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The Inception and Settlement of Terre Haute.
While this volume in no way purports to be а history, yet it proper at the outset to embody in it a few of the more notable facts in the development of this populous locality from the track- less waste it once was,
At the beginning of the present century Terre Haute was un- known, and as to its fame being unsung, why, there was nothin; to sing about. Near the first half of the second decade 0 the century had elapsed when the site of the city still formed a part of thé great prairie land overrun by itinerant Indians, strag gling trappers, buffaloes and other denizens of the“ Wild West.
When trading-posts, established by the French, dotted a line from the Canadas to New Orleans, the Күр whose batteaux traversed the Wabash, gave to the beautiful prairie, noticeable for its elevation above the low banke and bottom lands of the river, the name of Terre Haute, but it was not until 1816 that the town was platted by a company of settlers known as the Terre Наше Land Company. The sité of Terre Haute was originally a terraced plateau of beautiful prairie, dotted with little groves and intersected by several little streams. Two or three miles back from the river an elevation or bluff bounds the prairie and offers the locations for future summer residences. With a faith that it might grow to be а town of some hundreds of people, а reservation was made for a church, school house and court house, but in those days they needed a court house the most, for it was built first, and the church about fifteen years later. The original publie school ground now shows the fine State Normal School, through which about a thousand students pass every year. The old court house, built in the regulation square-box-pattern, has been replaced by a building of great architectural beauty, worth halfa million or more, built of that fine Indiana stone Known as
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oolitie limestone, as imperishable as the pyramids. The design- ©з started the city by тше and compass, gave it straight, wide, right-angled streets and regularly laid out blocks, after which it steadily grew and became the beautiful city it now is without the benefit of extravagance by anybody.
‘There is but little trace of the French remaining, though some of the rich lands along the Wabash were settled by the Canadian French, whose friendship in Revolutionary days was rewarded by grants of Jand from our National Government. The great fertility and advantageous location of Terre Haute made it an important trading and distributing point when it was but а village. Floti- las of * broad horns,” or flat-boats, and quite а fleet of little steam- boats were loaded with pork and produce for the Mississippi river and New Orleans. Often in the spring flood a thousand * broad horns” would be afloat between Terre Haute and the lower Ohio. When the line of trade shifted from north and south to east and west this point was still in the highway, and the great National road, from Maryland to the Mississippi river, passed through it; the Wabash and Erie canal, for a time such an important con- nection of the lakes and ihe Ohio, also passed through it, to be succeeded in °53 by а railroad as an avenue for eastern trade. ‘Terre Haute had to share in the vicissitudes of Indiana when in the rage for internal improvements the State staggered under the debts ‘contracted for canals and roads, but which were finally cancelled, leaving it free from debt and with one of the largest school funds in the. Union. The National road, with its stage coaches, was paralleled by the Terre Haute & Richmond railroad, destined to be an important link in the greatest railroad system of the world—the pioneers of the nine railroads which converge to this city. So naturally is this а center of trade and on the main highways of travel from east to west and north to south that the railroads, all important, come with but little effort or cost оп the part of the city, and now no heavy railroad debt burdens its tax-payers. То the 5,000 people here just before the T. H. & 1. was built may be added 5,000 for each new road—but the new census will probably show more than 45,000 for the nine.
War times found Тете Haute an active little city of seven or eight thousand people. It was on the edge of a district more than suspected of “sympathy,” but went into the national strug- gle with an ardor characteristic of Indiana and its superb war record, and returned to peace with the stimulus for trade and money-making which was one of the effects of the war through- out the north. The opening of one of the most, remarkable coal fields in the United States but a few miles from Terre Haute and the discovery that other beds of coal were beneath it and around it in all directions, with the increase of railroads naturally turned the attention of its business men to manufactures and jobbing. The small beginnings with native capital have grown to great enterprises fostered by home capital and their own profits, but great as they are they might be easily quadrupled and profitabl, Supported in, the feld penetrated бу the nine railroads which radiate from Terre Наше like spokes from а hub.
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‘The city is delightfully situated upon an elevation of about sixty feet on the east bank of the Wabash river, near the lower edge of Fort Harrison prairie, which is regarded as the finest in the country. It is distant west of Indianapolis seventy-three miles, and is nearly equi-distant from each of the cities of Cin- cinnati, Chicago and St. Louis, with which and all other parts of the country it is connected by excellent railway service. The Wabash river, which washes its foot hills, rises in Mercer County,
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Ohio, and flows north-west into Huntington, Ind., where it re- ceives Little river, which rises near the junction’ of the head branches of Maumee river. It then crosses the State in а south- west direction, receiving Eel and Tippecanoe rivers, on the north, and Salamonie and Mississinewa rivers on the south side, and а little below Terre Haute it takes a more southerly direction, form- ing the boundary line between Indiana and Tllinois, until its entrance into the Ohio, sixty-eight miles ‘mouth of Cumberland river, and 137 miles above the Mississippi. It is the largest northern tributary of the Ohio, and the second in its size
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in its whole course. It connects Lake Erie with the Ohio river by means of the Wabash and Erie canal. Its entire length is about six hundred miles, of which more than four hundred and fifty miles have been navigable by steamboats at high water. Besides having this easy access to all the grand highways of navi- gation in the country, railroads have come to the city from all quarters, and have so cultivated their fields of operation that they are now, by great odds, the largest arm of the commercial service of the city, constituting а transportation system rarely equaled elsewhere.
The Wabash River.
‘The Wabash has been а river of varying fortunes—onee quite a fleet of steamboats would lie at Terre Haute loading for trade on the Ohio and Mississippi and returning with loads from the Bast ‘ia the Ohio ог from New Orleans. Pork packing was an impor tant business; shipments of pork and grain by the steamers and flathoats were very heavy. Railroads came and steamboats were
me. There was а time when the fishing boat above was the шесе craft to be seen, but there has been something of a revival, Boats of eonsiderable tonnage are owned in Vincennes and Terre Наше. The Hudnut Milling Company owns two large steam- boats which bring much freight from the towns below us, and are used in carrying com from the rich Wabash bottoms to the Hud- nut mills. ‘The supplies of grain and produce drawn from the Wabash, and the goods shipped to the towns along make a very considerable trade.
The river is not often thought of as an addition to the beauty of Terre Haute, since it winds around that part of the city given up to mills, lumber yards, ete., but it shows more of the pic- turesque than it is given credit for, sweeping around the city in easy curves, with a swift current and often spreading its waters a great distance across the bottom lands towards the west. From the opposite bank the river front of the city shows an imposing range of business and manufacturing institutions. Beginning at the south the Tool Works buildings loom up as do also the Dis- tillery company’s buildings from their high location surrounded by an array of cattle sheds, warehouses, corn cribs and cooper shops; then follow the Gas company’s fine plant, the Artesian bath houses, the Conant mill, the large and imposing stone building оп ап eminence from which faces show through iron bars, the large poultry packing house of A. Jordan, the big cooper shops of James Nichols, the S00-barrel mill of Willard Kidder, the Terre Haute Produce Company's busy poultry pack- ing house, the planing mills, box factory, saw mill and extensive lumber yardsof the Wabash Lumber Company, the new hominy mills of the Hudnut Milling Company, Rolling Mill employing 400 people, the Hoop Factory, the Water Works building and a number of brick yards at each end of the row. Altogether this represents a great deal of business.
Ве census of 1870 gave Terre Haute a population of 16,103,
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that of 1880, 26,042, and the census of the present year is expected to show not less than 40,000, while many well-informed persons make it at present ten per cent. greater. Turning from the vision of those hardy settlers standing in 1816 viewing the meadows and forests where Terre Haute has since grown, we pass to the present time and the enterprising city of Terre Haute rises in all its pro- portions, wealth and business before us. What wondrous records the years contain of change and progress! In them have had birth and growth the steamboat, the railroad, the telephone, the
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electric light, and the greatest of all, liberty and freedom for all citizens. Where in 1816 a little village stood on the verge of civili- zation, peering timidly into the forest beyond, in 1890 ап important sity stands with fifty millions of people to the west of her, while the electric telegraph, the railroad and the steamboat connect her with the world and’ its commerce. Our business is with the present; with living men and their daily occupation and suc- cesses—what they are doing for themselves in manufactures, con merce, trade and finance and in advancing the general prosper of the community, and by so doing point out to others the w equaled opportunities that are here waiting to be utilized.
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Terre Haute in 1890.
It has been somewhat irreverently said that “God made the country and man made the town.” Were this true of other cities the saying has but a partial application to Terre Haute, whose grand “ umbrageous temples not made with hands,” are the glory of the streets and avenues and the pride of the inhabitants. Asa
lace of residence Terre Haute is unsurpassed, if indeed equaled зу any other Western city. Its velvety lawns, fine drives, its shaded streets, its healthfulness, its equable climate, the preva- lence of thrift and comfort apparent even in the dwellings of the middle classes, and the numerous spacious and costly mansions of the rich, together with unsurpassed religious privileges and educational facilities, combine to make this city one of the few spots on earth akin to paradise.
A City of Homes.
This designation cannot be improved upon, for after admiring the splendid residences of the wealthy and the handsome hous of the well-to-do, the eye of the visitor will rest with infinite leasure upon the houses of the mechanic, the clerk, the young Business man and the laborer, miles and miles of the treets being lined with neat but inexpensive houses, often surrounded by a lot of ground, and each owned by its occupant. Land has never m held at faney prices, and the result is as has been stated. ‘The reasonable prices at which the working classes have ‘been able to obtain the great boon of owning their own domiciles, has materially enhanced the welfare of the city, and apart from stim- ulating habits of thrift, has created a class of citizens who are con- tent, and having а stake in the country are not во prone to become mixed up in labor troubles. This is perhaps one reason of the infequency of strikes here, and, generally speaking, the rela tions between employer and employed Бате been of the most friendly character. Те savings bank and numerous building and loan associations have done much good in this direction by loaning money at low rates of interest to mechanics and others, to enable them to own their own houses. Numerous capitalists also stand ready to build and sell houses, payment to be made in small weekly sums, out of the savings’ of wages, and no me- chanic with steady employment and decent wages need be with- ‘out a home of his own in Terre Haute for any length of time, if he desires to have опе. Hundreds of houses have been built in this way in the past few years and the suburbs of Terre Haute are rapidly filling up with neat and tasteful homes for the masses.
The Streets
are almost always the first subjects of remark by visitors to the city, and worthily во, both on account of their width, cleanliness, and’ fine shade ‘trees, with which they are almost’ universally lined. The principal streets are Wabash Avenue, running at right angles to the river, and Ohio, Cherry, Mulberry, Poplar and
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Walnut, parallel streets, with cross streets numbering from 1 to 25, besides which there are many others rapidly approaching the first named in all the attributes of modern improvements.
Collett Park
is a beautiful tract of woodland and lawn, twenty acres in extent, taking its name from the citizen who presented it to Terre Haute. ‘The city is enriched by the gift and in generous pride will beau- tify it by liberal expenditure. A sharp advance in real estate near it proves the eligibility of the location. А rapid growth is springing up in its neighborhood and the investors ìn that qu: ter will see one of the most beautiful additions to the city sı rounding Collett Park at an early day.
Water Works.
The supply of water for household and manufacturing purposes is unlimited, and protection from fire is аз completely assured as in any city in the country. The Water Works, located on the bank of the Wabash river, furnish water by direet supply and at a pressure which will force a stream over the loftiest buildings in the city. There are twenty miles of mains laid, and 329 public hydrants enable the Fire Department to protect any property within the city limits; records of fire service show that at almost any point in the corporation several streams can be turned upon a burning building in a few minutes after the first warning by the Fire Alarm Telegraph signal. The efficiency of the Water Works is proven by the rates of fire insurance, which are twenty to thirty per cent. lower than in other Western cities.
Fire Department.
Among other good things, Тепе Haute possesses an excellent 14 Fire Department, consisting of steam fire engines, a chemical engine, an aérial truck, а fire alarm telegraph system, and other necessary apparatus of the latest improved character. Тһе force of firemen are trained and expert, and the service has been put, upon a most efficient basis.
Police Department.
АП parts of the city are well patrolled by а sturdy and expe- rienced force of police, which, we are happy to say, owing to the orderly character of the community and the absence of that tough element more notable in larger cities, has little occasion for extreme measures, though the vigilance of the department is in no wise neglected for these reasons.
The inducements
offered to desirable manufacturers to settle in Terre Haute ате not confined to cheap coal, timber, freights and land, for although these are sufficient in themselves to secure success, the city is liberal in its coöperation. An instance of its spirit was lately shown in the contributions of large sums of money as well as
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sufficient land for the plants to the Fork and Tool Works and to the Piano Case Works, which were considered by the projectors to be so liberal as to have induced them to locate here. The same spirit of public liberality awaits all worthy enterprises,
The Business Men’s Association.
Early in 1884 the necessity for an organization of Terre Haute merchants and manufacturers became manifest, and this desire found expression in the formation of the Board of Trade, which as in existence for several years. The next attempt at anything like concerted action was made in 1887, when the business men met and formed the present association, which for two years was known as the Citizens’ Manufacturing’ Association, and in 1889 the present title was adopted. It consists mainly of the leading and active business men and manufacturers of Terre Haute, and embraces representatives of nearly every department of mercan- tile, commercial and manufacturing pursuits, The object of the association is to promote the prosperity of the city by offering
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inducements to companies and individuals to locate business en- terprises here: to introduce, foster and protect manufactories and thus to contribute to the advancement of the general interests of the whole city. Much has already been done toward the distribu- tion of facts relative to the unparalleled advantages this to offer to any one seeking а location, either for busi prise or as а home for himself and family, and by judicious and energetic methods, the Association, through its
ficers, is enabled to furnish all necessary information—facts and figuresshowing the advantages and facilities Terre Haute ро
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sesses, and it stands ready to do anything that may assist in building up the industrial resources of the city. Through the efforts of the Association the Sanford Fork and Tool Works, em-
loving about 400 men, were brought here, as also were the Piano Eae Works now being erected, ‘which, when ‘completed, ‘ill furnish employment to 200 men. To this Ascoeiation’s active interest the Normal School was retained in the city after the first building had been destroyed by fire, and many minor enterprises have been attracted and located here by reason of the diffusion of information by the Association. The Association is now in cor- respondence with several important industrial establishments, whieh gives promise of results even greater than any heretofore accomplished. Тһе officers of the Association are:
Herman Hulman, President.
В. б. Найти, Vice President.
Frank MeKeen, Treasurer.
С. М. Thompson, Secretary.
Dingctons:—A. Herz, Е. Havens, J. W. Craft, John G. Wil- Паше.
Manufacturing.
‘The right place to manufacture successfully is evidently at a point where the raw material accumulates naturally, and where, at the same time, there is cheap power and advanced and ample facilities for marketing the product. Terre Haute pre-eminently furnishes these conditions. Situated at a focal point of nine great railroads, connecting the city with the markets of the whole country, and the lumber and coal regions of the immediate vicin-
у, material necessarily accumulates here, and cheap power is amply provided and assured for all time. “Opportunities сап be obtained here by the manufacturer superior to those of larger cit- ies, for the reason that while equal facilities are found here, at the same time the best and most positions are available at compara- tively little cost. Excellent coal, iron, hard-wood lumber and other materials for manufacturing purposes are right at hand, and no city has better facilities for distributing the product. The manufacturer who locates here will find everything at hand for the successful furtherance of his enterprise, and a friendly’ and helping hand will be offered him by every citizen of the commu- nity. Та brief, some of the general advantages and attractions of ‘Terre Haute are
First. It is located in the most fertile and productive portion of Indiana, and in one of the most thriving and prosperous as cultural sections of the Central Western States.
Second. Tt possesses the advantages of railway competition in all directions, and all competing lines express and show a liberal spirit toward all manufacturing enterprises.
Third. Tt is situated contiguous to vast and valuable beds of coal, quarries of ‘stone and rich forests of hard-wood timber.
Fourth. Tt is rich in capital, strong in credit, untrammeled by debt, with small taxation, light municipal expenses, and cheap real estate, destined to advance rapidly in value.
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Fifth, Те water supply is adequate for all purposes and is of good quality, steam coal is furnished to factories at 50 cents per ton, artificial fuel gas of good quality is supplied at 35 cents per thousand feet, and the cost of food products is as low as in any other producing section of the country.
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Sixth, Statisties show that it is one of the healthiest cities in the Union, subject to no contagious diseases, and entirely free from all prevailing sickness.
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Seventh. Its public and private school systems have been placed upon a most satisfactory basis, and afford excellent educa- tional айтат! Tts social ‘advantages are numerous, the tone of society healthy and the morals of the community beyond dispute,
ighth. The cost of rents and living is much less here than in any of the larger cities of the count
In fact, no city in the Union offers so many advantages to the small or jarge manufacturer as does Terre Наше at the present day. The busines men who control the capital have been trained to other pursuits, and have made their money there, and many of them may not now be fitted for a changè, hence the opening must be filled principally by incoming capitalists and manufacturers, who will find local capitalists ready to join hands with skillful and enterprising managers. The introduction of new manufacturing enterprises will inerease the opportunities of the retail merchant to establish successful mercantile enterprises, and the general growth and development of the city will be stim- ulated. The question is frequently asked, what ean be manufac- tured in Terre Haute to the best advantage? The simplest answer, and an absolutely true one, is, everything. А good idea of what can be done may be obtained Ъу а glance at the prosperous and flourishing branches of manufacturing business now carried оп here. They include aerated beverages, architectural ironwork, artificial limbs, awnings, tents and flags, blank books, boots and shoes, boxes, bins goods, brushes, biscuits, crackers and bread, baking powder, baskets, beds, bed-springs, beer, boilers, bricks,
brooms, bed-lounges, confectionery, cars and ear-wheels, carriages, cigars, clothing, coffee and spice mills, corn products, cornmeal, canned vegetables and fruits, cider, cooperage, cigar-boxes, coffins and caskets, drain tile, distilled spirits, doors, sash and blinds, edge tools, electrical motors and dynamos, electro-plating, electric- light plants, elevators, engines, foundry work, flour, feed and meal, furniture, gasoline stoves, galvanized ironwork, grits, gro- cers’ ‘supplies, harness and saddles, heading, hollow-ware, hom- iny, hoops, horse-collars, ice (artificial), iron (merchant, bar and pig), ironwork of all descriptions, jewelry, lamps, lumber prod- ucts, malt, marble monuments, mattresses, machinery modelsand patterns, mouldings, medicines, musical novelties, nickel plating, oil producers, overalls, pants and shirts, paper boxes, patterns, pharmaceutical, preparations, pork products, pottery and stono: ware, pumps, piano eases, picture frames, rectified liquors, rubber stamps, roofing materials, sash, doors and blinds, scales, sheet- iron work, shirts, shoes, shovels and spades, society goods, staves and heading, spirits, stoves, straw stone work, tents, trunks, tile mills, tinware,’ tools, forks, wagons, wine, wheels, woolen goods, wrenches, ete.
‘The most important of the manufacturing establishments of the city are the flour and corn goods mills, the ear works, the dis- tillery, the wheel works, the fork and tool works, the machinery and boiler works, the overall factories, the rolling mills, the blast furnace, the stave and heading mills, and the carriage’ factories.
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Тһе Тепе Haute Distillery is the largest establishment in. the world producing spirits from corn. Terre Haute is the sixth flour producing city in the United States, and the flour mills of Messrs. W. L. Kidder & Sons and Willard Kidder are turning out about 2,000 barrels of flour daily, which finds a market all over the world, and the same is true of the corn products of the Hud- nut Milling Co., which is the father of the hominy trade of the country. The mining machinery of the Eagle Iron Works is shipped to Mexico and South America as well as to all parts of
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our own country, and the pants, overalls and workingmen’s cloth- ing manufactured by Zimmerman & Stahl, the Pants Manufactur- ing Company, the Ehrman Manufacturing Company and Samuel Frank bear the highest reputation in the market, and are in de- mand in all parts of the Union. The freight, stock and coal cai
of the Terre Haute Car Manufacturing Company are in active service on railroads in every direction, and have no superiors any- where. Bar iron and pig iron are manufactured by two rolling mills and one blast furnace, and every description of vehicle, from the lightest trotting buggy to the most stately coach, is turned out in the several carriage factories. The manufactu ties and patented articles by George Burt & Co. is rapidly grow ing to be a widely known enterprise, and the piano-case factor
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now, rapidly approaching completion promises to become, а marked feature of the industrial progress of Terre Haute. In the several great establishments above noted employment is given to about three thousand male and female assistants. Of the other industries named, each is represented by from one to а half- dozen different concerns, and all are in a prosperous condition, with uniformly inereasing trade and out-put.
