Cleveland, past and present; its representative men: . in the firm of Edwards, Iddings &: Co.,which, on the death of Mr. Iddings, became Edwards, Townsend The operations of that firm have already been spoken of. Mr. Townsend has served a full apprenticeship to the business inwhich he is now engaged, and is familiar with all ils details from thecellar to the counting-room. As a skillful financier he has fewsuperiors, and the large operations of the tirm Ijear evidence to thisin the regularity and safety with whirh they are conducted. In 180(J, the Republicans of the Third Ward chose him
Cleveland, past and present; its representative men: . in the firm of Edwards, Iddings &: Co.,which, on the death of Mr. Iddings, became Edwards, Townsend The operations of that firm have already been spoken of. Mr. Townsend has served a full apprenticeship to the business inwhich he is now engaged, and is familiar with all ils details from thecellar to the counting-room. As a skillful financier he has fewsuperiors, and the large operations of the tirm Ijear evidence to thisin the regularity and safety with whirh they are conducted. In 180(J, the Republicans of the Third Ward chose him as theircandidate for member of the City Council, of which he was afterwardschosen president. He not only polled the full vote of the party, butdrew a large number of Democratic votes, and was elected by a goodmajority, although the ward has generally been considered Demo-cratic, and has retained his seat to the present time, his personal una ?.t!,>inHJi oJ 9d luifi Jr. s?id8 ) fiOtr^iJ jiinviiii I-o ? •^ ? -*S -»7, ^^ <\ r ^•y^-^.
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