Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1858, by EDWIN T. FREEDLEY, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, in and for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. PHILADELPHIA: STEREOTYPED BY GEORGE CHARLES. PRINTED BY KING & BAIRD. THE MERCHANTS' EDITION. PUBLISHER'S CARD. E PUBLISHER desires to take advantage of this opportunity, knowledge his obligations to the patrons of this volume, e manufactures of Philadelphia. It has passed through two ns, and a third is called for. He would thank especially Press, which, as stated by the author, is ever foremost in oting whatever concerns the interests of this city. He return thanks also, to the manufacturers generally, and ially to the following firms who were original subscribers ery liberal patrons of this volume. LFRED JENKS & SON. RCHER, WARNER, MISKEY & Co. ALDWIN, M. W. & Co. ORNELIUS & BAKER. "REER & SEARS. ELL, C. J. & BROTHER. ORSTMANN, W. H. & SONS. EWIS, JOHN T. & BROTHERS. And others. e CORN EXCHANGE ASSOCIATION distributed a number of s, and the BOARD OF TRADE a larger number, principally to rs. But, in order to secure a more extensive circulation of work in the South and West, it was proposed to raise a fund abscription, to be applied to this purpose, and the edition. ubscribed for is the present, designated the "Merchants' on." mong the first to respond to this proposition, were two of the manufacturing firms already mentioned-MESSRS. MERRICK ONS and WM. SELLERS & Co. and the well-known firm of RIS & JONES & Co commission merchants in iron steel etc This firm is not elsewhere mentioned in this volume, and justice and truth alike demand that it should be stated, no house in Philadelphia is more zealous in devotion to the interests of the manufacturers of iron, or evidently solicitous to aid whatever commends itself to their judgment as likely to benefit their fellow citizens. The extensive silk house of MORRIS L. HALLOWELL & Co., was the next to contribute to this fund. This firm, it is hardly necessary to say, is distinguished no less for their efforts and expenditures to benefit the city, than for the vastness and richness of their stock in trade, and the excellence of their business appointments, which exalt the commercial reputation of Philadelphia. The old and well-known house of SITER, PRICE & Co., is entitled to like praise. ABBOTT, JOHNES & Co., extensive importers of silks, JAMES, KENT, SANTEE & Co., a first class dry goods jobbing house, MYERS, CLAGHORN & Co., well-known auctioneers, TRUITT, BROTHER & Co., leading jobbers in hardware, were contributors, and are houses that would do honor to any city. JOHN GRIGG, ESQ., ever foremost among the wealthy men of the city in yielding to the dictates of public spirit, was a liberal contributor to the fund. S. J. BESTOR, ESQ., an extensive dealer in Watches and Jewelry and a most enterprising merchant, is also entitled to the thanks of his fellow-citizens for his very liberal contribution in their behalf. He is the more entitled to be thus specially mentioned because his excellent establishment is not elsewhere alluded to in this volume. |