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[[Image:KCPM.jpg|left|thumb|350px|Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]KEY CITY PLANING COMPANY.  In 1875 [[LOETSCHER, Christian|Christian LOETSCHER]], a twenty-five-year-old Swiss immigrant, opened a mill working business from a 16- by 20-foot second floor space leased from the Key City Mill. In 1876 Loetscher formed a partnership with A. B. Carlin and J. Rickard. The company, renamed Clark, Rickard and Company, bought the Key City Planing Mill and remained a small millwork factory.
[[Image:KCPM.jpg|left|thumb|350px|Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]KEY CITY PLANING COMPANY.  In 1875 [[LOETSCHER, Christian|Christian LOETSCHER]], a twenty-five-year-old Swiss immigrant, opened a mill operating the business from a 16- by 20-foot second floor space leased from the Key City Mill. In 1876 Loetscher formed a partnership with A. B. Carlin and J. Rickard. The company, renamed Clark, Rickard and Company, bought [[CLARK AND SCOTT]] and remained a small millwork factory.


[[FARLEY, Jesse P.|Jesse P. FARLEY]] became the principal partner in the company in 1879 by investing $75,000 in a three-story building at Eighth and Jackson [[STREETS]].  The company became the [[FARLEY AND LOETSCHER MANUFACTURING COMPANY]].
[[FARLEY, Jesse P.|Jesse P. FARLEY]] became the principal partner in the company in 1879 by investing $75,000 in a three-story building at Eighth and Jackson [[STREETS]].  The company eventually became the [[FARLEY AND LOETSCHER MANUFACTURING COMPANY]].


[[Category: Lumber Company]]
[[Category: Lumber Company]]

Revision as of 18:49, 15 November 2015

Photo courtesy: Bob Reding

KEY CITY PLANING COMPANY. In 1875 Christian LOETSCHER, a twenty-five-year-old Swiss immigrant, opened a mill operating the business from a 16- by 20-foot second floor space leased from the Key City Mill. In 1876 Loetscher formed a partnership with A. B. Carlin and J. Rickard. The company, renamed Clark, Rickard and Company, bought CLARK AND SCOTT and remained a small millwork factory.

Jesse P. FARLEY became the principal partner in the company in 1879 by investing $75,000 in a three-story building at Eighth and Jackson STREETS. The company eventually became the FARLEY AND LOETSCHER MANUFACTURING COMPANY.