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(3 S'jri FEB 19S8 wgtttp, him III inois prairie has Sparsely populated in 1818, the blossomed from the efforts of the pioneer farmers and those businesses and agencies which developed to In its 150th year, Illinois is the number one agricultural and industrial product exporter of the United States. Central Illinois, home to the self-sustaining, family farms of Lincoln's day, today also accommodates international industrial complexes. serve them. Success, in those days of hand-, horse-end water-power, was based on hard work and vision in that order. It remains so today.

Decatur, Illinois, Sunday, February 4, 1968 ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL 1800 E. Lakeshore Drive Decatur, Illinois DEMOULIN BROTHERS AND CO. 1000 South Fourth Street Greenville. Illinois Bl 46 1846 Tht Moor Agency Connecticut Mutual Life Ins.

Co, 101-103 Decatur Club Blag. Decatur, III. First president was E. A. Bulkeley.

Its first agency for Decatur and Central Illinois was known as the Dillehunt-Free-mon Agency and was established in the early 1930 s. Present Management of ED. DROBISCH CO. 363 S. Main, Suite 180 Decatur, III.

November 1904 while In the grocery business on West Wood Street across the street from the Old Wood Street School. (now the Mary W. French School) Edward F. Drobisch began dealing In sell- ond trading of farm land, ouying, city lots and building a tew homes. After World War I Edward C.

Drobisch, son of Edward F. Drobisch, oined father in the real estate business not until both of them hod tried running their separate real estate of November of 1878 three Hospital Sis ters of the Third Order of St. Francis came to Decatur to establish a hospital. A small, rented, frame house on the corner of Wood ond Webster Streets with capacity of six beds became Decatur's first Hospital, St. Mary's.

The first new structure was erected In 1891. Between 1907 and 1937, three major additions were made, until In 1958, when ground was broken for a complete new structure on the present site. In 1968 as In 1878, at St. Mary's personalized care of the patient is motivated by a spirit of love love for a personal God and love of neighbor. B8 78 BROWN SHOE COMPANY 8300 Maryland Avenue St.

Louis, Mo. Brown Shoe Company was founded by George warren Brown, a. i. Bryan ana J. B.

Desnoyers. The present management of the firm is Monte E. Shomok-er. Chairman of the Board President; W. L.

H. Griffin, Executive Vice President; W. F. Barber, Executive Vice President; T. R.

Volenetz, Vice Presi dent In charge of Manufacturing. Brown one of the nation's largest manufacturers of men's, women's and children's shoes, has more than 22,000 employees and 40 factories. Among the company's plants in seven Midwestern states and Canada are Illinois factories located at Murphy sboro, Mattoon, Charleston, Salem, Sullivan and Pittsfleld. 1881 UNITED STATES POST OFFICE Dieterich, Illinois Roster of Postmasters Appointed Michoel Dieterich March 28, 1881 Joseph C. Chapman December 6, 1881 David W.

Richards July 17, 1882 Nelson Field Moy 29, 1885 James Beard May 25, 1889 Friedrich W. Busse Nov. 18, 1891 George W. Wright March 30, 1893 John P. Wendt Apr.

16, 1897 Henry M. Fritscher May 3, 1905 Ardelia M. Field July 27, 1914 Mrs. Mary J. Clogg May 31, 1934 Robert Graham Sept.

1, 1939 Leland Adams October 1, 1945 Gerald Hardiek May 15, 1950 Harold H. Westendorf April 23, 1964 This Post Office serves 2000 patrons. fices, the resulting confusion caused the merge of the two offices. This meroer resulted In a strong building ond selling combination with Edward F. Drobisch handling the construction supervision ond dward Drobisch hand I inq the selling.

They set up their own financing with cooperation of the local banks where they were able to offer financing i for as little as 15 to 20 pet. down in. those days they id not have govern- ment financing as Gl FHA guaranteed loans. In 1929 they built ond sold over homes in Decatur, most of them were located in John A. Brown's Summit Place Addition (N.

Walnut Grove, 900 1 blocks of Waggoner, Center and Division. Streets). Ed F. Drobisch died in 1944. 1946 Edward C.

Drobisch Jr. upon re- turning from the Naval Service and World War II discharged os Lt jo-nrd his father in the business, the name was' Drobisch Realty Co. They have special-, ized in real estate broker oge of resi- dential, forms and commercial. They have cooperated with many of Decatur's Leading Builders and they hove been their Realtor representative as Ed. Dro- bisch Co.

feel that selling Is their business ond buitdlno should be left to the professional builder. Edward Dro bisch died in 1957. May 1964 David M. Drobisch become associated with Ed. Drobisch Co as Salesman and secured his broker's license in November 1966.

