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CUSHING, James
CUSHING, James. (Plymouth Co., MA, Aug. 4, 1830-Los Angeles, CA, Apr. 9, 1917). Owner, Northwestern Vinegar Works. Cushing came to Iowa in 1859 and soon bought his father's interest in the ICE company of Carter, Piper and Cushing. He managed to eliminate his two competitors and enjoy a monopoly on the ice business in the city for nine years.
In 1863 a loan to a friend led Cushing into the vinegar-making business at a site near Kaufmann Avenue and Valeria STREETS. Within ten years the business, with a new factory, became the largest of its kind in Iowa.
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