LOEB-J. - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

J. LOEB, merchant, Covington, of the firm of L. & J. Loeb, is now the active member of the firm and has probably received the most thorough business education of any of Covington’s merchants. The business home was founded in 1849 by L. Loeb. In 1864 Mr. J. Loeb entered the establishment as a clerk, but in 1866 he became the partner and also assumed the management of the business, Mr. L. Loeb removing to New York and engaging in the wholesale trade. Their business house stands on the northwest corner of the public square, and originally consisted of but the dry-goods establishment, which, when first opened by Mr. L. Loeb in 1849 was clothing and gent’s furnishing goods. This department, 22x60 feet is now devoted to the sale of dry goods, notions, etc. In communications with this by archway and established in 1879, is the clothing, carpets, and gent’s furnishings goods department, 22x130 and forms the corner of the street. The tailoring department is over the dry goods store. These gentlemen have in their employ from ten to twelve hands. Their stock of goods in both departments is always carefully selected as to cost, durability and style. To the honest straightforward rules established in their dealings with both rich and poor they probably owe their success. Mr. J. Loeb, is a native of Hesse Deamstadt Germany. He is now about thirty-five years old, receiving an education in his native place. His business education was received one of the large houses of Mayenee where he served an apprenticeship of three years in hard work and paid the proprietors $300. in money. In 1864 he immigrated to the United States taking his place behind the counter as a salesman. Since he became a resident of Covington he has become a member of both the Masonic and Odd-Fellows orders, and was married to Miss Nannie McMonomy, daughter of one of the old and honored residents of Covington.