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of the city limits. west of Hennepin Avenue. It occupies a building 40x48 feet, on the second floor of which is the pattern-room, occupying a room 24x48. The stone made by this company is in general use throughout the city. The mem- bers are E. II. and T. E. Barrett and Daniel El- liott.
Nudd & Knight, manufacturers of wooden eave-troughs and mouldings, employ eight men, and do an annual business of $30.000, selling goods in Minnesota. Jowa, Wisconsin. Illinois, Missouri. Kansas. Texas, Nebraska and Dakota. This business was established in IS68. by Todd & Squires. In 1870. Mr. Todd disposed of his interest to W. H. Nudd. and in 1872 E. K. Smith took Mr. Squires' interest, and the firm became W. H. Nudd & Company. In 1877, J. H. Knight purchased Mr. Smith's interest, and the firm be- came Nudd & Knight. The factory is at 110 Main street. S. E.
Simonson Bros .. stair-building establishment was organized in 1872, and is the only concern of the kind in the city, devoting themselves solely to stair-building. making stair-railings, balusters, newel-posts, ete. The factory is located at 1006 Washington Avenue south, and is 20x61 feet, two stories high. where they employ ien men. doing an annual business of $10.000. The mem- bers of the firm are C. and I. Simonson.
J. M. Gritlith, broom manufacturer, and whole- sale dealer in broom corn and broom-makers supplies, corner of Fifth street and Eleventh Av- enne north, started in business in 1873. This is the only establishment of the kind west of Chi- cago and north of St. Louis. The business has grown from $ 4.000 per year to $30,000, and reach- ing throughout the entire north-west. The ware- house on Washington Avenue, corner of Fifth AAvenue north, is two-stories high, 30x50, feet.
The show-case manufactory of L. Paulle was established in 1876. at 311 Nicollet Avenue. In 1879. he removed to 123 Washington Avenue south, where he occupies the second and third floors, employs ten men, and manufactures an- nually a large number of show-cases of superior quality, which are sold in this state, as well as Wisconsin, Dakota and Montana. This is the only factory in the state which makes all the de- tails of show-cases.
The North Star Desk Works was established
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in 1875, at the eorner of First Avenue north and Washington, by Foster and Paul, who commene- ed with a capital of $1.000 and a working force of six men. In 1877. Mr. Paul purchased ground and erected his present building. at 104 Second street south. This building, 20x120 feet, two stories high, accommodates a working force of thirty men, who make chureh. school and office furniture exelusively.
Wales Bros., organ manufacturers, began build- ing organs at 220 Nicollet Avenue. In 1878, they removed to 223 South Third street, and in June, 1879, removed to their present location, No. 211 Nicollet Avenue. They make a specialty of manufacturing pipe organs, which have given satisfaction as far as used.
The Minnehaha Carriage Works. owned by J. M. Potile and Son, are located at 117 Second street south. They were started in 1862, by .J. M. Pottle, who conducted them until 1870, when his son, J. II. Pottle, took an interest, and the firm has since been J. M. Pottle and Son. At the start nothing but common work was done, and they employed but one man. They now do the finest work, mostly to order, employing twenty-five men, whom they pay $300 per week. Their business amounts to $75.000 annually. The factory occupies space of 125x160 feet.
In 1872, M. Roeller began manufacturing car- riages at 246 Second Avenue south, occupying a building 22x104 feet, two stories high. In 1877, he erected a brick building adjoining this, also two stories high, and 22x65 feet. The first floor is used for wood work and blacksmith shop and as carriage repository, and the second floor for trimming-room, painting, and finishing. The shop gives work to fifteen men.
Martin Brothers' carriage manufactory, at 117 and 119 First Avenne north, commeneed opera- tions in 1878, on Third street sonth. In the spring of 1880. they removed to their present quarters. occupying the whole building, which is 40x100 feet, three stories above basement. The first floor is used as a carriage repository and black- smith shop, the latter ocenpying space 30x40 feet in the rear. The second floor is used as trimming room, wood shop and store-room. The painting is done on the third floor, and the material is stored in the basement. They employ about thirty men, turning out light carriages, cutters, etc. 27
The firm is composed of C. IL. and B. J. Martin, who came to Minneapolis from Chicago in 1878.
