History of Monroe county, New York with illustrations descriptive of its scenery, Palatial residences, Part 49

Author: McIntosh, W. H. cn; Everts, Ensign, and Everts, Philadelphia, pub
Publication date: 1877
Publisher: Philadelphia : Everts, Ensign and Everts
Number of Pages: 976

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Other box manufacturers are F'. Krousbein, Orlando Mallory, and Ann Rutt.

IT. H. SCHVADR & BRO., mineral spring waters .- This industry was com- meneed a few years ago, and its enterprising proprietors are justly entitled to the present flourishing condition of their business. They manufacture Seltzer. Vichy (Grande Grille), Kissingen ( Rikoczy ), carbonic acid water, and all other mineral waters, in siphous, glass, amul jugs. 111 North Clinton street.

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HEBARD'S STEAM MARBLE WORKS .- This business was commenced'in 1831 t.+ % Hebard. It was continued by him until iso's. when the firm berame Z. Webud & Sons. In 1832 it was changed to Hebard, Graham & Co., and in 1858 to llebard & Grahntu. Henry S. Hebard, E'> ?.. became proprietor io 1867. When Mr. Z. Hebard began the business the annual product was small, and rauged from six hundred to one thousand dollars, and oow it amouuts to seventy thousand dollars, Forty persons are employed. The busines+ has been conducted ujein Saint Paul street for forty-five years, with the exceptiva of about one year, and by the same family. Recently, extensive improvements have been made, including; steam and tuarble-working machinery, afordiug it such facilities as to enable it to compete successfully with all first-elros establishweats in the country, io workinanship, prices, and materials.

The direct importation of Italian marble and Scotch granite gives the firm a pordence in materials and prices.

The reputatino of the floors, of marble and the finest of the celebrated Minton tils, is acknowledged by all who have given a personal examination to the subject.

Desa. The firm consists of Valentine F. Whitmore, Jobo Rauber, and William Vicious.

HENRY LAMPERT'S TANNING ESTABLISHMENT .- Mr. Lampert commenced business in Nunda in 1861, and in ISEG came to this city. He started un a moderate scale, the yearly pruduct amounting to about five thousand dollars. The business rapidly increased, and the present production amounts to one hun- dred and fifty thousand dollars per annum. Sixty-five thousand dollars is used, including the buildings, in the business, and thirty men are employed. Mr. Luni- pert has been very successful, and, since 180G. has erected the Lampert block, which, prior to 1875, was used for a tannery. flis new tannery is a large build- ing, located near the Vacuum oil-works, where from thirty-five to forty thousand hides are tanned annually.

ALLING BROTHERS, tanners .- This industry was founded by Jennings & Kecler. The establishment suh-equently passed into the hands of R. Kveler. then R. Kceler & Co., and in April, 1835, Fitch & Alling became proprietor It was continued by them until December, 1862. when it was purchased by Alling

HEBARD'S STEAM MAARBLE WORKS

MAYTLES TABLE TOPS PARLOR GRATOS' Ć

HEBAPD'S STEAM MARBLE WORKS. 116 TO 122 SOUTH ST. PAUL STREET, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

The wareroomis devoted to the exhibition of marble macuels and cual grates, ani for monumental purposes, are the most extensive outside of the city of New York. All the marble work in that fine structure, Powers' block, was furnished a0.I laid by this establishment ; also the fine encaustic and cnatueled tile work in the Rochester Savings Bank.

The quality of material used and the tine workmanship in the shops of this forme have produced their natural fruits in its long and continued prosperity.

L'ETER P'ETKIN, manufacturer of granite minuments .- This business is of long Handling, and Mr. Pitkin has attuned a wide reputation for the manufacture of the lost quality of goods, and justly merits his present, success. The elegant Home fromty of the Powers fire-proof buildings and the First Baptist church ". to rut at this gard. Location, No. 22 West avenue.

JANEY POWER is also a worker and dealer in granite at No. 97 North Saint Paul street.

