Identifier: hartforditspoint00merc (find matches)
Title: Hartford and its points of interest ; illustrated from original photographs
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: Mercantile Illustrating Company (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects: Industries
Publisher: New York : Mercantile Illustrating Co.
Contributing Library: University of Connecticut Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries

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t quotations and by goods of superior quality. In their lines of fresh creamery butter, cheese, lard, salt and provisions, they handle a trade which have few rivals. Recently they have added a paperdepartment, in which they keep all grades of wrapping paper, butchers straw and waterproof, paper bags and flour sacks. In their Hartford store are to be found the goods which bakers use, not only flour of every kind, but chocolate, cocoanut, jelly, and pie preparations.Their bakers department is in fact a very important part of their business. This article has spoken of their shrewdness and tact, but one very important reason for their success has been that their entire force of office help, sales-men, shippers and truckmen are taught to work by the constant, persistent energy of the partners, who are always at business. The principle that nothingsucceeds like success have some limitations, but it receives a very large and forceful illustration in the history of Payne, Cornwall & Co. 8
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THE CAPITOL AND MEMORIAL ARCH.

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