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Graham & Courtney
| Name | Graham & Courtney |
| Ortssitz | Allegheny City (Pa.) |
| Straße | Beaver Avenue 254+256 |
| Art des Unternehmens | Salzfabrik |
| Quellenangaben | [Industries of Pittsburgh (1879) 144] |
| Zeit |
Ereignis |
| vor 1859 |
Gründung des Ursprungsunternehmens durch M. B. Ross |
| 1867 |
Umfirmierung in "Graham & Courtney". Die neuen Eigentümer beginnen mit einer Reihe von Verbesserungen |
| Produkt |
ab |
Bem. |
bis |
Bem. |
Kommentar |
| Kochsalz |
1867 |
bisher "Ross" (seit ca. 1859) |
1879 |
[Industries of Pittsburgh (1879) 143] |
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| Salz |
1867 |
bisher "Ross" (seit ca. 1859) |
1879 |
[Industries of Pittsburgh (1879) 143] |
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| Zeit |
Objekt |
Anz. |
Betriebsteil |
Hersteller |
Kennwert |
Wert |
[...] |
Beschreibung |
Verwendung |
| 1879 |
Dampfkessel |
1 |
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unbekannt |
Länge |
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mm |
D= 8,5 ft., L= 100 ft. |
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| Zeit |
gesamt |
Arbeiter |
Angest. |
Lehrl. |
männl. |
weibl. |
Kommentar |
| 1879 |
12 |
10 |
2 |
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10 + Inhaber |
| ZEIT | 1879 |
| THEMA | Beschreibung |
| TEXT | Adding materially to the industrial thrift of the community, and by actual production increasing the wealth and
resources of the city, the firm of Graham & Courtney should receive more than passing mention in a publication displaying in a detailed way the advantages, facilities and possibilities of Pittsburgh and its environs. More than 20 years ago the present plant of the firm was establislied by Mr M. B. Ross, who began in a very small way, the business
being suggested by the accidental discovery of an inexhaustible salt well on the premises. In 1867 Messrs. Graham
& Courtney succeeded to the concern, and at once began a series of improvements, and the application of new methods, that placed the works upon a par with any of a similar character in the country. As now enlarged, the establishment consists of one large brick and frame two-story building, located on the corner of Beaver Avenue and Juniata Street,
covering an area of half an acre, and devoted entirely to the manufacture of Salt, the warehouse being at the corner
of Market and Juniata Streets, a one-story building, 48x1000 feet, where a stock is usually carried of from 8.000 to 10.000. The appliances and machinery of the works proper consist partly in one engine, 12 horse power, and one boiler, 8 1/2 feet wide by 100 feet long, and 4 feet deep, requiring, to operate, 400 bushels of coal per diem. There are, besides, 5 large evaporating tanks, 9 feet wide by from 20 inches to 4 feet deep, traversed from end to end by copper steam-pipes. Ten employees are engaged in the works besides the proprietors, making a disbursement necessary of about 6.000 annually. The character of tlie product for purity and whiteness finds it a ready market in Pennsylvania and adjoining States, tlie sales amounting to 25.000 per annum, and increasing. Both partners actively participate in business. Mr. James Graham is originally from Ireland, coming to this city with his parents at a very early age. Mr. J. M. Courtney is a native of this country, in the government of which he has held several ofticial positions. As a firm,
identified with and promoting the best interests of the city, the house of Graham & Courtney are regarded with the
highest esteem as indispensable members of the producing community. |
| QUELLE | [Industries of Pittsburgh (1879) 144] |
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