WHITMORE, BAUDER & VierNes, stone dealers .- Commenced operations January 1, 1873. They have already sucorded in establishing a good busi-

Brothers, the present proprietors. The present annual production is one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars. Employ thirty men. Capacity of taonery, sixteen thousand hides per year. The tanning establishment is located at Curtis station, in the town of Campbell, Steuben county, New York, and the store and fnishiog-shops at Nos. 49 and 51 Nurth Water street, Rochester.

LOWREY & BRADNER. manufacturers of morocco and sheep leather .- This frm was established in 1962, by Daniel Lowrey and Charles Jeffrey, under the firm name of Lowrey & J.frey. wool commission merchants, wool-pullers and manufacturers uf sheep leather, occupying premises on the sito ut' the pri-ent building.

Commencing with an annual product of from ten thousand to twenty thous- and dollars, the firm gradually increased ity business, until in 1869 the annual products were increased to from fifty thousand to seventy-five thousand dollars. Mr. Jeffrey dying at this date the business was carried on by Mr. Lowrey uutil 1872, when Mr. Lowrey, finding the capabilities of the premises too circumscribed to successfully carry un the increasing business uf the establishment, erected the

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present commodious and elegant building, and associated with him as partner Mr. A. H. Braduer, of Dansville, New York, under the firmu naine of Lowrey & Bradoer, wool commision merchants, wool-pullers, manufacturers of morocco and colored sheepskins, roans, and linings.

Enterprise and capital being brought successfully to bear mpon the introduction into this city of a new branch of manufacture. the developments and growth of the business in the manufacture of murveco have fully carried out the expectation of its promoters, the business inercasing to an annual product of from one bundred thousand to one hundred and twenty thousand dollars.

Manufacturing such a variety of material necessary in the manufacture of boots and shoes,-a specialty in the industrial establishments of this city,-the firui is enabled to supply the demands of a trade principally confined to New York State and different localities of the west.

The building in which this extensive business is carried on occupies a frontage of forty-two feet on Water street, a depth of one hundred feet, extending to a river frontage, and an elevation of six floors. The whole building being devoted to the successful prosecution of the business, everything is arranged to facilitate Labor by the employment of modern machinery, elevators, ete., hydraulic and ateam power being used to drive the works.

The reputation of this firm, based upon the superior nature of the goods manu- factored, is increasing, and, as the only establishment of the kind in the city, it bids fair to take its rank among the most successful enterprises of western New York.

CARING, WELCHER & Co., tanners -This firm succeeded Henry Lampert & Co. sod William Caring & Sun. The establishment is located at No. 87 North Water street, in the Lampert building. They are conducting a prosperous and increasing business. The firm consists of George Caring, Jacob J. Weicher, and M. Grecotree.

The following are also engaged in the tanning industry : Kalb, Hahn & Co., T. Fenwick, John Kalb, Fred Kengott, R. Trenamao, F. Wolf & Co.

ROCHESTER GAS-LIGHT COMPANY was organized in 1848 The office and works are located on Genusce river, foot of Mumford street. The board of direc- tors is constituted as follows : Levi A. Ward, president ; Joseph Field. Don A. Watson, Thos. C. Montgomery, Patrick Barry, Gilman II. Perkins, Isaac Hills, Louis Chapin, Geo. Ellwanger. Capital. seven hundred thousand dollars. Heory T. Rogers is secretary and treasurer.

CITIZENS' GAS COMPANY .- This company was incorporated in 1872, and bas a capital of five hundred thousand dollars. The directors are Geo. J. Whitney, Roswell Hart, Geo. E. Mumford, M. F. Reynolds. James Brackett. George J. Whitney is president : Wm. H. Ward. secretary and treasurer, and Clement A. White, superintendent. The works are located at Vincent Place Bridge, and the ofice at 15 North Saint Paul street.

