. Newfoundland at the beginning of the 20th century : a treatise of history and development . ERCHANDISE, INSURANCE. The name of Bowring Brothers has been long identified withthe commercial interests of St. Johns. Their immense businessgives employment to thousands of men. In addition to four sealingsteamers they have seven foreign going vessels, and have a directand an indirect interest in one hundred and thirty schooners in theirfishing and coastal trade. They are the largest exporters of codfishin the business. Their transactions embrace the chief sea products,and their sales cover nearly a
. Newfoundland at the beginning of the 20th century : a treatise of history and development . ERCHANDISE, INSURANCE. The name of Bowring Brothers has been long identified withthe commercial interests of St. Johns. Their immense businessgives employment to thousands of men. In addition to four sealingsteamers they have seven foreign going vessels, and have a directand an indirect interest in one hundred and thirty schooners in theirfishing and coastal trade. They are the largest exporters of codfishin the business. Their transactions embrace the chief sea products,and their sales cover nearly all articles required in the economy oflife. Their insurance branch includes agencies for the Lloyds, theNational Marine Board of Underwriters, New York, and the Liverpool,London and Globe Fire and Life Insurance Co. of business of this magnitude involves vast facilities and these areshown in the large docks, buildings and other material resources ofthe house, which represents the labors of four generations. It hashouses in New York, Cardiff, Liverpool and London. Bishop & Monroe are successors of a long established house,which was one of the most prominent engaged in handling fish andother products of the island. The dealings of this house involveheavy transactions in all kinds of supplies required to maintain thefisheries. They own six foreign going vessels, which are in constantservice in shipping fish and bringing supplies, and own in part orentire more than one hundred schooners engaged in the Labradorbanks, and coastal fisheries. Upon their several wharves they giveemployment to 150 laborers and have in their service a force of sixtyclerks in their various departments. Messrs. Bishop & Monroe control the products of several large sawmills, handling last year 5,000,000 feet of lumber. They also repre-sent an insurance company, as well as large manufacturing establish-ments. The uniform method which pervades this large business ensuresexpedition an
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