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During the period of which we write ( 1860) the officials of Vincennes township were James Brown and Abner Garrison, justices of the peace ; Samuel Elby, assessor ; Daniel Meyers, constable ; T. M. Sawyer, trustee, clerk and treasurer. William Caldwell was agent of the M. S. & N. I. railroad; George Narber and Robert Caldwell were resident farmers of the town ; Win. Eve, Geo. Kerstettre and John King, coopers; Frank Black and John Mann, carpenters and builders ; Ira K. Moore and John Pierson, dentists : Wm. Klenkner, painter ; A. Meyers, general merchant ; O. C. Tay- lor, school teacher.
The business and professional men of the present are: Groceries-E. Bierhaus & Son ( wholesale), A. Gimbel ( wholesale), L. B. Smith (whole- sale), John N. Bey & Co. ( wholesale) ; other wholesale and retail, or retail alone are: [1. Abrassart, Allen & Carrel, Ed Baker, James Baldwin, Jacob Beal, Wm. Beesley, Lawrence Bey, Wm. Bey, Edwin Blase, Sammuel Bottle, Bratton & Palfrey, Brocksmith & Son, Geo. Borrowman, Chris Bubenzer, Wm. C. Bubenzer, Geo. Burnside, Otto C. Busse, Ernest Coulter, Crackel Bros., Commodore Crow, Jolin P'. Davis, Joseph Eheart, W. A. Flint Co., John Graham, Nancy Gregory, Elisha Grimes, Albert Haartje, Chas. Ha- gens, HIall Bros., Chas. D. Hall, Jolm lloffman & Sons, Julia Jacobus, Lucas
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Jansen, Mary Karschefsky, Anthony Kiefer, Wm. Knowles, Henry Knowles, Jolin Lancaster, J. F. Lancaster & Co., Thomas Levell & Son, Edward Louis, McNeil & Son, Joseph P. Marsh, John H. Meyer, Joseph Morris, Meniman O'Donnell, George Parker, Joseph J. Risch, S. Risch & Sons, Risch & Haller, John J. Roach, Glenn Roughan, Amos Sailsbury, Scheefer Bros., Schmidt Bros., Henry Schmiedeskamp, Albert E. Schory, Schultz & Yocum, Henry J. Steffen, Wm. M. Tromley, C. H. Wessel, George Wiseman. Dry goods-Anton Bey, H. Brokhage & Sons, W. A. Flint Co., Gimbel, Haugliton & Bond, B. Kuhn & Co., S. & 1. Lyons Co., S. Risch & Son, Risch & Haller, L. A. Wise & Co. Abstractors of titles- Charles G. McCord, Allen E. Hogue. Accounts-Frank W. Bell, Indiana Business College, Vincennes Business College. Agricultural implements --- Emison & Nicholson, Hartman Manufacturing Company, Hunckler Bros., Vincennes Elevator Company, Vincennes Implement and Carriage Com- pany. Architects-Campbell & Osterhage, John W. Gaddis. Art goods -- Bond & Hedden, Frank Liebermann. Auto garages-Dexter Aldrich, Cloud-Cadillac Auto Co., E. J. Crankshaw & Co., Meyer & Whitehouse, Marshal Johnson. Automobile dealers, repairers and suppliers-Dexter Aldrich, Gerhard Bergman, Jolinson Auto Co., Charles Miller, Robison- Donaldson Co., Vincennes Motor Manufacturing Co., E. J. Crankshaw & Co., Terre Haute Oil and Coal Co. Baby carriages-Vincennes Furnishing Co., Frank Boeckman, Frank Hoffman, W. P. Ritterskamp & Co. Bakers and confectioners-Ralph Baldwin, Bender & Son, Henry F. Bergmann, John Gluck, Gustav Lang, Wilhelmina Mischler, G. W. Opell, Planke Bros. Bands-First Regiment, Hoose's band. Bank, office and saloon furniture -Vincennes Sash and Door Co., McIlvaine Lumber Co. Banks-Citizens Trust Co., First National, German National, Second National, Vincennes State Bank. Barber shop proprietors-Agedius Baecher, Wm. H. Bowen, Morgan Brooks, James Calvert, Thomas Chapman, Frank Cashy, Albert Hoffman, George