The Industries Of The City Of Rochester PDF Download

Excerpt from The Industries of the City of Rochester: A Résumé of Her Past History and Progress The preparation of The Industries of Rochester has been attended with many unforeseen difficulties not necessary to specify, and consequently the appearance of the work was somewhat delayed - a fact that causes us much regret, as we confidently expected to place it in the hands of subscribers at least a month earlier. We have, however, done the best that was possible under the attending circumstances, and should any disappointment have been experienced by those who have so generously co-operated with the publishers in their effort to produce a volume that in its scope and style would be a credit to the beautiful and progressive city of which it treats, we hope that the explanation above offered will suffice to clear us of any suspicion of intentional tardiness. None save those who have had experience in the elaboration of similar publications can have any conception of the obstacles to be overcome, the prejudices to be dissipated, and the minute attention that must be devoted to details, in order that the result may give - not universal satisfaction, for that is impossible - but the least possible margin for unfriendly criticism. In this superbly printed and handsomely illustrated book we present the fruits of many months hard work in procuring, shaping and polishing such data as seemed to us most valuable and putting the same in attractive form for the perusal of the thousands of people all over this country and Europe to whom the work will be sent as an invitation to participate in the present unrivaled advantages and future magnificent development and prosperity of Rochester. That our effort may result in much advantage, directly and indirectly, to the city and its business interests, we do not permit ourselves for a moment to doubt. We cannot conclude this brief preamble without embracing the opportunity of returning thanks to the many prominent citizens who have aided and encouraged us. Especially are we under obligations to Messrs. H. H. Warner, president; Wm. S. Kimball, Frank S. Upton, and Henry Michaels, vice-presidents; H. B. Hathaway, treasurer; J. Y. McClintock, secretary and the officers of the Chamber of Commerce generally; Sibley, Lindsay & Curr, the Paine Drug Company, Michaels, Stern & Co., Hamilton & Matthews, Smith, Perkins & Co., A. J. Johnson & Co., Hiram Sibley, and other conspicuous firms and individuals representing the business interests of the city. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.