Historical and commercial sketches of Washington and environs: our capital city, "the Paris of America"; its prominent places and people .. Its improvements, progress and enterprise .. . in the District, being on the heightsof Georgetown, and commanding a fineview of the Potomac and the surrounding WASHINGTON CITY. 117 hills of Virginia. There are ten largegreen houses supplied with all the neces-sary appliances for the successful prose-cution of the business; and at all timesthere is on hand a large supply of flowersof every description, and is prepared tofill all orders and guarantee satisfa
Historical and commercial sketches of Washington and environs: our capital city, "the Paris of America"; its prominent places and people .. Its improvements, progress and enterprise .. . in the District, being on the heightsof Georgetown, and commanding a fineview of the Potomac and the surrounding WASHINGTON CITY. 117 hills of Virginia. There are ten largegreen houses supplied with all the neces-sary appliances for the successful prose-cution of the business; and at all timesthere is on hand a large supply of flowersof every description, and is prepared tofill all orders and guarantee satisfactionin every case. His salesroom is locatedat the corner of 13th and E streets , and is one of the most attractive in the city. He makes a specialty of cutflowers for decorative purposes, also pot-ted plants, vines, and flowers. The finestreceptions held in Washington are furn-ished from this establishment. Mr. Free-man was born and educated in was for several years superintendentin charge of the Oak Hill Cemetery. has exquisite taste, and under-stands his business most thoroughly. C. A. SCHNEIDERS SONS,Iron Founders, corner 12th Street and Ohio In these days of Avide awake and push-ing enterprises in which industries of mag-nitude are the symbols of the citys wealthand greatness, it is proper to give due no-tice to leading houses. One of the mostprominent of these is that of the UnionIron Works, C. A. Schneiders Sons, pro-prietors. Mr. Schneider, the founder ofthe firm, is a native of Germany, born in1813, and is therefore 71 years of came to this country when a mereboy, with his father and mother. Hebuilt his first foundry and establishedhimself in this city in the year 1848 at18th street and Pennsylvania avenue, nearH, where he remained until 1874, whenhe bought and established at his presentlocation on 12th street and Ohio avenue,where they occupy premises 140 feet on12th street, 135 feet on Ohio avenue, and140 feet on C street. Th
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