Commercial.
The wholesale trade of Terre Наше has long been one of its most important features and it has kept pace with the general
owth and prosperity of the city. АП goods are procured direct from manufacturers, both at home and abroad, and not only do our merchants compete successfully with neighboring cities, but they have held the territory against the encroachments of all. In a general way it may be said of the wholesale and jobbing trade of the city that it now occupies all the territory to which it is rightfully entitled, and, in addition to this, it has very consid- erably extended into the territory of other cities, noiably St. Louis and Chicago. The trade now is in the most satisfactory condition, and while it has had a steady growth for many years, the increase in the past five years has been particularly gratify- ing. In groceries the great wholesale houses of Bement, Rea & Со. and Hulman & Co., transact a business that is not exceeded by any other similar houses in this State or Ilinois, not even in windy Chicago., The notion trade is well represented by Braman, Berry & Со. and Robinson, Zimmerman & Со, and Hoberg, Root & Co. are extensive jobbers of dry goods as well as retailers. The Terre Haute Shoe Company. though recently inaugurated are in control of a large and growing trade, and Joseph Strong & Co. in coffees and spices, 8. С. Barker in wines and liquors, Н. М. Rich- rdeon € Со in china and glassware, and others in various lines are each transacting large and growing operations. An equally rofitable field is open for the establishment of wholesale clothing, at and far, and millinery houses as well as for other specialties
In the retail department of commerce no other city in the West is better supplied with facilities for obtaining goods of all kinds at reasonable prices. Те modern dry and fancy goods emporiums of Hoberg, Root & Co. and А. Herz have no superiors anywhere either in the high character of their stocks or in the variety and quantity of goods displayed. In ready-made cloth- ing equal enterprise is shown, and fine art goods, jewelry and ther luxurious productions fnd a ready market here, and the > musical merchandise stores give evidence by their extent and prosperity of the artistic tastes of the people.
Real Estate.
The pricewf land in this city is very low compared with that of апу city of the same size. Just outside the city limits the undivided land is the most desirable, at the price, for market- gardeners and small-fruit raisers. It is not surpassed in fertility
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and ease of tillage, sells at $150 to $300 an acre, and will be inside the corporation in a few years. The slow advance in real estate might be called a sign of slow growth, but it is not. About twenty building and loan societies are putting their savings into houses and lots, all established factories have increased their force steadily, and new features have been added to the population, making'a steady demand for more houses. Tt is not in the nature of things that there should not be a material advance in Terre Haute real estate before many years, The new-comer now, in ad- dition to cheep fuel, railroad facilities, and a good country, has the option of land too low to fall and too desirable to advance. With all the rapid growth of the city, large blocks of lots, beautiful residence sites and convenient areas for factories along the various railroads, are just coming into the market as certain
estates are being divided and long-held plats are subdivided ; the sudden spring of the city in some directions brings lands into the center of business that were cow-pastures ten years ago, so that within a mile from the city’s busiest point, sections can be bought оп some railroad, in five to twenty acre blocks, at very low rates.
‘The investor who buys cheap land here in а healthy city with cheap and abundant markets, has his choice of the cheapest and best materials. Brick are about $6 per M., for superior qualities. Pine lumber by the car is selling at 815 per М. The best build- ing stone in the country, oolitic limestone, is delivered from near-by quarries in the rough or dressed.
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Transportation.
Terre Haute is well endowed with facilities for transportation, and but few, if any, inland cities have better shipping facilities. There are really nine separate lines of railroad radiating from Terre Haute by means of which her produets can be shipped to all parts of the world. The railroads centering here are:
ће Terre Haute & Indianapolis,
‘The Terre Haute & Alton,
‘The Indianapolis « St. Louis,
‘The St. Louis, Vandalia & Terre Haute,
‘The Terre Haute & Logansport,
The Evansville & Terre Hau
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois,
The Evansville & Indianapolis,
‘The Terre Haute & Peori
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SDALIA SYSTEM.
Indianapolis, that many spoked hub of a great railroad wheel, to ‘Terre Haute takes up the main traffic of the Pennsylvania and with its extension, the St. Louis, Vandalia & Terre Haute, bridges the gap to St. Louis. Tt offers outlets to the South towards either Cincinnati, Louisville, Cairo or St. Louis, in addition to its direct- ness ав ап East ог West route. Tts further extension, Ше Terre Haute & Logansport, which really ought to be the Terre Haute & St. Joseph, since its ‘northern terminus is St. Joseph, Mich., is a remarkably successful feeder of Terre Haute interests. Це terri- tory is one of the safest and most liberal fields open to the city trade; it is the granary which feeds to our mills their most im- portant wheat supply, and it issomewhat of а competitor to hold in check rates to the North and all points in Michigan and further East. Tt also taps some coal fields to Keep up our fuel supply. Enough miles in switches and side-tracks penetrate the coal fields along the Vandalia to make a respectable main line, while the coal hauled would set up a small railroad in business. It will be well to mention, in connection with the roads reviewed, that each road is another reason why coal at Terre Haute is from forty cents a ton upwards.
The Vandalia switches interlace the block coal fields, gathering an immense business—a short haul of about sixteen miles deli: ers the incomparable fuel at Terre Наше; yet the Van is but one of eight roads which can haul in coal. Тһе focusing of the Van- dalia interests at this point is a very important element in the city’s local business. The distribution of its monthly pay roll and purchase of supplies making a very large business--not very often disturbed as this road is as uniformly busy as any in the United States.
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‘THE INDIANAPOLIS & ST. LOUIS, AND THE TERRE HAUTE & ALTON
Provide the competing lines to Indianapolis with its great railroad system, and to St. Louis, usually following a parallel course to the Vandalia, but diverging enough to secure a fine field for the Terre Haute jobber and manufacturer.
Like the Vandalia these routes intersect the Illinois offering a direct route south to New Orleans, or to nort ‘They cross the L., N. А. & C., making
‘They ате an important link of the great Bee Line. With this and the Vandalia, Terre Haute is on the two grand trunk lines, the Pennsylvania and the Bee Line, or Big 4.
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‘THE CHICAGO & EASTERN ILLINOIS is a direct line to Chicago, over which thousands of coal cars from our coal fields pass monthly. It and the St. Joseph extension of the Vandalia give the Terre Haute manufacturers access to the iron ore and lumber of Michigan. Although the С. & Е. I. goes north from this city it is a competing line for Eastern shipments, and adds to the competing lines the roads out of Chicago. Fur ther, it is a lively competitor for west-bound business by its
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connections with the Wabash and the important reads from Chi- cago. Tt also opens another new coal field to this city.
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which, with the С. & E. L, is the shortest route from Chicago to Ohio and the Southern States, via the Louisville & Nashville, and is a direct line to Louisville, Ky., over the system of the Louis- ville, Evansville & St. Louis Consolidated В. В. Co., which is owned by the Е. & T. Н. R. В. Its intersection with the О. & at Vincennes, a few miles below Terre Haute, gives another east and west road to this railroad town. Tts junction with the I. & 1. S. R. К. at Sullivan, Ind., opens up а large trade to Terre Haute merchants, as well ав а large coal trade from mines on its route. Tt is another line to deliver iron and lumber from Georgia, ‘Alabama, etc., to our manufacturers, and provide exit for the hominy, flour, ete, which we ship all over the South, as far as Texas and Florida. Five roads, at least, bid for the Southern shipments.
\SSVILLE & TERRE HAUTE,
THE TERRE HAUTE & PEORIA, which is coming to the front as an important road, by its conec- tion with the routes radiating from Peoria, will be of value to long-distance shippers, who here strike the C., В. & Q., Rock Island, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, Chicago & Alton, THE EVANSVILLE & INDIANAPOLIS
is the second route between Terre Haute and the Ohio. Its chief value to Terre Haute is as а coal road and the outlet of а good territory for trade.
Financi:
Terre Haute’s banking business is perhaps the strongest sup- port of the manufacturing and mercantile interests of the city, and working in alliance with these interests in all their legitimate phases, each appreciably influences and partakes of the tone and methods of the others. Hence, the banks of the city, like her busi- ness enterprises, are noted for their sound, energetie, yet conserv- ative management, command the entire confidence of business men and capitalists and hold а high rank among the financial in-
‘tutions of the State. There are three national banks, two private banks and one savings bank in the city
Building and Loan Associations.
Owing to the aid afforded by upwards of thirty-five building and loan associations in Terre Haute, large numbers of neat homes have been erected in the suburbs of the city, which are fast being paid for by the borrowers, and the habits of saving and frugal living thus inculeated will continue to bear good fruit in the future of this growing metropolis.
Climatic and Sanitary.
No consideration is more escential to the continued prosperity
and happiness of a community than health. Terre Haute has
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the lowest death rate of any city of its size in the United States, ‘The natural features of soil, climate and topography are condu- cive to health, and the climate is mild and salubrious, the mer- епгу seldom rising above 85° or falling below 10° Fhr. It is not хо cold as Chicago, nor so hot as Evansville, on the Ohio. The natural drainage of this high prairie has saved the tax-payers pockets and preserved his health. With the introduction of water works the necessary sewers followed to make perfect the city’s sewage. А practical, well-built system of sewers drains the principal parts of the city, to which will be annexed branch lines when required. А city built on a high prairie, surrounded by country equally level and clear, can claim immunity from the
TERRE HAUTE DISTILLERY.
miasma engendered by the decaying vegetation of woody and marshy lands. Public improvements and regulations are con- stantly lowering the mortality, while the population increases in defiance of the ordinary rule of nature. Typhoid fever, one of the direst enemies of large cities, is practically unknown here, and with а population of 45,000 the present death rate is but about eight to the thousand.
Stone and Brick. The stone region reached by rail from Terre Haute shows inex- haustible beds of the finest stone, for man
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at Indianapolis, the State House, the Louisville Custom House, New Orleans Cotton Exchange, Mutual Insurance building and Vanderbilt mansion in New York, and many other fine structures, as far west as Denver. Oolitie stone, usually of a creamy shade, growing whiter with time, is of great transverse strength and elasticity and of tmusual purity, being 96 per cent, carbonate of ime. ying the coal deposits are great beds of fire clay and з common as sand throughout the county. The increasing demand for fireproof building materials, paving brick, pottery, tiling and ornamental work in clay can nowhere be more fully or profitably met than in the vicinity of Terre Haute.
Coal Supply.
Among the conditions which have united in promoting the growth of the city is the cheapness of fuel for manufacturing pur- Poses. No city in the country has been able to obtain its fuel at rates as low as in Terre Haute. Good steam coal is laid down at the furnace door of the Terre Haute manufacturer at 50 cents per ton in car load lots. Recent developments in boring for oil аз shown that Terre Haute is built over coal veins of excellent quality and at а depth from the surface of only 160 feet. Тһе proximity, however, of mines already opened has rendered it un- hecessary to develop the underlying strata of the city. On each of the nine railroads entering the city are coal mines at short intervals, one to twenty miles distant, producing coal suitable for every purpose and delivered in Terre Haute at a lower price than сап be named by any other city in the United States. The peculiar feature of the Indiana coal supply is the celebrated block Coal, unequaled by any other for fuel or metallurgie processes. The block coal field, the second richest in the United States lies east and south-east of this city fifteen miles distant and reached by three lines of railroad.
Block, ог “Splint.” coal is so called from the facility with which it can be handied in blocks or cubes of any size desired. Те is remarkably free from sulphur and phosphorous, very rich in carbon and especially adapted to the manufacture of Bessemer steel, for refining and for rolling mill and locomotive use. It burns free without coking—buming with a steady flame, it spreads evenly over surfaces exposed to it, securing uniform ex-
insion of boiler-plates and the least risk from leaks. This and dts freedom from sulphur add to the saving in the price of fuel by the increased durability of boilers, grates, fire-boxes, furnaces, ete. block coal does not “slack” like other bituminous coals but can be stocked for years without crumbling. А large block of it has stood on a sidewalk in Terre Наше for ten years with no appre- ciable change. While Block is the best coal in the country for working iron and steel, there is also an unlimited supply of semi- block and other grades.
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Hard-Woods.
‘Terre Haute is the center of an almost inexhaustible supply of hard-wood timber, oak, ash, hickory and other valuable woods, which makes this city а most favorable point for the manufacture of agricultural implements and machinery ns, cooperage, furniture and other products, of which wood is the most import- ant part.
ой Wells.
Terre Haute has three producing oil wells located within a short distance of the business center of the city and within view of ‘the Union depot, the combined production being about 200 barrels daily. The wells are all flowing wells and from their inception have been steady producers. Oil has been known to exist in sub- terranean Terre Haute for a number of years, but it was not un- til recently that any organized effort was made to develop the field. The first well put down reached a paying find at about 1,620 feet and immediately thearafter some fifteen other wells were bored, in various sections of the city, only one of which, however, was a paying producer. Thelatest well, known as Guar- anty No. 3, was completed in May of the present year and is a promising опе. Two new wells are soon to be started. While it is not as yet fully established that the oil producing rock under- ез the whole of Terre Haute, still sufficient has been already iscovered as to give every promise of the fature development of а valuable source of wealth to this community.
Stock Raising.
Terre Haute is the center of an extensive and valuable stock- raising interest, The city is the home of the wonderful stallion, Axtell, which has a three-year-old record of 2:12, and was pur- chased by the present owners at the fabulous price of $105,000. Numerous farms devoted to raising light harness horses and fane: cattle are located within short distances of the city, and it is esti mated that the value of the animals on these farms is not less ‘than $2,000,000. In fact, the city is now recognized by horsemen as being second only to one other in America as a breeding place for fine trotting homes. "Тре chief stock farms are Mr. W. P. Таш, Warren Park, a farm of 1200 acres; Mr. W. К. MeKeens', Edgewood; Ex-Seeretary of the Navy R. W. Thompson’s Spring Hill farm, and Mr. Samuel MeKeen’s farm, besides which there аге several others of note. Хо other locality in the country offers greater facilities or advantages to the breeder of fine horses and cattle than does Vigo County, and there is no reason why Terre ‘Haute should not in the future become the Mecca toward which all horse buyers should wend their way.
Artesian Mineral Springs.
‘Terre Haute is becoming widely known as а resort for invalids, who come here in large and annually increasing mumbers to test the virtues of her artesian mineral springs, partake of the waters and bathe in them. These waters are claimed to effect remark-
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able cures in шапу classes of diseases, and luxurious and well- built bath houses have been erected for the accommodation of the public. The water is procured from wells at a depth of 2,000 feet from the surface. It is of a similar character to that of the famous Hot Springs of Arkansas, and more potent in its efficacy. Tt reaches the surface at a temperature of about 85° Fhr., and its use is highly commended by the medical profession. It has accom- lished many cures of rheumatism, serofutous and other diseases, and the springs give promise to become of national reputation.
Vigo County Fair Ground:
‘The grounds used for these purposes comprise about sixty acres of grove and lawn on ће Vandalia railroad at its entrance to the city from the east, of convenient access by either steam or horse cars. Fully equipped with substantial and commodious horse and cattle barns, with two tracks, a one mile and one-half mile track, reputed to be the best in the United States, with large and convenient halls. ‘The assemblages of people and the agricultural, mechanical and stock displays combine to make the annual fair notable.
‘The grounds are also the scene of the spring and fall meetings of the Тепе Haute Trotting Association, which two occasions draw together great crowds of people from this and neighboring sites, and are of considerable importance from a business point of view,
‘The Vigo fairs, which draw from quite a large portion of the Wabash Valley, show an exhibit of about 00) entries con- tributed by about 500 exhibitors, and as adjoining counties are fertile and wealthy, the visitor has an opportunity of seeing that Тете Haute is the center of a fine field, whether considered for its agricultural or live stock resources or as a market in which to sell goods.
Educational.
Tt may be taken for granted that a city of enterprise and intel- ligence, such as Terre Haute, has considered matters of education of primary importance. No expense has been spared in perfect ing and developing completely a system of schools; and not content with this, several scholastic institutions of high rank have found here adequate support and management. Schools of the best order, freely accessible to the poorest child in the city, are in daily operation. Every child so far belongs to the State as to be entitled to a free education at the expense of the State. Ignorance is more costly than schools, and по investment can be зо uniformly productive of good returns to the State as that de- voted to the culture of those who themselves аге soon to be the State. Hence, the doors of the public schools are thrown wide gpen,and the children are welcome without money or price, not from the parlors of the rich only, but also from the highways and ditches. In the matter of schools, the city has certainly little to ask for, and its citizens point with pardonable pride to its State Normal School, one of the most suecessful institutions of its kind
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in the country; to the Polytechnic Institute, which has acquired an enviable reputation throughout the United States as one of the foremost technological schools at home or abroad; to its Coates College, which ranks high as a female college; and last, but not least, to its splendid system of publie schools, with its High-school, which is unsurpassed in the State in respect either of the elegance
TERRE HAUTE HIGH SCHOOL.
of the building or the completeness of its appointments and faci ties for teaching in the higher branches of a common school edu- cation.
‘THE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.
The State Normal School is one of the State's institutions of higher education. The sole function of the Normal school is to prepare teachers for the common schools of Indiana. Tt is a pro- fessional school. Its central idea is to confer that knowledge which constitutes the science of education, and to train students in the art of instruction and school management. То effect this object it has a large corps of instructors, a system of training schools, laboratories, a library of fair size and a large, well-ar- ranged, substantial building. It has two regular courses of study of three and four years length respectively, besides shorter courses for graduates of High-schools and colleges. The diploma of the institution is, by law of the State, a life license to teach in Indi- ana.
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ROSE POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE.
‘The Rose Polytechnic Institute was founded and endowed by the late Mr. Chauncey Rose, wealthy philanthropist of Terre Наше. И was incorporated in 1874, and, the academic buildin was erected within a few years from that date, Tt was notopened for the reception of students, however, until the year 1883, pre- vious to which time two additional buildings had been erected. The institute is a school of engineering, with courses of study їп mechanical engineering, civil engineering, and electrical neering, together with a special course in technical chemistr possesses extensive laboratories, shops, ete., and is equipped with the most modern instrumental appliances for practical instruc- tion. In extent and expense of equipment Ме school-shops pro- bably exceed those of any other technical school in the country? about $50,000 having been expended in furnishing them. The department of mechanical engineering is well provided with test- ing machines, dynamometers, and other useful appliances, while that of electrical engineering possesses a unique collection of the most recent instruments for precise measurement, together with dynamos, motors, secondary batteries, ete. The equipment of other departments is equally, complete, and the faculty is com- posed of specialists in the various sciences relating to the profes- sion of engineering.
The number of students admitted to the freshman clase is limited, and for the last three years the number of applicants has been considerably in excess of the limit fixed. By establishing a limit the classes are not allowed to exceed in number that which is compatible with the best and most satisfactory instruction.
The results of the operation of the school during the first few years of its existence have been exceedingly satisfactory. Ив graduates are in demand as soon as their course of, study is com- pleted, and in the later classes they have generally secured good
itions before their diplomas were received. They are to be
Pound in the service of come of the leading railroads, manufac-
turing establishments, electric light and power companies, ete., in
the country, both east and west. Between twenty and thirty
States are represented in the present catalogue of Students, and
the school is rapidly growing in favor in all parts of the country. COATES COLLEGE.
In March, 1885, Mrs. Jane P. Coates, of Greencastle, Ind., made a gift of $11,500 to buy the property known as the Duy residence, in which to establish a college for the higher education of young women. Тће college was duly incorporated by the election of а board of trustees, who executed articles of association under the State law, March 16th, 1885, the property was purehased and соп- veyed to the corporation, and the school was opened in Septem- ber, 1857.
Young ladies desiring to study a college course, or the special- ties, music, art, painting, drawing, etc., ог the German, French, or Italian language, will find the school well equipped, ‘and that
Twill be much less than by going to schools in distant
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ST. MARY'S ACADEMIC INSTITUTE,
Thisinstitute, established for the higher education of young ladies, is the oldest and one of the most pros-
rous schools of the kind in the West. It was found- ed in 1840 by the Sisters of Providence, originally from France, and is the parent = institution of the order in the United States, other subordinate schools being established in various localities throughout the states. The institute was in- comporated in 1846, and has steadily maintained its prestige as опе of the best among the many prominent Catholic schools of this country.
