. The industries of Louisville, Kentucky, and of New Albany, Indiana. nsivefactory is maintained. Large quantities of superior oak timber are also handled and 198 THE INDUSTRIES OF L,OUISVILLE ¥:hippcd to order. Twelve to tiltfcn liuiuired dollars per week is disbursed in wages, andtlie annual output in material and packages aggregate ^200,000 to |400,000 according tothe slate of the market. Mr. Staflord ships largely of barrels, etc., to all parts of the United States, and vast<argoes of sliooks to Cuba aiid other West India islands and to Europe. His great spe-cialty, however, is the manu
. The industries of Louisville, Kentucky, and of New Albany, Indiana. nsivefactory is maintained. Large quantities of superior oak timber are also handled and 198 THE INDUSTRIES OF L,OUISVILLE ¥:hippcd to order. Twelve to tiltfcn liuiuired dollars per week is disbursed in wages, andtlie annual output in material and packages aggregate ^200,000 to |400,000 according tothe slate of the market. Mr. Staflord ships largely of barrels, etc., to all parts of the United States, and vast<argoes of sliooks to Cuba aiid other West India islands and to Europe. His great spe-cialty, however, is the manufacture of lard and whisky barrels, in which he excels. He isa practical cooper and has been connected with the trade since boyhood. From 1858 to1872 he was employed as cooper for some of the most noted Kentuckydistillery houses,after which time he embarked in his present big enterprise. He has every facility fordoing a largely increased business, and for convenience of shipping has a switch and side-track connecting with the Louisville & Na.«hville
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