. The city of Troy and its vicinity. honored asthe first person to engage extensivelyin it in the city. In 1845, he estab-lished a shirt factory on the southeastcorner of Seventh and Elbow streets. 274 He continued in the business until1858. It lias now attained such pro-portions that it ranks with the cityschief industries. Its present magni-tude is partly disclosed by the factthat in the different manufactoriesnot infrequently from twenty-five tothirty miles of muslin are cut intoshirts in a day. About 4,000 persons,mostly girls and women, are employ-ed in Troy and its vicinity in makingthe
. The city of Troy and its vicinity. honored asthe first person to engage extensivelyin it in the city. In 1845, he estab-lished a shirt factory on the southeastcorner of Seventh and Elbow streets. 274 He continued in the business until1858. It lias now attained such pro-portions that it ranks with the cityschief industries. Its present magni-tude is partly disclosed by the factthat in the different manufactoriesnot infrequently from twenty-five tothirty miles of muslin are cut intoshirts in a day. About 4,000 persons,mostly girls and women, are employ-ed in Troy and its vicinity in makingthe goods, who annually receive in ent development in 1866, when Jus-tus Miller, A. P. Hamlin, and JosephWheelock, under the name of Ham-lin, Miller, & Co., began manufac-turing collars and cuffs at No. 464Fulton Street. On the dissolution ofthe partnership in the following & Wheelock continued thebusiness at the same place. Aboutthis time the firm began makingshirts. In 1874 E. W. Binghambecame a member of the firm,. MILKKR, IIALL, \- HARIWLLL wages not less than $800,000. Theannual sales of shirts made in thecity exceed $1,500,000. Miller, Hall, & Hartwell, shirt,collar, and cuff manufacturers, to 553 River Street. The dis-tinction of being the oldest as well asthe largest shirt manufactory in thecity gives no little local prominenceto this establishment. The businessof the prosperous firm had its incipi- which then took the name of Miller,Wheelock, & Co., manufacturing atNo. 22 King Street. In; 1875,the firm was succeeded by that ofMiller & Bingham, at Nos. 421 and423 River Street. After the death ofE. W. Bingham, in 1877, his widowretained an interest in the businessuntil 1878. Under the name ofMiller & Bingham, Justus Miller con-ducted the business at Nos. 421 and423 River Street until December 7, 275 1879. when the building was July i, 1880, he occupied thebuilding on the northeast corner ofRiver and Hoosick streets, whence hemoved
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