Driscoll and Forsyth. manufacturers of haul- off wagons and logging sleds, also do horse-shoe- ing and general blacksmithing, at Nos. 24 and 26 Main street northeast. The members of the firm are D. Driscoll and W. Forsyth. The business was established by Mr. Driscoll in 1875, and con- (neted by him until 1879, when the co-partner- ship was formed. In October, 1879, they lost their building by fire, but they immediately re- built on an enlarged scale, and resumed two weeks after, in a building 50x70 feet, two stories high, where they now employ twelve men.
A. S. Converse began making wagons and car- riages in 1855, in a one and one-half story build- ing on First street. near Seventh Avenue north. where the bridge crosses Bassett's creek. After staying there three years, he opened opposite what is now the Wilbur House, and remained there four years, was then out of business for two years. Then associating with A. J. Wilson, oc- cupied various locations, and finally opened on Washington Avenue and Fourth Avenue north. He there built two more shops and remained up to the present time. The shop on Washington Avenue was burned in 1876, and a portion of the one on First Avenue north in 1878, leaving three sinall buildings, which he now occupies, doing chiefly a repairing business. Mr. Converse has been awarded five premiums for fine carriage and sleigh work, four at state fairs at St. Paul, and one at Minneapolis.
James Iverson, wagon, carriage and sleigh maker, began at First street and Second Avenue north, in 1871, on a small scale. He now occu- pies a building 22x90 feet, two stories high, twen- ty-eight feet of which is of brick, communicating with the work room in the rear by iron doors. The upper floor is used as a trimming room. The business amounts to $15,000 per year.
The Minneapolis Carriage Works, N. P. Swan- berg, proprietor, was built in 1873, at 605 south Third street. The business, amounting to $12.000 per annum. is carried on in a building 24x60 feet two stories high, in which are employed twelve men, whose pay roll is $100 per week.
Cook Brothers, H. T. and C. H., manufacturers of wagons, carriages and express wagons, do all kinds of repairing in wood and iron, requiring
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two men. Their factory. 18x54 feet, is at 424 'to $7,000 per annum, is the only one of its kind Thirteenth Avenue south. in the city.
Ilennepin Carriage Works. 1502 Hennepin Avenue. were commenced at the corner of Third street and Third Avenue south, in the spring of 1570. by John Clark. After various changes in firm name. it was sold, and Mr. Clark worked for other parties until the spring of ISS0, when he purchased his present place, which is a two- story frame, 22x40, where he employs two men besides himself.
Charles Buckendorf established business in 1870, manufacturing carriages. express wagons, buggies, sleighs and the work usually turned out by a general wagon-maker; also does repair- ing. employing three men in the shop; located at 35s Fourth Avenue south.
Peterson & Mumm. manufacturers of heavy and light wagons, buggies, cutters, ete. This firm was organized in 1877, and has since enjoyed a prosperous business, on First street, corner of Fifth Avenue north. They do all kinds of re- pairing in wood and iron.
There are a number of shops where wagon- making and repairing is carried on, in connec- tion with general blacksmithing and horse-shoe- ing. Among them, Charles D. Brown, Bummert & Thelen, J. Carey, M. W. Connor, Hern & Olin. J. B. Hunt, MeGregor & Mayn, G. Seibel and Weier & Mangen.
J. R. Clark, proprietor of the box factory, in the Island Water Power Company's building. be- gan business in 1878, in what is now the base- ment of the Union Iron Works. Ile soon re- moved to a place near the old Moulton planing mill, where he remained one year, and then re- moved to his present stand. where he has two stories. 10x50 feet. He employs eight men, and does an annual business of from eight to ten thousand dollars, dealing in boot and shoe, soap, and many other kinds of boxes used for packing articles of export.
