The history of Montgomery county, Ohio, containing a history of the county, Part 67

Author: W.H. Beers & Co
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Chicago, W. H. Beers & co.
Number of Pages: 1214

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PFEIFFENBERGER & SMITH.

The business carried on by this firm was founded in 1838 by Henry Kin and is therefore one of the pioneer firms in this line of trade in Montgom County. In 1858, the stock and trade was purchased by Louis J. Pfeiffenk. ger and George Coldracer, but in 1873 the latter sold his interest to Mich M. Smith, and the firm has since borne its present name. They occupy th buildings-blacksmith shop, wagon shop and warehouse, all of which are cated at Nos. 203-5-7-9 East Water street. The firm makes all kinds wagons, carts, drays, wheelbarrows, and employ six men. The wagon depa ment is presided over by the senior member of the firm, and the blacksm by the junior member.

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W. W. PHILLIPS.

This business was founded by the present proprietor in the place he is nv located in April, 1833-almost a half century ago. He commenced by u king stage coaches, carriages and buggies. Owing to inability, by reason o advancing years, he has allowed his business to remain nearly the same as indays of yore-always enjoying a fair trade, and not seeking to keep pace with t busy, bustling activity of those more youthful in both years and business. 1. Phillips employs about eleven men and makes from twenty-five to fifty viicles per year, in addition to a large amount of repairing. This building in two-story brick, 200x50 feet in size. The greater part of the work turned o' here supplies a local demand.

MACHINE SHOPS AND FOUNDRIES.

A. A. SIMONDS.

The works owned by this gentleman are located on the Dayton View Hydrau- Mr. Simonds was formerly engaged in business in Massachusetts, but in 175 came to Dayton and founded his present business. He erected a substan- til brick building, in which operations were commenced. Although a compar- avely new enterprise, he is meeting with marked success, and a patronage ex- tuding throughout the length and breadth of the Union. The facilities for dng this kind of work are complete, and of the best improved style. The fin manufactures paper-mill engine bars and plates, rag cutting and trimming k ves, planing machine, spoke, molding, stave jointing, straw cutting, shingle nchine and various kinds of pattern knives.

BOYER & M'MASTER.

This firm commenced business in 1864, on Bayard street, the present lo- c'ion, in a one-story brick building, 35x50 feet in size. At first, their em- ryes numbered eight, but their business now requires the skilled labor of t rty-five men. Their building was enlarged in 1869, to its present size, now king 55x75 feet, with a foundry addition, 50x100 feet. The firm manufact- t) stoves and castings of all kinds and sizes. They have an office and sales- r'm at 138 East Third street, and do an annual business of about $50,000.

BUCKEYE IRON AND BRASS WORKS.

These works are owned by a company, incorporated June 20, 1876, with lapital stock of $75,000. The officers of the company are: President, Carles E. Pease; Vice President and Treasurer, R M. Anderson; Secretary, B. Anderson. The works are located on East Third street, near Canal, ed their dimensions are as follows: Main building, 60x256, four stories; findry, 80x110, one story, both being constructed of brick. This company l ild improved machinery for the manufacture of linseed and cotton-seed oil: Jase tobacco-cutter, for the manufacture of fine-cut chewing and smoking bacco; Kratzsch universal milling machine; Turrett & Speed lathes, for lass finishers' use. The manufacture of brass goods, for engine-builders and sam-fitters, forms an important feature of this company's business. It is 'e leading branch of their trade, employing over 100 men in this depart- Int. Their full force numbers 175 employes, and their annual sales average 00,000.

CENTRAL MACHINE WORKS.

G. J. Roberts & Co. are the proprietors of this business. It was founded 1867, by George J. Roberts, and passed into the hands of the present firm

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in 1875. Their shop is located at 38 St. Clair street, where they occup; four-story brick, 30x60. The firm first commenced to do job-work and ma steam engines, but, as the trade increased, they began the manufacture steam-pumps, and since then, have given nearly all their time and attention this specialty. They employ fifteen men, and have about $25,000 invested the business. Their sales are made from Ohio to Colorado, and Illinois Mississippi, and will average $30,000 annually. Their machinery is operai by rented power.

CHADWICK & FRANCISCO.

This firm is located at Nos. 9, 11, 13 and 15 South Canal street, wh they commenced operations in 1869, succeeding another firm. They were f merly located in the large brick building adjoining on the north, but remo" to present location in August, 1880. The building is 50x50 feet in size, t stories, in which are employed some six men. This firm makes all kinds iron fencing and jail-work. Among the jobs put up by C. & F. may named the following: The fence inclosing the National Cemetery grounds, Mound City, Ill .; iron-work for the jails of Auglaize County, Ohio, and No County, Ind. Their annual trade amounts to $5,000.