Jones, Blume & Hayes, Lawrence Lincoln. Frank Mc- Arthur, John McHale, Jr., Richard Miller, James Moore. John Nestlehut, Fred Parker, Bert Shick, Edward Shick, Arthur Snelling, Frank Soud- riette. Joseph Stewart, Edward Thomas, John Vincent, Wm. Wilkes, Frank Wilson, Lackey & Brown. Bicycle dealers-George Fellows. Charles F. Hoose, Edward Hunter. Billiards and pool-Harry Chaney, Cliff Gosnell, Wm. H. Long, Jesse Palmer, Rudolph Palmer, Joseph Risch, George Shank, Harry Westfall, Joseph Wolfe. Blacksmiths and horseshoers- Gerhard Bergman, Brad Brouillette, Eric Decker, George Evans, Fuller Bros., Wm. Henderson, Wm. Kelley, Henry La Coste, Mitchel La Coste, John K. Miller, J. F. Miller's Sons, Louis F. Miller, Charles Saiter, F. W. Snyder & Co., Frank Tanksley. Boarding houses-Callie Bippus. Ida Blackburn, Josephine Chambers, Jemima Curtis, Philip De Jean, Benjamin Lamping, Willis Liston, Nora Mason, Katharine Schaller, Sarah Searight, Amelia Thuis, Mary Unsworth, John C. Wheeler, Albert Wise. Book- binders, booksellers and stationers-Charles S. Miller, Frank Liebermann,
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Duesterberg & Kramer. Boot and shoemakers-Casper H. Blase, Henry B. Blome, Henry Feldman, William Grote, William Heidenreich, Albert Johnson, Joseph Kitchell. Isaac McNeil, James Martin, Louis Mayes, Abra- ham Alevitch, William Trapp, Charles Wallace. Retail dealers in boots and shoes-Bradley & King, Simon Brown, W. A. Flint Co., Gimbel, Haughton & Bond, Chris Heidenreich, Frank J. Kapps, Klein Bros., Pal- frey Shoe Co., Simpson & Hogue. Builders' hardware and materials- Milas A. Bosworth, Mellvaine Lumber Co .. Saiter Morgan Co., Kleymeyer Lumber Co. Carpenters, contractors and builders -- Benjamin Allen, Stephen Arnold, Firman Borden, John M. Brown, Campbell & Osterhage, John M. Clark, Albert Combs, Franklin Conley, John F. Cox, Thomas Dawson, John B. DeLisle, John C. Edwards, Thomas Edwards, James B. Evans, Lewis Fawns, Lawrence Glass, Sam F. Hill, John Hurst, Joseph Johnson, Frank Katzorke, John Killer, George Kirk, Frank Kramer, Sam- uel Kirk, Charles Orndorff, Charles Osterhage, Edward L. Osterhage, James H. Redman, Alexander Runyon, Albert Schmuck, Homer E. Shaw, Thomas J. Shinely, George M. Sparrow, Samuel E. Talley, John Thais, William Van Metre, Samuel White, Eli P. Williamson, Jesse Williams, Frank T. Willie. Cigar manufacturers-Joseph Anton, Frank Boone, Emil Yunghaus. Wholesale and retail dealers in cigars and tobacco-A. J. Acker & Co., Harry L. Chaney, Duesterberg & Kramer, George Fredrich, Edward Kramer, James B. Orr, George E. Shank, T. H. Stradley Cigar Co., Edward W. Wood, Emil Yunghaus. George Miller, Herman Werker, Woodville Watjen, Henry Miller. Clothing-H. Brokhage & Sons, Frau- mann Bros., I. Joseph & Son, Krueger Specialty Co., B. Kuhn & Co., S. & I. Lyons, Peoples Credit Co., Henry Riddelsheimer, Jud Robbins, Henry Scheefers, W. A. Flint. Wholesale and retail coal dealers-Ebner Ice & Coal Storage Co., Samonial Coal Co., Terre Haute Oil & Coal Co., John Bingham, Brooks & Brown, City Ice and Coal Co., Louis A. Frederick, Benj. F. Kable, Fred. Kixmiller, North End Cement, Coal & Tile Co., Peoples Ice & Fuel Co., Geo. B. Piel, Wm. Warren. Commission mer- chants-Crowley-Mitchell Co., R. H. Pennington & Co., Wm. J. Todd, Vollmer & Winkler. Manufacturers and wholesale and retail confectioners -L. P. Colenbaugh