The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-12-27

have establihed large trade in the city |
and in many of the adjoining counties. |
They expect to enlarge their capacity |
next season.
HOLMES BROS.
operate planning mill on Sixth Avenue,
between Market and Mechanics street
which affords employment to seventeen
men. They do all sorts of cabinet work,
build and finish houses, and seild work
to all parts of the state. This season
they enlarged their shops and put in
new machinery. and contemplate further
Improvements next year.
EFF. sPRAaUE
is an extensive contractor and is prOprl-
etor of a planning mill on Commercial
street between Seventh and Eighth ave
nues. He has bnilt many Of the finest
houses in the city, AMI gives employ
ment to 81 men. He put up this season
the residence of Major e. Hood, the
finest in the city.
CARRIAGE SHOPS.
T. L. Ryan, whose place Of business
is on Sixth Avenue, employs II men, and
turns out class OF work that is in de
mand all over the stale
Keller & B1bcocik, IN the same husI-
ness, EN- nloy seven mrn who are KEEP,
constantly busy
w II. H"llaRdswotiI. Al his establish
ment on Twelfth aVeunc, krcps Ten men
going, and his In ,imr.' IS rapidly
spreading "u'. IiiA Wagons are very
popular wherever they have heen intro
uuced.
sNnnLEHY
II. V. Bun.lrcn, the pioneer saddlerol
EmpOria, buiIi quite AN addition 10 his
establishment al 'hc corr a. at Fifth ave :
nue. ard Commercial ssrs-ci This las
summer, and has it vel! stocked with
goods Of his own manufacture and I'M
ported "a idlrry tie employs eight men,
l.. i. Iieiimnn. at N. iSI Commercial
street. employs IL men. aud mslnttins a
branch establishment az lie Commercial
strect He has r. large locai trade, ard
fills orders every day from points out
side of EmpOrIa.
THE DUNLAP STONE AND LIME COMPANY
was Incorporated in JnIy, with a capital
stock of $4,000. Ii will put in ms
chinery here IN the spring for saving
stone, and will maintain lime kiln al
its quarry al DunlaD. 1t will employ
from 80 to 80 men, aud Is hacked by am
pie capital to make il q success.
THE SAND BANK
OF Col. David Taylor, west o! the city
affords employment 20 25 men, and sup
plies the city with an excellent quality
Of sand. which is mined after the man
ner of coal. at a depth of "a feet.
ii MERCHANT TAILoRs.
In the aboYe name line @. P Jones 8
Co. have built up trade which demandi
:. the employment of sixteen hands. The,
receive orders from all parts of th'
state and have many regular customer
from Chicago, Kansas City and othe
! large places. Their establishment i
one of the most extensive of the kind il
the state
LEWIS BROS.
are engaged in the same trade and theil
Z volume OF business israpialy increasing
They handle all varieties of importe,
and domestic piece goods and affor'
employment to ten persons. They hav
. flrstclass cutter and turn out the bee
of work.
THE STEAM LAUNDRY
Y located at the corner Of Market stree
and Second avenue, j. H. COIey, pre-
j pritoF. Is lifted up with frst-cIaas ms
: chinery and employs eight men.
e THE SOUTHWESTERN MARBLE WORKS
> at No. 81 Commercial street, emplo
, eight men and send out work to all pari
Of the state
Aside from the manufactures abov
Il named, there are . number of brick
: yards in the vicinity of Emporia, and
g. variety of smaller industries which ar
al noted in our BUSINESS diSeesosy.