Identifier: industriesofsain00morr (find matches)
Title: The industries of Saint Louis: her advantages, resources, facilities, and commercial relations as a center of trade and manufacture;
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: (Morrison, Andrew and Irwin, John H. C.) (from old catalog)
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Publisher: St. Loius, J. M. Elstner & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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mpany of St. Louis. Morris Taussig,although busily engaged in the firms affairs all his life, has still foimd time to act as aDirector of the Merchants Exchange and of the American Central Insurance Company of St.Louis. From the foregoing account of their concerns it will be seen that the Taussigs standhigh, not alone in their own line, but in the general esteem as well. In the trade they havelong occupied a strong, position, their house being regarded as one that has all the solidityattaching itself to advanced age, combined with the energy and activity of a managementstill in its prime. They trade mostly with the section to the East and South of this point,and make specialties of Kentucky jeans. Western wools, etc. They are in all probability themost extensive dealers in feathers in this market. The highest market price paid in cash. Liberal advances on consignments. Woolen( goods by the package. These are extracts quoted from the greeting they make to patronson their business card.
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THE INDUSTRIES OF ST. LOUIS. l6l AUG. GAST & CO. Aug. Gast, E. F. Wittier, L. J. W. Wall, O. D. Gray, Proprietors: Lithographing and Bank NoteEngraving; 215, 217 and 219 Pine Street, St. Louis, and 20 Warren Street, New York City. The leading lithographic establishment in the United States had a very modest beginningindeed. When August Gast and his brother Leopold, who were pioneers in this line Westof the Mississippi, commenced business in St. Louis in 1852, it was in a small store onFourth street. The brothers had but a few years before emigrated from Germany. Theyhad thorough knowledge of their art, however, and speedily developed and cultivated ataste for fine art in business circles hitherto content with the plainest style of printed an-nouncement. In the course of time Leopold Gast retired, and about fifteen years ago thefirm was Gast, Moeller & Co., but upon the death of Mr. Moeller the style was changed toAugust Gast & Co., which it remains, the senior of the house

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