. The industries of Louisville, Kentucky, and of New Albany, Indiana. ensive business in all varietiesof field seeds and in farm implements throughout Kentucky, Indiana and Arkansas. Thefirm ships native seeds to the principal cities East and West—as lar West as San Fran-cisco. In the line of fsirm implements, the house holds the State agency for South Bendchilled plows, Avery plows, Brinly plows, Vandiver corn planters, Hamilton cultivators,Hamilton sulky rakes, Hoosier drills, Dederick hay press. Baling ties and Jackson are all highly commended by scientific and practical agricu
. The industries of Louisville, Kentucky, and of New Albany, Indiana. ensive business in all varietiesof field seeds and in farm implements throughout Kentucky, Indiana and Arkansas. Thefirm ships native seeds to the principal cities East and West—as lar West as San Fran-cisco. In the line of fsirm implements, the house holds the State agency for South Bendchilled plows, Avery plows, Brinly plows, Vandiver corn planters, Hamilton cultivators,Hamilton sulky rakes, Hoosier drills, Dederick hay press. Baling ties and Jackson are all highly commended by scientific and practical agriculturists. Mr. Dexter Hewett, senior of the firm, has lived here since 1857 and always been en-gaged in the line. Mr. H. P. Field joined the firm in 1871, coming here from Tennessee,though originally from New York, as is also his partner, Mr. Hewett. \SI> OF , INDIANA. 131 THE KENTUCKY FURNITURE CO. J. L. Eschmann. President: Otis Hidden. Vice-President; Eschmann, Secretary—Corner Fifteenth. Portland Avenue and Duncan Established as tar back as 1853, by Greve, Bubrlage & Co.—which firm included namesyet identified with*the management—the Kentucky Furniture Manufacturing Companybegan its existem-e as a corporation in 1878, and one of the original founders, Mr. J. , was its first president. The name «ho>en for tlie corporation was not a misnomer, for the islarge enough to bear the name of a great Commonwealth, especially as its trade extendsto practically all parts of the country. The premises occupied by the conipany comprisea large four-story brick factory on the corner of Fifteenth and Duncan streets and a largewareroom, 40x1*26 feet, on the corner of Portland avenue, the establishment thus taking upthe entire block or square. The machinery utilized in the factory is of the most com-plete character and the labor of a hundred skilleil artisans is also employed. The tradeof the Kentucky Furniture M
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