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 PREFACE. 
 
 In compiling this pamphlet, the writer has aimed at facts rather 
 than elegance of diction, the brief space allotted him rendering it im- 
 pssible to do otherwise than decide between the two. An effort has 
 been made to giv^e a general outline of Milwaukee in its social, business 
 and corporate relations, for the benefit of those whose knowledge of the 
 city has been gained merely from casual business connections — and a 
 tl'jrough perusal of the work is asked, for,, scattered all through the 
 pages will be found interesting nuggets of information, sometimes hidden 
 in apoarently out-of-the-way places. It is patent that in such limited 
 ~ .ice, but the barest mention of Milwaukee's vast business interests 
 ' lid be made — therefore one manufactory, one firm, one industry has 
 been made to represent the whole class. A careful examination of the 
 •kf ts set forth will show even old residents of Milwaukee that the half 
 if her greatness has never been told. 
 
 CHAS. B. HARGER.
 
 MILWAUKEE 
 
 V 
 
 ILLUSTRATED. 
 
 ^ ITS 
 
 TRADE, COMMERCE, 
 
 MANUFACTURING INTERESTS, 
 
 ADVANTAGES AS A RESIDENCE CIT 
 
 I take pleasure in sending you a copy ol 
 ]\IiLWAUKEE Illustrated, in order that you may have placed before 
 you more particularly the advantages ot our beautiful city. 
 Respectfully, •» 
 
 ^irSee Folio 94 
 
 A
 
 xMilwaukee Steam Boiler Works 
 
 are situated on the corner of Broadway and Chicago streets, two blocks 
 above Broadway bridge. Mr. J. W. Eviston has conducted the business 
 at this place since 1867. The establishment is a^epared to do all kinds 
 of work in its line, such as Steam Boilers, Tanks, Smoke Stacks, Brit- 
 chens and all kinds of Sheet Iron and Blacksmith work, it also keeps all 
 sizes of Boilers new and second hand from one horse-power to 1000 and 
 over in stock, from which parties in need can select any kind desired. 
 
 The boilers for the State University at Madison, Wis., the large 
 boilers for Milwaukee Water Works, M. Keenan's Cream City Mill, the 
 breweries of Schlitz, Blatz, Falk, Best, Miller, etc., and the Milwaukee 
 Sentinel, Seebote, the Tobacco Works of B. Leidersdorff & Co., the 
 isc^nsin Leather Co., Plankinton & Armour's Packing houses, and 
 other wellknown firms too numerous to mention, are such as we would 
 refer to as samples of good workmanship in this line. Even as far as 
 Europe the fame of this establishment has reached and it is but a few 
 months ago since a boiler was shipped to Germany. To New Mexico 
 a boiler was sent which had to be transported 840 miles on axle. 
 
 This establishment has furnished boilers for a great many saw mills 
 .imong these a few years since seven boilers for the Menomonee 
 Mills of H. Ludington which job amounted to $11,000. Also for brew, 
 eries and other large establishments in Chicago work in his line was 
 lurnished by Mr. Eviston, who had to compete with a number of other 
 establishments on those Jobs, andj as usual was the lowest responsible 
 bidder. 
 
 Those in want of anything in the above line are respectfully re- 
 (jucstcd to address for estimates and information. 
 
 JOHN W. EVISTON. 
 
 Proprietor of the 
 .Milwaukee Steam Boiler Works- 
 
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 MilwaukeePast AND Present, 
 
 HISTORY-RESIDENXE PORTION OF CITY-ENVIRONS. 
 
 IT was about the year 1674 that the first white man pushed aside the bushes 
 and picked his way through the tangled undergrowth that covered the 
 ground upon which now stands the beautiful City of Milwaul<ee. This ad- 
 venturous traveler was Father Marquette, the famous missionary, and even 
 his keen foresight, would not have warranted a prediction, at that time, that 
 the ground would, ere long, be covered with palatial residences and costly 
 business blocks. Wandering tribes of Indians, coming annually to worship 
 the Manitou, pitched their rude lodges on the banks of the great lake and 
 sought the finny game in its clear waters. Later on, a solitary missionary, 
 journeying from St. Francis Xavier (now Green Bay) to Chicago, would re- 
 main a day or two with the tribes that chanced to be located here at the time; 
 still later, French traders smoked the pipe of peace with the natives and bar- 
 tered goods with them. In 1805 Jacques Vieau, a half-breed trader whose 
 home was at Green Bay, visited the Indians at this point, remaining during 
 the winter and returning to his home in the following summer. Every year 
 thereafter he appeared, pursuing the same method of life, and on September 
 14th, 1818, brought with him a young man named Solomon Juneau, who 
 became his son-in-law. Juneau determined to locate here, and accordingly 
 ground was selected about two miles west from the mouth of the stream that 
 flowed into the lake. Here a block-house, warehouse, etc., were erected, and 
 Juneau settled down to a peaceiul life, having established friendly relations 
 with the Indians. In 1822 he erected a block-house on the spot now desig- 
 nated as the corner of East Water and Wisconsin streets. For 18 years he 
 remained the only permanent white resident ot the place, being visited oc- 
 casionally by agents for the Fur Company, and other traders, to whom he 
 disposed of his goods. 
 
 Wisconsin was, at this time, remotely west, according to the geography, 
 and more particularly so in the accepted ideas and notions of Eastern people. 
 It required an adventurous spirit and hardy determination to break away 
 from the pleasant surroundings of a comfortable home and, strike into the 
 wilderness — uncertain whether fortune or poverty, long life or sudden death 
 at the hand ot a treacherous Indian, would be the result. Just in proportion 
 to the characteristics required to face these privations and dangers, is the 
 lite-work of the pioneer; the man who can determine to brave all, is not the 
 man who dies and leaves no mark behind; thus we find that the earliest set
 
 ABOUT OLDEN TIMES. 
 
 lers, those who were responsible tor the toundation ot this great city which 
 offers its advantages to us, are still honored and revered in memory. 
 
 As tidings from the adventurous ones reached the less hardy spirits in the 
 East, enthusiasm was aroused and young men, with the world before them, 
 determined to trv the West. Milwaukee's location, to the observing eye of the 
 new-comer, contained the requisites for a great city; "Chikagu," just then 
 becoming a good-sized village, was making strenuous exertions to push ahead; 
 each place, by its efforts, materially aided the other (unconsciously, perhaps) 
 and so we find that tor years the towns grew in about the same proportion. 
 
 Topographically "Milwacky" differed greatly from Milwaukee, more par- 
 ticularly on the East Side. On the ground now occupied by Market Square, 
 arose a high hill, extending towards the lake. In the neighborhood of the 
 lake shore were deep ravines, where now appear graded and paved streets, 
 lined with handsome residences. In the river were several iL>lands, and along 
 the river banks was a marshy lowland, frequently covered with water during a 
 rise in the stream. It will be interesting to remember that less than forty 
 years ago the ground now occupied by the Third and Fifth wards was Ire- 
 
 THE "Mil. WACKY OF OLD. 
 
 (luently under water, and that the forest thereupon was extremely dense; that 
 tne land on the West Side was swampy, (but covered with trees,) frequently 
 the bed of the swollen stream — and that two or three crooked paths through 
 the underbrush and thickets marked the location for the East Water, Wiscon- 
 sin and Michigan streets of to-day. 
 
 Accompanying will be found interesting sketches showing the place as it 
 appeared in the early days, long before it showed evidence of its coming 
 greatness, although the year of the first sketch was 1834. In the second 
 engraving is clearly set forth the hill spoken oi above as having been located 
 on what is now known as Market Square. 
 
 But to trace the growth of the trading-post known as "Milwacky," 
 through the various stages by which it arrived at the greatness it to-day en- 
 joys, would rcnuire a volume which we cannot present. In the briefest 
 manner we can but give leading dates and names, those necessary to roughly 
 sketch the outline.
 
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 THE OLD SETTLERS. 
 
 Among the earliest arrivals were Byron Kilbourn and George H. 
 Walker, and so closely identified have their names been with the growth of 
 the citv, that we mav'sav the fathers of Milwaukee were Juneau, Kilbourn 
 and Walker— Juneau being the father of the East Side, Kilbourn of the West 
 Side, and Walker of the South Side. Indeed, until lately "Kilbourn- 
 town" and "Walker's Point" were frequently used to designate these respective 
 localities. The accompanying engravings are excellent portraits of the three 
 men whose names with others will evey remain associated with Milwaukee's 
 growth and prosperity. 
 
 After Solomon I'uneau's long residence of i8 years, during which he had 
 to deal almost entirely with the natives who came and went (and by whom 
 he was greatly beloved,') a new era dawned for him. At this time the pioneers 
 began visiting the neighborhood and soon evinced a determination to build up 
 the site, the Indians having ceded their title in 1831 and 1833. Juneau laid 
 claim to a large extent of land on the east side of the stream, and entered 
 into the new project with great zest, being first in pushing forward all enter- 
 prises. He lived to see the place he founded become a large and flourishing 
 city, for his death did not occur until 1856. He died while visiting the 
 Indians, upon the occasion of the annual payment to the Menomonee tribe in 
 the northern portion of the state. Thus it proved that he should not, in 
 death's moments, be separated from those with whom the greater portion of 
 his life was spent. He was 64 years old. 
 
 Byron Kilbourn came to Milwaukee from Ohio, in 1834, and laid claim to 
 the West Side, which he immediately commenced to improve. His previous 
 knowledge of similar work in Ohio stood him in great stead here. He early 
 proposed the construction of a canal to join the Rock river, and by his per- 
 sonal exertions secured from the national government a land-grant to aid in 
 the work. Owing to the unfavorable action of the legislature, hoNvever, the 
 plan was abandoned and the state appropriated the moneys deVived from the 
 sale of the land to other purposes. As the town grew, Mr. Kilbourn, who 
 was eminently qualified to assume the lead, was frequently called to places of 
 trust and honor. Twice was he mayor, and he \vas one of those chosen to 
 draw up a constitution for the state. In 1855 he was a candidate for the 
 I'nited States Senate, but was defeated by one vote, Charles Durkee being his 
 successful opponent. Mr. Kilbourn was elected president of the Milwaukee 
 iS: .Mississipj)! Railroad in 1849. ^^ lived until a comparatively recent date, 
 his death occurring in Jacksonville, Fla., in 1870. He was 69 years old. 
 
 George H. Walker also came to Milwaukee in 1834, and laid claim to 
 land on the south side of the river, which thereafter was known as "Walker's 
 I'oint." Col. Walker identified himself with the interests of the place, and had a 
 reputation for moral courage and physical bravery. He was elected mayor in 
 1851, and re-elected at the expiration of his term in 1853. During the later 
 years of the city's history Col. Walker was interested in the gas company, the 
 street railroad and other matters of that kind. He died in this city in 1866, 
 having seen Milwaukee attain the dignity of soinething like 70,000 inhabitants. 
 
 And now come up to us the familiar names of many others, whose early 
 struggles and faithfulness to the welfare of the city entitle them to honorable 
 mention among the fathers. Among those now with us who came before 1837 
 Horace Chase, M. L. Burdick, B. H. &. W. Edgerton, P. C. Cole, Daniel Wells, 
 I".no( h Chase, U. B. .Smith, John Ogden, Geo. Dousman, And. Douglas, Benj. 
 ("hurch, John Bowen, the Sivyers, F. W. Dodge, L. W. Weeks, W. P. Merrill, 
 .\I. Stein, Jos. Cary. A. W. Hatch, Arthur Aldrich, Fred. Wardner.Geo. Abert, 
 Kf)l). Davis, John Furlong, W. .S. Tr()wi)ridge, John Crawford, J. A. Noonan, 
 Reuben Strong, the Treysers, Hans Crocker.jthe Rogers, J. H. Tweedy, Elisha 
 Starr, the Bleyers, J. C. Smith, Ezra Dewey, W. B. Johnson, C. H. Larkin,
 
 
 
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 LANbMAkkS— INCREASING POPULA TION. 
 
 Up to 1836 the east and west sides of the stream which flowed between, 
 contained separate villages, but in that year, by a common vote, they were 
 united; in 1845 the South Side was admitted, and in 1846 the City of Milwau- 
 kee was incorporated, having five wards, viz: on the East Side the ist and 3d; 
 on the West Side the 2d and 4th, and on the South Side the 5th. As will be 
 readily imagined, Solomon Juneau was the first mayor. 
 
 One by one the old landmarks have passed away, until now there remain 
 but tew of those once-prominent structures. The illustration below is of 
 the Milwaukee House, at one time a hotel of fine standing. The Bellevue 
 House, kept by Elisba Starr, was built in 1835-6 and located on the corner ot 
 Broadway and Wisconsin street, the site now occupied by the Library building. 
 Sometime after being enlarged in 1837, and called the Milwaukee House, it was 
 removed and afterwards destroyed by fire, except one wing which stands 
 to-day on the corner of Milwaukee and Detroit streets. The Light House, 
 designated in the preceding illustration (N) stood on the bluft at the foot ot 
 Wisconsin street, near the present location of the C. & N. W. R. R. depot. It 
 
 was built in 1838. The Lake Brewery (35), erected in 1836, still stands and is 
 in use according to its original purpose. St. Peters (15), the first Catholic 
 church, erected in 1849, rnay yet be seen on Martin street, near Jacks(5n. Ju- 
 neau's warehouse (19) was built in 1836 and removed up to East Water street, 
 soon to be torn down. The Washington House (11), built in 1836, is the 
 present Republican House, corner of Third and Cedar streets. Uousman's 
 warehouse (25), erected in 1836, is occupied by John Furlong as a fish-depot. 
 To-day Milwaukee contains 13 wards; trom the old ist ward was made 
 the 1st and 7th; from the 2d, the 2d, 6th, 9th, loth and 13th, and from tie 5th, 
 the 5th, 8th, nth and 12th. The original 3d and 4th wards remain. The 
 growth in population is interesting to note, being as follows: 
 
 1836 , 275 
 
 1840 1,810 
 
 1850 19,873 
 
 i860 45,286 
 
 1 870 71 ,640 
 
 To-day the city numbers 123,000.
 
 THE MIL \VA VKEE OF IHE PRESENT. 
 
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 extcnds from the Shoolin^j I'urk, on the north, to Forest Huiiu- cemetery on 
 the south, a dihlancc of about 6 miles; and frcjm the shore of Lake Michigan 
 on the cast to the borders of the town of VVauwatosa on the west, a distance 
 of about 4 miles.
 
 12 
 
 RESIDENCE PORTION OF 
 
 The illustration on the preceding- page gives the reader a fine view of 
 certain portions of the Milwaukee ot to-day. The observer is standing on a 
 high elevation in the Sixth ward — the site of the Humboldt School-building — 
 and takes in, in comprehensive sweep, the chief business portions of the East, 
 West and South Sides. The view represents a distance of about 5 miles in 
 length and ij miles in breadth. 
 
 We will now take the reader through the residence portion of the East 
 Side, starting near the original center. Samples will be shown, and the 
 stranger must take our assurance that they fairly represent the whole. This 
 order of division of residence-portions with their respective sides, and division 
 of other portions of the book will be adhered to throughout. 
 
 COURT-HOUSE SQUARE. 
 
 The handsome Court House, of which Milwaukeeans speak with pardon- 
 able pride, was erected in 1872, at a cost of $650,000. It is built of Lake 
 Superior sand-stone, upon land donated to the county for that purpose by Sol- 
 omon Juneau. The park surrounding the building is, as the above illustration 
 shows, very beautiful, containing a dense growth of trees, gravel walks and a 
 handsome fountain, lately put up by C. Hennecke & Co. During the summer 
 months open-air concerts are given in the park, and it becomes then a 
 thronged promenade. 
 
 The building accommodates the various county offices and courts of j 
 ice, and, in the east wing, the city offices, the city paying a rental to 
 >;ounty ol $12,000 for the privilege. The adornment of the interior is elab- 
 orate, and in every respect the building is a credit to the county. By a long 
 flight of winding si.nr^ iln top of ihc dome is reached; the view of the city 
 
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 THk ^AST SIDE. 
 
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 from this exalted spot is unequaled, and it is only from s5me such position that 
 one forms an idea of the density of the forest skirting the limits of the city. 
 The original Court-house was built of wood, in 1836, and served as a jail 
 also. Despite the early date of its construction, the old building was kept in 
 constant use until 187 1, when it was razed to make room for the present struc- 
 ture. The park is, by terms ot the gift-deed, forever to be used for the pur- 
 pose named. It occupies one block, bounded by Jefferson, Oneida, Jackson 
 and Biddle streets, and as time goes by will be constantly improved and ren- 
 dered more attractive. The improvements seen are the work of the present. 
 
 ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL. 
 
 Facing Court House Square is St. John's Cathedral, erected in 1850. It 
 is still an attractive, substantial building. Adjoining it, on the right, is the 
 residence of Archbishop Henni, whose long services as Catholic Bishop of this 
 diocese were rewarded by an advancement to the Archbishopric in 1874. On 
 the left of the cathedral is seen St. Rosa's Orphan Asylum, an institution 
 under the patronage of the church, and directly back of the cathedral, on Van 
 Buren street, is Bishop's Hall, a new building devoted to a parochial school, 
 and often used for church lectures, etc.
 
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 OUR CHURCHES, BENEV0LEN1 
 
 JEFFERSON SlREKl, LUUKINC NORTH. 
 
 Standing at the corner ot Court House Square and looking- north on Jef- 
 ferson street, one sees, in the left foreground, the commodious and substantial 
 residence of Gov. Harrison Ludington. To the right, on the same street, 
 looms up the spire of the Baptist Church, while directly opposite is seen the 
 Hadley School. 
 
 lEAlPLE EMANU-EL. 
 
 \\ iltiiM a tc-w moments' walk from this locality are numerous costly 
 churches, illustrations of which follow; — the first of Temple Emanu-El, a 
 Jewish house (»f worship on the corner of Broadway and Martin street, the
 
 IMSIITUTIONS AND SOClEllES. 
 
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 second of Immanuel Presbyterian Church on Astor street, by far the most 
 costly and elaborate edifice of the kind in the city. The churches of Mil- 
 waukee are in a Hourishing condition, and support, in addition to the ordinary 
 surroundings, various societies whose object it is to assist the unlortunate, 
 This leads us naturally to the subject of working societies. 
 
 In addition to the secret organizations whose branches are to be tound in 
 every city — the Masons, C^dd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, etc — Milwaukee is 
 to be congratulated upon having numerous bands ot willing workers in every 
 good cause. We call to mind the names of several of these: "Mission Band," 
 "Plymouth Church Benevolent Society," "Helping Hands,' "Local Visiting 
 Committee," "Church Home Committee," "Little Sisters of the Poor," "Cier- 
 man Ladies' Associations," several Hebrew Societies, and many others; also 
 
 IMM V\l LL (^I RI ^ t HL RLH 
 
 various charitable institutions, such as the "Industrial School," "Home of the 
 Friendless," "Young Women's Home," "St. John's Home," "Bethel Home," 
 "Wisconsin Seaman's Friend Society," are keiit open to relieve suffering hu- 
 manity. These societies, emanating from all denominations of religious 
 belief, exert a wide-spread influence for good and are matters oi pride to Mil- 
 waukeeans. There are three orphan asylum (2 under Catholic and i under 
 Protestant supervision), 2 hospitals (St. Mary's and the Passavant), and three 
 convents or cloisters. 
 
 To the ladies especially should be given the credit for the maintenance ot 
 the working societies; their persistent efforts, and ingenuity in devising ways 
 and means, produce the funds necessary to carry out the great work which 
 each association finds before it.
 
 16 
 
 A Moonlight View. 
 
 One noticeable feature in the residence portion of Milwaukee is the fre- 
 quency of large grounds surrounding elegant homes. In no other city ap- 
 proximating ours in population, is this so universally the case. The effect, in 
 a busy city, is at once striking and exceedingly beautiful. The following illus- 
 tration of the handsome residence and grounds of C. T. Bradley, on Marshall, 
 Martin and Astor streets, will afford the reader a more definite idea ot our 
 meanmg. This elegant structure (one of the most elaborate in the North- 
 west in design and finish.) bears evidence of the skill of E. Townsend Mix, 
 the well-known architect, whose handiwork will be observed in many of the 
 other buildings, illustrations of which are to follow. 
 
 Standing at the head of any of the residence streets, one sees what would 
 afford material sufficient to enrapture the most exacting artist— particularly 
 it the view be taken looking toward the lake. Indeed, very tew artists have 
 
 
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 Kl..-,llJl,XCL ul C. I. liKADLEV. 
 
 S^o^ • •S'"'''^^"'''^"'^^'^^''^^'^^ '^>- n^oonlight, the lights and 
 sliadLS on the handsome streets admirablv contrasted, and the snarklinu- 
 waters of the bay dotted here and there by l^airy boats. -sp^irkhnj. 
 
 The following illustration represents a moonligin view sketched from the 
 
 smooth shVch-dMr? .^^^ '"f '" ^'""'"''' "'"^^ ^""^'^^ '"^"y ^^^'^y homesteads, 
 smooth, shaded streets and numerous attractive features to be seen in even sn 
 
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 JohnV'?attc^r;r'"r?-'''''i ''^ ^'"•'^''?' '"r' ^"^^ '^^^ ^^ '^'^^ looms u", St.' 
 SCCMH-! that m Ih b ,T 'r ''"'.""' °' ^ '^'^^ """^b^>- of equallv beautiful 
 
 Tnd volun' r.o IT ' ni''\ "'V '^'^ ^''T '''"^- ^^'^^^'-^^^^^^ abounds in them. 
 dna volumes could Ik- idled with their description.
 
 i8 
 
 THE HOMES OF 
 
 The residence of T. A. Chapman, the extensive dry-Roods merchant, is a 
 handsome frame structure, combining beauty and comfort in the highest de- 
 gree. 
 
 But to enumerate the handsome residences in Milwaukee would require 
 by far more space than we have to spare, and we dismiss the subject for the 
 present with the remark that visitors invariably express themselves astonished 
 and delighted at the succession of homesteads that show evidences of so much 
 taste, culture and wealth. 
 
 Indeed, Milwaukee is a pleasant surprise to all who visit it. Nature was 
 lavish in her gifts, affording three hills admirably suited for the site of a pic- 
 turesque, beautiful citv. Owing to the diversity in surface the draiivige facil- 
 
 r. \. C'HAl'MANS RESIDENCE. 
 
 ities are excellent, thus keeping the city pure, cleanly and healthy. Winding, 
 navigable streams aid commerce, and Lake Michigan, over which the city 
 looks from its bluffs 80 and 100 feet high, adds both to the commercial and 
 artistic value. Rarely are the various components so gathered, as they are in 
 Milwaukee. 
 
 Waverly Place, a short thoroughfare extending from Martin to Division 
 streets, is a favorite residence |)ortion. Here was first put into practice the 
 pretty idea of removing all fences, thus throwing the beautiful grounds into 
 one immi-nse and beautiful |)ark. The reader can appreciate that summer- 
 night's entertainments and lawn-])arties, in these grounds, with beautiful illu- 
 minations, prove exceedingly pr)|)ular. Such an one was given a short time 
 since, for the benefit of the Industrial .School, resulting in great pleasure to 
 those whc) partiri|);ii(f| and much |irofit to the school.
 
 OUR MERCHANT S. 
 
 '9 
 
 WAVERLY PLACE. 
 
 Division street affords many beautiful sights. The accompanying illus- 
 tration is of the beautiful home of James E. Patton, near the corner ot Pros- 
 pect Avenue one that draws forth encomiums from all who see it. A short 
 distance west, on the same street, is All Saints' Cathedral (Epis.), the home- 
 church ot Bishop Welles. 
 
 DIVISION STREET— J. E. PATTON'S RE.SIDENCE, ETC. 
 
 One block east of the central house in the illustration, directly upon the 
 lake bluff is the Protestant Orphan Asylum, a well managed mstitution that 
 is constantly doing much good. Commencing at this point and running
 
 OUR WONDERFUL GROWTH. 
 
 south for a distance ot two blocks, is the Seventh Ward Park, a plat ot 
 ground consisting of the lake bluff. The slope has been terraced and laid 
 out with walks, and when completed will be adorned with shrubbery. 
 Comfortable seats have been provided at the top of the bluff, and during 
 the warm summer evenings the promenade is densely crowded. The view 
 of the bav, which is said to rival the famous Bay of Naples, from this point is 
 very hne. 
 
 A view is here given of Prospect avenue looking north, once considered 
 the principal street in that locality. It is ornamented, in a public way, by the 
 First Ward Park, a triangular piece of ground, in the center of which a 
 large and handsome fountain has been erected. In the neighborhood of this 
 avenue, for a distance of a few blocks west and running parallel with it, ap- 
 pears a new city. The most wonderful improvements have there been made 
 within the past five — we might almost say the past two or three years. Streets 
 
 PROSPECT AVENUE. 
 
 have been opened and graded, laid with water and sewer service, and build- 
 ing have s|)rung up as if by magic. They are largely uniform in style, and 
 are constructed in the most modern and tasty manner, being patterns of the 
 architectural skill of James Douglas, whose taste is fully acknowledged. 
 Real estate has greatly a])preciated in this portion ot the First Ward, having 
 trel)ied in value, and, notwithstanding the late panicky times, has not de- 
 clined. 
 
 The residence on the left in the foregoing illustration has just been erected 
 by (}. K. Collins (James Douglas, architect.) Rut for the dense foliage lining 
 the walks on either side, numerous handsome residences, surrounded by corri- 
 modious grounds, could be seen. 
 
 At the end of this avenue we reach North Point, the boundary of the bay, 
 where are located the Water Works and where the celebrated White-fish Bay 
 road commences, but of these, as well as of other matters ot interest there- 
 abouts, more will be said in another ])Iace.
 
 THE WESl SIDE. 
 
 21 
 
 GRAND;,AVENUE — LOOKING .^WEST. 
 
 Having hurriedly passed through the East Side we enter the residence 
 portion of the West Side by way of Grand avenue, one view of which is here 
 
 given. Next to 
 the church in 
 the foreground 
 (Spring Street 
 M. E.) are seen 
 the Spring St. 
 Congregational 
 Second Baptist, 
 St. James &Cal- 
 \ iry churches. 
 Grand Avenue 
 offers many in- 
 ducements to 
 the sight-seer, 
 and therefore 
 one is not sur- 
 prised to find 
 that it is the 
 street of streets 
 for promenad- 
 ers. On pleas- 
 : ant days and 
 evenings the 
 
 ST. JAMES (KPIS.J'CHURCH. 
 
 CALVARY (PRKS.) CHWRCH.
 
 THE GRAND COR^O UTI H 
 
 walks are crowHcd and the pavement covered with flying vehicles of all de- 
 scriptions. Probably the most attractive feature on the avenue is the elegant 
 residence and highlv-cultivated grounds of Hon. Alex. Mitchell, an illustration 
 of which is given below. This large place occupies the block between Ninth 
 and Tenth streets, and no expense has been spared in its adornment. The 
 passer-by who stops to admire the costly greenhouses and conservatories and 
 the beautiful lawn, tastefully broken by shrubs and trees and l)eds of choicest 
 flowers, feels that he is well rewarded for his walk. 
 
 If we have mentioned the rapid growth of the upper portion of the First 
 ward as something noteworthy, we must express e'en more astonishment at 
 
 K:>L,i-. i.i Al.hXA.NlJEk MITCHKLI . 
 
 the development ot tht; West Side, whose improvements are ot the most sub- 
 stantial kind. Within the past few years whole streets have been opened and 
 no sooner grad'^d and improved than lined with costly structures. 
 
 It is a common remark with visitors who have traveled extensively, that 
 no city shows such a healthy growth, during such stringent times, as Milwau- 
 kee. In fact, buiUIing has been and is being carried on without interruption; 
 and it is an important fact that these im])rovements are being made with Mil- 
 waukee money, accumulated here by honest toil and labor. 
 
 Grand Avenue parlirularly, and adjoining thoroughfares to a great de- 
 gree, bear evidence of what we have just asserted. Lined v/ith heavy shade 
 trees, its broad roadway of Nicholson pavement, the entire length, and' fronted 
 on either hand by elegant residences and carefully-kept grounds, the avenue, 
 with its surroundings, is arlmitlefl by travelers to be the peer, if not superior 
 to. the famous Kuclid Avenue of Cleveland.
 
 THE ATTRACTIVE SURROUNDINGS. 
 
 23 
 
 The view here given is of the avenue, lookinnf east. The dense toliage 
 hides many of the elegant residences and spacious grounds which line the 
 thoroughfare for miles. Among the jirominent structures erected during the past 
 season are those of Messrs. Kneeland, Mullen, D. G. Rogers and H. C. Atkins. 
 
