Cleveland, past and present; its representative men: . nand honorable conduct they soon built up a lucrative business. In1860, G. W. Gardner became a member of the firm, and continued assuch for two years, when he retired. In 1863, Mr. Clarks attention was attracted to the manufacture ofpetroleum oils, a business then in its infancy. In connection withhis partners, he erected a factory on the Newburg road, the capacityof which was about fifty-six barrels^of crude oil per day. They soondiscovered that there was money in the enterprise, and before theend of the year they had increased the capaci
Cleveland, past and present; its representative men: . nand honorable conduct they soon built up a lucrative business. In1860, G. W. Gardner became a member of the firm, and continued assuch for two years, when he retired. In 1863, Mr. Clarks attention was attracted to the manufacture ofpetroleum oils, a business then in its infancy. In connection withhis partners, he erected a factory on the Newburg road, the capacityof which was about fifty-six barrels^of crude oil per day. They soondiscovered that there was money in the enterprise, and before theend of the year they had increased the capacity of their works four-fold; and the enterprise of this firm has aided materially in makingCleveland what it is to-day, the successful rival of Bittsburgh in themanufacture of petroleum oils. In 1SG5, the manufacturing branchwas purchased by his partner, and the general commission businesswas continued by Mr. Clark until 1866, when he sold out his interest, a.{j7/ oil Ot (J erf ,;-^- * :<di ?-?«.; ..nM^.(T iin-ff -M -^^sMuii oJ ii^^.
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