Industrial history of Milwaukee, the commercial, manufacturing and railway metropolis of the North-west : its great natural resources and advantageous location as a shipping point, with a review of its general business interests, including history of Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, statistical and descriptive, to which is added a series of sketches of the prominent places and people of the Cream City, the rise and progress of firms, institutions, and corporations . lwaukee inMay, 1878, and began business in a smallway, but through his energy and experi-ence It soon developed into the largeestab
Industrial history of Milwaukee, the commercial, manufacturing and railway metropolis of the North-west : its great natural resources and advantageous location as a shipping point, with a review of its general business interests, including history of Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, statistical and descriptive, to which is added a series of sketches of the prominent places and people of the Cream City, the rise and progress of firms, institutions, and corporations . lwaukee inMay, 1878, and began business in a smallway, but through his energy and experi-ence It soon developed into the largeestablishment we see to-day. He is ablyassisted by his three sons, who are atower of strength to this enterprise. Thegreat secret of this firms prosperity isdue largely to the fact that they arepractical piano makers and can thusjudge of the quahty of the instrumentswhich they handle, giving their custom-ers the benefit of this experience. Thefirm consists of Mr. Wm. Rohlfing andhis three sons, Wm. Rohlfing, Jr., Charlesand Albert. They are all practical musi-cians, having been brought up in the busi-ness under the tutelage of their father,who is acknowledged to be the best judgeof musical merchandise in the firm has long been highly esteemedby the musical circles of the country, thelatest compliment being their representa-tion in the leading committees of theSangerfest which is to be held in this citynext July. 180 INDUSTRIAL HISTORY OF JOHN ESCH & SON, Manufacturers of Eschs PatentPlatform Truck. 58 and 60 Second call attention to the patent plat-VV form truck of John Esch & Son,which to-day stands without a rival, andis the best, strongest, easiest handled andmost convenient of any in the truck fills a want long felt, doingaway with the reach, enabling the driverto safely make a short turn. Can bebuilt with either thimble-skein or ironaxle. The above cut fully represents thetruck. Parties wishing to manufacturetrucks with patent im
Size: 2002px × 1248px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bo, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, bookidindustrialhistor00milw
