Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-07-27

same, as also repair work on
wood, coal and gasoline stoves,
and along with his own labor he
employs the services of from four
to six men. This gentleman is the
exclusive agent in Mexico for the
celebrated Front Rank Hot Air
Furnaces. These furnaces are
made entirely of steel andi in which
can be used hard or soft coal or
coke, and are the finest and SIM
plest constructed heaters on the
market, which is TO say that any
woman or boy can run them with
small expenditure of labor. This
gentleman has already put several
OF these furnaces into some of the
finest residences in Mexico, and
has several contracts for others at
the present writing, and among
which is one for the fine residence
of r. NJ. White of the LEDGER,
now in process of construction.
Following are two testimonials
from prominent lei in Mexico,
whose residences are equipped with
the Front Rank Steel Furnace:
MEXICO. Mo May 81, '93
FRONT RANK STEEL FURNACE
Co GENTLEMEN Last fall | put
in my new residence on the corner
of Coal and Liberty streets, one of
your No. "a furnaces and have used
it through the past winter with
perfect success. | am always
ready to speak an honest word for
honest goods. Respectful ly,
Wa MORRIS,
Wholesale and Retail Grocer.
MEXICO, Mo-, May %, '93.
| am very we'll pleased with the
Front Rank Furnace put in our
house by MIR. Redlich. 1t is quite
up to the mark. A. X. LUcKlE.
In the matter of furnaces as we'll
as in all departments of his bus
mess, Mr.. Redlich has a good and
constantly growing trade, and
through the columns of the LED
GERS great trade edition, thanks
his old customers and solicits new
ones.
NJ. Il. Vandegriit.
In the line of house painting
where promptness of execution and
fine work are made special feat
ures. the above named gentleman
ls, without doubt, among the fore
most in the trade in this part of
the state. MIR. Vandegritt is a
practical house painter and grainer
of many years experience, having
learned his trade in Rochester,
New York, and has been in bust
ness in Mexico for the past three
years, and, during this time, he
has worked up a trade that Eecessi-
tates the constant employment of
from s to 10 workm IN, whose av-
erage pay is up to the standard of
those who work in the large city
shops which, of course, secures
the services of>exper,s. This gen
tleman was the first workman to
introduce modern ideas in the maj
ter of contrast and harmony as ap
piled to colofs for exterior finish
ON residences in this city, and as a
sample of his work, the interested
reader is referred to the exterior
finish of the residences of Captain
Hiner, Chas. Davis, w. A Morris,
Edgar Dudgeon, ex-Gov. Hardin's
country seat, Mr.. Rixey's resi-
dence, as also MIR. Barth's new res
idence, now almost completed, and
other jobs of equal merit. Mr..
Vandegrift's force of workmen is
always sufficient TO push contracts
along as fast as the weather will
admit. He uses no ready mixed
paints on his jobs, white lead being
the basis of his c%olors, which he
compounds himself.
For his last years work he
bought nearly $1,000 worth of
paints and oils of q. r. Gibbs
of this city, and refers the pub
lie to that gentleman as to what
kind of stock he uses. Mr..
Vandegrift not only has a good
and growing trade in Mexico,
butt he does much work through
out the country adjoining, as
also in the smaller towns of the
county, and those in want of
good work will do well to get
estimates from him before going
elsewhere. His shop and head
quarters are on South Jefferson
street, where he is also prepared
to do sign painting.
Houston Il TrimbIe.
The oldest established lumber
yard in Mexico under its present
management, is that of Houston
& Trimble, who have been con-
Quoting the business at this
point for ten years. This yard
is located at ia North Wash
ington street, where the ground
embraces an area of ia by 24O
feet, and upon which is a com
modious office, sash and blind
warehouse, lumber sheds and
storage quarters for lime and
cement, all of which is owned
by the proprietors. The stock
of this concern consists of every
thing usually on sale in a first
class lumber supply depot, the
same being made up in part OF
northern and southern pine
lumber, lath, lime and cement,
Louisiana cypress shingles, ce'
dar shingles from the Pacific
coast and Tennessee red cedar
posts and timber, and all bough'
direct from the mills. This en-
terprise also keeps constantly
on hand a full stock of East
lake finish for interior work, al
also sash doors and blinds, an(
during its ten years existence il
this city it has supplied muci
of the material that has gone
into its residences and business
houses. In fact, the lumber firm