Co., James C. Bollman, W. W. Cassell & Son, Dattillo Bros., Joseph Dressell, David P. Hale, Thomas Kondas, John E. Norman, Samuel Rumer & Son, Edward Willis, Zarafonetis Bros. Dentists-Horace Beckes, Wm. Bogie, Ralph C. Day, August Held, Walter M. Hindman, Charles A. Lambdin, August G. Pielemeire. Wm. B. Ridgeway, Ozro W. Willis. Distillers of alcohol and spirits-Murphy Distilling Co., Old Vin- cennes Distillery Co., Eagle Brewery. Dress and Cloak makers-Emily Bastin, Minnie Boland, Ida Bonhomme, Jessie Bouchie, Elzora Braden, Mary A. Brouillette, Mamie Burton, Mary Carr, Frances Duesterberg, Ella Finfrock, Alice Fowler, Ada Gillespie, Louise Gluck, Lydia Green, Lydia Ilentz, Alice Hollingsworth, Mary Kelley, Mary Kirsch, Matilda Knowland, Mary Kopp, Sadie Kreimeyer, Clara Kullmeyer, Emma Mallet,
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Nellie Masterson, Anna Miller, Anna Piper, Katie Recker, Essa Summer- ville, Mary Taylor, Emma Thuis, Mary Todd, Julia Wilhite, Laura Wise, Lida Wolf. Wholesale and retail druggists-Wm. Bochner, Columbia Drug Co., Rush C. Dennison, Duesterberg & Kramer, Fancher Drug Co., Albert Miller, Charles S. Miller, Moore & Miller, Lee Townsley, Wood C. Watjen, Herman Werker. Belting, rubber and leather-Weed-Boeckman Hardware Co., Nicholson & Emison, Buck & Boyd, August Evering. Bot- tlers of beer-Hack & Simon. Bottlers mineral water-Jolin G. Recker, Wm. Richter, Frank A. Thuis. Brewers-Hack & Simon, Terre Haute Brewing Co. Brick and tile manufacturers-Clark Brick Co., John Prul- lage. Bridge and structural iron builders-Vincennes Bridge Works, Terre Haute Bridge Co. Grain brokers-R. J. Greenhow, E. W. Wagner & Co., Jas. E. Bailey. Button manufacturer-Harry Williams. Canned goods- Dyer Packing Co. Carpet weavers-John H. Akers, Thornton McCoy. Carpets, oil cloths, etc .- H. Brokhage & Sons, Flint & Co., Gimbel, Haugh- ton & Bond, Lyons & Co., Vincennes Furnishing Co. Corrugated iron ceil- ings and ornamental work-Charles W. Lauby, Vincennes Galvanized Iron Works. Cement-McIlvaine & Co., M. A. Bosworth, Klemeyer Lumber Co., Vincennes Lumber Co. Cement blocks-Samuel Borden & Son, Frank H. Howell, Louis Kutter, North End Cement Coal & Tile Co., Norton & Mullins. China, glass and queensware-George McDonald, Vincennes Furnishing Co., W. P. Ritterskamp & Co. Cloaks and suits-Brokhage & Sons, Flint & Co., Lyons & Co., Vance-Winans Co. Dyers and cleaners- Harry G. Harper, Walter Bono, Frank Latshaw, William Weisenberger. Electric light companies-City Electric Lighting Co., Vincennes Electric Co., Vincennes Light & Power Co., Dreiman Electric Contracting and Sup- ply Co., Lester Johnson. Engravers-Henkes Jewelry Co., John C. Wag- ner, Perry Tindolph, Eric Smith. Express companies-Adams, American. United States. Florists-Thomas C. Dunn, Charles F. Raker, W. A. Rei- man, Paul Schultz. Flour and feed mills and dealers-Jolin Bingham, Martin H. Hogue, Atlas Mills, Baltic Mills, Brooks & Brown, William Smith, Vigo Mills, Vincennes Elevator Co. Founders and machinists- Central Foundry Co., Vincennes Foundry and Machine Co., Henry MI. Williams, McKernon & Hartigan, George E. Henry. Fruits-Dattillo Bros., Brocksmith & Son, Frank Bratton. Funeral directors-Henry B. Duesterberg & Sons, Dexter Gardner & Son, Robert Jones. Furnaces- Charles Lauby, Weed-Boeckman Co., Wm. C. Teeschner, Buck & Boyd. Furniture dealers-John F. Bonsib, J. Brooks & Co., Hoffman Furniture Co., Vincennes Furnishing Co., W. P. Ritterskamp & Co., S. & S. Furniture Co. Furniture manufacturers-Vincennes Furniture Manufacturing Co., McIlvaine Co. Furs-John T. Foster. Galvanized Iron Works-Charles Lauby, P. R. McCarthy & Son Galvanized Iron Works. Gardeners- Frank Brandenburg, John G. Frisz, Michael Frisz, Lease Lemp, Vollmer Bros., Henry Wagner. Gas companies-Ambray Gas Co., Egyptian Heat & Power Co., Vincennes Light & Power Co., Vincennes Oil & Gas Co.,