 The building on the right, in the above engraving, is the handsome residence ot 
 Wm. Plankinton, adjoining the commodious homestead of John Plankinton, his 
 father. At the west end ot the avenue, on the large estate and adjoining the 
 
 imposing residence oi S. S. Merrill, is one ot the most pleasmg specimens of the 
 cottage style of architecture to be seen anywhere: the home of V^ ashmgton 
 Becker. Its massive ivy-clad stone walls remind one ot old English homes.
 
 24 
 
 WEST- END IMPROVEMENTS. 
 
 While the residences lining^ Grand Avenue compare favorably with those 
 of anv other portion of the city, the grounds at the west end ol thf thor- 
 oughfare are observed to be much more extensive, giving opportunity for the 
 display of skill in landscape gardening not afforded in the more compactly 
 settled portions of the city. Here we notice the absence of division fences,' 
 adding greatly to the beauty ot the effect, and making the avenue to seem- 
 ingly pass through one immense and elegant park. The imposing grandeur 
 of the natural forest trees and ornamental shrubbery enhances the general 
 scene and renders it the object of heartiest admiration by all who see it. To 
 all this native beauty is added the benefits of latest public work. In no other 
 poftion of the city have street improvements been so extensively and substan- 
 tially carried on as on Grand Avenue and adjacent streets. Water, sewer 
 
 RESIDENCES OF J. H. TESCH AND OE S. A. HARRISON. 
 
 and gas service are laid in the entire street, and the dense foliage affords fine 
 shade for the walks, which extends even to the city limits, as shown in the 
 above illustration. 
 
 From here to the National Soldiers' Home, ot which we shall speak in 
 another place, is but a short distance, and by far the handsomest view of the 
 spacious grounds and main building is obtained from the high bluff bordering 
 this side ot the .beautiful Menomonee Vallev. 
 
 It is a sale prediction that within a short time all ot this property, owing 
 to the improvements now under way, will be eagerlv sought for by people ot 
 wealth and culture,— the lovers of rural beauties which are here 'so lavishly 
 bestowed by .Nature's hand. The beauties of the country combine with the 
 comforts o! the city; Nature is aided and supplemented by art; what more 
 can one desire ?
 
 PAST AND PRESENT. 
 
 45 
 
 IN OLDEN TIMES — THE ROGERS' HOMESTEAD. 
 
 The above represents a relic ot the olden time, formerly the residence ot 
 the late Jas. H. Rogers, on Sixth street, at one time considered a pride to the 
 city. The difference between that and the modern style is shown by the illus- 
 tration of the elegant residence of Capt. Fred Pabst, cor. Eighth and Chestnut 
 street, designed by the' well-known and successful architect, H. C. Koch. 
 
 THE MODERN STYLE- RESIDENCE OF FRED. PABST,
 
 26 
 
 NORiH WESTERN AND SOUTHERN 
 
 The northwestern part of the city embraces an extensive territory equally 
 elevated with that just described, and has ample space for the growth of the 
 residence portion in that direction. It obtains a commanding view of the 
 entire business part and much of the residence part, as was shown by the 
 illustration on page ii, which was taken from that locality. From the fact 
 that the business quarter there was prominently occupied by our German 
 foliow-citizens, and has been to a large degree sustained by them, it was quite 
 natural for the residence portion to also be generally occupied by them. 
 Among the handsome structures which the visitor sees in this locality are the 
 homes ot some of our most successful and prominent merchants and pro- 
 fessional men. Here, as elsewhere, the advantages of liberal public improve- 
 ments are noticed, and property has steadily appreciated. Lately many 
 sireets have bren ojiened and already can be observed the growth ot new 
 residences. 
 
 IIANOVKR .SIKEET LUOKINC NORTH. 
 
 The South Side also contains many handsome residences and has kept up 
 with the other sides in all manner of public and private improvements. The 
 illustration selected is of Hanover street looking north, showing the attrac- 
 tive residences of Messrs. Durr, Schneider, Hilbert, Paul and others; also St. 
 John's (Ej)is.) Church, the Mitchell school-building, and, in the lurther dis- 
 tance, .St. (iali's fCatholic) Church, in the Fourth ward, across the Menomo- 
 nce river. The South Siile is especially distinguished by an originally at- 
 tractive landscape, declining regularly from an elevated plateau west ot the 
 high western boundary line ot the city toward lake and river, all now taste- 
 fully utilized by capacious streets, mathematically laid out and expensively 
 improved; by the marvelous rajjidity of its recent growth in population and 
 weahh; l)y its extensive harbor accommodations and long lines of dockage, 
 extending completely around three sides of this portion of the city; by the
 
 PORTIONS OF CiTV. 
 
 27 
 
 vast capital invested here in lake commerce and manufacturing enterprises, 
 nourishing apart from each and yet in close proximity to the most eligible 
 residence streets of the city; and by the great number and variety of its church 
 edifices and school buildings, adapted to the accommodation of every form of 
 religious belief, and to all modern methods and degrees of public and private 
 education. On this side of the river, also, are centred the chief passenger and 
 freight depots of the several railroad companies, and mercantile pursuits are 
 becoming rapidly prominent— probably more than two miles of its streets 
 being devoted to various branches of the retail trade. 
 
 Here, as elsewhere, the completion ot an extended system of horse railroads 
 has assisted greatly in increasing the growth and permanent prosperity of the 
 locality. The lines of road lately opened to Bay View and to the Forest Home 
 Cemetery have virtually brought outside property nearer to the business cen- 
 ters, and thereby enhanced its value and opened it up to rapid improvements. 
 
 EMIL SCHANDEIN S RESIDENCE. 
 
 From the elegant residence of Emil Schandein, on Park street, a magnifi- 
 cent view is obtained, not only over the Menomonee Valley, to the north and 
 west, but of the entire South Side and of the bay. 
 
 Elizabeth street has recently been widened to 100 feet, and shows many 
 handsome residences. It is the principal avenue from this part of the city to 
 the National Soldiers' Home. Leaving the city, and entering the town of 
 WauwatQsa, \\e arc transferred at once to country life. Numerous villas 
 meet the eye on every hand, but we notice particularly that of Col. Wm. H. 
 Jacobs, (upon whose grounds is a fine artesian well sunk to a depth of 1300 
 feet) and the sylvan retreat of J. R. Goodrich, of the firm of Bali & Goodrich. 
 Passing these attractive spots we enter the grounds of the Soldiers' Home, 
 through the South Gate.
 
 28 
 
 NATIONAL SOLDIERS HOME. 
 
 TO omit a visit to the Soldiers' 
 Home would be to miss one ot 
 the most attractive sights Milwaukee 
 affords. This asylum for disabled 
 volunteers (towards the erection ot 
 which Milwaukee contributed $ioo,- 
 ooo) is located in the* center of a 
 beautiful park, which is constantly 
 improved and cared for by the 
 inmates. The total amount of land 
 belonging to the institution is 425 
 acres, a large portion of which is 
 under farm cultivation, yielding a 
 fair proportion ot the supplies for 
 the use of the Home. The extensive 
 
 park surrounciini; tiic niani Duilding seems especially adapted for the purpose. 
 Winding roads, smooth and carefully kept, lead the visitor through delightful 
 groves, and every now and then skirt the bank of a tiny, foliage-fringed lake, 
 whose mirrored surface reflects the beauty surrounding it. The accompany- 
 ing illustration shows one of these lakes (the largest) but of its dazzling 
 brilliancy when, upon gala occasions, it is illuminated by means of lights 
 closely placed upon its brink, we have no words to speak. The park, flashing 
 with f ari-colored illuminations, presents a picture always remembered, if seen. 
 The view on the following page is ot the main building, which cared for 
 S60 inmates last winter. Entering the main hall, on the left is the Commandant's 
 office, and adjoining is the reception room; opposite are the Secretary's office 
 and officers' rooms. Towards the rear are the dining halls, kitchens and 
 bakery; in the basement the quarter-master's rooms, store rooms, laundry, 
 and a restaurant for the accommodation of visitors. Above is the post- 
 
 •i ornr •
 

 
 10 
 
 1HE BUILDINGS AND 
 
 office, library, read- 
 ing- - room, printing 
 office, large hall used 
 as a chapel and for 
 concerts, etc. - with 
 still room enough 
 kit tor the dormito- 
 ries. During the 
 stason frequent en- 
 Urt a i n m e n t s are 
 ;^iven at the Home, 
 Milwaukee's local 
 artists assisting. The 
 building is lighted 
 bv gas, ma?iufactur- 
 on the grounds, 
 ;iik1 heated through- 
 out by steam. 
 
 Aside Irom the 
 main building are 
 t h e Commandant's 
 residence, the Secre- 
 tary's and Surgeon's 
 quarters, the {arm 
 niildings, the hospi- 
 tal (ouiuncd in the sketch of the lake;, and the engine house (which is sup- 
 plied with a modern steam fire-engine and apparatus.) As will be seen by 
 the first illustration, the Commandant's residence is handsome and the other 
 officers, Sec. Lough and Surgeon J. L. Page, M. D., have no reason to complain. 
 A pavilion has been erected for the accommodation ot the fine band 
 which, under Prof. 
 Wilkinson's di- 
 recti.pn, gives a free 
 concert every Sun- 
 day afternoon during 
 the warm season — 
 and just across the 
 broad road has been 
 put up a large danc- 
 ing pavilion. Sketches 
 of these are further 
 on givt-n. 
 
 Tile South Gate, 
 through which we 
 entered the grounds, 
 and which is repre- 
 sented in the illus- 
 trations, is a beautiful 
 specimen ol rustic 
 work, constructed b\ 
 the inmates ol th< 
 Home. With s c 
 much lime il is bui 
 natural that their 
 i n V t* n t i vr venins
 
 CROUNDS.— FOREST HoMM. 
 
 3* 
 
 should have play — and the result is seen in many 
 
 curious and attractive objects, here and there. 
 The word "Home" is expressive as applied to 
 
 this institution, for the veterans have, as far as it is 
 
 possible, all the advantages and comforts of the 
 
 "dearest spot on earth." Discipline is enforced - 
 
 and strictly- but that is found one of the means to 
 
 insure the most good. All harmless games are 
 
 afforded and encouraged, and it is one of the prett\- . 
 
 sights to witness the interest a squad ol wooden - 
 
 legged, battered veterans take in a simple game 
 
 of croquet. Billiards, chess, etc., are also much 
 
 resorted to. The reading-room, of which we 
 
 have spoken, furnishes about 175 papers anc 
 
 magazines, aud the library contains about 4,000 .^-^ 
 
 volumes. Thus, those inclined to literary recrea- 
 tion or information are gratified. 
 
 From all states in the Union come these dependent ones, many of tKem 
 
 leaving families in their native towns, while they come out here to receive the 
 
 benefits of medical treatment for wounds received or diseases contracted 
 
 during their service in their country's cause. 
 
 The annual expense ot sustaining this institution is about $100,000, and 
 
 is amply provided tor by the funds set apart by the national government. The 
 
 labor performed by the inmates results to their credit in the matter of wages 
 
 — and their misdemeanors subject them to fines. And thus life runs on at the 
 
 Home; quietly and happily, but under the necessary military discipline. To 
 
 the officers in charge much credit is to be given for the perfect order inwhich 
 
 the visitor finds the buildings and park. The Commandant is Gen. E. W. 
 
 Hincks, a thorough officer; the Secretary, Capt. W. H. Lough, may be addressed 
 
 for a handsomely illustrated volume, containing particulars about the Home. 
 To the south ot Soldiers' Home, and at no grent distance, is Forest 
 
 Home, the most beautiful cemetery of Milwaukee. The plot of ground 
 •^^^, contains 169X acres, 
 
 ^•!^^^^<^' ^^ ^_ -^^'X having cost originally 
 
 i^iiC"^ — *- ■•% ^ from $50 to $300 per 
 
 acre, and nature and 
 art have combined to 
 render it exceedingly 
 handsome. Very costly 
 rre many of the vaults 
 and monuments that 
 mark the resting places 
 ot the departed. 
 
 There are laid out 
 about five miles ot 
 avenues, all con- 
 structed upon the most 
 <i p p r o V e d methods. 
 Visitors whose sojourn 
 m this city is not brief 
 scarcely ever fnil to 
 \ isit Forest Home the 
 Mount Auburn of the 
 West.

 
 THE RENO WNED BA Y. 
 
 Zl 
 
 Beautiful indeed is the view of Milwaukee and the bay from the south 
 point, (called by the Indians "Nojoshing") in the neig'hborhood of St. Francis 
 Seminary, an institution ior the education of students to the Catholic priest- 
 hood. This seminary, a sketch of which is given on the preceding page, is 
 situated about four miles south of the city, in the midst of a forest, about loo 
 steps distant from the lake. The institution was founded in 1853 by the late 
 Dr. Joseph Salzmann, who lived to see it expand into one of the largest insti- 
 tutions of the kind in the land. The main building has lately been supple- 
 mented by a wing which is of but little smaller dimensions than the original 
 structure. In the immediate neighborhood is the^t. yEmilianus orphan asy- 
 lum, and, but a short distance, a Teachers' Seminary and the "Fio Nono" 
 College (founded in 1873) — also the result of Dr. Salzmann's labors. A relic 
 of olden time, a cloister unpretending in appearance, belonging to and in- 
 habited to this day by the St. Franciscans, is also athand. All these buildings 
 are beautifully located in the forest abounding on the lake shore. 
 
 MlLWAUKtE BAY. 
 
 Another attractive and comprehensive view of the city and bay is obtained 
 from a point of land jutting ■out into the lake near the north point of the bay, 
 called by the Indians "Minnewawa," and which was their favorite resort in 
 summer for fishing and bathing. Here we find one of the most beautiful 
 summer resorts, the Sherman House (represented in the sketch given above.) 
 Although the inland summer places are visited and greatly admired, we will 
 be pardoned for claiming that Milwaukee offers greater advantages as a sum- 
 mer resort. The cool lake breeze, which keeps the atmosphere from ten to 
 fifteen degrees cooler than at any inland place, is an important feature, and 
 the inevitable ennui of small country places is avoided by the metropolitan 
 advantages of one of the most beautiful and healthy cities on the continent, 
 with its high rolling lands, its pleasant drives and parks, its churches, libraries 
 and places of amusement — all of which combine to make it the most desirable 
 resort for the invalid or pleasure seeker.
 
 TRADE. COMMERCE-BUSINESS PORTION OF THE CITY 
 
 Railroad Connections. 
 
 Thf railroads directly or indirectly centering- in Milwaukee and throwing 
 the bulk of their traffic to the city cover several thousands ot miles absolutely, 
 and comprehend even many more. Not only do the lines gather from all por- 
 tions within the state, but they open from the entire Northwest. Products from 
 Minnesota and Iowa are directly brought to Milwaukee; trade from the neigh- 
 borhood of the Missouri is secured; northern Illinois serves as another source 
 of supply, and the connecting link between the Northern Pacific and Wisconsin 
 Central railways (only 70 or 80 miles) will open up, directly to our benefit, the 
 route taken by the Northern Pacific through Minnesota, Dakota, Montana, 
 Idaho and Washington Territory to Puget's Sound. Indeed, with such a view 
 presented, one feels safe in predicting a grand future for Milwaukee. Already 
 many trunk lines, among the longest and most thoroughly equipped in the 
 country, center here and are in excellent running order. Traffic to and from 
 the Eas t and the Northwest takes in Milwaukee on its way. The great wheat 
 section feeds directly to this city and hundreds pf thousand bushels are daily 
 handled at the elevators, representing hundreds of thousands ot dollars in 
 clear currency. All of this means a healthy business that cannot fail in pro- 
 ducing its results upon trade and commerce generally. Three divisions ot 
 the C, M. & St. P. R. R. e.xtend to the principal cities and towns on the 
 Mississippi and westward through Minnesota and Iowa towards the Missouri, 
 leaditTg directly to Milwaukee. Over the West Wisconsin road comes the staples 
 from the Chippewa, Eau Claire and St. Croix regions. Three routes lead to 
 Green Bay and the northern part of the state. The Wisconsin Central now 
 extends a clear line from Milwaukee to Ashland, Lake Superior, running 
 almost directly through the center of the state and opening up a country rich 
 in prospects. Can anyone estimate the advantage this will be in a few years 
 — the more especially when, as above stated, the short connecting link with 
 the Northern Pacific Railroad is made ? 
 
 Among the lines lately extended is the Milwaukee, Lake shore and West- 
 ern, from Appleton to New London oh the Wolf river, thus bringing easily to 
 hand another of the lumber districts of Northern Wisconsin. Several other 
 routes have lately been thrown open to the public, in each case bringing new 
 advantages to Milwaukee. As a railroad center, in fact, the city is becoming 
 remarkable, her iron arms stretching forth in every direction and laying hands 
 upon all things that can tend to her advancement and therefore to that of the 
 stale at large. A projected route, one that will without doubt some day be 
 built, is the Milwaukee cS: St. Louis air-line, taking in the immense coal-fields 
 on the way. It needs no argument to convince the business man of the value 
 of such a line; the facilities for coal supply would enable Milwaukee to take 
 still higher rank as a manufacturing place. The completion, during the past 
 year, of the road been Portage and Stevens Point (85 miles in length) by the 
 Wisconsin Central, was an important feature in the* chain of iron-links that 
 run across and overthe state, binding each portion closely to the others. The 
 accompanying map. designed and engraved with special care, shows our ad- 
 mirabii- railroad system and is worthy of careful perusal. With thousands ot 
 miles of road, running through the most fertile and productive country, with 
 elevators and warehouses sufficient to accommodate the products as they are 
 brought, and with trunk railroads and steamship lines waiting to communi- 
 cate with the East and country at large, what can hinder the further rapic| 
 growth, the material advancement of the Cream City ?
 
 V(^ 
 
 ze&3? OF 
 Milwaukee Railroads 
 
 OI^ THE SEVEK-A-L K. A.I Xj"W A. Y S OF "W" I S O O KT S I IST 
 
 with headquarters at Milwaukee directly tributary to it are 
 
 than 3600 miles. The various Railroads of Iowa, Mi 
 
 and the States and Territories 
 
 with some o( the above Trunk Line; 
 
 o
 
 SHIPPING FACILIIIES. 
 
 Harbor, Lake Communication, Etc. 
 
 The harbor of Milwauker is admitted to be the best inland harbor on the 
 entire continent, and it is a fact the importance of which cannot be over-esti- 
 mated. The superiority of our harbor was j^ained by cutting- throup^h. the 
 narrow strip of land Ivinp between the Milwaukee river and Lake Michigan, 
 forming- what is known as the "Straight Cut" — which is, as the name indicates, 
 the nearest entrance from the lake to the river. This "Cut" is 260 feet wide, 
 1,370 feet long, and has an average depth of 17 feet of water, thus affording, 
 at all seasons, a perfectly safe entrance to vessels of the heaviest draught. 
 The wharfs on the rivers are numerous and commodious, either bank being 
 docked for miles; no matter to what extent our shipping interests grow, there 
 will always be wharf-room. Far out in the bay is the beacon light, a fixed 
 red, visible at a distance of twelve miles. Nearer the shore, on the stone pier, 
 is the new light-house, while on the south shore ot the '-Straight Cut" proper 
 has been located the fully-equipped U. S. Life Saving Station. 
 
 As Lake Michigan is one of the chain of lakes connecting the East and 
 West, and as, through the St. Lawrence river, access is had to the Atlantic, 
 it follows that Milwaukee, through her shipping interests, even as with her 
 thorough system ot railroads, can carry on uninterrupted communication 
 
 THE HARBOR. 
 
 with the outer world, being a port ot entry. Indeed, the ships of Milwaukee 
 can be seen on all seas; as tar back as 1859 ^ Milwaukee merchant consigned 
 the cargo of the "Hanover" of this city, for Hamburg, Germany. The "G. 
 C. Trumpf" and other ships have cleared trom this port for Europe with 
 wheat cargoes; among these may be mentioned the "Gold HuiUer.'' "M. S. 
 Scott," "Juniata Patten." 
 
 Various lines of steamers ply between this city and other points upon the 
 lake daily during summer and winter. The steamers of the Northwestern 
 Transportation Co., the Goodrich Transportation Co. and the Engelmann 
 Line connect at Grand Haven with the Detroit and Milwaukee R. R., (thence 
 to the East) and at Ludington with the Flint & Pere Marquette R. R., which 
 runs through the northern portion of Michigan to Port Huron and Detroit. 
 To points on the west shore of the Lake and the Superior regions, the steam- 
 ers of the Goodrich Transportation Co., Spencer's Line and Leopold & Aus- 
 trian's Line ply. In addition to these are the numerous steamers connecting 
 Milwaukee with the East by way of the chain ol lakes.
 
 38 RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS. 
 
 With these accommodations it will readily be seen that the facilities for 
 transporting passengers and goods are something remarkable. The compe- 
 tition is just sufficient to give to the general public a low tariff, an important 
 feature. The steamers are handsomely furnished and passengers have all the 
 comforts and attention possible; during the warm and pleasant weather thou- 
 sands prefer to make their journeys by water, and the passenger traffic 
 therefore amounts to considerable in the course of the season. 
 
 Milwaukee as a Grain Market. 
 
 Milwaukee is not merely a prominent grain market — it is the largest 
 primary wheat market in the world. This is not a small thing to boast of, 
 for business men appreciate the vast benefit there is to a city in handling 
 large quantities of grain. Though it may be received to-day and shipped to- 
 morrow, some pecuniary benefit accrues in the day's detention. Wheat sells 
 in the Milwaukee market for a higher price than in Chicago; this is accounted 
 for by the fact that Milwaukee wheat sells for a higher price proportionately 
 in Eastern and foreign markets, on account ot the superiority in inspection. 
 No. 2 wheat, inspected in Milwaukee commands the highest figures any- 
 where, for dealers are aware that the grading has been carefully attended to 
 and the wheat is first-class; carelessness in inspection in other markets has 
 deteriorated the grade and consequently the price. Therefore one is not sur- 
 prised to learn that, so far as practicable, all wheat raised in the Northwest- 
 ern States is shipped to this city. Merely as an example we will mention 
 that out of 75 car-loads that left a certain station in Iowa one day lately, 6o 
 came to Milwaukee, 15 went to Chicago. The reader can estimate the pro- 
 portion. 
 
 In studying the comparative tables, following, it should be remembered 
 that the crop of 1876 was remarkably small, thus making the comparison un- 
 favorable; it was not owing to a diversion of trade; and it should also be 
 borne in mind that Miwaukee suffered less in comparison than any other city. 
 The following labK- shows the receipts ot last year compared with 1875: 
 1876. 1875. 
 
 Wheat 18,174,817 27,878,727 husliels. 
 
 Corn 798,458 949,605 
 
 Oats 1,745.673 1,634.132 
 
 Barley 2,029,819 1,675,716 
 
 Ry.^ 354.859 230,854 " 
 
 Total 23, 103,626 32,378,014 bushels. 
 
 This shows a decrease in 1876 of 9,264;388 bushels. In Chicago the re- 
 ceipts of wheat in 1876 were 16,574,058 bushels, against 24,206,378 in 1875, 
 a decrease of 7,632,320 bushels. On the Chamber of Commerce floor there 
 were sold, in 1875, 193.270,000 bushels of wheat, and in 1876 230,955,000 
 bushels. According to the last official report the following were the receipts, 
 shipments, etc , ol wheat: 
 
 Bushels. 
 
 Received durnig 1876 18,174,817 
 
 In store from 1 875 3,266,966 
 
 Total . . 2 1 ,441 ,783 
 
 Shipped 16,804,394 
 
 Local Consumption 2,914,214 
 
 In store 1,723,175 
 
 ■'"«>t>il... ._. ,..21,441,783
 
 OF GRAIN AND PLOUR. 
 
 39 
 
 Of the remaining grains, the following table shows the receipts, shipments 
 and consumption during 1876: 
 
 Corn . . 
 Oats . . 
 Barley 
 Rye. . 
 
 ReceiptsL 
 
 798,458 
 1,745,673 
 1,129,819 
 
 354,859 
 
 Shipments. 
 
 06,908 
 
 1,377,560 
 
 1,235,481 
 
 220,964 
 
 700,000 
 300,000 
 822,000 
 200,000 
 
 The present year will show ^.n entirely different aspect, in comparison, 
 for the crop has proved extremely large, and the demand strong, making a 
 brisk movement. During one week, (ending .Sept. 29th) the receipts of wheat 
 alone amounted to 1,616,000 bushels, the largest in the history of the city, or 
 in the world. 
 
 The following table shows the 
 Milwaukee during the past 32 years : 
 
 shipments of flour and grain from 
 
 Flour 
 Bbls. 
 
 1845 7,550 
 
 1846 15,756 
 
 1847 34,840 
 
 1848 92,732 
 
 1849 136,657 
 
 1850 \ 100,017 
 
 1851 51,889 
 
 1852 92,995 
 
 1853 104,055 
 
 1854 145,0:-!2 
 
 1855 181,568 
 
 1856 188,455 
 
 1857 228,442 
 
 1858 298,668 
 
 1859 282,956 
 
 1860 457,343 
 
 1861 674,474 
 
 1862 711,405 
 
 1863 603,525 
 
 1864 414,833 
 
 1865 567,576 
 
 1866 720,365 
 
 1867 921,663 
 
 1868 1,017,598 
 
 1869 ' 1,220,058 
 
 1870 1,225,941 
 
 1871 ! 1,211,427 
 
 1872 1,232,036 
 
 1873 1,805,200 
 
 1874 ; 2,217,579 
 
 1875 1 2,163,346 
 
 1876 1 2,654,028 
 
 Wheat 
 Bushel. 
 
 95,510 
 
 213,448 
 
 598,411 
 
 602,474. 
 
 1,136,023 
 
 297,570 
 
 317,285 
 
 564,404 
 
 956,703 
 
 1,809,452 
 
 2,641,746 
 
 2,761,976 
 
 2,581,311 
 
 3,994,213 
 
 4,732,957 
 
 7,568,608 
 
 13,300,495 
 
 14,915,680 
 
 12,837,620 
 
 8,992,479 
 
 10,479,777 
 
 11,634,749 
 
 9,598,452 
 
 9,867,029 
 
 14,272,799 
 
 16,127,838 
 
 13,409,467 
 
 11,570,565 
 
 24,994,266 
 
 32,255,380 
 
 22,681,020 
 
 ,16,804,394 
 
 Corn 
 Bushel. 
 
 Oats 
 Bushel. 
 
 Barley 
 Bushel. 
 
 Rye 
 
 Bushel. 
 
 2,500 
 
 5,000 
 
 13,828 
 
 2,220 
 
 270 
 
 164,908 
 
 112,132 
 
 218 
 
 472 
 
 43,9.58 
 
 41,364 
 
 37,204 
 
 1,485 
 
 9,489 
 
 88,989 
 
 140,786 
 
 71,203 
 
 480,408 
 
 266,249 
 
 '93^806 
 103,173 
 419,133 
 1,557,958 
 197,920 
 556,563 
 226,895 
 96,908 
 
 4,000 
 
 2,100 
 
 7,892 
 
 363,841 
 
 131,716 
 
 404,999 
 
 13,833 
 
 5,433 
 
 2,775 
 
 562,067 
 
 299,002 
 
 64,682 
 
 1,200 
 
 79,094 
 
 831,600 
 
 811,634 
 
 326,472 
 
 1,636,595 
 
 622,469 
 
 536,539 
 
 351,768 
 
 210,187 
 
 772,929 
 
 1,323,234 
 
 990,525 
 
 726,035 
 
 1,160,450 
 
 1,377,560 
 
 15,000 
 
 15,270 
 103,840 
 322,261 
 291,890 
 33!), 338 
 (i:;,379 
 10,393 
 
 800 • 
 63,178 I 
 53,216 ' 
 28,056 ■ 
 
 5,220 
 44,800 i 
 133,449 i 
 23,479 I 
 29,597 ! 
 18,988 ; 
 30,822 I 
 95,036 I 
 120,662 
 469,325 ' 
 576,453 
 931,725 
 688,455 : 
 464,837 
 867,970 
 1, 235,481 ' 
 
 54,692 
 
 80,365 
 
 113,443 
 
 20,030 
 
 5,378 
 
 11,577 
 
 9,735 
 
 29,810 
 
 126,301 
 
 84,047 
 
 18,210 
 
 51,444 
 
 255,329 
 
 106,795 
 
 91,443 
 
 78,035 
 
 62,494 
 
 208,896 
 
 209,751 
 
 255,928 
 
 79,879 
 
 98,923 
 
 220,964
 
 40 
 
 RECEIVERS, SHIPPERS AND DEALERS. 
 
 ROBERT ELIOT & CO., 
 
 (Elstablished in 1855.) 
 
 ProduceCom mission Merchants. 
 
 SPECIALITIES : 
 
 Grain, Dressed Hogs & Live Stock, 
 
 113 Michigan S treet. 
 
 L. EVERINGHAM & Co., 
 
 DRESSED HOGS, PROVISIONS 
 — 4KD— 
 
 Grain Commission Mercliants, 
 
 OFFICES : 
 
 9 & 10 Chamber of Commerce. 
 
