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CITY OF EAST SAGINAW.

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of wheat, and 14,000 bushels of corn, the value of the aggregate
product exceeding $80,000. The mill was supplied with four run
of stone and powertul machinery; it was located at the corner of
Water and Carroll streets.
Wilcox's steam flouring mill was principally devoted to custom
work, with an annual capacity of 20,000 bushels. This concern
stood on Water street, inear the Emerson ferry landing.
Warner, Eastman & Co. operated an extensive foundry and
machine shop, and Geo. W. Merrill another equally extensive shop.
Among the blacksmiths were Frederick KIoehler, Berdsall &
Bros., I. E. Godley, A. I. Mershon & Co., Hosea Pratt, James
Lewis, operated planing mills; E. Feige, J. A. Large, IH. Slhwartz
and Casper Braden were manutacturers of furniture; C. M. Curtis,
Geo. Schranem and B.B. Buckshout were engaged in the hardware
trade; C. B. Jones, J. S. Estabroik, -I. Shaw, Robert Pierson,
Henry Woodruff, dealt in lumber, staves and shingles; 0. L.
Glover, Hall & Loomis, Ward Fox, H. Marks. A. Eaton, M. L. Gage,
A. Ferguson,Sol.Lathrop and Fred N. Bridgman carried on extensive
business houses; the drug trade was represented by Dr. J. K.
Penney and Hess Bros.; the grocery and provision trade by Curtis
& Bliss, W. P. Patrick, J. S. Webber, J. A. Whittier, Peter Hiller,
Jacob Schoen, J. Greener, M. Minick, Sanborn & Tucker, Brown
& Mumford; the dry-goods trade by Copeland & Bartow, John
Derby, Franklin Copeland, William Weekes; the millinery business by Mrs. Morrison; the medical profession was well represented
by Drs. G. A. Lathrop, J. K. Penney, A. Bryce, Dr. Curtis and C.
T. Disbrowe; the lawyers of the village were W. L. Webber, D. W.
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C. Gage, -- Wheeler,'J. L. T. Fox, W. J. Loveland.
W. L. P. Little carried on an extensive banking business, as well as
agreat wholesale and retail store. The United States land office
was then in charge of W. L. P. Little, receiver, and Moses B. Hess,
register.
Perry Joslin published the Saginaw Enterprise. D. A. Pettibone and G. G. Hess were surveyors and tax agents at the time.
'Capt. Marvin Smith conducted a ship yard. Emerson's steam ferry
formed the principal bridge to the western bank of the river; the
steamers "Traffic," "Alida," "Comet," "Coaster," "Magnet"' and
"Odd Fellow" plied upon the river; the barques "Sunshine," "Jesse
Hoyt," "Star-light" and "Quickstep" were built there, and appeared
at the docks at intervals. These boats,together with the steam dredge
and scows, were well known to the settlers of the village, and, even
after its erection into a city, continued to lend an air of business to
the place. The Union school and three ward schools were in operation. Three churches existed at that time.
There were five fire companies, a military company, the East
Saginaw Sax Horn Band Company and the Turner Society.
The hotels comprised the Kirby House, on the corner of Washington and Genesee streets, by John Godley; the Farmers' Exchange, by W. Wisner, on Genesee -and Washington, opposite tho