The flight manufactory of C. E. Eastman was commenced in 1879, on the second floor of the Island Water Power Company's manufacturing building, on Nicollet Island, where he has a room 20x 10. The product. " flight." is a wooden pin, used in the construction of conveyers for flouring mills. The business, amounting to from $6,000
In 1874. the " Minneapolis Stencil Works " was established by Elwood Levy, who, in the spring of 1878, purchased the business of II. C. Hamlin, and removed his stock to the stand of the latter, on Second street and Nicollet Avenue, where the concern remains. In August. 1880, George Walls purchased it of Mr. Levy and associated with himself, his son C. II. Walls, and A. M. Forres- ter. under the firm name of George Walls and Company. They make stencil plates, steel and rubber stamps, and do seal engraving.
George L. Dickinson, paper box maker, 203 Hennepin Avenue, began business in 1878, on the third floor, in a room 22x70 feet, where he employs four men, making goods which are principally disposed of in the city and surround- ing territory.
John Guth, paper box manufacturer, 121 Nic- ollet Avenue, began business in 1875. Ile em- ploys two men, in a basement room, 22x100 feet. In connection with his paper box factory he con- dneis a book and stationery store.
The pottery of J. C. Malchow, 804 north-east Marshall street, was founded in 1870, manufae- turing flower pots, terra cotta vases, rustic ware, ete., employing three men, who produce 100,000 flower pots per year.
The Minneapolis Liquid Paint Company, was organized July Ist. 1850, by T. J. Skinner and Company. The factory occupies room 40x50 feet in the Island Water Power Company's build- ing, where they employ four men, producing annually about 10,000 gallons of paint, which they sell in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Dakota and Manitoba. The power used is about twenty horse. In connection with this business they do house and sign painting and decorating. Their office is at 14 and 16 Third street south ; they employ from seventy-five to one hundred men.
The trunk factory of Barnum and Goodrich was founded in 1872. by D. D. Whitney, and is the pioneer trunk factory of Minneapolis. Sep- tember Ist, 1850, Mr. Whitney was succeeded by Barmum and Goodrich. Their stand is 25 Wash- ington Avenue north, where they make all kinds of trunks, valises and sample cases. They keep the finest stock of any establishment of the kind
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in the state. The building is 25x85 feet, four stories in height, and is operated by steam. They employ fifteen men. and do an annual business of $30,000. The salesroom is in charge of Mr. Frank Dunnigan, who is a practical trunk maker of large experience, and who came to Minneapolis from St. Lonis, in 1876. Messrs. Barnum and Good- rich are natives of Rochester. N. Y., whence they came and purchased they business of Mr. Whit- ney, who was compelled to retire on account of ill health.
J. L. Grandy, maker of the "New Comet Wash- ing Machine," and repairer of clothes wringers. commenced in 1879, at 253 Plymouth Avenue, where he occupies a one story frame building, 22x30 feet, doing a rapidly increasing business.
Burnham Brothers, corner Tenth Avenue north, and Second street, commenced business in June 1878, in a frame building 40x75, one story high, where they manufacture well and sewer pipe, well curbing and well curb stone. The business is rapidly increasing and they are adding to their facilities.
The carpet-beating works, of F. C. Walker, was established in the spring of 1879, for the purpose of beating and cleaning earpels by a new process, invented by the proprietor. During the winter season he manufactures extension lad- ders. The business employs six men. and is on Nicollet Avenue, between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets.
N. E. Colstrom, maker of brick machines, moulds, trucks, wheelbarrows and turning machines, first located in 1876, on the corner of Second Avenue north and Sixth street. In 1880, he removed to 1226 Second Avenue north, where he occupies a one and one-half story building, 18x32 feet, with a one-story addition, 18x20 feet, Mr. Colstrom is the inventor of a turning ma- chine, by which twelve brieks may be turned at once, thus saving labor and greatly facilitating the manufacture.