 U r. HODGES. 
 
 J. H. SMITH. 
 
 L. R HODGES & CO., 
 
 General Commission Merchants, 
 
 366 & 368 BROADWAY. 
 B. H. CHANDLER. J. A. BROWN. G. W. CHANDLER' 
 
 CHANDLER, BROWN &CO., 
 
 Grain, Flour, Live Stock and Produce 
 
 COMMISSION. 
 
 93 Chamber of Commerce, Sj: 122 Washington Street, 
 MILWAUKEE. «r CHICAGO. 
 
 C. J. KERSHAW & CO., 
 
 GENERAL 
 
 Commission Merchants. 
 
 AND PROVISION BROKERS, 
 7 Chamber of Commerce. 
 
 w. p. McLaren & co., 
 
 Commission Produce Buyers, 
 
 1 & 2 ChamberCommerce, ;^ 21 ChamberCommerce, 
 MILWAUKEE. i&J, CHICAGO. 
 
 W. p. McLaren. 
 J. A. Sice. 
 
 W. P. McLaren. J. M. Love 
 J. A . Rice. 
 
 CHARLES RAY. T. E. BALDING. A. C. BUELl. 
 
 CHARLES RAY & CO., 
 
 General Commission Merchants 
 
 6 Chamber of Commerce. 
 
 H. B. KELLOGG & CO., 
 
 Successors to 
 L. H. KELLOGG & CO., 
 
 General Commission Merchants 
 
 Established 1847. 
 I. BARTLKTT. - - - O. MOHR. 
 
 ZINKHlSENMURTLE'rr&CO., 
 
 Produce Commission JilERCHANis. 
 
 90 Michigan Street, f.i 136 W.-ishinRton St., Koomai, 
 MILWAUKEE. »\ CHICAGO. 
 
 ■ . p. BACON. 
 
 O. E. DRITT. 
 
 M. P. AIKEN. 
 
 E. P. BACON & CO., 
 
 r^^ O K, -A. I ISr '^J 
 
 Commiission Mei'chants, 
 
 353 Broadway. 
 
 ANGUS SMITH & CO., 
 Commission Merchants 
 
 Proprietors of Northwestern Eleyators. 
 
 OFFICES : 366 & 368 Broadway. 
 
 A. K. Shepard & Co.. 
 COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 
 
 18 & 19 Chamber of Commerce. 
 
 PHCENIX MILLS. 
 
 1-c. s.<ft.2siDEi^soisr sc 00., 
 
 Manufacturers of 
 
 Choice Grades 
 
 -) of (- 
 
 spring Wheat Flour, 
 
 EAGLE FLOURING MILLS, 
 
 J. B. A. KER.N, Proprietor, 
 
 manufacturer of 
 
 Choice Family § Baker's Flours 
 
 FROM SPRING & WINTER WHEAT. 
 
 A. V. BISHOP, 
 
 Commission Merchant, 
 
 (flour and GRAIN,) 
 
 Wholesale Chee.se Dealer, 
 
 81 & 83 Detroit Street. 
 
 A. J. w. pTerce & CO., 
 
 WHOLESALE 
 
 BXJTTEK,, EC3-03 
 
 AND DRIKD FRUIT DEALERS. 
 
 15 8 & 160 West Water Street . 
 
 E. BOARDMAN & SON, 
 
 WOOL MERCHANTS, 
 
 151 West Water Street
 
 OUR ELEVATORS AND MILLS. 
 
 41 
 
 These figures give the reader an idea of the enormous business in grain 
 transacted annually in Milwaukee. The reputation of the commission mer- 
 chants is first-class and, notwithstanding the heavy option business, which 
 renders the market sensitive and liable to sudden Huctuations, very lew fail- 
 ures are recorded from year to year. Many of the commission merchants 
 are among the wealthiest and most substantial of our citizens. 
 
 Among the largest receivers and shippers of grain in this market are 
 those whose cards appear upon the preceding page. It must be understood 
 that this list does not purport to embrace all of our large operators, space at 
 our control being limited; but the houses mentioned are representative ot the 
 wealth and energy which characterize so many of the wheat-operators and 
 produce-dealers of the city. 
 
 It follows that with such an immense receiving and shipping business, 
 Milwaukee must have ample elevator facilities. The C, M. & St. P. R. R. 
 
 ' iiWiwiB 
 
 ANGUS smith's ELEVATOR "A. 
 
 has 5 elevators, (one with a capacity of 1,250,000 bushels) Angus Smith & Co. 
 one (capacity 1,000,000 bushels), C. Manegold, Jr., & Co. one (capacity 200,000 
 bushels), and others, making a total of 4,500,000 bushels. But even this will 
 not hold the wheat that at times accumulates here alter the close of naviga- 
 tion, and theretore the elevators along the line ot the railroads are brought 
 into requisition. 
 
 In proportion to the wheat trade is the milling business. Ot late several 
 ot the most prominent mills have been greatly enlarged, thus enabling them 
 at all times to meet the demand. The most improved machinery is used and 
 Milwaukee flour ranks as high as Milwaukee wheat. 
 
 During the past year there were manufactured by the mills in this city 
 647,581 barrels ot tiour received from inland mills 2,082,688 l)arrels, making 
 a total amount of 2,730,269 barrels against 2,189,927 barrels during the pre- 
 vious year. But a comparatively small amount ot the flour received from in- 
 land towns was put upon the market here, the mills generally having Eastern 
 agents to whom they ship.
 
 42 
 
 FLOUR STATISTICS. 
 
 The following- table shows tht- manufacture, receipts and shipments ol 
 flour for the past i8 years : 
 
 1876. 
 
 1875. 
 
 1874. 
 
 1873. 
 
 1872. 
 
 1871. 
 
 1870. 
 
 1869. 
 
 1868. 
 
 1867. 
 
 1866. 
 
 1865 
 
 1864 
 
 1863 
 
 1862. 
 
 1861 
 
 1860. 
 
 1859. 
 
 Receipts. 
 
 2,082, 
 1,443, 
 1,616, 
 1,254, 
 834, 
 796, 
 824, 
 807, 
 .->67, 
 562, 
 495, 
 3S9, 
 295, 
 453, 
 529, 
 518, 
 305, 
 239, 
 
 Manufactured. 
 
 801 
 338 
 21 
 202 
 782 
 799 
 763 
 358 
 252 
 901 
 771 
 225 
 424 
 600 
 800 
 208 
 952 
 
 647,581 
 746,126 
 735,481 
 634,102 
 560,206 
 567,893 
 530,049 
 481,511 
 624,930 
 546,000 
 32S,730 
 212,829 
 187,339 
 185,813 
 221,729 
 250,256 
 202,810 
 142,500 
 
 3,730,269 
 
 2,189,927 
 
 2,351,819 
 
 1,888,923 
 
 1,394,408 
 
 1,364,675 
 
 1,354,848 
 
 1,289,274 
 
 1,192,288 
 
 1,048,252 
 
 824,631 
 
 602,600 
 
 482,564 
 
 639,237 
 
 751,329 
 
 768,556 
 
 508,018 
 
 382,452 
 
 Shipments. 
 
 2,b54,028 
 
 2,163,346 
 
 2,217,579 
 
 1,805,200 
 
 1,231,986 
 
 1,211,427 
 
 1,225,941 
 
 1,220,058 
 
 1,017,598 
 
 921,663 
 
 720,366 
 
 467,576 
 
 414,833 
 
 603,526 
 
 711,405 
 
 674,474 
 
 457,343 
 
 282,956 
 
 The amount of flour by barrels, manufactured by the mills ot the city 
 during the past 7 years is show-n by the following table : 
 
 Eagle Mills 
 
 Reliance Mills 
 
 Empire Mills 
 
 Phoenix Mills . . . 
 River .Street Mills. . 
 
 Ontario Mills 
 
 Cream Cit3' Mills. . 
 Kilbourn Mill.s ... 
 
 City Mills 
 
 Northwestern Mills 
 
 Upper Mills 
 
 Cherry Street Mills 
 
 1876. 
 
 160,0001 
 70,000 
 H0,0t)0 
 
 128,731 
 34,400 
 54,355 
 12,000 
 35,U00 
 41,605 
 20,900 
 8,000 
 2,500 
 
 1875. 
 
 150,000 
 
 115,600 
 
 57,400 
 
 120,000 
 
 150,800 
 
 51,200 
 
 14,000 
 
 30,000 
 
 25,561 
 
 6,400 
 
 23,065 
 
 2,500 
 
 1874. 
 
 166,000 
 
 110,775 
 
 77,764 
 
 66,0u0 
 
 152,000 
 
 52,350 
 
 23,000 
 
 37,250 
 
 35,342 
 
 14,000 
 
 5,000 
 
 2,000 
 
 Total : ,647,491 746,526 741,481 634,102 568,402 567,893 530,049 
 
 1873. 
 
 1872. 
 
 162,000 
 17,000 
 75,750 
 h6,666 
 
 107,08(5 
 52,300 
 52,800 
 24,000 
 28,000 
 20,000 
 7,000 
 1,500 
 
 158,000 
 15,000 
 69,914 
 56,230 
 80,000 
 44,000 
 62,500 
 30,000 
 15,000 
 
 4,600 
 20,002 
 
 5,000 
 
 1871. 
 
 150,800 
 122,500 
 68,600 
 57,048 
 65,000 
 35,500 
 35,500 
 23,000 
 2,000 
 
 5,009 
 3,445 
 
 1870. 
 
 142,837 
 
 86,000 
 
 67,671 
 
 63,741 
 
 40,000 
 
 50,800 
 
 40,500 
 
 21,500 
 
 8.000 
 
 1,900 
 
 5,000 
 
 3,000 
 
 The receipts of general products in this city during the past year is shown 
 bv the following table : 
 
 Beanb 18,683 bus 
 
 l-'eas 88,697 
 
 Timothy Seed 60,472 
 
 Clover Seed 29,720 
 
 P'lax .Seed 57,129 
 
 Cranberries ". 17,203 bar 
 
 Potatoes 235,814 bu 
 
 Butter 8,938,137 pou 
 
 Chceee 7,035,573 
 
 heU 
 
 rels. 
 hels. 
 nds
 
 dENERAL RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS. 4J 
 
 Eggs 36,081 cases 
 
 Feed 21,453,480 poundu 
 
 Tobacco 5,000,000 " 
 
 Live Hogs 235,244 head 
 
 Dressed Hogs 112,443 " 
 
 Cattle 36,812 " 
 
 Calves 4,899 " 
 
 Sheep 34,992 " 
 
 Wool 2,916,759 pounds 
 
 Tallow 1,052,691 " 
 
 Hides and Pelts 299,548 
 
 Hops 17,052 bales 
 
 Malt 37,957 bushels 
 
 The malsters of the city handled 926,845 bushels, of which the brewers 
 
 used 884,428 bushels, and 80,374 bushels were shipped to other places: 
 
 A prominent feature in Milwaukee is the pork-packing interest. There 
 
 were used 135,987 barrels ot salt during the past year. Building material 
 
 was received as follows: 
 
 145,000,000 feet Boards and timber. 
 182,440,000 Shingles. 
 6,047,000 Lath. 
 282,377 Cedar Posts. Also received : 
 
 Staves and Headings 869 car-loads 
 
 Hoop Poles 310 
 
 Stave Bolts 946 cords 
 
 Wooden Ware 402 car-loads 
 
 Wagon Stock 351 " 
 
 Chair stock 75 " 
 
 Fire Wood 141,291 cords 
 
 Tan Bark 17,987 " 
 
 Coal 200,401 " 
 
 Stone 23,695 " 
 
 Lime 12, 124 " 
 
 Cement 28,712 barrels 
 
 Plaster 6,380 " 
 
 The shipments of the chief articles ol trade during the preceding year 
 
 were as follows: 
 
 Hops 13,258 bales 
 
 Peas 78,2t.O bushels 
 
 Timothy Seed 51,498 " 
 
 Clover 21,562 
 
 Flax 13,380 " 
 
 Cranberries 12,267 barrels 
 
 Potatoes 105,845 bushels 
 
 Butter 7,635,322 pounds 
 
 Cheese 5,865,606 " 
 
 Eggs 17,224 barrels 
 
 Fe«d 54,854,640 pounds 
 
 Tobacco , 5,725,253 " 
 
 Live Hogs 43,059 head 
 
 Cattle 23,906 " 
 
 Sheep 37,195 " 
 
 Dressed Hogs '-^J^^^ " 
 
 Wool 3,317,555 pounds 
 
 Salt 1,030,034 " 
 
 Hides and Pelts 71,382 
 
 Lumber 40,916,050 feet 
 
 Shingles 124,804,000 " 
 
 Lath 178,000 "
 
 BANKS AND BANKERS. 
 
 WISCONSIN 
 
 MARINE S FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY BANK, 
 
 B&TABUSHBO 183J, 
 
 Alkc. Mitchklu Pres. D. Ferguson, Cashier. 
 John Johnston, Assistant Cashier. 
 
 C T. Bradley, Pres. J. H. Inbusch, Vice-Pres. 
 T. L. Baker, Cashier. 
 
 MILWAUKEE NATIONAL BANK, 
 
 SUCCESSOR TO THE 
 
 State Bank of Wisconsin, 
 
 ORGANIZED 1853. 
 
 MILWAUKEE, WIS. 
 Capital. ♦250.000 ■ - - Surplus, $125,000. 
 
 ITarIhALL & lISLEY, 
 
 BANKERS, 
 Milwaukee, Wis., 
 
 ESTABLISHED 1847. 
 
 aptrial atfntion girm to eollertionn throvi/hnut the 
 
 h'OTthvtrat. 
 
 Interest allowed in our Sarings-Depurtment at the 
 
 raU of 5 per cent per annum, payable lemi-annually on 
 
 January 1st and July ls(. 
 
 SOUTH SIDE SAVINGS BANK, 
 
 _)OP(- 
 
 Milwaukee, Wis., 
 
 ORGANIZED 1865. 
 
 CAPITAL, - 25,000. 
 G. 0. Trumppf, Pres, J. B. KoETTlNG. Cashier. 
 
 THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK, 
 
 -) OF {- 
 
 Milwaukee, Wis., 
 
 UNITED states DEPOSITORY. 
 
 CAPITAL. - $200,000. 
 (SucoossorttoFiJiaersiMUleri'Bank, organlu4 185S.) 
 Ed. H. Brodhead, Pres. H. H. Camp, Cashier. 
 
 F. G. BiGELOw, Assistant Cashier. 
 
 GERMAN EXCHANGEBANK, 
 
 ORGANIZED 1871. 
 
 CAPITAL. - $100,000. 
 O. PnsTBR, Pres. F. Kuehn, Vice-Pres. 
 
 R. NuNNBMACHBR, Cashicr. 
 
 J. B. LeSaui.nibr Assistant Cashier. 
 
 MANUFACTURERS' BANK, 
 
 -) OF (- 
 
 Milwaukee, Wis., 
 
 3«5 BRODWAY. (No. i Newhall House.) 
 
 gni/Uth Kirhangr \Mnf,hX and sold at .New York priCM' 
 
 CvlUrtitjna made proinftly at lowcfit rnt4.'S. 
 
 fh>ld ColUrlujni made at same rates aj Currency. 
 
 Albbrt Conro, Pres. I. A. HAsnRoucK,Vice-Pres. 
 W. T. Cakdbe, Cashier. 
 
 THE 
 
 NATIONAL EXCHANGE BANK, 
 
 -)OF(- 
 
 Milwaukee, Wis., 
 
 UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY 
 
 CAPITAL, - $200,000. 
 C. D. Nash, Pres. W. G. Fitch, Cashier. 
 
 SECOND WARD SAVINGS BANK, 
 
 CAPITAL, - $200,000. 
 
 ORGANIZED IN 1855. 
 
 Main Office : Corner West Water and Third Streets, 
 
 branch OFFICES : 
 
 Comer Vliet and Mill Stri-ft. jVinth Ward. 
 Comer Reservoir Avtnue iind Third .'itreet. Sixth Ward. 
 
 Val. Blatz, Pres. W. H.Jacobs, Cashier. 
 
 Chas. C, Schmidt, Assistant Cashier. 
 
 Geo. G. Houghton. R. P. Houghton. 
 
 Sam'l McCord 
 
 HOUGHTON, McCORD & CO., 
 
 BANKERS, 
 Milwaukee, Wis., 
 
 office: 
 Cor. East Water & Michigan Streets. 
 
 Edward O'Neill, Pres. John Black, Vice-Pres. 
 Albert B. Gbilfuss, Cashier. 
 
 BANK OF COMMERCE, 
 
 -) OF ( - 
 
 Milwaukee, Wis. 
 
 Cash Capital, <ioo,ooo - - - Surplus, $30,000. 
 
 established 
 
 1868. 
 
 CRAMER&CO., 
 
 BANKERS, 
 
 FOREIGN EXCHANGE A SPECIALTY. 
 General Western Agents for the 
 
 %mt ^ AIL %m. ofJ^rahsatlantic J^teamers 
 
 365 East Water St., Milwaukee
 
 FINANCIAL MA77ERS. 45 
 
 Our Banks. 
 
 The disastrous news from St. Louis, and more recently from Chicago, of 
 the failure of several savings banks, points only again to the sharp contrast 
 between those cities and Milwaukee. While a lack of confidence and general 
 suspicion seems to pervade the air elsewhere, here there has not been the least 
 sign of disquiet, and the banks are able to show clean records and sufficient 
 ready capital to meet all demands. Through the various financial crises 
 which have shaken the country from one extremity to the other, Milwaukee 
 has passed with scarcely a mark to tell the tale. Indeed, as to her banks, as 
 with her merchants, a history of them becomes almost monotonous so uni- 
 versal is the constant repitition of soundness and success. 
 
 There are in Milwaukee 14 banks, 3 of which are national banks. The 
 oldest institution of the kind in the city is the Wisconsin Marine & Fire Ins. 
 Co.'s Bank, of which Ale.xander Mitchell is President. The history ot this 
 remarkably staunch institution, which came into existence during the famous 
 "wild-cat" days, but commenced and always has continued a legitimate bank- 
 ing business, would prove ot interest; but so would the course of the other 
 banks which have, despite the financial depression everywhere felt at various 
 periods, unhesitatingly met, with not even the delay allowed bylaw, every call 
 of their depositors; of course we have no space for this. We can but repeat 
 a previous remark, and say that during all the troublous times the banks of 
 Milwaukee have added to their reputation and strength by promptly meeting 
 all calls. Even during the panic of 1863 it was impossible to create a ''run" 
 upon any of the institutions here, and notwithstanding the lack of general 
 faith engendered by the late failures in Chicago and elsewhere, our savings 
 banks have not been the object of suspicion. The record is indeed one ot 
 which to be proud. 
 
 The volume ot business transacted by the banks of Milwaukee has largely 
 increased during the past year, as compared not only with 1876, but with all 
 previous years. For example, the business of the week ending Sept. 29, as 
 shown by the bank deposits, etc., evinced a gain over the corresponding time 
 ot last year of 8^ per cent.; the exchanges during the three weeks ending at 
 the same time showed a gain of JSyi per cent, over the corresponding time 
 of last year. The heavy movement in grain accounts for the larger share ot 
 this remarkable increase, the banks reporting business all that they could 
 ask. Owing to the short crop of wheat in 1876, the bins all over this country 
 and Europe were swept clean by the time the crop of 1877 was harvested 
 and put upon the market; this consequently produced a heavy demand for 
 the cereal, and, notwithstanding the immense quantity daily pouring in it is 
 eagerly seized to fill Eastern orders; an increased, a very largely increased 
 demand tor exchange follows — which facts account for the remarkable increase 
 in that branch ot the banking business noted above. To a certain degree all 
 of the other wheat-receiving points show gains; but Milwaukee outstrips 
 them. 
 
 With the exception ot but a tew, all of the banks and bankers belong to 
 the Clearing House Association, which is conducted by prominent members 
 of the business, elected annually. 
 
 The following table shows at a glance the total deposits of the banks of 
 Milwaukee for a period of six sears: 
 
 1876 $401,087,625.49 1873 $451,684,356.90 
 
 1875 448,323,027.71 1872 362,117,630.99 
 
 1874 430,607,930.40 1871 350.65'. 513-36 
 
 As has been before remarked, the past year proves a very unfavorable 
 one in comparison with former times, owing to the general depression which 
 prevailed; but the year 1877 will make ample amends.
 
 46 THE WHOLESALE BUSINESS. 
 
 WILLIAM E. SMIIH. JUDSON A. ROUNDY. SIDNKY HAUXHURST. 
 
 Smith, Roundy & Co., 
 
 WHOLESALE GROCERS 
 
 333 & 335 East Water Street, 
 MILWAUKEE, - WISCONSIN. 
 
 As one oi the oldest, largest and most reliable Drughouses, (established 1843J 
 
 we name that of 
 
 'LTZrl H. BOSWORTH & SONS, ^l\ 
 
 o: MILWAUKEE, :o 
 
 HOPKINS. 
 HOPKINS. 
 
 ( MlLWALKKB 
 
 Wholesale Druggists, 
 
 and direct Importers of 
 
 FOKHICN DRUGS, CHEMICALS & FINE LIQUORS. 
 
 .^re among the hrariisl ileuli'm of 
 
 Fine Kentucky Whiskys, have the largest stock of Druggists' Sundries 
 Cigars, faints, Oils, Vurnishes, Glass, (Brushes, Etc., 
 
 which they offer to the trade at prian and Irrvis which defy competition. 
 »^Uur Mr F J. IJoiworth residing in Kurope affords ns many advantages in foreign purrhases.-©»
 
 ^k£ WHOLESALE BUSINESS. 47 
 
 The History of Milwaukee's Commercial Standing 
 has always been a matter of great pride to our citizens— but more par- 
 ticularly is it so in the light of late events in other cities. The credit ot 
 Milwaukee merchants at the East is, comparatively, unlimited. Of course it 
 cannot be said that there have been no failures in commercial circles, especi- 
 ally during the extreme business depression of the last four years, but it can 
 be said that no city can show such a limited number of business disasters 
 during the same length of time. The truth is, Milwaukee merchants of every 
 class commenced business on a foundation built by their own capital, and 
 therefore only as broad as their capital would warrant; this they enlarged 
 only as rapidly as their own capital would justify, and the result is that the 
 merchants own their stocks, their buildings in many cases, and conduct their 
 enterprises within the limits ot their means. Therefore, although the tele- 
 graph brings to Milwaukee the news of frequent financial distress and com- 
 mercial failures in other cities, it very seldom conveys from Milwaukee an 
 equally doleful story. 
 
 The city is noticeably lacking in one particular, viz: capacity for "blow- 
 ing her own trumpet;" there is a modesty about the manner in which our 
 merchants conduct their immense transactions, that is as refreshing as it is 
 novel; the daily journals, although proud of the metropolis and ever ready to 
 do it justice, seem to carefully abstain from anything like "puffing;" and so it 
 occurs that notwithstanding the high credit accorded Milwaukee merchants in 
 Eastern cities — notwithstanding the really large volume of business daily car- 
 ried on — there is very little bluster and talk about it. The truth is only seen 
 when a financial crash is heard from other cities; even as in the case of mere 
 "bluster," this also is not heard here. The merchants have a deserved repu- 
 tation for the fairest treatment of customers. 
 
 Doing business on property owned by themselves; and with stocks all paid 
 for, it is a matter of course that our merchants can offer greater inducements 
 to country buyers than can the merchants of many other cities who have in- 
 terest and heavy rental to add to their other expenses. 
 
 Successful as has been the general trade in the past, the future is by far 
 more promising. The bountiful harvest, of which the Northwest halds such 
 an important portion, has set the wheels of commerce into more rapid revolu- 
 tion; and the merchants represent that orders overwhelm them. The 
 business sky looks cheerful and bright, and confidence is again entirely re- 
 stored. 
 
 The statistics have given the reader a comprehensive insight into the 
 wheat trade of Milwaukee, and it should be remembered that just so much as 
 that increases, so much the greater impetus is given to the entire mercantile 
 life.* The difference between last year and the present it will be difficult to ex- 
 press, but some idea may be formed by dwelling upon the fact that the receipts 
 of wheat here now are larger than they ever were at any place in the world. 
 We allude, ot course, to any primary wheat market. The reader can as read- 
 ily deduct inferences from this statement, as can we. 
 
 The wholesale trade of Milwaukee is constantly on the increase. In the 
 line of sugar and general groceries the reputation of our city is already made. 
 In boots and shoes, clothing, notions,, hats and caps, dry goods, teas, coffee 
 and spices, drugs, heavy and shelf hardware, etc., the trade is admirably rep- 
 resented, and other brand es might be as prominently mentioned but will 
 appear under the appropriate heading of manufacturing interests. It is 
 proper to remark' in this connection, that the proximity of so large a place as 
 Chicago might reasonably be expected to lessen the importance of the lines 
 above spoken of; but such does not seem to be the fact. The absolute surety 
 that the purchaser has ot fair treatment, proved by the history of the city, is a 
 recommendation that stands in good stead always.
 
 48 THE WHOLESALE BUSINESS. 
 
 EDWARD H. BALL. JOHN R. GOODRICH. 
 
 BALL & GOODRICH, 
 
 Grocers, 
 
 TEAS ms TOBAOOO A. SPECIALTY. 
 
 299 — 303 East Water Street, 
 
 MILWAUKEE. 
 
 DURANDS, ROBINSON k CO., 
 
 Wholesale Grocers, 
 
 318, 320 & 322 EAST WATER STREET. 
 
 MILWAUKEE.
 
 IHE WHOLESALE BUSINESS. 
 
 49 
 
 Milwaukee has the iurther advantage of being a port of entry. There is, 
 therefore, no necessity for our merchants to handle, importations through 
 middle-men when they can see a benefit in direct purchase from European 
 sources. Nearly all of our large firms are importers direct to a greater or 
 less degree; the value of this privilege is apparent to all concerned. 
 
 As our railroad system expands (and this is constantly) the business in- 
 terests of the city follow, and so we find that one must keep close watch of 
 the streets to inform himself as to the progress going on; otherwise he soon 
 ascertains that he knows little about his own place. We confidently assert 
 that very few of those who have resided in Milwaukee for many years thor- 
 oughly appreciate the rapid growth of the metropolis during that period. In 
 seven years the population has nearly doubled, and business has increased 
 proportionately; and yet all of this has been so quietly done that those who 
 nave lived through it all appreciate it less than others who learn of all the 
 facts at one time. Manufactories have sprung up, achieved a reputation and 
 established a business so thorough and secure, that we are apt to take it for 
 granted that they have existed since the city's start; numerous new wholesale 
 houses have opened their doors and secured their share of she general 
 patronage; but so quietly and unostentatiously has it been done that only 
 those whose business it is to chronicle these events can accurately respond to 
 inquiries regarding data. To sum it all up in a few words, Milwaukee is 
 very much more of a city than even Milwaukeeans are apt to imagine. The 
 elements of a great city are here, and nothing short of a miracle can preven 
 them from combining to produce their natural result. A miracle is not 
 looked for. 
 
 The receipts of some articles of groceries, etc., were as follows, during 
 the past year: 
 
 Coffee 35,781 sacks Tea 14,279 pckgs 
 
 Sugar 99,294 bbls Oil 44,758 bbls 
 
 Sugar 401 hhds Nails 76,470 kegs 
 
 The wholesale trade of Milwaukee during the past year, despite the de- 
 pression everywhere noticed, increased about 8 per cent, over that of the 
 previous year, as shown by the following tables: 
 
 Groceries 
 
 Dry Goods 
 
 Leather 
 
 1 lardware 
 
 Boots and Shoes 
 
 Drugs 
 
 Sash, Doors and Blinds. . 
 Hats, Caps and Furs. . . . 
 
 Furniture 
 
 Cisrars and Tobacco 
 
 Coffee and -Spices 
 
 Yankee Notions 
 
 Millinery 
 
 Crockery and Glassware. 
 
 Machinery • ■ 
 
 Books and Paper 
 
 Wood and Coal 
 
 Beer 
 
 Iron 
 
 Wines, Liquors, etc : 
 
 Distilleries 
 
 Brick 
 
 187fi. 
 
 187-i 
 
 $10,917,500 
 5,488,000 
 4,528,700 
 8,182,500 
 2,677,500 
 1,898,500 
 1,127,850 
 1,512,000 
 
 654,750 
 2,750,000 
 1,820,1)00 
 1,028,750 
 
 648,750 
 1,428,000 
 2,047,500 
 
 785,000 
 1,826,800 
 4,082,500 
 8,067,0r)0 
 8,575,000 
 1,685,657 
 
 180,260 
 
 !!;9,925,000 
 4,985,000 
 4,117,000 
 8,850,000 
 2,550,000 
 2,675,(XI0 
 1,095,000 
 l,49y,00f. 
 
