Muscatine the Garden Spot of Great Jobbing Age
Muscatine emerges as a major jobbing hub with the Lightning Medicine Co and Mull remedies at center. The town hosts large mills, extensive advertising, and a broad distribution reach from the West to the East and overseas. Key figures include Col. H. W. Huttig, George Gruber, and Mull, with expansion after a 42 000 dollar fire loss and a rebuilt 80 by 80 addition.
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George Gruber
Everett E. Mull
Lightning Medicine Co
Col. H. W. Huttig
Lightning Medicine Company
Mull
California
Washington
Oregon
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Colorado
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Kansas
North
South Dakota
Missouri
Michigan
Wisconsin
Illinois
Ohio
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Texas
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Montana
Iowa
Scotland
British East Africa
Friendly Islands
South Seas
Australia
Messrs
Huttig
Gruber
United States
Muscatine
New Orleans
Thas Muscatine
A. L. Pierson
R. T. Frost
Musser Lumber Company A Major West Mill In Muscatine
One of the oldest wholesale manufacturing establishments in the city is the Musser Lumber Company. It employs about 300 men and operates a large mill cutting 30 to 33 million feet of lumber for the season 1900, plus 6.294 million shingles, 8 million lath and 323000 pickets.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Illinois
Musser Lumber Company
P. Musser
C. R. Fox
P. M. Musser
T. B. Holcomb Large Fruit and Vegetable Farm Lead Crop Shipments
T B Holcomb farms 400 acres three miles from the city with irrigation and shelter trees. He grows asparagus radishes peas beans sweet corn cabbage watermelons nutmeg melons and 50 car loads of sweet potatoes plus 100 acres of top crops shipping several carloads daily to New Orleans and beyond while also running a large commission business handling diverse produce.
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T. B. Holcomb
Muscatine Lumber Firms and Pearl Button Industry Echoes
The article lists officers of a city lumber company with large dry lumber sheds and western woods imports. It then traces Muscatine’s pearl button industry from J. F. Boepple’s founding to major factories like Beepple, Royal, Peerless, New York, Automatic, Keystone, Co operative, Leo Hirsch, and A B Button Co. Employment reaches about 1200 workers with varied wages from 7.50 to 16 dollars per week.
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Muscatine
J. F. Boepple
Germany
America
Mississippi
Iowa River
Columbus Junction
Waters
Beepple Button Co
Royal Button Co
Peerless Button Factory
New York
Automatic Button Factory
Keystone Button Co
Co-operative Button Co
Leo. H. Hirsch Co
A. & B. Button Co
Huttig Sash and Door Co Leads Local Manufacturing Growth
The Huttig Sash and Door Co wide five acre factory and warehouses show remarkable expansion. Last year they sold and shipped 180000 doors 225000 windows 48000 blinds 12000000 feet of moulding 1500000 corner and plinth blocks and fifty carloads of interior finish. Five traveling salesmen include W A Mc Campbell H W Phillips and Carl Wilson.
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Huttig Sash and Door Co
W. A. McCampbell
H. W. Phillips
Carl Wilson
Hoopes & Sons Melons and Farm Produce at Muscatine Island
W. H. Hoopes & Sons operate 900 acres on Muscatine Island growing melons and other produce. The firm ships hundreds of warloads nationwide and runs a large commission business in plants and fruits from offices on West Second Street.
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Muscatine Island
United States
W. H. Hoopes & Sons
Hoopes
West Second Street
Vail’s Farm Operations and Shipping Empire
C B Vail a prominent southern and central west market figure owns 300 acres on Muscatine Island where he grows vegetables fruits and plants. He operates a large city warehouse shipping carloads of cabbage potatoes onions and other produce to Duluth Denver Seattle Omaha and Butte Mont. His fine watermelons of Kolp Gen and Back Diamond varieties yield about 190 carloads annually. A railroad switch through his land enhances shipment facilities.
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C. B. Vail
South
West
Muscatine Island
Mr. Vail
Breath and Memory Reflections on Originality
A concise observation notes that breath is essential for long term function and that many individuals owe their originality to gaps in memory. The excerpt links breath as a life constant with creativity sparked by imperfect recall.
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Licthtning Medicine
Oat
Ligtening Medicine CO
Front and
Chestnut Streets
Pearl City
J. M. Gobble
G. A. Garrettson & Son
West Front Street
Bridge City
Ed. F. Gobble
McMahon
Cratke Trust
Burlington
J. S. Watson
Iowa City
W. A. Edminston
Neilie Heppe
Fred Daut
Pres
Frank Jackson
A. G. Butler
Fred Daut Ce
Mackey’s Model
Clothing House
Muscatine Lumber & Box CO
S. B. Cook
C. R. Musser
Z W. Hutchinson
J. H. Kendig
Zel. H. Hutchinson
Huttig Bros. Sash & Door CO
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