E. M. DICKEY COMPANY (THE) - Revision history

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	E. M. DICKEY COMPANY (THE). The E. M. Dickey Company with [[REYNOLDS, Joseph "Diamond Jo"\|Joseph "Diamond Jo" REYNOLDS]] president and E. M. ~~Dickey~~ secretary and treasurer, was incorporated August 1, 1886. The business was an extensive buyer of grain at almost all [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] points above Dubuque. The firm extended this business into western Iowa where it constructed a number of elevators and warehouses on the main line of the [[ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD]] and also at the principal stations on the Cherokee and Dakota extensions of the same road.		E. M. DICKEY COMPANY (THE). The E. M. Dickey Company with [[REYNOLDS, Joseph "Diamond Jo"\|Joseph "Diamond Jo" REYNOLDS]] president and [[DICKEY, Ernest M.\|Ernest M. DICKEY]] secretary and treasurer, was incorporated August 1, 1886. The business was an extensive buyer of grain at almost all [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] points above Dubuque. The firm extended this business into western Iowa where it constructed a number of elevators and warehouses on the main line of the [[ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD]] and also at the principal stations on the Cherokee and Dakota extensions of the same road.

	In 1887 the elevator operated by the company at Dubuque was too small to handle its business. The company then leased the Illinois Central Railroad elevator under construction in East Dubuque, Illinois and operated it as a cleaning and distributing house for both river and western grain. This elevator had a storage capacity of 200,000 bushels and a handling capacity of forty to fifty cars a day.		In 1887 the elevator operated by the company at Dubuque was too small to handle its business. The company then leased the Illinois Central Railroad elevator under construction in East Dubuque, Illinois and operated it as a cleaning and distributing house for both river and western grain. This elevator had a storage capacity of 200,000 bushels and a handling capacity of forty to fifty cars a day.
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	The company made a specialty of furnishing choice grades of milling wheat, barley and oats in round lots. E. M. Dickey also handled anthracite and smithing coal, besides being an agent for the sale of the coal on the Illinois Central and Minnesota & Northwestern Railways. In 1888 the company owned the East Dubuque elevator and was cleaning thousands of bushels of barley. (1)		The company made a specialty of furnishing choice grades of milling wheat, barley and oats in round lots. E. M. Dickey also handled anthracite and smithing coal, besides being an agent for the sale of the coal on the Illinois Central and Minnesota & Northwestern Railways. In 1888 the company owned the East Dubuque elevator and was cleaning thousands of bushels of barley. (1)

	Besides the chief items of grain and coal, the company was a large dealer in salt, cement, lime, stucco, and plaster. It was the supply agent of the [[DIAMOND JO LINE]] carrying a large stock of steamboat and raft supplies, ~~manilla~~ rope, tackle blocks, fire brick, tile and clay, oars and row locks, oakum, cotton duck and all other articles usually found in a first class ship chandlery store.		Besides the chief items of grain and coal, the company was a large dealer in salt, cement, lime, stucco, and plaster. It was the supply agent of the [[DIAMOND JO LINE]] carrying a large stock of steamboat and raft supplies, rope, tackle blocks, fire brick, tile and clay, oars and row locks, oakum, cotton duck and all other articles usually found in a first class ship chandlery store.

	It was announced in August 1891 that the company would move its headquarters to Chicago due to the need to be present there while settling the "Diamond Jo" Reynolds estate. (2) This relocation did not affect the status of the Diamond Jo offices in Dubuque. (3) The coal business in Dubuque was sold in 1893 to [[MULGREW, Thomas James\|Thomas James MULGREW]]. (4)		It was announced in August 1891 that the company would move its headquarters to Chicago due to the need to be present there while settling the "Diamond Jo" Reynolds estate. (2) This relocation did not affect the status of the Diamond Jo offices in Dubuque. (3) The coal business in Dubuque was sold in 1893 to [[MULGREW, Thomas James\|Thomas James MULGREW]]. (4)

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	E. M. DICKEY COMPANY (THE). The E. M. Dickey Company, [[REYNOLDS, Joseph "Diamond Jo"\|Joseph "Diamond Jo" REYNOLDS]], president and E. M. Dickey, secretary and treasurer, was incorporated August 1, 1886. The business was an extensive buyer of grain at almost all [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] points above Dubuque. The firm extended this business into western Iowa where it constructed a number of elevators and warehouses on the main line of the [[ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD]] and also at the principal stations on the Cherokee and Dakota extensions of the same road.		E. M. DICKEY COMPANY (THE). The E. M. Dickey Company with [[REYNOLDS, Joseph "Diamond Jo"\|Joseph "Diamond Jo" REYNOLDS]] president and E. M. Dickey secretary and treasurer, was incorporated August 1, 1886. The business was an extensive buyer of grain at almost all [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] points above Dubuque. The firm extended this business into western Iowa where it constructed a number of elevators and warehouses on the main line of the [[ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD]] and also at the principal stations on the Cherokee and Dakota extensions of the same road.

