LEADING  MANUFACTURERS  AND  MERCHANTS  CITY  OF  BROOKLYN


SHAW & TRUESDELL

Wholesale Dealers in Grain, Feed, Meal, etc.
Elevator and Mills
Second Street and Gowanus Canal.-

The trade in grain, feed, etc , is undoubtedly one of the most important 
lines of commerce in Brooklyn, and in this respect the city is well 
represented by a large number of responsible and reliable houses. 
Prominent among the number thus referred to is that of Messrs. Shaw & Truesdell, 
wholesale dealers in grain, feed, meal, etc., whose elevator and mills are 
located at Second Street and Gowanus canal. 

This business was established in 1879 by Messrs. SARGEANT & Shaw, who conducted 
it till 1883, when they were succeeded by the present firm, the copartners 
being Messrs G. E. Shaw and W. E. Truesdell, both of whom bring a wide range 
of practical experience to bear, coupled with an intimate knowledge of the 
requirements of the Brooklyn market. Their elevator and mills are equipped 
with all modern facilities and appliances necessary for the successful 
prosecution of the business. The elevator has a capacity of one hundred 
thousand bushels, while the machinery is operated by an hundred-horse power 
steam engine, and employment is given to thirty experienced operatives, many 
of them being provided with dwellings erected by their employers. 

Messrs. Shaw & Truesdell carry on an extensive business in grain, feed, meal, 
etc., possess every facility for conducting all operations under the most favorable 
auspices, and are always prepared to grant their customers every possible advantage 
in this sensitive market. Both partners are members of the New York Produce 
Exchange, where they are very popular, owing to their sound business principles 
and sterling integrity. Liberal advances are made on consignments of grain if 
required, and in all matters relating to this trade the house is prepared to 
transact business after the most approved modern methods. The extended experience 
in the commerce of Brooklyn which Messrs. Shaw & Truesdell possess gives them 
peculiar advantages for this branch of trade, while their high character is a 
sufficient assurance that all orders will receive faithful attention. They obtain 
all the products, used in their mill directly from the West, having a special 
correspondent in Chicago. Several tugs and canal boats belonging to the firm bring 
the corn and oats from Buffalo along the Erie Canal, in the open season, and 
from the railroad depots in the winter. 

Mr. Shaw was formerly connected with his father in the grain trade in this city. 

Mr. Truesdell was connected with the large grain house of E. M. Van Tassel, New York. 

They are young men of tireless industry and indomitable energy, who are bound to 
succeed in anything which they may undertake. 


With Special Thanks to: Cathy Harrison Speciale
Transcribed exclusively for the Brooklyn Genealogical Information Pages: Nancy E Lutz

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