‘The institute is about four miles west of Terre Haute on the Indianapolis & St. Louis railroad. The site is admirably adapted to the purpose, the location being healthy and pleasant, the grounds ample, retired and diversified with native forest trees, evergreens, flowers (conservatory), lake and inviting wall senting every inducement to beautiful and enjoyable physi ercises without danger of intrusion.
‘The building, which is а commodious and imposing structure, is furnished with every accommodation necessary and desirable for the health, comfort and convenience of the pupils. A new and handsome chapel, apart from the main building, is in course of erection and nearly completed.
PUBLIC SCHOOL LIBRARY.
А statute law of the State authorizes the levy of 3 cents on $100 for library purposes in connection with the publie schools. The trustees, availing themselves of the provisions of this law, have assessed from year to year a tax of 52 cents on $100, from which an annual revenue of nearly $3,000 is derived. The library built up and maintained from this fund occupies pleasant, well-arranged and commodious rooms on the principal thoroughfare of the city, and is ably superintended by a competent and experienced libra- rian and assistant. The trustees derive valuable and indispensa- ble assistance in the selection of appropriate books from an ad- visory committee chosen with special reference to their qualifi- cations for this important work. The school superintendent is «г oficio а member of this committee. In addition to the books purehased, a large number of rare and valuable works have from time to time been donated by citizens. Associated with the library is a pleasant, well lighted, handsomely furnished reading room, amply supplied with the best newspapers and periodicals of the day, affording attractive and popular reading for the multi tudes who frequent the room from day to day
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The Public Institutions
of Terre Haute are of great importance and usefulness, presentin
very substantial evidences of the city’s accumulating wealth and of its eminently thorough and practical character. Among them are the Rose Polytechnic Institute, the Rose Orphan Home, the Rose Dispensary, the Rose Ladies’ Aid Fund, St. Anthony Hospital, St. Апп? Orphan Asylum, the State Normal Scho the Public Library, ete.
А perpetual memorial to the late Chauncey Rose is a group of four noble benefactions which will in some way benefit every taxpayer and citizen of Terre Haute. Мг. Rose, the possessor of many millions, was governed by the belief that “what one saves is what he gives away,” since during his life he gave away a large part of his fortune for great charities and useful institutions in this city and state in addition to $100,000 given in New York. The investment in and for the four objects named above is $1,000,000, much of it bestowed during Mr. Rose's life.
THE ROSE ORPHAN HOME.
‘The home includes a large and elegant building used for hos- pital purposes, kitchen, dining, store and sewing rooms, bakery, office, library, and sleeping rooms for employés; three handsome briek cottages used as homes for the children; a school house, chapel, an engine house and laundry, and various other houses all of brick roofed with slate, and supplied with steam, water,
sete.
S'ke plan of the work is based upon the cottage system, in which small numbers of children are grouped in home-like circles, each with its own matron. Те accommodations are for about 100 children. Children between the ages of three and twelve years are admitted, and cannot be retained after they are sixteen Years old. Children are placed out as fast as good homes сап be found for them. While in the home they are taught to work, and are sent to school about five hours each day, good teachers and the most approved school books and apparatus being pro- vided. The grounds are beautifully laid out and handsomely ornamented with shade trees, flowers, graveled walks, drives, fountains, ete.
‘THE ROSE DISPENSARY
has a fund of $100,000, and fulfills a very beneficent work in the care and relief of the poor and sick. THE LADIES’ AID SOCIETY FUND,
A very meritorious relief society had for many years carried on acharitable work in this city relying upon voluntary contributions for its funds. Some years before his death, Mr. Rose transferred to the Ladies’ Aid Society mortgage securities worth $90,000, the annual interest of whieh is expended by the society in its benefi- cent work for the relief and assistance of the poor and sick, the widow and orphan.
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эт. АХКЗ ORPHAN ASYLUM was originally built for a hospital at a cost of nearly $200,000, and now sheliers 150 orphan children from various parts of this Catholic diocese, which supports the asylum,
ST. ANTHONY'S HOSPITAL.
This is one of the most notable and praiseworthy of the many charitable institutions of Terre Haute, and ranks as one of the best, if not the very best, equipped private establishments of the kind in the State.
‘The Sisters of the benevolent order of St. Francis established, under the patronage of the late Mrs. Hulman and others, a hos-
ital of limited capacity, but of great and growing usefulness.
о extend and permanently establish the merciful work, Mr. Herman Hulman bought and transferred to the Franciscan Sisters the beautiful property known as St. Agnes Female College, includ- ing a large, convenient building and spacious grounds in the most eligible quarter of the city. Extensive additions were made to the original building, which was remodeled throughout, and the grounds beautified and made attractive by every device of exter- nal adornment that ministers to health and pleasure.
‘The hospital is managed by Sisters of St. Francis, seventeen in all, a number of whom were sent from Europe for this special work. The untiring and unselfish devotion of these Sisters to the tare of the sick and unfortunate ie proverbial, and to the ware. served dedication of their lives to this notable work of charity in our midst is due largely the hospital's constantly enlarging field of usefulness. Та this work they are ably and effectually assisted by the physicians of the city, who cheerfully and gratuitously contribute their services in aid of the hospital
The hospital is open to all without distinction ; all sects, condi- tions and nationalities sharing alike its benefactions.
The Pres:
The press of Terre Haute is fully up to the highest grade of modern newspaper enterprise, and in all the departments of newsgathering and of thoughtful discussion, the papers of the city are true representations of its progress and its advancement. It has exerted a powerful influence in promoting the material prosperity of the city, and in contributing to the results which have culminated in ће Terre Haute of to-day. The leading daily and weekly papers of Terrre Haute are
THE ExPRESS, which is the most prominent Republican newspaper in the State, outside of Indianapolis, and the oldest in the city, having been established in 1823. Tt is issued daily and weekly, and is ac- knowledged to be an excellent medium of advertising, its cireu- lation being largely a subseription one, besides which its is widely sold on all incoming and outgoing trains, and is to be found in the hands of all newsdealers in this and the adjoining counties. This journal has always been found staunch in its support of all measitres calculated to benefit Terre Haute, and its tone has
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зз been highly moral and elevated. Its С. О. D. paragraphs idely copied by all the principal newspapers of the country, and have given its “fanny man
that of the Detroit Free Prese man.
THE GAZETTE
is an evening daily and weekly paper. It is democratie in pol- ities, and one of the ablest champions of that ancient faith in Indiana. The Gazette is one of the most readable of newspapers,
W. в. McKEEN'S RESIDENCE.
with full telegraphic reports and articles of general interest, and is intelligently edited. The use made of its columns for adver- tising purposes, both by local and distant business men, giv evidence of the highest estimate in which its circulation is held, and its prosperity and influence are annually increasing. THE NEWS,
published daily, every afternoon, is the youngest daily in the city. It is independent in politics and outspoken on all public
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THE JOURNAL and weekly newspaper printed in the German language, and is held in high repute by the public and adver- tisers. Other periodicals are the
SATURDAY EVENING MAIL, у, society, family and general newspaper, published
Prospects for the Future. ‘The location of Terre Haute is one which renders it impossible for any combination of circumstances to arrest its growth either ав а place of business or residence. Lying as it does at about equal distances from Chicago, St. Louis, Louisville and Cincin- nati, and occupying the center of which these cities are on the cireumference, it is sure to become ап important feeder for these overcrowded localities. The past of Тепе Haute having fur- nished a record of continuous and sustained growth it is a fair presumption that the future will present results of proportionate advance on well accelerated expansion. This is an age of speed, and the industries of the close of the Nineteenth Century are surrounding themselves with forces and agencies as amazing in their results as those of steam and electricity. Already the de- velopments of electrical science have given us a revolution in methods of obtaining motive power which bids fair to supplant all others. In the utilization of all the resources which nature has furnished or science unveiled, there is every reason to be- lieve that Terre Haute will be fully abreast with the most pro- gressive cities. It has no lack of men with business sagacity equal to the improvement of every opportunity and it is safe to predict that the historian of the industries of the future will be able to point back to those of to-day as the auspicious beginnings of a greater and а brighter destin; ‘The present of Terre Haute is magnificent and full of promise. Tt is the handsomest, richest, busiest, most publie spirited and most progressive city and community of equal extent and num- bers between the two great oceans. Tts natural advantages were never better supplemented by its acquired resources for the de- velopment of its progress than they are to-day, and the opportu- nities to obtain homes, occupation, happiness and prosperity lie ‘aiting open for all. Terre Haute is the home of intellectual vigor and refinement, wealth, manufactures and commerce, with а past full of interest, a present full of earnestness and а future fall of brightness.’ Terre Haute presents а thousand attractions to the student, the patriot, the statesman, the wage earner and greatest of all to that most practical of all philanthropists, the en- terprising capitalist seeking safe investments in real estate or the establishment of productive industries. The time is not far dis- tant when Terre Haute’s 45,000 enterprising inhabitants will have become 100,000 and when of the United States it shall be, what it now is of the great State of Indiana, its most attractive city.
Terre Haute.
Some of the Leading Industries and Principal Mercantile Establishments, with Sketches of their Foundation, Progress and History, and Notes on the Character and Extent of their Operations.
McKEEN & CO., BANKERS, 530 Wabash Ave., Corner Sixth Street.
Among the financial institutions of Terre Hante, none is more strongly intrenched in the confidence of the people than the banking house of McKeen & Co, which, with a record of hon- orable history extending back for nearly forty now de- servedly ranks as опе of the most solid and substantial banking enterprises of the State. MeKeen’s Bank, as it is familiarly known to the public, was established in 1853 Бу Mr. W. К. Ме. Keen, who was later joined by others, and it was successively con- ducted under the styles of McKeen « Tousy, McKeen & Dem ing, McKeen «с Minshall and McKeen & Co., the present const tution of the firm being Messrs. W. R., Samuel and Fran McKeen. Хо change, however, has ever been made in the busi- hess policy of the bank nor in the reliable character of its mai agement, which has long been so well-known and highly regarded that the expression “as sound as McKeen’s bank” has become a familiar household word in Terre Haute. The offices of the bank are centrally located on the ground floor of the handsome modern building, which, surmounted by a statue of Mercury, is one of the most attractive business edifices in the city. The jnterior is tastefully and conveniently fitted up, affording every facility for the successful prosecution of the business. А general banking business is transacted, the bank receiving deposits, loaning mon оп acceptable commercial paper and securities, issuing exchange, making collections, and attending to all the usual details of legitimate banking. The bank numbers among its correspond- ents the most substantial banks of the leading cities and has every facility for the transaction of its business. The members of the firm are gentlemen of the highest character and standing and among the most substantial and public spirited citizens of Terre Haute, largely interested in. many of its most important industrial enterprises and owners of real estate both in the business centers and suburbs of the city. Mr. W. R. McKeen is also President and General Manager of the St. Louis, Vandalia, Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad. MeKeen’s bank has earned the high position it now occupies by a steady adherence to the truest prin- ciples of financial integrity throughout the long period covered by its history of honor and usefulness.
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BEMENT, REA & CO., Wholesale Crocers, 526 and 528 Wabash Ave.
A striking example of progress and of what may be accom- plished by energy, experience and fair dealing, is afforded in an account of the house of Messrs. Bement, Rea & Co., which has be- come a land-mark in the wholesale grocery trade of Indiana. Estab- lished in 1838 by Bement & Co., for over half a century it has been а prime factor їп the commercial development of this city, and each year has witnessed an increase in its operations and ап aug- ‘mentation of its capital and facilities, until its annual trade now rivals that of any other house їп the State, and its stock is the heaviest in its line. Originally the firm's headquarters were located on Wabash avenue, opposite the Court House, but with the growth of the city, three removals were made necessary, the last in 1889, to the present commodious building erected in that year, which is the largest, most imposing and most elegant Structure in the city occupied by any single commercial enter-
rise. The building is a fourstory and basement structure,
X 130 feet in dimensions, and is equipped with every appliance and modern convenience for the economical and successful prose- cution of the trade. The general offices and samples room occupy the entire front on the first floor, and are attractively and hand- somely appointed and finished in oak, with movable show cases and plate-glass windows, the whole forming a fitting home for so large and time-honored an institution. About twenty assistants, clerks, porters, salesinen and others, are employed, and in every respect the affairs of the establishment are directed by а combina- tion of enterprise and integrity which, while it acquires for itself the just profits that its capital and industry merit, also reflects credit on the entire trade of the city, and conduces to the general welfare in no ordinary degree. Devoted from its origin, to the wholesale and jobbing trade, it has, during its long and honorable career, watched the advancement of its patrons’ interests, inform- ing its trade of the complexion and character of every fluctuation of the market so soon as possible, thereby extending to mer- chants the full benefit of its experience аһа extensive connec- tions, in view of which and for every other reason that may characterize the best and largest commercial enterprise, the house of Bement, Rea & Co. may justly lay claim to be classed among the most enterprising and prominent wholesale grocery houses in the West. Concerning the character and extent of the stock handled, it may be said, that it is of the best quality in the mar- ket, and sufficient in quantity to supply the demands of an almost unlimited trade. It includes all kinds of staple and fancy
series, teas, coffees, spices, tobacco and cigars and, grocers’ sun- ies, salt, sugars. In all lines of goods the house is headquarters, and bottom prices are invariably maintained. The trade of the house is confined chiefly to western and southern Indiana and eastern Ilinois, and is annually increasing in volume. The present firm, composed of Messrs. Geo. W. Bement and Wm. 8. еа, was formed in 1877, after several changes in the personnel
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from that of the founders, the members, however, having both been connected with the business for many years previously For fifty-two years identified with the commerce, prosperity and growth of Terre Haute, maintaining through all that period an untarnished reputation, the of Messrs. Bement, Rea & Co. upon the consideration of the trade are second to none of their compeers, while the commanding position the house occupies in the trade, enables it to accord buyers alll the advantages that result from а clever combination of industry, experience, skill and capital.
Н. 8. RICHARDSON & CO., Wholesale and Retail Dealers in China, Class, Queensware, Lamps. etc., 307 Wabash Ave. One of the most varied and instructive branches of modern commerce is that devoted to China, Glass, Art Pottery, and Lamps. This line is so far- reaching that it includes any and all goods used in furnish- ing any well-appointed hou hold, and it forms the link in the chain of business industries at connects the useful and necessary with the beautiful and luxurious. It appeals to one’s better nature and appre ciative taste in household adorn- ments more than any other branch of commercial business known to the writer, and no home is complete for comfort, pride or hap- piness without recom influences. Any establishmen n boast of a full line of these goods is certain of public favor, and especially so with the ladi them is usually left all matters of “table supplies,” “ ornaments for the mantel piece,” ete., whether of the cheapest or most ex- pensive kinds Such an establishment is that of Н. 8. Richardson & Co., lo- cated at 307 Wabash avenue, in the three-story and basement building, 14025 feet, with elevator and annexed warehouse. This firm began business in 1871 in asmall way. To-day their trade extends over all adjacent territory to Terre Haute in both Indiana and Mlinois, and it is safe to say that they enjoy the con- fidence and patronage of the best business firms buying supplies in Terre Haute. The bu conducted under the personal npervision of Mr. Riel ind all orders received, whether through traveling agents or by mail, come under his own obser- ation, and no pains are spared to render complete satisfaction to custome In their stock may be found the product of almost every for- eign country—English, French, Japanese, German and India
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china; Vienna and Carlsbadt, Royal Worcester and Rudolst Doulton, Hungarian and Danish ; Palissy and Majolica and Tokio; Cloisonne, ete. The variety is really too extensive to enumerate.
For the benefit of the wholesale trade we say: They carry the largest stock of China, б! nsware, Lamps, Chande- liers, Tubular Lanterns, „ Fruit Jars, Jellies and Stoneware in the city, and at prices lower than at an: competing point. They pay especial attention to mail order
and answer all inquiries for quotations as promptly as possible. То the retail trade we say: Their line of decorated dinner, tea and chamber sets is kept аз complete as possible in all its various shapes, designs and colors; also а full line of plated Knives, Fork Spoons, Castors, ete.; Haviland & Co.'s White, Gold Band and Decorated patterns in French China; also the largest and best assortment of hotel and restaurant China and bar glassware of all kinds in the city, and at the lowest possible prices always. They respectfully solicit estimates from any and all who contemplate “stocking up” or аге “ just going to housekeepin
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HUDNUT MILLING со.
Successors to The Hudnuts, Favorite City Mill Manufacturers of White Corn Goods, Office 400 North Third St.
Terre Haute has long enjoyed an enviable reputation as a lead- ing source of supply for white corn products, and this has been largely due to the extensive enterprise of the Hudnut Milling Co., which may be said to be the father of the hominy trade of America, and is опе of the most extensive ав well as most enterprising organizations of the kind in the country. This industry was established in 1859 by Mr. Theodore Hudnut, who is the inventor and patentee of the special machinery in use by the mills, the processes in vogue with this company being peculiar to themselves, and resulting in a product that is everywhere recognized as being the best in the market. The present company was incorporates in 1886, under the management of Messrs. Theodore Hudnut, President, and В. G. Hudnut, Secretary and Treasurer; the busi- ness having been previously operated fora number of years under
the titleof The Hudnuts. The facilities of the company embrace in this city two mills and ап elevator, one of which is a frame structure and the other brick; the elevator being an iron-clad building. Besides these, are numerous store-houses for corn and а handsome office building, the whole occupying about five acres of ground, both plants being connected with the railroad system
of the city, affording unsurpassed facilities for the receipt and Shipment of stock. Two other mills, one at Mt. Vernon, Ind., and one at Pekin, Ш., are also owned ‘and operated by the com-
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pany, and at the several mills about one hundred and fiity work- men are employed ; the four mills using about 16,000 bushels of corn daily, and the product being about 2,000 barrels of white corn goods daily. А very important feature of the business is the collection, handling and storage of the raw material, necessary to keep the mills in operation. This is accomplished by the main- tenance of grain offices and elevators at a large number of points throughout this State and Illinois, where the corn is purchased from the producers and is stored and shipped to the mills; twenty- two such feeders being tributary to the Tere Haute mills others serving the same offices for the Mt. Vernon and Pekin mills. When it is known that as many as 17,000 bushels of corn have been converted in one day by this company the importance of having а reliable source of supply is apparent. The products embrace Hominy, Grits, Clean Meal, Corn Flour, Pearl Meal, Corn Meal, Hominy Feed and Maizone, the latter being prepared for the use of brewers. АП the company’s goods are thoroughly kiln- dried and warranted to keep in any climate, and the world is their market, their goods being exported from the seaboard to almost all countries on the globe; the larger part of the product, however, being taken by the southern States, where the name of “ Hudnut” on the package is а synonym for superior excellence of contents. Sales are made to the jobbing trade only and in car- Toad lots, the company being exclusively wholesale millers. The growth of the business has been steady and uniform from the Inception, and has been the result of a superior quality of product and liberal and progressive management. The Messrs. Hudnut are among the most enterprising and public spirited citizens of Terre Наше and are closely identified with its commercial and industrial advancement, and are always active in all matters promising benefit to the city. The company is one of the most powerful factors of the commercial activity of this section and the Success and prosperity it has attained are ав well-merited as prominent.
FREDERICK FREERS, Merchant Tailor, 813 Wabash Ave.
‘The prominent succes of the merchant tailoring establishment of Mr. Frederick Freers is the best evidence of the superior char- acter of its productions. The skill of the tailor lies largely in his ability to furnish his patrons with becoming garmenis. Mr. Freers facilities embrace a commodious salesroom_and the em ployment of a large force of skilled workmen, all of whose oper- ations are closely superintended by the proprietor. The stock shown embraces fine imported and domestic woolens, suitings and fabries, which have been selected with great care and taste ac- aquired by long acquaintance with the demands of а firstelass trade and is worthy the inspection of the most fastidious. Mr. Freers enjoys a large patronage among the best dressed gentlemen of this city and vicinity, and the past success of his business is the best evidence of the future usefulness of this house.
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EXCHANCE ARTESIAN BATH HOUSE, Opposite Union Depot.