CHARLES WUICHET & CO.

This enterprise was commenced in 1857, on the northwest corner of Th and St. Clair streets, by W. F. Gebhart, who made galvanized iron-wo In 1872, Mr. Wuichet became a partner in the business, and the firm na was changed to W. F. Gebhart & Co. It remained as such until the death Mr. Gebhart, in 1880, and the present firm, composed of Charles Waic and R. C. Schenck, Jr., purchased the stock and trade, changing the firm na to the one it now bears. At first, the firm occupied a two-story brick, 30) feet, and employed six men. They removed to their present quarters, op site the old one, in 1869, and now employ fifty-three men, at an average of per day each. They do slate-roofing and all kinds of galvanized iron-wc During the first year in business, they used one car-load of slate, and at pl ent, over 100 car-loads annually, and do a business averaging $70,000 ; annum.

DAYTON STEAM BOILER WORKS.

E. H. Brownell & Co. are the proprietors of these works, which are cated on the corner of First and Foundry streets. E. H. Brownell est lished the business in 1855, in a small shop on the present site of the wor He continued the business alone until 1857, when James Brownell was gi an interest in the business, and the firm name became the present one. shops are large and roomy, occupying a space 200x60, with an addition 10x the latter, two story. The firm manufactures boilers and sheet-iron work clusively, and do the largest business of the kind in Montgomery County, & rank among the largest in the State. The firm employs about seventy-five n and enjoys an average trade of $125,000 per annum. The work is under personal supervision of Mr. E. H. Brownell, who is a practical mechanic, a an inventor of no small ability. The works are equipped with the best 1. chinery, and their facilities for doing large jobs of work exceed anything Western Ohio. Among the many hundreds of boilers built by this firm those of the Dayton Water Works, Montgomery, Ala., Water Works, a the greater number of boilers at the National Soldiers' Home and South Ohio Insane Asylum.

DAYTON MALLEABLE IRON WORKS.

This industrial enterprise was founded in 1866, by Loeb Stevenson & C at the present site of the works. In 1870, a company was organized un

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rb above name, and incorporated with a capital stock of $80,000, E. A. and HE. Parrott owning the principal portion of the stock. The company's build- n's are located in Miami City, on the north side of Third street, between Sum- n street and Dale avenue. Their buildings are as follows: A two-story brick wiehouse, 100x50 feet; foundry, 250x50: and an annealing house, 50x80 feet. T, motive power for driving the machinery is furnished by a 50-horse-power erine, which is nearly double the capacity of the one originally used by the l firm. The company consumes about 1,500 tons of raw material annually, 'rn which they make all kinds of carriage hardware and malleable iron cast- .13. In February, 1882, E. A. Parrott resigned the Presidency of the com- xy, and F. P. Gaddis was elected to that position. This firm do an annual buiness of about $150,000, and is one of the leading interests of Dayton.

DAYTON CORNICE WORKS.

These works are owned by G. W. and E. E. Buvinger, who established the .ness in 1879, in a brick building on the corner of Third and Canal streets, hpresent location. They occupy a two-story brick structure, 36x60 feet in size, ar manufacture galvanized iron cornices, window caps, do tin and slate roof- n and house spouting. They employ about twelve men, and have met with e gratifying success in the short time they have been engaged in this business, I have a capital invested of about $6,000.

D. H. & C. C. MORRISON.

This firm is engaged in bridge building. Their business was founded in 182, by D. H. Morrison, of Dayton, and Julius C. Curtis, of Keokuk, Iowa. [r]854, Mr. Curtis retired from the firm, and in 1868, C. C. Morrison was ad- med as a partner and the business since conducted under the present name. Ven first started the firm had no shops located, but in 1869, erected one on lwnee, between Fifth and Wayne streets. The firm is now located in rown Town," and do all kinds of bridge building, iron roofing and girders for ot dings. They employ about seventy-five men, and their business for 1881 D'unted to over $150,000. Charles Mitchell is the foreman, and has charge the entire out-door business of the firm. Among the many iron bridges con- tcted by this establishment, are those over the Miami River, at Dayton, with uerous ones in Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Kısas. This firm have recently erected extensive, one-story brick shops across h Miami River, in "Brown Town," where their works will be carried on for b future. The building is 66x253 feet in size, besides the engine and boiler on, and the facilities of the firm are larger than at any time in its past ex- fence.