Slocum and Woodruff, manufacturers of buck- skin gloves, mittens, ete., opened at 28 Second street north, where they employ from eight to twelve men. This business is rapidly increasing, being 100 per cent greater in 1880. than in the preceeding year.
J. H. Putnam, manufacturer of gloves and mittens, 312 First Avenue south, began business
at 239 Nicollet Avenue, in 1878. Ile removed in August. 1880, to his present location, where he does a wholesale and retail business, occupying the first floor and basement. and employing eight men and twenty women. He tans his own ma- terial on the East Side, near the University.
The Mineapolis Dye Works of John D. Meyer, No. 2 Hennepin Avenue, was established in 1866, for the purpose of dyeing and seouring all kinds of woolen goods, dresses, shawls, coats, pants, carpet rags, etc. Mr. Meyer is a practical dyer of long experience.
The Minnesota Soap Company was established in 1862, by Hechtman and Gretlien, who em- ployed six men. In 1872, the Minnesota Soap Company was organized and incorporated, with a capital of $75,000, and located on the corner of Marshall street and Thirteenth Avenue northeast. The members are II. Hechtman, HI. Grethen, T. M. Pleins, and James Beach. The factory consists of a building of stone and brick, 66x115 feet, two stories above basement, and a ware- house 22x60 feet. The company employs twenty persons in the factory, and three salesmen. The trade extends throughout Minnesota, Iowa, Wis- consin, Montana, Dakota, and Manitoba.
The Minneapolis Soap Works, owned by Pom- eroy and Benner, was established in 1880, at Nos. 207, 209, and 211 north Fifth street. They em- ploy ten men, and are at a weekly expense of about $1.000. The goods are sold in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Dakota.
The Minnesota Linseed Oil Company, the pio- neer manufactory of oil from flaxseed grown in the state, was organized in 1869, as a firm, by G. Scheitlin, D. C. Bell, J. K. and H. G. Sidle. In 1870, after the works had begun to be successful, they were totally destroyed by fire, but were im- mediately rebuilt on an enlarged scale, and the present company incorporated. Since 1870 they have fostered among the farmers of Minnesota and lowa the new industry of raising flaxseed, of which they use 100,000 bushels annually. The factory produces 200,000 gallons of linseed oil, 2,000 tons of oil-cake, which is largely exported to England and Scotland, and from 150 to 200 tons of putty. The company has, within the past year, added to their other products the prepara- tion of liquid paint, thus consuming the surplus linseed oil hitherto shipped abroad, and adding
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$50,000 to the annual income. The works are operated. day and night. by a seventy-five horse- power engine, and furnish employment to about thirty men.
The star Oil Company. A. M. Dole and Com- pany. was formed in October. 157s, and mannfar- tures and deals in Lubricating and burning oils. They occupy a building 23360 feet, at 216 Third Avenue south. and as they are alone in the state. their business is rapidly increasing. Thisconcern also handles a gasoline stove, which is meeting with generat satisfaction as the most practical in use, and which is being extensively soll. It is designed for summer use.
The cracker manufactory owned by 11. F. Lil- libridge, was started in Is70, by J. C. Gardner. at No. 20 Washington Avenue south. In 1873 Mr. Lillibridge purchased and has since conducted the same. In 1575 he removed to Nos. 13. and 1; Third street south. occupying a building 15x65 fret. and three stories high. In ISSO he created a four story brick building, 2x90. and now ve- rupies both buildings. This establishment is the largest of the kind in the north-west. employing fifty persons. working day and night. making from joo to 125 barrets of crackers. besides the bread cake, etc .. which is disposed of in the re- tail department and using fifty barrels of four per day. He does a jobbing business in confection- ery. nuts, etc. employing three traveling sales- men.
