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HOME FLOURING MILLS
HOME FLOURING MILLS. In 1867, Home Mills was owned by John GLAB. The capital invested in the company totaled $10,000 and a "light business" was done that year. The firm employed eight people. (1)
The 1870-1871 Dubuque City Directory gave the address of this business as 9th near Elm.
The 1874-1875 Dubuque City Directory stated that this business was located at the southwest corner of 9th and Pine.
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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