Portage County Historical Society
TAYLOR BROS. DRUG STORE
No business, trade or profession requires a higher grade of intelligence and skill than that of the modern druggist. The range of articles carried in this store is wide and includes, besides drugs, many articles of common everyday use. W. W. Taylor, the proprietor and general manager, came to Stevens Point in 1891 from Sparta. He ‘has been in the drug business continuously for more than twenty years. This store and stock is complete in every detail. Mr. Taylor is not only a model druggist, but his citizenship is of the patriotic kind that is of worth to any city, and is especially appreciated by the citizens of Stevens Point.
THE JOHN WEEK LUMBER COMPANY
Among the mills and manufacturing companies that have brought permanent prosperity to Stevens Point none are more entitled to special mention than the John Week Lumber Company. This firm was established in 1851 and located in Stevens Point in 1881 and incorporated in 1884 with N. A. Week, President; John A. Week, Vice-President, and A. R. Week, Secretary and Treasurer. This company saws about twelve million feet of lumber a year, consisting of pine, hemlock and hardwood. They are owners of large tracts of timber lands, and employ 150 men in the cutting and transportation of their logs, while 120 men are employed in their saw and planing mills and yards in the city. They do both a wholesale and retail business. Both of their mills are operated by steam power.
The greater portion of the logs are still floated down the Wisconsin river, while a portion are brought in by rail.
The members of the corporation are among the substantial and solid citizens of Stevens Point, enterprising and public-spirited. They are a striking example of the energy and push which has made this city what it is today.
The John Week Lumber Company is one of the leading commercial and manufacturing institutions of the city and has been a material factor in Stevens Point’s prosperity and growth.
As a corporation, and as citizens, the members have been loyal to Stevens Point. They have done much to develop the industries and resources of this section, and the people are glad that success has come to them.
WISCONSIN STATE BANK
Among the banking institutions of the Wisconsin River Valley and of the state, the Wisconsin State Bank of Stevens Point occupies a prominent position because of its solidity and the wisdom with which it is managed.
This bank was established June 16, 1902. Its officers are: J. P. Malick, President; W. F. Collins, Cashier. Directors, J. P. Malick, John Longbotham, H. 0. Halverson, C. E. Van Hecke, W. W. Gregory. Capital, $30,000. Surplus and profits; $4,500.
WISCONSIN’S BEST LAUNDRY COMPANY
Stevens Point has the distinction of possessing one of the largest, most thoroughly equipped and best steam laundries in the valley. In fact it is one of the largest laundries in the state outside of Milwaukee. It gives employment to upwards of thirty hands the whole year, turning out upwards of six hundred dollars worth of work each week. The main building is about 75x180 feet, with an annex about 40x120 feet, besides a large engine room, coal sheds, barn, carriage house, etc. Modern machinery and modern methods are in use, and every effort made to secure the very best results both in quality of work and promptness in turning it out.
Agencies are maintained in over fifty villages and cities in northern and central Wisconsin and northern Michigan, and the fact that work is sent here in preference to other laundries, very near the point of shipment, is ample proof of the good quality of the work done.
Mr. D. J. Leahy, the manager of the laundry, is a man in whom all its patrons have full confidence, a fact amply attested by the phenomenal growth of the business during the past year.
This laundry is open every day in the week, and visitors are always sure of being welcome, every courtesy being shown them both by the manager and his employees. Wisconsin’s Best Laundry is an institution of which Stevens Point may well feel proud.