In a most central location of Terre Haute, opposite the Union depot, on Маге 10, of the present year, Mr. David Bronson threw open the doors to the public of one of the most attractive and luxurious bathing establishments that сап be found in the Union, the claims of which, however, to public patronage do not lie wholly in these attributes, but as well in the remarkable curative effects produced by the use of the artesian water with which the baths are supplied. ‘The bath-house is a large two-story brick structure erected for the purpose, and contains forty bathing rooms, | The interior is finished in Georgia pine, and no expense has been spared to make the establishment attractive, commodious and convenient. The rooms are all high, well-ventilated, and supplied with indurated fibre tubs, and besides the regular baths, several rooms have been fitted up for vapor baths. In the basement of the building (Ве: is the Turkish and Russian bath department, where these baths can be had with all the Iuxuriousness that modem improved methods have found desirable. Apartments have been provided for ladies, equally capacious as those for gentlemen, and are un- der the superintendence of Mrs. Bronson. Everything that experience dictates for the pleasure or comfort of patrons has been provided, including parlors and sitting-rooms for both ladies and gentlemen. The water used in these baths is obtained from а piped well over 1,800 feet in depth, and its flow is so strong as to furnish an inexhaustible supply. It is drawn directly from the well into the tubs, where it first sees the light, and is there- fore in its absolute purity. Although so recently introduced to the public, it has been practically demonstrated that it is а rad- ical eure for chronic, inflammatory and muscular rheumatism, eczema, salt rheum, serofula, and in fact any eruptions of theski blood poisoning from any cause, paralysis, cancer, catarrh, dyspe} sia and stomach troubles, when taken internally and used in con- nection for bathing purposes. Many other diseases are also greatly relieved by the use of this water. The most wonderful cures in the shortest time have resulted from the use of these baths, and the most delicate constitutions and children use them with the most satisfactory results. No other bathing establish- ment in the country offers so many inducements to the general public. Terre Haute, with fine hotels, a salubrious and healthful climate and first-class consulting physicians, far outstrips most other locations of mineral springs for attractions to the afflicted, and the result is that the Ex ian Bath House is rap- idly attracting strangers to partake of this rejuvenating water.
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‘The bath house is open every day in the year, and the prices for baths are most reasonable. Not even the Hot Springs of Arkan- sas are more invigorating and health-imparting, and in no single instance has any sufferer failed to receive marked benefit from the use of these baths, Inquiries with regard to the medicinal value of this water will be promptly answered, and testimonials of remarkable cures, many of long standing diseases, may be seen. No purer, better or more effective mineral water can be found anywhere, and the future of these baths gives abundant promise of becoming among the most celebrated in the world. PRICES OF BATHS.
Hot and cold Artesian наще. ++ 08 25 Vapor Batis = es fei bes ket owe 35 Turkish and Russian . 2S. 10
tities of on house for
J. 9. BUTTON & CO., Central Book Store, 524 Wabash Ave.
‘The oldest and most prominent book store in Terre Haute, engaged largely in the wholesale and retail trade, is that of Messrs. J. Q. Button & Со. This house had its inception here in 1850, and in 1871 it passed into the hands of its present proprietor. ‘The store is centrally located, comprising one large and commo- dious floor, 25 x 150 feet in dimensions. Here may be found at all times a general stock, embracing all the new books, from the leading American and English publishers, and covering every department of literature, history, seience, biography, poetry, travel, fiction, theology, mechanics, agriculture, and in fact every thing usually’ to be found in a first-class book and stationery store. Other specialties of the house are school books, bibles,” prayer books, hymnals, blank books and stationery, in whieh the stock is the most complete of any in the city, and by reason of their marked facilities for obtaining goods direct from manufacturers and at lowest cash prices, the greatest possible inducements are offered to the trade, In procuring the latest American publications, this house ranks among the foremost. Here are sold tickets for re- served seats, and diagram of Opera House may be seen at all times, which is an accommodation often overlooked by the people їп general. Mr. Judson Q. Button, the active manager of the establishment, is a native of Vermont, and has been connected with the book business in this city for over a quarter of а cen- tury. Mr. Button has always conducted this enterprise with energy and integrity, and the success and prosperity it has at- tained are as well merited as they are prominent.
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WILLARD KIDDER, Manufacturer of Flour, Foot of Wabash Ave.
There is no department of production of more importance to the welfare of the community than the manufacture of flour, which is also one of the greatest of our nati . The roller system of manufacturing flour has, within the last few years, completely revolutionized milling, and placed this indus- try on а new and more productive basis. Not only have the old mills been refitted with the new system, but new mills have been built, which in the excellence and completeness of their equip- ments rival those of any other branch of production, and occupy leading positions in the land. For a number of years milling has been a prominent feature of the industrial development of Terre Haute, and the Wabash Mills of Mr. Willard Kidder, turn- ing out 800 barrels of superior flour daily, form a large factor of the trade. The Wabash Mills were erected a number of years
ago, and were the first to introduce the roller system in this ‘nity, the change being made in 1881, since which time a ditions have been made to the plant,’ greatly increasing its capacity and the facilities for economically conducting the enter- prise. “The mill is a large three-story and basement brick struc- ture, having а side track entering on one side where wheat is un- loaded direct into the mill with the aid of a steam shovel, and flour is shipped without re-handling. The Patent flour is known under ће brands of “High Grade,” “Pearl,” “Gold Mine,” “Superlative,” ete: extra fancy
under “Pride of the Wabash,” “ tle Beauty ;” clear grade under “Empress” and “Н. & O.” and low grade under “King Bee,” “O. K,” ete. These flours are shipped chiefly to Eastern and Southern markets, with а considerable export d mand to Europe, and are everywhere held in the highest estima tion by the trade and consumers for purity and regularity of
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quality and general excellence. Mr. Kidder is one of the most prominent and publiespirited citizens of Terre Haute, personal comments being unnecessary. He is a Director and Vice-President of the Vigo County National Bank, and a member of the Busi- ness Men’s Association for the advancement of the interests of is closely identified with the industrial progress of The Wabash Mills have every facility for at- trating and holding a large trade, and give promise of long retaining their important position in the milling industry of indiana.
TERRE HAUTE PAPER BOX CO.,
W. R. Elliott, Prop., Manufacturer of Paper Boxes, Sample Cases, etc., cor. Second and Ohio Sts. As competition becomes more aggressive and manufactured
goods reach their highest development, the demand for elegant
packages in which to distribute them to the trade increases, to supply which demand ingenious paper box-makers have made vast improvements of late years in both the processes of manu- facture and in the beauty of the styles and designs furnished.
The most recent addition to the manufacturing facilities of Terre
Haute, is the location here of the well-equipped paper box factory
of Mr. W. R. Elliott, who commenced operations May 1, 1890,
and has already virtually obtained control of the paper box trade
of Terre Haute. The house offers the local trade the advantages of savings in freight on boxes from distant cities, the assurance of receiving them in perfect condition, promptness Та filling or- and avoiding the necessity of making orders for large quan-
ince requirements can be filled from week to week, while
ices are as low as сап be obtained elsewhere. In addition to these facts, the proximity of the source of supply for the, raw material, (it being obtained from the paper mill located within four miles of the city) enables the house to offer inducements to consumers of paper boxes not easily duplicated elsewhere. Mr. Elliott manufactures all kinds of plain and fancy boxes, sample boxes, mailing tubes, shelf boxes, ete., and many and other styles and kinds for special purposes. Much of the out-put of his fac- tory may be rightfully classed as artistic, and is particularly de- sirable for manufacturers, since the beauty of design and har- monious colorings of the boxes are frequently as much the inducement to the purchaser as is their contents. Special atten- tion is given to new designs, and estimates are promptly given for any work in the line. Mr. Elliott removed to this city trom Indianapolis, where he previously conducted the same business He is an active and progressive business man and an experienced manufacturer, and he enjoys a large and growing trade, extend- ing throughout the State. Arguing from the past success of the enterprise, a wider range and greater prosperity is assured for the ature in this new field of operations by the coöperation of home consumers, which we are pleased to say has been heartily and freely extended by Terre Haute business men.
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Е. W. LEEDS. Watches, Jewelry and Diamonds, 408 Wabash Avenue.
The demand for jewelry and ar- ticles for personal adornment is as oldas the history of the human race, andin modern times artistic design snd workmanship have added grace ко the articles fashioned of gold and precious stones, until to-day the jeweler is rightfully numbered among the devotees of ам. Terre Haute is well provided with facili ties for procuring fine jewelry, pre- cious stones and silverware as well as
watches, clocks, ete., and а reliable and enterprising dealer in these luxurious and necessary articles is Mr. Е. W. Leeds, who for the pst twelve years has occupied a leading position in this trade,
Having outgrown his former accommodations, he has recently removed to his present commodious and well-lighted store, which is handsomely appointed and fitted and where he displays a large and complete stock of fine jewelry, watches, clocks, diamonds, tes as well as art novelties, bijoutry, presentation goods and staples. Те connection with the sale of new goods, a department of watch
clock and jewelry repairing is maintained, under the superintend. ence of skilled experts. Mr. Leeds is an enterprising and pro-
gressive business man, popular alike in commercial and social circles and his establishment is a prominent feature of the trade accommodations of this city ADOLPH MOENCH, Wholesale Dealer in Cured Meats, Produce, Fruits, etc., 114 South Fourth Street.
Aleading and growing factor of the commercial resources of Terre Haute is the enterprise of Mr. Adolph Moench, which oc jes a most useful and significant station, since it has wholly to do with providing the community with ‘articles of food. ъв house was founded May 1, 1888, and occupies premises consisting ofa two-story and basement building. Here ample accommo, dation is found for stock, which embraces cured meats, pork, lard, produce, seeds and grocers supplies and foreign and domestic fruits in season. The facilities of the house embrace the most intimate relations with producers, shippers and importers, and oranges, lemons, bananas and domestic fruits are being daily received in large quantities and are supplied to the trade at low- est market prices. The trade of the house is chiefly local and in the vicinity, and is annually increasing in volume, Мт. Moench is a progressive merchant and popular with the trade. His business policy is distinguished for" prompiness апа reliability and his house has become an important feature of the jobbing trade of Terre Haute.
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RIDDLE, HAMILTON 8 СО.,
Real Estate, Loans and Insurance, 20 South Sixth Street.
‘The old-established and prominent real estate agency of Messrs. Riddle, Hamilton & Co. has done much to advance the corporate growth and business interests of Terre Haute and vicinity, invit-
men of capital here and at the same time offering inducements ssidents to own homes or purchase lots for manufacturing,
mercantile or residence purposes. This firm, which, in its several departments of business, is second to none of its kind in the State, either in facilities for doing business, experienced management or reputation for reliability and fair dealing, has been actively en- gaged in developing Terre Haute’s industrial and commercial growth forovera quarter of acentury. The enterprise was ori nally instituted in 1863 by Wharton, Riddle & Co., the present firm, composed of Messrs. J. Irving Riddle and William A.
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Hamilton, having been formed in 1878, since which the benefits conferred upon the city through their energy and enterprise have been many and valuable. The firm conduct а general real estate. business, buying, selling and exchanging teal property of all kinds both on their own account and on commission. They also ne- gotiate mortgnge loans, furnish buyers of lots with money for uilding houses, when desired, upon terms that are most liberal and furnish opportunities to industrious workingmen and others to own their own homes, which no prudent man can afford to neglect. They take full charge of estates and property for non- residents, collect rentals, pay taxes and. transact all business relating to real estate at a moderate compensation, and their experience and standing in the business community are such as
city, one of which contained over 300 lots, many of which have been sold and are built upon, and others equally desirable still remaining. The members of the firm are both broad-gauge men, of comprehensive views, identified with Terre Haute in the best sense, and they are extremely liberal towards ll who would Jn the soil and thus become permanently attached to the ety. ‘The offices of the firm are centrally located, large and airy, on the ground floor and may be said to be headquarters for real estate investors as well as for loan and building associations, Mr. Hamil- ton being Secretary of five different associations of prominence of this character. A hearty welcome to these offices is extended to all strangers and investigators of the advantages of Terre Haute, and all questions will be answered, information furnished and favors shown to visitors at all times. The firm solicits corre- spondence from enpitaliss, investors and those seeking a profit- able and advantageous location for a home or an industry, and to such is offered the full benefit of their sagacity, knowledge and business experience. А second and very important feature of their business is the placing of insuranee of all kinds—fire, life, accident, tornado, plate-glass, boiler and live stock. The list of companies represented embraces many of the most substantial in the world, and their number is such as to afford the insurer that absolute indemnity in case of loss that is only assured in the ease of large amounts by a division of risks. The companies are the Phenix, of Brooklyn—fire and tornado; the Insurance Company of North America, of Philadelphia—fire; the Pennsylvania—fire, of Philadelphia ; the Sun—fire, and the London—fire, of England, respectively, the oldest and the second oldest fire insurance com- mies in the world, as well asamong the strongest; the Sun—fire, having been founded in 1710, and during its corporate life having paid over $100,000,000 in losses; the Queen, of England—fire an
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le—fire, of Evansville, |; the People’s—fire, of Manchester, N. H.; the Standard—fire, of Kansas City: Lloyds Plateglass Insurance Co., of New York, the pioneer and most popular in its line; the great Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York, organized in 1843, with assets reachi the unprecedented sum of 8137,000,000, over $60,000,000 of which have been earned by judicious investments outside of premium receipts, showing a perfection of judgment and capability in man- agement worthy the emulation of all companies; the Travelers’ Life and Accident Co. of Hartford, Conn, the Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and insurance Co., of Hartford,and the Indiana Farmers’ Live Stock Insurance Co., of Logansport. From this list of companies, representing in the fire department assets aggre-
iting over $10,000,000, it will readily be understood that all [же are promptly adjusted and paid in full.
Mr, Riddle has also been the Indiana State Agent for the Phe- nix Fire Insurance Company, of Brooklyn, for the past sixteen years, and during his incumbency this field has paid the com- pany over $1,000,000'in premiums. Ніз long and busy career as an underwriter has given him an experience and knowledge of the business by few others, and the uniform fairness and reliability of the business methods in vogue with the firm render it at once popular and successful with the insuring public. ‘The facilities offered the public in all departments of they bust ness by Messrs. Riddle, Hamilton & Co. are such as are afforded only by the most progressive organizations of eapital, energy and enterprise, and will be found in many ways valuable aids to the intending settler in this vicinity, as well as to the capitalist, the transient investor, and the community at large.
. J. COBLEICH, Manufacturer of Piano Cases, 16th and Maple Ave.
‘The latest and most important addition to the industrial re- sources of Terre Haute, within a number of years, is the extensive and well-equipped piano case works of Mr. С. J. Cobleigh. These works, which аге now rapidly approaching completion, cover an area of about three acres, the buildings being constructed of brick Та the most substantial and first-class manner, forming together one of the finest and most modern plants in the city, and equal to any of their kind in the country. When in operation the works will furnish employment to upwards of two hundred work- men, and this number, it is expected, will be largely increased within a year. The products of the works will comprise all kinds of piano cases, finished in the white ready for varnishing, and will ‘embrace all the latest and most modern artistic styles and designs suitable for the highest grades of instruments. Mr. Cobleigh i an experienced manufacturer, having formerly conducted a simi- lar enterprise in Massachusetts, and having removed to this city, by reason of the contiguity of the source of supply for hard woods, he will be enabled to afford the trade marked advanages over less favored competitors. The enterprise gives every prom- ise of becoming one of Terre Haute’s most prominent industries.
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HULMAN в CO., е Grocers and Vigo Coffee and Spice Mills, 500 and 502 Wabash Ave. With a history covering a third of a century, the important and extensive wholesale grocery house and coffee and spice mills of Messrs. Hulman & Co., of this city, are more vigorous, enter- prising and prosperous to-day than at ‘any previous period, and occupy a position in the commercial resources of Terre Haute and the State second to none of its compeers. This now leading es- tablishment of its kind in Indiana was originally founded in 1850 2 Ludavici & Hulman, which firm was dissolved in 1852, and the business was continued by the late Е. Е. Hulman until 1859, when Mr. Herman Hulman became the proprietor, the present firm having been formed in 1885. The premises occupied for the business are commodious, well-arranged and centrally located, and consist of the large four-story brick building at the corner of Fifth street and Wabash avenue and a four-story brick spice mill in the rear, fronting on Fifth street, the two structures forming the largest, premises devoted to a single commercial enterprise in the city. The interior arrangements are in keeping with modern ideas, the general offices and sample rooms on the ground floor being tastefully and conveniently appointed, and the receiving, shipping and storage departments being supplied with all facili- ties for the prompt fulfillment of orders. Elevators, coffee-roast- ing and spicegrinding machinery, operated by a steam engine, and every adjunct that modern methods have proved useful for the economical manufacture and handling of goods are provided, and thé central location of the enterprise is convenient to the depots and easily accessible alike for out-of-town and city buyers. ‘The firm carries a large and carefully selected stock of staple and faney groceries and grocers’ sundries, and make specialties of teas, molasses, flour, coffees and spices, the latter of their own produc- tion. Other lines of goods embrace wines and liquors, cigars and tobaceos and wooden and willow ware. The firm are heavy dealers in all lines, and are in daily receipt of consignments of first-class Jods direct from manufacturers, which they offer to the trade at lowest prices. Upwards of one hundred clerks, salesmen, ware- housemen, porters and assistants are employed in the several de- partments, With long years of experience, ample resources and facilities, and a constant effort for improvement, it is not a matter of surprise that this firm has long borne the highest reputation of selling the best goods upon the most advantageous terms to buyers. The members of the firm are Messrs. Herman Hulman, Ben. G. Cox and Anton Hulman, all gentlemen who may be rightly named as representatives of those sterling, thorough-going and progressive qualities for which Terre Haute merchants have long
en noted. The two former are members of the Business Men's Association, and all are deeply interested in the commercial and industrial development of this city, and are prominently con- nected with other enterprises. Promptitude and liberality char- acterize all their transactions, and the success and prominence of their business are matters of the most favorable comment.
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JOSEPH STRONG & CO., Terre Haute Coffee and Spice MillS, Corner Sixth and Ohio Streets.
‘This house was established in 1870 by Mr. Joseph Strong, the senior member of the present firm, who conducted it alone until 1888 when he associated with him Mr. A. б. Blake, under the above firm title. Та 1887, the premises now occupied were erect- tad with special reference to the requirements of the business, and consist of а completely equipped modern coffee and spice mill and ‘\commodious warehouse, the whole forming an imposing architect- ural feature of two of the principal business thoroughfares of Тепе Haute. The storehouse is a three story and basement brick building 50x 100 feet in dimensions fronting оп South Sixth
Street, and the manufacturing department is also а three-story building, 25140 feet in dimensions, and is joined to the main building оп with a frontage Ohio Street. А 50-horse power steam engine supplies the necessary motive force to the four coffee roasters and other machinery in use, all of which is of the most modern im- proved character. ‘The offices and sample rooms of the firm occupy-
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ing the entire front of the building on the ground floor form an im- portant feature of the establishment. They are elegantly and tastefully furnished and appointed, with antique oak furniture and fixtures, exquisitely carved, and with unique and ornament- al fences and partitions dividing the room into separate apart- ments, each of which is supplied with desks, cases and other con- veniences, the whole presenting а vision of refined taste and luxu- rious comfort во rarely found employed by busy merchants, yet so worthy of emulation. The firm transact an extensive wholesale trade in grocer’s sundries, and grind their own spices and coffees and put them up under their own trade-marks, such being war- ranted strictly pure and exactly as represented. Their coffees have an especially high repute in the market and their mixtures of Java, Mocha and other growths give the most pronounced satis- faction to consumers. Other products are baking powder, cream- tartar, mustard, ete., and in all lines the utmost system and uni- form care are employed in the interest of superior products. The general stock embraces about everything required by the grocery trade except heavy groceries, and such goods as are not manufac- tured on the premises are procured direct from first hands and are supplied to the trade at lowest jobber's prices. The trade of the house extends chiefly throughout Indiana and Illinois, and through other houses the products are widely distributed in other States. Twenty assistants are employed in the business includ- ing seven traveling salesmen who frequently cover the tributary territory. Mr. Joseph Strong is a Trustee of the Terre Haute Savings Bank and a member of the Business Men’s Association for the promotion of the growth of the city, and both members of the firm are progressive merchants and public spirited citizens.