GREER & KING.

; This firm, though claiming to be doing the largest business of the kind in Itgomery County, refused to give the compiler of this chapter but very few as about their trade. The business was founded in 1834. by James Greer 11 Rufus J. King. Mr. Greer died in 1873 or 1874, but the firm has still inued business under the old name. They have occupied a four-story stove aory on Canal street, between Second and Third streets, for twenty-five 'E'S. The firm makes stoves and ranges.

BROWNELL & CO.

The business of this firm was established in 1864, but owing to the steadi- yincreasing business, it was organized into a joint-stock company in 1872, W. C. H. Kielmier as President. The business was conducted in this man- neuntil 1878, when Messrs. Brownell & Schneble became the proprietors, the

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latter gentleman having been closely identified with the business for mi years. They employ a large force of skilled mechanics, and occupy buildi aggregating 250x400 feet in size, located on East First street. The firm m ufactures all kinds of portable and stationary engines, saw-mills and ste boilers, and the superiority of the quality of work done by them, is fully s stantiated by the large number of orders received from all parts of the Uu They employ 155 workmen, and rank among the first-class manufacturers the Miami Valley.

LELAND & DAUGHERTY.

The foundation for this large and prosperous business was laid in 18 by W. P. Callahan, Thomas McGregor, James Daugherty and Henry Fis! under the firm name of McGregor, Fisher & Co. Three years after comme ing operations, the two former parties retired from the firm, and the two la conducted the business until February, 1873, when Lyman W. Leland 1 chased Mr. Fisher's interest, and the firm assumed its present name. Mr. land had previously been in charge of the machinery department of the Bar & Smith Car Works for twenty years, and thoroughly understood the busin The shops of this firm are located at Nos. 1002-4-6 East Third street, wl they do a general boiler and heavy sheet-iron business. They lease the grov but own the buildings occupied. They employ an average of fifteen mer the business, and do a large amount of work for the force employed. The make a specialty of tank work, and have furnished a large number of tank firms all over Western Ohio. Mr. Daugherty is a No. 1 boiler-maker, and charge of that part of the work, while Mr. Leland supervises the office w and trade of the firm.

M'HOSE & LYON.

The business carried on by this firm was started by the senior member 1868, in a small room on Canal, between Third and Fourth streets, with assistant. In 1872, Mr. McHose commenced the manufacture of iron rail and five years later Mr. Lyon became a partner, the firm assuming its pret title. The new firm removed to a room 80x70 feet, in the new neighborh In 1879, they commenced making iron fronts, and in August of the year lowing, removed to their present quarters, at the foot of Ludlow street, w they started a foundry. They occupy five buildings-one three-story struct 51x30, another 15x60, two-story; one 20x50, one 51x120, and one 62x80 al tion to foundry. From an investment of $75, and one assistant at first, firm has increased the business to such an extent as to employ fifty men, a average salary of $1.75 per day each, with a required capital of $50,000.

NEFF & BENNETT.

This firm purchased their business from a Mr. Foster about 1850 They occupy a one and two-story brick and frame structure, 150x50 fee the hydraulic canal, between Fifth and Wayne streets. They employ tw men, and manufacture from four hundred to six hundred tons of stoves. hollow iron ware, per annum. Their office and salesroom is located on the side of Main, between Third and Fourth streets.

SMITHI, VAIL & CO.

This enterprise was founded in 1874, by Walter W. Smith and Joh. Vail. They first located in a portion of the Woodsum Machine Compa building, where they remained until the summer of 1881. They then er a two-story brick structure, 250x60, with an L 60x60, a foundry 60x60, two core ovens, each 20x30, one story high. The firm manufacture s pumps and hydraulic machinery, and are constructors of water-works mac

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They employ eighty men in the shops, and have a trade averaging 10,000 per annum. Among the many jobs of machinery put up by this firm ar the water-works machinery at Red Oak, Iowa, Lancaster, Ohio, Joplin, M. and Waco, Tex. Mr. Smith has charge of the office, and Mr. Vail of the in hinery department.

STILWELL & BIERCE MANUFACTURING COMPANY.

