The daily gazette., 1880-08-21
A SUCCESSFUL FIRM.
RAG BUYERS WHO BECAME
MILLIONAIRES.

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THE JEssUP 8 MOORE PAPER co.'s NEW
BUILDING CORNER SIXTH AND JAYNE
STREETS, PHILADELPHIA IT H E
AUGUSTINE. RoCKLAND, DELAWARE
AND CHESTER MILLS.
With the peremptory manner of
making changes, 50 characteristic of
this city, many once noted buildings
pass out of sight, and the old land
marks and relics of the past disappear
from the memory of all. There is a
certain system, however, pursued in
this city that in measure redeems
this somewhat ruthless manner of de-
molishing relics, which is the rebuild
ing of elegant structures for the pur-
pose of trade, and those which COM
bine splendid external appearance with
internal arrangement.
Our present purpose is to speak of
the valuable building improvement of
The Jessup s. Moore Paper Company.
Before doing 80, we would make brief
mention of the origin Of the house,
which dates back as far as 1S43, at
which time Augustus E. Jessup, of
| Westfield, Mass, and Bloomfield H.
Moore, of this city, instituted it under
firm- name of Jessup & Moore. Short
ly after Alfred D. Jessup and Edward
A. Jessup were admitted to member
ship. In 1859, Mr.. Augustus K. Jes-
sup, who had founded the house in
conjunction with Mr.. Moore, died, and
Mr.. Edward A. Jessup retired from
business. Mr. Bloomfield II. Moore
and Alfred d. Jessup continued the
business under the original firm-name
until 1870, when Alfred D. Jessup sold
out to Mr.. Moore his entire interest in
the mills and business of Jessup 81
Moore, which was continued by
Bloomfield Ii. Moore, trading as Jes-
sup & Moore, until his death, July s.,
| 1878. The businessthen came under the
management of his executors, in whose
hands it remained until December /,
| 1878, when the Jessup & Moore Paper
| Co. was formed, with G. B Moore as
President, d. w. Evans, of New York
city, Vice President, #. w. Mcdowell,
Secretary, and ]. r. Moore, of New
York, Treasurer, the gentlemen hav-
ing had previous connection with the
house of several years standing.
Their new building is situated di-
rectly at the northwest corner OF Sixth
and Jayne streets, is built up, from a
solld base of granite, Of fine pressed
brick, four floors and basement, front
ing on Sixth street 25 feet, extending
along Jayne street IT'S feet, with rear
entrance on Decatur street, where the
| goods are received from the mills and
| by which the shipments are made.
| The first floor contains the counting
rooms, which extend back nearly halt
the depth of the building, provided with
partitions with movable sashes, and
handsomely finlsed in yellow pine. In
| the cellar, which is cemented, is steam
engine, boiler and steam heating appa-
raLus, and hydraulic machine, made at
the widely-known works of Stokes x
Parrish, in this city, The several floors
are heated by steam, the offices heated
| by open CRATES. The building is noted
| for its beautiful appearance and also for
It's solidity and strength. For this pur-
pose one hundred tons of iron columns
and supports run through the centre O
the structure. Altogether, it reflects
credit on Mr.. Davis E. Supple, who is
| in employ of the firm as architect, Rob
ert Kaighn, builder, Burkett & Cox, who
| furnished the bricks, the Richmond
| Granite Co., for the fine granite that
forms the base of the building and gen.
eral window trimmings, Gibson, Shaw
& Co., the manufacturers of gas fixtures
| on Chestnut above Seventh street. The
present building is adequate for the stor-
age of an extensive stock, comprising the
products of their mills, the Augustine,
| Rockland, Delaware and Chester Mills.
Tie Augustine Mill is situated on the
| Bran dywine, some two miles from Will
mineton, Del. 1t has very perfect ar
raneement of Jouval turbines for water
power, amounting in all to over 300
horse power; also a 20-inch cylinder
| Cerliss, a 30-inch Corliss, and 15-inch
| Corliss, the latter for the machines.
| This mill Is for fine papers, and is not
excelled in the world for perfect adapta-
ton 10 the work. 1t contains one TO-
| inch machine, two 90-inch machines, all
! Foundrinier. The engines for the prep
arstion of the stock are all Of iron.
| The Rockland Mill Is also on the Bran-
| DIVINE, about four and half miles from
| Wilmington. The power used is water
and steam, the water-wheels being the
| JOuVal CuTDlH6, duu obOou-Ohb'hoo Soh-
sist of 2 20-inch Corliss and one 28-inch
Babcock engine, condenslng and work
ing as compound engine. The ma
chimes are driven by 16-inch Corliss
engine; and product is about 81 900 Tbs
of Taper per day. Three machines
(Foudrinier) are used of these two are
50 inches wide and one IA inches wide.
rhe engines for paper are of iron.
The Delaware Mill is now being con-
strncted on the Cbristiana river, where
the firm own II acres, wharf property of
1000 feet and railroad terminal.
The Chester Mill is about four miles
from t,oatesyllle. 1t contains one 66-
inch Feundrinier machine. Both water
and steam are used as power, with pro-
duct of 5000 pounds of paper per day.