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Black Hawk Gas Co. Gas and steam fitters-Buck & Boyd, T. F. Davis, Robert James, Joseph Cannon, Joseph Sowden, Mifflin K. Thomas. Glass plate and window-Knox Glass Co., Loten & Ryan, Saiter-Morgan Co. Glass bottle manufacturers-Diamond Flint Glass Co. Glass manufactur- ers-Blackford Window Glass Co., Vincennes Window Glass Co. Grain elevators-Paul Kuhn & Co., South Side Elevator Co., Union Elevator Co., Vincennes Elevator Co. Guns and ammunition-William Eluere, Frank Boeckman, H. H. Hackman. Hair dressers-Carrie Calvert, Anna Ringle, Mrs. Paul Weisert. Handle manufacturers-Indiana Handle Co. Hardware-Saiter-Morgan Co., Geo. B. Burnside, Wm. H. Eluere, Emison & Nicholson, August Evering, Hunckler Bros., Saiter-Morgan Co., N. Smith & Sons, Vincennes Implement and Carriage Co., Weed-Boeckman Co. Harness and saddle manufacturers and dealers-Asher Goodykrontz, Paul Page, F. A. Thuis, Vincennes Implement & Carriage Co. Hats, caps and furs-H. Brokhage & Sons, Jud Robbins, George Schaller, Jolin S. Somes, Henry Raddlesheimer, Esco Walk, W. A. Flint, J. A. & F. B. Merchant. Hay presses-Supreme Manufacturing Co. Hot water heat- ing-Joseph Sowden, Buck & Boyd, M. K. Thomas. Hotels-Fairview Avenue, Cottage, Empire, Grand, Kaiserhof, Kings, St. John's, Simpson House, Stag, Star, Union Depot. House furnishings-Smith & Sons, Frank Boeckman, Vincennes Furnishing Co. Ice manufacturers-John Ebner Ice & Coal Storage Co., Citizens Ice & Cold Storage Co. Ice cream manufacturers-W. W. Cassell, Vincennes Milk Condensing Co., Zara- fonetis Bros. Installment goods-Benjamin Freshour, Knox County In- stallment Co., Krueger Specialty Co. Insurance agents-J. L. Bayard & Co., Byers & Stillwell, Central Realty Co., Grayson & Unverferth, Mc- Gowen & Leonard, W. B. Purcell, Purky Bros., Harry V. Somes, Jr., Vin- cennes Agency Co., John C. Wise, George W. Wring, Wm. C. Mason, Raney Gibson, Vincennes Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Geo. W. Foulks. Jewelers-Thomas Eagleson, J. H. Henkes Jewelry Co., J. & H. Ostendorf, Eric B. Smith, Perry Tuidolph, John C. Wagner. Junk dealers-Superior Iron, Metal & Pipe Co., Joseph Schwartz, Eli Silverman. Justices of the peace-Engelbert Baecher, Francis I. Purky, Edward Weisert. Kodaks and supplies-Watjen Drug Co., Duesterberg & Kramer. Ladies' furnish- ing goods-S. & I. Lyons, Gimbel, Haughton & Bond, Brokhage & Sons. L. A. Wise & Co., W. A. Flint. Laundries-Crystal, Ivory, Kohinoor, Sam Sing. Livery, boarding and feed stables-William Byers, Decker & Camp- bell, Benjamin Fisher, Wm. H. Kail, Wm. Kyger, James McCloskey, John F. Mail, Adolph Meyer. Loan agents-Grayson & Unverferth, Highsmith & James, Mason & Foulks, Mortgage Loan Co., W. B. Purcell, Frank E. Walter, Edward Weisert, Samuel W. Williams. Hardwood lumber deal- ers-John 'A. Cox Co., Maley & Wertz. Lumber, lath and shingles-M. A. Bosworth, Joshua Brazelton, John Cox, Klemeyer Co., Wm. H. Leathers, McIlvaine Co., Vincennes Lumber Co. Wholesale malt liquors-Charles M. Berninger, Baugh Bros .. Jolin C. Hellert, Florice Tougas, Edgar Rinds- kopf. Meat markets-John H. Beamon, Edmund Eschlemann, Louis
