Encyclopedia Dubuque
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RAYMOND BAG COMPANY
RAYMOND BAG COMPANY. The Raymond Bag Company moved into the former building used by the CONNOLLY CARRIAGE MANUFACTORY in October 1875. This was a branch of a Cincinnati company which produced millers' and shipping sacks, and flour and grain bags. The Dubuque branch was also planning to introduce all grades of wrapping paper which it would produce on its own press.
The 1886-87 Dubuque City Directory listed 161 Main.
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"Our Prospects," Dubuque Herald, October 17, 1875, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18751017&printsec=frontpage&hl=en