 675,000 
 2,500,000 
 1,200,000 
 
 975,000 
 
 625,000 
 1,400,000 
 1,950,000 
 
 700,000 
 1,660,0(X) 
 8,550,000 
 2,921,000 
 2,250,000 
 1,512,000 
 
 1,75,100
 
 50 THE WHOLESALE BUSINESS. 
 
 dutchrrTcoujns&^smith, 
 
 IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF 
 
 ~ - ^-T E A S .-=^ 
 
 iv.>"fi]i:^5? ' MILWAUKF,E, WIS. 
 
 JOHN NAZRO & CO., 
 
 ESTABLISHED IN ici44. 
 
 NO'S 314 & ,516 EAST WATER ST., MILWAUKEE, 
 
 WHOLESALE 
 
 HARDWARE, 
 
 o: AND :o 
 
 ISA L KINDS OK 
 
 House- Keeping Goods, Mechanics' Tools, 
 Tinners' Stock H Tools, Gutlery,&c.,&c. 
 
 o : 1 S T^Z . » : 
 
 I H AKLKS H. ANSON. FRANK A ANSON. 
 
 ANSON BROTHERS, 
 
 iMi'i IK m;i;s \\ii iohrkks ok 
 
 FANCY GROCERIES, 
 
 JU; EAST WATER STREET. 
 
 NOTE. — Ttic above firm is i.-ompo'-ed of younp men who commenced business in 1868 ami ha\c 
 l.y Miiii inleKrily and pcrwinni atlentinn to their business built up the largest trade in their line of 
 Koodk in the Northwest. 'I'hey handle Green Kruits. Dried Fruits, Nuts, Canned Goods, &c. from all 
 part* of the world, in immense quantities, durine their season, and in fact meet any an^l all competition. 
 prdent by mail and telegraph will be carefully filled —Com.
 
 EAST WATER STREET. 
 
 5' 
 
 Business Portion of the City. 
 
 Having- thus briefly examined the railroad system, the shippinj^ interests, 
 ;,'-eneral grain trade, mills, banks, etc., etc., of \Iilwaukee, let us glance at 
 some of the localities where these interests centre and are cared for. We find 
 that chief among business streets on the East Side are Plast Water, Broadway, 
 and Wisconsin streets; on the West Side, West Water street, the lower portion 
 of Grand Avenue, Third, Chestnut and Winnebago streets; on the South Side 
 Reed, Clinton and other streets. The accompanying illustration is of East 
 Water street, looking south from the corner of Huron. This street is the 
 •oldest, as well as the princi])al business thoroughfare in the citv, having been 
 laid out by Juneau in 1835. For a distance of about one mile, (from Mason 
 street to East Water street bridge) the street is lined with wholesale houses. 
 Wooden structures have entirely disappeared, and handsome brick, iron or 
 marble edifices have been substituted. From morning until late in the even- 
 
 RAST Vv'ATKR STREET LOOKINO SOUTH. 
 
 ing the street is full of life and bustle, indicating activity in the various 
 branches of business represented. The pavement is Nicholson, and is care- 
 fully kept in repair, a matter rendered specially necessary by the passage of 
 teams conveying heavy loads of merchandise to and fro. 
 
 The building on the left-hand corner in the accompanying illustration is 
 the bank of Marshall & Ilsley— the wholesale grocery house of Durands, Rob- 
 inson & Co. follows, still beyond this comes the well-known hardware store 
 of John Nazro & Co. On the right-hand corner is the prominent wholesale 
 •tea house of Dutcher, Collins & Smith (importers), and further down, among 
 the other solid and substantial houses of their kind, will be found the whole- 
 sale grocery house of Ball & Goodrich and of Anson Brothers, specialists in 
 fancy groceries. 
 
 North from Huron street, for a distance of several blocks, we find a con- 
 tinuation of wholesale business houses. Among these the well-known firms 
 of Smith, Roundy & Co., H. Bosworth & Sons, Atkins, Ogden & Co., C. H. 
 Hamilton & Co., and others, whose byildings are illustrated on succeeding 
 pages.
 
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 AQUARIUMS. GOLD FLSH. &c. 
 And Manufacturers ol 
 
 PLAIN, FANCY % RUSTIC FLOWER POTS AND VASES. 
 
 ISfSciid for Illustrated Catalogue.-fjc*
 
 HOUSES OF MILWAUKEE. 
 
 53 
 
 At Nos. 267 and 260 East Water street we 
 find the widely-known drug house of 
 
 Bohmen, Schmitt & Co. 
 
 (the members of the firm being Messrs. F. 
 Dohmen, W. Schmitt, C. A. Meissner and Ed- 
 ward Schmitt.) This house was estabUshed in 
 1858, and, by fair and courteous treatment ot 
 its customers, has estabhshed itself among 
 the foremost in its line in the West. The 
 firm also imports a large portion of its stock 
 directly from Europe and enjoys a well founded 
 reputation for the reliability and purity of its 
 goods. In 1869 a great fire swept away the 
 entire store, and though loosing heavily the 
 firm availed itself of the opportunity of all the 
 modern improvements in their present new 
 edifice. The Store is 35 feet wide and 130 feet 
 deep, besides a separate building, used as a 
 laboratory, which is in the rear of the main 
 store. 
 
 Adjoining, is found the old-established dry 
 goods house of 
 
 GoU & Frank, 
 
 which was founded in 1852, and has steadily 
 increased in popularity. Their handsome 
 building which contains their immense stock 
 of goods (Nos. 259, 261 and 263 East Water 
 street) is 60 by 150 feet, and even this much 
 room scarcely suffices to hold the constantly- 
 growing business, which is already extended 
 
 almost 
 iover the 
 Pe n t i r e 
 North- 
 western 
 States 
 and Ter- 
 ritories. 
 
 On the same side of the street, in 
 the next block, is the wholesale liquor 
 establishment of 
 
 Emil Kiewert & Co., 
 
 who established business here in 1856, 
 and have, by satisfaction to customers, 
 gained an enviably large trade. The 
 handsome building, shown in the il- 
 lustration, was purchased by the firm 
 in 1866, and is filled with choice brands 
 of the various liquors, wines, &c. The 
 establishment is also one of the largest 
 rectifying houses in the city.
 
 54 
 
 WHOLESALE HOUSES. 
 
 SHADBOLT & BOYD, 
 
 DEALERS IN 
 
 IRON AND STEEL, 
 
 CARRIAGE 
 
 o; ANI.I :o 
 
 WAGON 
 IHard ware. 
 
 Wood AVork ami Trimmings. 
 241, 243 & 245 East Water St., Milwaukee. 
 
 LJ. 
 
 il 
 
 JOBBERS OK 
 
 Farm Machinery, 
 
 — ) AND (— 
 
 Hardwark Specialties. 
 
 Our catalogue and descriptive price-lists mailed tree on ap]>lication. 
 
 Sales-Rooms: 
 
 236 EAST WATER STREET. 
 
 Wark-House: 
 
 FLORIDA STREET, opposite Chir. ^ N. W. Railway Freight Depot.
 
 EASl WATER STREEl 
 
 55 
 
 I 
 
 Retracing our steps and 
 starting north on East Water 
 street, at Huron street bridge 
 we see the imposing edifice 
 erected, owned and occupied 
 since 1869, by the firm of 
 
 J. H. Rice & Friedman, 
 
 (establisheij 1856.) 
 
 wholesale dealers in yankee- 
 notions, hosiery, linen and 
 white goods, shawls, ribbons, 
 yarns, Ladies and Gents' fur- 
 nishing goods ; widely and 
 favorably known as enterpris- 
 ing, and honorable merchants. 
 We find here one of the 
 many instances where from a 
 small beginning by careful, ju- 
 dicious management, fair deal- 
 ing, etc., a very large business, 
 second to none in our city in 
 its line, has been ^built up. 
 On Huron street, near 
 
 East Water, we notice 
 
 the accompanying block. 
 The largest importing- 
 
 house in the line of toys, 
 
 fancy goods, etc., in the 
 
 state, confining itself 
 
 strictly to the wholesale 
 
 trade, is that of 
 
 A. Meinecke & Co., 
 
 established in 1855. Tlu 
 firm receives all of its 
 willow goods, baskets, 
 etc., from its ownfactoi\ 
 the well-known "Mil- 
 waukee Willow Works." 
 On Jan. ist, 1877, Fred 
 Goetz and Carl Penshorn 
 (the latter the nephew oi 
 Mr. Meinecke) became 
 interested in the above 
 firm. 
 
 i'^Fra^nrB'ea.s. [Milwaukee. 
 
 The above firm has been in business eleven years, in the building shown 
 above. It manufactures its stock in Boston and sells more Eastern goods 
 than any other house in that branch of the trade in the city. This fall the 
 firm has laid in an immense stock and marked the figures to lowest prices. 
 
 This neighborhood seems to be a favorite one for the Wholesale Boot and 
 Shoe trade. In close proximity to one another are the majorily ot houses in 
 this important branch of trade in the city. Among these we take pleasure in 
 mentioning the firm of Atkins, Ogden & Co., successors to Atkins, Steele & 
 White, (established 1848.) 
 
 Mann; Seals & Co. 
 
 Un^tnn i Alexis Torrcy. 
 liOSlon.-^ E. S. Beals.
 
 
 56 PROA^JNENl WHOLESALE 
 
 ESTABLISHED 1848. 
 
 ATKlNa OGDEN & CO. 
 
 Successors to Atkins, Steele & White, 
 
 Manufacturers and Jobbers of 
 
 Boots and Shoes, 
 
 334 & 336 EAST WATER ST., 
 
 ALBERT H. ATKINS. ) TV /T ^ ^ 
 
 tfE"K^.?L°S£?N. \ M I LWAU KEE. 
 
 C. H. HAMILTON & CO., 
 
 Wholesale Dealers in FLAT, BOOK, WRITING, WRAPPING and BUILDING 
 
 Papers, 
 
 agents for 
 
 BroMfnfs Ledger, 
 
 Crane's Linens. 346 EaSt WatCf StrCCt, 
 
 Hurlbut. Clifton, 
 
 mnd Cream City 1 r • 1 
 
 «---££ Milwaukee.
 
 HOUSES OF MlWAUkEE. 
 
 57 
 
 WEST & CO., Wholesale Booksellers | Stationers, 
 
 School Books, 
 MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS, B 
 
 Juvenile Books, 
 
 NOTIONS, &c., 
 
 BlankBooksi*4 
 
 — ( FOR )— 
 
 Counties, Rail R.Co's 
 
 — { AND )— 
 
 B -A. 3sr k: E i^ s 
 
 made to order. 
 
 BLANK BOOK 
 
 r^MANUFACTUKKRS 
 
 1 
 
 Rstablished in 1857. 
 
 fj 347 & 349 
 
 L 1:AST WATER ST.. 
 
 MILMAUKEK. 
 
 m It. H. West, 
 
 S. H. Cole. 
 
 Edward F. Elwell. 
 
 Send for Price List of 
 
 RUBBER- 
 
 Boots, Shoes, 
 Coats, Cloaks, 
 Pants, Leggins, 
 Hats, Caps, 
 Blankets, 
 Gloves, Mittens, 
 Diapers, Bibs, 
 Sheeting, 
 Corks, Brushes, 
 Combs, Mirrors, 
 Balls, Dolls, 
 Rattles, Toys, 
 Pipes, Pouches, 
 Stems, Webbing, 
 Buckets, Pails, 
 Spittoons, 
 Cuspadores, 
 Dress Shields, 
 Glove Cleaners, 
 Cuff Pins, 
 Shawl Pins, 
 Sleeve Buttons, 
 Vest Chains, 
 Guard Chains, 
 Ear-rings, 
 
 Napkin Rings, 
 Teething Rings, 
 Lockets, 
 Bracelets, 
 Thimbles, 
 Match Boxes, 
 Cigar Cases, 
 Piano Covers, 
 Organ Covers, 
 Horse Covers, 
 Horse Boots, 
 Trotting Rollers, 
 
 Beds, Pillows, 
 
 Cushions, 
 
 Bags. 
 
 Pencils, 
 
 Penholders, 
 
 Rulers, 
 
 Inkstands, 
 
 Bands, 
 
 Erasers, 
 
 Corks, 
 
 Flasks, 
 
 Funnels, 
 
 Interfering Straps, Scoops, 
 Currj' Combs, Gymnasiums, 
 
 Carriage Cloths, Wringers, 
 
 Door Mats, Atomizers, 
 
 Door Springs, Syringes, 
 
 Wagon Springs, Nipples, 
 
 Plant Sprays, Tumblers, 
 
 Chair Tips, Stockings, 
 
 Slop Jars, Umbrellas, 
 
 Finger Cots, Canes, 
 
 Belting, Inhalers, 
 
 Packing, Mattings, 
 
 Hose, Tubing, Etc., Etc. 
 Leather Belting and Lacing, 
 
 Table and Carriage Oil Cloths, 
 
 Goodyear "Weather Strips, to 
 
 GOODYEAR RUBBER CO. 
 
 JAS. SUYDAM, Agent, 
 
 370 East Water Street, ... Milwaukee, 
 Branch 0/ Goodyear Rubber Co., New York .
 
 58 
 
 EAST WAIER S1RER7. 
 
 ESTABLISHED 1843. 
 
 u 
 
 Importers and Jobbers of 
 —AND— 
 
 CUTLERY, 
 
 China, Glassware, 
 Lamps, 
 
 Looking' Glasses, 
 
 Ifellow and Rodingliaiii Ware, 
 
 354 (Si 356 East Water St., 
 MILAVAUKHL 
 
 BSTABIilSHKD 1844. 
 
 SIMONDS m BROOKE, 
 
 MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN 
 
 CLOTHING, 
 
 CLOTHS, CASSIMERES, TAILORS' TRIMMINGS, 
 
 -o: AND :o- 
 
 I-rRXISIIING GOODS, 
 39S E,^^T AA^-A^TTEi^ 3TI^EET. 
 
 C. SIMONDS. I 
 WM. bkOOKE. ( 
 
 MILWAUKEE.
 
 NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL JNSUHANCE CO. 
 
 S9 
 
 ALtXANDLR MUCHKU S bUlLDINO. 
 
 The Northwestern National Insurance Company was incorporated on 
 
 Illinois. By the great f^^^ " ^^^^^/^^-^ee^ capital of the company has 
 
 lost $250,000, but paid It Pt^o^^P^^^y; . ^X"^? '"J^r --y states and territories with 
 been increased and the ^^^sniess extended m^estates^^^^^^ ^^ 
 
 success. Losses to the aniount ot $ 675,cx>o b^^^^^^^ The control ot 
 
 the company now IS $6oo«>o -^ ^^^^/^'j.,^,^^^^^^^^^ of 19 members 
 
 the business is in tl e han s o a 00 a , . ^^^^^ ^^^^^^,, ^nd most sub- 
 
 of the company, selected l.om among Mil ^^^^.^^^^^^^ Alexander Mitchell; 
 ^rrjleSt. im-er?ames!M^cretary. John P. McGregor; Treasurer. 
 David Ferguson.
 
 6o 
 
 EASl WATER STREET. 
 
 large 
 
 Directly opposite the great Mitchell Building we notice the 
 building occupied by the old -estab- 
 lished and highly respected firm of 
 
 H. Niedecken & Co., 
 
 361 AND 363 EAST WATER STREET, 
 
 whose business was established when' 
 Milwaukee was still in its infancy. 
 
 They are extensively engaged in the 
 
 BlankBook Manufacturing-, 
 
 COUNTING-HOUSE, FANCY- 
 
 .SCHOOL-STATIONERY BUSINESS 
 
 A few doors further north is seen the large 
 
 building Nos. 369 and 371 East Water street, 
 
 occupied by the Mess. Herman S. and Hugo 
 
 Mack, who came to Milwaukee as early as 
 
 1850 and who have by energy and fair dealing 
 
 built up one of the largest business in Fancy Dry 
 
 Goods, Notions and Furnishing Goods in the 
 
 Northwest and count among the solid men of 
 
 the city. Since 1872 this firm has been largely 
 
 engaged in the manufacture of knitted Scarfs, 
 
 Jackets and fancy Woolens, and has made 
 
 shipments of same to nearly every State in the 
 
 Union. Thus the Wool product of the West is 
 
 turned into manufactured goods in our midst 
 
 instead of being shipped East for the same pur- 
 
 ^jT^ pose. Their enterprise has led them to com- 
 
 i ^^ mence on January ist. 1877 the manufacturing of 
 
 •is«S Shirts, Overalls and in fact many of the articles 
 
 '■'"^ belonging to their furnishing department. 
 
 MULLEN BROS. I CO., 
 
 IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF 
 
 \^^OOLENS 
 
 TAILORS' TI^I:M:l.fl:IIS^a-s, 
 
 379 East Watkr Street, 
 
 Andrrw Mullen. 1 
 
 !:r.L.': ■(■:.';:.. r milv^aukee.
 
 M OAD WAY LO OKING SO UTH. 
 
 6t 
 
 Parallel with East Water street is Broadway, formerly known as Main 
 street. It partakes of the same general character as East Water street, being 
 largely occupied by wholesale houses. The view here given is from Mason 
 street, looking south. At the corner of Wisconsin street can be seen the 
 front of the most prominent structure on the street, the palatial building 
 erected by the Northwestern Mutual Life Ins. Co. It is built of lime-stone 
 and iron, (fire-proot) and embellished with colossal red Scotch granite col- 
 umns, and presents an elegant appearance. Directly opposite this is the well- 
 known Library building, and in the background looms up the Newhall House. 
 On the intersecting streets, in this locality, are many prominent buildings, the 
 locations of well-known business houses, but these we shall mention at their 
 appropriate time. One of the Leading Institutions of Milwaukee is the 
 
 NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. 
 
 This Company commenced business in 1859, without a dollar of capital, 
 (it being purely mutal in all respects) and in eighteen years has accumulated 
 assets exceeding % 18, 000, 000. 
 
 On the 1st day of July, 1877, the surplus of the Company, alter providing 
 for all liabilities, present and future, including 4 per cent, reserve, was 
 $2,887,285.62, as determined by the Insurance Commissioners of five different 
 states, after a protracted and searching investigation of the Company. 
 
 The Company has paid lo representatives of deceased policy-holders and 
 to living members, in dividends, over FourteenMillion Dollars. 
 
 The Company invests its funds upon improved real estate security, at 
 Western rates ot interest, and it has now thus placed over eleven and a halt 
 million dollars on real estate security valued at nearly forty-three million 
 dollars. 
 
 Its location enables it to select the choicest securities, and to command 
 the highest rates of interest. 
 
 The interest receipts of the Company since its organization have more 
 than equalled its losses by death, and 1876 was the third year in succession in 
 which its interest receipts exceeded both its combined disbursements for death 
 claims and expenses.
 
 62 
 
 NORTHWESTERN LlfE INSURANCE CO. 
 
 THIS l-S A SHOWING THAT CAN BE MADE V,\ NO OTHER COMPANY. 
 
 Interest receipts since or<janization $7,412,193.93 
 
 Death losses paid since organization 5,726,365.12 
 
 Excess of Interest receipts $1,685,828.81 
 
 The Northwestern has had for the past fourteen years the lowest 
 averaj(e rate of mortality of any large company. 
 
 'I his Company holds a reserve on the highest standard known to Amer- 
 ican experience (Actuaries' 4 per cent.) 
 
 The surplus ot The Northwestern is greater, in proportion to its 
 liabilities, than that of any other company. 
 
 The Northwestern is now paying larger dividends than any other 
 company in the country. On a life policy issued in 1859, ^^ ^^^ '^S^ of 35- ^'^^ 
 $10,000, witii an arinual premium of $268.70, (reduced to $264.90 in 1869,) the 
 dividend for 1877 is $179.80, or 67 per cent, of the premium. This dividend is 
 on \\\t.- policy proper, exclusive of the dividends earned on previous additions. 
 When dividends have been applied to purchase additions, the earnings are 
 proportionately increased. 
 
 The recent examination ol the company which was made by Jesse K. 
 nines. Insurance Commissioner for Maryland; Peter Doyle, Secretary of State 
 and cx-officio Commissioner of Insurance for Wisconsin; S. H. Rhodes, 
 Insurance Commissioner of Massachusetts; John F. Smyth. Superintendent oi 
 Insurance ot New York; T. IJ. Needles, Auditor P. A., and ex-officio Insur- 
 ance Commissioner of Illinois, resulted in a most flattering indorsement ot 
 the company and its management. Copies of the report of the commissioners 
 on the condition of the company may be obtained on application therefor.
 
 £R0ADIVAY. 
 
 63 
 
 During the last few years very many beautilul business blocks have been 
 erected in Milwaukee, ot marble, limestone, red sandstone and iron, and upon 
 some of them the ornamentation has been the work of real art. No better 
 illustration of this can be given than the magnificent bank-building just 
 erected by Alexander Mitchell, on the corner of East Water and Michigan 
 streets — an illustration of which is given on page 59. The building (which 
 with the ground cost $600,000) can truly l)e called artistic as well as eminently 
 practical, and is an honor to its builder, the supervising architect (E. Town- 
 send Mix) and Milwaukee. It is constructed ot Ohio sandstone, with the 
 portals of highly-polished Aberdeen granite. No matter to what elegance 
 the city attain, this building must ever remain among the most handsome in 
 the entire Northwest. 
 
 Below we have, in the foreground, a lietter view ot the Newhall House 
 than that presented in a preceding view of Broadway, for this illustration rep- 
 resents Broadway from Michigan street, looking north. In the background 
 we see again the Northwestern Mutual Life Ins. Co.'s building, in the upper 
 
 story ol which was tor a numi:)cr ot years located the U. S. Signal .S'-rvice 
 office for this city. The new Mitchell block, the observatory on that building 
 being the highest in the city and therefore specially well adapted for the use 
 of the service, now contains it. 
 
 Directly opposite the Newhall House are the offices ot the American and 
 United States Express companies. As betore stated, Broadway is largely 
 given up to wholesale business. On either side, in the locality represented 
 above, we find extensive wholesale millinery, notions and clothing houses, 
 and, in the block just south of Michigan stieet, large dry-goods, clothing and 
 other establishments. We have space but for a few of these on the next page. 
 The lower portion ot the thoroughfare, towards the river, is occupied by 
 various manufactories, and the hum of industry sounds at all hours. The 
 street is well paved and presents a scene full of life and energy. From its 
 central location, and many advantages, it is destined to remain one of the 
 chief avenues for wholesale business. On the southwest corner of Michigan 
 street and Broadway is the building occupied by the Chamber ot Commerce; 
 the accommodations are hardly what such a prominent organization requires, 
 and therefore, ere long, the Chamber of Commerce will erect a building for 
 itself.
 
 64 BROADWAY WHOLESALE HO t/SES. 
 
 H. S. MANVILLE^ 
 
 IMPORTER AND JOHBER OF 
 
 N"otions, Hosiery and purnishing Croods, 
 
 AGENT FOR GRAY'S COLLARS, 
 382 & 384 Broadway^ Milwaukee, Wis. 
 
 A. W. STRAW. W. H. ELLSWORTH. JOE BRANDT, 
 
 Straw, ELLSwoRXHcf Brandt, 
 
 WHOLESALE HATTERS, 
 
 CAPS. FURS, STRAW GOODS, GLOVES. MITTENS, 
 
 ROBES, UMBRELLAS, Etc., 
 
 354 &, 3S© Broad wa.y, I«dlil"w-a.-u.ls.©©. 
 
 ESTUilJSHED i8r,o 
 
 LANDAUER&CO., 
 
 IMPORTERS AND JOHHERS OF 
 
 DRY GOODS I NOTIONS, 
 
 347 & 349 BROADWAY, 
 115 & 117 woKTH strkkt 1 JVlIL X^vTA uKEE. 
 
 :i_^ ESTAIJLI.SHED 1849. ^jS^ 
 
 CHARLES E. STORM .^ CO., 
 
 SUCCKSSORS TO 
 
 SEXTON BROS. & CO. ^ STORM, HILL & CO.. 
 
 Importers and Johbers of 
 
 Dry Goods and Notions, 
 
 l.lit.liiircli St.. .NVw York, - - Bromlway 4; Huron St. , Milwaukee.
 
 MERCHANTS MILLS. 
 
 CORNER BROADWAY AND DETROIT STREET. 
 
 LDiv /io] 
 
 SPICES, 
 
 White Lily^ King Baking Powders 
 
 PREPARED MUSTARD, 
 Georsfe ^ Chas. Hummel's Essence of Coffee. 
 
 JEWETT & SHERMAN COMPANY, 
 
 Propribtors.
 
 66 
 
 BROADWAY. 
 
 THE SILOi MINERAL SPRING 
 
 is located in the first ward of this 
 city. The wonderful cures by the use 
 of this water, for all diseases of the 
 Kidneys, Dyspepsia, etc., are attracting 
 the attention ot people in all parts of 
 the United States. 
 
 For particulars, address 
 
 SiLOAM Mineral Spring Co. 
 
 MILWAUKEE, WIS. 
 
 A.L.KANE, 
 Real Instate and Loan Broker, 
 
 397 Broadway, Milwaukee. 
 
 Special attention paid to invest- 
 ments, collections of rents, payment 
 ot taxes, etc. Reler to 
 
 First National Bank, 
 
 Bank of Commerce, or 
 Wis. Marine & Fire Ins. Co.'s Bank 
 
 D. D. FRENCH, 
 
 G-g.Tlt ^ -a, 1 E* O R ^ 
 
 3S9 Broa-ciway. 
 
 Having done the Finest, Most Fashionable and Successful 
 
 IN MILWAUKEE FOR 23 YEARS, 
 (iives me confidence that I can ])lease any one in want of FineGarmenis. 
 
 Mani'factlrkr of 
 
 IKini "IHK I'INKST (iRADFS OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC LF:aF TOBACCO, 
 
 And Dealer in Smoking, Chewing^] Leaf Tobaccos, 
 
 387 BROADWAY, MILWAUKEE. 
 
 NOTE. — We wish to rail the attention of the trade to the House of C. H. Swcetland, a practical 
 Manufacturer and Wholesale dealer in Segars and Tobacco, who established his business in this place 
 twenty years ago and by industry and perseverance has built up his present extensive trade, and with his 
 Ion}; aci|uainlance with the principal Eastern Houses in his line has facilities for supplying the trade that 
 cannot be sur|)assed in tlie Northwest. Orders promptly nttented '" and satisfaction guaranteed. — Com. 
 
 PHOTOGRAPHER, 
 
 385 BROADWAY. 
 
 I'cmianent photojiraphK a Specialty. All kin<ls of pictures copied or enlarged foany size. 
 Stereoscopic Views of Milwaukee and environs. 
 
 Awarded first premiums in every instance when exhibiting in competition for prizes.
 
 WtlSCONSlN STREET. 
 
 67 
 
 Upon reaching Wisconsin street we find ourselves in the center ot the 
 retail trade of the city. Standing at the corner of East Water street, which 
 teems witli life, the observer sees to the west, across the bridge, Grand Ave- 
 nue with its restless throng; looking east, in the direction of the bay, he notes 
 the crowded walk and busy street giving evidence of constant activity. The 
 view here given fails to convey the full importance of this thoroughfare, as 
 but one side of the street is represented. &pon the other side as weil are 
 numerous handsome sto ^es, elegantly fitted for the accommodation of the 
 retail trade, and perhaps the visitor could not find a better opportunity to 
 iudge of the life and bustle of Milwaukee than is afforded here. The street, 
 as a mere sight, is very attractive, being 100 feet wide and finely poved. 
 
 Among those who have been foremost in enterprise and deservedly suc- 
 cessful in directing trade to this localitv, should be mentioned the firms ot 
 Rich & Silber & H. Heyn, dealers in ladies' furnishing and fancy goods, 
 cloaks, worsteds, trimmings, notions, etc. 
 
 WISCONSIN STRFFT, LOOKING EAST. 
 
 One of the most prominent corners in the city has at all times been the 
 building shown on the left of the above illustration. Here Messrs. F. H. 
 Denman and E. F. Strickland, Jr., have estnblished their "Boston 99 Cent 
 Store," which has become as prominent a feature of Milwaukee as similar 
 first-class establishments in other metropolitan eities; certainly none could be 
 fitted up more appropriately and with greater taste nor contain a greater va- 
 riety of nice goods than are displayed by Denman & Co. A special feature 
 ot theirs is to provide goods for the different seasons of the year, which gives 
 their store at hll times a bright and inviting appearance. Particularly is this 
 the case when the holidays approach. Of course it is impossible to go into 
 details in regard to the different branches of trade represented on this great 
 thoroughfare and adjoining streets. Most wonderful, however, has been the 
 spread ot business from this corner to the east and north.
 
 68 MUSICAL INSRUMENTS, &-c. 
 
 SOLE AGKNT FOK 
 
 Wisconsin, Minnesota &^ Northern Iowa, 
 
 — ( FOK ) — 
 
 CHICKER1NG& Sons' Pianos, 
 
 o: AND :o 
 
 Lorixig <So "Bla^te.e'sFa.la.ce" Organs. 
 
