Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-16
a yssrrTo CINCINNATI.


The ssrcsst queen City or the
Northwest and Hts Business.
II was the privilege of "ye local"
iast week 10 pay visit to the queen |
city of the great northwest, and to take
In the closing days and hours Of Cin>
cinnati's great industrial exposition.
AS to many of the ingredients |
which go to make up live
and prosperous business and
manufacturing city, Cincinnati
plays second fiddle to no city In the
union. and the same may, perhaps, be
said OF her with regard to the points of
interest and attraction In and around
her borders.
The time of our visit was found to
be splendid opportunity to get true
glimpse OF the great city-its business
and attractions. Everything was in
the height of its glory. The ex-
position which closed Saturday,
9th instant. was grand success
financially as well as otherwise and
was credit to the enterprise and get
up of Its officers and the city. ra
Cincinnati is possessed of hundreds
of the most extensive business
houses, manufacturing establish
ment,, and other features OF
Industry t. be found in any city.
Among the most not I'D OF these busi-
ness houses is the mammoth wholesale
and retail dry goods establishment Of
John Shillito & Co., which Is to Cin>
| cinnati what A. Il. Stewards estab-
Iishment is to New York. 1t is truly
immense, and from $50 to 1000 people
are constantly employed there. Messrp.
John A. Baxter and Sam. p. Carter,
/ two we'll known young men of our
city, are employed in this house.
| An extensive manufacturing estab-
lishment which fell under our notice
is that of Graf & Morsbach, manufac-
turers and jobbers Of saddlery, harness
and whips. This is also an immense
concern. The proprietors are clever
and reliable young men and they do q
safe and thriving business. They
occupy i've story building and EN-
ploy about $50 hands In the msnufac
turing department. Mr.. e. d. Snow, q
young man well known here, represents
this house. To him we are indebt I'D
for favors shown. He is now out on 8
trip south and will, perhaps, soon visit
our city in the int srest Of his house.
We also obtained glance through
the great clothing establishment of A
& J. Trounstine & Co., perhaps the
largest in the city. There are few
houses in the land that will equal thi
In the amount of work and business
performed. They have patent cut
ting machine which We noticed IL
| operation. It cuts % thicknesse o
cloth at stroke and perform
its work with wonderful rapidity ant
precision. Mr.. Ike T. Jobe, an extern
sively known East Tennesseean, tray
. els for this house.
Among other Knoxvillisns whom
we met in the "Queen City" ar
, Messrs. Robt. Fl. Thompson, late will
Woodruff g. Co., and Arthur Bates
, each of whom are engaged in lucrativ
positions.
Cincinnati is bountifully supplie'
with hotel accommodations, and chic
!, among theEa is Hunts hotel, on tn
q European plan, which possesses tn
advantage of an excellent central loca
D ton. is under superior management
and is capital place to stop at.
!. This local is deeply indebted to MI
4 A. E. Lippincqtt, travelling passenge
agent for the Cincinnati Southern
railway, for favors shown and con
.ributing to the pleasure of>our trip
Q Mr.: Lippincott has his headquarter
!, at the Read house, Chattanooga. 81
d Is one of the cleverest and most eff
cient railroad agents to be found, an
represents a road which Is magnifcen
f in all its appointments, and owe
which 1t is a real pleasure to travel.