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The oldest dealer in lumber and manufacturer of building materials in this city is Mr.
R. H. Mong, whose yards and planing mills
are located at the corner of High and Howard
Sts, where a ground space of about 130x140
feet besides about the same additional space
in adjoining grounds, is occupied, upon which
is erected a two story brick building 40x60
feet and an engine and boiler house 20x24 feet
in dimensions, while the lumber yards have
about 450 feet of shed room. The planing
mill is thoroughly equipped with the best
designs of wood working machinery for
planing, matching, beading, moulding, turning, resawing and scroll sawing, operated by
one 35 horse power engine and boiler. In the
adjacent yards are stored large quantities of
lumber, lath, shingles and building materials
of all sizes and dimensions. Mr. Mong handles annually from 800,000 to 1,000,000 feet of
lumber, and the average stock carried closely
approximates 700,000 feet in the various building materials.
This house was originally established in 1874 by the firm of Mong & Willard,
the present proprietor, assuming the
entire control and management in 1881. Mr.
Mong is a native of Warren County, O, where
he was born in 1821, but has resided in Muncie since 1853 and been engaged in various
mercantile and industrial pursuits. Prior to
embarking in his present enterprise he was
identified with the grocery and also with the
grain trade. He was also engaged in the pork
packing business and later in an iron foundry
and machine shop. Since 1868 he has devoted
his attention exclusively to the lumber trade
and established a lucrative and prosperous
business.
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Manufacturing and Mercantile Resources and Industries of the Principal Places in Wayne, Henry, Delaware and Randolph Counties
A Review of their Manufacturing, Mercantile and General Business Interests, Advantageous Location, &c
Including a Brief Historical and Statistical Sketch of Their Rise and Progress
Resources and Industries of Indiana, Part V
publisher unknown, 1884. |