This important feature of Dayton's industrial establishments was inaugu- rad in 1866, by E. R. Stilwell and George N. Bierce. They first occupied ¿ rtion of the old Marshall property, on the corner of Pine and Short streets, vlre they remained until 1870. During this time their trade had been rap- l' and permanently increasing, and in the latter year th y purchased a piece f roperty on the Dayton View Hydraulic, and erected their present shops, at ist of over $30,000. The main building is 140x40, two stories; foundry, +0140, one story; blacksmith and roller mill shop, 160x40, two stories, all heg constructed of brick. The same year it was decided to organize a com- ay, which was done, and incorporated, with a capital of $200,000. The r'ent officers of the company are: President, E. R. Stilwell; Treasurer, R. V. King; Secretary, George N. Bierce. This company manufactures the "Vic- 10) and "Eclipse" turbine water wheels, and Stilwell's patent lime extracting beer and filter. In 1881, they added the manufacture of Odell's roller mill heir business. This latter machine was patented by U. H. Odell, and is the e process for crushing wheat for flour mills by gradual reduction. It is an mortant and long needed invention, and before many years will entirely su- erede the old process of grinding by buhr stones. The trade of this firm ex- ens in all parts of the world, large shipments being weekly made to foreign us. During the Centennial exhibition, the company fitted up a heater and vine wheel in the Machinery Building, both of which received medals from Examining Committee. The firm furnished three fifty-five inch turbine lels for the Washburn " A" mills, and Pillsbury "A" mill, at Minneapolis, I'n., the largest flour mills in the world, which are driven by forty-five feet of head water," each wheel developing from 1,200 to 1,400 horse power. l'ly manufacture turbine wheels from six inches to six feet in diameter, and rapidly supplying all mills of any size in the Union. Their annual trade "a hardly be estimated, but will foot up in the hundreds of thousands.

STOUT, MILLS & TEMPLE.

Among the large list of manufactories contained in this volume, but few retter known to the commercial world than Stout, Mills & Temple, and, as h leading representative of one of Dayton industries, they deserve more than a ing notice, and we gladly accord them such space as the magnitude of the n rprise entitles them to. The firm, as now organized, has been engaged in o machinery and foundry business for over twenty-eight years, and are the ressors of the first shop of the kind established in Dayton. The latter was n 327. The Globe Iron Works, owned and operated by the above firm, are loed at the foot of Ludlow street, where they have a frontage of 400 feet, n cover altogether several acres of ground. The buildings are of brick, with mensions as follows: Main building, 267x50, 100 feet of which is two stories ig; foundry, 130x50; paint shop, blacksmith shop and warehouses. The geral machine shop is fitted up with slide lathes, upright boring and facing ni3, gear cutters, made for cutting either spur, bevel, mitered wheels or wood vo, with the greatest accuracy; planers, slotting and milling machines; up- rigt drills and a number of smaller machines, many of which were designed an built to meet the special wants in the business of the firm. The general

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and convenient arrangements of this model machine shop deserves special m tion. The lathes, planers and other machine tools are located with refere to each other, that no time is lost in moving unfinished parts of the work fi one machine to another. This arrangement enables the work to progress wi out any loss of time. An important feature is the large number of crai with traveling carriages, for handling heavy machinery, there being fourt of these so arranged that not only the large lathes, planers and boring m can be reached, but the upright drills also. There is an overhead railway, feet in length, by means of which one of the great turbine wheels, or ot heavy completed machinery can by two men be raised clear of obstructi( carried the length of the railway, and placed on cart or dray for shipm The machinery for these works is driven by motive power from one of the ebrated American turbine water wheels, built by the firm, and located in engine and water wheel house, south of the main building. The foun cupola and core ovens are fitted up especially for heavy castings. The patt rooms are provided with all the improved wood working machinery, mo and designs. The warehouses are used for general finishing and paint w and the blacksmith shop is large and plentifully supplied with light. twenty years this firm has manufactured the American turbine water wheel being one of the first turbine wheels made in the West. Study, experie energy and business integrity have succeeded in placing the name of this f and the goods they turn out, in the front rank among American manufactu and industries. They make a turbine wheel from thirteen to eighty. inches in diameter, and have succeeded in placing them in thousands of n throughout the Union and foreign lands. A number of their wheels are in in the great mills at Minneapolis, Minn., one of which in the " Washbur inill " is sixty inches in diameter, and yields about one thousand-horse po' One of the celebrated wheels manufactured by this firm is in use in a mi Niagara Falls. It is forty-eight inches in diameter, and is at present vield 1, 150 horse-power, which they claim to be the largest amount of power duced from the same sized wheel west of the Alleghanies. In addition building turbine wheels, the firm is extensively engaged in the manufactu paper, flour and saw-mill machinery, and are general mill furnishers. office is a neat brick structure, located across the street, directly opposite main building.

