The story of Pittsburgh: Diversified products

Diversified products (Vol. 1, nr. 13)

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Identifikator:: 1831622599

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Title:: The story of Pittsburgh

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1919-1930

Collection:: Economics Books

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Identifikator:: 183162365X

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-241129

Document type:: Volume

Title:: Diversified products

Volume count:: Vol. 1, nr. 13

Place of publication:: Pittsburgh

Publisher:: First National Bank

Year of publication:: 1927

Scope:: [ca. 80] Seiten

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Lee S.Smith & son company

Collection:: Economics Books

LEE S. SMITH & SON COMPANY Lee S. Smith & Son Company was founded January 1, 1866—61 years ago. Its ownership and executive control has remained unchanged during the entire six decades. The late Lee S. Smith originally came to Pittsburgh in 1862 to study dentistry with Dr. C. Sill, a prominent Pittsburgh dentist at that time; he worked in Dr. Sill’s office for two years before enlisting in the Union Army during the Civil War. Before enlisting he clerked for a short time in the den- tal depot operated by Torrence & McGarr in counection with their drug store on the corner of Fourth and Market. On his return to the city Mr. Smith learned that Dr. M. E. Gillespie, who had in the meantime purchased the depot, desired to dispose of it. Mr. Smith had no money except a small amount of back pay due from the government, but Dr. Gillespie sold the business to him on notes. The meager stock was moved to 58 Market street, be- tween Third and Fourth, and said Mr. Smith, “On Jan- wary Ist, 1866, I launched the Lee S. Smith Dental Depot and flung my banner to the breeze. Because I couldn’t afford to do anything else I took my sleeping quarters under the counter, did my own janitor work and ran my own er- rands. When my son Linford was old enough 1 employed him first as errand boy and then as salesman. When he finished school I gave him an interest in the firm, then changing its name to Lee S. Smith & Son. Later the business was incorporated as Lee S. Smith & Son Company.” The enterprise which had such a humble birth has grown until it is today one of the largest businesses of the kind in the entire world. The retail salesroom and executive offices occupy an entire floor in the Keenan Building, from which a staff of salesmen travel the surrounding territory; a four- story factory building at Aspinwall is owned and operated by the company, shipping dental goods throughout America and to countries overseas.

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