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Hamm, I. Hamm & Son, Charles B. O'Donnell, John Schumacher, Frank Sievers, Victor Manning, John B. Zuber, Win. Zuber. Medicine manufac- turers-Wm. F. Gardner, Thomas Stafford, Milton Wampler. Men's fur- nishings-H. Brokhage, Chris Epperson, Christian Heineureich, I. Joseph & Son, Lyons & Co., Merchant Bros., J. Robbins, George Schaller, John Somes. Milliners-Etta Bonsib, Laura B. Harvey, John C. Hellert, Myron Rindskopf, Slater & Slater, Martha Souder, Mary Thuis, Roxey Van Stone. Motor manufacturers-Vincennes Motor Manufacturing Co. Music teachers-Margaret P. Baldwin, Charles N. Bromley, Faye Bromley, Edna Brown, Amelia Doddridge, Sheridan H. Isaacs, Clara Kirsch, Blanche Maidlow, Nellie B. Matliesie, Bessie O'Neal, Jessie Schwartz, Corene Ser- tel, Jessie Sertel, Elizabeth M. Thuis, Grace Trump. Music and musical merchandise-H. H. Hackman, Paul Bros., George Loertz, Wm. S. Vowels, John B. Vaughn. Nurses-Tess Balbina, Mary Balue, Lavina Black, Eva M. Collins, Mattie Companiotte, Emma Flick, Bertha Frederick, Elizabeth Frigge, Mary Hollingsworth, Nellie Moore. Opticians-Justus Henkes, James H. Hammond, John C. Wagner. Osteopaths-H. T. Phillippe. Painters-Wm. C. Bliven, James H. Brice, Walter C. Buchanan, James Coan, Charles Coleman, Harvey Cook, Finley Dotson, George Falls, Charles Good, Daniel Hanes, George R. Harris, Harris & Yocum, Charles Heady, Chester B. Henry, Harvey Hollowell, Benson King, Fred W. Miller, Henry G. Miller, John C. Miller, Wm. H. Moore, Fred I. Neideffer, Jesse J. Rumer, George Savage, Martin Scott, Morton M. Spalding, Wm. Uns- worth, Frank E. Weisert. Photographers-Edward Clark, Peter Deisher, Morton V. Presnell, Elmer E. Shores, James S. Thomas, Isaiah E. Towns- ley. Plumbers, steam and gas fitters-Buck & Boyd, Henry Davis, Bert Herr, Robert James, Joseph F. Kapps, Joseph H. Sowden, M. K. Thomas. Poultry packers and shippers-Edward Bierhaus & Sons, W. S. Blackburn & Co., Collins Produce Co. Printers and publishers-Alfred V. Crotts, Frank C. Hardacre, Hitt Printing Co., Ethelbert C. Stewart, Vincennes Capital, Vincennes Commercial, Western Sun, Knox County Democrat. Real estate-Byers & Stillwell, Central Realty Co., City Realty Co., Wm. R. Crackel, Frank R. Emison, John O'Goff, Geo. W. Graeter, Albert Green- how, Grayson & Unverferth, Highsmith & James, George WV. Lott, H. W. Alexander, A. M. Yeyton, Harry Somes, James A. McClure, McGowen & Leonard, Mason & Foulks, North Vincennes Realty Co., W. B. Purcell, Goldie Simonson, Will L. Te Walt, Edward Weisert, Benjamin Wheeler, Samuel W. Williams, Wm. P. Wineman. Restaurants and cafes-John Abshire, Henry Brown, John Freshour, Julius Gambrel, George S. Goens, John C. Hennon, Louis Hennon, Margaret Hennon, Albert King, Christian H. Lerg, John S. McCorkle, James E. Patterson, Charles W. Pierce, Wil- liam H. Roberson, Nora I. Smith, Star, Wm. G. Stephens, F. J. Tougaw & Co., Union Depot, Wm. H. Van Stone, John H. Westfall, Charles Wil- liams, Winifred Herrin, Empire. Tailors-Joseph Bernstein, Walter F. Bono, Thomas Chapman, Edward Colman, Theodore Frank, John A.
