St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-14
MISCELLANEOUS INTERESTS.

TUE INTERSTATE GROOVED PLASTER
SLAB MANUFACTURING COMPANY.
A leading industry of this city is the
Interstate Grooved Plaster Slab Manu-
featuring company. of which Robert Z.
Osllby is the president and Edward
FeSser the secretary and treasurer. The
business of the company is the manu-
facture of the patent grooved plaster
slab, made by process, the rights to
which are owned by this company
alone The company, which was or
ganIZed year ago, was capitalized at
Sl50.0UD, and has in addition to tire Of
fee at 402 kndicOtt building 4 branch
in Minneapolis. The Nathan Ford
Music company, Scott's block on East
Seventh street. the new Marlborough
apartment house on Summit avenue,
and the arches erected for the Hill cele-
bratIon were ntted out by the company.
Advantages possessed bv the grooved
slab over the old-time wet plasterIng are
that it Is entirely fire and water proof,
very conducive 10 sanitary benefits and
much easier OF manipulation. The
officers OF this company are all enter
prlsing gentlemen. lately from the
East. Mr. Ogllby was formerly a
member of the United States Engineer
corps, and Mr.. FeSser.a New York man.
CHARLES RINGwALD.
Charles RingWald, the custom house
broker, import and forwarding agent. 50
East Fifth street, holds a position of I'M
portance and trust in this city. He at
tends to the interest of shippers by
looking after the hasty transmission of
Imported articles through the custom
house; attends to cIassIfications. aud
has large clientage, not only i'll ST.
Paul and the Northwest, but IN all parts
OF tie globe. Il great deal of his time
being devoted Ia the overseeing Tor the
interest of exporters. He is local agent
tor several foreign express companies.
THOMAS j. O'IEARY.
Thomas j. O'Leary, 254 West Third
street, carries an attractive stock OF
stationery. the leading newspapers
school supplies and imported. Key West
and domestic cigars. Subscriptions are
taken on all the IeadIng newspapers
and magazines of the world. this being
special feature of the business. This
house was started eight years ago by
G, l.. Newman. tTOa WnOm Sir. O'Leary
purchased the business in November,
1881
MIR. O'Leary has resided in ST. Paul
since 1881. having come here in that
year from Chicago. His acquaintance
with this line dates back many years.
and, being Il most popular man with Il
very accommodating spirit, he has
built up large trade. that is growing
every day. He is member of Com
pany ID, Minnesota state guard.
AMERICAN DISTRICT TELEGRAPH co.
The American District 1 telegraph
cOmpany'S headquarters are at SO
Robert street. This corporation, of
which Mr.. Charles +. Dlether is presi-
dent: Christ Mss, vice president and
treasurer: G. F. Shugard, secretary.
and b. G.. Yates. general superiutend-
enJ, makes a speciality of ire, police.
watch alarm, doctor, messenger and
carriage calls. Its charges are reaSOna-
bic. anu the value OF the service inesti-
mable.
THE PEOPLES ICE co.
This company, the productions of
which are, in this advanced age. ne
cessity TO humanity, was established in
1872 by Michael Defiel, the present
president: MIR. ii. d. Defel is the vice
president; Mr.. 3. Zimmerman is the
secretary. aud Mir. L. Defiel the treas
urer. The offices are at 45 East Fourth
street and stOre-hOuseS are kept at
DaytOn'S Bluff, Lake Minnetonka and
White Bear lake. They do an extensive
city trade.
PEOPLES EMPRESS co.
The Peoples Express company, or
ganiZed in 1889 by the Barns Bros. is
an example OF what industry and hard
work Will do for a concern. 1t was
started with one express wagon by Mr..
E. 4. Barns. and now nine double
teams ard vans are constantly kept
busy. All kinds of expressing ana
hauling are done at low rates. and the
company Is known as the popular 25-
cent truck line. The compaHy's head
quarters are at u West Ninth street.
THE 4. D. SMITH co.
Certainly one of the best known
manufacturers of sash. doors, blinds
and store fixtures is that of the A. ID.
Smith company. whose offices anu yards
are at the corner of Sixth and Cedar.
This business was established five
years ago. and represents an invest
ment of $4,000, while it employs sixty
hands. The officers of the company are
Frederick B. Shaucks. president: Al
fred ID. Smith, secretary and treasurer,
and Robert L. McLeary. superintend-
ent. These gentlemen are all we'll
known business men. and their course
has been such as TO give their enter
prise fiTst-ciass standing, and to in
sure for IL a large ana growing patron
age among the best class of builders as
we'll as the owners of different build
iDgs.