastern, Western, Northwestern, Northern, and Southern EXPRESS FORWARDERS.
H TALF A CENTURY of Experience, Half a Century of Constant Effort in Developing Traffic and Promoting Commercial Intercourse, have proved that the Shipping Public appreciate the standard of excellence this Company has always maintained in every grade of its extensive service. Such appreciation has been, and will continue to be acknowledged by providing increased facilities and advantages in the interest of the public, as public needs suggest.
Exclusive agencies are maintained throughout the following territory, wherein are situated the largest financial centers and commercial marts in the United States, and between which is maintained a superior service by the most direct routes.
Arkansas, Connecticut, South Dakota, Delaware, District Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Indian Territory, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
QUICK DISPATCH. LOW RATES. PROMPT DELIVERY.
Particular attention given to the Transportation of Currency, Specie, Bonds, ... y, and other Valuables, and to the Collection of Bills, Notes, Drafts, Etc. Money J
(
--- cold and cashed at all offices in the United States.
F oval Office, No. 305 MAIN STREET, Third Door South From Asylum St. Branch Office, Union Railroad Station. CHARLES P. TRUMBULL, Agent.
69
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546
GEER'S HARTFORD CITY DIRECTORY.
Distantes to all Toluns in Connecticut from
Hartford,
By RAILROAD and TOWN ROAD, also, year Towns were Organized CITIES AND BOROUGHS.
* City Charters in these Towns-18 Cities in State.
i Borough Charters in these Towns-22 Boroughe in State.
F Fairfield County; H Hartford; L Litchfield; M Middesex; NH New Haven; NI. New London; T Tolland; W Windbam.
Copyrighted for "GERK'S HARTFORD CITY DIRECTORY."
Towns
County!
Town
Roads
Rail-
road
Organ-
fred
County
Town
Roads
Rail-
road
Organ
County
Koada
road
Organ-
Andover,
r
18
23
1848
Griswold, t
NL
53
53
1815
Portland,
M
17
16 1641
Ansonia*
NH
45
48
1889 Groton,
NL
50
65
1705
Preston,.
NL. 45
55 16-6
Ashford,
W
31
46 1710 Guilford,t.
NH
36
52 1639
Prospect,.
NH 30
29 1627
Avon, ...
H
12
20
1880 HADDAM,
M
25
27 1662
Putnam,
W
45
56 1155
Barkhamsted,
L
24
34
1746 Hamden,
NH
83
34 1786
Redding,
F
65
Beacon Falls,.
NH
43
41 1871
Hampton,
W
38
44 1786
Ridgefield, t
F
84 170%
Berlin,.
H
18
13 1785
HARTFORD,
H
-
1636
Rocky Hill,
H
7
8 1843
Bethany,
NH
36
45 1832
Hartland,
H
25
39
1753
Roxury,
L
43
93 1601
Bethel,t
F
58
89 1855 Harwinton,.
L
23
53
1731
Salem,.
NL
34 58 1819
Bethlehem,
L
36
H
7
T
14
20
1716
Kent,.
L
49
80
1738
Scotland,
W
34
40 TKM
Bozrah,.
NL
34
50
1786
Killingly,t
W
47
64
1700
Seymour,
NH 44
44 1840
37
48
1663
Sharon,.
L
61
71 1729
BRIDGEPORT,
52
53 1821
Lebanon,.
NL
80
42
1700
Sherman,
F
60
96 1802 15 14.0
Bristol, t .
H
17
18 1785
Lisbon,
NL
42
50 1786
Somers,-
24
24 174
30
58
1720
Southbury,
INH
42 66 1673
40
48 1664
Southington, t
H
18 30 1775
Burlington,.
18
23
1806
Madison,.
NH
86
56 1826 South Windsor,.
H
8 1:45
Canaan,
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