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Fenton Lawson died suddenly in 1853, his two sons, George Park and Franklin Hey, succeeding to the business as F. Lawson's Sons. In 1855 George P. retired to engage in another enterprise. The firm was again changed to F. H. Lawson & Co., William G. Coffin becoming a partner. F. H. Lawson's three sons were admitted to the firm, Fenton in 1880, William C. in 1886, and F. Rogers in 1894.
The present senior member and president, Mr. Fenton Lawson, had some fifty years' experience, and gives his personal attention to the business, of which he is the general manager. The business has grown with the time, the factory is thoroughly equipped with modern machines. The factory is 184 feet wide and 385 feet long, and is conveniently located on the C., H. & D. Railroad, and connected with switches, which afford superior shipping facilities.
FRENCH BROS .- BAUER COMPANY.
Bakers and Dealers in Cream, Milk, Butter, Ice Cream, Etc.
The French Bros .- Bauer Company is a corporation with $1,000,000 capitalization, organized under the Ohio laws.
The company acquired all of the properties and going business of French Bros. Dairy Company and the Bauer Ice Cream & Baking Company, and has two modern ice creameries having the capacity to manufacture 10,000 gallons of ice cream and 150 tons of ice per day, with stable properties containing an equipment of over 300 horses and 200 wagons, besides properties in the country within a radius of forty miles, in twenty-three towns, used for the purpose of receiving and handling milk from hundreds of small farms, including the most complete and sanitary dairy farms in the United States, located at Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio, and three new milk plants for making condensed milk.
The company serves milk to 25,000 families in Cincinnati, Covington, Newport and their suburbs. It also has an extensive trade in creamery butter, casein powder and other by-products. Frank E. French is president; Julius H. Bauer, vice-president: Harry N. Chapman, treasurer; John J. Schmidt, secretary: Frank Cryer, assistant secretary and treasurer; T. Russell Chapman, general superintendent.
THE ROLLMAN & SONS, CO. Dry Goods, Furnishing Goods and Shoes.
The Roliman & Sons, Co. was founded by Isaac Rollman in 1867. The beginning was small, the original store being on West Fifth street, near Phm. Within a few years Mr. Rollman took his three sons into the business, and the firm was called Rollman & Sons. They later moved into the extreme west of the building now occupied, and at that time, the frontage was abont one-tenth of its prosent size.
In this store were sold shoes, furnishings and a small line of dress goods. The new firm was very progressive, and soon began to spread ont, taking in store after store, adding new lines each year, until they finally secured the corner of Fifth and Vine, in 1909. In 1910 more stores were taken in on Vine street, and in 1912. the entire building was occupied by the Rollman & Sons, Co.
Mr. Isaac Rolhnan died in 1907, and the two older sons, Joseph and Samnel Rollman, retired from active business. The store is today under the direct control of the descendents of the founder. The firm is now composed of Mr. Henry Rollman, presi- dent, the youngest son of the founder, and two grandsons, Leonard Minster, vice-presi- dent, and Justin Rollman, secretary and treasurer.
The store now employes over 400 people, and has about fifty distinct departments. It occupies the most valuable piece of property in Cincinnati. It carries a complete
The accompanying photograph evidences Cincinnati enterprise and prosperity. It is a train of 62 railroad cars which arrived in this city February 15 last, laden with THE "BUICK AUTOMOBILE SPECIAL".
delivered to customers immediately on arrival at Cincinnati.
Mississippi River. This was followed on March 26 last by a second shipment of 57 railroad carloads of Buicks representing a valuation of $194,535. These Buick cars were
Buick Motor Cars valued at $214,770, all consigned to the Leyman-Buick Company, of Cincinnati, the largest shipment of automobiles ever made to any point east of the
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line of ready-to-wear garments for women, boys and girls, also furnishings, dry goods, shoes, millinery, rugs, draperies, etc., etc.
The suit and millinery section, which occupies the entire third floor, is considered the most beautiful in Cincinnati. The fixtures are of the very latest models.
The first four floors are devoted to the retail trade, the fifth to the alteration department and stock, and the entire sixth floor to stock.
The fundamental principles, as laid down by the founder of the business, are still being carried out: to maintain one price to all. Reliability is the watch-word of the house.
THE GLOBE AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER CO.
