The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-07
SOME OF THE EARLY ONES
PIONEER BUSINESS MEN WHO
HAVE DONE MUCH TO DEVELOP
EAST MINNEAPOLIS. .-.,. X.

Fifty years ago the counting of
stores on Central avenue required but
little arithmetical ability-one could
count them easily on the fingers OF one
hand. Conditions have changed great,
ly since then. ss."
The development Of Central avenue
into one of the principal business streets
Of the East Side was by no means a
quick process. East Minneapolis was
divided by Central avenue into upper
town and lower N town; 80 Upper to sna
farther north, while lower. town covered
the territory from what is now known
as Seventh avenue Sc to Central ave-
nue., the dividing line. The stores
which were located on Main street and
other side streets, gradually moved to
Central avenue and thus the business
ward. =. %1sh 49,, 80 ~ ="
nue. was the dry goods store OF q: =.
, SWEET. Mr.. Swete came to Minneapo-
brother in law. Moses Hayes, for four
street in 1857. Soon after that he
moved to the old library building on the
East Side, where he ran grocery store
and dry goods establishment. -,
| The firm transacted business at that
place for about. twelve years, and then
opened store in the building which IS
now occupied by the postoffice force:
After fourteen years OF business at that
! location the firm moved into It's present
quarters, 3255 Central avenue, where 1t
o. o. r. ?0 SWEET G ( Son.
| Joseph Halves Of the firm Of Halves &
Seibert, 305 Central avenue, is another
! of the pioneer business men OF the, East
Side. Like Mr.. SWEET, he came to Min
neapolis while everything was almost
I Mr. ma
Minneapolis, in 1854, he opened a boot
and shoe store, making everything by
hand, and taking care of such trade as
he could alone; for help during those
years was hard to find, and the process
Of making shoes and boots by hand was
tedious one.
He had his business fairly well estab.,
lished in '55 on Main street and stayed
moved move toe to Central avenue with his part
! ner the firm name being, Williams q
) Halves. From 2l0 Central avenue the
3 it did business for ten years. For over
3 five years Halves & Seibert have done
: business at 3O5 Central avenue.
ii. Moses P. Hayes celebrated his fiftleth
Y anniversary of his arrival in Mlnneapo
s lis last Wednesday. Mr.. Hayes and n h1s
: only survivors Of the little party, OF
9 travellers who came to Minneapolis fifty
u years ago from Limerick, Me-, to set
t tie in Minnesota and to make 1t the11
Il home.
+ Mr.. Hayes opened a meat shop ane
e for number Of years held monopol,
in beefsteaks, chops, and everything
r eatable in that line, his meat marke
- being the only one in what is now grea
10 big Minneapolis. His shop was OF
:, y Main street, and altho Mr.. Hayes neve
q operated a store on Central avenue
81 proper, he is so we'll known among tn
9 merchants of the early days that when
a. ever the subject is discussed no one eve
20 forgets to speak of Moses Hayes. MI
q Hayes sold out after some time an
IL went into business Of larger scope. =
u. J. H. Chase, of the firm OF j..
lg Chase & Son., has full claim to the It'll
a of being one of the oldest. merchan
settlers in the business district {
&c Southeast Minneapolis.
IT, S. H. Chute has been so closely col
re nected with the development an
rs growth Of the East Side that his nam
ed has become prominent on the list {
N, settlers and since the early days of Cel
re trail avenue the name of Chute has a
IN WAYS been in the public eye.
tn The founder of the firm OF Washbu1
til & Glessner, William Glessner: was du
of ing his lifetime promoter of the bus
ce ness interests in Southeast Mlnneapoli
on and his furniture store on Central av
oh nue. was one Of the very first establis
in ments.