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J. J. O'Connor
| Name | J. J. O'Connor |
| Ortssitz | Jersey City (N.J.) |
| Straße | Morgan Street |
| Art des Unternehmens | Faßfabrik |
| Anmerkungen | Um 1874 begonnen als "T. O'Connor & Son" als kleine Fabrik auf einem Grundstück in den Sixteenth und Erie Streets, dann Washington und First Streets und vor 1909 Morgan und Greene Streets, mit fünf Grundstücken an der First Street. |
| Quellenangaben | [Jersey City of to-day (1907) 110] |
| Zeit |
Ereignis |
| um 1874 |
Gründung als "T. O'Connor & Son" |
| Produkt |
ab |
Bem. |
bis |
Bem. |
Kommentar |
| Fässer |
1874 |
Beginn (Gründung um 1874) |
1909 |
bekannt |
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| ZEIT | um 1907 |
| THEMA | Beschreibung |
| TEXT | The manufacture of oil barrels and hogsheads as now carried on by J. J. O'Connor at his factory in Morgan Street is one of the pioneer industries of Jersey City, and was started thirty-five years ago by T. O'Connor & Son, which firm began business in a small plant that covered but one lot at Sixteenth and Erie Streets. The comparison between that small plant and the present great industry is the best evidence of the growth of the business, which has increased
steadily until it is now one of the leaders in its line in the United States, and known from Maine to California. As the business grew, the plant was moved to Washington and First Streets, where they leased an entire block, and when a few years ago the demands of the railroads made necessary another change, a location was found at Morgan and Greene Streets, with five lots on First Street. This is now the main plant, and a branch office at Philadelphia
takes care of the Pennsylvania and Delaware trade, while a European branch has been established at Liverpool, England. It is from the European branch that the business is done with South Africa, for Mr. O'Connor has a large South African trade, which has increased greatly during the past few years. It is not generally known that the hogsheads that are used in South Africa are made in Jersey City, but such is the case. They are put up here in shooks, with nine hogsheads to each shook, and shipped to Liverpool, and thence to South Africa. All hogsheads were
formerly shipped in sections and put together in Liverpool, but this has all been done away with, and the work all done in Jersey City. Mr. O'Connor was born in Ireland fifty-one years ago and came to this country at an early age. He has made a life-study of the manufacture of oil barrels and hogsheads. He is a member of the Board of Trade of Jersey City, and an earnest advocate of any measure for the improvement of the city or tending towards its proper
recognition among the great cities of the United States. As an old resident of the city, he is proud of its merits and advantages. |
| QUELLE | [Jersey City of to-day (1907) 109] |
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