The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-20
OUR BUSY MEN.
Here and There Among Our Hives Of
Industry.

The Western Paint and Roofing Compa-
ny, AZ Public Landing, say the season ID
two weeks ahead Of the usual in the matter
Of orders
Mr. Charles Church, who has been in
Toledo on late business trip. is now In
the city, and is making his headquarters at
George C. Wares vinegar establishment, on
Third street near Smith.
Charles Theis, halter, on York street.
Newport, reports the winter trade in his
| line not quite satisfactory owing to the
continued mild weather. Furs and heavy
winter goods. including caps, have gone of
but slowly.
Mr.. Charles e. Moore, who has for several
years been connected with the house OF
John o. Moore & Co., has commenced
business for himself at 327 West Sixth
street. Fruits vegetables and produce will
be his specialties
The Western Manufacturing Company,
whose speciality Is "Butterine," have just
added new seventy power engine
to their establishment. Their daily pro-
duction of this substitute for butter is
six thousand pounds
W. A. Davidson. the former we'll known
watch manufacturer, of Newport, KY,
who resided some years in Dayton, KY,
is now to be found at No. II Emery Ar
cade, at the jewery house Of Messrs.
Strauss, Shields 4 Co.
The Enterprise Carriage Company are
perfecting their arrangements for doing 6
larger business than ever. Mr.. Wiltshire
the new manager, says the prospects for the
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have already large orders ahead.
Mr.. E. D. Speer, well known to the pub
lie as the former Secretary of the Eagle
Insurance Company and as bookkeeper fol
the Blymyer Manufacturing Company, ha.
taken charge of the books at the Gibson
House. Ed has hosts of friends who will
be glad to meet him in his new position.
n. R. Warwick, of 131 Vine street, ha.
just returned from Little Rock, Ark, anG
visit to Alexander, twelve miles beyond
where the Cincinnati and Covington, KY
colony is located. The friends of these
colonists here and in Covington will bt
pleased to learn that they are all well sat
isfed with Arkansas. Alexander has now
some 800 inhabitants.
An inquiry OF Messrs. Strauss, Shields
Co., jewelers. and importers of watches ir
the Arcade. brings out the fact that the
Arcade as place of business is increasing
perceptibly in popularity and desirabilit,
for general trade. They think that the
jewellers will ultimately monopolize this
attractive place and convert it into Palai.
Royal of jewelry shops No failures have
occurred in anv of the occupants OF stores
in the Arcade, and, although there were
some changes when first opened, it is now
| filled with those Who have come there ap-
parently to stay.
Mr.. J. M. johnson, of the firm of ]. & J,
NJ. johnson, box manufacturers, on Third
street, near Plum, in discussing the box
trade of this CITY. says that in 1884 the
amount of lumber used in the manufac.
ture of packing boxes for the entire city
of Cincinnati amounted to three hun
dred thousand feet For the year 1875
the amount used exceeded slightly six
million, and his firm alone expected II
use two and half million ieet the curren
year. Mr.. Johnson said that the demand
for packing boxes from the wholesal,
trade continues firm and regular, and h,
anticipates healthy trade through tn,
year.
Geo. c. Ware, manufacturer of vinegar
his place behind fortifcation of barrels
and reports the cider and vinegar busines.
steady and quite as active now as at any
time in the year. His establishment i.
making more wine vinegar than he etofore
but had no difficulty in securing apples tn,
past fall, and has never since first engaging
in the trade here in 1864 had any difficult,
in obtaining full supply except one year
Mr.. Ware Is emphatic in declaring that th
policy of neglectng to provid
terminal facilities for our Southerl
Railroad is utterly inexcusable and ruin
Gus to business competition with other cit
les. The drayage to the present Southerr
Depot from the business centers of Cincin
natl costs more than to freight goods t.
Louisville.
Our reporter while on his rounds, callet
in on Warneford, Foley & Co, Nos 331
333, 1886 and 337 West Front street. 1t will
be remembered that his is the firm tina
made the rapid change of base in Novenl
Der. 1878. They were located at SO, 90 ant
81 Elm street. Finding that more room
place. They kept their Elm-street foun
there on Saturday evening, and then &C
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their line that is. moving their entir
foundry in one day. On the 10th of DE
cember last Mr.. John E. Warneford sol,
out his interest to the remaining partners
James w. Foley, Peter McEvoy and Ed
, ward T. Coney, and retired from the firm
The business is still carried on under th
firm name OF Warneford, Foley & Co. Mr.
James w. Foley is the manager and su
perintendent. They have the largest job
bing foundry in the West and have nov
one hundred and fifteen men employed
They make castings for Halls Safe & Loci
Co., J. A. Fay & Co.. Straub Mill Co., Brad
ford Mill Co. T. J. MCGOWAN & Bliss, Bar
thel Crate Bar Co., and several other o
our large manufacturing concerns Thei
business has increased very rapidly sine
August last To give an idea, they wer
then melting four tons day and now the.
are melting over ten tons day.