 ALSO DKALKR IN 
 
 Hallett & Ciimston. Hrnest Gabler and Boardman & Gray's Pianos. 
 
 422 BROADWAY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 
 
 H. N. HEMPSTED'S TEMPLE OF MUSIC, 
 
 408. 410 & 412 Broadway, Milwaukp:e, 
 
 o: PUBLISHER OF :o 
 
 SiiEET jyEXJSIO rm&^ ]N»/IXJSIO BOOKZS. 
 
 AND DEALER IN 
 
 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 
 
 OF EVERY DBKCRIPTION. 
 
 Steinway & Son s Pianos, 
 
 CLOUGH (Si WARREN'S ORGANS, 
 
 EMERSON'S PIANOS, 
 
 NEW ENGLAND GO'S ORGANS. 8:c., &c. 
 
 M. A. STIR N, 
 
 No. 102 Mason St.. Cor. Broadway, Milwaukee, Wis., 
 
 Sole ARent for the Celel)ratcd 
 
 KNABE PIANOS, 
 
 And Dealer in the 
 
 NEW IMPROVED TRAYSER UPRIGHT PIANO, 
 
 Hazelton Bros., N. T., Christie, N. Y„ Marchal & Smith, N. Y, Grovesteen & Fuller, N. Y. 
 Fi.A.isros.
 
 BR OAD WA V— WISCONSIN STREET. 
 
 69 
 
 The illustration on this page represents the northeast corner of Broad- 
 way and Wisconsin street, with the large block known as the Library building 
 in the center. This is a piece of historical ground, originally donated by 
 Solomon Juneau for hotel purposes; here, in 1835, stood the Bellevue House, 
 afterwards the Milwaukee House, an illustration of which we gave in the 
 early portion of this book. The Custom House, containing the postoffice and 
 government offices, located on the corner of Milwaukee and Wisconsin streets, 
 is also shown in the accompanying cut. The Library building has recently 
 become the property of John M. and B. Kurtz Miller, who have lately entirely 
 overhauled the interior and repaired it; now, with its passenger elevator, its 
 rotunda and its spacious offices, it is one ot the most complete business blocks 
 in the city. The offices are principally occupied by attorneys. 
 
 THE LIBRARY BUILDING AND SURROUNDINGS. 
 
 With a reputation lor music so widely and firmly established, it is no won- 
 der that the houses devoted to the sale of musical goods and instruments 
 should be tully as well established. In a prominent position is the old house 
 of H. N. Hempsted, the agent ior the Steinway piano, whose business neces- 
 sitates a building of large dimensions which has been elegantly fitted up. 
 Indeed; the piano manufacturers are to be congratulated upon being repre- 
 sented by such substantial men as their Milwaukee agents: The" Chickering" 
 piano by James B. Bradford, the "Knabe" by M. N. Stirn, and the "Decker" 
 by L. Henes. Among the stores on Wisconsin street are those of Messrs. W. 
 H. Stanley & Co., who have recently opened the most elegant jewelry estab- 
 lishment in the city, and the stationery and book house of Messrs. W. S. 
 Hamilton & Co., the branch of the Singer Manufacturing Company managed 
 by C. A. Noyes, and the large carpet house of Stark Bros. Spannmg the 
 length of the building shown in the illustration can be seen the largest sign 
 in the city, that of the Spencerian Business College, which is managed by R. 
 C. Spencer, one of the original family of Spencers.
 
 70 WISCONSIN AND 
 
 WTS. HAMILTONlca 
 
 Booksellers and Stationers, 
 
 104 Wisconsin Street. 
 
 We have the most complete stock of miscellaneous and standard works to be found in the west. 
 Corretipoiidcnt'e with libraries Noiicited. 
 
 FIXH STATI().\1:RV AND HNGRAVING A SPECIALTY. 
 
 STANLEY k COMPANY, 
 
 110 WISCONSIN STREET, 
 
 MILWAUKEE, WIS. 
 
 Since early times there has been located in this city a branch of the great SiNGKR MANUFACTURING 
 Co., which has supplied a large territorj' of the Nortiiwest with its celebrated Sewing Machines. 
 
 'i'he company sells its machines for cash at astonishingly low prices, reduced to nearly one-half. 
 
 IJS MOTf O : 
 
 \ HE Singer Sewing Machine Ahead ! 
 
 b.is proved true. For instance the 
 
 SINGER FAMILY SEWING MACHINE. 
 
 - warranted — sold at S65.00, is reduced toS.'JJ.oo. .Ml other styles are reduced in prices proportionately. 
 It is hardly necessary to say anything in praise of ihe Singer Sewing Machines, they speak 
 as the saying goes! for themselves and are known as the best the world over. 
 
 Thf.Si.\(;kk M.'WrrAC-TURlxc; Co.. loi Wisconsin Street, Milwaukee. 
 ■ •_ i:ST.\IW.I.SUKI) 1845. _ . 
 
 STA R K BROTH ERS, 
 
 sl'Crp.SSORS in 
 
 I'.k.M iK;K1) & STARK. r*r^ BRADFOKD HKOS., 
 '~ DEALERS IN T 
 
 Cunain-. Linens, likinkclNOil Cloth | House Furnishino- Goods 
 
 r29& 131 WISCONSIN .ST., MILWAUKEE.
 
 MIL WA UKEE STREETS. 
 
 71 
 
 It was regarded a bold undertaking when the enterprising dry-goods 
 merchant T. A Chapman, who had since 1857 conducted a successful business 
 on East Water street, concluded five years ago to change his base and pro- 
 ceeded to erect a magnificent block on the corner of Milwaukee and Wiscon- 
 sin street, from which the view of Milwaukee street shown on this page was 
 about that time taken. 
 
 What a change has come over this neighborhood in this short space of 
 time. Some of the finest and most elegant business structures have been 
 erected, of which the great building occupied by A. D. Seaman & Co. (see 
 next page) is a fair specimen. We are justified in giving T. A. Chapman the 
 credit for the broad idea of spreading out rather than confining the retail 
 business of the city to narrow limits. The people have followed where Chap- 
 man led the way, and the necessity of almost doubling his capacity during 
 the past season has proved the correctness of his judgment. We quote from 
 the "Sentinel" of recent date : 
 
 THE GREAT DRY-GOODS HOUSE OF T. A. CHAPMAN AND CO., 
 
 on Wisconsin street, has become so closely identified with the growth, pros- 
 perity and good name of Milwaukee that the press falls short of its duty when 
 
 MILWAUKEE STREET IN 1 874. 
 it fails to chronicle the changes that may be made from time to time in the 
 institution. The latest mark of progress on the part of Mr. Chapman is the 
 enlargement ot his store and the improved classification ot the various de- 
 partments. Formerly his numbers were 125 and 127, and now they include 
 133 and 135. The latter were then occupied by L. A. Wheeler. This makes 
 a total frontage ot 100 feet. The rooms extend 165 feet in depth and in the 
 rear is a spacious apartment running between the two. In addition to the 
 fine show windows, which are at once light and attractive, the building has 
 the advantage of an enormous rotunda skylight, which, with the modern im- 
 provements in the furniture and a systematic and convenient arrangement or 
 classification of the different departments, gives the place an elegant and de- 
 cidedly metropolitan appearance. 
 
 A glance through the house invariably gives a person the impression that 
 by some magical process a dozen stores hare been thrown into one. The
 
 72 
 
 SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS MEN. 
 
 establishment is among the most complete and extensive of all the noted 
 Western dry-goods houses. It is simply a magnificent emporium, where all 
 grades of dr\--goods, from the silks ai;d laces down to the linens and cottons 
 are to be found; but the most admirable feature of it all is that there is no 
 confusion. The arrangement or system upon which the business is conducted 
 shows the mind of a master executive. There are over a score of different 
 departments, each of which has an efficient head. The new stores are to 
 contain the dress-making, millinery, cloak, fur and suit departments, in which 
 over loo ladies are employed. Altogether about 250 operatives are needed 
 in the establishment. In speaking of the growth of the place these tacts 
 naturallv come to the front. While this is Mr. Chapman's private business it 
 is at the same time a matter of general interest. The public long since came 
 to appreciate the fact that he carries the largest stock of all grades ot dry- 
 goods of any similar house in the state, and now his customers from one end 
 of the Northwest to the other, will soon discover that Milwaukee has actually 
 one of the handsomest and most commodious stores to be seen in the entire 
 United States." 
 
 No visitor of Milwaukee should fail to view the interior ot this magnifi- 
 cent establishment and the goods therein displayed tor inspection. We would 
 also suggest a visit to the great carpet-house of Stark Bros., and the building 
 occupied by Messrs. A. D. Seaman &. Co. During the past two seasons a 
 number of elegant stores have been erected on Milwaukee street and have 
 been rented before being finished. 
 
 ESTABLISHED IN 1846. 
 
 FURNITURE, 
 
 MNE AND COMMON 
 
 at prices to correspond with the times. 
 
 MADE A SPECIALTY 
 
 without charge for designs. 
 We ask an inspection before making your purchases 
 
 l\. 
 
 ■P 
 
 137 & 139 Wisconsin St.
 
 MASOA STREET. 
 
 73 
 
 Mason street is another center for business, and the extension of the 
 
 horse-railroad line on that thoroughfare has added to its popularity. Between 
 Broadway and East Water street it is a veritable "Printing House Square." 
 On the corner of Broadway, we see the commodious building owned and 
 occupied by the Daily Herald, and adjoining this, the spacious Sentinelo^cc, 
 while directly opposite is the establishment of the See-Bote. Thus are brought 
 within easy speaking distance, the three prominent daily journals of the city. 
 Here we find also the oldest jewelry establishment in this city, that ot C. 
 Preusser & Bro., close by the business houses represented on the next page. 
 The triangular space on East Water street, known as Market Square, extends 
 trom Mason to Oneida streets. When all the associations connected there- 
 with are gathered together, they present a series of pictures that the old set- 
 tlers delight to view. In the early days there arose trom this spot quite a hill, 
 indeed almost a mountain arid hither came the various tribes of Indians to 
 pay homage to the Great Manitou. A dense forest covered the slopes and 
 crown of the hill, and the effect of this natural tower, as it arose in majestic 
 
 MASON STREET, LOOKING EAST, 
 grandeur, was extremely beautiful and impressive. At its foot, on the north 
 and west slope, was the marsh adjacent to the river. In 1837, on the top of 
 this hill, Mathias Stein erected a small house, which remained in use until it 
 made room for the elegant new block that now adorns the east side of the 
 street. As the hill was graded to the present level, the old house was lowered 
 with it, and made a total descent of 50 feet. Mr. Stein, who built it, and who 
 therefore was the first occupant of Market Square, is still alive and a resident 
 of the city. 
 
 Market Hall (now called Old City Hall) is a building about which cluster 
 an array of associations somewhat remarkable. The edifice was erected in 
 1852, and was, as the illustration on next page shows, a pretentious building 
 for the times. Market Hall, as its name implies, was used as a general mar- 
 ket (similar to the popular "German Market" of to-day, located on Division 
 street.) Meat and vegetables filled the space and the careful housewives 
 daily made their rounds of the numerous stalls or booths to supply the wants
 
 74 MARKET SQ UARE NEIGHBORHO OD. 
 
 ESTABLISHED, - - ...... 1844. 
 
 CHE. PEEUSSER & BEO., 
 
 WATCHMAKERS AND JEWELERS, 
 Importers and Jobbers of 
 
 Walclies, Clocb, NlakiEiMewelrf, Oicunoiids, Silver Ware, &Cm&c,, 
 
 438 East Watkr Street, Corner Mason. 
 E^AGENCY FOR ANSONIA CLOCKS.-^ 
 
 Julius Lando, Optician, 
 
 436 EAST WATER STREET. 
 
 (KIRIiY HOUSE BLOCK.) 
 
 Having had the benefit of a scientific education, he is enabled, to carry on his business himtelf and 
 Eye-Patients will therefore be served intelligently. He has always large assortments of phylosophical and 
 mathematical instruments, Eyeglasses of every description. Telescopes etc. on hand, constructs new 
 instruments and makes changes and improvements in instruments to order. He inserts Artificial Eyes and 
 does repairing at very low rates. By observation of strict and solid business principles this firm is 
 enjoying a well deserved reputation throughout our 1 'ity and its vicinity. Correspondence solicited. 
 
 JOHN C. WELLES, 
 
 ristuls,..;^^^- ^^% lackle. 
 
 BREECH LOADING GUNS MADE TO ORDER. 
 
 Repairing carefully attended to. All kinds of ainmiuiition at lowest prices. 
 
 -435 East "Water Street, nidiil'wsL-u.lc.e©. 
 
 W. E. GOODMAN, 
 
 Whoi.ksai.k and Retail Dealer in 
 
 GAS FIXTURES, 
 
 ORNAMENTAL BRONZES, 
 
 PLUMBING ^^PLUMBERS' MATERIALS, 
 
 Rchnishing oi Gas Fixtures.— Excelsior Slide Steam Heating. 
 
 442 & 444 East Water Street, Milwaukee.
 
 A PROUD RECORD. 
 
 75 
 
 Milwaukee Mechanics' Mutual Insurance Company. 
 
 Assets July ist, 1877, $754,178.08. 
 
 This oldest German Insurance Company of the Northwest was organized 
 under a charter from the State of Wisconsin in the year 1852, its first meeting 
 being held on the 26th of February, 1852. 
 
 In the meeting held on the 2d of October, 1852, Chr. Preusscr was elected 
 one of the Board of Directors, and on the 1st of October, 1855, President of 
 the company, which position he has held to this day. 
 
 Of the first directors of the company, Messrs. Obermann and Preusser 
 have remained in office to date, the former now Treasurer, the latter Presi- 
 dent. The present secretary of the company, Adolf J. Cramer, was elected 
 to that office on the 13th of March, 1865. 
 
 At the start this _^.^^b^ _ in the fo 1 1 o w ing 
 
 confined ■^^^^.-sss^^^^^^fe^fc^^ states: Wisconsin, 
 
 ' Illinois, Indiana, 
 % Ohio, Pennsylvania, 
 gfi Missouri, Iowa, 
 Minnesota and Col- 
 orado and wherever 
 it has seen fit to lo- 
 cate it soon made 
 friends and numer- 
 ous patrons, enjoy- 
 ing the same degree 
 of popularity that 
 it has continually 
 enjoyed in its own 
 home. 
 
 Believing in the 
 old saying, that 
 "honesty is the best 
 policy, " the man- 
 a g e m e n t of the 
 company has always 
 endeavored not only 
 to go ahead in a 
 careful and judi- 
 
 company 
 
 its business prin 
 cipally to the city ot ^;^^ 
 Milwaukee, but 
 afterwards cau- 
 tiously extended it 
 over the entire state 
 of Wisconsin. 
 
 In the year 1872 
 the CO m pan}' 
 branched out over 
 the Northwestern 
 States, believing 
 that a large exten- 
 sion of the business 
 and corresponding 
 distribution of risks 
 only strengthens the 
 security of the com- 
 pany. 
 
 At present the 
 company is repre- 
 s e n t e d through 
 numerous agencies 
 
 442 & 444 MARKET SQUARE, 
 cious manner, but to conduct the business and adjust losses strictly upon the 
 principles of honesty and justice. With these outspoken principles the com- 
 pany has grown to be a strong, reliable institution, and can proudly celebrate 
 the twenty-fifth anniversary of a successful existence with the close of its 
 books for the current year. 
 
 The company's own building, ot which the above is a cut, was erected 
 and occupied in 1875. It is a solid stone structure, an ornament to the city 
 and a paying investment to the company. 
 
 As our beautiful and prosperous city of Milwaukee is being most credit- 
 ably represented abroad by the Milwaukee Mechanics' Mutual Insurance Co. 
 it has been thought proper to give space to this little sketch. The p. esent 
 directors and officers of the compaiiy are: 
 
 Chr. Preusser, Milwaukee. 
 Fr. Vogel, " 
 
 Jac. Obermann, " 
 Ferd. Kuehn, " 
 
 Fr. Hilgen, Cedarburg. 
 
 Chr. Preuxser, President. 
 
 Jacob Obermann, Treasurer. 
 
 John C. Dick, Milwaukee. 
 Conrad Mayer, " 
 John Esch, " 
 
 GuiDo Pfister, 
 RuD. Puchner, New Holstein 
 
 Fred P.\nsT, Milwaukee. 
 Dan Schultz, 
 J. P. Kissinger, " 
 A. J. Cramer, " 
 
 Fr. Geei.e. Sheboygan. 
 Adolf y. Cr ' I mer, SecrctnTy. 
 
 Dan Schultz, General Agent
 
 76 
 
 MARKEl SQUARE. 
 
 of the table. In 1853 the upper story of the building was dedicated to the 
 muses, and Joseph Kurz opened it as a German theater. Opera, the drama 
 and music were repeatedly produced and some of the greatest successes ot 
 the then young Musical Society were made in this hall. Balatka, Bach, Wein- 
 berg and others whose names are familiar, added to their fame in the nu- 
 merous entertainments in which they participated in this recognized habita- 
 tion of the muses. 
 
 In February, i860, the last performances were given, lor at that time the 
 city purchased the spot and transformed the building into the City Hall. For 
 about twelve years the municipal officers occupied the places once devoted to 
 meats and vegetables, but upon the completion of the new Court House they 
 were transferred to the east wing ot that commodious structure and occupy 
 it to the present time. At the time of their removal a new department (the 
 water-works) was added to the city government and its employes were given 
 possession of the vacated rooms, and there they can be found at present, in 
 company with the Health Department. About tour years ago the Municipal 
 court-room, which was located over the police station, was decided to be too 
 
 OLD CITY HALL — OPERA HOUSE. 
 
 uncomfortable and accordingly the council chamber in old City Hall was re- 
 fitted tor its occupancy. It proves very interesting to trace back the history 
 of this one structure, for its varied associations give it a wider scope for rem- 
 iniscences than almost any other l)uilding in the city. Today, instead of ad- 
 miring statues of Gfjethe and Beethoven appropriately placed in niches (which 
 were made but never filled), or noticing the busy transactions of a general 
 market, or even observing the methods adopted in carrying on the business ot 
 the city, we push our Svay through the crowd of laborers who, each with a 
 saw, are "waiting for something to turn up" in the shape of a wood-pile to be 
 demolished. 
 
 From this point access to the west side ot the river is easy by way ot 
 Oneida street bridge, from which a very fine view of Milwaukee river is ob- 
 tained. Indeed, each of the bridges (and there are many, one to every two 
 blocksj affords a handsome view; a view from Spring street bridge, looking 
 south, is illustrated on the following page. Passing over this bridge, in order 
 to obtain the scene of which we speak, we find ourselves again in the busi- 
 ness heart of the West Side.
 
 78 
 
 IV£S2 SIDE BUSINESS EiRMS. 
 
 GUSTAVUS BODE, 
 
 II GRAND AVExMUE, 
 
 iS] orth western i hotographic Stock Depot 
 
 o: AND :o 
 
 0HEIvd:i0^3L. rj^BOK..A.TOK,^ 
 
 DEALER IX 
 
 Photographic Stock, Artists' and Wax Flower Materials, 
 
 Picture Frames, Moulding-s and Photographic Chemicals. 
 
 '"-^^^^Me^^ 
 
 N. BRICK, 
 
 MAXUFACIUKEK AND DEALER FX 
 
 PARLOR, 
 
 DINING ROOM 
 
 —AND 
 
 CHAMBER 
 
 FURNITURE 
 
 OF ALL ClRADES, 
 126 & 128 Grand Ave., Milwaukee. 
 
 Having done a successful business in this city 
 for the past 26 years, I am at all times able to 
 offer the very best inducements to purchasers and 
 solicit all who come to the city to call and inspect 
 my extensive stock in the above lines of furniture. 
 
 ^<s^^%^^ 
 
 PoposKEY & Van Horn's 
 
 Art Emporium, 
 
 130 Orand A.v©2:i-u.©. 
 Milwaukee, - - Wisconsin.
 
 GRAND A VENUE. 
 
 79 
 
 For a distance of several blocks west from the river, Grand Avenue, is a 
 lively, energ-elic business thoroughfare, filled with people and teams and pre- 
 senting a metropolitan appearance in every sense of the word. Near the corner 
 of West Water street, as shown by the illustration, stands the handsome 
 Plankinton House, and on either side of the avenue are wholesale and retail 
 stores. The new West Side street-railway starts its cars from this corner, 
 which is a junction, really, of nearly all the lines in the city, a fact which re- 
 sults in a deal of life and bustle. One by one the old buildings along the 
 
 iivci. n.:> icii db ocvciuii bLreei uusiness nas pusneu us way, 
 crowding the residence portion further west, to make room for the constantly 
 ncreasing development of trade. And this is true also of the streets lying 
 
 PLANKINTON HOUSE. 
 
 parallel with Grand Avenue; new stores and the activity ot work everywhere 
 are springing into sight. The progress is simply wondertul, and while it is 
 doubtless a fact that the East Side will always retain, not only its own trade, 
 but a certain proportion of that of the West Side, it must be remembered 
 that there are natural boundaries (the lake and river) that cannot be over- 
 come, while the West Side has no boundaries except those demanded by 
 business interests. Among the firms directly opposite the great Plankinton 
 House we notice the large furniture establishment owned and occupied by 
 N. Brick, which should be visited, as also the Art Emporium of Poposkey & 
 Van Horn, who deserve credit for the maintenance of an Art Gallery in con- 
 nection with their manufacturing and sales department. Near the bridge, 
 we notice the photographic stock depot and chemical laboratory of Milwau- 
 kee's celebrated chemist. Gustavus Bode, while on West Water and Third 
 streets, near Grand Avenue, among the many heavy business firms are those 
 whose cards are inserted on the next page.
 
 8o 
 
 tV£ST SIDE BU3INESS t'IRMS. 
 
 ESTBLISHED IN 1850. 
 
 Dealer in 
 
 SHELF:- 
 
 -o: AND :o— 
 
 HEAVY 
 
 ardware 
 
 IRON, STEEL AND TINNER'S STOCK, 
 Agent for Brecht's Celebrated Butcher Machines, 
 
 43, 45. 47 & 49 West Water Street. Milwaukee, Wis. 
 
 E R. PAINE. 
 
 (hstablishkd 1851.)- 
 
 R. P. ELMORE. 
 
 K,. F. el:m:ok.e & c:^^^ ,, 
 
 WHOLESALE DEALERS LN 
 
 COAL AND PIG IRON, 
 
 FIRI:: BRICK. 1- IRK CLAY. P^OUNDRY FACINCiS, 
 
 ROSENDALE, AKRON. MILWAUKEE AND PORTLAND CEMENTS, 
 
 N'ew York & Michigan Stucco. Plaster Paris, Plow Grind Stones and Oven Tiles. 
 
 Vard No. 1, and onicc -!»(» W<'sl Water St., Vard Xo.»— 1'2'J South Walcr St., 
 
 Yiird No. "2 -.jSO UiverSt., ^ Yard No. 4— Near Elevator K, Biirnh's t'HiiiiI. 
 
 TERMS CASH. Contracts for FREIGHT secured as LOW as possible. 
 
 M ■■ -t^ .^\. CJ^ JESL jf\. jEm. JL^^ 
 
 87 WEST WATER ST., MILWAUKEE. 
 
 Manuf;i(;tiirers .Agent and l)caler in 
 
 iFiojsr >^:iNriD -wooid ''woRKiiiNXGi 
 
 nvc 
 
 CKiisrEii^^s^ 
 
 Boilers-, Mill-, lujundry- and Machinists-Supplies, 
 
 ISr Correspondence solicited and promptly attended to. -ifcjft
 
 WES7 WA7ER STREET. 
 
 West Water street we find to be not only the most prominent business 
 thoroughfare ot the West Side, but of the city. Running parallel with the 
 river, it is to the West Side what East Water street is to the East Side. Who 
 would think, to gaze down this busy avenue ot trade, that but a compara- 
 tively few years ago a marshy swamp existed where now stand the massive 
 blocks devoted to business ? Much labor and more money was required to 
 create the foundation lor this prominent thoroughfare, and only those who 
 have been .identified with the city from its early history can appreciate the 
 wonderful change and improvement. 
 
 Proceeding south from Grand Avenue, on this street, we notice particu- 
 larly the commodious blocks erected within the past few years, many of them 
 being devoted to the general commission business; indeed, the commission 
 merchants seem to have found this locality a favorable one for their trade, for 
 they occupy a prominent share of the space for several blocks. Here also we 
 find the large iron dealers and machinery warehouses and the ofifices and 
 warerooms ot the packing-houses (whose business amounts to an immense 
 
 WEST WATER STREET, LOOKING SOUTH. 
 
 sum annually, and will be noticed further on.) As we approach the south 
 end of the street we see, on the east side, the docks from which leave the 
 dailv steamers for points on either side of the lake (previously mentioned"! and 
 on the West Side the Prairie du Chien R. R. depot, freight-house and buildings. 
 Here it is well enough to mention that a track connects the depots and docks, 
 thus facilitating the transfer of goods. At the end ot the street, adjoining the 
 river, are the large transportation companies' warehouses. The roadway is 
 well paved with Nicholson and a double-track horse railroad extends not only 
 its entire length, but for miles in either direction, north and south. 
 
 On the preceding page is shown the large and imposing block recently 
 erected and occupied by John Pritzlaff, the well-known and prosperous hard- 
 ware merchant. We would gladly illustrate many other substantial blocks 
 recently erected on West Water street, but the space at our command is too 
 limited both tor this purpose and for publishing the cards of the many promi- 
 nent firms doing business on this thoroughfare. We call attention to those of 
 the Messrs. R. P. Elmore & Co. and O. L. Packard.
 
 82 WEST SIDE B US IN ESS FIRMS. 
 
 B. I. JOHNSON. H. A. HEATH. 
 
 B. J. JOHNSON & CO., 
 
 Manufacturers of 
 
 Soap^^Candles 
 
 9 
 
 AND , -S 
 
 WHOLESALE DEALERS IN CHEESE, 
 
 JOHNSON'S BAKING POWDER, 
 
 78 & 80 West Water Street, Milwaukee, Wis. 
 
 —ESTABLISHED 1865.— 
 
 C. A. FOLSOM & SON, 
 
 \VHU1.ES.ALE DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF 
 
 FRAZER'S AXLE GREASE,TURPENTINE, GLUES, 
 
 Refined Cylinder Tallow, Cotton Waste, &c., &c. 
 Correspondence solicited. 130 West Water St., Milwaukee. 
 
 fl I« WFI'.STF.R - :ESrABLlSHED .S43., C.WEBSTER. 
 
 WEBSTER BROTHERS, 
 
 DEALERS IN IMPORTED 
 
 ^W'ines @ I_iiQ.-u.ors, 
 
 LOURHON, RYE AND -MALI 
 
 WH ISKIES. 
 
 SIS West "Water Street, 3yLil-wa-u.]s:©©. 
 
 Novelty Carriao'e Works. 
 
 wechselberg7brown & CO., 
 
 -7^3^*^-^ 184 Til I Ki) Street,"^^ 
 
 CARRIAGES.BUGGIESfSLEIGHS 
 
 ON HAND AND MADE TO ORDER.
 
 IVES7 WATKR STREET. 
 
 83 
 
 SECOND WARD SAVINGS BANK. 
 
 Proceeding in the other direction on West Water street, north from 
 Grand Avenue, we pass long rows of retail stores of all branches of trade, 
 many ot them occupying handsome, substantial structures of recent build. 
 At the triangular corner iormed by tlic intcrs'Ction ot West Water and Third 
 
 free-thinkers' HALL. 
 
 streets, (from which spot West Water loses its identity in Third,) stands the 
 old Second Ward Savings Bank, a time-honored institution. The building 
 has lately been overhauled, renovated and improved. This bank has two 
 branches, one in the Sixth, the other in the Ninth ward.
 
 84 
 
 THE GERMANS. 
 
 While in this neijifhborhood it is proper to speak of our large German- 
 American element, closely identified as it is with the history and present 
 prosperity of the city. In a business point of view the Germans are counted 
 among oiir most thrifty citizens. Many of them are substantial and wealthy 
 merchants and manufacturers, and not a few are noted tor their scholarly at- 
 tainments. To them we owe the reputation our city has as a music-loving 
 place and, without doubt, it is to their general good character and love of 
 peace and quiet that is due the fact that Milwaukee is remarkable for the 
 orderly behavior of its citizens. 
 
 There are several strictly German institutions, churches, schools and 
 places of amusement. One of the most familiar to Americans is the Turn- 
 Hall on Fourth street, containing a fine gymnasium in the basement and a 
 hall well adanicd for concerts, etc., on the other floor. 
 
 : Y,i' r^T^H^wi'l 
 
 TURNHAT.I- ON FOURTH STREET. 
 
