History of Michigan, / by Charles Moore. [Vol. 3]

HISTORY OF MICHIGAN

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is 44 feet by 72 feet, and made of cement blocks. In December, 1913,
Mr. Maino purchased the interest of Mr. Breitmayer in the business and
has since managed it himself. The Maino Machine Works manufactures
certain essential automobile parts, and in addition does general machine
shop work, its business being large and lucrative.
Mr. Maino is a stockholder in the Jackson Printing Press Company,
a prosperous organization. Religiously he is a member of Saint John's
Roman Catholic Church.
GEORGE T. MAINO. Prominent among the leading manufacturers of
Southern Michigan is George T. Maino, of the firm of McLoughlin &
Maino, which owns and conducts the extensive boiler works and plumbing
establishment located at No. 50I North Jackson street, in the city of
Jackson. Since the death of Dr. McLoughlin, formerly senior member
of the firm, Mr. Maino has had sole charge of the concern, and in its
management has displayed excellent judgment and rare business and
executive ability. A native of Germany, he was born in Bavaria, February 5, 1873, and as a small boy came to this country with his parents,
Carl and Catherine Maino.
Carl Maino immigrated to the United States with his family in 1882,
coming directly to Jackson, Michigan, where he continued a resident until
his death, which occurred in I908. To him and his wife, who still resides
in Jackson, nine children were born, and all are living in Jackson, as
follows: Elizabeth, wife of Peter Breitmayer; Catherine, widow of the
late Frank Ritz; Charles; George T., the special subject of this brief
sketch; Christopher K.; Emma, wife of Peter Ottney; Jacob; Harry; and
Frederick.
A boy of nine years when he came to Jackson, George T. Maino here
completed his early education, attending the public schools and Saint
John's Academy. Leaving school at the age of thirteen years, he learned
the machinist's trade, which he followed for several years in Jackson,
during the time being in the employ of several of the larger and more
prominent firms of the city, among them having been the Holton-Weatherwax foundry, the Sparks-Withington Company, then known as the George
A. McKiel Company; and the Central City Soap Company. Embarking
in business on his own account in 1905, Mr. Maino, in partnership with
John Crowley, established the boiler works on North Jackson street,
becoming junior member of the firm of Crowley & Maino. In 1907
Mr. Maino's father-in-law, the late Dr. Miar McLoughlin, purchased Mr.
Crowley's interest in the business, and the firm name was changed to
McLoughlin & Maino. The Doctor died in I908, but the estate still owns
his interest, and as Mr. Maino is a son-in-law of the Doctor the business
is now all in the family. In addition to operating the boiler works, this
enterprising firm carries on a general plumbing business, including the
installing of steam and hot water fixtures, and does an extensive contracting business in the way of building and erecting steel self-supporting
smoke stacks, the firm's business in this branch of its industry extending
over the whole of Southern Michigan, Northern Indiana and Northern
Ohio, having erected smoke stacks for large plants in various cities of the
three states.
In addition to being a member of the firm of McLoughlin & Maino,
Mr. Maino is really at the head of the concern, and the general manager
of its entire business, which is in a most flourishing condition. He is
likewise a stockholder of the Sparks-Withington Company, of the HallHolmes Manufacturing Company, of the Haehnle Bottling Co., of the
Frost Gear and Machine Co., also the Lewis Spring and Axle Co., all
well-known firms of Jackson.