Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-07-27

is a succession Of the
Salamander Stove Lining Company, j
been in the hands OF the
present management for two years
and a half, and are manufacturers
of brick Innings TOR stoves, ranges,
heaters, furnaces, CRATES and stove
cements, and make a speciality of
furnishing anything Of the kind
not down on tneir regular list. Tne
owns the plant, which ls
centrally located upon ground that
is 100 feet square, and upon which
are moulding rooms, dry rooms,
repository Tor storage ofgoods, and
large kilns tor burning the same.
The output of this plant is sold to
some of the largest stove and range
manufacturers in the United States,
and is shipped to Chicago, Mil
waukee and other manufacturing
centers throughout the East. Az
the present writing, the concern ID
working a force of from eight to
ten men, and gets power to reduce
it's clay to powder, from a ten-horse
power engine. The manager of
the enterprise is Mr.. 4. K. Elliott,
an Eaglishman by birth, a gentle
man of culture, sterling worth and
get-there qualities, and who, by
his individual efforts and push,
and from small beginnings, has
doubled the capacity of the plant
IN the past two Yeas, and brought
1t up to the standard of respectable
proportions, in the face and eyes
of a lack of interest on the part of
local capitalists to help further the
manufacturing interests of Mexico.
This company has cash orders
ahead all the time, is financially
gaining in strength, and will soon
become a potent factor for concen-
trating and distributing wealth at
this point. the manufacturing in
terests of a city are its vital parts.
Therefore nurse and foster them.
Erlck NOrks
IL as been a prominent factor in the
building up of Mexico since 1869,
the date that they were established
by Mr.. \ NJ. Harrison, their owner
and proprietor. Tnese works en-
brace tvs plants for the manufac-
ture of hand made brick from sur
face clay. One is located in the
southeastern part of the city, where
the proprietor owns fifty acres of
land. The other is IN the north
eastern suburbs, where he also
owns forty-tive acres in connection.
Much of the output from these
works has been shipped to other
cities and towns in this part OF the
state. The local demand for their
product has always been good, and
Mexlco's business houses and brick
residences are nearly all built of
brick from the Mexico Brick Works.
Tney are the only works of the
kind in this city and have ever en-
joyed a lucrati 10 trade, and are
among the most prominent manu-
featuring enterprises in the city,
and during the brick-making season
they employ the services of from
twenty-five to thirty men, through
whom are distributed several thous-
and dollars each year. In the near
future, Me. Harrison will put in
what is known as a dry press fol-
the manufacture of pressed brick
and will otherwise enlarge and add
to the capacity of these plants,
which will, of course, il crease the
force of men necessary to handle
their growing output. This gentle.
man is also engaged in breeding
fine horses, to which he gives much
attention, and is ranked with Mex.
ico's best fine stock breeders.
As a manufacturing enterprise,
the Mexico Brick Works nave
ever been a in his hands,
and from their foundation to the
present writing, they have contrib.
uted largely to the building up anG
| pioSp0IItJ VI tuO Clty
j. Bernhardt Il Co.
i About midway in the block tha'
bounds the south side of the pub
lie square is located the clothing
and gents furnishing goods empo
rum of J Bernhardt IL Co., who
on March first of the present year
succeeded to the established busl
ness Of l. G.. Adams, who had beer
in the clothing trade of Mexico fol
the past two years. the display
salesroom of this establishment &C
cupies a space of 20 by 80 feet, ane
is one of the finest arranged In TIT
city, is a credit to the Management
and a beautiful addition to tn.
mercantile interests of Mexico.
The stock of this concern EN-
braces a full line of mems anc
boys clothing in the latest styles
and selected from the better grades
and bought direct from reputabl,
manufacturers in the East, and 81
this firm pays cash for their goods
thereby getting cash discounts Oh
their purchases, it will readily b.
seen that goods bought of THU
house are always bought at tn,
lowest possible prices commensu
rate with the times, and that they
are made up in the latest fashions
a look through the clothing depart
ment will convince the most skep
tical. These gentleman also buy il
large quantities, and, by so doing
they also get quantity discounts
which is another evidence that t,
buy of J. Bernhardt & CO. is to ge
goods in their line for less none,
than elsewhere in the city, and 1t il
a fact that they sell s'the same GOO d
for less money and better goods TO
the same money than others"
In the matter of gents furnish
ings, this concern carries every
thing in the line, and it is withou
doubt the headquarters for the
finest aud most diversified display
of collars, cuffs, shirts and summe,
underwear in the city, as also gents
hosiery and neckties. 1t is also
repository for hats and caps, anc
in this connection, it is well to mote
that Its summer stock of hats is re
plete with everything in the lint