	In 1887 the elevator operated by the company at Dubuque was too small to handle its business. The company then leased the Illinois Central Railroad elevator under construction in East Dubuque, Illinois and operated it as a cleaning and distributing house for both river and western grain. This elevator had a storage capacity of 200,000 bushels and a handling capacity of forty to fifty cars a day.		In 1887 the elevator operated by the company at Dubuque was too small to handle its business. The company then leased the Illinois Central Railroad elevator under construction in East Dubuque, Illinois and operated it as a cleaning and distributing house for both river and western grain. This elevator had a storage capacity of 200,000 bushels and a handling capacity of forty to fifty cars a day.
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	The company made a specialty of furnishing choice grades of milling wheat, barley and oats in round lots. E. M. Dickey also handled anthracite and smithing coal, besides being an agent for the sale of the coal on the Illinois Central and Minnesota & Northwestern Railways. In 1888 the company owned the East Dubuque elevator and was cleaning thousands of bushels of barley. (1)		The company made a specialty of furnishing choice grades of milling wheat, barley and oats in round lots. E. M. Dickey also handled anthracite and smithing coal, besides being an agent for the sale of the coal on the Illinois Central and Minnesota & Northwestern Railways. In 1888 the company owned the East Dubuque elevator and was cleaning thousands of bushels of barley. (1)

	Besides the chief items of grain and coal, the company was a large dealer in salt, cement, lime, stucco, and ~~land~~ plaster. It was the supply agent of the [[DIAMOND JO LINE]] carrying a large stock of steamboat and raft supplies, manilla rope, tackle blocks, fire brick, tile and clay, oars and row locks, oakum, cotton duck and all other articles usually found in a first class ship chandlery store.		Besides the chief items of grain and coal, the company was a large dealer in salt, cement, lime, stucco, and plaster. It was the supply agent of the [[DIAMOND JO LINE]] carrying a large stock of steamboat and raft supplies, manilla rope, tackle blocks, fire brick, tile and clay, oars and row locks, oakum, cotton duck and all other articles usually found in a first class ship chandlery store.

	It was announced in August 1891 that the company would move its headquarters to Chicago due to the need to be present there while settling the "Diamond Jo" Reynolds estate. (2) This relocation did not affect the status of the Diamond Jo offices in Dubuque. (3) The coal business in Dubuque was sold in 1893 to [[MULGREW, Thomas James\|Thomas James MULGREW]]. (4)		It was announced in August 1891 that the company would move its headquarters to Chicago due to the need to be present there while settling the "Diamond Jo" Reynolds estate. (2) This relocation did not affect the status of the Diamond Jo offices in Dubuque. (3) The coal business in Dubuque was sold in 1893 to [[MULGREW, Thomas James\|Thomas James MULGREW]]. (4)

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	It was announced in August 1891 that the company would move its headquarters to Chicago due to the need to be present there while settling the "Diamond Jo" Reynolds estate. (2) This relocation did not affect the status of the Diamond Jo offices in Dubuque. (3) The coal business in Dubuque was sold in 1893 to [[MULGREW, Thomas James\|Thomas James MULGREW]]. (4)		It was announced in August 1891 that the company would move its headquarters to Chicago due to the need to be present there while settling the "Diamond Jo" Reynolds estate. (2) This relocation did not affect the status of the Diamond Jo offices in Dubuque. (3) The coal business in Dubuque was sold in 1893 to [[MULGREW, Thomas James\|Thomas James MULGREW]]. (4)

	The 1890-91 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 1 Levee.		The 1890-91 '''Dubuque City Directory''' listed 1 Levee.