David M. Dro-. bisch has completed a 3 year course in the Real Estate Institute courses held each year in December and has received his GRI designator in December, 1966. Also Loren Beol, Ed. Drobisch Co farm broker, completed his GRI In De-.

cember of 1967. Several soles personnel have completed at least one course ot the real estate Institute. June 1966 Ed. Drobisch Co entered the commercial manooement field when they were appointed leasing and moo oaement oqent for the Decotur Professional Building and they moved into their new offices In the building in November 1966. The building Is now more than 80 pet.

leased ond has 34 tenants In Doctors, Dentists, Lawyers, Insurance Agents, CPAs, beauty shop, men's hair stylists ond various other businesses. Ed. Drobisch Co become a corporation on November 1, 1967 and It has seven sales counselors and a farm broker. Edward C. Drobisch, Jr.

is now President ond David M. Drobisch Is the Vic President. 89 05 1905 OLIVER CORPORATION 604 South Lodge St. Shelbyville, III. Established 1905 os ShelbyviMe Machine Company manufacturing railway ond mine track tools, purchased by Richard- son Tollman In 1917.

In 1921 moved Ann Arbor Boler manufacture to Shelbyville. Developed World's first Plck-Up Hay Baler In 1930. Acquired by Oliver Corporation in 1943- Now manufactures farm equipment consisting of Balers, Rakes, Grain Drills, Mowers, Fooge Harvesters, Spreaders, Corn and Cotton harvesting equipment. In I960 become a subsidiary of White Motor Corporation, Cleveland. Executive Offices ore In Chicogo.

Present employment, 700 peo- i pie. The present management of the firm consists of: F. L. Wilson, Plant Manager; J. I Go lemon, Monufactur-' ing Manoger; R.

A. Finch, Controller; J. H. Heinlefn, Chief Engineer; R. B.

Phillips, Chief Industrial Engineer; C. W. Lloyd, Sates Manager; R. C. Sylvester, Personnel Manoger; H.

Fralley, Purchasing Agent; and E. W. Mueller, Production Control Monoger. B9 1907 FEDERAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY 2001 East Mound Rood Decotur, Illinois Federal Mutual Insurance Company hod its beginning 1907 as the Federal Mutual Fire Insurance Com pony of Boston. In 1928 It became part of the Kemper Insurance Group which was founded by James S.

Kemper In 191Z In 1946 the Kemper Group organized A me I con A Farmers Mutual Insurance Company, ond moved the company to Decatur In 1951. In 1958 American Formers was merged with Federal Mutual under the name of Federal Mutual Insurance Company, maintaining executive office In Decatur. The company writes all I'nes of property and casualty Insuronce. Its growth is evidenced by Its 1907 net sales ot 24, is in comparison to airect suies of $19,874,000 for the first nine months of 1967. Recently moved Into a new modem $2000,000 office In Decotur, located on on 80 acre tract of ground the Northeastern port of the cfty.

Employes 350 people In the Decatur office, with an additional 100 field employees, ond approximately 1500 agents In 22 states ond the Dlst. of Columbia, Present management of the Firm is James S. Kemper, Chairman; Bernard ah I mono. President; Robert LA Young, Executive Vice President. B9 07 1901 MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY Decatur, Illinois Millikin University was founded by James AniiiiKin in ivoi.

The present manage ment ot the firm consists of A Board of Trustees. Dr. William Requarth, De catur physician ana surgeon, is current ly chairman; Dr. Paul L. McKay is Million's president.

Millikin is private, coeducational University with historic ties to the United Presbyterian Church. Today there are 1,350 students taking unaergroauate work in a college ot Arts ond Sciences, School of Business rnd Industrial Management, ond School of Music There is also some groduate work In music education. There are 14 major buildings, including five dormi- tories, on the 40-acre campus. Five have been odded since 1960 under the leadership of Dr. Paul McKay, Million's eighth president.

New tme arts ond physical education facilities are planned for the near future. Millikin first opened tor classes In September 1903; the University has been accredited by the North Central Association since 1914. Millikin has an Evening School and Summer Session, both of which attract many area residents. The undergraduate body comes from nearly 30 states ond o.number of foreign countries. Frank Torrence was mode the first Supt.

ot me uecoTur parKS in ivui, a position he held until his death In 1928. Millikin University was incorporated In I vol ond Dr. A. k. Taylor assumed his position as President.

Oakland Park was selected as the site. B9 01 HAINES ESSICK CO. 122 E. William St. Decatur, III.

The Haines Essick Co. was founded In 1901 by Harry Haines ond W. R. Essick. The store has hod a record of continuous growth.

Originally located at 120 East Prairie, It moved to 217 North Water In May, 1908. In 1914, the Chodat Book Store was purchased ond odded to the art and sporting goods stock. The next move was to 138 East William In May, 1927. Since that time the store has continually enlarged and now occu pies tromoge on porn tast wiiiiam ana North Main Streets. Since moving to Its present location new departments have been added, including a year around toy and hobby store, office supplies, gift shop and Green Thumb Shop.

It Is known os the store "In the heart of Downtown V. W. High Is now the President of Haines Essick Co. ond E. Moore Is the Vice President.