The Globe Automatic Sprinkler Co. is engaged in the manu- facture of automatic sprinkler devices and the installation of complete automatic sprinkler systems. The company was origi- nally incorporated under the laws of Ohio with a capital stock of $75,000, on August 4, 1911. A re-organization was effected and the company was re-incorporated on May 27, 1912, with a capital stock of $1,000,000.
The officers are A. B. Gould, president; J. S. Walker, vice- president; W. R. Koehler, secretary-treasurer, all of Cincinnati, Ohio.
The directorate is composed of these, with Allen T. West, St. Louis, and Robert Dunning, Cincinnati, Ohio.
At the time of re-organization the Globe Automatic Sprinkler Co., of Minneapolis, a corporation of the State of Minnesota, was purchased and removed to Cincinnati. This company owned the patents to the Globe Sprinkler devices, the original Ohio corporation had been purchasing its devices from this company.
The executive offices and general works are located at 1610-20 Reading road, Cincinnati. At this place Globe automatic sprink- lers, Globe eave sprinklers, Globe dry pipe valves, Globe wet alarm valves and retarding chambers, Globe water motor alarm gongs and other sprinkler specialities are manufactured. The plant is located on three sidings of the Pennsylvania Railroad and from this point complete automatic sprinkler equipments are shipped, knocked-down, to all parts of the country. All work of installation is done by the construction crews of the company.
Department offices are located at the following points: New York City, 47 West 34th street; Buffalo, N. Y., 1092 Ellicott Square; Philadelphia, 1114-15 Stock Exchange Building; Cleve- land, 612 Cuyahoga Building; Atlanta, 511 Equitable Building; St. Louis, 1025 Pierce Building; Chicago, 1104 Association Build- ing; Minneapolis, 823 Plymouth Building.
These offices draw up all plans and have jurisdiction of all the engineering details in connection with the work of in- stallation within their territory.
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THE WM. GLENNY GLASS COMPANY.
Jobbers in Window, Plate, Skylight and Ornamental Glass.
The Wm. Glenny Glass Company was established in 1851 by Mr. William Glenny as Wm. Glenny & Company; and in 1885, it was incorporated under its present title. It has been con- tinuously in business since 1851 in Cincinnati, where from a very small beginning, it has been built up by the untiring ef- forts of William Glenny and his assistants, so that now their merchandise is shipped to all of the surrounding territory, and the products of their window glass factory is shipped to all places in the country.
This company has branches in Columbus, Ohio, and also in Lancaster, Ohio, where it manufactures window glass by ma- chine-made process, and has the distinction of being the only window glass jobbing house in the country that owns and con- trols its own window glass factory, where the product is made by machine process.
In addition to specializing on window glass, this company sells a good proportion of Polished plate, which is manufactured by one of the largest independent companies in the world, and ships from its Cincinnati warehouse glass of all character and description for building of every kind in the surrounding terri- tory.
The present officers of the company have been with the company for a great many years, and are A. C. Macdonald, president and treasurer; Charles Wandless, vice-president; D. H. Startsman, secretary.
THE M. A. HUNT COMPANY.
Manufacturing the Famous "Royal Blue" Spring for Beds.
The M. A. Hunt Company, of which W. O. Lathrop is presi- dent, and D. R. Lathrop, secretary and treasurer, is today over fifty years old. M. A. Hunt established the business in 1860, and he was succeeded by M. A. Hunt & Company. The business was incorporated in 1910 with W. D. Hunt, president, and W. O. Lathrop, secretary-treasurer; and was reorganized in 1912 when the present officers were elected. This house manufactures the famous "Royal Blue" spring for beds, which is regarded as the best bed spring obtainable today.
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RUDOLPH SUHRE SONS CO. Anchor Tannery.
The Rudolph Suhre Sons Co. (Anchor Tannery) is one of Cin- cinnati's thoroughly representa- tive institutions. This large business was established in 1883 by Rudolph Suhre, a native of Germany, and since his death in 1901 has been successfully con- ducted by his two sons, William R. Suhre, President, and Louis C. Suhre, Secretary and Treas- urer of the company. Harness leather is made exclusively.
THE THEO. DIET- RICH CO.
Reliable Furriers.