MACK & Co., EDGE-TOOL MANUFACTURERS, formed a copartnership with D. R. Barton in May, 1866. for the manufacture of edge-tools. The firm onme used for the transaction of the business, and also the brand with which goods were stamped, was D. R. Barton & Co. In 1864 the Messrs. Mack purchased of Mr. D. R. Barton his interest in the business and trade-mark of the firm, and since that they have continued it at the old stand (126 Mill street ), stamping the goods made with the old trade-mark, " D. R. Barton & Co.," and coruneting the husi- ness under the firm name of Mack & Co., which embraces three brothers named Mack. They employ about one hundred and fifty men, and mannfacture goods to the amount of about two hundred thousand dollars per annum.

D. R. BARTON TOOL COMPANY .- The manufacture of edge-tools in the United States was first commenced by the late D. R. Barton in 1832, and his name is inseparably connected with it. not only in its inception, but through the various stages of development that have sinec been attained.

He commenced upun a limited seale, in partnership with another, and employed but few men. - about sixteen or eighteen .- supplying chiefly the local demand of Rochester and the surrounding district with tools for carpenters' and coopers' use, especially the latter ; and he acted upon the principle of making; an article of real merit, believiog the establishment of a reputation for his goods to be the founda- tion of all true snecess. He was not disappointed : gradually the fame of his tools grew, until he was compelled to a very great extent to increase his facilities for manufacture, and bis goods became a necessity in every hardware store in the western and middle States. Nu article of American production connected with the hardware trade has proved a more decided and complete success than " Bar- ton'a Tools."

Mr. Barton's works were six times destroyed by fire or flood, the last of these casualties occurring in the famous fond of 1865 He allowed none of these mis- fortunes to deter him from the proscention of the business to which he had de- voted his life. and by persistent patience and unfaltering energy succeeded in suc- cessfully establishing the American edge-tool trade. But few men encountered and overcate more difficulties and discouragements, or made their life-work a grander sucecss, than Mr. D. R. Barton.

In 1874, Mr. Barton withdrew from a partoer hip he had formed with other -. and continued the business of manufacturing edge-tools, retaining in his employ bis old foreman und workmen. The business was then conducted as an individual enterprise until the following year, when it seemed advisable to form a joint stock company, under the name of the D. R: Barton Tool Company. This was done the incorporatino taking effect on the 23d of April, 1875. Three days later Mr. Bartoo died. ! Ie had lived to accomplish a complete revolution in his branch of trade,-lived to develop an enterprise of great importance,-and dying, left his fortunes in the charge of gentlemeo who were posse sed of a spirit of energy and liberality-gentlemen who would not be content with success half-way arcom- plished in the future.

The establishment is at present doing an immense business, and having abun- dant capital, and being known to every mechaoie in the land, it requires no pro- phetic vision to discern still greater sucress in the future.

The officers of the company now are D. C. Ellis, late superintendent of the banking department of the State of New York. president; I. F. Force, vier-parsi- dent und treasurer ; W. W. Churchill, secretary ; and Chas. C. Barton, general superintendent. Mr. Barton was president uotil July, 1876. He had been a-40- ciated with the business of his father since boybooil, aod is eminently titted, hoth by experience and executive ability, for the responsible position he occupies. The tools made by this company are stamped with their trade-mark. "D. R. Bartoo. 1532. Rochester, New York."

M. BRIGGS & SON, manufacturers of burglar- and fire-proof safes, etc .- Martin Briggs, the senior member of this firm, commenced business in 1840. It was continned by him as sole proprietor until 1870, when bis son was admitted to the firm. The business in the beginning amounted to nbont twenty thousand dollars per anoum. At the present time the annual product is one hundred thousand dollars. Employ forty men. JI. Briggs & Son employ practical mechanies cf more than thirty years' experience, under whose personal supervision each safe is constructed. They have been very successful, and the " Briggs safe" occupies a promincut position among the best safes in the world.

ROCHESTER PAPER COMPANY .- This company was organized and commenced business in 1864. During the first year the product of manufactured food- amounted to one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, which, with additional facili- ties, has increased to an annual production of two hundred and fifty thousand dol- lars. They have a capital of two hundred thousand dollars, and employ sixty-fire persons. A. MI. Hastings, president.

JAMES LANEY is a wholesale dealer in paper and paper stock, and manufacturer of tinware, etc., at 144 East Main street.