1901 The Goodman Band appeared at the Inauguration of President Mc Kin-ley. Nine men organized the Goodman Band in Decatur Sept. 19, 1857. It is thought to be the oldest band In the U.S., now being the Municipal Band. B9 01 EISNER FOOD STORES Div.

of Jewel Companies, Inc. 301 E. Wilbur Heights Rd. Champaign, III. Eisner Food Stores, was founded by Al bert Eisner tn ivui.

ine present manoger of the firm is Jo Armstrong, Presi dent of Eisner Food stores, Div. The Eisner tradition of serving the community with Integrity and foresight began in 190), the year Albert tisner tounaed the Eisner Whoiesole Grocery Co. This initial venture soon expanded to Include the Eisner Piggly Wiggly Stores in Western Indiana and all of Illinois. Then, In 1958, Albert Eisner, Jr. foresaw the nc for merging with a larger company to better compete with national chains, ond consequently the company Is now known os the Eisner Food Stores, a division of Jewel Companies, Inc.

The Eisner traditions have been maintained Intact from the days of the one-woman bakery, to two large modern bakeries; from payroll of 4 men and 1 horse to one of well over 1700 Eisner People; ond from 1 trusty livery wagon to 91 vehicles of transportation. William Jennings Bryan appeared ot a Chautauqua in Decatur in ivui. Me was bom in Salem, III. in 1860. In 1902 William H.

Fudge, Decatur's first balloonist came close to death aunng a performance near Areola 1903 WABASH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 360 E. Grand Ave. Decotur, III. The Wabash Employes' Hospital, found ed by the wobasn (employes Hospital Association, opened with 45 beds, at the corner of Herkimer (now Grand Ave.) ond Warren Streets, on October 7, 1903. An odd it ion of 40 private rooms was completed In November 1925.

The hospital operated exclusively for the care of employees of Wabash Rail rood until September 1965 when tt become a general public hospital. At that time the name was changed to Wabash Memorial Hospital. A new third floor addition, containing modem surgical suite, was completed in June 1967. The hospital now has 68 general hospital beds ond 9 long term care beds. It Is owned by the Wabash Memorial Hospital Association and governed by a Board of Managers consisting of labor and management representatives of the Norfolk Western Railway Company.

1903 The Board of Supervisors sold Fair- view Park to the city of Decotur for $8-000. The Illinois Traction System was founded bv a William B. McKfnlev In 1903 and Decatur's first Interurbon cars went to! i Clinton Jon. 1, 1905, to Rl vert on later In 1905, os far as Bloomington on July 4, 1906, to Bement on June 17, 1907 ond through to Champaign by the end of 1907. In Inq the his but 50 In In a In 1873 CHAMBERS, BERING, QUINLAN CO.

700 North Jasper Decatur, III. In 1872 the Company started as a partnership; In 1882 it was incorporated with Mr. Chambers, Mr. Bering and Mr. Quintan holding outstanding shares of stock.

The company originally mode cg-ricultural implements, pioneer inq In i check row corn planters, side delivery hay rakes and end gate seeders. In 1914 fittings tor the steel drum business were manufactured, inclining gray iron plugs and faucets. Buildings for a gray iron foundry were erected in 1922 and since has supplied castings for automotive equipment, small machines and wood working tools, pumps, valves. Industrial sewing machines and appliances. Zinc die casting was introduced in the com pony's manufacturing line to make drum plugs beginning in 1925.

A year later drop forging operations began and since have produced steel drum flanges, tank fittings, valve retainers, tool mining bits and forgings for specialized equipment. The present management of the firm consists of: Horace L. Bering, President; Dale W. Minick, Executive Vice Milo R. Burnell, Vice Presi-ent; Paul L.

Davis, Secretary-Treasurer; John H. Browning, Assistant Sec-Treas. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DECATUR 130 N. Water Street Decatur, 111. The forerunner of The First National Bank of Decatur was the Peddecord and Burrows Bank founded by J.

J. Pedde cord ond L. Burrows in a store at East Main Street in 1852. In 1912, the then called L. Burrows Co.

Bank merged with The National Bank of De catur, which was established December 26, 1873. The present bank building, erected in 1913-14, stands on the last site of the Peddecord and Burrows business. The bank was originally chartered as The Decatur National Bank, re-chartered in 1893 as The National Bank of De catur. The name was chonqed to The First National Bank of Decatur In June ot 1966. Total deposits as ot December 30, iw were lust under $40,000,000.00.

L. H. Geb- hart is chairman ot the board ana jonn W. Luttrell is president. B8 77 BACHRACHS 100 Merchant St.

Decatur, Illinois Bachrachs was founded by Henry Bach-rach. The present management Includes the grandson of the founder, Henry Bachroch; Stanley Tugqle, General Man- aaer; Don Bolyord, Manager of Brett-wood Store; Bernard Bennett, Manager of Bloomington Store. The business began at the location where Millikin Bank is now, 100 N. Water St. In 1880 they moved to the 100 Merchant St.

location. Present 4 story building built In 1910 and all 4 floors occupied for men's and boy's wear In 1949. Opened second store In Brettwood In Feb. 1965. Opened third store Feb.