The confectionery manufactory of Bagley & Fay, was started in Ists, by Bagley Bros, at the present location. No. 211 First Avenue south. The business changed hands a munher of times before August. Isso, when the present firm of Bagley & Fay became the owners, manufacturing and importing confertioneries, Their salesroom is 20x80 fert. adjoining which is a work-room 20x10 feet. They do an annual business of $50,000, selling extensively in Dakota, Jowa and Wisconsin.
The randy factory of J. B. Tinklepaugh was commeneed with a very limited capital. in 1877, and the first year his business was corresponding- ly light, but has been steadily increasing. and during the past year his business amounted to about $2.000. During the winter of 1579 SO. he used five tons of sugar, and during the summer of 1850, manufactured between 1,700 and 1,500
gallons of ice cream. His stand is at No. 219 Central Avenue.
In 1871. Joseph Miller began the manufacture of candies and ice cream, at No. 127 Nicollet Avenne, and in 1875. removed to his present lo- cation. No. 253 Hennepin Avemme. flis ma- chinery is run by a twenty-four-inch hydraulic motor of one horse-power. furnished by the city water works.
On the Ist day of October. 1874. E. M. May established his candy manufactory at No. 307 Nicollet Avenue. where his first year's business amounted to ahout $3.000. This has gradually increased to an ammal receipt of $5,000. ITe employs six persons, and makes all kinds of plain and fancy dishes for suppers. parties, etc. Mr. May makes a specialty of ice creams, producing the past year over 2,000 gallons, a portion of which he shipped to various points in Minneso- ta and Wisconsin.
in 175, G. Bagley commeneed to make candy. with his brother, on First Avenue south, where they remained until the spring of 1880. when he formed a co-partnership with S. C. Weeks. under the name of Bagley & Weeks, who began opera- tions in the rear of Jones & Abbott's fruit store. In December. 1880. they removed to No. 316 Nicollet Avenue. the present quarters. soon after which Mr. Weeks retired, and Mr. Bagley has since conducted the Isiness alone.
In 1550 John Orth built a wooden strneture, 15x30 feet. on the site of his present brewery, No. 1215 Marshall street northeast. Here he brewed the first beer made in Hennepin county, using a kettle holding but two and one-half barrels. He now uses a vat holding one hundred and twenty barrels. The concern has a fermenting cellar, holling 1,600 barrets, storage for 3,500 barrels. two malt houses, one with a capacity for about. 75,000 bushels, one holding 20,000 bushels, and cooling rooms, Formerly cellars dug in sand rock were used, but have been replaced by ice- cellars, for which ice is stored in a house holding 5,000 tons. An artesian well on the premises supplies the water.
Gluck's brewery was started in a little wooden building, in 1857. by Rank and Gluek, on Mar- shall street. near Twenty-second Avenue north- east, where it now stands. In 1863, Mr. Gluek purchased Mr. Rank's interest, and run it alone
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until his death, which occurred October 16th, 1880. March 20, 1880, the wooden portion was destroyed by fire, but Mr. Ghutek immediately be- gan to rebuild, and had nearly completed it when his death occurred. The present building is of brick, two stories high, and 20x60 feet. The first floor is used as a brewing room, 22x60 feet, and the balance for a malt cellar. In connection are two ice houses, one 24x50 feet, and another 24x52 feet. The capacity of the new brewery is forty-five barrels per day.
The Minneapolis Brewery, Mueller & Ilein- rich proprietors. was built in 1860, by Kranzlein & Mueller. It is located on the lower levee, on the Mississippi river; is 40x60 feet, with storage capacity of 2.800 barre's. Kranzlein & Mueller conducted the concern until 1869, when Mr. Kranzlein became the sole owner, and conducted it four years, and then conveyed it to Muelter & Heinrich, who have enlarged it from time to time, erecting in 1875 a stone building 30x40 feet, two and one-half stories high, used for brewing, in 1876, a three-story briek, 30x40 feet, used for boiler-house and other purposes, besides a malt- kiln and malt-house and three ice-houses. The aggregate storage capacity is now 6,000 barrels. In ISSO, they put in a sixty horse-power boiter. in addition to one of thirty horse-power, and they now have a brewery equipped in a thoroughly first-class manner throughont.