W. P. CALLAHAN & CO.

The works owned and conducted by the above-named firm were establi: ia 1841. by C. Thompson, on Shawnee, between Wayne and Wyandotte str Mr. Thompson was succeeded by Parrott & McGregor in 1852, and the 1856, by Thompson, McGregor & Co., W. P. Callahan being the " Co." 1864. the firm name was changed to McGregor & Callahan, and remain such until 1868, when Mr. Callahan became sole proprietor, and in 1 Thomas Dearman became copartner, which changed the firm name to its j ent title. The business was removed to its present quarters in 1856, w. they now occupy a three-story brick building, 50x100 feet, a two-story, 50s and a two-story brick structure, also 50x100 feet in size. The firm em] eighty to one hundred men in the business, and their sales average $125,000 annum. They manufacture linseed and cotton seed oil machinery, stean gines, mill gearing, shafting, pulleys, etc.

JOYCE, CRIDLAND & CO.

This firm established a factory in the shops of W. P. Callahan, on Third street, in 1877, for the manufacture of levers and screw-jacks. began in a small way, but by close application, soon developed a fair busi

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die fall of 1881, the firm leased a building on the corner of Wyandotte rt and the railroad, which they fitted up for a general machine shop. Ih part occupied by them is a two-storied brick structure, with a basement, win the rear of this is a frame building, which they have leased for the rent, to other parties. Their shops contain the best class of machinery un they are prepared to do any sort of work in their line, as well as supply herade with their well-known and celebrated screw-jack.

MILLS-FLOUR, PAPER, OIL, COTTON, ETC.

Among the many manufacturing industries of the country, and their name gion, none can take precedence of the manufacture of flour, a fact easily rded when it is so well known that in all new countries, the first industry is ndour-mill. No matter how remote from civilization, it seems the one thing nespensable. Dayton is well represented in this particular, enjoying not nr some of the best mills in the country, but also some of the largest. unng them are the following:

BANNER MILLS.

This mill is owned and operated by Jost Durst & Son, who took posses- in 1879. It was originally an old stone mill, and first started in 1847. L Durst purchased the property of Mr. Poock, in 1879, and erected the ¡ rent structure, which is of brick, four stories and a basement, The mill is til up with nine run of stones, and seven sets of rolls. The machinery is p'ated by steam, the motive power being an 18x36 Buckeye engine, with 165 I be-power, and two tubular boilers. The mill is run day and night, and has (pacity of 275 barrels of flour per each twenty-four hours. This product shipped throughout the union, with a fair amount sold to local trade. In onection with the mill and adjoining it, is the Dayton City Elevator, also o lucted by Mr. Durst. This structure was erected in 1868, and is 40x110 ed in size, with an engine and boiler-room in the basement. The machinery s ropelled by the mill-engine. The elevator contains thirty-six bins, with a aacity of 3,000 bushels each; two corn shellers, with capacity of 400 bushels x hour; five hominy mills, and one corn-meal feed mill. The grain received shipped by rail to the Eastern and Southern markets. Mr. Durst employs hifen men in the mill proper, and eight men in the elevator.

COMMERCIAL MILLS.

This mill was erected in 1847, by Daniel Beckel, at its present site, but val originally a small affair, of less capacity than 100 barrels per day. In 80, the mill was purchased by D. Eichelbarger, who operated it until the ter of 1854-55. Gebhart Brothers then took possession, and in 1865, were upeeded by the present firm, Simon Gebhart & Sons. In 1870, the latter fix, enlarged the mill to its present proportions. It is located on the north i of East Third street, and is a four-story brick structure, 90x110 feet in si. The mill is fitted up regardless of expense, and contains all the latest nroved mill machinery. Flour is made by the Jonathan Mills reduction mess, and the machinery is operated by a 150-horse-power engine. The in: use both steam and water in making this product, and their mill has a ca- pijity of 450 to 500 barrels per day of twenty-four hours. This large amount offlour is mostly sold in the Eastern markets.

DAYTON CITY MILLS.

These are the pioneer mills of Dayton, and were erected by Horace Pease. I/ 1875, they were purchased by Gebhart, Polk & Co., and in 1879, by Joseph

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The history of Montgomery county, Ohio, containing a history of the county, Part 67

Author: W.H. Beers & Co Publication date: 1882 Publisher: Chicago, W. H. Beers & co. Number of Pages: 1214

Author: W.H. Beers & Co
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Chicago, W. H. Beers & co.
Number of Pages: 1214