1967 in Bloominqton. Now employing approximately 60 people. 1878 HERALD AND REVIEW 365 N. Main St. Decatur, Illinois Decatur newspaper history starts with the first edition of the Decatur Weekly Gazette on June 25, 1851.

The Review and the Herald have Important roles in this history. The Review ancestry goes track to 1872 and the Herald 1879. The Review became a daily In 1878 and the Herald In 1880. It is from these dates that anniversaries on the mastheads are numbered. The Review as a daily im-merged from several predecessor pop-ers and consolidations.

The Review was started as a weekly paper In April, 1872, by Rev. Alfred F. Wuensch. In 1874, the paper was leased to John Lindsay, fath er of Frank Lindsay now Chairman of the Board of Llndsay-Schaub Newspap ers. S.

S. Jack bought the Review In 1880 and added type and new presses. The Review Publishing Company was formed in 1887 by several stockholders. In 1888, John P. Drennan and Jerry Donahue of Roodhouse, bought into the company.

Mr. H. C. Schaub came along to look at the plant ond remained as reporter. He become a stockholder and then president of the company In 1891, and remained president until his death in 1947.

It moved into this building In 1895. Eventually, the Review combined with the Republican. In 1899 ft ceased morning publication ond began to oubiish every afternoon ana sunoay. The Decatur Herald began as a weekly when N. Walls started the Saturday Herald In Decatur In 1879.

After several changes of management. It consolidated with the DesDOtch in isvo as the Memia- DesDOtch. In the meantime, John Lind say hod published the Labor Bulletin starting In 1885 In the basement room of the corner of South Pork ond State Streets. The name was changed to the News which he published until his death In 1899. The Herald-Despatch then took over the News ond changed the name of all of them back to The Heraia.

iwr. Frank Lindsay bought Into The Herald In 1912. He was general manoger until he become president when the new cor- do rat on was formed in 1720. bepiemoer, 1931, the Herald and Review consolidated as the Decatur Newspapers Incor porated. That name was changed to Llndsay-Schaub Newspapers In T952.

The early history of Decatur's newspapers is fascinating. There are many well-known family names connected with It. More Information about this will be found In Mabel Richmond's Centennial History of Decotur and Macon County, The present manooement of the Heraia and Review consists of Kelso General Manoger; Robert E. Hartley, Editor; William L. Zeoman, Advertising Manoger; James R.

McMillan, Circulo- tion Manager; James L. Winchester, Production Manager; Bnerly, Office Manager. ond Jerry D. In COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. 72 W.

Adams St. Chicago, III. Commonwealth Edison Co. was founded in Chicogo as the Chtcogo Edison Com pany in April, 1887, present managers of the firm Is J. Harris Ward, Chairman and Thomas G.

Ayers, President. The owner and operator of Kincaid mine-mouth electric generating station near Taylorville, Commonwealth Edison Company, is one of the nation's largest investor-owned power companies. The company today supplies electricity to almost 2j million customers ond an estimated population of 7Vi million, principally In northern Illinois. Kincaid is the newest of Edison's 15 generating stations. It was placed In service In June, 1967 when its first unit went on line.

A second unit of the same size is scheduled for service in May, 1968. The station Is supplied with coal from the nation's largest deep mine, located about one mile from the plant. Lake Kincaid, a man-made reservoir that covers four square miles and averoqes 13 feet in depth, provides cooling water for the station's steam condensers. F. E.

Mauffer Is the station superintendent. heading an operating staff ot about 140 employes. B8 87 1887 T. A. FOLEY LUMBER INC Box 336 Paris, III.

T. A. Foley Lumber Inc. was founded iw T. A.

Folev (father of A. P. O. ond grandfather ot P. S.

T. A. ID in 1887. The present manoger of the firm is A. Foley, pnmp u.

r-wey, PhlllD S. FoleV.MUl S-pt Thnmm a Folev II. Yard Supt. Foley Lumber Co. began operating a circie sawmill In W.

Paris In 1887. Moved to present location In S. Paris In 1909, installing bandmill. Shortly thereafter planing mill and dry kiln facilities were added. During first world war specialized in walnut airplane and gun stocks ond heavy oak for artillery caissons.

Soon after war's end we began concentrating on "Lumber for Schools" vocational training. Today this represents forty per cent of our volume. Other outlets are furniture factories, flooring plants, hobby shops. We manufacture native hardwoods, predominately oak. Also distribute mahogany, southern and western woods, plywood and dowels.

B8 90 1890 INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS Scranton, Pa. Herbert Sutton. Box 188, Decatur, Illinois Is the District Manager serving this area. Founded by T. J.

