The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1895-05-30
By Capt. Wm. II. Bowen.

continued from last week,
. In 1882 Mr.. Hatch took his form
er Clerk, John Rochester Sr., int,
full partnership with him, and die
business under the Firm name O
Hatch 4 Rochester. Here we have
a grand combination of business ex
: perience:
Mr.. Hatch was New Yorker
had been engaged in the fur trade
The great success of John jacob
, Astor. who laid the foundation OF
his immense fortune III the fur trade
had been the stimulus that impelled
many smart business men, to emIhrk
in the same calling: the mighty
west, opening up, where great
variety of fur bearing animals were
to be found, was perhaps strong
inducement, for the young Horatio
to seek his fortune therein. Mr..
Rochester had his business bringing
up in vast importing tea house, in
the City of London, England, with
an opportunity that had fitted him,
as an experienced foreign trader.
wholesale and retail dealer, and COM
petent book keeper: therefore, we
repeat, this co-partnership carried,
in itself, a combination of business
experience that assumed a successful
venture.
In the year 1888, Mr.. Hatch, con-
cluding that competency for him
self and family mad accrued, sold
his interest in the goods business, to
Sumner L. Cushing, and his realty,
to George Leonard Sr., and with his
effects, then moved to Fairfield
County, Ohio.
The new co-partnership assumed
the name of Rochester & Gushing,
but was not Of long duration, as Mr..
Gushing died in 1874, then was es-
tablished, the Firm of J. Rochester
q Sons, which has continued as
successful undertaking, to this day.
still conducted under the original
name of 81. Rochester & Sons"
although the senior Rochester's de-
mise, was many years since. In the
year 1916 they built and moved in
to their new brick store house, situ-
ated on the south west corner of
Main and Mulberry ST., where they
may now be found in this year of
our Lord 1895.
We may point with pride, TO the
stride Logan had made, that, fifty
years ago, increasing business re-
quired the erection of such brick
block, which to this day stands as
monument of the City, assured
future greatness: The brick build
ing on the opposite side of Null
berry st. to this block, now owned
by the City, and occupied by their
officials, was erected, the same year
of lS4e, by DR.. Joseph Whipple, for
his son-in.law Dr.. Edgar T. Brown.
The Hatch store house having
passed (1s3s) into the hands of Geo.
Leonard Sr. the Rochester & Cush-
ing, afterward, J. Rochester d Sons
firm, became lessees, and account
able to the said Leonard for the
rental until they erected and occu-
pied their own place Of business.
From the year 1887 until the
early forties, the times were notable
for the great stringency in the
money market, and the country be-
came flooded with all kinds of
''Wild Cat" and "Red Dog" paper
Many business, and not
a few private individuals, in pro- {
lection to themselves, as also, to en- ]
able them to continue business and +
move the products of the country,
issued promises to pay, called "Shin {
Plasters," i'll denominations of from
cents to one dollar: if they were g,
men Of reputed wealth, accompanied !
oy a reasonable degree of veracity, '
he aforesaid Plaster, achieved a !
vide circulation, and were taken and s
given in surrounding communities, |
n exchange for every commodity U
n the market.
Our old friend G. Leonard Sr.
Esq. being engaged at the time ,
lboye mentioned, in business, largely y
N buying tobacco, headquarters at
aushville, Fairfield County, OHIO,
lad issued large amount of the y
foresaid small promises to pay, and
naturally in the course of trade, a >.
,oodly number drifted into Hook =
ng County, centering at Logan; 4.
where being presented at the coun- .
er Of J. Rochester & Sons, they :,
we're accepted in exchange for =
,oods and wares, then quietly laid
way in five and ten dollar packages
n await the cOmipo rental dues