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Kapps, John Laakman, Frank H. Latshaw, Samuel Newcomb, Michael J. Ryan, Robert H. Schofield, John Somes, Chris Stier, George Schaller. Theaters and parks-Orpheum Theater, Star Theater, Grand Opera House, Red Mill Theater, Royal Theater, Harrison park, Columbia park, Harmonic park, Lakewood park. Tinners-Dubois Bros., Thomas Kilfoil, John Kot- ter, Charles Lauby, Henry Watson, Frank Boeckman Co., N. Smith & Sons. Transfer companies-Win. Newcomb, Wm. H. Peebles, Russell Transfer Co., Michael Schwab, Vincennes Transfer & Storage Co., John- son Transfer Co.
The wholesale and retail trade of Vincennes is high-graded, of large volume. Three wholesale houses alone do jointly a jobbing business of more than a million and half dollars annually, which figures are only slightly in excess of the amount accredited to several others. Post H of the Travel- ing Men's Protective Association, has over a hundred members, and at least 125 traveling salesmen who are eligible to membership have their homes here.
The territory on all sides, and easily accessible to Vincennes, contains quite a number of progressive towns, making the field for wholesale com- mercial operations very inviting. That the town is a most desirable locality for wholesale establishments cannot be denied. The ordinary expenses connected with the conduct of the business is much less than in the larger commercial centers, and railroad facilities are equally as good and freight rates just as low.
The retail houses -- and they are quite as numerous here as they are in cities twice the size of Vincennes-are modern in every respect, and a great friendly rivalry exists among them in the matter of making attractive displays of their merchandise. It is a small concern here indeed that hasn't a floor walker, window decorator and "ad" man. All of the retail estab- lishiments draw a heavy trade from the rural districts surrounding the city in all directions, and from railway towns within a distance of from twenty to thirty miles, besides enjoying a liberal patronage from employes of the factories and mills, of whom a large number are skilled and high-priced workmen who live well and spend money freely. The army of operators, mechanics and laborers in the oil fields, just across the Wabash, who are also "good spenders," help very materially in swelling the daily receipts of the retail merchant. There is scarcely a street in the city that has not one or more retail stores ; and all of them are apparently doing a good business.
The wage scale of all manufacturing establishments is high, and the mills and factories run on full time. This state of affairs is not only a boon to the laborer, but it is a condition which the merchant thoroughly appreciates. The laboring classes are among the desirable citizens of the community, and are always in sympathy with any movement put on foot to build up and advance the city's progress. They have in many instances provided themselves with comfortable homes of modern pattern, live well themselves, and endeavor to set an example for others to do likewise. Cap-
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ital and labor are in perfect harmony here, and such things as strikes and lock-outs are unheard of. Verily, the lot of the laboring man in Vincennes is a happy and contented one.
The field for operation afforded the wholesaler and retailer by the ter- ritory within a radius of thirty miles of the old town is large enough and of sufficient productiveness to make those now occupying it feel like wel- coming with open arms any competitor who desires to enter it, providing he resorts to no methods that will detract from the present high character the trade enjoys.