Foster in 1800, ICS is comprised ot 12 Individually staffed schools offering over 250 tob related courses. Almost 8 million students have enrolled to further or to supple ment their education. All administrative staff members, instructors, researchers ond authors of texts and tests meet rl aid academic standards. Business and indmtrv. as well os Individual students, avail themselves of ICS service through the local representative.

B8 90 DECATUR TRUNK FACTORY 308 N. Water St. Decatur, 111. The Decatur Trunk Factory was founded by W. R.

Moore on March 2, ibvo. it started on the corner of William Wo-1 ter, where Carson's Jewelry is now. It moved Into the present location In 1907. i W. R.

Moore sold to M. J. Lowry in 1913; M. J. Lowry sold to S.

M. Meece In 1958. The store manufactured trunks, luggage, mattresses boxes until 1907. Then lust trunks, luqgoqe end special cases until 1924. Then trunk luggaqe manufocturlno was dropped we continued on with special cosss repairs until about 1940, when all special work was drooped.

Now, the store Is almost strictly retail, but very personal specialists In their line of merchandise. Mr. S. M. Meece Is the present manager.

THE CITIZEN'S NATIONAL BANK 236 North Water Decotur, III. The Citizen's National Bank was founded In June, 1891 by J. R. Gorln, President J. A.

Dawson, Cashier. The bank's first "statement ot condition" in 1891 showed capital of $100,000, no surplus, ond profits and reserves of SI ,183. Deposits In 1891 totaled amount $136,000. Currently capital is $1 million, surplus $2 million, profits and reserves $2,943,745 and deposits over $65 million. William Barnes III is now chairman ana tresi- B8 91 BOONE ADD ELL LUMBER CO.

480 Lewis St. I antic Illinois The firm was founded by N. A. Boone In 1891. Emmett E.

Wadded become man oaer in 1919. The entire yard burned in 1905 but was Immediately rebuilt at present location ot 480 Lewis ion- tic, III. James K. Waddeil assumed man agership In 1949 ond has expanded to include on building materials, nome cor st ruction and contracting services James K. Waddeil Is the present owner.

In PPG INDUSTRIES (Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company) One Gateway Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company was founded In August, 1883. The present manoaement of the firm Is Robinson F. barker. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; Joseph A. Neubauer, Pres ident ond Chief Operating Officer; Robert M.

Hainsfurther, Vice President and General Manager, Glass Division; John B. White, Vice President, Production, Glass Division. The first of PPG's manu facturing operations was a plate glass plant at creighton, near Pittsburgh, Pa. With this plant, PPG became America's first commercially successful plate glass producer, and began a continuing and successful course of expansion and diver sification. The Company entered the sheet glass business In 1908 and became the first U.S.

producer loot glass in 1964. Today, it is the leading U.S. producer of sheet gloss and Its tamed Penn-vernon process has been licensed to other glassmakers around the world. The Gloss Division today operates 14 manufacturing and fabricating plants In the United States Including the Mount Zlon plant which went into operation In 1959. Entry Into the Industrial chemical field was made tn 1900 and today the Chemical Division operates seven chemical complexes and three cement plants.

The Coatings and Resins Division, established in 1896, operates 14 plants which produce trode. Industrial and automobile coatings, synthetic resins, brushes ond odhesives. Newest of PPG operating units Is the Fiber Glass Division, formed in 1952. Today the Division has three plants. DAVID SUPPLY COMPANY 540 East Cerro Gordo Decatur, III.

The business was first established as hardware store in Sullivan, III. by Lewie David. Sheet metal and heating shop was developed in 1890. Joe David be came associated with his father in 1950 upon graduation from the of I. In 1953, the company became two corpora-1 tions Engineered Heat Company as a heating and sheet metal contractor and the Lewie David Co.

as a whoiesole distributor of heating and sheet metal sup-! plies. Engineered Heat Co. was sold out in 1957 and In 1958 a branch warehouse was opened In Champclgn. In 1960 the firm moved from Sullivan to Decatur locating first on Industry Court. The Champaign operation was moved to a new warehouse In Urbana In 1964 end In 1965 the Decatur office and warehouse moved to Its present location.

The Contract Interiors Division specializing In custom carpeting, kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities, built-in appliances, central vacuum systems, intercomms, fireplaces, and some items of furniture were odded in 1966. Joe M. David is the President of the firm; Christine David, John W. Sharp Donald E. Brown are Vice-Presidents and Robert G.

Baker Is Secretary-Treos. B8 85 HARDWARE STATE BANK 102 W. State St. Lovlngton, III. The Hardware State Bank was founded June, 1885, by S.

P. Drake and Isaac Smith. In 1890 Noah Hosteller and G. Hosteller oined the firm. Until 1932 the bank was continued by Drake, Hostetler Son.

T. L. Conn, Chairman; Francis W. Purvis, S. H.

Curry, Vice Wm. E. Parr, Exec Vice Cashier Trust Officer; Dorothy Odell, Asst. Cashier Asst. Trust Offi cer are present manooement of the firm.