SARGENT & GREENLEAF, lock manufactory .- This celebrated establishment, that now has a world-wide reputation, has been in existence but ten years, and its development during this brief period is truly remarkable. Its reputation hos be- come established by the manufacture of the best quality of goods, and by the pro- duction of new and valuable features in lock-making. Previously to the forma- tion of the copartnersbip both members of the firm were engaged in this manu- facture, the former in this city, and the latter in Philadelphia aud Massachusetts. The first location of the business was in the old Powers block. and they employed about twenty persons. Eight years ago their works were destroyed by fire, and six years ago the present fine manufactory was erceted. It is a handsome three- story brick structure, with Mansard roof. located at the corner of Court and Stune streets.

The product of the factory may perhaps be classified as bank-locks, including the double chronometer, and worth six hundred dollars ; combinatino fire-proof safe- locks and key-locks. From the most expensive to the cheapest appears the great desideratum arrived at, and even in the key-locks no one key opens two lock- in many thousands.

Messrs. Sargent & Greenleaf did not begin the manufacture of chronometer or time-locks until between two and three years ago. but since then that department of the business has grown to large proportions : the utmost pains have been and are taken in their manufacture, and the unsought testimonials from the treasitrer of the United States, heads of departments, and bankers throughout the country. show in what estimation they are held. The Sargent and Greenleaf time-luck ia a wonder of mechanisin, whose object is to absolutely control the holt-work of a safe or vault untd the predetermined time. The business is now in a very prus- perons condition, and rapidly increasing.

TAYLOR BROTHERS. thermometer manufacturers .- This business was founded about twenty-five years ago, by fou. Geo. Taylor, in a very small way. The first location was in the oll Novelty Works buildings. A fire in 1856 compelled a re- moval, and the factory for a few years was located on Exchange street, and two years ago the Messrs. Taylor built the works aow orenpied on Hill street. com- prising two brick buildings, one for the manufacture of tin-work and japanning, the other for athies, sales, and general manufacturing purposes. Within the past

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tea years there has been a rapidly increasing demand for thermometers and ha- rometers, and this firm has kept pace with the demand, manufacturing almost countless styles of these instruments, ranging from the cheapest te the must elab- orate and expensive. Their facilities for mai ufacture are complete, and they enjoy a rapidly increasing business. Shipments of goods are made to all sections of the country. The Messrs. Taylor have succeeded in establishing a large business, which is, in fact, the leading enterprise of the kind in the United States.

THE LEIGHTON BRIDGE AND IRON WORKS .- Mr. Leighton commenced this manufacture in Buffalo. September 1. 1873, the establishment was moved to Rochester. He has been engaged in this business about twenty years, and has made it a grand success, as is illustrated by the fact that in the beginning the annual produet amounted to two hundred thousand dollars, and at the present time it amounts to one million dollars. Employs two hundred persons. He manufactures railroad and highway bridges, plate-girders, etc. The style of bridge built is the celebrated " American Riveted Lattice."

That Rochester is a large manufacturing city is generally known and neknowl- edged. How large, varied, and of what rapid growth is hardly realized by its most observant citizens, and though the above list is not complete, yet it em- braces most of its leading and different industries, and we are contient no person can read the same without being impressed with their wonderful growth and development, also that it is entitled to a leading rank with our prominent man- ufacturing cities, among which ultimately it is destined to become one of the foremost.

THE BANKS OF ROCHESTER.

THE ROCHESTER SAVINGS BANK was incorporated April 21, 1831. The fullowing-named persons were the incorporators: Levi Ward, Jr., Jacob Graves, Everard Peck, William S. Whittlesey, David Scoville, Edward R. Everest, Willis Kempshall, Jonathan Child, Ezra M. Parsons, Aslibel W. Riley, Albemarle H. Washburne, Joseph Medbury, Lyman B. Langworthy, Elihu F. Marshall, and Harvey Frink. Of these, but four survive, viz. : E. M. Parsons. A. W. Riley, Joseph Medbury, and L. B. Langworthy.