TERRE HAUTE IRON & STEEL CO., Manufacturers of Bar Iron; Works and Office, Cor. 13th Street and Е. & T. H. R. R.
This enterprise was originally instituted about twenty years ago as a nail works, by the Terre Haute Iron & Nail Works Com- апу, the present company having been incorporated in Septem- ет, 1889, since which time the manufacture of nails has been
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with economy in manufacturing processes; employment being given to about two hundred skilled workmen. The annual out- [put of the works has attained proportions of magnitude and the pany possesses every facility and the capacity for prompt ЕИ of large orders, while the product meets the most exact- ing requirements of all manufacturers, and is widely distributed cae the west and north-west ; the numerous lines of Rail- roads centering here affording unsurpassed transportation faci ties to all points. The officers are: Messi Р. Crawford, 'A. J. Crawford, Vice-Pres. and Treas, and Samuel L Brid he two former also being respectively President and Treasurer of the Wabash Iron Со. and the Vigo Tron Co. of this
W. L. KIDDER & SONS,
Manufacturers of Flour, Corner lOth Street and Wa- bash Avenue.
‘The largest and most prominent flouring mill in Terre Haute, is that of Messrs. А ider & Sons, which hasa dai
of 1,000 barrels, and this amount has been frequently exceeded,
This enterprise was instituted in 1880 and has since Inaugurated atrade for its superior out-put that extends throughout the Eastern States and is also largely abroad ; flour being shipped direct to Great Britain and Europe upon orders. The mill is а four story
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and basement brick structure 50100 feet in dimensions, with separate buildings for engine room and office, and is fully equipped with all the latest improved machinery constituting the full roller process, is operated by a 600-horse power steam engine and furnishes employment to forty-five workmen, outside of a much larger number, eng ‘elsewhere in the manufacture of the nec- essary cooperage. The firm grind winter wheat only, producing only the best grades of flour, which under the various brands of «Kidder Best Patent,” “Victor,” “Imperial Patent,” and “Crown” are in active demand by the trade and consumers wher- ever introduced, owing to the high quality, color and uniformity. The perfection attained in the product is largely due to the great care exercised in the selection of the grain and in its handling both before and during the process of manufacture, resulting in a steady increase in the demand by the trade. The individual members of the firm are Messrs. W. L. Kidder and his sons Е. W. and F. L. Kidder, all of whom are closely identified with the growth and prosperity of the Prairie City. Mr. W. L. Kidder is а director of the Vigo County National Bank, a member of the Business Men's Association and a stock-holder in several other productive institutions of Terre Haute. This mill in not only one of the most extensive in Indiana but its conduct here is of material benefit to the resources of the city.
VIGO COUNTY NATIONAL BANK. 504 Wabash Ave.
‘The growing manufacturing and commercial interests of Terre Наме and the important relations this city sustains as a distrib- uting point for its own manufacturers and other trade products, render its banking facilities а matter of particular interest in а work of this character. The youngest, although one of the most successful of the banks of Terre Haute, is the Vigo County Na- tional Bank, which was organized November 1, 1888, and has already taken its position among the strong and reliable institu- tions of finance in the State. Tis officers and board of directors include such well-known business men as Willard Kidder, W. L. Kidder, M. Е. Hoberg, А. Z. Foster, Е. Havens, J. Collett; J. М. Gwinn, Theo, Hulman, Sr., J. P. Crawford and August Busch, with Mr. В. С. Hudnut, President, and Chas. W. Cohn, Cashier; who may be quoted as among the most prominent business men and capitalists of the city. А general banking business in all its forms is conducted, and as is usual with institutions of this character, besides devoting its energies to receiving deposits and graduating loans and discounts, the bank also undertakes collec- tions at all available points, and buys and sells exchange on prin- cipal cities. The bank cordially invites the accounts of corpora- tions, firms and individuals, and points with pardonable pride to
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the statement of its condition made to the U. 8. Comptroller, December 11, 1889, after acorporate life of fourteen months. The main features of this statement we appen Сара! ИСК oa > санае оа уя Surplus fund Де в Undivided profits _ И Loans and discounts :
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Total resources EIEE {11 467581 27 ide in her banks and
been in the van. This bank is fully prepared with all facilities, and its management extends ап invitation to manufacturers and others to locate here, and offers all needed assistance on a liberal business basis.
VICO IRON COMPANY, Manufacturers of Pig Iron, 1421 Washington Avenue.
ain ores. Perfect system is maintained in all details of manu- facture, and orders are promptly filled. ‘The enterprise is an im- portant feeder to the two extensive rolling mill plants of the ci and while adding to the diversified character of home industries, will prove of important advantage to any industry locating here requiring in its operations this grade of pig iron. “The executive management of the company is im the hands of Messrs. A. J. Crawford, President, and J. Р. Crawford, Secretary and Treasurer, whose names are synonyms of success, and whose prominent con nection with other important enterprises is mentioned in other places in this volume.
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WABASH LUMBER CO., Manufacturers of Sash, Doors, Blinds, Etc., and Wholesale and Retail Lumber Dealers,
133 North First Street.
‘The extensive lumber enterprise of the Wabash Lumber Co. was incorporated July 1, 1889, and forms one of the most im- portant features of the rade in lumber and its products for
uilding purposes. in Terre Haute. The premises occupied by the Company cover three city blocks, and besides extensive yards and sheds for storage, and а commodious office, they operate a well-equipped planing mill, which is provided with all necessary machinery and а 7Oshore power steam engine, and is devoted to the manufacture of sash, doors, blinds, mouldings and builders finishing, and general mill work. The Company handles about 3,000,000 feet of lumber annually, consisting both of pine and hardwoods, and they carry in stock about 1,000,000 feet with which to promptly fill orders. The trade of the house is largely local and shipments are also made to surrounding towns. АП stock is procured direct from the original sources of supply in large quantities, and the location of the yards alongside the rail- road tracks affords the most complete facilities for receipt and shipment with the greatest economy. The officers of the Com-
у are Messrs, Crawford Fairbanks, President; John Ве Vice-President; H. C. Miller, Treasurer, and W- В. Steel, retary; all men of prominence in Terre Haute, and progressive manufacturers. The Company is an important accession to the industrial and commercial resources of the city.
LEWIS LOCKWOOD, Manufacturer of Artificial Limbs, Deformity Appl ances, etc., Room 14, McKeen Block.
In the progress which has accor mied the manufacture of artificial bs Mr. Lewis Lockwood, sr, has distinguished himself by his’ valuable productions and acquired a reputation that extends throughout the entire Union. He has been actively engaged in the business for over 40 years, and was formerly connected with the re- nowned Dr. Bly, and was the actual inventor and maker of the Bly Arti
cial Limb. Не established himself in this city in 1880, after having previous, ly conducted the same business in St. Louis for sixteen years,
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and since 1885 has had associated with him his son Lewis Lockwood, jr., the nominal title of the firm, however, remaining the same. Both are thoroughly practical, and ex- perienced artificial limb manufacturers and all their products аге the result of their own, handi-work, thus insuring a perfection of product impossible to be obtained where the work is delegated to less skilled hands. ‘The firm manufactures the Dr. Bly ball jointed limbs and the Lockwood patent both of which are co
structed on the
most scientific pri
ciples and are en- І
dorsed everywhere by the surgi¢al pro- fession. Other pro- duets are deformity aparatus of all descriptions, and for de- bilities and deficiencies of the human frame, and the firm also carry a full and complete line of Trusses, Elastie Stockings Knee Caps, ete. Among Ше patrons of the firm is the Vandalia В. В. and all employés injured on the road are provid- ed with the artificial limbs made here. ‘That the firm are fully eapacitated both
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natural talent and research to fally supply all demands for this class of goods
is abundantly attested by the suce which has attended their efforts as well as by the hundreds of testimonials they have received from persons in all parts of the country using their Incomparable appliances. The enterprise is an important, one
and adds greatly to the high character of the diversified interests of the Prairie City.
WABASH IRON COMPANY, Bar Iron Manufacturers, 710 N. Second Street.
‘The Wabash Поп Company was incorporated in 1873, with а capital stock of $80,000, and from its inception it has pursued a career of marked prosperity, steadily increasing Из scope of ope
ations and extending its trade until at the present writing it is ‘one of the most important industrial features of Terre Haute’s progress; conducing to the thrift of the city by the employment of two hundred skilled workmen, and adding to the fame of the
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city as a source of supply for first-class products. The company’s plant embraces about twenty puddling and other furnaces, three trains of rolls, six boilers and twelve powerful engines, and the реа comprise all sizes and shapes of merchant bar iron, light T rails for coal banks and street railways, plow beams, etc. The capacity of the works is about 10000 net tons of iron an- nually, and their market lies chiefly in the west and north-west. The works are operated continuously night and day, and the orders are always ahead of the mpi а most satisfactory condi- tion, which speaks volumes as to the favor in which it is'held by the trade е officers of the company are Messrs. A. J. Craw- ford, President, and J. P. Crawford, Secretary and Treasurer, both residents of Terre Haute and among the most substantial and enterprising manufacturers of the State. They are also promi- nently identified with the financial institutions of Terre Haute and other prominent industrial operations of the city, and the uniform success of all enterprises in which they are engaged is evidence of their sound judgment and business ability.
A. BOCARD, Wholesale Dealer in Paper Stock, Old Metal
i tC. Зи South Second Street.
An enormous business has grown up of late years in the collec- tion, sorting, packing and shipping of paper stock, old metals, ete., and Terre Haute is the seat of operations for an enterprising house engaged in this useful industry. We refer to the establish- ment of Mr. A. Bogard, which he instituted in 1874 and has since conducted with annually increasing influence. His premises are
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ARTHUR JORDAN, Wholesale Dealer and Shipper of Poultry, Eggs and Butter, 101 to 119 South Water Street.
The produce enterprise of Mr. Arthur Jordan in this city, which is conducted under the able and experienced management of Mr. Н. В. Sweet, is one of the most valuable adjuncts to the trade resources of Terre Haute. The house is a branch of the same kind of a house in Indianapolis, and is one of eight others located in various localities in this State and Tlinois; though to all intents and purposes the Terre Haute establishment is а sep- arate enterprise, since its stock is all procured in this vicinity and is shipped directly to the Eastern markets in earload lots without re-handling elsewhere. The facilities of the house embrace a most complete receiving and packing house, comprising a two-story warehouse, an ice-house, large yards for live poultry and every facility and convenience for the handling of almost unlimited quantities of the products dealt in. Railroad tracks adjoin the
warehouse, permitting economical loading of cars, and recent addition in the way of engine and boilers make the establishment the best equipped ior the business of any in the State. The house purchases live poultry, butter and eggs in any quantity from the producers and prepare them for market. The poultry is all dressed and packed in ice, eggs are cased and butter is raded, ducks and geese being shipped live in crates. During ће busy season the shipments average about 100,000 pounds of poul- try, 60,000 to 75,000 dozen eggs, 12.000 pounds of butter and 1,000 geese per month, and with the exception of the parent house at Indianapolis the business transact isthe largest of
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any of the branches. А force of about twenty assistants is em- ployed at the establishment, and during the receiving and ship- ping hours there is no busier or livelier place in Terre Haute than this depot for the products of the adjoining agricultural country. Mr. Sweet is an е: ече! and progressive dealer, and is widel: known to the trade, and under his business policy the enterprise is rapidly growing Та favor, both with producers and the trade. ‘Mr. Jordan resides at Indianapolis and manages the house there, He is one of the Board of Governors of the Board of Trade of that city, and is prominently identified with all matters de- Signed to aid in the development and prosperity of Indiana, of which his extended business with many branches is a most im- portant factor, and is fully entitled to its marked suecess.
THE EHRMAN MANUFACTURING CO., Manufacturers of Pants, Overalls, Shirts, etc., 122, 124 and 126.Wabash Ave.
‘There are but few enterprises in Terre Haute that contribute more to the industrial prosperity of the community than that of ‘The Ehrman Manufacturing Со. of which Messrs. С. H., А. and Е. Е. Ehrman are the founders and proprietors, and whose opera- tions embrace the manufacture of Pants, Shirts, overalls, etc., for workingmen, mechanics, and others. This enterprise was esta- lished in 1888, and gives employment to about two hundred and fifty operatives in the factory and at their own houses, and the trade of the house extends throughout the Northwest and Southwest and is annually increasing in volume. The factory is а three storey brick building 502100 feet in dimensions, the first floor being used as the stock room, the second floor for cuttin; and the thifd floor for manufacturing, the whole being equippe with sewing machines, button and button-hole machines, etc., operated Ьу ав electric motor. The products, which are in’ high favor with the trade and consumers, under the trademark of * Farmers and Mechanics,” are all carefully made, are strong ser- viceable garments and are produced at low cost and are particular- ly desirable for the purposes for which they are designed. The facilities at hand leave little to be desired and the enterprise being operated upon economic principles tends greatly to the interests
patrons. Sales are made exclusively to jobbers, without the intervention of traveling salesmen, resulting in a marked saving to the trade. The members of the firm are all active workers and fully conversant with all the details of the business to which they give their close personal supervision. They are esteemed and
jublic spirited citizens and the enterprise they have founded and Brought to its present proportions is one of the most useful factors of the industrial growth of Terre Haute.
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D. W. WATSON’S SON,
Steam Heating, Plumbing, Cas and Steam Fitting, Electro-Plating, etc., 630 and 634 Wabash Avenue.
No enterprises of an industrial character аге more useful in a ‘community than those which confer upon the people increased comfort and safety in their homes and public edifices, and of such the house of D. W. Watson's Son is entitled to a pre-emi nent position. This now well-known and leading establishment of its kind in this section, wes originally founded thirty-five years ago by the late D. W. Watson, and has been conducted ‘under its present style since the death of the founder, in 1883, by his son, John C. Watson, who has been connected with the busi- ness for many years. The headquarters of the business are em- braced in a three-story building, 35X150 feet in dimensions, which is equipped with a 20-horse power steam engine and all necessary tools and machinery for the work in hand, employ ment in the several departments being given to about sixteen assistants. The ground-floor is used for the steam fitting and plumbing department, the second floor contains the stock of chandeliers, the third’ contains the electroplating department and the basement is used for storing heavy stock. Неге may be inspected а full and complete stock of gas fixtures and chandeliers of all kinds, plumbers’, gas fitters’, and steam fitters’ supplies, sanitary appliances of the very best description and latest im- proved character, brass work, pumps, bath tubs, steam gauges, iron and lead pipe, and indeed everything required in these lines. In the plating department, which is а new feature of the business, added in December, 1889, gold, silver, nickel, brass, bronze and copper plating is accomplished by ‘the best manner. Old chandeliers аге re-finished in the latest styles, and oxidizing old iron and опиша or any color ог finish desired are given. The chief specialties of the house are steam heating and plumbing, and in this line of work contracts are made to as distant points as Kansas and generally throughout this State and Illinois, while in this city innumerable private residences belonging to our most prominent citizens have been supplied with the productions of this house. The facilities of the house are unsurpassed in this vicinity, and the work executed has always heen of superior excellence. Mr. Watson is а thor- oughly practical man at the business, to which he gives his close personal attention, he is a progressive and public spirited citizen, and his enterprise has long been recognized as an important factor of the manufacturing and commercial resources of the city and offers the greatest advantages in the supply of first-class and reliable goods at fair prices.
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LAWRENCE HEINL, Florist and Nurseryman, 1505 Washington Avenue.
‘The oldest and most extensive enterprise of the kind in Terre Haute is the nursery and green-houses of Mr. Lawrence Heinl, which were instituted in 1863 and have ever since been conducted with annually inereasing success and influence. The green-houses and grounds for cultivating flowers are located in the south-eastern section of the city, where five acres of ground are utilized, and the nursery, devoted to raising fruit trees, ornamental shrubbery, grape vines, et. is comprised in а farm of eighty acres located а few miles out of the city. The greenhouses have a superficial area covered by 22,000 square feet of glass, and form a most com- plete and interesting display, a visit to which cannot be other than entertaining and pleasant to all who possess a taste for nature's loveliest decorations. For decorations at weddings, balls, parties, church festivals and funerals the products of this enterprise have long been appreciated for their attractiveness and artistic ar- rangement, and the variety, beauty and freshness of the cut flowers supplied and the reasonable prices charged, have naturally been the means of drawing and retaining a high class and е: tensive home patronage, besides which Mr. Ней also enjoys a wholesale trade extending throughout Indiana. He has all his life been identified with this delightful occupation and is an ex- perienced horticulturist, and the public may depend at all times upon having orders for cut flowers or floral designs promptly filled and with the most complete satisfaction.
СЕОВСЕ BURT & CO.,
Brass Workers and Finishers and Manufacturers of
Novelties, 1620 Chestnut Street.
A leading and important feature of thi
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Тепе Haute is the Novelty Works of George Burt enterprise wasinstituted some ‘years ago and has met with a gratifying success from its in- ‘ception, necessitating an in- crease of facilities, and result- ing in a trade that in some of its specialties extends throughout all parts of the country. The manufacturing plant is embraced in their own two-story frame building erected for the purpose, which is fully equipped with im- proved, machinery operated by a steam engine, and fur- nishes employment to a num- ber of skilled workmen. ‘The produets of the house consist Df special tools, dies, patterns, сс, brass and iron fittings, brass castings and all’ kinds of nov eltics in metal, brass working and brass finishing of all kinds. ‘They make a specialty of developing new patents and the manu- facture of the same in large quantities ‘at economical pric They are also the pat- entees and manufac- turers of Burt’s Bass Drum Musie Rack and Musie Holders for small dram and picolo players, Burt's “Опе For Ail” Clarionet Music Holder, and the ‘Acme and Novelty Music Holders for Band Instruments. Another specialty is Nese Bn Bote chure Restorative and Restorine. These specialties are in great favor with band musicis by the most celebrated bands throughout the count has acquired а most enviable reputation for the high quality of all their products, and for promptness, liberal and fair dealing, and their establishment is justly conceded to be-an important accession to the industrial resources of Terre Haute.
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HOBERG, ROOT & CO., Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Dry Goods, Notions, Fancy Goods, etc., 518 and 520 Wabash Ave.
For over a third of а century the dry goods house of Messrs. Hoberg, Root & Co., has occupied a prominent position in the commercial resources of Terre Haute, and in the extent and char- acter of its business has been an important factor in attracting that large trade which is the pride of the eity and the foundation of much of its substantial prosperity. It was originally founded in 1856, by Rice, Edsall & Co., the present firm,” consisting of Messrs. Max Е. Hoherg, Lewis В. Root, and Alfred Hoberg, hav- ing succeeded the founders, and it is therefore the oldest dry goods emporium in the city, besides which it has always been rec- ognized as the principal house in Western Indiana for the pur- chase of fine goods, no other concern in the city approaching them either in the high quality or variety of the stock of fine dress goods, silks, satins, velvets, ete., always to be found on their shelves. In 1881, the continued growth of their business necessi- tated more room than was then at their disposal, and their present extensive quarters were remodeled and arranged for their oceu- paney. The premises consist of a fourstory double store with basement, the whole havinga floorage area of 28,000 square feet. It is conveniently arranged, handsomely appointed, supplied with all modem improvements’ and facilities, including passen levator, steam heat, electric lights, cash carriers, ete., and is in its entirety by far the most extensive establishment їп the city de- voted to the dry goods trade. Seventy-five attentive and courte- ous salesmen, clerks and assistants are employed in the store, and every aommodation that modern business methods have rendered desirable is provided patrons, goods being promptly de- livered to all parts of the city and to trains for out-of-town cus- tomers. The stock embraces literally everything in the way of ladies’ goods, dry goods, fancy goods, underwear, hosiery, cloaks and suits, men’s furnishing goods, laces, linguin, housekeeping linens and cottons, toilet articles, notions, fan ete. For the convenience of ladies the firm has provided waiting and fitting rooms, where suits and wraps may be tried on and altered to fit the purchaser if required. Тһе business of the house is both wholesale and retail, four traveling salesmen representing the firm оп the road, and as before intimated the business is annually in- creasing in volume, the aggregate sales now reaching upwards of а half million dollars annually. The patronage of the house is derived from Indiana and Ilinois chiefly, and prompt attention is given to, mail orders, inquiries answered and prices quoted. By virtue of its age, the employment of ample capital and the e: perience of its management this house is in possession of many advantages in procuring goods which are promptly shared with customers, and as а result the store, during the season, is thronged
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with patrons who are sure to secure the most reliable goods at the lowest prices. The firm is represented in the Business Men’s Association, and is always active in all matters pertaining to the growth and prosperity of the city, and by untiring energy and straightforward principles they have achieved a reputation which we shall not presume to criticise and are fully deserving of the prominence and success they have attained as the leading dry goods dealers of Terre Haute.
