. Historical review of Chicago and Cook county and selected biography. Waterman ... ed. and author of Historical review . PUBLIC. L AS iOXAND ? PUBLIC AS rnwiw^t. CHICAGO AND COOK COUNTY 1117 years of age, he took a position as clerk in a general store in Brattle-boro, Vermont, and remained there until 1864, when he came toChicago. Here he entered the employ as superintendent of Jessup,Kennedy & Company, manufacturers of railway supplies, continuingwith their successors, Crerar, Adams & Company, and later goingwith the outgrowth of this concern, the Adams & Westlake held the po
. Historical review of Chicago and Cook county and selected biography. Waterman ... ed. and author of Historical review . PUBLIC. L AS iOXAND ? PUBLIC AS rnwiw^t. CHICAGO AND COOK COUNTY 1117 years of age, he took a position as clerk in a general store in Brattle-boro, Vermont, and remained there until 1864, when he came toChicago. Here he entered the employ as superintendent of Jessup,Kennedy & Company, manufacturers of railway supplies, continuingwith their successors, Crerar, Adams & Company, and later goingwith the outgrowth of this concern, the Adams & Westlake held the position of superintendent for twenty-one years, from1864 to 1885. In 1881 Mr. Clark incorporated the Myers Manufacturing Com-pany for the manufacture of Jewel gasoline vapor stoves, changingthe corporate name in 1886 to George M. Clark & Company. Gasstoves and appliances were added to the product and as the businessexpanded and more room was needed, the factory was removed, in1897, to Harvey, Illinois. Mr. Clark was president of this business,which he started, from its inception until 1902, when it became partof the American Stove Company. He rem
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