. The industries of Louisville, Kentucky, and of New Albany, Indiana. terest, also very closely allit-d to all avenues of commerce. Louisville is not lacking in respect to this important adjunct, and among the leadingbinders and blank book manufacturers south of the Ohio river is W. Ormsby Watts, havingextt^n-ive manuiacturing facilitie< at No. 247 Fifth avenue. Mr. Watts served an appren-ticeiship at this trade, by his skill and dexterity won the position of foreman, and finally,in 1879, attained the eminence of becoming proprietor of his presf-nt establishment. Hisknowledge and experience
. The industries of Louisville, Kentucky, and of New Albany, Indiana. terest, also very closely allit-d to all avenues of commerce. Louisville is not lacking in respect to this important adjunct, and among the leadingbinders and blank book manufacturers south of the Ohio river is W. Ormsby Watts, havingextt^n-ive manuiacturing facilitie< at No. 247 Fifth avenue. Mr. Watts served an appren-ticeiship at this trade, by his skill and dexterity won the position of foreman, and finally,in 1879, attained the eminence of becoming proprietor of his presf-nt establishment. Hisknowledge and experience being supplemented by business energy, he bus found no diffi-culty in developing a large run of custom, and in the manufacture of blank books hasattained considerable and dest-rved distinction for the completeness and general excellenceof his work. In the binding of music books, magazines, etc., his trade is also large, forthe establishment does this class of work in the neatest style and with desirable prompt-ness. iSo Mr. Watts business success is fully THE INDUSTRIES OF LOUISVILLE 173 NANZ & NEUNER, Florists, Seedsmen and Nurserymen—Nursery and Greenhouse at St. Matthews, Ky.; Floral Bazar and Seed Store, No. 582 Fourth Avenue. Few visitors to the city, and, indeed, fewer still of residents of Louisville, fail to appre-ciate tlie attractions of Fourth avenue as a popular promenade. Among the prineijtal ofthese attractions to the sight-seer is the floral bazar, seed-store and greenhouse of iSanz»& Neuner, at No. 582, near Walnut street. Since 18jO this enterprising tirni, representing the cut flower, plant and seed interest,has been connected with these, natures voiceless, beauteous gems of tender life, yet treshand fair, and no florists in this section of country have done more to promote a culturedtaste in respect to floral decoration for public and private purposes. Messrs. Naiiz & Neuner, commencing their work of uselulness upon a comparativelysmall scale, h
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