The Hardware State Bonk Is the oldest continuous banking Institution In Moultrie County, present assets of S2, 800,000 wth over 30 pet. growth since December 1966. Originally the founders operated hardware business and the bank took on this name In It's title. 1886 NEISLER LABORATORIES, INC (Subsidiary of Union Carbide Corp.) 404 N. Morgan Decotur, Illinois Neisler Laboratories, Inc.

was founded In February, 1886 by P. J. and James Finn. The company, a manufacturer ot pre scription drugs, began in 1886 in De catur as the McLean Medicine Com pany. It soon became Smith, Hubbard and Co.

In 1892 it changed to Irwin, Kirkland and which merged with Neisier, eurweii CO. in ivu? to become Irwin, Neisler Co. In 1963 the name was changed to Neisler Laboratories, Inc. The company has hod locations at 500 North Morgan, 100 East William 128 West William, ond the East side of Central Park, Since 1931, when i building on the comer of North and Morgan Streets was occupied. It has been in the 400 block of North Morgan Street.

In 1947 an odfoinlng two story building was acquired, ond in 1954 new building next to the existing plant was added. In 1960 new research lob- oratory was occupied ot 1800 East Pershing Rood. The Kirkland family was cs-l sociated with the company for 73 originally with J. 'H. Kirkland.

His son, E. T. Kirkland, became President In 1911 and held that position until his death In 1947. His widow, Mrs. Eva M.

Kirkland, became Chairman of the Board at that time ond retained the position until the company was sold In 1965 to Union Carbide. The President of Neisler is Mr. G. G. Hunt whose office Is lo cated In the Union Carbide Building In New York City, along with Marketing.

Research Is being carried on by Neisler personnel in conjunction with Union Car bide efforts In Tarrytown ond Tuxedo, New York and Decatur, Illinois. A re sult of this effort Is a new and highly successful line ot radiopharmaceutical products which Neisler began marketing in 1967. Manufacturing and oil other elements of the business ore In Decatur under the direction of Dr. A. V.

Zuber, Vice President, Operations. The Treasurer, L. D. Ater, ft also located In April, 1892, Edmond, Ulysses Eras-tus DeMoulin founded the DeMoulin Brothers and Company. The Company's first products were paraphernalia and regalia manufactured ond sold to lodges.

By 1900 band uniforms were being manufactured for municipal bands. With the development of music programs in schools, the firm devoted more of Its efforts In making band uniforms tor high schools and colleges. It wasn't long until the manufacture of caps and gowns and choir robes along with the rental of academic apparel ployed major part in the Company's growth and development. The principal lines ore now band uniforms, caps and gowns and choral robes. Several prominent fraternal or ganizations still look to the Company as their official supplier.

The present i anagements of the firm consists ct: Wm. L. DeMoulin, President; R. W. Wilson, Secretary; W.

E. Stackhouse, Director ot Sales; J. E. Cook, Vice Pres ident Manufacturing. B8 95 FOLRATH'S INC 211 N.

Water Street Decotur, Illinois The original store started in 1875 by Pet er Fo rath Cerro Gordo. Peter -oi rath was a boot ond shoe maker. Davis B. Folrath moved the store to Decatur around 1895. The store was later man aged by his son, Thomas Folrath as partnership.

It was managed through World War II by Mrs. Beatrice r-oi rath, widow of Thomas Folrath from 1941 to 1946 during Davis B. Folrath 2nd's military service. Davis B. Folrath 2nd is the 4th generation owner of the store.

B8 95 1895 JAMES J. MO RAN SONS 456-460 North Water Street Decotur, III. James J. Moron, Sr. started In business in 1895 ot 320 North Water Street.

Built building and moved to present location, 456-460 North Water In 1924. James J. Moron, Sr. died March 19, 1926. Louis A.

Moran and Ambrose C. Moron, Sr. were associated with their father before his death. In 1946, James J. Moron, Jr.

became associated with the business. Louis A. Moron died In July 20, 1948. James J. Moran, Jr.

become sole owner on August 1, 1964. RODGERS SHOES 100 E. William Decatur, 111. The Rodqers Shoe Store opened on Merchant Street In 1898. The store was pur chased from Freeman Bros.

We moved to E. Main St. where store was burn ed out. It was re-opened as the coie- Rodqers store, with H. W.

Rodgers C. E. Rodaers as partners. When H. W.

Rodgers left, Guy R. Rodgers went In with his father, E. Rodgers ot the 130 E. William St. Location.

Upon the death of C. E. Rodgers, the store become a corporation with G. R. Rodgers and Mr.

Mrs. Donald B. Miller (Norma Rodaers). At retirement age, Guy R. Rodaers sold his stock to Mr.

Mrs. Miller. In 1959 Mr. Mrs. Miller sold th store to present owner, Mr.

Arthur L. Squires. In January 1962 the store moved to Its present location. In 1918 a vouno lodv came to work tor E. Rodaers, she Is Miss Hazel Wllev.