Among the foremost fur deal- ers, not only of Cincinnati, but of the entire country, is the Theo. Dietrich Co., whose fac- tory and retail store is located at No. 120 West Fourth street. This concern was established in 1894 by Theo. Dietrich and its present trade extends to every corner in the United States, thanks to its enviable reputation for absolute integrity. The officers are Robert Voigt, President and Treasurer; Robert Wille, Vice President and Secretary.
THE CINCINNATI IRON & STEEL CO.
James l. Stephenson, President.
The Cincinnati Iron and Steel Company, jobbers in all prod- ucts of iron and steel, was formed in 1901 to supply the wants of the iron and steel using trade promptly with material from stock.
They handle in their wareyards and warehouses all products of iron or steel for shops, builders, contractors, railroads, etc., this including all kinds of structural shapes and plates for build- ing, material for boiler shops, bars (iron and steel), boiler tubes, bolts, rivets, steel and iron for the carriage makers, wagon mak- ers and blacksmiths, shafting, rails, piling, spikes, concrete reinforcing material, tool steel, etc.
Their trade mark is "CISCO" and the word "CISCO" on any article received by a customer assures not only quality but serv- ice and satisfaction.
RUDOLPH SUHRE SONS CO.
THE NATIONAL BILLIARD MANUFAC- TURING COMPANY.
Billiard and Pocket Billiard Tables and Accessories.
The National Billiard Manufacturing Company was estab- lished in 1880 by Adam Gunklach and at the time of his death some ten years ago it was incorporated with the following well- known gentlemen as its officers: Messrs. Henry Gunklach, Jr., President and Treasurer, and A. F. Graeser, Secretary. Mr. Gunklach has been the active general manager of this business for the past twenty-five years, and has built it up through his efforts and honorable and enlightened business policy and today their products, exclusively billiards and pocket billiard tables and accessories, are distributed throughout every State in the Union, and they maintain selling agents in the principal cities of America.
This company makes a specialty of furnishing high-class organizations such as Business Men's Clubs, Country Clubs, Masonic Lodges, Elks', Moose, Eagle and K. of P. Lodges, as well as homes.
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Dependable Engineering Specialties.
The Wm. Powell Co., established in 1846 by James Powell, incorporated 1886; located at 2521 to 2531 Spring Grove avenue. Cincinnati, is one of the foremost concerns in this country man- ufacturing high grade engineering spe- cialties. Its principal products are brass and iron globe, angle. eross. blow-off. throttle, gate and check valves: steam cocks, water gauges, in. jectors, lubricators, oilers and grease enps, oil pumps, whistles and whistle valves and blow gun air valves. Branch offices in New York, Boston. Philadelphia, New Orleans, San Fran- cisco, London, Antwerp, Milan, Tokyo and San Sebastian. Officers are Chas. E. McFarlan. President: Harry H. Coombe, Vice President and Treas- urer: Geo. E. Weitkamp. Secretary.
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THE CINCINNATI AND SUBURBAN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY.
The telephone history of Cincinnati is interest- ing, indeed. On September 1, 1878, when Cin- cinnati's first telephone exchange was declared ready for business, each subscriber had the privi- lege of calling up and talking with seventeen other subscribers, the sum total of telephones connected up with the central office being eight- een, all located within the city limits. For this service each subscriber paid $36 a year, a fraction over $2 a year for connection with each phone in the city. Today the first subscriber of 1878, the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad, still is talking, but with the privilege of connecting with more than 7,000,000 other phones, of which approximately 70,000 are located in the territory where formerly there were eighteen, the 1913 local service costing the road, and all other sub- scribers on a single line service, at the rate of one cent a year for every seven subscribers reached, as against the $2 and a fraction for every single subscriber reached in 1878. The 7,000,000 subscribers referred to are located throughout that vast territory lying between the Atlantic Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the southern provinces of Canada and the Gulf of Mexico, and each can be more quickly reached and more easly conversed with than were the original eighteen, back in 1878.
Cincinnati's Large Free Territory.
The Cincinnati and Suburban Bell Telephone Co. serves a larger territory of free calls-that is, calls for which no extra charge above the yearly rate of installation is collected-than any company in America. This territory embraces Hamilton county, in Ohio, the greater portions of Kenton and Campbell counties, in Kentucky, and a section of Clermont county, in Ohio. And in this territory are hundreds and hundreds of tele- phones that have never produced revenue for the company nor ever will, except as they form part of a system on which service is the prime de- mand. The history of the Cincinnati and Subur- ban Bell Telephone Co. shows conclusively that its success was built, from its very inception, upon the excellence of its service.
