The History of Cayuga County 1789-1879 page 177
City of Auburn Wholesale Business

making about 8,000 pounds of soap and 60,000 pounds of candles per annum.

The manufacture of wagons and carriages engages the attention of several individuals and firms, prominent among whom are:

CHARLES E. MILLS, 20 East Genesee street.
JAMES A. STEVENS, 1 Seminary avenue.
B. COOK & CO., 22 and 24 Dill street.
S. WARBURTON, State street, opposite the prison.
WHITE & ROWE, 22 Dill street.
HORNE & SLAYTON, 20 Water street.

Although the business consists largely in repairing, the capital invested aggregates about $12,000; about thirty men find employment, and over one hundred wagons and carriages are made yearly.

Some twenty-six individuals find employment in the manufacture of cigars under various proprietors, among whom are :

EDWIN D. PARKER, 14 State street.
VANDERBOSCH BROS., 21 Dill street.
JOHN E. PERCY, 82 State street.
JNO. B. RICHARDSON, 69 1/2 Genesee street.
W. H. ZEPP, 5 North street.
H. B. FAY, 5 Exchange street.
W. H. S. HURLBERT, 121 Genesee street.
MARTIN BRICKS, State street, near Water.

Some $20,000 capital is used in this business, and 77,000 cigars made per month.

A. MCCREA, 12 State street, employs nine persons in the manufacture of confectionery, of which from $35,000 to $40,000 worth are made per annum.

TROWBRIDGE & JENNINGS AND SENTER & CARPENTER, the former at 9 Exchange street, and the latter at 127 Genesee street, each employ two men in the manufacture of frames, in which business some $18,000 are invested.

JOHN B. GAYLORD, iron founder, at the head of Mann street, is agent for his daughter, Mary Ann Gaylord, in the manufacture of plows and all kinds of job castings, which business he commenced the latter part of February, 1878, the building he occupies having been erected the preceding January. Mr. Gaylord first commened the foundry business in 1839, in the buildings now occupied by W. W. Crane, which were erected by him, and rented in 1862, to Merrill, Wilder & Co. He did an extensive business there, and in 1872-'4 built the Gaylord House. He lost a handsome property by extending pecuniary accommodations to his friends.

CHAPTER XXVI

HISTORY OF AUBURN, (CONTINUED)

WHOLESALE DEALERS--BANK OF AUBURN--JAMES S. SEYMOUR--CAYUGA COUNTY BANK--AUBURN SAVINGS BANK--NATIONAL EXCHANGE BANK OF AUBURN--WM. H. SEWARD & CO.'S BANKING HOUSE--FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF AUBURN--CAYUGA CO. SAVINGS BANK.

The wholesale business of Auburn is not extensive, aside from that which is incidental to it maufacturing interests, and which has been noticed in that connection.

DUNNING & CO., are the most prominent wholesale dealers. They deal in hardward and merchant, bar and pig iron, and are located at 102 and 104 Genesee street, corner of Exchange. The business was established in 1836, by I. F. Terrill, who conducted the business till 1850, when A. W. Johnson was admitted to partnership, and the business was carried on under the name of Terrill & Johnson, till 1864, when F. M. Terrill, son of I. F. Terrill, became a partner and the firm name was changed to Terrill, Johnson & Co. In 1867 J. W. Dunning, who had been with the concern since 1860, was admitted to partnership, without any change in the firm name. In 1871, Mr. Johnson retired from the business, but the name was retained till the expiration of the partnership in 1873, when a new partnership was formed under the style of Terrill & Dunning, the parties interested being F. M. Terrill and J. W. Dunning, general partners, and S. J. Terrill, special partner. This partnership was renewed by the same parties at its expiration March 1st, 1876, for three years. At the death of F. M. Terrill, June 5th, 1877, a new partnership was formed by J. W. Dunning and A. W. Johnson, general partners, and S. J. Terrill, special partner, under the name of Dunning & Co., to last for five years from March 1st, 1877. The business was first begun in the Exchange Block, in the store now occupied by A. T. Miller. In

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