The bank was opened for business July 1. 133]. and the first deposit, amount- ing to thirteen dollars, was made by Harmon Taylor. July 2 of the same year. January 1, 1832, the deposits amounted to $3499.92, and in 1842, to $91,806.60 ; in 1852, $682,144.88 ; in 1862, $2,054,143.97 ; and Jannary 1, 1876, to about $7,564,703.32.

At the first meeting of the trustees. June 13, 1331, Levi Ward, Jr., was elected president, and David Seoville secretary. Mr. Ward continued to hold the office. of president, by successive elections, until January 19, 1842, when he re- signed the position. On the 16th of February, 1842, Mr. William Pitkin was elected president, which position he held untd March 1, 1849, and was succeeded by Mr. Jacob Gould: May 20, 1850, Mr. Gould resigned the office of presideot, and Mr. E. F. Smith was elected. Mr. Smith continued to hold the office until February 1, 1858, when Mr. John Haywood was elected president. February 7, 1850, Mr. E. F. Smith was again elected, and held the position for one year. February 6, 1860, Mr. William Kidd was elected as president. and retained that position until February 6, 1863. Mr. George II. Mumford was at that date elected president, and resigned October 2, 1865. December 4, 1865, Mr. William A. Reynolds became president, and continued to hold that position until his death in January, 1872. On February 3. 1872, Mr. E. F. Smith vas again elected president.

The bank bas bad seven secretaries, as follows: David Seoville, June 13, 1831. to November 27, 1847 ; Isaac Hills, February 3, 1848, to March 30, 1848 ; Hiram Wright, April 1, 1818, to February 3. 1851 : Edward Whalen, February 3, 1851, to May 1, 1562; William Pitkin, May 1, 1862, to October 1, 1403; Edward R. Ilammatt, October 1, 1863, to November 29, 1876; Roswell Hart, December 6, 1876, present incumbent.

Isaac Hills, Esq., has been the attorney of the bauk from its organization, with the exception of a period from December. 1847, to February, 1832, when Mr. George H. Mumford held that position. Edward Harris, Esq., has served the bank as counsel since February 7, 1870. The construction of the present bank building was commenced ie 1853. and it was completed and ready for occupaney in 1857. Within the last two years a large and elegant addition has been made to the former building, rendering it now one af the tinest and most imposing bank structures in the State. The present officers of the bank are as follows: Elijah F. Smith, president; Isaac Hills. vice-president ; Roswell Hart, secretary and treasurer; Isaac Ililla, attorney ; Edward Harris, counsel ; Eugene A. Shepard- A., paying cashier ; Thomas II. Husbands, receiving cashier; Heury S. Hanford, Iwind and mortgage clerk ; Llewellyn II. Van Zandt, book-keeper; E. J. Ray- mond and E. A. Raymond, assistant book-keepers; George Eastman, clerk.

The following is a list of trustees of the bank from its organization to the present time : Levi Ward, Jr .. Jacob Graves, Everard Peck. William S. Whitthe- sey. David Scoville, Elward R. Everest, Willis Kempshall, Jonathan Child, Ezra M. Parsons, Ashbel W. Riley, Albemarle H. Washburne, Joseph Mudbury. Ly- man B. Langworthy, Elihu F. Marshall, Harvey Frink. David C. West, Isaac Hills, Jacob Gould, Samuel L. Schlen, Henry B. Williams, Erastus T. Smith, Thomas H. Rochester, Abram M. Schermerhorn, John Ilaywood, Sylvester H. Packard, Charles J. Hlill, William Pitkin, William Brewster, Seth C. Jones, Elijah F. Smith, John Allen, George Byington, George Il. Mumford, William H. Cheney, Rufus Keeler, Isaae Hills, Lansing B. Swan, Hamlin Stilwell, Wil- liam Kidd. William A. Reynolds, Thomas Kempshall, Roswell Hart, Beklen R. Me.Alpine, Jamie's Brackett, Oliver H. Palmer, Addison Gardiner. Nchemish B. Northrop, Charles F. Smith, Emmet H. Hollister, Mortimer F. Reynolds, Edward Harris, Hobart F. Atkinson, George E. Mumford. Charles C. Morse, George J. Whitney, John Williams, Gilman H. Perkins.