JAMES NICHOLS, Manufacturer of Lumber, Flour Barrels, Cooperage Stock. 1126 South Ist Street.
In the south-western section of the city on the bank of the Wabash river and connected with the railroad system of the city by aside track entering the premises, is the extensive plant of Mr. James Nichols, covering ten acres of ground and furnishing steady employment to seventy-five skilled workmen. This enter-
rise is the oldest and largest of its kind in this section of the State, and embraces the operation of the only saw-mill in the city. The products of the plant include hard and soft wood lumber of all kinds, slack barrels for flour, produce, salt, ete., headings, staves, and hoops, packing boxes, poultry crates, ete., and is one of the most self-contained establishments of the kind anywhere. Тһе mechanical equipment embraces а saw-mill for lumber hoops, staves, heading, box and other machinery of improved character, operated by an engine of 80 horse power, and every ‘operation in connection with the manufacture of barrels and coop- erage stock is performed on the premises from the receipt of the logs to the shipment of the completed product. The timber is purchased in the forests standing, and is cut and rafted down the river to the mill, where the logs are sawed into lumber and then passed through the various operations required. The trade of the establishment is largely in Terre Haute with local millers, and also extends throughout Indiana and Illinois and shipments of соорегаде stock are also made to more distant states, notably Kan- sas. In lumber, oak, black walnut, and other hard woods form the chief product, and this is marketed locally. The present ca- pacity of the barrel department is about 1500 daily. Mr. Nichols аз been actively engaged in the grocery trade of Terre Haute for a quarter of a century and still conducts an enterprise of this kind at 400 and 402 South First in addition to his manufacturing busi- nes. He has been engaged in the cooperage business for the nine years, and has operated his present plant since Nov. 1888, succeeding to the business originally established some years ago by Gilman & Reynolds. He is a progressive business шап and in the prime of his usefulness and is closely identified with the industrial advance of Terre Haute, of which his own enterprise ів an important and growing feature.
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KING & SEATH, Stove Manufacturers, 603 N. Sixth Street.
The well-known and leading stove manu- facturing enterprise of Messrs. King & Seath was originally estab- lished їп 1872, by Messrs. Ball & King, and 1876 to 1887 was ted by Mr.
ing alone; the present firm having been organized in the latter year, its mem- bers being’ Messrs. E. J. King апі J. К Seath, Jr. The plant of the firm is embraced in a threestory brick
tory foundry in the rear, 90x50 The works are fully equipped with ай necessary tools and ap- pliances, operated by â 15-horse power steam engine, and furnishes employment to about twenty-five skilled mechanies during the busy season. The products of the firm consist of a general line of cooking and heating stoves, which, under the titles of the Belle,” “New Belle,” Prairie City,” “Vigo” and other cookin stoves, and the “ Vandalia,” “ Prairie Oak” and “Prairie Flower a , embody all the latest improvements that add to the of all first-classstoves. The “Vandalia” heater, with а ing and dumping grate, is an especially desirable heating stove; is made in four sizes, and is equally designed for burning hard or soft coal or coke. The largest is suitable for school-houses, churches, depots, stores, and other large buildings, and is a great
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heater and easy of control. The members of the firm are both practical stove manufacturers, and give their close personal super- vision to all the details of manufacture, thereby securing the highest quality of product. The Попа and honorable record of this house is a credit to the city, and its products are in every respect worthy the unlimited confidence of the trade and con- sumers.
TERRE HAUTE HOMINY MILL CO. Jenckes & Co. Proprietors, 119 Poplar Street.
‘There are no more useful enterprises in any community than those that cater to the food supply, and among the leading repre- sentatives of a branch of this industry is the Terre Haute Hominy Milling Company, of which Mr. Ray G. Jenckes is the proprietor, under the nominal firm style of Jenckes « Со. This enterprise ‘commenced operations in 1888, in the mill formerly used for the manufacture of flour, which was built in 1853. The plant is em- braced in a four story brick building which is equipped with all necessary machinery, operated by an engine of 120 horse power, and when in fall operation day and night furnishes employment to twenty-six workmen. The mill is connected with the railroad system of the city by a side-track which affords the most favorable facilities for the receipt of corn and the shipment of the product, without re-handling. The products embrace a full line of white corn goods, hominy, gritz, pearl meal and mill feed, the chief specialty, however, being brewers’ goods, which are economically
rroduced from the best quality of corn and are of a particularly Figh grade, and in large demand by the trade throughout the east, north and south. Mr. Jenckes exercises his personal and active supervision over all the details of the business and his suc- cecs is the well merited result of ап intelligent system of fair dealing in business, and presents another evidence of the advant- ages possessed by Terre Haute as а favorable location as a manu- facturing and distributing center.
LANCASTER BLOCK COALCO., Office 921 Wabash Ave.
No interest in the range of the industrial and commercial activity of Terre Haute is more important than that of coal, and both as regards capital invested and the direct benefits derivable there- from to all classes of the community, no branch of trade in the United States is of a more useful or necessary character. А lead- ing representative of the coal mining trade of this section is the Lancaster Block Coal Co., of this city, which was instituted in 1880 and incorporated in 1881, with a capital of $150,000, and has since attained a permanent and influential trade which is chiefly
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confined to Chicago and the North-west. The company’s mines, two in number, are located in Owen county, near Clay City, and have a capacity of about 1,000 tons daily. ‘The coal mined is a semi-block coal and has long been one of the most popular fuels in the market for domestic and steam purposes. It is also the best coal to be procured for smelting uses and is largely in demand for that purpose. The company employs one hundred and sixty miners and others in the conduct of the enterprise and the great- est сате is exercised in preparing the product for market. The officers of the Company are Messrs. John Andrew, President, who resides at the mines, and Robert Andrew, Secretary and Treasurer, of Terre Haute, who through this example of their en- terprise are adding greatly to the name and fame of the Prairie
ity asa market for coal. The company sell the product at wholesale only, and manufacturers, retailers and large consumers will greatly consult their own interests by making a thorough {rial of this famous coal, which is sure to give unbounded satis- faction.
TERRE HAUTE BOILER WORKS,
Cliff & Co., Proprietors, Ninth and Mulberry Streets.
The Terre Haute Boiler Works has for nearly a quarter of a century been promotive in no small degree of the general high терце of the Prairie City’s manufactures. The business was originally instituted by Mr. William Cliff, who admitted his son, J. Н. Cliff, to а partnership in 1878, under the style of СПЯ & Son, and in 1884 his nephew, C. N. Cliff, joined the firm, which has since been known as Cliff & Co. The works are embraced in a one story building, which is equipped with punching machines, rolls, dishing machines, ete., operated by а 12-horse power engine, and furnish employment to twenty-five skilled workmen. The products embrace locomotive, stationary and marine boilers, stand pipes, oil, lard and water tanks, jail and prison work, furnace, Cupolas, smoke stacks, fireproof doors and shutters and indeed anything in the way of boiler, tank, sheet and plate iron work. At present the firm is making more tubular boilers than others. Та all produets turned out the best materials are used, and none but the most perfect workmanship is permitted to the expel enced and critical examination of Mr. William Cliff, who closel supervises all the details of manufacture. The location of the works being contiguous to the railroad there are unsurpassed facilities for the receipt of the raw materials and the shipment of the finished products, and the trade of the house extends through- out this State and Illinois, while the home demand in Terre Haute is practically controlled by the firm. All the members of the firm are practical boiler manufacturers and the senior was for eight years previous to establishing his own business, foreman at the Vandalia railroad boiler shops. The enterprise isa prominent factor of the industrial resources of Terre Haute and the skill and experience of its proprietors exercised in its conduct have con- tributed largely to the high repute of the city’s workshops.
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ALBERT Z. FOSTER, Carpets and Furniture, 422, 424 and 426 Wabash Avenue.
One of the most extensive dealers in the above named lines of goods in Indiana is Mr. Albert Z. Foster, whose elegantly ap- ated warerooms are an ornament to the main street of the and contain the largest and most complete stock of carpets, furniture and upholstery goods to be found in Western Indiana. The premises occupied consist of two large stores, each having three floors, and part of the adjoining building, the whole form- ing one of the largest commercial establishments їп Фе city. The stock carried embraces full and complete lines of all goods dealt in, from the costliest to the cheapest grades, nothing, how-
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ever, being handled that may be called cheap, їп the se inferiority. In Carpets are shown Wilton, А Velvet, Moquet, Brussels, Tapestry in in ай! the prevailing colors and patterns,Oil Cloths, Rugs and Mats; whilein Furnitureare to be seen Parlor and Chamber Suits, Library, Hall and Dining Room Furniture, Chairs and Rockers, Cabinets, Tables, and everything in
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the way of fine and medium furniture. АП goods are procured direct from manufacturers in large quantities and are offered to the public upon the most liberal terms. The enterprise is strictly а Terre Haute one, and is fully entitled to the patronage Of all who have the advancement of the prosperity and thrift of this city at heart. That not only equal, but superior advantages, are offered to patrons here, is a well-known fact, and from its ception the house has always been recognized as а most economic- al place to procure the best goods. Хо other house in the cit doing more toward supplying unusual facilities for procuring furniture and earpets, and its high reputation and standing may Бе regarded as а guarantee that in the future its endeavors will be in the continued interest of its very large circle of patrons, Mr. Foster isan active and pushing merchant, a progressive citizen, and is a prominent member of the Business Mens’ Association for the advancement of Terre Haute.
L. S. BRIGGS CO., Lumber Dealers, 917 Chestnut Street.
‘The lumber yards of Messrs. L. S. Briggs & Co. form one of the ‘most important enterprises of the kind in the city, and constitute a leading feature of the trade in building materials. The house was founded in 1866 by Eshman, Tuell & МеКееп who were suc- ceeded in 1871 by Samuel McKeen, he by Briggs & Holmes in 1578, they in turn by L. S. Briggs in 1834, the present firm con-
ing of L. 8. Briggs, Wm. J. Briggs and Henry Knipstasch, having been formed in 1888. The premises occupied for the business cover about three acres, are located opposite the Union depot and adjoin the railroad system of the city, affording the most complete receiving and shipping facilities. The firm handles all kinds of Western pine and hard wood lumber, sash, doors and blinds and building materials, and they enjoy a lange and annually increasing trade extending throughout the city and vicinity wit builders, consumers and others. АП lumber is received direct from the original sources of supply in large quantities and is offered to the trade at liberal prices, and the facilities of the house embrace commodious and substantial storage buildings for dressed lumber, ete., large vards furnishing ample accommodations for an extensive stock. The members of the firm are active and pro- ive business men, liberal and fair dealing їп ай business re- iations, and are interested in the advancement of the prosperity of the city. Mr. Briggs is also President of the Vigo County Agricultural Society, whose annual fairs are among the most зис- cessful and attractive of any held in the West. The long experi- ence of this firm, its honorable methods and reliable character have secured for it a high position in the esteem of this com- munity, and the benefits to be derived from entering into business relations with the firm must be self-evident to every reader.
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SCOTT & CRAFF. Carriage Manufacturers, 5 and 7 South Second St. ‘A leading and old-es-
tablished house in the carriage trade is that of Меме Scott & Graf, which was founded in 1870 and has since built up a reputation for high class vehicles unsurpass- ed by that of any other concern in the country. The premises occupied by the firm are embraced in а twostory brick factory which is divid- ed into the iron and woodworking, the painting and trim- ming departments and the warerooms, the whole being provided with all necessary tools and appliances, no machinery being used, the product being entirely the result of hand-labor, and emplo} ment is given to ten skilled workmen. The products embrace buggies, light carriages, business wagons, grocery wagons, milk wagons, and other light vehicles, all of which are made of the best materials by careful workmen and are finished in the highest style of the art. The firm also handle light carriages, surreys,
the conduet of this useful industry have done their share’ toward the development of the industrial resources of this cit;
м. с. RANKIN, Lumber Dealer, 226 Canal Street.
А prominent exponent of the lumber trade of this city is the well known and leading house of Mr. М. С. Rankin, which he е tablished in 1872. The premises occupied are situated contig- uous to the railroad, affording the most complete facilities for receiving direct into the yards, and cover an area of 142x280 feet. Mr. Rankin handles all Kinds of rough and dressed building lum- ber, which is received direct from the original sources of supply under such favorable conditions as enable it to be placed at the disposal of the trade and public at lowest market prices. From three to six assistants are employed in the business, which is mainly with contractors, builders and others, although shipments are occasionally made to surrounding towns. Suitable store- houses are provided for housing dressed material and mouldings, and every facility is placed at the disposal of patrons. Mr. Rankin isa well known and esteemed citizen, and is closely ident- ified with the best interests of the city.
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ZIMMERMAN & STAHL, Manufacturers of Overalls, Pants and Shirts, 30 North Sixth Street.
In no line of manufactures is the economy resulting from lange productior. under systematic management more apparent than in the price at which well-made, serviceable clothing for mechanics and workingmen is now sold. The trade in this line has grown to be а distinct branch of industry and this clothing is now made up witha degree of care and taste which results in a very different article from that obtainable twenty years ago. А leading house devoted to this branch of trade in Terre Haute is that of Zimmer- man & Stahl, which was founded in 1871 by С. Zimmerman, who was succeeded in 1857 by Zimmerman & Stahl, and has "been conducted under the sole proprietorship of Mr. С. Stahl since 1888, the former firm name, however, being retained. The factor is embraced in a three-story brick building 28x150 feet in dime: sions, which is equipped’ with cutting and sewing machines, operated by an electric motor, and furnishes employment to about two hundred and seventy operatives. The products consist of overalls, shirts, drawers, and pants, for workingmen’s use, and they are distinguished for the reliable character of the materials used, careful workmanship, durability of wearing properties and general excellence, and are everywhere recognized as the very best class of goods of the kind, while at the same time the prices are as low as is possible to be obtained elsewhere. Indeed, this has been the aim of the management from the inception of the busi- ness—the production of а line of goods which should be both cheap and thoroughly serviceable. The trade of the house extends throughout the central, western, and eastern States and is annu- ally increasing in volume and the products are in great favor with both the trade and consumers. Mr. Stahl is a progressive and enterprising business man and is widely known to the trade, and по house in the city excels this one in the character of its product or the fair and liberal business policy which governs all its trans- actions.
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WYETH & WYETH, Bottlers of Soda, Ginger Ale, Cider, etc., 215 Canal Street.
‘The manufacture of carbonated beverages has of late years Ъе- come a large and important commercial pursuit, well represented in all large cities, and a leading and reliable concern in Terre Наше engaged in it is that of Mr. Jas. Е. Wyeth and his son Charles Wyeth, which was established in 1884, and has since been conducted with uniform success and influence, resulting in build- ing up а trade that extends throughout a large part of Indiana and Питобв. The headquarters of the business are embraced in a one story frame factory, which is equipped with a 4-horse power steam engine and a carbonating machine and generator which is the finest machine of the kind in the State, being silver lined, thus absolutely insuring the wholesome character of all the bever- ages produced by its means. The products of the works embrace soda and mineral waters, ginger ale and tonic beers, cider, ete., which are furnished to the trade in bottles and siphons. "Бойд fountains are also charged for the use of druggists, confectioners and others. Absolute purity is secured in all the products, and all the extracts, syrups and other ingredients used by the firm are made under their personal direction, resulting in a product that has found great favor with familie, restuarants, and the trade generally. Тве members of the firm are both widely known to the trade as progressive business men, and the beverages manu- factured by them are everywhere recognized as the best in the market, while their business policy has always been marked for liberal and fair dealing.
REESE, SNIDER & CO., Lumber Dealers, 537 N. Seventh Street.
This enterprise was established in 1873, by Eshman & Reese, and was conducted by them until 1885, when the present fi consisting of Messrs. С. Eshman, S. T. Reese, R. Snider and Win, Heckelsberg was formed, the former gentleman residing in Cali- fornia and the others being residents of Terre Haute and the fictive managers of the business. The facilities of the house em- brace the handling of all kinds of rough and dressed lumber for building purposes, sash, doors, blinds, mouldings and builders’ inside finish, lath and shingles, fence posts, pickets, etc, and the stock carried is well-seasoned and complete in all particulars. АП lumber is received direct from manufacturers and first hands in large quantities, and is furnished to the trade and consumers at lowest prices. Те yards adjoin the tracks of the Vandalia rail road, affording the best facilities for the economical receipt and shipment of stock, and commodious storehouse and yards furnish all the requirements of a full supply. The trade of the house, which is both wholesale and retail, extends throughout Vigo, Sul- Jivan, Parke and Clay counties and those of Ilinois adjoining, and the firm has always been a favorite one in this market. Every
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advantage and accommodation known to the most advanced houses in the trade is afforded customers of this house, and its high repute and liberal business policy maintained for over seven- teen years is the best evidence of its popularity and stabilit
Н. GRAHAM, Florist and Rose Crower, 1502 S. Fifteenth Street. The business of the florist is one, the details of which are but little known to the general publie, and is one, too, requiring for its success а skill and experience that are only attained in their perfection by years of study and investigation, Мапу florists are such only in name, the flowers handled being largely procured from those true florists whose skill enables them to grow flowers successfully and profitably. Terre Наше is fortunate in the pos- session of the enterprise of Mr. Н. Graham, who is one of the most extensive growers of roses and other flowers and plants in the State. He comes from a family of florists, and has been de- voted to the culture of flowers for over a quarter of a century, having entered the profession as а boy of fifteen. He established his-green-houses in this city in 1880, and during the ten years that have since elapsed, has inereaced his facilities from a glass area of 1,100 square feet until now he has 6,000 square feet gi covered hot-houses, a fact that is the best evidence of his suc- cessful endeavors in this beautiful field of industry. The green- houses are located in the south-eastern section of the city, where grounds covering two and one-half acres are occupied. А wind- power mill furnishes the water required, and all other facilities ‘are at hand for the conduct of the enterprise upon scientific and orderly methods. Mr. Graham grows all kinds of flowers, rare plants and bedding plants, making а specialty of roses, of which
his stock is the largest and most assorted in the city. | Roses are the most difficult of all flowers to produce in quantity and рег. fection, but an inspection of Mr. Graham’s green-houses would
lead one to suppose they were the most easily cultivated, since they are here to be seen in an infinite variety of colors and sizes, from the small and fragrant primrose to the magnificent and famed Marechal Niel. «Mr. Graham is prepared at all times to furnish cut flowers, bouquets, floral designs and floral decorations for weddings, parties, dinners, receptions, funerals, ete., as well as plants for private conservatories or for bedding. This season his stock of Hydrangias in bloom would delight the heart of any lover of flowers, and it contained by far a larger number of plants than could be found in all other green-houses in this vicinity. Fesides supplying lage local trade at retail, Mr, Graham alo has а large wholesale trade, especially in roses, extending through- out this and the neighboring States, large quantities being ship- ped daily to Chicago during the season. With large experience, ample facilities, and a born love for the art, Mr. G1 has made his enterprise popular with both private patrons and the trade, among whom the enterprise is regarded as a most desirable one with which to form pleasant relations.
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Е. Т. HAZLEDINE. Oil and Gas Well Work, Architectural Iron and Ма- chine Work, Corner First and Poplar Streets. ‘The use of iron for building purposes is annually becoming more important, and this branch of trade is well represented in this city by Mr. Е. T. Hazledine, who established his enterprise in 1887, and has since built up а trade for his products which ex- tends throughout a large part of Indiana and Illinois, and annually increasing in volume. The works are embraced in th ground floor of the building located as above indicated, and are equipped with all necessary machinery, operated by а 6-horse power engine, employment being given to a number of skilled mechanics, all of whose operations are conducted under the per- sonal supervision of the proprietor, who is а practical and expert
iron worker. The products of the house consist of all kinds of architectural iron work, castings, balconies, iron fencing, and blacksmithing and jobbing of all Kinds. Specialties are made in oil and gas well work, repairing machinery, ete., and in the man- ufacture of Hawkins” patent Nail Puller, the latter being a very simple and useful device for withdrawing nails from boxes, cases, etc., without, marring the cases or endangering the breaking of contents. Those contemplating building contracts or requiring fencing, railings, or other iron work, should not overlook the fact that Mr. Hazledine is prepared with all facilities for supplyin everything in this line, and in conclusion, we can assure our read- ers that relations entered into with this house are sure to prove pleasant and satisfactory
GREINER SHOE MANUFACTURING СО., Manufacturers of Ladies’ Fine Shoes, 8th and Wa- bash Streets.