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	In 1887 the elevator operated by the company at Dubuque was too small to handle its business. The company then leased the Illinois Central Railroad elevator under construction in East Dubuque, Illinois and operated it as a cleaning and distributing house for both river and western grain. This elevator had a storage capacity of 200,000 bushels and a handling capacity of forty to fifty cars a day.		In 1887 the elevator operated by the company at Dubuque was too small to handle its business. The company then leased the Illinois Central Railroad elevator under construction in East Dubuque, Illinois and operated it as a cleaning and distributing house for both river and western grain. This elevator had a storage capacity of 200,000 bushels and a handling capacity of forty to fifty cars a day.

	The company made a specialty of furnishing choice grades of milling wheat, barley and oats in round lots. E. M. Dickey also handled anthracite and smithing coal, besides being an agent for the sale of the coal on the Illinois Central and Minnesota & Northwestern Railways.		The company made a specialty of furnishing choice grades of milling wheat, barley and oats in round lots. E. M. Dickey also handled anthracite and smithing coal, besides being an agent for the sale of the coal on the Illinois Central and Minnesota & Northwestern Railways. In 1888 the company owned the East Dubuque elevator and was cleaning thousands of bushels of barley. (1)

	Besides the chief items of grain and coal, the company was a large dealer in salt, cement, lime, stucco, and land plaster. It was the supply agent of the [[DIAMOND JO LINE]] carrying a large stock of steamboat and raft supplies, manilla rope, tackle blocks, fire brick, tile and clay, oars and row locks, oakum, cotton duck and all other articles usually found in a first class ship chandlery store.		Besides the chief items of grain and coal, the company was a large dealer in salt, cement, lime, stucco, and land plaster. It was the supply agent of the [[DIAMOND JO LINE]] carrying a large stock of steamboat and raft supplies, manilla rope, tackle blocks, fire brick, tile and clay, oars and row locks, oakum, cotton duck and all other articles usually found in a first class ship chandlery store.

	It was announced in August 1891 that the company would move its headquarters to Chicago due to the need to be present there while settling the "Diamond Jo" Reynolds estate. This relocation did not affect the status of the Diamond Jo offices in Dubuque. (1) The coal business in Dubuque was sold in 1893 to [[MULGREW, Thomas James\|Thomas James MULGREW]].		It was announced in August 1891 that the company would move its headquarters to Chicago due to the need to be present there while settling the "Diamond Jo" Reynolds estate. (2) This relocation did not affect the status of the Diamond Jo offices in Dubuque. (3) The coal business in Dubuque was sold in 1893 to [[MULGREW, Thomas James\|Thomas James MULGREW]]. (4)

	The 1890-91 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 1 Levee.		The 1890-91 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 1 Levee.
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	1. "Going to Chicago," ''Dubuque Daily Herald'', August 15, 1891, p. 4		1. "Go To Chicago," ''The Herald'', August 15, 1891, p. 4

			2. "East Dubuque Items," ''The Herald'', September 23, 1888, p. 5

			3. "Going to Chicago," ''Dubuque Daily Herald'', August 15, 1891, p. 4

			4. "Dubuque Industry Purchased in 1893," ''Telegraph-Herald and Times-Journal'', August 24, 1930, p. 18

	'''The Industries of Dubuque: Her Relations as a Trade Center,''' Dubuque: J. M. Elster and Company, Publishers, 1887, p. 78-79		'''The Industries of Dubuque: Her Relations as a Trade Center,''' Dubuque: J. M. Elster and Company, Publishers, 1887, p. 78-79

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	Besides the chief items of grain and coal, the company was a large dealer in salt, cement, lime, stucco, and land plaster. It was the supply agent of the [[DIAMOND JO LINE]] carrying a large stock of steamboat and raft supplies, manilla rope, tackle blocks, fire brick, tile and clay, oars and row locks, oakum, cotton duck and all other articles usually found in a first class ship chandlery store.		Besides the chief items of grain and coal, the company was a large dealer in salt, cement, lime, stucco, and land plaster. It was the supply agent of the [[DIAMOND JO LINE]] carrying a large stock of steamboat and raft supplies, manilla rope, tackle blocks, fire brick, tile and clay, oars and row locks, oakum, cotton duck and all other articles usually found in a first class ship chandlery store.

	It was announced in August 1891 that the company would move its headquarters to Chicago due to the need to be present there while settling the "Diamond Jo" Reynolds estate. This relocation did not affect the status of the Diamond Jo offices in Dubuque. (1)		It was announced in August 1891 that the company would move its headquarters to Chicago due to the need to be present there while settling the "Diamond Jo" Reynolds estate. This relocation did not affect the status of the Diamond Jo offices in Dubuque. (1) The coal business in Dubuque was sold in 1893 to [[MULGREW, Thomas James\|Thomas James MULGREW]].

