1871 Manufacturing Letter
Letter extolling the virtues of Jefferson as a Manufacturing District from 1871, was signed by the following officials and merchants.
L T Gray - Mayor of Jefferson City
A G Clopton, MD - Pres. Chamber of Commerce
Capt. J M DeWare - Chief of Police, Jefferson
Mason & Campbell - Lawyers
Moseley & Sparks - Attorneys and Land Agents
Crawford & Crawford - Attorneys at Law
Epperson & Maxey - Attorneys at Law
Penn & Todd - Lawyers
M F Moore - Attorney at Law
Reeves & Word - Attorneys at Law
Thomas J Hudson - Attorney at Law
R DeJernett - Physician and Surgeon
L S Rayfield - Physician and Surgeon
G H Wootten - Physician
S Eason - Physician and Surgeon
A P Brown - Physician and Surgeon
A A Terhune - Physician and Surgeon
National Bank - W M Harrison, President
Citizens Savings Bank - W Q Bateman, Pres. Jno M Lewis, Cashier
James Arbuckle & Co - Bankers
J A Norsworthy & Co - Bankers
Erastus Jones - Banker
Graham & Taylor - Receiving, Forwarding & Commission Merchants
Goyne, Harper & Murphy - Receiving, Forwarding & Commission Merchants
A Gilham - Receiving, Forwarding & Commission Merchants
Middlebrooks & Wall - Receiving, Forwarding and Commission Merchants
A C Allen - Receiving, Forwarding and Commission Merchant
Russell, Rainey & Co - Wholesale Grocers and Commission Merchants
Ellis Bagby & Co - Wholesale Grocers and Commission Merchants
Bateman & Bro - Wholesale Grocers and Commission Merchants
Bogel & Riddle - Wholesale Grocers and Commission Merchants
Norwood & Scott - Commission Merchants
S Frankle - Commission Merchants
Bell & Robinson - Commission Merchants and Real Estate Agents
Torrans & Rives - Commission Merchants and Cotton Buyers
B J Terry - Cotton Factor
Wayland & Whatley - Wholesale Grocers
J G Fellner, Jr - Wholesale Grocer
Collins, Epperson & Ezell - Wholesale Grocers
T J Rogers - Wholesale Grocer
Barns & Ellington - Wholesale Grocers
F Robinson - Wholesale Grocer
F C Baker - Wholesale Grocer
Jno A Fielder - Grocer and Importer of Fancy Goods
J M Murphy - Grocer and General Merchandise
O C Herrenkind - Retail Grocer
Nance & Modrall - Retail Grocers
E Marx - General Merchandise, Wholesale
P Eldridge & Bro - General Merchandise
Mooring & Lyon - General Merchandise
K Meyer - General Merchandise
Birge, Nickols & Co - Dry Goods, Wholesale
James Hoban - Dry Goods
F A Schluter & Son - Dry Goods, Staple and Fancy
Sims & Norris - Dry Goods
S W Stone - Hardware Merchant
John C Kolter & Co - Hardware Merchants
R Ballauf & Co - Hardware Merchants
Boney & Brooks - Druggist, Wholesale and Retail
E W Taylor - Druggist and Bookseller
W J Sedberry - Druggist and Bookseller
Bradford, Bridge & Co - Furniture and Carriages
J Bruckmuller - Furniture Dealer
W H Wyman - Furniture Manufacturer and Dealer
Rufus Muse & Co - Wholesale Dealer in Liquors, Tobacco and Cigars
Taylor & Pinson - Agricultural Implements and Machinery
R Manwaring - Real Estate Owner
Dopplemayer & Eberstadt - Real Estate Owners
Ney & Bro - Real Estate Owners
V H Clairborne - Real Estate Owner
Ward Taylor - Real Estate Owner
W C Baker - Real Estate Owner
L Moody - Real Estate Owner
R Towers - Property Owner
T G Anderson - General Insurance Agent
Cotton Bros - General Insurance Agents
Frank O Seth - General Agent, Universal Life Insurance Co.
Gilbert & Co - Agents for Capitalists and Manufacturers
J A H Hosack 0 Auctioneer and Real Estate Broker
W H Johnson - District Clerk and Notary Public
W E Kneeland - Notary Public
Edward Gutheridge 0 Deputy District Clerk and Notary Public
J Oppenheimer - Recorder and Collector of City of Jefferson
S A Thompson - Boot and Shoe Manufacturer and Dealer
Lawrence & Reaton - Crockery, China and Glassware
J H Carlin - Merchant Tailor
Hugo Fox - Manufacturer of Candies
J B Tullis - Surgeon Dentist
Adam Stoll - Butcher
G A Kelly - Proprietor of Kelly's Foundry
Morris, McKeown & Co - Proprietors of Foundry & Machine Manufactory
E W Morten - Proprietor " National Cotton Compress"
Trice Stewart & Co - Proprietors Jefferson Planing Mill
J B Ligon - Building Contractor
Crump & Hunsucker - Builders
C F L Smity - Civil and Mechanical Engineer
J M Tucker - Alderman
Geo W Roberts - Supt Jefferson Chamber of Commerce
Capt W H Coit - Principal Coit's Military and Commercial Academy
Roots & Hynson - Railroad Contractors
Jefferson Democrat - Miller, McEachern & Alexander, Proprietors, J B McEachern, Editor
Jefferson Times - R W Loughery, Editor and Proprietor
J C Rogers & Co - Printer, Lithographers, Wholesale and Retail Books, Stationery,
Blank Books, etc.
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