A leading representative of the industrial growth of Terre Haute is the Greiner Shoe Manufacturing Co., incorporated in 1889 with а paid up capital stock of $15,000—as successor to the business established in 1884 by Mr. D. C. Greiner. Тһе company’s plant is embraced in a one story brick building 25X100 feet in dimen-
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sions which is equipped with a 5-horse power electric motor and all other necessary machinery and furnishes employment to about twenty-five operatives. The products of the factory consist ex- clusively of ladies’ fine shoes and slippers, which are made in all the fashionable and leading styles and shape to suit the trade, and varying in price from $18 to $24 per dozen, the out-put of the fac- tory being ten to twelve dozen pairs daily. ‘The trade of the house extends throughout the central western States and is annually in- creasing in volume. Тһе company offers the trade in thisseetion the advantages of promptness in filling orders by reason of conti- guity to the territory and excellent transportation facilities by the numerous lines ОГ railroad centering here; which added to the unfailing excellence of the goods manufactured have ren- dered the name of the Greiner Shoe Manufacturing Co. a guaran- tee of superiority. The officers of the company are Messrs. D. С. Greiner, Pres; J. В. Greiner, Secy., and Jacob Baur, Treas; all progressive and alert business men and thoroughly identified with all movements tending to the advance of Terre Наше and the augmentation of her material interests. Mr. D. C. Greiner is also Postmaster of Terre Haute. We commend the company to the trade with the assurance that the relations entered into with it will prove mutual, pleasant, permanent and profitable.
PIERSON & BRO.,
Dealers in Lumber, Sash, Doors, Blinds, etc., 210 and 212 Canal Str ‘The trade in lumber is one of the most important commercial resources of all cities, and is well represented in this city by Messrs. Pierson & Bro., who are extensive wholesale and retail dealers in all kinds of building lumber and hard woods, as well as sash, doors, blinds, shingles, lath, moulding, ete., builders’ in- side finish, ete. The stock carried is ample so that all orders are filled with dispatch, and as much of their stock is manufactured expressly for their trade, they are really in the same position to their patrons as if they were producers, with the additional ad- vantage of carrying а more varied assortment than any single manufacturer could do. The trade of the house, in addition to a large patronage in the city and vicinity, also extends throughout a large portion of Indiana and Illinois and shipments of hard- woods obtained in the vieinity are made to New York and other eastern points. The firm handles about $50,000 worth of lumber and their trade is steadily increasing. The premises cover an area of 75x200 feet and are located on the rail- ities for’ receipt and shipment without rehandling, and a two-story brick warehouse and other building provide necessary storage. This house was founded in 1888, by Messrs. Moses and Isaac Т. Pierson, both well-known citizens and progressive business men. Handling only the best qualities of lumber at reasonable prices this firm is in a position
to entirely satisfy all demands that may be made upon it.
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REIMAN & STEEG,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Masons’ Building Materials, Flour and Feed, etc., 901 and 903 Wabash Ave.
‘The commercial interests of Terre Haute comprise no more im- portant and substantial factor of conservative growth than that of the trade in masons’ building materials. The most prominent and oldest house engaged in this industry here is that of Messrs. Rei- man & Steeg, which was established in 1856 by Messrs. А. and Е. Reiman ; the present firm having sueceeded to the business in 1880, and during all these years it has borne a prominent part in the supply of materiale from which the magnificent and extensive public and private edifices of the city have heen constructed, With headquarters embraced in а two-story brick warehouse and a storehouse adjoining the tracks of the railroad system of the city, the firm is in possession of all necessary facilities for the supply of lime, plaster, hair, chimney tops, roofing and sheathing paper, fire brick, sewer pipe, flue pipe, flue linings, cement, lath, and building materials of ай име, in any desired quantities, and their stock at all times is large and complete and is offered at lowest possible prices. The firm also handle flour and feed, the latter being a specialty. The trade of the house extends through- out a large part of Indiana and Illinois and is also largely local at both wholesale and retail. Both members of the firm, Messrs. Е. Rei- man and Н. С. Steeg, are well-known and esteemed citizens and progressive business men, Mr. Reiman being also actively inter- ested in loan and building associations of several of which he is financial secretary. The house is an important one and is widely recognized as fully maintaining the high standard that has аа) characterized its operations from the outset.
TERRE HAUTE PRODUCE COMPANY,
Shippers of Butter, Eggs, Poultry and Game, Main Street, Opposite Wabash Mills. The facilities afforded by Terre Haute for the transaction of the produce business by reason of the numerous and far-reaching lines nd the contiguity of the city to unsurpassed pro- ducing localities are particularly favorable, and have resulted in the acquisition by the above named company of an extensive and rapidly growing business. The Terre Haute Produce Company was organized July 8, 1889, by its present proprietors, Messrs. Eckerle and Dick Holli Дъ and. succeeded to, the bus у у, the enterprise having been originally established as a branch ОГ ап Indianapolis house. The facilities of the firm embrace a two-story and basement briek warehouse, a large and convenient poultry yard, iee-house, stables, ete., which are located adjacent to а branch of the railroad system of the city, affording the most convenient opportunities for shi ment. The premises are supplied with cold storage, receiving and ipping rooms, office, ete., and employment is given to from
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thirty-five to forty assistants during the season, The firm are buyers and shipper of butter, eggs, poultry and game; the chief specialties being poultry and ogg.’ Poultry is purchased live and with the exception of geese and ducks, is dressed on the premises, jacked in fee and shipped to the New York market in car load ots. Geese and ducks are shipped live in соору to the same market. The greatest care is taken in the selection of stock in all lines and the connections of the firm with producers are such that the sources of supply аге practically unlimited. The trade of the house is entirely with New York, and shipments average about three ear loads amounting during the year in the
gate {о а very large sum and adding greatly to the commer- cial resources of the city. The members of the firm are both active and pı ive business men and closely allied to the de- velopment of the progress of Terre Haute. The house is eminently a reliable one and as such is entitled to the fullest confidence of all interested and may be quoted as the leading produce firm in the Wabash valley.
RIPLEY & DENNING,
Excelsior Stone and Monumental Works, 29 South Second Street.
‘The Excelsior Monumental Works of Messrs. Ripley & Den- ning is a recent addition tothe trade resources of the city, having been founded in February of the present year. Notwithstanding youth, however, it has already made its influence felt in the community, and by reason of its liberal and fair dealing business policy is rapidly attracting that share of public support its facili- ties and skillful management justly entitles it. The firm are fully prepared to execute all orders for stone or monumental work in the highest style of the art and at reasonable prices. The facil ties embrace a centrally located shop where specimens of the work accom- plished тау be inspected, and draw- ingsand designs will be prepared after any desired suggestions. The firm are now engaged on a handsome and artis- tie granite monument for Mr. Aquilla Rogers, to be erected in Highland Lawn Cemetery, which, when completed, will compare ‘favorably with any other similar monument erected ћете, The members of the firm are С. I. Ripley and John P. Denning, the former being the business manager and the latter being, the practical man of the firm. Ar. Ripley was formerly a member of the firm of Wagner & Ripley, and was en- gaged in the same business for about fifteen years, during which time Ве was well known to the public. АЙ contracts entered into by this house will be faithfully executed and in а manner
both artistic and workmanlike.
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EUCENE DUENWEG, Agent, Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co., Sixth Street and Van- dalia Railroad.
Though the brewing of lager beer is carried on in this city by only one concern, the facilities afforded the trade for obtaining the very best products of the kind in the country are by no means limited, as will be seen by reference to the agency of the world- renowned Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company, of Milwaukee, lo- cated here under the experienced and competent management of Mr. Eugene Duenweg, who has conducted it for the past eleven years, with constantly increasing success, and also occupies the important position of inspector of the company’s agencies, which necessitates his traveling a large part of the time. The company has a two-story cold storage warehouse and bottling department, located on the line of the Vandalia railroad at Sixth street, where the beer is received direct in refrigerator cars and unloaded with- out re-handling, the capacity of the warehouse being equal to about five carloads. From here the beer ie delivered by wagon to the city and vicinity trade, and is also shipped to points in this State and Ilinois. Beer is also bottled here for family use, hotels and restaurants, and is delivered to all parts of the city in cases of one and two dozen quarts or two dozen pints. Concer ing the quality of this company’s product, it is hardly necessa to make mention, since it is everywhere recognized as the perfec- tion of lager beer, and is in demand in all parts of the country as well as abroad by discriminating consumers, its aunnal out-put of 500,000 barrels being the best evidence of the favor in which it is зо widely held.
KEITH & CO., Grain, Hay and Provision Commission Merchant: Office, Room 4, McKeen Block,
An importatnt feature in the trade accommodations of Terre Haute is the commission brokerage office of Messrs. Keith « Co., which was founded in 1873 by Mr. Е. F. Keith, who was joined їп 1886 by Mr. Т. A. Mosher. ` They occupy commodious ‘offices provided with every facility for the transaction of business, in- cluding large bulletin boards upon which the fluctuations in prices, latest quotations, movement of crops, state of the market, ete., in all the principal cities of the country are announced at brief intervals during business hours, affording investors a full knowl- edge of the markets. The operations of the firm include the purchase or sale of grain, hay and provisions for cash or future delivery on margin, and the largest orders are executed by tele- graph through correspondents at the various principal exchanges, enabling the patron to operate on the market with the same facility as # Һе were on the flor of the several exchanges in per son. Only the usual small commission charged by brokers is demanded for the firm's services, and their customers are num- bered among the most prominent capitalists and business men of this vicinity. The firm also handle grain and hay in round car- load lots, which is shipped chiefly to the Eastern market.
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COAL BLUFF MINING COMPANY,
Miners and Shippers of Fontanet Steam and Indiana Block Coal, Office 515 Ohio Street.
Itis tothe cheapnessand qual- ity of coal that the manufactur- ing and transportation interests of а community are largely in- debted for their advance and prosperity, and no concern in this section has accomplished more, as regards its facilities, for furnishing a high grade of Ком, than has the Coal Blut
has since developed а 1 and growing trade extending throughout the North-west. The mines of the company are locat- ed inVigoand Clay countiesand are seven in number. They are
provided with a complete equipment, including the most modern
mining machinery and have a daily out-put of 1,000 tons, furnish- ing employment {о 500 operatives. The veins of coal are of profit- able thickness and their block coal is entirely free from slat
free burning, makes no clinkers, and is unsurpassed for smelting
and domestic purposes. Their steam coal from their Fontanet
mines is in active demand for railroad purposes, the quantity of fixed carbon in it being more than usually apparent. The facil- ities at hand for placing the product on the market ‘are particu- larly favorable and their block coal is disposed of almost wholly in Terre Haute and Chicago. There is no doubt that the influ- ence of these valuable beds of mineral wealth are destined to advance in prominence among the most celebrated in this section, The officers of the company are J. Smith Talley, President and General Manager; R. W. Rippetoe, Vice President and Assistant eral Manager; W. Е Eppert, Secretary, and Leslie D. Thomas, ürer; all progressive business men, clearly identified
the industrial advancement of th The prosperity of this
company is intimately connected with those who depend upon it
for the enhancement of their interests and the community at large has the greatest stake in its.cause, success and well-being.
CHRIST. STARK, Steam Bottling Works, 200 South Ninth Street.
‘The oldest and most important enterprise of its kind in Terre Haute is the steam bottling works of Mr. Christopher Stark, which was originally established in 1867 by Millfield & Stark, but is now
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conducted under the sole proprietorship of Mr. Stark. The man- ufacturing plant is embraced in a one-story brick building 20> 60 feet in dimensions, with a recently erected annex 14X45 feet. It is equipped with a 15-horse power steam engine and all necessary bottling machinery, generators, ete., of the most improved char- acter, and the products embrace all kinds of carbonated beverages of a non-alcoholic character, including soda and mineral waters, ginger ale, champagne cider, root and tonic beers, ete; and a speciality is made in changing soda fountains for the use of drug- gists, confectioners and others, this being the only house in the city making а feature of this department of the business. Mr. Stark also manufactures all his own syrups, flavors and other ingredients used in the manufacture of carbonated beverages, thereby insuring their purity, and every care is taken in all the processes of manufacture to secure the highest quality of product.
Ве trade of the house extends throughout a considerable portion of Indiana and Ilinois and is also largely with Terre Haute mer- chants, requiring the utilization of two wagons for delivery purposes. Мг. Stark is a well-known and esteemed citizen and an enterprising and progressive business man, fully meriting his annually increasing success and his house is а useful and prom- inent feature of the industrial resources of Terre Haute.
TERRE HAUTE CAR AND MANUFACTURING CO., Manufacturers of Railroad Cars, Car Wheels and Machinery.
Any person familiar with the city of Terre Haute а third of a century ago or more, will remember the small plant and equip- ment of the foundry’ which has since developed into the splendid enterprise of the Тетте Haute Car and Manufacturing Compan: ‘The company was incorporated July 19, 1875. In 1887 the works were destroyed by fire, but were immediately rebuilt and placed upon a better basis than ever before. The plant is located in the south-eastern part of the city and covers an area of twenty-six acres, the buildings being chiefly one story in height and iron clad.’ Three miles of standard gauge track traverse the yards in every directiom and the shops are so arranged as to necessitate the Teast possible re-handling of the various parts of the cars until they meet at the erecting-shop, which has an area of 40,000 square feet, and has space for ten cars; the annual out-put being about 3,000 cars. Six hundred workmen are employed in the works and the out-put embraces every description of railroad cars except passenger cars, and a leading specialty is the manufacture of the Barr's patent process car wheels of which about $000are annually produced beyond what is required for their own uses. These wheels are made with а chilled iron rim which is afterward ground trae upon an emery wheel, rendering them particularly durable and desirable. The officers of the company are Messrs. Jas. Seath, President; Lewis J. Cox, Vice-president and Treas- urer; G. W. Gillespie, Secretary, and В. Г. Cox Superintendent.
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J. N. HICKMAN,
White Sewing Мас
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ез, 306 Мат Street,
Noother sewing machine | bas ever attained so great
popularity in this market as has the White Sewing Machine, which under the able and pushing manage- tent of Mr.J. Х Hickman has come to be a how hold necessity throughout this city and vicinity, as its inherent merits so emi- nently deserve it should Mr. Hickman opened his
wing machine warerooms in Terre Haute about a dozen years ago, and from amodest beginning has de- veloped an extensive busi- ness, until today his es- tablishment is by far the largest devoted to this line inthe city. He occupiesa four-story building, 18x80 feet in dimensions, the ground floor being used for ware roomsand show room, and the upper floors for storage and repair shop. Besides the sales made from ‘the store, a dozen wagons are kept constantly fon the road, and local agents in the adjoining towns of this State and Illinois also procure all their supplies from this headquarters. Concerning the merits of ће admira- ble White Machines, too much cannot be said, since
they embrace all the latest improvements that go to make up a
erfect and easy running fami
facturing purposes they have few, if any, equal
Е ned in the trade is the just reward of ener- tic and progressive methods, and to his pushing and fair deal ba he city is indebted for this valu
Mr, Hickman has att:
usines policy her trade resources.
sewing machine, while for manu-
‘The success
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SAMUEL FRANK, Manufacturer of Pants, Overalls, Shirts, etc., 17 S. Fifth Street.
The manufacture of serviceable working clothes for farmers, mechanics, and others, has come to bean important feature of industries of Terre Haute, and the oldest concern of the kind in the city, and one of the pioneers in the trade in Indiana is that of Mr. Samuel Frank, which he instituted in 1878, and has since conducted with annually increasing success and infiuence. The facilities of the house embrace the occupancy of а four-story and basement building 25X150 feet in dimensions, which is equipped with all necessary sewing machines, elevator, ete., operated by electric power, employment being furnished to eighty operatives in the factory, besides which, about two hundred others are pro- vided with work at their own homes. The products of the house are pants, overalls, shirts, drawers, ete., for workingmen, all of which are manufactured in the most careful manner from reliable materials and are warranted to give the most satisfactory wear. ‘The out-put is about 500 dozen garments weekly, which are sold to the jobbing trade only, and are in active demand throughout the United States generally. The enterprise is one of the most prosperous of the kind in the State, and its high reputation, gained by the uniform reliability and good quality of its out-put, is not excelled by that of any oiher. Mr. Frank is а progressive manufacturer, esteemed by the trade, and his business policy is based upon honorable and fair dealing to all.
HENRY MEYER,
Wholesale Dealer in Wines and Liquors, 705 and 707 Wabash Avenue.
А leading and important house in the wholesale wine and liquor trade is that of Mr. Henry Meyer, which he founded Au- gust 7, 1884. His premises are comprised in two floors, where the stock carried embraces a large and well-selected variety of fine Kentucky whiskies, domestic and imported wines, liquors, bran- dies апд cordials, all of which are supplied to the trade in orig- inal packages, and at lowest t rates. Mr. Meyer has always made a specialty of the importation of fine wines, and handling California wines, both in bulk and in bottles, and his sales of Rhine wines and California wines are greater than those of any other house in Western Indiana. The trade of the house extends throughout a large section af this State and Ilinois, and the uni- form reliability and high quality of all goods handled have given it a reputation among ‘dealers that is as enviable ак it is promi- nent. Mr. Meyer makes frequent trips in person among his trade, giving dealers the satisfaction of doing business with the princi- pal, and thus avoiding all errors or misunderstandings. He is a
yushing business man, in the prime of his usefulness, and hisaim is toafford the most advanced accommodations in his line of trade.
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CLOBE MEDICINE Co.,
Manufacturers of Hollingsworth’s Treatment for Catarrh, Colds, Hay Fever and Asthma, and Brunk-
er’s Carminative Balsam, 23 $. Sixth Street.
From the perusal of a little pamphlet issued by the Globe Med- icine Co., of this city, entitled, “ A Treatise on the Nature, Cause and Treatment of Colds, Catarrh, Hay Fever and Asthma,” and noting the nnmerous published letters from well-known citizens of this and other loca! it would seem that the Globe Medi- cine Co. has, beyond question, reached the only rational means of cure for these most disagreeable and tenacious diseases above named. This cure consists of a course of treatment, varying in character with the several maladies, and which is collectively nown as the “Hollingsworth Treatment.” The Globe Medi- ine Co. guarantee a cure to those sufferers who will faithfully carry out the instructions with regard to the use of their medi- cines, and hundreds have already been permanently relieved by so doing, after having, in many cases, spent much time and money unavailingly. Besides the manufacture of “ Hollings- worth’s Treatment ” the company also manufactures “ Branker’s Carminative Balsam,” an unexeelled remedy for summer com- plaint, cholera morbus, cramp colic, ete. This company was in- corporated in January, 1889, and is fast introducing its remedies to the publie throughout the United States. Its executive offi- cers are Messrs. В. M. Hollingsworth, President, and $. С. Me Keen, Secretary and Treasurer, and its Stockholders are made up of the most substantial and honored citizens of Terre Haute. While the character of this volume does not permit of our going into all the details of the marvelous work in which this com- pany is engaged, it is not beyond our province to advise such of our readers as may be afflicted with catarrh or any of its kindred diseases, to send to this company for the treatise above men- tioned, and to carefully read its contents.
TERRE HAUTE CARPET HALL. Edward M. Walmsley, 309 Wabash Ave.