	The 1890-91 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 1 Levee.		The 1890-91 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 1 Levee.

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	In 1887 the elevator operated by the company at Dubuque was too small to handle its business. The company then leased the Illinois Central Railroad elevator under construction in East Dubuque, Illinois and operated it as a cleaning and distributing house for both river and western grain. This elevator had a storage capacity of 200,000 bushels and a handling capacity of forty to fifty cars a day.		In 1887 the elevator operated by the company at Dubuque was too small to handle its business. The company then leased the Illinois Central Railroad elevator under construction in East Dubuque, Illinois and operated it as a cleaning and distributing house for both river and western grain. This elevator had a storage capacity of 200,000 bushels and a handling capacity of forty to fifty cars a day.

	The company made a specialty of furnishing choice grades of milling wheat, barley and oats in round lots. E. M. Dickey also handled anthracite and smithing coal, besides being an agent for the sale of the coal on the Illinois		The company made a specialty of furnishing choice grades of milling wheat, barley and oats in round lots. E. M. Dickey also handled anthracite and smithing coal, besides being an agent for the sale of the coal on the Illinois Central and Minnesota & Northwestern Railways.
	Central and Minnesota & Northwestern Railways.

	Besides the chief items of grain and coal, the company was a large dealer in salt, cement, lime, stucco, and land plaster. It was the supply agent of the [[DIAMOND JO LINE]] carrying a large stock of steamboat and raft supplies, manilla rope, tackle blocks, fire brick, tile and clay, oars and row locks, oakum, cotton duck and all other articles usually found in a first class ship chandlery store.		Besides the chief items of grain and coal, the company was a large dealer in salt, cement, lime, stucco, and land plaster. It was the supply agent of the [[DIAMOND JO LINE]] carrying a large stock of steamboat and raft supplies, manilla rope, tackle blocks, fire brick, tile and clay, oars and row locks, oakum, cotton duck and all other articles usually found in a first class ship chandlery store.

			It was announced in August 1891 that the company would move its headquarters to Chicago due to the need to be present there while settling the "Diamond Jo" Reynolds estate. This relocation did not affect the status of the Diamond Jo offices in Dubuque. (1)

	The 1890-91 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 1 Levee.		The 1890-91 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 1 Levee.
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			1. "Going to Chicago," ''Dubuque Daily Herald'', August 15, 1891, p. 4

	'''The Industries of Dubuque: Her Relations as a Trade Center,''' Dubuque: J. M. Elster and Company, Publishers, 1887, p. 78-79		'''The Industries of Dubuque: Her Relations as a Trade Center,''' Dubuque: J. M. Elster and Company, Publishers, 1887, p. 78-79

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	The 1890-91 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 1 Levee.		The 1890-91 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 1 Levee.

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			'''The Industries of Dubuque: Her Relations as a Trade Center,''' Dubuque: J. M. Elster and Company, Publishers, 1887, p. 78-79

	[[Category: Coal Dealers]]		[[Category: Coal Dealers]]
	[[Category: Grain Elevator]]		[[Category: Grain Elevator]]
	[[Category: Ship Chandler]]		[[Category: Ship Chandler]]

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	E. M. DICKEY COMPANY (THE). The E. M. Dickey Company, [[REYNOLDS, Joseph "Diamond Jo"\|Joseph "Diamond Jo" REYNOLDS]], president and E. M. Dickey, secretary and treasurer, was incorporated August 1, 1886. The business was an extensive buyer of grain at almost all [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] points above Dubuque~~, and~~ extended this business into western Iowa, where ~~they~~ constructed a number of elevators and warehouses on the main line of the [[ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD]] and also at the principal stations on the Cherokee and Dakota extensions of the same road.		E. M. DICKEY COMPANY (THE). The E. M. Dickey Company, [[REYNOLDS, Joseph "Diamond Jo"\|Joseph "Diamond Jo" REYNOLDS]], president and E. M. Dickey, secretary and treasurer, was incorporated August 1, 1886. The business was an extensive buyer of grain at almost all [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] points above Dubuque. The firm extended this business into western Iowa where it constructed a number of elevators and warehouses on the main line of the [[ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD]] and also at the principal stations on the Cherokee and Dakota extensions of the same road.