315 S. Calhoun, Decatur, and she still employed by the firm, and this summer will complete her 50th year with Rodgers Shoes. B8 99 GAUGER LUMBER INC Sullivan, til. Gauger Lumber Inc. was founded by O.

J. Gauger in 1899. The present manoaer of the firm Is John J. Gauger son. Came Into firm in July, 1911, after graduating from Ohio Wesleyan Univer sity.

There has been continuous operation since 1899. Complete hurnout in July 1960. Rebuilt in 1960-1961. All new buildings and stock. Beautiful new office ond store.

AYARS STATE BANK 105 North Main Street Moweoqua, Illinois In 1900 Martin S. Avars and his Brother, RalDh Avars organized the Ayors Bros. Bonkers Bank. At the death of Ralph Ayars, Martin S. Ayars took over the said bonk and named ft M.

S. Ayars Company Bankers. In 1920 there was a law passed that required all banks to be either a State Bank or a National Mr. Ayars then organized the bo- (M. S.

Ayars and Company) as Avars State Bonk. This bonk really ha been In existence since 1900 or 67 years of banking In this community. The Bank has always been a family owned unk and is yet. Present deposits are jq the three million mark. The presen President, Haidon B.

Ayors, has bee. in the banking business here In Moweoqua for 52 years. The present director are Haidon B. Ayors, Paul J. Smock A.

Buck Ayars, Alice Ayars and Marcia Ayars. Paul J. Smock Is Cashier Louise Sloan Is Assistant Cashier. Firm Is W. Robert Moore who has beeni General Agent of the Company since 1951.

A native of Decatur, Mr. Moore is Past President of the Illinois State Life Underwriters Association, a member of the National Association of General Anents and Managers, and a lite member of the NALU Million Dollar Round Table. When the first Connecticut Mutual Lite Insurance policy was issued In Decatur In 1863, the city was a small prairie town the areas first steam rail iad was only in Its 10th year if cp-ration the first high school had lust opened and a man named Lincoln was guiding the future of the notion. This year the Connecticut Mutual begins its 105th year of service to Decatur and Central Illinois. The Moore Agency, with Its associate offices in Quincy, Sprinq field, Champaiqn-Urbana, and Dnnville, has grown with Decatur and a.

Sharing Its destiny and that ot --pie. As 1968 begins It will cont serve its clients with competent complete counsel In applying life insurance to the needs of the individual and of business. MUELLER CO. 500 W. Eldorado Decatur III.

The Mueller Co. began as a machine shop and gun shop in the 100 Block of West Main Street In 1857. In 1871 the founder, Hleronymus Mueller, was named city plumber for Decatur and in 1872 he Invented the tapping machine which permitted him to connect new water service lines to homes without interrupting the flow of water In the main. The need for quality brass goods and other tit-tings to go with the machine led to the proaucilOn OT lienis inut we I today's broad line. The company has I or own to include two plants and head-i quarters in Decatur; ana sinqie piams in Chattanooga, Brea.

Calif, (near Los Angeles); and In Sarnto, Ontario, Canada. The 900 employees In Decotur and the 1,700 In the other plants produce thousands ot brass, iron, plastic and steel products, including fire hydrants, gate valves, drilling ond tapping machines, regulators, stops, and tees for the control and distribution ot water ond natural gas. The present management of the firm consists of: A. G. Webber, Chairman; John F.

Thurston, President ond Chief Executive Of ficer: Pau Hickman, vice resiaem- Manufacturing; Lyle R. Huff, Vice Pres ident ond Secretary-Treasurer; Frank H. Mueller. Vice President Enqineering; Willtam E. Murphy, Vice President-Mar keting; Harlan A.

White, Vice President General Manager (Chattanooga Oper-at ions). THE MILLIKIN NATIONAL BANK OF D2CATUR 100 North Water Street Decatur, Illinois Decatur's oldest bank was organized by James Millikin in 1860 as the banking house of J. Millikin ond Company. In October, 1897, it was incorporated as th Millikin National Bank. In 1860, Decatur hod a population of 3800.

Today it is 88,536. The growth of The Millikin National Bank has been steady In all the years. Capital, Surplus ond Undivided Profits I860 (no figures obtainable) Deposits 1870 1830 1890 282.046.16 406,617.98 1897-4 200,408 94 1,084,262.11 1,582,910.15 3,488,433.54 4,433,982.53 4,600,000.00 7,201 ,736.41 7,868,091.79 1900 1905 1909 1910 1920 262,821 .97 297,1 9S. 17 354,141.03 450,000 00 726.329.52 1930 1,560,408.07 1940 1459,058.88 1950 2,486,698.86 I960 4,361,934.63 1967 5,598,869.30 13,453,319.09 39,556,829.70 34,473,255.57 71,514,268.98 In 1910, The Millikin National Bank had working force ot 20 men. Today, under the leadership of President Ray G.

