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Henry Poor
| Firmenname | Henry Poor |
| Ortssitz | Boston (Mass.) |
| Art des Unternehmens | Lederfabrik |
| Anmerkungen | - |
| Quellenangaben | [Bishop: History of American manufacturers 1 (1868) 679] |
| Zeit |
Ereignis |
| 16.01.1799 |
Geburt von Henry Poor als sohn von Joseph Poor in Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts |
| 1814 |
Beginn einer Lehre in der Gerberei des Vaters |
| 1830 |
Beginn der Tätigkeit im Häute-Handel |
| 1845 |
Gründung einer eigenen Häute-Handlung in Boston in Verbindung mit seinem Son Eben S. Poor und Alexander Moseley unter der Firma "Moseley, Poor & Co." |
| 1851 |
Moseley scheidet aus "Moseley, Poor & Co." aus , und die Firma wird "Henry Poor & Son". |
| 1866 |
Errichtung von drei Lederlagern in der Congress Street, Boston, eines davon an der Ecke Williams Street |
| ZEIT | 1868 |
| THEMA | Firmenbeschreibung |
| TEXT | Is one of the eminent leather manufacturers of New England whose birth antedates the beginning of the present century. He was born in the town of Danvers, Essex county, Massachusetts, January 16, 1799. Both his father and grandfather were surnamed Joseph, and were prominent tanners in their day, and though the family have been engaged one hundred years in the same pursuit, no one of them ever failed to meet his commercial obligations at maturity. Henry Poor was instructed in the business of preparing leather in his father's tannery, where he commenced his apprenticeship in 1814, when he was fifteen years of age. He was thus employed until 1830, when he embarked in the hide trade in a limited way, and not long after became connected with Mr. Abel Proctor, of Danvers, with whom he was associated for several years. In 1845 he established himself in Boston in the hide and leather business in association with his son Eben S. Poor, and Alexander Moseley, under the firm style of Moseley, Poor & Co. This copartnership continued until 1851, when Mr. Moseley retired, and the now well known name of Henry Poor & Son became the style of the firm. Since then, two other sons have been admitted into the copartnership, and recently a grandson, presenting the anomaly in American mercantile life of a business being prosecuted continuously and successfully by one family through five successive generations. Mr. Poor formerly confined his business almost exclusively to the production of Upper Leather but since the establishment of the present firm they have entered largely into the manufacture of Sole Leather, which now constitutes the principal part of their business. They now own and operate three Sole Leather tanneries, besides others which they stock by contract. Their tannery in Winn, Maine, owned by them in connection with Shaw, Kingman & Co., is one of the largest in America. Tne main building is seven hundred feet long, with a leach house one hundred and twenty-five feet in length, and scrubbing rooms about sixty feet. It contains three hundred and thirty large pits, and its machinery is propelled by a steam engine about one hundred horse power. The tannery is easily capable of tanning fifty thousand hides in a year. Their other tanneries are in Saratoga county, in the State of New York. These are provided with many of the modern improvements, and are operated by both steam and water power. This firm also supply some tanneries in Salem and South Danvers, with upper leather hides, the trade in which is still a prominent part of their business. During the year 1866, they erected three leather stores in Congress street, Boston, one of which, on the corner of Williams street, now occupied by them, is one of the largest and most convenient stores in the city. Mr. Poor is a highly influential member of the trade, and has at various times filled prominent positions of trust and honor, conferred upon him by his fellow citizens. He has held a seat both in the Senate and House of Eepresentatives of the State, and throughout a long life has secured and maintained the respect and confidence of all who know him. |
| QUELLE | [Bishop: History of American manufacturers 1 (1868) 679] |
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