The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-01-13


city in 1872, accepting the position of
printer IN Gayford's gallery. leaving a
somewhat better position for the sake of
working under Mr.. Chase, who at that
time possessed an almost national reputa'
ton among photographers, Wncn Mr..
Chase left Mr. Gayford's establishment ia
the winter of 1874 rs, Mr.. Rasmussen
Became the retoucher, and con tinued with
Mr.. Gaylord as his principal assistant
until October, 1881. Before that date the
prices for Photographic work were some.
what higher than at the present time, but
doubtless that very fact prevented more
general indulgence therein. thus the busi>
ness OF the progressive photographer had
an opportunity for a healthy growth
whenever stimulated bv artistic and fas.
cinating work. That Mr.. Rasmussen has
succeeded in producing this is well known
10 every reader, and that it is also recog-
nized by the Photographic fraternity is
evident from the gold medals awarded
for his display of work at the photogra-
piers exhibition at Buffalo, n. Y, this
last summer, by the Plate Co., whose
plates Mr.. Rasmussen uses. 1t will
doubtless interest our readers to
give them an idea of the bust
ness done by this representative gal
ery. which in size working force) is just
three times as large as all the other gal
eries In this city combined, and Just the
size of the combined force of the two lar
gest galleries in Davenport. In looking
over his bills of dry plates parchNsrd,
Mr. Rasmussen finds that he has used
1888 boxes of dry plates or little over
1880 plates of various sizes. This large
number may be easily accounted for by
the fact that he is not content in making
one or two negatives of a subject, but
does not stop until he has made three or
four, and all different positions. Daring
the past year Mr.. Rasmussen consumed
nine reams of album paper. As each
ream will produce 1880 card photos or
half that number of cabinets, it will be
seen that Mr. Rasmussen used ar
amount of paper that would produce
1875, 240 card photos. We quote these fig
ures simply to give an idea of the bust
ness done. 1t would require too much of
our space to give detailed statement of
the number of photos printed, AS their
sizes range from miniature up to 16x20
inches. Sufficient to say it is business
far in excess of what has ever been done
in this vicinity, is so much larger than
what Mr.. Rasmussen anticipated five
years ago that he will be compelled dur
ing the coming spring to have his work
ing rooms enlarged or find more spacious
quarters elsewhere
Mr.. L. S. McCabe, the enterprising
dealer in dry goods and notions, has An
exceedingly finely arranged photograph
gallery, which contains all the modern
conveniences for doing first class work.
The class of work turned out at this gal,
lery will compare very favorably with
work done by the best photograph gal
leries in the west. The aim of Mr.. Nc
Cabe is to give the people first class work
at very low figures aud in this he has sue
ceeded. Mr.. McCabe is one of our push
ing, selfmade men, who makes success
of every enterprise he undertakes because
he possesses the business qualities neces
sary to the development of any new IN
dertakin9.
GEO. A. FLEMING & co.
The year 1885 witnessed the in troduc-
ton of new industry in Rock Island.
dried fruit packing establishment under
the management of MIR. Chas. Fleming,
the Junior member of the widely known
hrm of George A. Fleming & Co, of San
Jose, Cal, dealers in California evapo-
rated and dried fruits. Mr. Fleming ar
rived from the Golden state about the
middle of last August, and rented the old
Doyle malt house on First avenue, as a
distributing depot for their goods. As
their fruits find ready market in all
sections of the United States, the firms
object in locating here, was to select
point where it would have the advantage
If extra shipping facilities. both by rail
md water; where it could receive its
goods in bulk, pack them in boxes and
lend them to the marts trade with the |
greatest possible dispatch and at an
rate. The selection of Rock |
Island rs distributing point by such |
extensive shippers speaks volumes for
'ur commercial advantages and railroad |
aNhiliO5. anu Luhl INT UuSIUtSS nus |
'een conducted on profitable basis.
hould be "A sufficient Involvement for |
'ther enterprises to locate here.
Fleming & Cos. factory in San Jose is
IN immense institution, with a capacity |
Of curing $4,000 pounds of green fruit in
"A hours. During the fruit season oper>
atoms are continued day aud night. Their
brand of BLACK Diamond" fruits and
aisin cured prunes are considered super
or to anything yet introduced, and their
growing business is reaching an enormous
magnitude. Mr.. George Fleming went
o California in 1879 and started in bus.
less on a small scale. He is the pio neer
ruit dryer of the west. He was shortly |
.fter Joined by Mr.. Chas. Fleming, and
" close application to business they ha We
ucceeded admirably in their adopted
ZONE.
During the season just closed Fleming
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