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332 BirSINESS HISTORY OF FOND DU LAC An Early Picture Maker. The best picture gallery in Fond du Lac in 1857 was that of Geo. B. Green, and the best pictures made were called Ambrotypes and Pearltypes. Up to this time we had various changes upon the old Daguerreotypes. O. E. Wilkins, J. W. Taylor and one or two others made these sun pictures, and the photograph did not get its start until i860, and then in crude form. The photograph as we have it now, has been a growth. A vast number of changes have come and gone, as well as of operators in the business. Early Day Waterworks. Our present waterworks dating from 1885, were not the first pro¬ posed for the city of Fond du Lac. As early as 1850 a company was formed to lay a pipe line from the spring on the then Phillips farm, to the city, but it was found that the line would be useless in winter from freezing, or the pipe would have to be laid so deep as to be ex¬ pensive, and nothing further came of it. And about that time the discovery of the artesian wells was made, by which abundance of clean water could be had at 80 to 120 feet and there was need of nothing more. When Judge David Taylor was on the bench of the circuit court for this county, he had a peculiar abhorrence of trivial cases, and many a time prevailed upon parties to settle them without trial. The attorneys were sometimes displeased, but he cared little for that. The names of Reuben Simmons, F. D. McCarty and his father, Francis McCarty, Joseph Stow and some others, were often linked together in early day building operations. Many early day structures as far back as 1841, were erected by them, here and in Taycheedah. The remains of a few may yet be seen, but they are becoming very scarce. In a little while none will remain. Edward Pier used to say at tUe time our money was very poor and bank discounts very high, that no business man could pay twelve to twenty per cent for money. When asked how those with money and the banks could secure interest, his reply was, they can better afford to go without it than the business man can afford to go to the wall. Who will say that Edward Pier's head was not level?
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Title | Incidents and Anecdotes of Early Days and History of Business in the City and County of Fond Du Lac From Early Times to the Present, Personal Reminiscences, Remarkable Events, Election Results, Military History, Etc. |
Title of work | Incidents and Anecdotes of Early Days and History of Business in the City and County of Fond Du Lac From Early Times to the Present, Personal Reminiscences, Remarkable Events, Election Results, Military History, Etc. |
Short title | Incidents and Anecdotes of Early Days and History of Business in the City and County of Fond Du Lac From Early Times to the Present, Personal Reminiscences, Remarkable Events, Election Results, Military History, Etc. |
Author | Glaze, A. T. |
Description | This 1905 history of the city of Fond du Lac and Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, discusses business and industry, the legal and medical professions, military history, elections, and pioneers and prominent citizens of the county. |
Place of Publication (Original) | Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin |
Publisher (Original) | P.B. Haber Printing Company |
Publication Date (Original) | 1905 |
Language | English |
Format-Digital | xml |
Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Publication Date-Electronic | 2008 |
Identifier-Digital | Fond1905000 |
State | Wisconsin; |
County | Fond du Lac County; |
Decade | 1840-1849; 1850-1859; 1860-1869; 1870-1879; 1880-1889; 1890-1899; 1900-1909; |
Type | Text |
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Title | 332 |
Page Number | 332 |
Title of work | Incidents and Anecdotes of Early Days and History of Business in the City and County of Fond Du Lac From Early Times to the Present, Personal Reminiscences, Remarkable Events, Election Results, Military History, Etc. |
Author | Glaze, A. T. |
Publication Date (Original) | 1905 |
Format-Digital | jpeg |
Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Publication Date-Electronic | 2008 |
Identifier-Digital | Fond1905334 |
Full Text | 332 BirSINESS HISTORY OF FOND DU LAC An Early Picture Maker. The best picture gallery in Fond du Lac in 1857 was that of Geo. B. Green, and the best pictures made were called Ambrotypes and Pearltypes. Up to this time we had various changes upon the old Daguerreotypes. O. E. Wilkins, J. W. Taylor and one or two others made these sun pictures, and the photograph did not get its start until i860, and then in crude form. The photograph as we have it now, has been a growth. A vast number of changes have come and gone, as well as of operators in the business. Early Day Waterworks. Our present waterworks dating from 1885, were not the first pro¬ posed for the city of Fond du Lac. As early as 1850 a company was formed to lay a pipe line from the spring on the then Phillips farm, to the city, but it was found that the line would be useless in winter from freezing, or the pipe would have to be laid so deep as to be ex¬ pensive, and nothing further came of it. And about that time the discovery of the artesian wells was made, by which abundance of clean water could be had at 80 to 120 feet and there was need of nothing more. When Judge David Taylor was on the bench of the circuit court for this county, he had a peculiar abhorrence of trivial cases, and many a time prevailed upon parties to settle them without trial. The attorneys were sometimes displeased, but he cared little for that. The names of Reuben Simmons, F. D. McCarty and his father, Francis McCarty, Joseph Stow and some others, were often linked together in early day building operations. Many early day structures as far back as 1841, were erected by them, here and in Taycheedah. The remains of a few may yet be seen, but they are becoming very scarce. In a little while none will remain. Edward Pier used to say at tUe time our money was very poor and bank discounts very high, that no business man could pay twelve to twenty per cent for money. When asked how those with money and the banks could secure interest, his reply was, they can better afford to go without it than the business man can afford to go to the wall. Who will say that Edward Pier's head was not level? |
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