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FRITH RENDERING WORKS
FRITH RENDERING WORKS. The Frith Rendering Works (also known as the Frith Fertilizer Works) was established at EAGLE POINT in 1859 by E. E. Frith. In 1960 it had been in operation at the same site for 101 years.
In 1960 a branch plant was operated in Green, Iowa. Representatives of the company were located in Monticello, Maquoketa, Dumont, Iowa Falls, Charles City, Dyersville, Clear Lake, and Waterloo, Iowa. Others were located in Cuba City and Bloomington, Wisconsin. (1)
The 1916-1917 White's Dubuque County Directory listed north of the city as the address.
The 1953 and 1962 city directory listed Sageville Road R. 1 as the address for Frith Rendering Service.
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Source:
"Frith Rendering Company Established Here in 1859," (advertisement) Telegraph Herald, July 25, 1960, p. 8