Llvasy, 125 men and women serve the bank's customers. The bank is now In Its 108th year, it has dignity, prestige, history and tradition. It has many customers that have dealt with It for more than three-quarters of a century. Today, Millikin has new life new spirit new vision, because it's looking to the exciting days ond years ahead. on the tomorrows, not the yesterdays.

The confidence ond trust the community places with The Millikin National Bank makes it, as In the post, this area's leading financial Institution. 1870 FARINA, ILL. Glng In Fori no founded by John Sam Glng In 1670- enqoged in general merchandise and the operation of ped dling wagon routes was succeeded by John Glng in 1894 when Caroline Meyer, his stepdaughter bought Sam Ging's Interest. The firm became known os Glng Co. In 1898 when F.

Meyer acquired John Ging stock and R. H. Soidner became a partner. Field seeds. then side-line was to become a pri mary concern so the mercantile portion! of the business was sold in 1914, Thej company acquired the local grain elevator in 1942.

While Ging Co. remains continuing partnershio, the trading nor-1 ton of the firm was incorporated os Ging, Inc. In 1949. Present officers are H. C.

Soidner, President, with Orvllle Niehous. Sec. -Treas. at Farina. Rich- ord Sol doer, Vice-President manages the, Cow den and Herrick Elevators and Stan ley Soidner, Vice President heads the Edgewood Elevator.

SIEMER MILLING COMPANY Teutopalis, III. In 1882 The Mill was founded as the Hope Roller Mills. Then In 1906 the co- founder Joseph Siemer and his son. Clem J. Siemer, purchased the Uptmor interests from Clemens Uptmor, Sr.

and Clemens Uptmor, Jr. and changed th name to Siemer Milling Company. In 1960, the company was incorporated, with Clem J. Siemer (now deceased) serving as Board Chairman, son Ouin-tin A. Siemer as President, son Clemens R.

Siemer as Vice President and Treasurer, and son Joseph B. Siemer as Secretary. Today, Siemer Milling millers of soft wheat flour for the cracker, cookie and pretzel Industry, ond manufacturers of a complete line of animal feeds, serves Illinois and four surrounding states. The flour mill has been remodeled fre quently, the latest and most extensive remodeling being completed In 1961, when the capacity was doubled. A new feed mill was built In 1949, and a new 200x200 heated warehouse and office was completed In 1966.

B8 07 CABOT CORPORATION Tuscola, Illinois Cabot Corporation was founded by God frey L. Cabot in 1882. The present man oaement of the firm is Gary E. Frash- ler. Plant Manager; Robert O.

Wolcott, Asst. Plant Manager; David J. Walters, Financial Manoger; Donald P. Cummins. Plant Enaineer; Roger F.

Llnd- gren, Chem. Engineer. Today Cabot Corporation Is American owned, but in ternational In scope and character. Currently Cabot has divisions In Research, Carbon Black, Titanium Dioxide, Cab- O-Sll. Cab-O-Llte, Cab-O-Brode, Cob-XL, Dispersions, Specialized Industrial EauiDment.

Oil and Gas, and Engineer ing. The Cab-O-Sil plant In Tuscola was built In 1957. Cab-O-Sil is a finely divid ed silica used by numerous Industries to improve product performance. In liquids ft thickens, emulsifies or Keeps ingreai- ents In suspension and Is used exten sively os a reinforcing aaent in silicone rubber, tt increases pigment dispersion. BRINTLINGER'S FUNERAL HOME 500 W.

Main Decatur, III. Ill S- Madison, Cerro Gordo, III. Brlntftnger's Funeral Home was founded by Daniel in linger In 1883 In Maroa, III. He came to Decatur In 1890 and located at what Is now the present Linn Scruggs building. His two sons associated with him, Elmer O.

started with his father In 1898 and ah ion In 1912 Then on March 1, 1934, Harold son of Elmer O. Brlntllnger, after graduat ing from Worshom College of Mortuary science in cntcogo. become the 3rd gen eration ond was associated with his grandfather, uncle. Dan H. Brlntllnger, 4th generation, graduated August, 1967 from Illinois Wesleyan University and Is now attending the same college or ms ratner, worsnam ot Mortuary Science In Chicago.

Upon grad uating, he will become associated with his father here In Decatur. On November 1, 1960, Brmtlinger's purchased the Freese Funeral Home in Cerro Gordo and It Is now In operation. They hove served continuously since 1883 and hove never closed their doors. They are one of the oldest funeral homes In the State of Illinois and the oldest In Macon County. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE i B10 East Pershing Decatur, Illinois United Parcel Service was founded by James E.

Casey Seattle, Washington In 1907. The present manoger of fitm is Mr. Leslie E. Seqel. (Manager of the Southern Illinois District).

United. Parcel Service (UPS) has been serving. small parcel pickup and delivery needs of central Illinois business and Industry since early In 1957. In Illinois UPS, will pick up packages from, ond deliver them to, any point within 15-stote Midwest-Southeast area. Headquarters for the firm's Southern Illinois district are located In Decatur..