MONROE COUNTY SAVINGS BANK was organized April 25, 1850. The first officers were-President, Everard Peck ; Vice-Presidents, David R. Barton, Charles W. Dundas ; Treasurer, Freeman Clarke.

The first trustees were David R. Barton, Thomas Hanvey, Martin Prigus, Daniel E. Lewis, Amon Bronson. Jocl P. Milliner, Moses Chapin, Ephraim Moore, Freeman Clarke, Nehemiah Osburn, Charles W. Dundas, George W. Par- sons, George Elwanger, Everard Peek, Ebenezer Ely, William N. Sage, Theodore B. Hamilton, Lewis Selye, William W. Ely, Alvah Strong. Levi A. Ward.

The present officers are- President, George G. Clarkson; Vice-Presidents, Louis Chapin, Charles J. Hayden ; Secretary and Treasurer, Jonathan E. Pierpont.

The present trustees are Nehemiah Osburn, Charles J. Hayden, William N. Sage, Benjamin M. Baker, Alvah Strong, George G. Clarkson, Martio Briggs, Ambrose Cram, Lewis Selye, James L. Angle, George Ellwanger, William Alling, Lonis Chapin, Ezra M. Parsons, Charles H. Williams, Cyrus F. Paine, William Churchill, Oscar Craig, Joseph Curtis, James E. Booth, George II. Thompson.

Amount of surplus accumulated January 1, 1876, 8305.653.

EAST SIDE SAVINGS BANK .-- This institution was incorporated in 1869. It is located on the east side of the river, in the Washington Hall block, corner of Main and Clinton streets, and is designed to accommodate business men as well as those who desire to lay up their stall guins. It is under the direction and manage- ment of sound business men and successful financiers. The present officers are- Pliny M. Bromley, of the Osborn House, president; Wm. N. Emerson, State senator, and Henry S. Hebard, of the steam warble-works, vice-presidente: P. Bryan Viele, secretary and treasurer ; and John M. Davy, attorney. The present trustees are Isaac F. Quinby, Horatio G. Warner, Henry S. Hehard. Hiram Davis, Michael Filon, Wm. N. Emerson, Hector McLean, Edmund Ocumpaugh, James Viek, Elias Wollf, Truman A. Newton, J. Moreau Smith, Pliny M. Brom- ley, Wm. A. Hubbard, Araunah Mosely, Abner Green, David R. Barton, Erastus Darrow, Henry Lampert, Louis Ernst, and Lucius S. May.

POWERS' BANKING OFFICE .- This institution was founded by Daniel W. Powers, March 1, 1850. As a souvenir of that period we reproduce below his business card of that date:

" NEW EXCHANGE OFFICE.

" The subscriber has located himself in the Eagle block, Rochester, one door west of the Monroe bank. on Buffalo street. for the purpose of doing the exchange business in all its branches. Uncurrent monies bought and sold. Exchange on New York and the eastern cities bought and sold. Certificates of deposits in banks and notes payable at distant points collected. Canada and western bank notes discounted at the lowest rates. Drafts on Buffalo can be had at all times. Foreign and American gold and silver coins bought and sold. Deposits receivedl and interest allowed. Monics remitted to England, Ireland, and Scotland, and other portions of the old world. By prompt attention to business I hope to merit & share of public patronage. " I am authorized to refer to

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History of Monroe county, New York with illustrations descriptive of its scenery, Palatial residences, Part 49

Author: McIntosh, W. H. cn; Everts, Ensign, and Everts, Philadelphia, pub Publication date: 1877 Publisher: Philadelphia : Everts, Ensign and Everts Number of Pages: 976

Author: McIntosh, W. H. cn; Everts, Ensign, and Everts, Philadelphia, pub
Publication date: 1877
Publisher: Philadelphia : Everts, Ensign and Everts
Number of Pages: 976