Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-12-30
A BUSINESS OHANGE.
Dissolution of the Firm OF Film s.
JacAson-ShOrt Sketch Of the Busi-

ness
The firm of Finn i jackson, has
bsen dissolved, Mr.. j. X. Finn con-
lnuiug the business under the old firm
name. and MIR. j. L. jackson retiring
ur. jackson will journey to southern Osh.
forniu TO recuperate his health.
This firm OF Finn u jackson dates from
1857, and since that time, with the excep
ion of an interval of about two years, has
done business at the same stand, No 2l9
Market street. The building, however,
which was originally small and old
tashioued structure, has grown with the
business and been added to, enlarged and
rebuilt until scarcely any OF the old build
ing remains The late firm purchased the
building in 1872 and within the following
year expended over 5000 in improving
the property. The present building is
one Of the largest stores on Market street,
extending through to Shipley street, with
large, well-supplied workshops in the
upper stories.
Previous to 1856 one William II.
Griffin carried on Il small timing business
at this stand. In that year Grifiiu sold out
to John II. Adams aud Job H. jackson,
who conducted the business under the firm
name of Adams i jackson.
In 1857 Mr., Adams retired and John
Finn, father OF j. Il. Finn, became
associated with MIR jackson in the business,
under the firm name of Finn & jackson.
About 1863 Mr.. jackson sold out his
interest in the business TO John Finn and
withdrew from the firm. Assocating
himself with Jacob f. Sharp, who had
previously been foreman of the Harlan u
Hollingsworth car shops, the car building
irm of jackson X Sharp was formed
through which it is needless to state, one
of the leading industries of Wilmington,
has been built up.
After MIR. Jackson's retirement Mr..
Fnnn took his son, $. j. Finn, into the
nnsinesss and the firm became John X S
r. Finn.
| la 1865, Pickels Il Ootter succeed ID to
he business, and conducted it for two
| years. Then Mr.. William d. Pickels
| retired, and j. Il Finn and j L. jackson
tame into the business with Mr.. Cotter,
he firm name being changed to Cotter,
| Finn IL Co.
In the following year, MIR COtter with
| irew and the firm became once more
! Finn Il jackson and has remained un
hanged up to the present notice of DISCO
ution. Thus we have the interesting fac
| nat the firm, starting in 1857 rs FliaD IL
jackson, returned through several changes
the same name, without either of the
members of the original firm being CON
| Iected with it, end without any intention
preserve the old name merely for the
.dvantages which is generally Supposed to
,ccrue i'll such cases.
| The business Of the firm has grown to
ne an extensive one. In one branch alone
more sheet zinc is used than is sold by all
he other wholesale dealers iu metals in
WI mington put together.
| Outside of a large retail business in
| .toves, tinware aud house furnishing
| ,oois the firm does q great deal Of work
IN fitting out STEAMBOATS, and cars. The
greater part of the boats and cars built by
Harlan IL Hollingsworth Company for the
Jast III or IL years and manv of the
boats built by the Pusey Il 90; es
| company have been furnished and
| lifted out by this Arm with everything
| 10 its line Of business. This forms of itself
| very Important trade when the range of
| the business is considered, embracing as
| ii does, heating and cooking apparatus,
Ventilatars, Iavstories, galvanized iron,
zinc, planished copper and tin work of all
| ainds, roo1ug Of cars, fine brass fittings
and many other varieties OF work The
making and putting in of heaters is also a
large and lucrative business. At the pres
ent time the firm is occupied upon 20 cars
for Milwaukee railroad and finishing up
work upon several cars for other railroads.
| This branch of the business vessel and
car furnishing-havins been SO long
= speciality with Finn u jackson, their
| workmen have been especially fitted by
by experience for doing it with an expt-
dition that would surprise good workmep
| in other departments of the business.
Some Of The workmen now employed by
the firm have been steadily engaged upon
this class of work for the past dozen years
or so.