The Terre Haute Carpet Hall may besaid to bean important land- mark in the development of the commerce of this city. It was founded in 18, by the late Mr. L. Ryce, and has since enj an uninterrupted career of nearly half a century. Its fou was one of the pioneer business теп, and а man of remarkable foresight and energy, and became widely known for these qualities as well as for his marked integrity and honorable principles. In 1870 the firm of Ryce & Walmsley was formed, and at the de- mise of the founder, in 1881, Mr. Edward М. Walmsley became the successor and sole proprietor of the business. Features of this enterprise are its long occupancy of one location and the length of the service of its employés, some of them having been with the house continuously for over thirty-five years, yet withal it is
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fully abreast of the times in all of the attributes of enterprise, push and new and reliable goods, and though the‘oldest house of the kind in Terre Haute, no other house in the city or perhaps State carries so large а stock of new goods-and has so few unde able or old style patterns. The aim of the management has always been to keep only stich goods as could be warranted just as represented, and the high reputation gained anid maintained has resulted іп а trade of such magnitude ав to utterly prevent the accumulation of old patterns. The warerooms, embraced in а three-story and basement building, are the largest in the city used for the purpose. The stock carried embraces all the latest pat- terns and styles in fine carpets rugs, mattings, wall paper, curtains, draperies, portieries, upholstering goods, etc., all of which are procured direct from manufacturers and are sold at lowest possible prices. The assortment and styles in all lines is large and com- plete, and the facilities of the house are such that orders are promptly filled and in the most satisfactory manner. Те trade of the house is by no means confined to the city, but extends throughout а circuit of seventy-five miles, and is still annually increasing in volume. Mr. Walmsley is ап experienced business man, a courteous gentleman and a public spirited citizen, and is well fitted to maintain the honorable record which for so many years has been a part and parcel of the old and well-known Terre Наше Carpet Hall.
PRAIRIE CITY BANK, 14 South Sixth Street.
Under the nominal title of the Prairie City Bank, Mr. John 8. Beach has for a number of years conducted a banking business, which forms an important feature of the financial facilities and resourcesof Terre Наше. The enterprise, which is the direct suc- cessor of the old state bank of the same name, organized in 1852, has Tong occupied a high rank among the sound and reliable fiduciary institutions of Indiana. А regular ‘banking business is conducted, accounts of merchants, manufacturers and capitalists are carried, loans and discounts are made, collections undertaken and drafts issued on the principal cities of the country as well as abroad. ‘The chief correspondents of the bank are the Chemical National Bank of New York, and the North-western National Bank, of Chicago, and foreign exchange is handled through the banking house of Messrs. Knauth, Nachod & Kuhne. Mr. Beach is one of the most prominent and substantial of Terre Haute’s active busi- ness men ; he isa large holder of centrally located productive real estate, Те dhe Treasurer and one of the founders of the Terre Haute Savings Bank and is also prominently identified with other mat- ters conducive to the development of the city. His bank has always been noted for its prompt and energetic yet conservative management, and has done much to enhance ‘the welfare and advancement of this city judicious fostering of all meri- torious industrial endeav
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А. Е. HERMAN,
Manufacturer of Fine Carriages, 1001 to 1007 Wa- bash Avenue and 2 to 22 Tenth Street.
‘One of the most important and representative houses of the carriage-building industry of Indiana is the establishment of Mr. А. E. Herman, which was instituted in 1886. The manufactur- plant consists of a three-story brick factory, 60150 feet in dimensions, which is fully equipped with all necessary tools and appliances, operated by а steam engine, and employment is fur- nished to about thirty skilled workmen. The productions of the house consist of but one-quality of carriages, and that quality is the very best, the reputation of the house for the excellence of its out-put being excelled by none others here ог elsewhere. The products embrace light and heavy carriages, buggies, phaetons,
Jandaus, coupés, etc., and made in all the leading and fashiona- ble styles and warranted to be equal in workmanship, finish and juality of materials to any made in the country. А specialty of the house is a pallbearers’ cab, upon which patents are pending, and which is a novelty in the carriage-building trade that is un- doubtedly destined to meet with a large and growing demand. This cab is similar in appearance and finish to an ordinary cab, except that it is much larger, having accommodations for eight спрега instead of four, and as its name indicates, is designed for funeral purposes, as well as for carrying parties of eight persons for other occasions. ` It isa very superior vehicle, handsomely fin- ished and durably made, and is designed for a high-class trade. ‘The products of the house are shipped to various parts of the country, and а large demand for light work is supplied locally and in this vicinity. Mr. Herman is a practical and experienced manufacturer, and was formerly engaged in the same line of bus- iness at Ravenna, Ohio. Не gives his close personal supervision to all the operations of the business, in the interest of his patrons, and the success already attained gives abundant promise of in- crease in the future.
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Н. ALFREY,
Manufacturer of Tight-Barrel Circular Heading, Crawfordsville, Works and Main Office, E. College Street, near Junction. Terre Haute Works, near Union Depot.
‘The heading-works of Mr. Н. Alfrey occupies the distinction of being the largest enterprise of the kind in the world. It was originally established by its present proprietor at Muncie, Ind., in 1872, was removed to Anderson, Ind., їп 1878, and from there to Noblesville, Ind., in 1876. In 1879 it was removed to Indian- apolis, and їп 1889 to Crawfordsville, Ind., where the main office and works are still maintained ; the Terre Haute works having been instituted in the spring of 1889. Тһе plant in this city covers an area of about six acres, upon which are erected a nun ber of frame buildings fully equipped with spec
and operated by three steam engines of an aggregate of 160-horse power. Large yards for storing material surround the manufac- turing department, and numerons side-tracks enter the premises, affording the most complete facilities for loading and unloading the raw materials and the finished product. The plant at Crawfords- ville is of about the same dimensions, and at the two establish- ments and in obtaining the lumber from the forests about three hundred workmen are given steady employment. The product is exclusively tight-barrel circle heading for whisky, wine and pickle barrels and oil and pork barrels and tierces, and the out-put of the two plants is about 13,000 heads per day, which are distributed to the trade throughout the United States, АП heading is made from white oak, and the perfect and ingenious machinery, unsurpassed facilities and system and order with which the enterprise is conducted, have combined to so reduce the cost of produetion as to enable the house to afford the trade the greatest advantages in quality and cost of the produet, Ме АЕ беу is a progressive and practical manufacturer, and well and widely known to the trade. His enterprise is a valuable acces- sion to the industrial resources of Terre Haute, and the success it has met with is the result of well directed effort and enterpris- ing management.
THE PANTS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Manufacturers of Jeans, Cassimere and Woolen Pants, 644 Wabash Avenue.
This enterprise, of which Messrs. Edwin O'Boyle and Мах
Frank are the proprietors, was founded in 1883, by Schloss & Co., the present firm succeeding to the business in 1887. The house
is one of the oldest of its kind in this section, as well as one of the largest, its production averaging about thirty dozen pairs of pants d; he premises occupied for the business consist of a
three-story brick building, 20% 150 feet in dimensions, which is
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equipped with all necessary sewing machines, elevator, ete., oper- ated by an electric motor, employment being furnished on the premises to seventy-five operatives, besides which others are em- ployed at their own homes. The firm manufacture jeans, eassi- mete, cottonade and woolen pants for farmers, workingmen, me- chanics and others, and make the best class of goods of the kind produced in the city, sales being made to the jobbing trade only, and the product being shipped chiefly to Ohio, Pennsylvani Virginia, and the Northwest, where it stands in the highest favor. ‘The facilities and advantages possessed by the firm enable them to fill all orders promptly, and the excellent transportation facili- ties render the house an advantageous one with which to enter into business relations.
SAMUEL С. BARKER,
Wholesale Dealer in Wines and Liquors, 664 Wa- bash Avenue. +
‘One of the most important rep- resentatives of the liquor trade in Terre Haute is Mr. S. С. Barker, who established his house in 1876. He is a gentle- man of large experience in the business, widely known to the trade, and possesses the best pos- sible facilities, embracing а cen- trally located store having three floors and а basement, where ће carries large and complete stock of choice wines and liquors, i cluding the most celebrated brands of French champagnes, red wines and brandies, sherries and ports, German wines, Hol- land gins, Swiss cordials, Scotch and Irish whiskiesand the prod- ucts of American vineyards and distilleries. The chief specialty 3 of the house is the handling of high-grade Pennsylvania and Maryland Rye and Kentucky Bourbon whiskies of approved age and flavor, and no other housein the state is better supplied than is this опе. These goods are sold either free or in bond, large quantities being allowed to remain in the bonded warehouses of the states where manufactured until required for the demands of the trade. Mr. Barker also carries a large and complete stock of cigars and tobaccos. This enterprise is conducted upon a business policy fully in accord with that class of houses which do a con- scientious business and invariably give every customer full value for his money.
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Е. М. WATSON, Dealer in Agricultural Implements, Farm Wagons, Buggies, etc., 18 and 20 S. Third Street.
Watson was in- stituted in 1877 by Jas. Е. McCandless & Co., and has been conducted under its present management since 1885. The premises are comprised in а three-story warehouse, 30X100 feet in dimensions,
with storage sheds in the rear in addition for machinery. The stock embraces the celebrated light-draft Em- pire Self-binding farvesting Ma-
chine, which combines effi-
cieney, ease of manage- ment апд durability, with economy in first cost; the Peoria Corn- planter, the Indianapo- lis Сога Planter, the Bradley, Champion and Hamilion Plows, the Hamilton Adjustable- Arch Combined Riding Cultivator, the Hamil-
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ton Rake and the Long & Allstatter Co.'s Hay, Straw and Fodder Cutters, as well as grinding mills, horsepowers, and carriages, buggies, phaetons and general purpose wagons, as well as light and heavy farm wagons. A call will convince the farmer that Mr, Watson can supply everything in the above line required, and of а quality and at prices that will insure perfect satisfaction.
TOWNLEY STOVE СО.
Importers of Tinplates, Dealers in Tinners’ Supplies, Stoves, Ranges, Furnaces, House Furnishing Goods, and Manufacturers of Tinware,
609 Wabash Avenue.
Among the largest and most prominent establishments in ‘Terre Haute, devoted to the above-named branch of commercial industry, that of the Townley Stove Company occupies the lead- ing position. This house was established in 1878 by Townley Bros., and incorporated in 1888 as the Townley Stove Company. ‘The premises occupied consists of a three-story britk buildin, 40X160 feet in dimensions, the first floor of which is used as sales- room, and the upper floors of theirs and an adjoining building for storage and manufacturing purposes. Та the tinware manu- facturing department upwards of twenty-five skilled workmen are employed. The firm have the largesi n the city for house furnishing goods and they сапу а stock embracing every article in their line for furnishing the most humble cottage as well as the scullery of the most elegant mansion. The store of this firm is handsomely fitted up and is filled to overflowing ‘with a complete line of goods, among which we make mention of the Acorn Stoves, Townley Stoves, Steel Ranges, Cook Stoves, Heating Stoves, Refrigerators, Calder's Oil Stove, Gas Stoves for heating and cooking, Artistic Wood Mantels and Grates, Tile Hearths, Kitchen Furnishing Goods, Roofing and Guttering, Tin and Sheet Iron Working, Pasteur Germ Proof Water Filters, and dealers in Tinplates and ‘inners’ Supplies. The different lines while including all grades for which there is a regular demand, are selected with experienced judgment, particular attention being given to the quality and reliability of each article. The firm has the most favorable arrangements for procuring goods, and buying in large lots they obtain such concessions in prices as to justify them in selling all goods at prices that make their establishment a resort for all who are in quest of the best goods at a reasonable cost. The trade of this house which is both wholesale and retail is by no means confined to the city, but ex- tends throughout the states of Ilinois and Indiana, to the public of which localities equal advantages are offered as to those in Тепе Haute. The members of this firm, Н. Р. Townley, Presi dent and Treasurer, and Albert Harstine, Secretary, are both en- terprising business men, who offer the greatest possible айтап tages to patrons, and we commend them to the publie generally.
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с. с. SMITH, Dealer in Farm Implements, Stoves, Ranges and Furnaces, Wagons, Surreys, Buggies, Carts, etc., ЗО! and 303, Wabash Avenue.
No hetter indication of the prosperity and progress of Terre Haute’s commercial interests is supplied than by reference to the career of the agricultural warehouse of Mr. С. С. Smith, which, besides being the oldest of its kind in this section of the Sta
also the largest, and was established in 1842 by Messrs. N & Sons, since which time it has been continuously operated by
members of the same family, the present proprietor having con- trolled the business under his own name since 1865. Although the date given, 1842, as above represents the inception of the as a matter of fact Ме, N. Smith had laid its foundation ars earlier, in 1834 пе he purchased а small tin
beginning has grown the extensive
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and leading establishment now perpetuated by his son, and соп- trolling а trade throughout this section of Indiana which is still growing in volume as well as territorially. The system and order with which the business is conducted and the steady and sure ad- vance it is annually making in its chosen field are matters that are generally recognized and favorably commented upon by business men in all other branches of trade. The facilities of the house embrace а three story and basement double store, 50x140 feet in dimensions, where an extensive and well chosen stock is carried, embracing the entire field of agricultural implements and tools, wagons, carriages and buggies, stoves, tinware and tinners’ stock, and in fact, everything useful on or about a farm as well as many articles for city folks. The stock of farming implements coni- prises the most improved and those best adapted for the use of the farmer, all of which are fully warranted. Mr. Smith has the exclusive agency in this city for many of the principal manufac turers of these goods, among which are the McCormack Harvest- ing Machine Со. Mowers, Reapers and Binders, the Barlow Rotary Corn Planter, the Barlow Check Rowers, the Improved Fremont Sulkey Cultivators, the Hoosier Com Drill, the Favorite Сот Sheller, the Stoddard Manufacturing Co.'s Tiger Mowers, ‘Tiger Hay Rake, Imperial, Oliver Chilled and Aughe Improved Plows, the celebrated Studebaker wagons, light business wagons, road carts, buckboards and buggies, the old reliable Schuttler farm wagons, ete. The line of stoves and kitchen furnishing goods is equally complete, and embraces the Garland stoves and ranges, the Quick Meal and Vaporstoves and tinners’ stock of all Kinds. Mr, Smith is an active, enterprising and thoroughgoing business man, in the prime of his commercial usefulness and the correct principles upon which his business is conducted is worthy the emulation of all. He is prominently identified with the ad- vancement of Terre Haute in commercial greatness, and the result of his suecessul labors so far may be said to be but an evidence of Srhat he will accomplish in the future
с. W. HAMILL, Millinery, 426 Wabash Avenue.
Опе of the latest and most important additions to the trade facilities of Terre Haute, and the only establishment of the kind at all approaching metropolitan proportions, is the elegant and fashionable Millinery Emporium of Mr. Charles W, Hamill, which has already become a leading resort for the ladies of this city and vicinity. The salesrooms are centrally located, hand- somely appointed, commodious and well-lighted and are the most attractive of any of the kind in the city. Here, in pleasant weather, may every day be found quite a gathering of the society belles of this vicinity, inspecting, admiring and selecting from the fresh and comprehensive stock of late novelties in imported hats and bonnets, and the multitude of flowers, feathers, ribbons,
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laces, and other articles which go to make up the stock of a really first-class millinery establishment, and embrace ап endless variety of dainty articles which the fairer half of creation most affect. Хо other establishment in the city exhibits so large and varied, ог ко beautiful a collection of millinery goods as are here displayed, and to judge from the constant ‘pressure to see and purchase, there сап be по question as to the popularity of the ouse or of the capacity of its management to fully supply the wants of patrons. This is also the only millinery house in the ity where the goods are sold at lowest Chicago and New York prices, and a hat or bonnet from here not only has the imprint of the latest fashion and style upon it, which gives to the wearer an indescribable charm that would be lost if the same materials had been put together by a novice, but is supplied at a most reason- able price. "А department of dress-making is also a feature of the business, where ladies may have their dresses made by a first-class modiste in the latest styles. Mr. Hamill is well-known to this community, and was formerly in the employ of Hoberg, Root & Co. Ву reason of his enterprising methods and energetic capa- bilities he has placed his new enterprise at the head of the trade in this section, and he fully merits the success he has achieved.
CHICAGO & INDIANA BLOCK COAL CO. Miners and Shippers of Indiana Block Coal, Office 513 1-2 Ohio Street.
‘The coal interest of every large community must ever remain of the first importance, and it is necessary that the system by which the supply is received should be thoroughly organized and efficiently directed. А prominent factor in the development of the coal industry of this section is the Chicago & Indiana Block Coal Co., whieh was incorporated in 1888, and operates the Нап son mines, located in Clay county, about twenty-five miles distant from Terre Haute. From this mine the company is now produc- ing about 500 tons of coal daily, furnishing employment to about 250 operatives. Тһе company are miners of a superior quality of Indiana block coal, the characteristies of which are no slate, no snapping, no elinkers, free burning, small рег cent. of ash, and superiority for domestic use. The business of the company is exclusively, wholesale and the product is shipped chiefly to Chicago and the North-west where it is in active demand for man-
ufacturing and smelting purposes as well as for railroad uses. ‘The great resources of the company give it important advantages which it promptly shares with customers, and business relations
Treasurer, all wide-awake, energetic men, with all the phases of the coal trade and accounted among the substantial and public spirited citizens of Terre Haute, in whose hands the continued development and growth of this city largely depends.
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KNIGHT & GROVER, Merchant Tailors, Room 2, Corner Wabash Avenue and 5. Sixth Street. ‘Though the tailor does not make the man, he may, the opportunity, make the man look wel vicinity ате better equipped with faciliti natural talent to fully provide gentlemen
experience and ith faultless outer garments than are Messrs, Knight & Grover, who occupy the position of being among the foremost merchant tailors of Terre
аше. This firm was organized in March, though this date by по means indicates their connection with the trade, both having previously enjoyed a long experience in the business in this city and elsewhere. The firm's show-rooms are centrally located, well lighted and contain the very finest and most elegant cloths and suitings for gentlemen’s wear, imported specially for their trade, which have been selected with rare taste, and they are made up to order in the very highest style of the art by skillful workmen under the close and critical supervision of the members of the firm, who allow nothing to leave their establishment unless it bears the imprint of excellence in every particular. The patron-
se of the firm is derived from the best class of citizens of Terre
faute and vicinity, and as one of the leading and most popular merchant tailoring establishments of Terre Haute, catering only to first-class trade, this enterprise is fully entitled to the marked success it has achieved in this artistic industry
WILL W. ADAMSON, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Paints, Oils and Class, 22 South Sixth Street.
‘The above enterprise, which now ranks among the most imp. tant commercial industries of Terre Haute, was founded here in 1885, by Mr. W. W. Adamson. This is the most extensive house of the kind in this section, and occupies one large floor and base- ment, which are completely stored with an immense stock.of paints, oils, window-glass, brushes, varnishes and manufacturers’ supplies of all descriptions. Mr. Adamson is also sole agent in this section for the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company. The whole- sale trade of this house extends largely throughout Illinois and and Indiana, while it enjoys а lange retail trade throughout city and vicinity. Orders ean be filled here at prices and on terms equally as advantageous and at less expense of time and for freighis than is incurred on purchases made in the metropolitan cities, while the stock to select from is equal to the demands of an almost unlimited trade. In the way of supplying manufacturers and builders with elegant plate glass, ete., this house is headquar- fers, and has long been known for the facilites it hes for supply- ing these goods. The marked success of this house during the past is the best evidence of its future usefulness, and we com- mend it to our readers as in every way reliable, fair-dealing and trustworth:
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TERRE HAUTE COMMERCIAL COLLECE, W. С. Isbell, President.
Among the various sources of education which have a fixed and acknowledged value, a high place must be accorded to the Com- mercial College. In common with other schools the Commercial College awakens the mind to the reception of knowledge and ex- ercises a diciplinary effect, but its chief value over other schools lies in the fact that it immediately prepares the student for an active busines career and sends him forth fully equipped to fight the battle of Ше, not with theories only but with practical knowledge, Хо boy ог youth destined for commercial life can otherwise but be greatly benefitted by the excellent course of training and instruction these institutions afford. The Terre Haute Commercial College is not only one of the oldest, but is also entitled to rank as one of the very best institutions of the kind in the West. Established in 1862 and conducted under its present management since 1878, it has during the period of its existence accomplished a great and good work and has become опе of the steadfast institutions of Indiana. Here students of both sexes have every advantage for obtaining a thorough busi- ness education, and every modern facility isat hand for acquiring practical experience in the conduct of business matters and after the same methods that are in use in actual commercial life. The course of study embraces book-keeping, penmanship, business correspondence, commercial law, arithmetic, banking, commission, exchange, transportation, merchandising, etc, and banks and business offices are located in the College, with all the books, papers, desks, furniture, letter press, etc., that would be in use in any regular business