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JOHN MEHLHOP, SON AND COMPANY
JOHN MEHLHOP, SON, AND COMPANY. The business was established in 1853 by Mr. John Mehlhop who operated it alone until 1867, when the firm became Mehlhop & Murdock, changing in 1887 to John Mehlhop, Son, and Company to reflect the principals-- John and H. H. Mehlhop and W. L. Orrick.
The premises occupied by the firm included a ten-floor 43X113 foot building 43x113 in which was carried a large and diversified stock staple and fancy groceries, grocers' supplies, teas, and coffees. A specialty was M. S. &. C. Coffee, of which the firm was the sole proprietors. They were also agents for the Perfection Scale.
The company employed eighteen clerks and assistants and a staff of traveling salesmen representing the firm in Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota, and the territory of Dakota.
See: John MEHLHOP, Sr.
See: JOHN MEHLHOP
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Source:
The Industries of Dubuque: Her Relations as a Trade Center, Dubuque: J. M. Elster and Company, Publishers, 1887, p. 60