W. W. Reilly and Company
Published: 2017-10-28
Total Pages: 768
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Excerpt from W. W. Reilly and Co. 'S Ohio State Business Directory for 1853-4: Containing the Mercantile Firms, Manufacturing Establishments, Mechanics, Professional Men, Together With the Banking Institutions, Post Offices and All the Miscellaneous Departments Which Contribute to the Wealth and Prosperity of the State Wu have been induced to prepare and publish the present volume. In accordance with the settled convictions of our own minds, that the busi aces interests of the State of Ohio demanded the publication of a work which would present, at one view, its Mercantile, Manufacturing, and Com mercial resources, and present to professional and business men, in every city, town, and village, a medium of acquaintance with each other; which conviction has been confirmed, as we have progressed with the work, by the almost universal approbation and support which it has received from an intelligent public throughout every portion of the State, mani fested by the hearty co-operation of numbers of gentlemen of almost every occupation, in aiding our special agents in obtaining the necessary statistics, and in becoming themselves local agents in their own vicinitie's, for procuring and furnishing such information as would enable us to compile a correct list of every business and profession. The agent, wherever they presented the prettpectus, received almost the universal support of business men. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
