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HISTORY OF STEUBEN COUNTY, NEW YORK. 



bushels of wheat were ground, 16,500 barrels of flour 

 packed, from 80,000 to 90,000 bushels of coarser grains 

 ground, besides 2500 tons of plaster at the plaster-mill 

 adjoining the flouring-mill. The business of this year 

 amounted, in gross, to $250,000. This is one of the finest 

 mills in this portion of the State. 



Planing-Mill and Sash-Factory. — This establish- 

 ment is owned and managed by Messrs. Walker & Lathrop, 

 in connection with their large lumber trade. Here large 

 amounts of lumber are dressed, and large quantities of sash 

 manufactured, giving employment to about thirty men. 

 This is but one department of the business of this enter- 

 prising firm. The amount of business done in this depart- 

 ment reaches the sum of $75,000 annually. 



Corning Stone Company. — The quarries of this com- 

 pany are located about half a mile from the railroad south- 

 west of the village, and include about 100 acres. Many 

 of the public and private buildings of Corning are built of 

 the stone from these quarries, and also some of the stone 

 for the Elmira Reformatory. 



Glass- Works. — The Glass-Works of Corning are widely 

 known. They were established in 1868 by Amory Hough- 

 ton, formerly proprietor of the Brooklyn Flint-Glass Works, 

 Brooklyn, L. I. The works stand on a lot of six acres, 

 north of the railroad, where their buildings are adequate to 

 the extensive business carried on, giving employment to 

 120 men, and manufacturing annually $180,000 worth of 

 goods. We have not space to describe in detail the process 

 of manufacture, nor is it necessary in a work of this kind. 

 We will only say that all kinds of flint and colored glass- 

 ware are manufactured at the works, including goblets, 

 champagne and wine glasses, decanters, dishes of all kinds, 

 lantern-globes, caster-bottles, ink-stands, lamp-chimneys, etc. 

 Glass Cutting and Engraving.— -This branch, which 

 is separate and distinct from the glass manufacturing de- 

 partment, and is in itself a wonderful art, is carried on in 

 Corning by Mr. John Hoare, who leases two floors of the 

 main building of the Corning Glass-Works. Mr. Hoare 

 formerly conducted the same business at the Brooklyn Flint- 

 Glass Works, and is a workman whose twenty-five years' 

 experience has given him great skill and knowledge in the 

 art. In this establishment from 80 to 100 skilled hands 

 are employed, and all the finer work is done for the britannia, 

 silver, and silver-plated ware manufacturers. Also the fine 

 cut glass for the Executive Mansion, at Washington. The 

 manufactured glass for cutting and engraving is purchased 

 of the Corning Glass-Works. The cutting and engraving 

 done here amounts to $100,000 annually. 



BUSINESS HOUSES. 



Among the leading business houses of Corning may be 

 mentioned the following : 



Walker & Lathrop, Hardware, Lumber, Planing-Mill, 

 Sash- and BHnd-Factory. — This firm does a business of 

 $400,000 per annum, and carry a stock of $60,000. The 

 business was established by P]rastus Corning and James 

 Horner, in 1840. David B. Campston and C. C. B. Walker 

 bought them out, in 1848. From 1850 to 1857 Mr. Hor- 

 ace Turner was a member, the firm being Walker & Turner. 



Mr. Austin Lathrop, Jr., became a member of the firm 

 in 1862. 



Smith & Waite, Dry-Goods, Carpets, Oil-Cloths, Mer- 

 chant Tailoring, etc. — This house was established in 1864. 

 They have two fine stores on Market Street, and their busi- 

 ness amounts in the aggl'egate to $60,000 per annum. 



GoFF & KoBTNSON represent a large dry-goods and 

 notion house, organized in October, 1870. Their business 

 amounts to $150,000 annually 



C. R. Maltby & Bro. — This firm is carrying on a 

 very extensive wholesale grocery trade. The house was 

 established in 1867. It is doing an annual business of 

 $300,000. 



E. L. Dickinson & Co. are proprietors of a large 

 bakery and confectionery establishment, successors of Mr. 

 E. B. Smith, who established the business, in 1865. The 

 sales amount to $50,000 a year. 



F. W. Parsons, Successor of J. A. Parsons & Co. — Dry- 

 goods, shawls, boots, and shoes constitute their principal 

 staples. The house was established by J. A. Parsons, in 

 1856, and is doing a business ranging from $70,000 to 

 $100,000 a year. 



0. A. Cary, successor to J. K. Newell, represents a 

 large interest in dry-goods, carpets, etc. The business was 

 established by Newell & Owen, in 1868. The annual sales 

 of this house amount to about $75,000, and it carries 

 $30,000 worth of stock. 



Turbell & Co., wholesale and retail druggists, have a 

 large and prosperous business. Their house was the first 

 established in Corning, by Dr. Wm. Turbell, in 1840, on u 

 small scale, and has grown to its present importance. The 

 sales of this house annually amount to $75,000. 



Pritchard, Sayles & Co., Dealers in Hardware, Stoves, 

 and Tinware. — This firm represent a business aggregating 

 annually about $50,000. The house was established in 

 1867. The present firm have been proprietors since 1868. 

 Mr. Chas. G. Denison is engaged in an extensive 

 business, embracing coal, cement, salt, and pork-packing. 

 A large amount of coal is delivered in the village for 

 family use. The business of this house amounts to not 

 less than $50,000 a year. 



S. C. Campbell, Dry Goods. — This house carries also 

 a large stock of boots and shoes. Mr. Campbell's store is 

 one of the finest in the village, and his annual business 

 amounts to about $60,000. 



Cole & Thomson are among the leading general in- 

 surance agents, and are doing an extensive business. This 

 interest was established by Mr. George Thomson, in 1848. 

 The present proprietors are Chester S. Cole and Col. C. H. 

 Thomson. 



William Walker, also one of the leading business 

 men of the place, is engaged in an extensive insurance 

 business, in addition to the hat, cap, fur, and glove trade, 

 for which he is so extensively and favorably known. 



Baxter & McIntosh, Retail Druggists. — Established in 

 1871, formerly Baxter Brothers. The members of the 

 present firm are D. H. Baxter and James C. Mcintosh. 



W. D. Todd, Hats, Caps, and Gentlemen's Furnishing 

 Goods. — Mr. Todd also owns a half-interest in the mer- 

 chant-tailoring establishment of M. Schenck & Co., located 



