| From "Newark - The City of Industry"
- 1912
Newark, like many other progressive American cities, has kept pace
with the great development and commercial advancement which are
characteristic of the age, and in many respects has outrun those
cities which were formerly its leaders in trade. Her business men
are among the most enterprising, progressive and far-sighted in
the country and in almost every line of trade have built up patronage
which redounds to their credit.
An establishment which has, through its products and its representatives,
done as much as almost any enterprise in the city to spread the
name and fame of Newark over a wide territory, is that of The Listers
Agricultural Chemical Works. As long ago as 1850, this now extensive
business had its rather modest beginning. It was founded by Alfred
and Edwin Lister, and for many years traded under the name of Lister
Brothers. Subsequently, about 1885, an incorporated company was
formed, with a capitalization of $600,000.00, and the business title
was changed to Listers Agricultural Chemical Works, under which
name it has grown to its present magnitude.
The company is engaged in the manufacture of bone fertilizers,
bone black, glue, grease, etc., and it is no exaggeration to say
these products are known and sold all over the civilized world.
The company possessing long experience and thorough knowledge of
the business, is placing upon the markets of this and other countries,
a class of fertilizers which have been proven by actual tests and
chemical analyses to be unsurpassed in general field results. This
well-known fact has proved a valuable asset to the company in its
business career, and it is not a matter of surprise that an increasing
volume of business is yearly transacted.
The company's plant on Lister Avenue covers eighteen acres, advantageously
situate, and is equipped with the best machinery. Four hundred and
fifty persons are employed.
The officers of the company are President John F. Kehoe and Secretary-Treasurer
Harry B. Carpenter.
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