 Although it is not our purpose to mention the various organizations 
 which have been inaugurated and sustained by the Germans, wholly or prin- 
 cipally, it is not out of plaf-e to mention at least the Musical Society, which 
 has done so much tor the city in the matter of music and musical advertising 
 fif we may so speak.) Established when Milwaukee was a mere village, the 
 society steadily advanccfl until it attained proportions sufficient to attract at- 
 tention even in Europe. Thus it is that the name of the city became familiar 
 abroad, and that from the earliest date all foreign artists and combinations 
 included Milwaukee in the list of i)laces to be visited. 
 
 Through the entire northwestern portion ol the city, covering a vast ex- 
 panse, the visitor ran stroll ihiough a jurely German town — with its resi- 
 dences, school-houses and churches p(opUd and used by that nationality.
 
 THE HiSTORtLAL CORNER. 
 
 85 
 
 Still y^oiiig north on Third street we reach Chestiuit street, and at this 
 corner we not only strike another historical spot, but find ourselves in the 
 heart o( the strictly German business portion ot Milwaukee— in the midst ot 
 the "Iron Second," as the ward has become familiarly known. Chestnut 
 street is the northern boundary line of the tract of land claimed by Byron Kil- 
 bourn in 1835, >i'i<^l known lon<j afterwards as "Kilbourntown" — in fact, even 
 until the present day. In 1836, in a building just adjoining- the corner of West 
 Water antl Cliestnut streets, the first paper was published in .Milwaukee 
 by the late Daniel Richards. In this locality also was the first school opened, 
 by a teacher named West. In 1842 John Hustis erected a brick building on 
 the northwest corner, and this soon became one of the features of the place, 
 tor the large hall, constructed for such [)urposes, was put to frequent use for 
 everything of a public nature. Here the first theatrical performance in Mil- 
 
 CORNER CH£SNUT AND THIRD STREET. 
 
 waukee was given, by a troupe known as "Powell's Company," and it is to the 
 crL-dit of the company and place to state that Shakespeare's "Merchant ot 
 Venice" was the attraction offered. In place of street-cars the tug "Trow- 
 bridge" served to convey the spectators to and from the hall. Here, also, the 
 "Milwaukee Male Chorus" (the fore-runner of the present Musical Society) 
 gave its concerts; all of the political meetings of the West Side were held 
 here and on Sundays religious services were conducted. 
 
 This old building, so full of historical interest, held its own with time and 
 fulfilled the various offices to which it was put until last year, when it, too, 
 went to join the other landmarks and to make room for the handsome new 
 block, erected by Dr. N. Senn, that now ornaments the spot. We mention 
 that the enterprising hardware firm of W. Frankfurth .S: Co. (established 1862) 
 have their large stores fronting on Third and Chestnut streets near this corner.
 
 MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES. 
 
 North from Chestnut street A'e tind the water-power of the old Rock 
 River Canal Co., which is utilized by the mills, tanneries and other factories 
 located along its banks. The mills, however, do not rely upon the power 
 thus furnished and are all supplied with the latest improved engines The 
 two largest mills -.- • "T'- t7 , ,-i,." „nd "The Phoenix". The old Eagle mill 
 
 was established 1850 
 by Bertschy & Kern, 
 the new Eagle mills 
 were built 1866, and 
 rebuilt in 1873. Dur- 
 ing 1876 160,000 bar- 
 rels of flour were 
 made;during the cur- 
 rent year about 180,- 
 000, yet their capa- 
 city with 35 runs of 
 stone is about 200,- 
 000 bbls. p. a. Their 
 leading brands for 
 home and consump- 
 tion in the U. S. and 
 Canada are"Success" 
 "Bertschy's best"and 
 "Eagle Mills", while 
 
 "Huron" is uieir cxpjri lUui' loi j^aropcan market. Nearly loo men are 
 
 employed in mills and cooper shop. 
 
 The "Phoenix" mills, one of the oldest in the city were rebuilt and largely 
 
 improved in 1876. There will be manufactured during the present year about 
 
 150,000 bbls. flour. 
 
 The reputation of 
 
 its brands is firmly 
 
 established ; all the 
 
 latest improvements 
 
 in machinery are to 
 
 be found in the 
 
 Phoenix mills 
 
 where 30 runs o 
 
 stone are almos' 
 
 unceasingly at woi 
 
 There are alsoabou 
 
 100 men employe 
 
 in themillsandsta\ 
 factory. The tini: 
 
 E.Sanderson &Co. 
 
 is composed of Ed, 
 & Wm. -Saadersoii 
 &I.VV.Van.Schaick 
 
 all of them saga 
 
 cious business niLn 
 
 On the island in the river, in this locality, are large lumber yards and on 
 the opposite (the east) side of the river are found still other tanneries. This 
 portion of the city is one full of interest to the observant traveler or citizen, 
 lor the wealth and enterprise here to be found are among the most noticeable. 
 ine river bank on either side is lined with these busy mills and factories and 
 the one who fails to inspect this quarter loses sight of a very important factor 
 m the city s general growth in business.
 
 aOUTH SIDE—DR Y DOCKS. 
 
 87 
 
 We now propose to take the reader, from the extreme northern 
 portion of the city down the Milwaukee river to the South Side, passing 
 through the draws of the numerous bridges and obtaining a more complete 
 idea of the unsurpassed dockage facilities. In the numljcr of bridges Mil- 
 waukee is lavish, all of them being substantial, nearly all ot them iron. 
 
 As we progress, we see the forest of masts and appreciate that the 
 shipping interest is one ot no small importance, and by the time we have 
 reached the south branch of the river we are interested in the matter and 
 desirous of inspecting the immense ship-yard of the well-known firm of Wolt 
 & Davidson, who are acknowledged to be the largest ship builders on the 
 chain of lakes. 
 
 This firm employs 
 200 men on an average 
 daily, and has built some 
 of the finest vessels on 
 the lakes, among which 
 may be mentioned the 
 tollowing:Steamer Floia 
 of the Engelmann Line 
 Barks Nelson and Tan- 
 ner; Schooners Maren- 
 go, Moonlight, Saveland, 
 Angus Smith, Alice B 
 Norris, Jos. Paige, Itas- 
 ca, Typo, Penokee, Geo 
 G. Houghton, Lem Ells- 
 worth: Tugs E. D. Hol- 
 ton, J. B. Merrill, Col 
 Graham, and two large 
 tugs. It has a large "^ 
 steam derrick for hoisting spai s,(J^c., m and out of vessels, blacksmith shop with 
 tour steam-torges, trip-hammer, bolt-cutter, etc.; two bevel saw-mills; one 
 
 large steam Daniels 
 planing- mill, 
 planing all si;?es of 
 timber and planks; 
 also a joiner shop 
 with all necessa- 
 ry machinery, run 
 by steam. It also 
 has nine sections of 
 "^ fioating dry-dock, 
 "» and a new station- 
 "^5 ary dry-dock, the 
 ^ largest on the lakes, 
 _^i with dimensions 
 as follows: Length 
 (clear), 333 feet ; 
 width, at bottom 50 
 feet, at top 72 feet; 
 
 depth of water over 
 
 miter sill, 17 feet. Vessels of 3000 tons drawing 15 feet of water can enter the 
 dock. There were used 3500 spiles (oak) of from 20 to 25 feet in length and 
 upwards of 2.000,000 feet of the best of lumber in its construction. 
 
 The yard covers an area of ten acres. Even as far back as 1873, before 
 the late 'improvements were made, the reputation of this firm was so thor-
 
 88 
 
 SHIPPING— GROWTH OP SOUTH SIDE. 
 
 oughly established that they were "over-run" with orders. A lew figures will 
 prove of interest: The total work amounted to $224,805.56, ol which the repairs 
 of vessels amounted to $130,771.31 and new work to $94,034.25. During 1873 
 the schooners Marengo, Itasca, G. G. Houghton and Typo were launched — also 
 a lighter. There were eight vessels placed in dry-dock, at a cost of $9,743 34. 
 The members of the firm are practical ship-builders ol long experience. 
 
 After having thus learned about the building ot ships we most naturally 
 look around for the establishment that fits the vessels out after they have 
 been launched. This we readily find in the house of G. D. Norris & Co., 19 
 and 21 Erie street. This business was founded by G. D. Norris in 1843 '^"'^ 
 has grown to mammoth proportions. For example: In one year the firm 
 fitted out fifteen new vessels, besides doing the usual amount of repairing" 
 upon the suits of the fieet lying in the harbor. The making of sails is a 
 specialty of the firm, but in addition a general ship-chandlery business is 
 transacted. During the same season of which we spoke above, fifty tons of 
 wire-rope and one hundred and twenty-five tons of anchors and chains were 
 handled by the firm which furnished the entire outfit, not only for the vessels 
 built here, but at numerous other points where ship-yards are located. 
 Particular attention is paid to the manufacture of awnings and all kinds of 
 tents for lawn and camp purposes. Galvanized and steel wire ropes for rig- 
 ging and hoisting purposes — wire-fitting in all its branches— the manufacture 
 ol flags and banners, water-proof horst- covers, wagon covers, etc., are at- 
 tended to |)y this enterprising house. The firm is composed of A. M. Joys, 
 A. B. Norris, C. W. Norris and John Joys. The sail loft and fitting depart- 
 ment are under the personal supervision of Capt. John Joys, a thoroughly 
 capable gentleman. 
 
 THE MINERVA ItlKXACE. 
 
 The wonderfully rapid growth of the South Side since i860 is manifest 
 from the following statistics, taken from the census reports: Population in 
 i860, 7,396; in 1865. 10,295; in 1870, 15.349; •" 1^75. 25,639— an increase from 
 i860 to 1875, including five years of civil war, of 250 per cent. Compared 
 with the entire city, the relative increase is shown bv the fact that in i860 the 
 South Side contained less than one-sixth the entire municipal population, 
 while in 1875 't h:i<l reach.-d more than one- quarter, and at the present time. 
 It IS estimated to contain nearly one-third the entire population of Milwau- 
 kee. This estimate does not include the population of Bay View and 
 vicinity, contiguous to the city line, where fifteen years ago this now densely 
 popiilati-d icrritor) was devoted exclusively to agriculture.
 
 mil\vauki:e irox co. 
 
 89 
 
 The illustration here given is 
 of the immense works ot the 
 Milwaukee Iron Co. at Bay 
 View,— a tract of 114 acres ol 
 land, adjoining the citv on the 
 south, and almost entirely given 
 up to the works of the company 
 and the cottages of its em- 
 ployes. The companv started 
 in business in i86g with a cap- 
 ital of $2,500,000, and employs 
 1,000 men when all of its mills 
 are running. In addition to 
 the manufacture ot iron in its 
 various shapes, as customary 
 at such an establishment, these 
 works have lately added a 
 horse-shoe nail factory. The 
 iron ore to supply the works is 
 easily furnished trom the Lake 
 Superior mines by lake or rail, 
 and from Iron Ridge (only 50 
 miles distant) by rail. The ad- 
 vantages in location are there- 
 fore great. The company 
 manufactured in 1870, 14,307 
 tons of iron; in 1871, 25691 
 tons; in 1872, 35,000 tons; in 
 1873, 34,494 tons; in 1874,29,- 
 680 tons; in 1875, 25,360 tons. 
 It will be borne in mind by the 
 reader that the past few years 
 have been particularly disas- 
 trous to the iron interests, which 
 accounts for the decrease in 
 business in the last three years 
 quoted. 
 
 The Minerva Blast Furnace, 
 of which an engraving is shown 
 on the preceding page, is 
 another ot Milwaukee's promi- 
 nent enterprises, preparing the 
 material for iron workers to 
 manufacture into the desired 
 shapes. 
 
 It is apparent that with iron 
 ore and pig iron in unlimited 
 quantities at home, the iron 
 interests thrive in Milwaukee. 
 Such is the case with the Ex- 
 celsior Stove Works ot Milwau- 
 kee and other establishments, 
 several of which, as our space 
 allows, will he mentioned on 
 subsequent pages of this book.
 
 9© 
 
 INOy INDUSTRIES. 
 
 Among our iron industries ot importance are the flourishing "Cream City 
 Iron Works" ot Messrs. Filer Stowell & Co. The establishment is universally 
 conceded to be not only the neatest, but in every way the most complete of 
 the kind in the West. The machine shop is 36 feet by 142 feet. 01 this 
 building, 82 feet is three stories high, and the remainder two stories. The 
 smith shops and foundrv extend Irom the street to an alley in the rear, 140 
 teet. A mill shop is attached, 28 feet tront by 52 feet deep, and three stories 
 high. The specialty of this company is the building ot engines and 
 machinery for the lumbering trade; and their works have produced some of 
 the finest and most noted saw mills in our lumbering districts. The steam 
 whistles which Messrs. Filer, Stowell ilv; Co. manufacture, are also celebrated 
 as being, like their machinery, unsurpassed. Their capacity lor "turning 
 out" machinery can be better appreciated when it is stated that they have in 
 constant operation fifteen engine lathes, four iron planers, four drill machines, 
 slotting and bolt machines, wood lathes, upright and circular sawing ma- 
 chines, small tools, etc., etc.; and these are often kept running night and day. 
 About 100 of the most skillful workmen to be obtained are employed in this 
 
 CRE.^.Nt CITV IRON WORKS. 
 
 establishmt-nt, who, with the improved labor-saving machines the proj^rietors 
 have introduced, represent the labor of 200 men. For the past ten years nearly 
 all the large circular sawing machines purchased bv Chicago lurnbermen for 
 the pineries of Miciiigan and Wisconsin, have been made in Milwaukee by this 
 firm. One house alone, in Chicago, has purchased nine of their large mills. 
 thus conceding that the work is superior to any of the kind which" can be 
 found in Chicago or elsewhere. Although the'firm makes a specialty of en- 
 gines and other lumbering machinery, it is at all times prepared to do 
 any other kinds of foundry or machine'work that mav be ordered. 
 
 A short time since their new Boss Dog for saw mills created quite a sen- 
 sation and has become famous throughout the United States for its efficiencv. 
 While at their office we saw correspondence and orders from most of the old 
 and new states. We were informed that aside from the Cockle Separator, made 
 extensively for mills, thev have recently commenced the manufacture of the 
 Milwaukee Middlings .Mill, which has been pronounced by millers in attend- 
 ance upon the recent National Convention, and others, a most wonderful inven- 
 tion. It will be well to send lor their Illustrated Catalogue and special circulars
 
 SteamHeatinulVentilatino-Works, 
 
 /\/[o 8i 444 East Water Street. 
 
 The illustration on this pag-e represents parts ot a combined steam and 
 water heating apparatus (manufactured in Milwaukee) that has been exten- 
 sively and successfully introduced by Goodman & Mooers in many of our 
 first-class residences and public buildincjs. For efficiency, economy, durabil- 
 ity safety ease of management and purity ot atmosphere, it has no equal. It 
 IS 'put up nnatiabh h\ one of the member, ol the firm, who has made the 
 subject of heating and ventilation a lilr-lon^ studv and th^ \ ire so retentive 
 
 to the interest ana comtorr^TTTeir pations as ^o "-ure the sat,sfac-tio,^^ 
 who purchase the apparatus. A sample apparatus warms the emn^e bui cim^ 
 occumed by the firm. Persons desirous ot procuring an apparatus tnat ^^m 
 thoroChly warm and ventilate their buildings are respectfully invited to call 
 at i4'^and^444 East Water street tor more particular information. 
 
 They respecttully refer to the iollowing parties having used our Lnion 
 Steam and Water-Heating apparatus: 
 
 AT M..w..K..:-E. Townsend Mix, H. C. Koch gha. T^^ Bradl.v A e.^J.^tc,he.l. J^^ P. 
 AHis, Geo. G.Houghton, H. Stern A. R_R Butler J DI'^^^^^^^^^ H. H. C.mp. Harrj- 
 
 B M."t,;"'Soughton &McCord, E. H. Brodhead and m^-y^-;^%rs-^,._^,,,^ Sn^l.h. 
 
 At MADisow.-U^S^Cu.tom House, T. G- Thorp. "I^^XlR SUuson. Stephen Bull. 
 
 At Racine:— H. S. Durand, J. I. Case & Co., K. w. ^'"''"' J; ';, 
 
 AT Oshkosh:-D.. Salter Kempster Thomas Cn jy ^^^IZ. 
 
 At Fond du LAc:-Peter Rupp. At GREen Ba._ C. U^ ko _ ^ ^^^^^^^ 
 
 At Prairie DU CHiEN-.-Mrs. H.Dousman. At Whitennater. 
 
 At Minneapolis:— M. &. St. P, R. R-
 
 9= 
 
 IRON AND 
 
 mmimm m mm, 
 
 -) OF (- 
 
 BAYLEY&GREENSLADE, 
 
 8i to 87 Chicago St., - - Milwaukee, Wis. 
 IRON R.'MLINGS, CASTINGS. 
 STAIRS. SHUTTERS, 
 
 VAULT DOORS AND ROOFS, 
 
 AND ALL KINDS OF CASTINGS 
 Courthouse and Jail Work a Specialty. 
 
 The Iron work on the great Mitchell bnilding illustrated 
 on page 59, is te>tiniony of the sui)eriority ot work made by this 
 old renowned firm. ^BfS'Send for illnstrated catalogne. 
 
 BlERSACH & NiEDERMEYER, 
 
 Mannfactnrers of 
 
 Galvanized Iran Cornices, Doimef Windows, Window Caps, &c„ &c„ 
 
 slate and Metal Roofint 
 
 107 & 109 Oneida Street, Milwaukee. 
 
 J8'%" Plans and estimates furnished. — Correspondence solicited. "Srft 
 
 S. BKANli 
 
 JUL. (iOLDSMl riL 
 
 BRAND & CO.'S 
 
 Empire Stove Works, 
 
 I urKT, W'arei MiMii-. ..III! l~ouiidr\- : 
 
 nsro. SSS-S03 si^cth: stjr,eet, 
 
 MILAVAUKEE, W^IS. 
 
 o 
 
 r.S.lLSIJ-Ye^CO.JYoi).. 
 
 —(ESTABLISHED 1872.)- 
 
 Works K Office ; 
 
 •^"orner F'owler and 17th Streets. 
 
 The atiove rorK ern have a c.-i|):ii • ' 1 specialty is wrought iron, railroad and 
 
 highway liridKc-hiiilding ; they give spci.il .iiuiilion i.. ilieir work, and have built for all the large rail- 
 way companies and nearly all the large cities of the Northwest. They also hnild wrought iron 
 water-pipe, c.-uit-iron nrxible joints for water-pipe and all iron work connected with municipal contracts. 
 
 It is a fact worthy of mention thai the Milwaukee Bridge and Iron Works have reduced their 
 t.usinevs to such perfection ihroiigh labor saving machinery that they are now producing iron bridges at 
 nearly the cost of wood, and this taken together with the fact of the exceedingly low prices of iron 
 render the iron bridge the most economical as it is the most durable of structures. They desire to 
 corrcsiiond with ciiy and town authorities or private parties who reipiire now or may at any time hereafter 
 require bridges built and In whom on appli. alien, ibi-v will send estimates, plans and specifications.
 
 BRASS INDUSTRIES. 
 
 93 
 
 As an example of what enterprise and business capacity can accomplish, 
 the lar^e foundry of Hoffmann, Billin<^s it Co., 141 to 147 West Water street, 
 is a good selection. The business was established in 1855 on a smrdl scale, 
 one lathe (with foot-power) being the only machinery. From this beginning 
 it has grown to one of the largest establishments of the kind in the North- 
 west. The manufactory, as represented in our illustration, occupies a space 
 of 75 feet front, with 150 feet depth, used for brass toundry. machine shop and 
 ware-rooms, and during the business hours it presents a scene full of life and 
 animation. The firm manufactures, on a large scale, a full line of brass and 
 iron goods for steam, gas and water service, supplying dealers and fitters 
 throughout the large territory centering its trade at this place. Their facili- 
 ties are unsurj)assed in this branch oi the business and, indeed, many of their 
 goods are supplied to Eastern markets. The space at our command is too lim- 
 
 HOFFMANX, i.li l,i^i>S AND CO's F.S'I'ABLI.SHMKN I', 
 ited for us to particularly mention the steam pumps, lubricator-,, radiators, 
 steam whistles and other boiler attachments and general line ot such goods, 
 manufactured by the firm; we must pass them in general terms, addmg that 
 the establishment also has> complete line of supply-goods from other factor- 
 ies: hosc^, belting, packing" steam-pumps, gauges and brew^ers' supplies. The 
 firm is giving special attention to steam-fitting and heating, contracting for 
 
 also chaircastings, sleigh-shoes, window-weights, etc., etc. x,.^ .c.^ - — ' '•■- 
 firm operates this iron foundry explains how, in the contracts for donig the 
 entire fitting and heating service for buildings, extreme low prices are touched. 
 The firm is fully prepared to do any work of this kind and will furnish esti- 
 mates promptly.
 
 94 
 
 BOILER WORKS— TANNERIES. 
 
 Another of the numerous illustrations showing the advantages Milwau- 
 kee presents to energy and capability in manufacturing interests, is the steam 
 boiler-works of J. W. Eviston, on Broadway. These works were started 
 about nine years ago, on rented premises, with a capital of less than one 
 thousand dollars. So excellently done was whatever was undertaken that 
 customers were soon numerous, and Mr. Eviston j^radually increased his 
 help from but a few to seventy men and still found his abilities too limited to 
 fill the orders which rained in upon him. In a lew years the establishment 
 grew to the mammoth proportions shown in the illustration, and became the 
 sole property of Mr. Eviston. Everything made from plate- iron is manufac- 
 tured at this establishment — stationary and portable boilers, smoke-stacks, 
 oil-tanks and general blacksmith work. The great boilers for the water- 
 works were constructed here; also those in use in the largest breweries in 
 the city: Best's, Schlitz's, Blatz's and others. Mr. Eviston personally super- 
 intends the work turned out iVom his establishment and the uniformity in its 
 excellence has given him a reputation that has resulted in frequent calls to 
 other cities to superintend important constructions. Only a personal inspec- 
 
 IJOILER WORKS OV J. W. EVISTON. 
 
 lion of the immense works shown in the engraving can give the reader an 
 idea of their perfection and the remarkable improvements recently made in 
 machinery, which afford extra facilities for executing the work ordered. Such 
 an inspection is very easily made, and the reader will find a courteous guide 
 in the person of the proprietor, Mr. Eviston. 
 
 The tanneries ol Milwaukee form so important a feature of the city's 
 business that they deserve particular mention. There are 25 establishments 
 ol the kind here, representing a capital of $2,500,000 in the business and em- 
 ploying 800 men. Last year they tanned 600,000 hides — of which the "Wis- 
 consin Leather Co. tanned 100,000, worth $1,000,000. 
 
 The Wisconsin Leather Co. is composed of George W. Allen, William 
 Allen, Rufus Allen and Cyrus Whitcomb, and was established in New York 
 in 1809 and in Milwaukee in 1846. The firm has always been very successful 
 ;ind is one of the most substantial in the city. Aside from the extensive tan- 
 nery at Milwaukee, covering tojjether with its surroundings 20 acres of 
 ground, the Wisconsin Leather Co. own and operate a large tannery at Two 
 Rivers, in our state.
 
 LEATHER INDUSTRIES. 
 
 95 
 
 The illustration ot their Milwaukee tannery, from the fact of its covering so 
 large an area ot ground, had necessarily to be made upon a sniall sc.-il'^- 
 
 WISCONSIN LEATHER COMPANY. 
 
 The Pfister & Vog'el Leather Co. tanned 9>»,ooo hides last year, worth 
 $410,000. In 1847 Guido Pfister established, on Market Square, the "Buffalo 
 Leather Store," and at the same time F. Vogel established a tannery on the 
 Menomonee. In 1853 the firm of G. Pfister & Co. took the store on East 
 Water*street, formerly occupied by Allis & Allen, and in 1857 Pfister & Vogel 
 assumed joint control of the tanneries. In 1872 the Pfister & Vog-el Leather 
 Co. was incorporated and the business has been carried on under that name 
 ever since, G. Pfister being president, F. V^ogel business manager, and G. 
 Bossert secretary. The company has two tanneries, one in this city, the other 
 in Two Creeks. 
 
 I'FISI ER AND VOGEL LEATHER COMPANY. 
 
 The manufacture ot this leather into boots, shoes, harness and other 
 torms suitable ior the market is another of the prominent industries of Mil- 
 waukee, in which vast capital is employed and labor furnished to thousands. 
 Among those who thus utilize the raw material is the firm of Bradley & Met- 
 calf, one of the largest boot and shoe houses in the West. The proprietors 
 came to the city young men in 1843 and established their business, having a
 
 96 
 
 LCMBER DISTRICT, 6^c. 
 
 good line of credit at the East; so successful were they and so careful of their 
 paper during the first panic that now their credit is unlimited. The firm em- 
 ploys 300 men and finds ready market tor all the stock that can be produced. 
 It is such houses as this that have given the name "substantial" to Milwaukee. 
 While we have already mentioned the northern portion ol the city as 
 containing extensive lumber vards, we did not mean to carry the idea that the 
 business was entirelv located there. Lately the Menomonee Valley has been 
 almost monopolized bv the numerous lumber firms, and great improvement is 
 noticeable. Docks and slips have been constructed and the marshy land trans- 
 formed into good business property. In this vicinity are the steam brick 
 yards of the Burnhams, and others, where the famous "Milwaukee brick" is 
 manufactured. Milwaukee takes a leading rank as a lumber market, export- 
 ing large quantities to the West. The pineries of the Michigan peninsula 
 and of the Green Bay and other northern portions of Wisconsin, furnish an 
 immense and inexhaustible supply of the raw material, which is brought here 
 l)y lake or rail and from this point distributed to interior points and through- 
 out the West. Many owners of pineries and saw-mills reside in Milwaukee. 
 
 I- \( 1()K\ Of SANGER, ROCKWELL AND CO. 
 
 Ti,(; largi'st firm in the branch ol business which utilizes the ma- 
 urial as it comes from the mill, is that of Sanger, Rockwell & Co., whose 
 immense sa.sh, door and blind establishment is located on the corner of Park 
 street and Sixth Avenue. The capital invested in this entire branch of busi- 
 ness in this city is about $1,000,000. 
 
 In addition to the manufactures as above stated, Sanger Rockwell «& Co. 
 deal largely in pine lumber, being the heaviest dealers of this city. We lack 
 -|)ar(to illustrate the extensive yards having a front of 600 feet on the canal 
 <\h\ through which several railroad tracks run, giving shipping facilities un- 
 urpassed by any yard in Chicago. The average daily shipments at pre.sent 
 • ire from 16 to 18 cars of raw lumber and their factory's products, orders 
 i)eing received from upwards of twenty states, including the extreme sou- 
 thern and somr of the t-aslcrn. This firm, composed of gentlemen in the 
 strictest meaning of the word, employs in all about 300 men. All business 
 entrusted to them is prom|)tly attended to and correspondence solicited from 
 .ill who desire to be informed in regard to the different style ofwork and prices.
 
 rn UNK MAN UFA CTOR V, 
 
 97 
 
 It is a pleasure to record such a steady, prosperous ;^ro\vth as the firm ot 
 Romadka Brothers has enjoyed. It is merely another proof that energy, 
 ability and honesty, applied to a chosen calling, will, sooner or later, suc- 
 ceed. Here again the visitor will be surprised at the extent ot our manufac- 
 turing interests, for the wholesale manufacture of trunks, valises, and all 
 kinds of traveling bags, to which Romadka Bros, give their attention is so 
 quietly and unostentatiously carried on that one can readily be pardoned for 
 not knowing that so important a branch of industry is under full way here. 
 
 The foundation of this business was laid in 1848 by John Cocup; he 
 sold it to Ch. P. Romadka in 1859 ^'^'"'^ carried it on in a small way and 
 finally, in 1863, took. his brothers Anthony V. and John M. into partnership. 
 The business was conducted in a building at 391 Broadway, the present 
 office of the firm. The capacity was perhaps five trunks per day. The 
 first year's business amounted to about $7,000, but the second showed a 
 handsome increase, and in a short time it became necessary to enlarge the 
 works, until to-day the firm owns and occupies an immense factory, in ad- 
 dition to the property on Broadway, and the sales this year will amount to 
 $275,000. The factory is located on Third street, between Wells and 
 
 Cedar, and runs uack lo Fourih street; the lumijcr )aru ai.d snuill buildings 
 necessary to the factory occupying the space trom Fourth lo Fifth streets. 
 The establishment employs at present 146 hands, and manufactures 300 
 trunks, to say nothing of valises, per day; but just now, additions of such 
 size have been built, that 250 hands will be employed. It is now the largest 
 establishment of the kind this side of the Atlantic coast. The firm has a capital 
 ot $175,000 invested in its business property. Its lumber-yard contains at 
 present 2,000,000 feet of lumber, it being necessary to carry a large amount, 
 owing to the length of time used in thoroughly seasoning all material used. 
 A year since a new branch, the manufacture of traveling bags, the first m 
 the" west, was commenced on an extensive scale; at the present time 49 hands 
 are employed in this department and double that number will be required as 
 soon as the new addition to the factory is completed, and the necessary ma- 
 chinery for their manufacture has been received. 
 