THE CINCINNATI AND SUBURBAN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY BUILDING.
Dual Service Rejected, 1899.
The year 1899 saw the inauguration of a series of campaigns, extending over many future years, designed to bring opposition companies into the city. The several attempts to secure fran- chises and pole permits during the year did not meet with suc- cess, or even encouragement, the promoters tailing to impress with their propositions, while the general public appeared in- different to these projects.
One of the chief results of this series of campaigns for the establishing of one or more competitive companies, was the thorough investigation by city officials of conditions in other cities where two or more telephone companies were operating. It was found, without exception, that service in these cities was not satisfactory in that every subscriber who desired complete service was compelled to install all systems, not only entailing extra expense, hnt also causing much annoyance in the matter of looking up other subscribers who had the service of only one company. It was learned that the promoters of these rival com- panies were men interested in the manufacture of telephone equipment, who stepped down and ont after their products had been installed, leaving the local stockholders to extricate them- selves from the difficulties imposed by promises of rates that
were not consistent with good service or a return of any sort on the money invested.
Entire System Rebuilt-1900.
During this year (1900) the entire local system was practically rebuilt by the installing of the new common hattery relay switch- board in all the exchanges, making ohsolete the expensive equip- ment which had been installed seven years hefore, when the new Central Exchange was opened. The new system necessi. tated equipping all subscribers with new instruments and re- wiring all stations, making the local service as complete as any in the world.
Company Makes Change in Name.
. In November. 1903, the City and Snhurban Telegraph Asso- ciation, by which title the company was first known, changed its name to the Cincinnati and Suburban Bell Telephone Com- pany. The officers of the company are: John Kilgour, presi- dent; Bayard L. Kilgour, vice-president and general manager; R. T. McCamas, assistant general manager; Volney Elstum, sec- retary: William A. Blanchard, treasurer; B. T. McBurney. auditor.
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MENDEL- DRUCKER COMPANY
THE MENDEL-DRUCKER CO.
MENDEL-DRUCKER COMPANY.
One of the Largest Trunk and Bag Factories in the United States.
The Mendel-Drucker Company operates one of the largest trunk and bag factories in the United States and makes a linc of goods that has a national reputation for quality. Such well- known trunks as the Mendel Wardrobe, Drucker Ideal and Peerless Wardrobes, are well-known by the traveling public throughout the land, in fact, Cincinnati has been known among the trunk trade as the "Wardrobe Trunk City," due to the high- grade and exclusive line of wardrobe trunks manufactured by this company.
The Mendel-Drucker Company was organized and incorporated in the fall of 1912, and is the outgrowth of the two former con- corns of Mendel & Company and N. Drucker & Company.
Both of these long established trunk houses started in busi- ness in the early 60's, N. Drucker & Company commencing busi- less in 1862 and Mendel & Company in 1864.
The old Drucker concern started under the name of Drucker, Frank & Company, but two years later the firm name was changed to N. Drucker & Company.
The first factory was located on the north side of Third street in a large room under the old Burnet House, but was shortly after moved to the opposite side of Third street in a
three-story frame building, and later to a five-story building on the same street, adding additional manufacturing space from time to time. About twenty-four years ago the factory moved to Ninth and Broadway, where the factory was located until it was again moved to the new building in Norwood in 1910.
The trunk business of Mendel & Company dates back to 1864, starting under the name of Wildberg & Cahn, and located on the north side of Pearl street near Race. Though the enter- prise was marked by few changes in ownership, it was with but a single exception practically at the same location for forty years. From a small industry it grew to a substantial manu- facturing establishment with a national trade occupying a prominent part in the trunk industrial world, and during all these years continually adding building after building for in- creasing manufacturing facilities.
The Mendel-Drucker Company, as mentioned above, is the outgrowth of these two well-known houses, and occupies one of the largest plants, but recently constructed and enlarged, in Norwood, a suburb of Cincinnati. The buildings are all of the most modern daylight construction and the plant equipped with the finest and newest machinery obtainable. The company also operates a New York sales room and a large selling force covers every state in the Union, also having agencies in foreign countries enjoying an export trade, particularly on wardrobe trunks and other trunk novelties.
