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PRINGLE & ATHERTON
PRINGLE & ATHERTON. In 1867 Pringle & Atherton had two establishments. One was located on Iowa between 2nd and 3rd and the second was on the corner of Iowa and 5th. With $4,000 invested in the company, the firm that year earned $13,000 while employing fourteen. (1)
The 1868 and 1868-69 Guide, Gazetteer and Directory of the Dubuque & Soux (sic) City Railroad stated that this business was located on Iowa between 2nd and 3rd.
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Source:
1. "The Manufacturing Interest," Dubuque Daily Herald, December 15, 1867, p. 4. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jMZCAAAAIBAJ&sjid=casMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3423,6144162&dq=shot+manufacturing+dubuque&hl=en
