The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-02-19
TOLEDO'S MANUFACTURING RE.
SOURCES.
The Important Business Of b. Meilink
q CO.---Its Origin, Progress and
Present Resources. An Extensive
and Replete Factory, with Spacious
and Elegantly Stocked Show Rooms.

anu heplete FACTORY with Spacious
and Elegantly Stocked Show Rooms.
Though we have already referred, at
considerable length, to many of the
most prominent misunderstanding institu
tions in Toledo, it has not, hitherto, fall
en- to our lot to review one possessing a
more noteworthy past and interesting
present, than that existing under the
firm style Of p. MB1LINK & Co., which
has not only been successfully run for
over quarter of a century, but still
bids well to flourish oven twice or thrice
that number Of years to come within the
limits of our proud "great city Of the
future. Nor is it alone it's established
or ancestral privilege that ranks it so
high in popular estimation. Furniture
homemade, sound, and perfect in its
mechanical nstruction-whether to
adorn q palatial residence, or the still
moro humble cot of the artizan-haa
ever been in popular demand, from
sheer necessity, and must, unquestiona-
bly,, remain 50 to the end of time
hence none can fail in their interest to-
ward soimportant line Of enterprise.
Convinced by such philosophy-the
sound common-senBe teaching Of ye
good old times-so far back as 1847 Mr..
Meilink, resolved to establish the pres
ent house, and taking into co-partner-
ship Mr.. Angel, did 80. Some three
years subsequently the latter gentleman
retired, and for six months Mr.. NJ,
stood firmly to the wheel alone. He
then took in Mr.. D. G. Kapich, who
two years later gave place to Mr.. Ep-
ger. The business then ran on very
steadily for some seven or eight years,
when Mr. Geo. Torbsr succeeded Mr..
Epger, Mr.. Meilink still holding to his
original enterprise with even increasing
energy. Next, Mr.. Torber sought an
other enterprise, when the second part
ner OF the present firm, Mr.. J. T. SOUTH
ARD came forward-some ten years ago
and has nobly stood to his trust and
successfully run with. Mr.. Meilink to
the present, the two taking into co-part-
nership with them, last October, q Mr..
W. N. Conant, gentleman of consider
able experience in the trade, from De
troit, and at this time the popular firm
Of MRILINK & Co., whose manufacture
and business relations are 30 extensively
spread over this and the adjoining
States, consists only Of the three last
named gentlemen. Their spacious fac
tory, replete with ample steam power,
fitted with every modern appliance in
the trade, and run by some 80 to 60 Of
the most skilled artizans to be obtained =,
is located on Cherry street, between
Summit and Water streets, and covers
an area Of some 152x132 feet. A new
wing has recently been added, which
largely facilitates, and gives tangible ev-
idence Of readiness on the part of the
firm to keep fully apace with their large
ly increasing trade. Abundance of the
choicest woods are here stowed-some
III the rough-some seasoning and any
quantity in various stages of manufac-
ture-and go when you will through this
interesting hive of industry, Mr.. Mel
link with the characteristic application
OF the Queen-bee) is ever in diligent
supervision, that nothing short of the
most reliable material and manufacture
may reflect to the credit of the
firm. We now proceed to refer to the
SPACIOUS AND ELEGANT SHOW ROOMS.
These are located at 204 Summit st.,
and are comprised in very fine brick
structure, five stories high Of 120 feet
long by 80 feet wide. The first-or
basement-is chiefly used for fitting
up work, and is adapted to any light
transient work to meet the hsstyrequire-
ments of customers The second floor
is devoted to medium class of goods
of every conceivable make and shape.
1t is here the visitor first enters, and
discovers to his right spacious will-lit
general Office, admirably fitted, snd by
the way, model of system and tidiness.
The third floor contains parlor and draw
ing-room goods, richly upholstered in
every possible color and shade Of at
tractiveness, beside q most elaborate
display of mantel, pier and dining-room
glasses unexcelled for beauty and lustre.
The fourth story is completely packed
with an endless variety of chamber or
bedroom sets-in every design and fin
ish, while the fifth floor is devoted to
storage and the conduct of upholstering
work, in which department this house
may fairly be said to take the lead in
the city, and is probably not excelled in
the entire north west-their chief up
holsterer, Mr.. Fred. Reifbeing not only
largely experienced but natural genius
in his craft.
As we have said, Mr.. Meilink person
ally conducts the factory-Mr. South
ard, than whom there are few more
courteous and genial gentlemen to trans