built; these were, however, beyond the capacity of the Cincinnati 

 Works, which was well suited only for the building of 4-4-o's and 

 4-6-0's. The day of the eclectic machine shop which numbered 

 among its products nearly every form of iron goods was rapidly 

 fading. 



Although the gunboat and New. Orleans ventures weakened 

 Moore's business, the greatest damage was done by the repudiation 

 of credit advances to southern customers before the Civil War. 

 Unable to collect these debts, Robert Moore & Sons was forced into 

 bankruptcy in March 1868.^" The closing of the Cincinnati 

 Locomotiv'C Works marked the end of the locomotive-building 

 industry in that city. 



After the failure of his business, Moore, through efforts of his 

 friends and former business associates, was elected city treasurer 

 for two terms (i 869-1 874). He lived another 13 years. A year 

 before his death he prepared the invaluable memoir on which I 

 have drawn so liberally for this account. Shortly before his death 

 on May 31, 1887, he presented a copy of this work to the Historical 

 and Philosophical Society of Ohio. It is signed "Very sick, R. M. 

 1887." 



^' Moore, Autobiographical Outlines, p. 41. 



Cincinnati Locomotive Works. 



IIOBERT MOORE & SO.NS, 



CINCINNATI. OHIO, 



MAM KA( 1 I ',V K.N >•! 



LOCOMOTIVES, 



MnrlJH' anil Stalioiiary En^'ines, 



lliOK AND BRASS CASTINGS, 



iJ'jilers, Tanks, &(•. 



-A I -■ ■ - 



flt<'|>;iii' :iinl Itr-biilld l.o«;oiMoli\ <•>. 



CINCINNATI LOCOMOTIVE WORKS: 



MOORE & RICHAUDSOK, 



ARE PREPARED TO FURNISH LOCOMOTIVES 

 equal in efficiency and durability to tlie best Eastern 

 manufacture. Also, superior Car Wheels. Shaping and 

 Slotting machines, suitable for Railroad Shops. All kinils 

 of Castings. Heavy Forgings ;by steam-hammer done at 

 short notice. Bridge Bolts cut with dispatch. 



Figure 22. — Advertisements of the Cincinnati Locomotive Works 

 which appeared in raih'oad journals during the iS^o's and i86o"s. 



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