 The manufacture is personally superintended by Chas. P. and Anthony 
 V. Romadka; John M. attends to the business department. In addition to the 
 Northwest, the firm sends its goods as far west as Denver and south to Texas.
 
 98 
 
 OTHER INDUSTRIES. 
 
 Numerous other larg-e planing- mills are to be noticed, and among them 
 that of W. Wilier, established 1867, located in the Fourth ward. Excellent 
 work is turned out here and the reputation and business of the mill is constantly 
 increasing. Sash, Doors, Blinds, ^Iouldings, Stairs, Newels, Balusters, Railings, 
 in fact everything pertaining to the manufactured wood-work of buildings, 
 
 WILLER'S PLANING AND SAWING MILL. 
 
 are turned out here. He makesaspecialty of strictly first-class work; samples 
 of the same are found in first-class buildings and residences of the city. 
 
 We have already mentioned the wholesale fancy goods and toy business 
 of A. Meinecke & Co., and stated that their willow-ware goods were obtained 
 
 '' f. 11 
 
 
 \^,4f^-^ 
 
 MILWAUKI-.K WU.LtAV WoKKS. 
 
 directly Irom their factory, the "Milwaukee Willow Works." An illustration 
 of this factory is here given. It is located on Mason, at the corner of Front 
 street, just west of East Water. It is the only establishment of the kind in 
 the Northwest, and keeps a large number of hands constantly employed.
 
 PORK PACKING. 
 
 99 
 
 Not by any means the least of Milwaukee's great industries is pork pack- 
 ing. The numerous establishments rank among the largest not only of the 
 Northwest, but in the entire country, and the fame of them reaches to the Old 
 World, whither a large share of their product goes for consumption. The 
 largest pork-packing establishment is that of Plankinton & Armour, which 
 has extensive branches in Chicago, (Armour & Co,) Kansas City, Mo., 
 rPlankinton & Armour) and New York (Armour & Plankinton, commission.) 
 The establishment here has a capacity of 4,500 hogs daily (killing and pack- 
 ing; and employs 400 hands. Every department is under competent super- 
 vision and the whole machinery of this immense business moves like clock 
 work. A visit to the packing-house and examination of the wonderful rapidity 
 with which live hogs are transformed into pork fit for shipment, will prove of 
 great interest and impart much information. The visitor should watch the 
 process from first to last: A live hog is swung up from the pen — a dextrous 
 plunge with a knife destroys his lite, he is plunged into a tank of scalding 
 
 
 
 
 water, taken out, scraped clean of bristles, cut open, cleani.-d, divided, tnniin-.i 
 and put into the ice-house, (in summer packing) h'om which place he is taken 
 to the cutting-room and cut into packing proportions. It takes but fitteen 
 minutes to transform a squealing hog into clean pork, awaiting packing. For- 
 merly the packing season commenced m November and ended in March, but 
 by the arrangement of ice-houses the season now extends through the entire 
 year. Plankinton & Armour's ice-house is admirably arranged and holds from 
 7,000 to 8,000 tons of ice. A mammoth smoke-house is just being completed, 
 adjoining the packing establishment. The reputation ol this firm has extended 
 throughout Europe, and meats packed in their establishment here can there be 
 found. Our limited space forbids a thorough description of the business. The ac- 
 companying illustration shows it to be one of the very largest industries in the 
 city, standing next to the rolling mills in point ot magnitude. As shown in 
 the cut, a branch track of the C, M.& St. P. road runs to the establishment, and 
 a dock lies just behind the buildings, rendering shipping facilities the very best.
 
 lOO 
 
 MANUPA CTURERS. 
 
 H. FRIEND & BROS., 
 
 WHOLESALE 
 
 OLOTHIEK^S, 
 
 358 & 360 Broadway. 
 
 GEO. ZIEGLER, 
 
 MANUFACTURING 
 
 OOKTFEOTIO 3Sr E K, 
 
 3 and 5 Grand Avenue. 
 
 IIKNRY I.. HISKN. EM. FRIEND. 
 
 H. L. EISEN & CO., 
 
 M A M K \ ( r r K K K S OK 
 
 Sliirts ^b^ Overalls, 
 
 Jobbers of Men's Furnishing Goods, 
 No. 370 Broadway. 
 
 SINGER BROS. & BENEDICT, 
 
 MANUFACTURERS OF 
 
 B O Y S' 
 
 AND mens' clothing, 
 
 321 and 323 East Water Street. 
 
 JAMES PETLEY, JR., 
 
 MANUFACTURER OF 
 — ) AND ( — ■ 
 
 MEN'S FURNISHING GOODS, 
 
 412 East Water Street, 
 r-^ CREAM C I T Y,:;^-^, 
 
 SUSPENDER MANUFACTORY. 
 WM. HERBST, Proprietor, 
 
 OtiJLC ^ Salesroom, 421 East Water St., 
 
 Factory, 419 East Water Street. 
 
 HrTILLMANN, 
 
 MANl I ALTUKKK Ol' 
 
 SILK HATS, 
 
 (LATEST STYLES.) 
 424 & 426 East Water Street. 
 
 ADOLPH HAUSER, 
 
 Manufacturing Jeweler, 
 
 AND WATCHMAKER, 
 
 469 East Water Street. 
 
 M. SBIFERT. 
 
 H. CUGLER. 
 
 GBO.J. SCHOBPPEL. 
 
 MILWAUKEE UTHOGRAPHINGiENGRAVING CO, 
 
 S EI PERT, GUGLER & CO., Proprietors, 
 
 309, 311 & 313 Broadway. 
 
 4^ Lithographic work in all iti branches, '^j^ 
 
 MILWAUKEE VINEGAR WORKS. 
 H. RIEDEBURG & CO., 
 
 MANUFACTURERS OF 
 
 CIDER, WHITE WINE AND FRENCH WINE 
 324 Broadway. 
 
 H. BERTHELET & CO., 
 
 MANUFACTURERS OF 
 
 Cement Stone Sewer Pipe, 
 
 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 and 24 Inch Bore, 
 Office: is2West Water St. ; Factory; 650 Clinton St. 
 
 WM. FRANKFURTH & CO., 
 
 Wholesale Hardware, 
 
 MANUFACTURER OF 
 
 Wire Screens and Sieves, 
 
 376 Third and 310 Chestnut Streets. 
 
 XAVER KOESTLER, 
 
 MANUFACri'KKR OF 
 
 Fire and Burglar Proof ^-afes, 
 
 BANK. LOCKS AND VAULT WORKS, 
 277 West Water Street. 
 
 HERMANN PIETSCH^ 
 
 Steam Cupper and Brass 'W orks, 
 
 Brewery, Distillery & Soda Water App.iratus, 
 
 Pietsch's New Impr'd Copper Bee: Cooler, 
 
 275 West Water Street. 
 
 CHRIST. ANSTEDT, 
 
 manufacturer of 
 
 Leather, Finding's, Tools, 
 
 KCors© Oollars. &;0., 
 
 (JfTice, ioj iv io5 Wc^t Water Street. 
 Will malce ani/ kiiul i,r sizi- uf r.illurH tu order. 
 
 AUGUST F. LEMKE, 
 
 .manufacturer of 
 
 Brooms '^^■'o^ Briasties, 
 
 Anrl Dealer In I'.r.inm l.:oni aiul Seed. 
 
 Broom Handles, Wire, Twine, Machinerj' it Tools, 
 
 417 Si 419 State Strkft.
 
 CL O THING— TOBA CCO. 
 
 foi 
 
 Aside from Milwaukee's woolen mills there are, in close proximity to the 
 
 city, in every direction, many very large establishments of the kind. For 
 example, at Waukesha, Cedarburg, Racine, Baraboo, Sheboygan Falls, 
 Beaver Dam and other interior places are mills that do a very large amount 
 of business and do it in a most creditable manner. 
 
 A great share of this material, as in the case ot leather, is handled here 
 and prepared for the market, thus necessitating a large business in that 
 branch. Here again the city stands prominently forward, for about $4,000,000 
 are invested in the wholesale clothing business, an amount sufficient to place 
 that department of trade among the largest in the Northwest. 
 
 We have discovered that to attempt a description of all the manufacturing 
 interests of this great city is futile; our little volume would have to be en- 
 larged and enlarged again to accommodate the new industries in that branch 
 of business, constantly springing up. Every trade is represented, not only by 
 the dealers, but by manufacturers; prominent, in their respective departments 
 are those whose cards appear upon the preceding and a subsequent page. 
 
 Of the immensity of the wholesale tobacco business of Milwaukee prob- 
 ably the reader has no idea. Numerous large establishments, some of them 
 employing 250 men, are kept in constant operation, and the volume of gen- 
 eral business is greatly increased thereby. The largest tobacco house in the 
 city is that of the Badger State Tobacco Works, F. F. Adams & Co. proprie- 
 tors, whose roomy, convenient building is located on Clybourn street at the 
 west end of Huron street bridge. The business was established in 1847 and 
 
 BADGKR blAlK 'lUHACCiJ \\i)KK>. 
 
 in 1864 the present firm (F. F. Adams and Henry F. Avers) purchased the 
 building on this page and enlarged it to its present capacity, 60 feet front by 
 200 feet deep, four stories and basement. The size of the building, all used 
 in the manufacture of tobacco, gives the reader some idea of the heavy busi- 
 ness transacted. The favorite brands manufacUired by the firm are, in 
 smoking tobacco: Peerless, Excelsior, Standaid, Dexter, and Old Tom; and 
 in chewing tobacco, Aromatic, Moss Rose, Pride of the West, and Ambrosia. 
 As figures speak considerably louder than mere general description, we 
 will state that during 1876 F. F. Adams & Co. paid internal revenue taxes on 
 the manufacture of the above brands, to the amount of $411,000. This enor- 
 mous tax is in itself, perhaps, the very advertisement the firm could desire, 
 for it shows in cool cash the extent of the business of this enterprising, 
 straight-forward house. The proprietors are agreeable gentlemen and it 
 is a pleasure to record their great success. Energetic, popular, always ready 
 and willing to accommodate, we are not surprised at their increased patronage.
 
 CIGAR MAN UFA CTOR V. 
 
 Ed. Aschermann &. Co., manuiacturcrs ol fine cigars, ot this city, hava 
 demonstrated that a commodity which it was believed the East alone could 
 furnish, can be manufactured successfully in our Western cities. In 1859 ^^''• 
 Ed. Aschermann commenced to manufacture cigars and continued in a mod- 
 est way until about 1864 when more men were employed. From that time 
 torward the most earnest efforts were made by the firm to establish a name 
 and fame tor their goods, and the proot of success is furnished by the fact 
 that workmen were added until their force numbers now 250 men. Their 
 building (100 leet front) is occupied entirely by factory, office and shipping 
 
 rooms. i-iiiin a \i\\ uiMu-,,ii:.i \\.'-\ 1 IN', 11 ,, ;u.:m aire o\( T .•-' \ 1 ;i niillions a 
 year, paying an annual revenue to the United States of $42,000, and their 
 pay-roll averages $2,000 per week. Every grade ot cigars is made and taste- 
 fully packed at their large factory. Heavy dealers throughout the states ot 
 New York, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, 
 Texas, Iowa, Minnesota, Colorado and Nebraska, who formerly supplied 
 themselves Irom New York city, now look to the above firm for their wants, 
 and none of them have cause to regret it. 
 
 The renown of .Milwaukee lager beer, we may say, throughout the world, 
 renders it unnecessary for us to state to the reader that the manufacture ot 
 beer is one of the most important industries of the city. There are, in Mil- 
 waukee, 18 breweries, having investecl a capital of $4,000,000, and each year
 
 MEWERIES. 
 
 sees additions to the capacity ior manulacture, shown to be necessary by the 
 demand. Milwaukee lager beer, in Eastern cities, is held at special figures, 
 being considered a superior article, and even from Europe orders are con- 
 stantly received and filled. Indeed, the excellence and purity of the beer man- 
 ufactured here has improved the manufacture ot the article throughout the 
 country; to compete with the brewers ot this city the brewers elsewhere were 
 compelled to furnish the best possible. 
 
 In 1840 the first German brewery in Milwaukee was established by a Mr. 
 Reutelshoefer, on the South Side. The establishment passed through several 
 hands and finally became the property ot the "Phillip Best Brewing Co.," the 
 largest in the city, owning this and another one on the West Side. The 
 
 'IHb >5l)0iH SIDE BREWt.R\. 
 business started trom a small beginning, Jacob Best, Sen. having established a 
 little brewery on Chestnut street, in 1842. About 1853, Phillip, his son, became 
 sole proprietor. Subsequently the "Phillip Best Brewing Co." was established 
 with Capt. Fred Pabst as President, Emil Schandein asVice-President and Chas. 
 Best, Jr. as Secretary. The handsome buildings are shown in our illustrations. 
 About 250 men and 25 teams are used in the daily conduct of business and 
 branch offices are located in Chicago, New York and Philadelphia. 
 
 The amount of malt consumed by this firm in 1876 was 344,126 bushels, 
 while during the same time 246,657 pounds of hops were used. The product 
 certainly shows that both were well used. The present method requires a 
 large consumption of ice. There were stored in the ice-houses of the Empire
 
 I04 
 
 BREWERIES. 
 
 brewery not less than 2,669 cords of ice in 1876, while their ice-houses on the 
 South Side and their brewery on that side contained about the same amount. 
 The amount of beer brewed during 1876 was 128,427 barrels. 
 
 Another extensive establishment is that of the Jos. Schlitz BrewingCo., rank- 
 ing ne.vt in size to the one above mentioned. In 1849 August Krug started a very 
 small brewery on Chestnut street, and in the following year constructed the 
 first beer-vault on Third street, near the corner of Walnut. The capacity 
 was about 250 barrels, and the annual business, up to 1855, amounted to only 
 $1,500. In 1856 August Krug died and Joseph Schlitz took the business in 
 hand, and so successfully carried it forward that in 1865 the sales amounted 
 104.400 barrels, in 1871 12,381, in 1873 49.623, while in 1876 the company sold 
 78,205 barrels. In 1870 and 1871 the present huge brewery, occupying the 
 entire block bounded by Second, Third, Walnut and Galena streets was 
 erected, and employment is now furnished by it to 150 men, while 40 horses 
 are constantly needed for transportation. This brewery manufactures the very 
 best of beer and has won a very enviable reputation. Officers of the Co. are 
 Henry Uihlein, Pres., Aug. Uihlein, Sec, Alt. Uihlein, Supt. 
 
 Our space will permit mention of but these two largest establishments but 
 hey can be taken as mere examples, the others being deficient only in compara- 
 tive size. In 1865 the sales of all breweries amounted to 65,666 barrels; in 1870, 
 108,845; in 1871, 142,000; in 1872, 225,159; in 1873, 260,120; in 1876, 304,748. 
 
 THE JU.SLI'H SCHI.ITZ liKEWlNG CO'5: ESTARl.ISHMKNT. 
 The first shipment of beer in bulk to New York City was made m 1852 
 More recently an important feature was added: the bottling of beer and 
 this branch lias grown to very large proportions. While private individ- 
 uals made a business of pulling up beer in bottles for local consumption, 
 o V blatz a prominent brewer of this City is due the credit of inaugurating 
 the Idea ol bottling beer lor shipment In a short time thereafter the leadinl 
 establishments were supplied with the latest beer-bottling machinery and 
 to-day they have a capacity of bottling from 60 to 80 barrds of this favorite 
 beverage I his renders the mailer ol transportation a very simple one and 
 all over the world, in very fact, can be found .Milwaukee lager beer. Recentlv 
 orders even from Australia have been filled, and other Pacific islands have 
 forwarded their request for the famous bottled .Milwaukee lager.
 
 STEAM MARBLE WORK^. 
 
 105 
 
 The establishments in which this extensive branch of the beer business is 
 carried on, in connection with these two larp^e breweries above described, are 
 separate from the breweries themselves, althou,c:h located conveniently near. 
 Voechting, Schape & Co bottle Schlitz's beer, exclusively, and a building 50 by 
 130 feet is necessary to accommodate their machinery and working-room. 
 
 The "Phillip Best Brewing Co.'s" beer is bottled solely by Stamm & 
 Meyer, who also have a large building supplied with the very latest improve- 
 ments in the necessary machinery and other conveniences. 
 
 Messrs. Davidson & Sons, proprietors of the Milwaukee Steam Marble 
 Works, located at 137 to 147 Third street, can well feel proud of the manufac- 
 turing and wholesale business they have established in Milwaukee during the 
 past six years. A practical knowledge of their business, combined with 
 energy and perseverance, has built them up a trade reaching from Texas to 
 California. 
 
 During the present year they have established, in addition to their works 
 at Milwaukee, a large mill and wholesale yard at Chicago, and can justly 
 claim to be the largest dealers west of the quarries. 
 
 They have in their mill at Milwaukee the most approved machinery tor 
 working marble, which enables them to successfully compete with Eastern 
 
 DAVIDSON AND S( iNS MARBLE WORKS. 
 
 manufacturers for some of the largest contracts in the country The facilities 
 for furnishing granite work, also, are such as to secure them the contracts for 
 putting up some of the largest and most expensive jobs in the iNorthwest 
 Their wholesale yards, both at Chicago and Milwaukee are kept we 1 stocked 
 with all the different kinds and grades of domestic and foreign marbles, which 
 enables them to fill all orders promptly. , n u 1 ^,.a 
 
 While their aim has been to establish a business that shal be large and 
 prosperous, and return an honest compensation for their lal:orsthty have 
 never deviated from the course they marked out in starting, namely, to fur- 
 nish the best quality of work for reasonable prices, and the rapid growth oi 
 their business bears ample proof that their efforts have not been in vain.
 
 io6 
 
 BUILDING MATERIAL, 
 
 Allusion was made on pag-e 34 of the Milwaukee Cement stone quarry, 
 on the Milwaukee river. In superficial area it covers between one and two 
 hundred acres, with a depth of indefinite extent. The manufacture of cement 
 commenced as soon as the first kiln was completed, about the first of July, 
 1876. Two additional kilns were constructed before November, and between 
 20,000 and 30,000 barrels ot cement were manufactured and sold before the 
 close of last season. Since that time two large warehouses have been constructed 
 and other improvements made, and still another kiln erected, increasing the 
 capacity of the works to nearly 500 barrels per day. The mill, kilns and 
 other works of the company are modeled after the most approved plans with 
 reference to perfection of manufacture, and are conveniently accessible from 
 three trunk lines ot railway passing the vicinity. 
 
 The strength value of Milwaukee cement has been established, in a prac- 
 tical way, by nearly or quite three thousand individual tests, conducted under 
 the direction of D. J. Whittemore, for many years past Chief Engineer of the 
 Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad, and other gentlemen of practical 
 character and scientific attainments. These several tests show its superiority 
 as regards the average tensile strength, breaking strength, crushing strength 
 and greater adhesion to brick over all hydraulic cements without exception. 
 
 j3v ^r 
 
 fef-^*=^-a«=i**it 
 
 
 
 MIJ W At i^LL CLMLM \\(JKK.-> 
 
 Ot great importance as this cement would prove to the interests ol any- 
 city, particularly is it to Milwaukee in conjunction with the other building ma- 
 terials which nature so abundantly furnishes almost to the hand of the 
 l)uil(ler. In addition to the extensive and famous brick-yards, (before men- 
 tionerli which manufacture the cream-colored brick so largely entering into 
 building operations in this city, there are, in close proximity to the city limits, 
 numerous stone-quarries and lime-kilns, supplying material not only for local 
 consumption but for shipment to Chicago and other points. The point we 
 wish to bring out particularly here, is that Milwaukee herself affords the ma- 
 terial with which to build a city. These various articles have entered into the 
 construction of the residences described in the first portion of this book — the 
 business-part, described in the second portion, and the manufactories, which 
 we have just described, and we deem it ot peculiar interest and value to 
 specially call the attention of the reader to the fact, here. The cement rock, 
 described above, was the only lacking requisite for many years, and its dis- 
 covery made Milwaukee independent and noticeal)ly rich in the way of con- 
 struction material. 
 
 Having thus, as fully as our space would permit, carried the reader 
 through the life of the city, in its several departments, it is fitting, as a closing 
 chapter, to treat of Milwaukee as a corporation, to still further i)rove the asser- 
 tions scattered throughout this pamphlet, that we are a favored people.
 
 CITY GOVHRXMEXT-PUBIJC | TRIVATl- IXSTITI'TIONS. 
 
 MUNICIPAl, Afi-airs. 
 
 The government ot Milwaukee as a city is under direct control ot sl 
 Mayor and Board of Aldermen and their subordinates. The various depart- 
 ments necessary in a corporation as large as this, are responsible to the 
 Board of Aldermen, whose approval is necessary to ensure legality o\ any 
 proceeding. The county of Milwaukee is under separate control, viz: a 
 Board of Supervisors, composed of one member from each ward ot the city 
 and each town in the county; the functions of the two Boards are entirely 
 different, in no wise conflicting with each other. 
 
 The Board of Aldermen consists of three members from each ward, mak- 
 ing 39 members, so elected as to time that there always remains a two-thirds 
 number ot experienced members. This body has the supervision ot every- 
 thing pertaining to the city, the levying of taxes, improvements, etc., etc. 
 The President of the Board is the Acting-Mayor during the absence of the 
 
 i^U rc-.l 
 
 
 i' 111 il :^ I ' Efl I 'B i ' r 
 
 5 !:5i 
 
 IF' 
 
 THE CiiL"Jxl- H'jUSK. 
 
 Mayor. The Mayor, Comptroller, Trea.surer, Attorney and Aldermen are 
 elected bv the people; the others appointed by the Mayor, confirmed liy the 
 Aldermen. The Board of Public Works is the executive branch of the Board 
 ot Aldermen, carrying out the suggestions made in the Council Chamber. It 
 consists ot three members, with the City Engineer as ex-officio member and 
 President. This body has supervision ot the water-works, having taken them 
 from the hands of the water commissioners upon their completion, the com- 
 missioners (who were appointed but for a time) being relieved from further 
 duty. 
 
 The safety of the city is looked after by a police and fire department, 
 each deserving special commendation for its efficiency. As to police service, 
 it is a matter of record that no place of the size has so small a per cent, of 
 crime— and as to fire service, the reader can imagine the efficiency of the 
 department when we state that insurance risks have decreased here, and that 
 in certain months the total loss by fire has not exceed ed J75 per rrcnth. The
 
 io8 THE -BOSS" HOTEL, &-c. 
 
 PLANKINTON HOUSE, 
 
 (Illustrated on i eig^t 79,) 
 
 >^s£.H. B. SHERMAN,^^^. 
 
 PROPRIETOR. 
 
 T1:l© "boss" Xlotel of tla© nsroi*t]nwest. 
 
 E. TOWNSEND MIX, 
 
 - — ^i^ARCHITECT.^ss^ 
 
 DESIGNER AND CONSTRUCTIVE SUPERINTENDENT OF MITCHKLI.'s BANKING BLOCK. 
 
 The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Building. "National Home" for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. 
 Immanuel Presbyterian Church. Plankinton Hotel. 
 
 Residences of C. T. Bradley, Elias Friend and Hon. Alex. Mitchell, 
 Besides hundreds of the leading Business Blocks and Residences in all parts of the city. 
 
 Designs and Specifications sent to all parts of the country. Correspondence solicited. 
 
 Established in Milwaukee in 1S56. 
 
 BENJAMIN M. WEIL, 
 
 Real Estate and Mortoiaiie Broker, 
 
 17 NEWHALL HOUSE BLOCK. 
 MILWAUKEE. - - - WISCONSIN. 
 
 fif^Correspoiulence respt-ctfuliy .solicited. -®g 
 
 MARK & RICHARDS, 
 
 Desi^gners I EnoTavers on Wood, 
 
 Copper, Gold or Silver and Precious Stones. 
 
 MA.NUFACTURKR.S OF SEALS AND STEEL STAMI'S. 
 
 S. W. Cor. East Water & Wisconsin Sts. 
 
 We have all the faciliiics for making finit-cla.ss work and request manufacturers of goods of every 
 dcscnplion to send for an estimate. 
 
 MAMLFACrURERS OF AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS 
 
 will do well to correspond with us before ordering engraving. 
 
 «4*~We refer to ihc illustrations 111 this Ixjok as samples of our work.'ffi^
 
 IVATER WORKS. 
 
 109 
 
 department is supplied with an alarm telegraph extending over the entire city, 
 
 and with the latest patterns of fire-steamers, including one sell propeller. 
 The water-works afford almost absolute protection against fire, for so great is 
 the pressure (50 to 60 pounds) in the lower portion of the city, that a hose, 
 merely attached to any of the hydrants, will force a stream of water to the 
 top ot the highest building in the city. The efficiency of the Fire depart- 
 ment may also be inferred from the following table showing the number ot 
 fire alarms and losses during the past three years : 
 
 In the Year. 
 
 Alarms. 
 
 Losses. 
 
 Insurance. 
 
 1874 
 
 165 
 170 
 139 
 
 $81,751 
 42,065 
 24,453 
 
 $271,200 
 
 473 875 
 
 91,490 
 
 1875 
 
 1876 
 
 
 
 Total : 
 
 474 
 
 $148,269 
 
 "'$836,565 "" 
 
 WATER WORKS AND KESKRVCJlR. 
 
 Oi the water-works (an illustration ot which will be seen here) a separate 
 mention should be made. The pumping engines (two, of immense power and 
 great beauty) are located upon the shore of the lake, as shown in the en- 
 graving; the supply comes from the lake by means of a pipe laid upon the 
 lake-bed to a great distance out; the water is forced by the engines to .the 
 stand tower, (an elegant structure 205 leet high) and thence to the reservoir 
 on the west side of the city (shown in the engraving.) This reservoir is upon 
 land donated to the city by Byron Kilbourn, and seems made for the purpose, 
 inasmuch as it is the highest point within the limits, thus affording strong 
 pressure. The works were completed two years ago, at a cost of about 
 $2,000,000, and are already a source of revenue to the city, having more than 
 paid the interest and running expenses from the commencement. The reser- 
 voir will hold 20,000,000 gallons, and is so compactly laid with stone work,
 
 STATE FISH HATCHERY. 
 
 imbedded in the hill, that no danger exists from breaks or leaks. The water- 
 power afforded by the works is largely utilized in running motors, elevators, 
 etc., throughout the city. 
 
 With all these improvements (water-works, sewer service, pavements, 
 etc ,) the taxes in the city have never been exorbitant, but, now that they are 
 complete, a marked reduction is recorded each year. This is a fact worth 
 noticing by those looking about them for eligible location. Milwaukee's im- 
 provements are made; the taxes are being reduced; property is yet remarka- 
 bly cheap in comparison with the advantages; what more can one ask ? 
 
 Fish Breeding. 
 One ol the most entertaining sights in the city is the State Fish Hatchery, 
 located in the engine building of the water-works. The object of this de- 
 partment is, as implied by its name, to cultivate fish, particularly the white 
 Msh and lake trout. Appropriate departments have been laid out and, in the 
 season, the fish-s])awn is gathered and the eggs hatched, in water kept at a 
 certain temperature, to equal that ot the lake. Nature provides sustenance 
 tor the mvri.'i'ls (if tim- fish, fnr two months after the eggs are hatched, by 
 
 jun'i:au .^cUDMi.. ' -_^ 
 
 means ol the sac, and at the ex|)iration ol that lime, they are conveyed to the 
 lakes selected for their reception. Millions of them are deposited again in 
 Lake .Michigan, it h.iving been lound necessary to resort to these artificial 
 methods, inasmuch as the spawn, as deposited by the fish, naturally, is largely 
 destroyed before the season of hatching. 
 
 The Pt'BLic Schools 
 ol the city are 21 in number, under control ot a Board ot School Commis- 
 sioners consisting of two from each ward, appointed by the Board of Alder- 
 men, from whom the Commissioners acquire the funds tor the maintenance 
 of the system. As shown by the accompanying illustration the school build- 
 ings are ornaments to the city, and their construction is as carefully watched 
 in the interest of convenience an<l ventilation as of beauty. 
 
 The average daily attendance upon the public schools ot the city is about 
 9,500, a very handsome showing, and one that speaks volumes for the future 
 character ot the place. The course of examination of teachers is very thor-
 
 PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 
 
 Ill 
 
 ough, and after careful study of the system parents very gladly avail them- 
 selves of the advantages offered for their children. It is proper to state here 
 that the French commissioner to the Centennial celebration, sent especially 
 by his government to examine the public school svstem, expressed the greatest 
 gratification at the thoroughness and completeness of the graded system in 
 use in Milwaukee, and the results. The engraving on page iio is of the 
 First District School, in the First Ward. All of the latest improvements are 
 lound here, and the interior is as complete and attractive as the reader can 
 see the outside is. 
 
