The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1872-03-15

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er business. His partner, Mr.. Biggs, is
in native of town, and this has been |
Of business since boyhood He b
As charge of the ironing and bIacksmit
q ing department. The firm has bu
is up splendid trade-it is based up'
III merit, and it requires no gift
n prophecy to foretell their success.
"a ADAMS & cooNs
At the Findlay Foundry and Machir
shop are doing most excellent an
large trade, and we are glad of tn
It opportunity to speak of it and ther
It The business was established abol
}, fourteen years ago by Mr.. She
e tield-since then there have been n,
: merous changes, the present fri
r taking possession two years ago. Th
8 works employ fourteen to sixteenme
9 and are chiefly engaged in manufat
: turing portable saw mills and portabl
D and stationary engines as well as dom
q general foundry business. Heat
, are made from two to three times pc
!. week, each averaging $500 lbs. Mos
4 of their manufactured articles ar
sold in Ohio, Indiana and Michigar
and the works are kept busy in sup
plying the demand. The shops ar
{ convenient and roomy; the mail
building or machine room is 30xSt
feet, blacksmith shop 24x24, moulding
r room 3Ox5O, and all are well arranged
! The mechanical department is undel
, the charge of VIM. France, a practi
? cal mechanic, who has been connected
with the works almost since
their organization, and the
general business mainly under the
management of Mr.. V. H. Coons, ar
energetic gentleman, who believes in
pushing things. He has resided in
the county for 22 years, and has beer
variously engaged in farming cabine,
making, sawmilling and his presen,
business, becoming connected with
the works three years ago. His part
ner, Mr.. l. Adams is an old resident
Of the county and has been connected
with this business seven or eight
years. Previous to that he was en-
gagged in groceries, distilling and
banking, and now operates grocery
near the shop.
d. BUCK y co.
Come next. Beside Mr.. Buck the
firm comprises Mr.. A. Reimund and
S. Seyfang, all three being practical
workmen. Their line of trade is the
manufacture of wagons and carriages,
of all kinds making about $50 vehicles
per year, but more wagons than any
thing else. Recently the firm has
commenced paying more attention to
buggies, carriages and light work and
are turning cut some elegant jobs,
Mr.. Dickinson having charge of that
branch of the business. In quality,
fnisi. or style their work is unsurpass-
ed. They are about to largely in
crease their shop, and now desire to
employ several additional workmen.
The works were established by Mr..
Buck twelve years ago. He had then
been living here six years, working as
a journeyman. Upon commencing
trade for himself his trade, capital
and shop room were alike small. Then
one man and a boy were all that were
necessary to do the work, which was
mostly repairing, only occasionally
building a new wagon. Now a force
of Is to l6 men constantly employed
and they can hardly turn the work
out fast enough, the market for hich
is wholly in Hancock, Wood and Put
nam counties. Mr.. Seyfang became a
partner six years ago and Mr.. Rel
mund about four years ago. They
both learned their trade in Findlay,
are young men, and the firm makes a
strong one. One great secret of the
success of the establishment has been
the quality of the work turned out.
Upon the tail boards Of half the wag-
ons that come to this town can be
seen their imprint ID. Buck & Co.,
and an inspection will satisfy any one
that every one of those wagons Is a
good one. We congratulate the firm
upon the success it has had and hope
and believe it viii continue increasing.
JOHN SKULL & co,
Operate the planning mill-the only
one here. They are engaged in the
manufacture of doors, sash, blinds,
door and window frames, and also
deal largely in all varieties of rough
and dressed lumber. The firm, COM
prising Jno. Shull and C. E. Seymour,
was formed the Ist of January last as
successors to D. G. Fisher & Co both
gentleman having been members of
the old firm. They have q large and
commodious mill on the west side of
Crawford street, the main building
being 35x75 feet two stories, with
turning shop store room and office by
the side I4x75 feet, and engine room
14x3o feet. The mill is well supplied
with the most approved and best ma
chinery, and the quality of work
turned out is surpassed nowhere. The
firm make a speciality of handling all
varieties of building material, carrying
large stock of pine lumber, shingles,
&c, and also ships considerable hard
wood timber to the Eastern markets.
Mr.. Shull Is a native of this County
and has resided in town about 6 years,
becoming one of the firm of d. C..
Fisher & Co. in 1869, and is a
thorough practical mechanic. Mr..
Seymour is also a practical man. He
came here from Franklin Co. about
four years ago and since then has been
connected with the business. Both
gentleman are young men and possess
q sufficiency of what is known as bus
mess "snap' to insure success. They
have made hosts of friends by theil
courteous manners and their business
like way Of transacting business and
we take pleasure in giving them this
prominent place in the business inter
ests of the city.
THE EAGLE Mills,
Under the care of Mcconnell, Rock
we'll & Co., is filing an important
place in the manufacturing interests
OF FIndlay, and we herewith speak o
it. The mill was originally built fol
custom work a quarter of century
ago, and has passed through yariou!
hands, Mcconnell & Rockwell becom
ing purchasers four years ago. IL
1901 they entirely remodeled ant
enlarged it, and it is now quite al
imposing structure and is one among
the best Touring mills in NortherI
Ohio. The main building is 30x6'
feet and, including the basement, 2:
stories high, and there are also addl
tions for office, ware room and othe
} purposes. 1t is supplied with fou
run of burrs, having capacity OF max
ing $50 barrels of flour per day, mos
OF which is shipped to New YorE
. Last Spring d. G. Conneli becam
1 one of the firm, and we believe thi
r is the first instance in which th
q changed style of the firm has bee
2 in print. In the course of a year
! operation, including the custom worl
: the mill grinds about 1OO,O bushel
: OF grain. There is no necessity fo
d rs to dilate upon the character of th
t work done, the reputation is alread
y too well established at home an
J. abroad to require it. W. w. NJ.