The City Brewery, located on Twentieth Ave- ne south. corner of Bhiff street, was founded by Mr. Zahler, who took in aspartner Mr. Noer- enberg. Mr. Zahler dying, F. D. Noerenberg has had possession since May, 1880. The estab- lishment is thoroughly equipped, and employs eight men, to whom eighty-five dollars per week are paid.
CHAPTER LXVI.
WHOLESALE TRADE-DRY GOODS-GROCERIES OTHER BUSINESS HOUSES.
Minneapolis enjoys such facilities, from the many lines of railroads centering here, as makes it naturally a great distributing point for the
north-west. Many wholesale establishments have been located here, and the trade is increasing. The failure of N. B. Harwood and Company, a large dry goods honse, during the last year, was a blow to the trade, though attributable to the personal management, and not to lack of advan- tages in the location. The tributary territory is constantly increasing by the extension and mul- tiplication of railroads, in fertile agricultural districts. The wholesale trade in 1880, amounted to $24.299,000, with an increase of $10,000,000 over that of the preceding year, divided as fol- lows : groceries, $6,285,000 ; dry goods, clothing, hats and caps, $3,691,000 ; wines, liquors and cigars, $1,150,000 ; queensware, drugs and oils, $850,700 ; hardware and stoves, $1,825,300 ; boots, shoes, leather and hides. $1,675,200 ; crackers and confectionery. $260,000; paper and stationery, $350.000; agricultural implements, $3,750,000 ; furniture, and carpets, ete .; $637,000; produce com- mission. $3,625,000.
The retail trade of the city is represented by more than four hundred firms, whose business aggregates about $18,000,000, according to trust- worthy estimates.
The wholesale dry goods and notion house of Wyman, Mullin and VanDyke, 214 and 216 Ilen- nepin Avenne, was established in April. 1875. by Wyman and Mutlin, and is the first wholesale dry goods and notion house founded in Minne- apolis. At first the firm occupied but one floor, but the trade soon increased, and they were com- pelled to rent the entire building, including three floors and a basement. In the spring of 1880, they had a building erected expressly for their business. This is a briek structure, four- stories high, cut stone front. 30x125 feet. In July. 1880, W. J. Van Dyke entered the firm, the capital was increased, and trade extended. The firm employs thirty men in and about the build- ing, and keepsseven traveling salesmen constantly on the road. The trade extends throughout Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Dakota and Montana, and is a fair indication of the splendid facitities presented by Minneapolis as a wholesale business centre.
Coykendall Brothers and Company, wholesale dealers in dry goods, notions, hosiery, white goods, ete., No's. 118 and 120, Washington Avenue north, commenced business in 1873, in a retail
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dry goods house, which they continued until 1577. when they retired from this, and confined their attention exclusively to wholesale trade. Their building is 50x100 feet four stories high. where they employ twelve men as salesmen, book- keepers, etc. They also have four traveling salesmen, who carry the trade throughout Minne- sota. Iowa. Dakota, and a portion of Wisconsin, The sales for 1580 amounted to $500.000.
The wholesale and retail dry goods and no- tion house of Goodfellow and Eastman, was started in the Herrick Wock, in 1878. These quarters soon proved inadequate for their busi- ness, and they moved into the block built expressly for them by Mr. Casey. This buikl- ing has a front of Lemont, Illinois, lime- stone, and is four stories high. It is one of the finest buildings in the state, and is wholly occupied by this firm. The basement is used for storing and receiving goods. the first floor as general retail sales-room, second floor as cloak and show room, the third floor for storing heavy goods, and the fourth floor is devoted en- tirely to fancy goods and notions. They employ about sixty persons in and about their house. Their retail business extends over the whole of Minnesota, and the jobbing business over the Northern and Western states and territories to the Pacific.
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