 The matter of heat and ventilation has occupied the attention of the 
 School Superintendent and Commissioners very much, and in the Thirteenth 
 District school building, an illustration of which is here given, the subject 
 has been practically settled. Th- v,-'it''ntin'i ■-; perfect, for which Messrs. H. 
 
 THE I3Lh DISTRICT SCHOOI,. 
 
 C. Koch & Co., the architects, are to be thanked. The new building in the 
 Fourteenth District, on Eighteenth street, also planned by Koch & Co. speaks 
 volumes for their ability. 
 
 We have mentioned the daily attendance at the public schools as 
 being 9,500; but the total number ol pupils enrolled last year was 13,871, ac- 
 cording to the official statistics. And this year the number already shows a 
 proportionate increase. There are employed 197 teachers, 46 male and 151 
 female. The High School affords opportunity for the advanced branches 
 and a "Normal School" gives those intending to make teaching a profes- 
 sion the desired information. In each school a teacher of the German language 
 is employed, and this language is taught with marked success.
 
 EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY, fr-c. 
 
 H.C.KOCH&CCARCHITFXTS, 
 
 MILWAUKEE, WIS. 
 
 are among the most practical and skilled in their profession, not only in the city but in the entire north- 
 west. A larfre number of residences, manufactories and several of the finest public buildings in the State 
 bear testimony to the practical skill and knowledge of the firm. 
 
 Among others, special attention is called to the Hospital for the Insane at Oshkosh, with its 
 admirable arrangements for heating and ventilation — pronounced by authorities the best in use. Other 
 noticeable structures, planned by this well-known firm are the new University Buildings in Madison, the 
 Court House in Racine and very many churches throughout the state, among which should be mentioned 
 Calvary Church in this city, a beautiful structure with a spire 230 feet in height. 
 
 As architects for public school-buildings H. t'. Koch & t'o. are acknowledged to be leaders, not only 
 in this city and state, but in other states, as was shown by the fact that they secvired the contract for 
 constructing the school-building at Mt. Pulaski, 111., over 74 other architects, representing nearly every 
 state in the Union. 
 
 The firm will furnish plans for all classes of buildings, giving the same attention to the details of 
 the smallest residence that is given to the most elaborate structure. Consultation personally or by 
 correspondence is solicited and ever\' effort to give satisfaction will be made. 
 
 EDWARD BARBER, 
 Real Estate and Business Broker, 
 
 (LOANS NEGOTIATED.) 
 
 3QS Ea-st "Water Street. 
 
 "^ Chamber" OF Commerce. JVlIL VV A. UK.EE, 
 
 K^^ Correspondence solicited. ""^^ 
 
 Okhcc,.^. .v.u. .Viicu, i„i., I'rculci.i; O. W. Guniuson, Esq., Vice President; Capt. J. H 
 uoagp, Sccrelar)'; J. H. Crampton, Treasurer. 
 
 iJiRKCTOns:— Hons. P. V. Ucuster, Salterlee Clark. E. W. Keycs, Geo. W. Hodgkinson 
 
 SuRGKONs— Consulting:— O. P. Wolcoti, VI, D; James Allen, M, D.; Lewis Sherman, M. D. 
 Kk.sIdkkt AKIJ Ol'HRATIKG SllRGHON— C. K. Hougl]m:<n, M. I). 
 
 as- For new treatike of.Catarth, Ucafncw., and .ill Diseases of the Eye and Ear, address with stamp ; 
 
 DR. C. E. HOUGHMAN. Box 60. Milwaukee, Wis.
 
 THE HIGH SCHOOL. 
 
 tt3 
 
 An illustration of the High School building is given. This was built for 
 and has been in use as an academy for young men and was known as the 
 "Milwaukee Academy," a very excellent institution. I5ut the advantages 
 offered by the public schools of the city were so complete that parents saw no 
 necessity for giving their sons private instruction and accordingly the Acad- 
 emy discontinued and the city has just purchased the property ior use as a 
 High Scliool. In the High School, not only are taught the higher and advanced 
 branches of ordinary common school studies, but the languages, ancient and 
 modern. A complete academic course is furnished, under the best instruct- 
 ors, and it seems that very many ol the reasons which led to the establishment 
 of private schools are therefore done away with. The public schools are 
 offering all of the advantages of private schools, and are very carefully 
 
 HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING. 
 
 watched and each chance for further improvement noted and acted upon im- 
 mediately. As a consequence it is not surprising that private schools are 
 growing fewer in our city. 
 
 Our German tellow-citizens early interested themselves in educational 
 matters, but not being entirely satisfied with the manner in which the pui^lic 
 schools were formerly conducted, established several institutions of learning 
 to the more completely meet their views. Thus the German and English 
 Academy, the West Side High School and South Side High School were es- 
 tablished. In after years, however, when the public school system improved 
 they became equally interested, and so we find that the latter two schools 
 mentioned have, like the Milwaukee Academy, passed into the hands of the 
 city — thus furthering our assertion that the private schools are gradually 
 being abandoned.
 
 tu 
 
 PRIVA 7£ ED UCA TIONAL 
 
 Milwaukee Colleg-e deserves an honored place among the institutions 
 which render this city attractive. It is devoted to the hijjher education and to 
 the liberal and thorouj^h culture ot women, and can point with pride to the 
 twenty-live classes of graduates who are speaking its praises from Massachu- 
 setts to California. The college is keeping pace fully up with the recent 
 progress of the city, and this is due in no small degree to the untiring energy 
 and devotion of Prof. Farrar. He was called from Vassar College to Mil- 
 waukee three years ago, and so great has been the confidence inspired by his 
 management that $22,000 have been raised and expended on improvements, 
 even in these hard times. The President is now supported by an earnest and 
 able corps of si.xteen instructors, graduates from some of the best institutions 
 in our country. 
 
 The equipment of libraries, apparatus and other iacilities are now, tor pur- 
 poses of instruction, second to those of no college in the West; among the recent 
 acquisitions may be mentioned a tine observatory with good equatorial and 
 
 
 transit telescopes, and all needed appliances tor practical astronomy. In tact, 
 
 iransii u-ie.'^copes, ami an neecieu appnances lor practical astronomy, in laci, 
 the sciences receive unusual attention in this college, the laboratories of chem- 
 istry and physics are fully equipped, and the cabinets ot geology, zoology and 
 mineralogy are well started and rapidly tilling up with choice specimens. The 
 apartments for study, lectures and recitations are spacious and elegant far 
 beyond what the i)lain exterior would indicate. 
 
 While these important subjects are thus cared tor, the claims ot art, grace 
 and aesthetic culture are fully recognized. The success of President Farrar 
 in this direction is shown by the Art and Science Class, composed of more 
 than filty ladies of the city, who meet each week at the college for instruction 
 and discussion. The regular attendance has in the last three years grown 
 from ioo to nearly 300. 
 
 Any one visiting the various departments in actual every-day work, and 
 the systematic but pleasant family life in the College Home easily learns why 
 Milwaukee College is so rapidly advancing and becoming the leading Female 
 College of the West. All friends ot good education rejoice in its prosperity.
 
 And other institutions. 
 
 ttS 
 
 ^/atzoTzal^ . 
 
 
 e ana i:ar 
 
 — ) AND I - 
 
 OFFICE OF 
 
 W, BARIL[TI, 
 
 _|2o & 422 Jefferson St. 
 
 This ne^w buildmT has been expi -sslv constructed for the accommodation 
 ot patients afflicted wuh diseases ot the Eye or Ear and has room for about 
 forty. No expense has been spared to furnish it with every modern 
 convenience. 
 
 It is the only institution ot the kind in the state with which regular or 
 graduated physicians are connected and for references it refers to all the 
 prominent physicians ot Milwaukee and many throughout the state. 
 
 At 3i o'clock P. M. each week day a large number ot poor people are 
 treated here gratuitously. This institution is doing a great deal ot good.
 
 u6 
 
 PLACES OF AMUSEMENl. 
 
 In the matter of gfeneral amusements and entertainment Milwaukee has 
 many attractions. The theatres are open during the season and supplied 
 with the best organizations before the public. No permanent English- 
 speaking- company is retained here, but two German companies are perma- 
 nently engaged. The accompanying engraving shows the elegant Academy 
 of Music, not only the handsomest theatre in the city, but one of the finest in 
 the country. It is the property of the Milwaukee Musical Society, an organi- 
 zation lormed 28 years ago under the leadership of the celebrated Hans 
 Balatka. The society increased rapidly in membership as well as proficiency 
 and was not long in making a name for itself that became known in European 
 musical quarters. During its existence it has, with great effect, given several 
 operas, and competent critics refer with pride to the fact that verv few travel- 
 
 1 1 I I-. ACA1M-..M \ 1 !!■ S\ I ,tU . 
 
 ing and lamous combinations have ever given the same operas with greater 
 success. Chiefly through the efforts of this society has the city gained its 
 reputation lor musical culture. In i860 the society erected the elegant hall 
 shown in the engraving, at a cost of $75,000. Within the past tew years it has 
 been completely renovated and improved, and is now, as before stated, 
 one of the most thorough and attractive theatres in the country. The Grand 
 Opera House, on Oneida street, is also a very handsome theatre. 
 
 In the way of out door entertainments should he mentioned the park ol 
 the Milwaukee Rifle Club (supplied with 800, 900 and 1000-yard ranges), the 
 Shooting J'ark on Third street, the Milwaukee Base Ball Club park at the 
 western limits of the city (where the best ballplayers in the country fre- 
 quently meet), the Milwaukt-e Athletic Association's park in the northeastern 
 part of the city in the First Ward, and the several boating clubs. There are 
 numerous parks and gardens, also, for entertainment and recreation.
 
 MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS. 
 
 117 
 
 WILLIAM STRUEDER, 
 
 Manuf;ictiircr of all kinds of 
 
 SHOW O^SES, 
 
 STORE AND OFFICK FURNITURE, 
 249 & 251 Lake Street. 
 
 IasTp. THOMPSON^ 
 
 Manufacturer of Thompson's I'atont Three Flange 
 Twist Drills and Reamers, Thonipson's Anti- 
 Friction Graduated Machine Bits. 
 All dexcriiition of mncliiiiK liorina tuoU for uood or 
 Irim Work. SS'-'^n^f/'"' illttitr. drculart.-Sia. 
 
 OTTO LAVERRENZ & BRO., 
 
 Manufacturers of all kinds of Shelf and 
 DE» -A. DF» E: DFL 7^ O ISILIEHS, 
 
 ALSO, BOOKBINDERS, 
 
 Nos. 420 and 422 East Water Street, up stairs- 
 
 CREAM CITY PLANING MILL OF 
 
 HENRY V. JALASS, 
 
 Planing, Re-Sawing, Scroll-Sawing & Turning, 
 
 ALSO MANUFACTURER OF ALL KINDS OK 
 
 TEA CADDIES & PACKING BOXES 
 
 Fowler Street, bet. loth & iithSts. 
 
 CHAS. HERMANir&C0.7 
 
 Manufacturers of STONE WARE, 
 W.& S.PIERRON, 
 
 Successor to Chas. Hermann & Co., 
 
 Manyfacturers of Farina, Paarl Barley and Split Peas, 
 
 Office, 552 East Water Street. 
 
 LOUIS HELLER, " 
 
 MANUFACTUREK oK 
 
 O-liies ^fl* Fertilizers, 
 
 And Dealer in Bones, Horns, Hoofs & Glue Stock. 
 
 MILWAUKEE. 
 
 WERNER TRIMBORN, 
 
 Manufacturer & Dealer in 
 
 Fire Brick, Cement, Water Lime, Plaster of Paris, 
 
 Land Plaster, &c.. 
 
 Office, No. 673 East Water Street, Cor. River. 
 
 JOHN THOMPSON^ 
 
 ORNAMENTAL PLASTERER, 
 
 MANUFACTURER OF 
 
 Centre Pieces, Brackets, Caps, Corbels, &c., 
 
 375 Prospect Street. 
 
 (established 1855.) 
 
 MILWAUKEE STONE YARD. 
 
 COOK & HYDE, 
 
 Cut and Dressed Stone Contractors^ 
 
 Office, 97 Wisconsin Street. 
 Or ders solicited. Estimates furnished. 
 
 A. LOEFFELHOLZ & CO.^ 
 
 MANUFACTURERS OF 
 
 Locb, Silver and Nidle-plated House Trimmings, 
 
 Agents for Western Electric Burglar Alarms, 
 
 and J. F. Wollensack's Transom Lifters, 
 
 84 Mason Street. 
 
 RAMIEN BROTHERS, 
 
 Importers of Berlin Zephyr Worsteds, Embroideries, 
 
 Beads, Dress Trimmings, Gloves and Fancy Goods, 
 
 Jobbers In Notions, &c., Ac, 
 
 378 & 380 Broadway. 
 
 WALL & BIGELOW; 
 
 Grain, Dres.st:d Hog.s and Live Stock 
 
 COMMISSION MERCHANTS. 
 
 Room 2o, Chamber Commerce, 
 
 BRIGHAM, CHASE & CO., 
 
 General Commission Merchants, 
 
 (Established 1856.) 149 West Wat-r Street 
 
 We give particular attention to filling order* 
 
 and Curing Meats, especially 
 
 ' <>^ 3EX -<gLJM: Si . ^ . 
 THE MILWAUKEE DOCK CO., 
 
 Manufacturers of and Dealers in 
 ONONDAGA COARSE, FINE AND DAIRY 
 
 C. E. BEERS, Ag't. Office, 155 West Water St 
 
 AUGUST WEIGEL. 
 
 WHOLF.SALli OEALKK IN 
 
 AND MANUFACTURER OF QUILTS fitc. 
 359 East Water Street. 
 
 p E T ¥r~c ass eT; 
 
 Wholesale Dealer in all kinds of 
 
 WOOLEN AND COTTON RAGS, 
 
 Coarse & FineWrapping, Tea & Manilla Papers, 
 69 Third Street. 
 
 S. CHAPMAN. 
 
 J. N. A. CHAPMAN. 
 
 S. CHAPMAN & SON, 
 J3ia:&,i:> 3E» -UL To 1 i 53 la. © ir s» , 
 
 122 & 124 Spring St., upst;tirs. 
 
 Jfapn^ Sh&ic Bilh, Picturs^i moxinttd to ortieV' 
 
 Maps drafted, estimates made, map paperforsale.Scc. 
 
 SAM'L F. PEACOCXl^ndei taker, 
 
 DliAI.KR IN 
 
 METALLIC CASES, CASKETS.COFFINS, ROBES, &c. 
 
 And everything in the Undertaker's line kept 
 constantly on hand. 
 No. 431 Bkoaoway, (Herold Building.) 
 
 BACH'S ORCHESTRA, 
 
 ESTABLISHED 1855. 
 
 ^-^-jFlrst Clasa Music. _;r-i 
 
 25 MEMBERS, under direction of CHR. BACH. 
 
 Correspondence solioitt-d. Office, 707 State Street. 
 
 SHERMANrBELir& Ca, 
 
 COMMISSION 
 
 -A.XJOTIOIS^EEI^S, 
 
 212 &2i4Grand Avenue. 
 #3" Cash advanced on consignments, "ffift
 
 ii8 
 
 THE PRESS. 
 
 If the number of papers published in a community is evidence of the in- 
 telligence of the people, Milwaukee may with j^reat justice lay claim to 
 remarkable intelligence. There are published in this city 9 daily papers (with 
 weekly editions), a number of weekly pa])ers, also stveral montlily publica- 
 tions and magazines, with the usual sheets for the stage and concert room. 
 
 We have already mentioned that the first jjaper published in Milwaukee 
 was the Advertiser, Hon. Daniel Richards publisher. The successor to 
 this journal is the present Evening W isconsin, therefore the oldest paper ot 
 the city. In 1837 the Sentinel was estahlished, which continued with varying 
 success until lo-dav it ranks among the best papers of the states. The Sen- 
 tinel was followed l)y the Banner (1844), News (1847), See-Bote(i852), Corsar 
 (1854), of which the Herold is a lineal descendant. The English daily papers 
 now published are the Sentinel, Evening Wisconsin, News and Commercial 
 Times; the German dailies, Herold, See-Bole, Banner, Germania and Socialist. 
 
 At Milwaukee the first co-operative (patent inside) newspapers were 
 printed, A. J. Aikens, one of the proprietors of the Evening Wisconsin, being 
 the originator of the plan. 
 
 HEROLD NEWSPAPER 
 
 — AND — 
 
 JOB- PRINTING HOUSE. 
 
 'J'he Herold was established in i86i by 
 W.W. Coleman, who with but limited 
 means, determined to achieve suc- 
 cess by application to business, energy 
 and perseverance. None ever worked 
 up the problem of "Ho7o lo secure cir- 
 tri'iition" more thorouijhly, systematic- 
 ally and successfully than the publisher 
 of the Herold. Although the junior 
 of other influential papers in Wiscon- 
 sin, it outranks them all in point of 
 circulation, its weekly editions being 
 larger than t^ose of any German paper 
 published outside of New York city. 
 
 The Herold building is centrally lo- 
 cated within two blocks of Post-office, 
 Chamber of Commerce, principal 
 banks, hotels and courts. It is fitted 
 up in modern style, and has ample 
 iccommodations for the increasing 
 lusiness of the Herold and other pub- 
 ications issued therefrom. The count- 
 ng, editorial, composing, press and mail- 
 .ng rooms are among the finest to be 
 found anywhere and well worthy a visit, 
 
 THE Mil. vV /vUKEE HEROLD. 
 
 Published Daily, (Sundays iii<;rd.)l':ir«:cKt Circiilutton of .Milwaukee Daily Fapers 
 
 THE WEEKLY HEROLD. 
 
 Oirenlatioii nearly .>U,OUU. ( VVediie.sday Outside, TUurhday Home-edltiou). 
 
 THE GEKMAN-.AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE: 
 
 PROGRESS OFTHEAGE. 
 
 Devoted to Art, Natural and Industrial Sciences, Geu^^r. and Hist. Knowledjs^e. 
 
 Thts journal, a consolidation of the Industrial (Jazette of New York and Progress, of Milwaukee, 
 has a circulation of upwards of ii,'joo, It is the only German publication of the kind in the U. S. 
 
 TheGerman Agriculturaland Horticultural Journal. 
 
 This IS che only original German paper published in the States devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture, 
 Stock Raising, etc. Circulation a fraction less ihaii 2o,(xx). It is mailed to every state of the Union. 
 
 The Postage on newspapers m.iiled from Herold olfice during the year 1875 amounted to $:{.10(>.0t) 
 
 The amount of newspaper postage paid by the Herold Company during the year 1876 4. It1>. Hi 
 
 The amount paid by all other newspapers in Milwaukee during the year 1876 7.950.84 
 
 No better proof of the extensive, constantly increasing circulation of the Herold publications or 
 of their value to advertisers IS required. Correspondence solicited. .A.ddres-,: 
 
 W. W. COLEMAN, General Manager Herold Company, Milwaukee,
 
 IN" ID 
 
 Page. I 
 
 Adams iS: Co., F. K loi 
 
 Anson Bros 50 1 
 
 Anstedt, Chr 100 | 
 
 Aschermann & Co., Ed 102 
 
 Atkins, Oi^den & Co 56 
 
 Ball & Goodrich 48 
 
 Banks and Bankers 44 
 
 Barber, Edward 112 
 
 Bartlett, E. W 115 
 
 Bach's Orchestra 117 
 
 Bayley & Greenslade 92 
 
 Berthelet & Co loo 
 
 Best Brewing Co., Philip 103 
 
 Biersach (!i: Niedermeyer 92 
 
 Bishop, A. V 40 
 
 Blair &. Persons 58 
 
 Boardman & Son, E 40 
 
 Bode, Gustavus 78 
 
 Bosworth & Sons, H 46 
 
 Bradford, Jas. B 68 
 
 Bradley & Metcalt 95 
 
 Brand & Co 92 
 
 Brick, N 78 
 
 Brigham, Chase & Co 117 
 
 Cassel, Peter 117 
 
 Chapman & Co., T. A 71 
 
 Chapman & Son, Silas 117 
 
 Cook & Hyde 117 
 
 Davidson & Sons 105 | 
 
 Dohmen, Schmitt & Co 53 
 
 Douglas, Jas 20 
 
 Durands, Robinson & Co 48 
 
 Denman & Co 67 
 
 Dutcher, Collins & Smith 50 
 
 Eisen & Co., H. L 100 
 
 Elmore & Co., R. P 80 
 
 Eviston, John 94 
 
 Filer, Stowell & Co 90 
 
 Fire Ins. Co., (Watertown) 120 
 
 Folsom & Son, C. A 82 
 
 Frankfurth & Co., Wm 85-100 
 
 French, D. D 66 
 
 Friend & Bros., H loo 
 
 G0II& Frank 53 
 
 Goodman, W. E 74 
 
 Goodman & Mooers 91 
 
 Goodyear Rubber Co 57 
 
 Hamilton & Co., C. H 56 
 
 Hamilton & Co., W. S 70 
 
 Harrison, S. A 24 
 
 Hauser, A loo 
 
 Heller, Louis 117 
 
 Hempsted, H. N 68 
 
 Hennecke & Co., C. H 52 
 
 Herbst, Wm 100 
 
 E2C. 
 
 Hermann & Co., Chas 117 
 
 Hoffmann, Billings tt Co 93 
 
 Houghman, C. E 112 
 
 Ilsley & Co., F. S 92 
 
 Jalass, H. V 117 
 
 Jewett & Sherman Co 65 
 
 Johnson «& Co., B. J 82 
 
 Kane, A. L 66 
 
 Kern, J. B. A 86 
 
 Kiewert & Co., Emil 53 
 
 Koch & Co., H. C 112 
 
 Koestler, X 100 
 
 Landauer & Co 64 
 
 Lando, Julius 74 
 
 Laverrenz (S: Bro., Otto 117 
 
 Lemke, A. F 100 
 
 Life Insurance, Gen. Agts 120 
 
 Lindsay, E. J. & W 54 
 
 Loeffelholz & Co., A 117 
 
 Mack&Co.,H. S 60 
 
 Mann, Beals & Co 55 
 
 Manville, H. S 64 
 
 Meinecke & Co., Ad 55-98 
 
 Milwaukee Cement Works 106 
 
 Milwaukee Dock Co 117 
 
 Milwaukee Iron Co 89 
 
 Mil. Mech. Mutual Ins. Co 75 
 
 Minerva Iron Co.'s Furnace 88 
 
 Mix, E. T 108 
 
 Mullen Bros. & Co 60 
 
 Marr & Richards 108 
 
 Nazro & Co., John 50 
 
 Newhall House 108 
 
 Niedecken & Co., H 60 
 
 Norris & Co., G. D 88 
 
 Northwestern National Ins. Co.. 59 
 
 Northwestern Mut. Life Ins. Co. . 61 
 
 Packard, O. L 80 
 
 Patton &Co., J. E 52 
 
 Peacock, S. F 117 
 
 Petley, Jr. James lOO 
 
 Pfister & Vogel Leather Co 95 
 
 Pierce & Co., A. J. W 40 
 
 Pierron. W & S 117 
 
 Pietsch, Hermann lOO 
 
 Plankinton & Armour 99 
 
 Plankinton House 108 
 
 Poposkey & Van Horn 78 
 
 Preusser & Bro., Christ 74 
 
 Pritzlaff, John 80 
 
 Produce Commission Merch'ts 40 
 
 Itice& Frirdmann, J. H 55 
 
 Riedeburg l\; Co., H 100 
 
 Kamien d Bro "7 
 
 Romadka Bros 97
 
 INSURANCE CaS— INDEX. 
 
 CONNECTICUT 
 
 MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO., 
 
 ASSETS, 50,000,000.00. 
 
 JXO. I. D. BRISTOL, State Agent, 
 Mlltvatikee, Wis. 
 
 Send date of birth and receive copyrighted "pro- 
 position circular " Agents Wanted. 
 
 THE EQUITABL ILIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, 
 
 OF I IlK 1-. S. (organized 1859.) 
 
 Assets, $33,000,000. Surplus, S5. 503. 793. 41. 
 
 Its growth and progress unexampled; no other com- 
 pany attaining such success within asimilar period. 
 
 JOSEPH HAMILTON, Gen'l Agent. 
 
 406 Milwaukee Street. 
 
 /ETNA LIFETnSURANCE CO., 
 
 ASSETS, $23, 000, 000. 
 F.T. DAY, Manager for the Northwest. 
 
 89 Wisconsin Street. 
 
 NEW ENGLAND MUTOAL M INSURANCTcS, 
 
 OP BOSTON, MASS., 
 
 .A5SET5,Jan, ist. 1877, $14,193,866.60. 
 
 EDWIN O. LADI), General Agent. 
 
 410 Milwaukee Street. 
 All pntv-ifH protected liy J/»;s\. L<iw /rnm /or/eiture. 
 
 MAssrivi UTUAL LTpFmsTca,' 
 
 ASSETS, $5,681,220.42. 
 
 January jst, 1877. 
 
 JOHN H. DICKSON, General Agent. 
 
 105 Wisconsin Street. 
 
 HOME LIFE INSURANCE CO., 
 
 OF BROOKLYiV & NEW YORK. 
 
 ASSETS, $5,538,470.18. 
 W. D. MANSFIELD, General Agent. 
 
 422 Broadway, Milwaukee. 
 
 WASHTNGTOT LIFE IN^7~C0., 
 
 ASSETS, $5,500,000. 
 
 DR. S, L FULLER, General A^ent, Detroit. 
 Policies held in force by Dividends. 
 
 J.G.WHITE, Agent. 
 
 412 Milwaukee Street, - - - Milwaukee, Wis. 
 
 MUTUArLIFF INSURANCE CO., 
 
 OFHAKTFOKI), f:0\.\., 
 
 JOHN H. WALRATH, Gen'l Agent, 
 
 For Wisconsin and Minnesota. 
 
 WATIrTOWN FIRE INS. CO., 
 
 OF WATEKIOU.N, >. V. 
 
 ASSKl'S, January ist, 1877, $725,819.08. 
 
 The Pioneer DwcUing-House Company. Insures' 
 
 only Residence and Farm Property. Pays Losses 
 
 by Lightning, whether Fire ensues or not. 
 
 Hon. n'i/lard Ives, Vres.. US. f;///'<'»7,Vice-Prcs. 
 
 Jesse M. Adams, Scc'y- C. //. H'aite, Gen'l Ag't. 
 
 O. A. SOUTHMAYI», State Ag't for Wisconsin. 
 
 412 Milwaukee Street. I 
 
 Sanderson & Co., Ed 86 
 
 Sangt^r, Rockwell & Co 96 
 
 Schlitz Brewing Co., Jos . 104 
 
 Seaman & Co., A. D 72 
 
 Seifert, Gugler & Co 100 
 
 Shadbolt & Boyd 54 
 
 Sherman, W. H 66 
 
 Sherman, Bell & Co 117 
 
 Sherman House 33 
 
 Siloam .Mineral Springs 66 
 
 Simoiuls & Brooke 58 
 
 Singer Sewing Machine Co 70 
 
 Singer Bros. & Benedict 100 
 
 Smith, Roundy & Co 46 
 
 Speiicerian Business College 115 
 
 Stanley & Co 70 
 
 Stark Bros 70 
 
 Stirn. M. A 68 
 
 Storm & Co., C. E 64 
 
 Straw, Ellsworth & Co 64 
 
 Sweetland, C. H 66 
 
 Strueder, W 117 
 
 Tesch, J. H 24 
 
 Thompson, Jas. P 117 
 
 Thomjison, John 117 
 
 Tillmann, H 100 
 
 Trimborn, W 117 
 
 "Wall & Bigelow. 117 
 
 Webster Bros 82 
 
 Wechselberg, Brown & Co 82 
 
 Weigel, A 117 
 
 Weil, Benj. M 108 
 
 Welles. J. C 74 
 
 West & Co 57 
 
 Wilier, W 98 
 
 Wisconsin Leather Co 95 
 
 Wolf & Davidson 87 
 
 Ziegler, Geo 100 
 
 Durr & Rugee, lumber dealers; cor. 
 Park street and Fourth avenue. 
 
 Byron & Henry, P'urnaces, House 
 Fuinishing Goods: 393 East Water. 
 
 Booth & Heinemann, Wholesale Hats 
 and Caps; 319-321 East Water. 
 
 Chapin & Co., Commission Merchants, 
 13 Ncwhali House. 
 
 Harper, Wm. Painter, dealer in Wall 
 Pai)Lr; 92 Oneida. 
 
 Hilbert, H. J., Minerva IronCc; 84Det 
 
 Phillips, Jos. Manfr. Hats and Caps; 
 479 East Water. 
 
 Patterson, R. W., Undertaker (scien- 
 tific and ])ractical); 461 Milwaukee.
 
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