MILLS, FACTORIES AND DISTILLERIES.
Not least among the important manufactories of the city are the grist and flour mills of J. & S. Emison (two), Christian Hoffman and Charles Thurgood. The combined daily capacity of four of the larger mills last year was about 1,600 barrels of flour and 1,400 barrels of corn products. The Broadway Mills, operated by Mr. Hoffman, were destroyed by fire on the night of August 5, 1910, entailing a loss of $125,000. On the site which now contains only the ruins of the immense structure Joseph Pollock in 1862 erected the original Broadway mills. The establishment gained con- siderable notoriety in 1876 for having received at the Centennial Exposi- tion, Philadelphia, the first prize for best grade of flour. The product was displayed in cedar barrels, having glass heads, bound with brass hoops. The barrels were made by Joseph Pickering and packed by James Hens- ley, under direction of John Hatcher, head miller. The total quantity of grain bought in the Vincennes market every year represents about one mil- lion six hundred thousand bushels of wheat and one million nine hundred and fifty thousand bushels of corn. Much of the grain is hauled across the river from Lawrence county, Illinois. Great quantities of the flour manu- factured at the Atlas Mills, by J. & S. Emison, is shipped direct from the plant to Glasgow, Scotland.
The distilleries-of which there are two-are large consumers of corn, the capacity of each being about 400 bushels daily. They are both very extensive plants, operated at an enormous cost. Seven large elevators, two of which are operated by the Emisons, make it possible for Vincennes, should conditions arise, to house the greater portion of the entire grain crop of both Knox and Lawrence counties.
There are ninety-five factories doing a retail business in Vincennes, while there are thirty-three which do both a retail and wholesale trade in and out of the city. One of the most conspicuous of these is the National Rolling Mill, which has been in operation about six years, during which period it has enjoyed uninterrupted success, neither financial flurries, strikes, depressions of business in other lines, or any other annoyances hav- ing interfered with its even tenor. The plant manufactures steel and iron bars of superior grade, as well as select by-products, and finds ready mar-
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ket for its output. Work is given on an average to 260 men, and the force has found constant employment night and day ever since the mills opened for business. The annual wage account amounts to $165,000 to $200,000, and the tonnage in and out of the big factory is something enormous. The importance of this industry to the old town is incalculable. Its officers are Isaac Lyons, president; Herman Brokhage, vice president; J. H. Jones, secretary ; S. N. Bradshaw, general manager ; H. J. Boeckman, treasurer.
The Vincennes Galvanized Iron Works, of which Peter R. McCarthy & Son are proprietors, was established in 1875, since which time it has ex- tended its trade over a wide range of territory. It gives employment to a dozen or more skilled workmen, pays in wages $9,000 to $10,000 a year, and does an annual business of $50,000 or $60,000.
The Vincennes Bridge Works, which make a specialty of steel and iron highway bridges, were established in 1899, since which time the plant has been enlarged to four times its original size. The products of the estab- lishment are to be seen in nearly every state of the union. In recent years the concern has built more than two thousand miles of bridges in Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma and Indian Territory. Employment is given to a large force of skilled mechan- ics whose weekly wages amount to thousands of dollars. The company has a working capital of $50,000, and is composed of the following gentlemen : Jolın T. Oliphant, president; J. L. Riddle, vice president; Frank L. Oli- phant, treasurer and general manager ; B. F. Nesbit, secretary.
The Central Foundry, which manufactures iron soil pipe and fittings, plumbers' supplies, etc., occupies ten acres of ground, and is said to be the largest manufactory of its kind in the world. The payroll of the plant which employs more than 300 men, amounts to about $250,000 a year ; and its daily output is over fifty tons.
The* first general brewery in Vincennes was erected by the late John Ebner in the early fifties, and a portion of the building still forms a small part of the immense brewing establishment of Hack & Simon-Eagle Brew- ery. Today the plant covers two city blocks and represents an investment of more than $300,000, gives employment to nearly a hundred men whose wages aggregate about $75,000. The present output of the brewery is in excess of 25,000 barrels, in the production of which more than 30,000 bushels of barley and 15,000 pounds of hops are used. It is said that the revenue brought to the city from outside sources by the firm exceeds $200,- 000 annually.
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