The Grange advance., 1874-02-14

own ski'l, industry, and credit. Years Of
anceasing labor, seonouay, and honorable
dealing have enabled him to establish . large
and permanent business He long since
left the little wooden shop in which he COM
menced. and now occupies large and COM
modious store room: on Main street in the
! very confer of business.
| PAINTERS.
Hawktns & Cooper, House, carriage
aad ornamental ptinters. and dealers in
paint stocks. wall paper, and glass. Mr..
Hawkins came to qoodhue county and SET
tied in Red Wing i4 May Of 1855, where he
has resided and done business as painter
ever since. In the early days Of his resi-
dence here there was not enough painting
to keep him at work and he varied his en-
ployments by chopping wood and digging
potatoes. Every one has seen and knows
his peculiar three sided sign, which was
put up in 1856 on the same building it is
now upon. Mr.. Conner came to this place
from Memphis, Tenn. in juno, 1871 and as-
soci"ted himself with Mr. Htykine, July
Sd, 1871. They have done an exclusive
business in oils, paints, wall paper, glass,
&c., being the only store in the State deal
ing exclusively in these articles. They
found it rather uphill business the first two
years. but since then the trade has been
very encouraging, and still continues to i'm
prove ,as it becomes better known. Mr.. Co.
mer has general supervision of the merc.n-
tile part of the business, while Mr. Hawkins
still sticks to the shop. They employ dur
ing the busy season Of the year from twelve
to fifteen hands,
CROCKERT.
Thomas McSorley, wholesale crockery.
general stock Of boots, shoes and clothing.
Mr.. Mes came here in 1866, from New York.
In 1869 he built the brick store on Main.
near Potter street, three stories, 25x6O.
then he purchased the Webster brick ad-
joining, it being the same size. Last sum-
mer he erected the brick store opposite the
Franklin House, 25x80. Mr.. Mcsorley
now occupies all Of these stores himself
with his immense stocks of general mer-
chsndise. He will commence building on
the corner of Main and Potter streets next
spring This will be three stories high
and 2o1l0O This building adjoins his
stores, and he will use the upper stories of
the stores, in connection with the new
building. as farmers hotel He will have
commodious stable that will hold so teams.
His efforts in bulling up the price Of wheat
at the Red Wing marke. will be lone re-.
membered With gratitude by the farmers of
Goodhue county. When Mr.. Mes. came here
he purchased the old soriu place ,46d rs
since built the large brick mansion irwh;ch
he now resides. ~ =
TANNING N11Ls.I
Z. Peterson, manufactures tanning mills.
milk safes, wiudow scree1s, and does all
kinds Of repairing. Mr.. Peterson has been
in Red Wing 10 years, engaged principally
in this business His tanning mill is his own
invention, and was patented by himself.
Those who know the machine are its best
advertisers. The Wisconsin woods furnish
his material as they do all the manufactu-
rers Of this city. Every active manufactu-
rer is public benefactor.
BANKS.
Pierce, Simmons j. Co.. Bankers. This
firm consists Of the we'll known gentlemen
J. C. Pierce, T. K. Simmons and A. "
Pratt. This house was established in the
year 1868, and has ever since prosecuted
successful business, and to-day stands
among the first class banking institutions
OF the country. The amount invested in
the business is $50, 600, which they propose
to increase the present season. The mem.
bers of this firm are not only men of large
wealth but of long experience, and are un
surpassed in business capacity The bank
is located in the Key Stone Block. having
large and we'll arranged offices, and an ex-
cellent fire proof vault, in which they have
just placed new burglar proof safe With
all the latest impro vements. Mr. Pierce
came to this place in 1855 and engaged in
the real estate business Was q member
OF the firm of Smith, Towne & Co.. and of
Towne 4 Pierce. No man has spent more
time or taken more active part in build
ing up the city and advancing its interests
than Mr.. PIERCE. We have spo4en of Mr..
Summons IN our account Of the f I'm of Sim
mnns Olson {. Raol sSe11e d..