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Ames, Homer, a native of Oswego county, began the manufacture of doors, sash and blinds at Mexico in 1870. In
1874 he added the manufacture of berry crates and baskets of which he is the most extensive manufacturer in the
State. He has at present also a saw mill with shingle and planing attachments, and cuts about one million feet
of lumber annually. He also puts up several thousand tons of ice annually and uses about 50,000 bushels of apples
in the manufacture of cider and vinegar. He employs an average of ten hands and at times as many as twenty five.
FROM:
Landmarks of Oswego County
New York
Edited by: John C. Churchill, LL.D.
Assisted by: H, Perry Smith and W. Stanley Child
Syracuse, N. Y.
D. Mason & Co., Publishers 1895
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