	In 1887 the elevator operated by the company at Dubuque was too small to handle ~~their~~ business. ~~They have~~ leased the ~~new~~ Illinois Central Railroad elevator under construction in East Dubuque, Illinois, and operated it as a cleaning and distributing house for both river and western grain. This elevator had a storage capacity of 200,000 bushels and a handling capacity of forty to fifty cars a day.		In 1887 the elevator operated by the company at Dubuque was too small to handle its business. The company then leased the Illinois Central Railroad elevator under construction in East Dubuque, Illinois and operated it as a cleaning and distributing house for both river and western grain. This elevator had a storage capacity of 200,000 bushels and a handling capacity of forty to fifty cars a day.

	The company made a specialty of furnishing choice grades of milling wheat, barley and oats in round lots. E. M. Dickey also handled anthracite and smithing coal, besides being an agent for the sale of the coal on the Illinois		The company made a specialty of furnishing choice grades of milling wheat, barley and oats in round lots. E. M. Dickey also handled anthracite and smithing coal, besides being an agent for the sale of the coal on the Illinois
	Central and Minnesota & Northwestern Railways.		Central and Minnesota & Northwestern Railways.

	Besides the chief items of grain and coal, the company was a large dealer in salt, cement, lime, stucco, and land plaster. It was the supply agent of the ~~Diamond Jo Line Steamers~~ carrying a large stock of steamboat and raft supplies, manilla rope, tackle blocks, fire brick, tile and clay, oars and row locks, oakum, cotton duck and all other articles usually found in a first class ship chandlery store.		Besides the chief items of grain and coal, the company was a large dealer in salt, cement, lime, stucco, and land plaster. It was the supply agent of the [[DIAMOND JO LINE]] carrying a large stock of steamboat and raft supplies, manilla rope, tackle blocks, fire brick, tile and clay, oars and row locks, oakum, cotton duck and all other articles usually found in a first class ship chandlery store.

	The 1890-91 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 1 Levee.		The 1890-91 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed 1 Levee.

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	[[Category: Coal Dealers]]		[[Category: Coal Dealers]]
	[[Category: Grain Elevator]]		[[Category: Grain Elevator]]
			[[Category: Ship Chandler]]

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	E. M. DICKEY COMPANY (THE). The E. M. Dickey Company, [[REYNOLDS, Joseph "Diamond Jo"\|Joseph "Diamond Jo" REYNOLDS]], president and E. M. Dickey, secretary and treasurer, was incorporated August 1, 1886. The business was an extensive buyer of grain at almost all [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] points above Dubuque, and extended this business into western Iowa, where they constructed a number of elevators and warehouses on the main line of the [[ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD]] and also at the principal stations on the Cherokee and Dakota extensions of the same road.		E. M. DICKEY COMPANY (THE). The E. M. Dickey Company, [[REYNOLDS, Joseph "Diamond Jo"\|Joseph "Diamond Jo" REYNOLDS]], president and E. M. Dickey, secretary and treasurer, was incorporated August 1, 1886. The business was an extensive buyer of grain at almost all [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] points above Dubuque, and extended this business into western Iowa, where they constructed a number of elevators and warehouses on the main line of the [[ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD]] and also at the principal stations on the Cherokee and Dakota extensions of the same road.

	In 1887 the elevator operated by the company at Dubuque was too small to handle their business. They have leased the new Illinois Central Railroad elevator under construction in East Dubuque, ~~111inois~~, and operated it as a cleaning and distributing house for both river and western grain. This elevator had a storage capacity of 200,000 bushels and a handling capacity of forty to fifty cars a day.		In 1887 the elevator operated by the company at Dubuque was too small to handle their business. They have leased the new Illinois Central Railroad elevator under construction in East Dubuque, Illinois, and operated it as a cleaning and distributing house for both river and western grain. This elevator had a storage capacity of 200,000 bushels and a handling capacity of forty to fifty cars a day.

	The company made a specialty of furnishing choice grades of milling wheat, barley and oats in round lots. E. M. Dickey also handled anthracite and smithing coal, besides being an agent for the sale of the coal on the Illinois		The company made a specialty of furnishing choice grades of milling wheat, barley and oats in round lots. E. M. Dickey also handled anthracite and smithing coal, besides being an agent for the sale of the coal on the Illinois