THE STROBL TILE CO.
FACTORY OF THE STROBL TILE CO:
THE STROBL TILE CO. Tile and Mantels.
The Trobl Tile Co. is one of America's foremost concerns manufacturing decora- tive tile for both interior and exterior work. The business was established in 1901 by J. H. Strobl. Its main office and factory is located at Winton Place, Ohio; Canadian office, 34 Colborne street, To- ronto. Its trade extends throughout the United States and Canada. Officers are J. H. Strobl, President: George Fox, Vice President; Gilbert Fox, Secretary; Oscar Fox, Treasurer; George Strobl, additional director.
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THE PRINTING MACHINERY CO.
Fred H. Berold, President.
There is just one bright spot in the printing machinery line in Cincinnati as compared with a number in almost every other machine and tool line. But to make up for lack in numbers it is a bright and aggressive spot, one which promises to attract much at- tention in the printing world. It is the Printing Machinery Company, lo- cated at Third and Lock streets.
Since Koenig, in 1811, brought out a flat-bed press in connection with a cylinder, which he improved in 1814 and on which the London Times and other progressive papers were printed for a number of years, there have been many improvements in printing ma- chinery. The most notable was the Napier bed movement, being the double rack, with the climbing pinion mounted on a shaft pivoted to a knuckle joint. Since then there has been little development to increase the production, although the machines were made stronger, bed motions more reliable and minor changes somewhat bettered the work. Repeated at- tempts have been made to cut the cost on flat-bed press work. Presses were made larger, flat- bed perfecting presses were introduced, and the flat-bed two- color press, but with indifferent results to the average user. Automatic feeders have been introduced and developed speed much in excess of the speed of the flat-bed press. The introduc- tion of mechanism to drive the bed successfully at a higher speed, engineers realize, is a most difficult problem. Hence it is the rotary press all engineers and press builders have looked for- ward to as the next great step in production, economy and suc- cessful workmanship.
The first step toward solving the problem of getting increased production, economy and success in a rotary press and over- coming the many drawbacks experienced by builders of rotary sheet-fed presses heretofore has been achieved by the Printing Machinery Company of Cincinnati. The rotary press it is 110w manufacturing possesses all the features of a flat-bed press with more than double its output, and prints a sheet 49 by 66 inches at a speed of 3,500 impressions per hour. The form is made up on a curved false electrotype base, which permits making up the form off the press, the same as on a flat-bed. Any size plate or various sized plates can be made up, and at 50 per cent less time than it takes to make up on a flat-bed. The plates can be registered to a hair line by the turn of a key in a minute's time. Every possible convenience embodied in the flat-bed presses are simplified and made to work more economically, faster and with a greater degree of accuracy.
WESTERN PAPER GOODS CO.
The Western Paper Goods Co., of which Mr. Fred H. Berold is president, is located at Third and Lock streets, adjoining the Printing Machinery Co. This company is originator and patentee of wax-lined weatherproof bags.
THE RAPID ELECTROTYPE COMPANY.
The Largest Electrotype Plant on Earth.
Absolutely the largest electrotype plant in the world, the Rapid Electrotype Co., of which William H. Kaufmann is presi- dent and treasurer, is located in Cincinnati, with branches in New York, Boston, Chicago and St. Louis,
Cincinnati ranks third in the manufacture of electrotypes.
Eliminating the publishing interests in New York and Chi- cago, Cincinnati is ahead of all other cities.
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GERMAN NATIONAL BANK.
The electrotype business in Cincinnati began in the fifties, and the first establishment was known as the Miami Foundry, a striking comparison today with the Rapid Electrotype Co., which is acknowledged the largest concern in the world. This foundry has the most complete and unique equipment. It is also the only house operating two distinct plants, one embracing copper, nickel and steel electrotypes for publishers, printers, label houses, embossers, art publishers, magazine advertisements, etc., and another plant devoted exclusively to newspaper electro- types. This arrangement makes for ideal conditions for creating the highest standard quality of product for the various usages. More newspaper ads are shipped daily to publications all over the country by this one house, alone, than from any other city. The Rapid Electrotype Co. is located on South Canal street, west of Race.
L. SCHREIBER & SONS.
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