Cerealine

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Cerealine Manufacturing Company, Columbus Tannery, WW Mooney & Sons Buildings Were Located Along The JM & I Railroad Columbus Hub
Map dated 1879 partial of Brown, Jackson and Washington Streets and 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6 Street partials

Legend: In yellow ink ++ the JM & I Railroad tracks are shown. In orange ink ++ is the Cerealine building built in 1879 and operational in 1880. In light teal blue ++ is the location of WW Mooney Tannery and Columbus Tannery. Mooney Tannery moved from Nineveh to Columbus in 1861. In pink at the bottom of the page is Mount Tipton and the Indian Mound, plus J.G. Schwartzkopf estate. Bottom yellow square is the court house and former jail house. These industrial companies were the main exporters of goods from Columbus during those relative years. Many items were shipped throughout the nation, and some to European countries. Farm products as well and farm implements were probably also processed within this hub of operation.



Source: A partial view of David Sechrest's 1879 Map he posted at:

David Sechrest said... Re: 1800's Life In Columbus & Bartholomew County
« Reply #79 on 1/9/07 at 15:59 »

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Cerealine Moved From Columbus In 1892 to a Town They Named Cerealinetown In Marion County Indiana

Quote:

"Prior to being annexed by Indianapolis Indiana in 1895, the settlement around what was then called the Cerealine Works was known as Cerealinetown within Marion County.

Cerealinetown had its own school and a very large employment following its move from Columbus Indiana. Originally a township school, #44 was located in an area known as Cerealinetown, a settlement that developed around industry, primarily Cerealine Works.

After Indianapolis annexed the town in 1895, the need for a larger school came to light. The current building was completed in 1908, after patrons petitioned that School #44 be named Riverside School due to its location less than a mile from Riverside Drive, the eastern boundary for Riverside Park."

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Source: Source: Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana

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Cerealine Manufacturing Company's Advertisement Year 1887 (120 years ago)
607 Jackson Street
Columbus Indiana industrial history




George and I worked on getting this page of Columbus history returned to Columbus from the State of Wisconsin. The advertisement was originally published in the Century Magazine - February, 1887. This period of time was near the closing of the Columbus Cerealine Manufacturing building on Jackson Street.

The advertisement "is a taste of the efforts of the Cerealine owners" of 120 years ago. It is an interesting addition to Columbus Indiana industrial history as it commenced in the late 1880s.

Historically, as most know the Cerealine building still stands today as the Cummins Engine Diesel Corporate Cafeteria, once housing the Clessie Cummins shop (Cummins Diesel Engine Company)after Cerealine moved to Indianapolis Indiana.

Written history of Cerealine Manufacturing facility is very hard to discover or find. However, the Historical Board Members herein, continue to dig in hard to locate and present what we can find..
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Quote: "We learn from history, that we learn nothing from history." End Quote

George Bernard Shaw

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Interesting Columbus Housing Inventory/Terrain and a Touch of Cerealine Early Office History (158 Years Ago)
Below is quotes from Nancy H. Pence wife of David Pence around 1849


Quote: "In the fall of 1849 David decided to quit farming and move to Columbus where he had built us a pleasant home. He wished to work at the carpenter trade. In December, 1849, we moved to Columbus. I remember there were only three houses north of the Madison R.R. on Washington St., Mr. James Leason’s, our Home, and the brick house afterwards the home of Mr. Aleck Kraining.

Columbus, when we moved to our Home, seemed only a village. I remember there was a cornfield across the street east and reaching beyond where the Presbyterian Church now stands. The frame Catholic Church was built, I think, in 1851. The King home was built by Mr. Lakin, merchant; also the Cooper house and the house of late years used for an office by the Cerealine Co." End Quote

Comment of Discovery: Listed in the 1868 Columbus business directory was the name M.O. Cooper that operated a Grocery and Provisions Store on Washington Street. I can't confirm if this is the same Cooper family mentioned above. The Pence family name historically was among the first 77 settlers in Bartholomew County area during 1819. This was two years before Bartholomew County was officially a county in Indiana.


Sources: Autobiography of Nancy Hart Pence, Written at Detroit, Michigan, 1904 and family recorded newspaper article related to the Pence arrival in 1819. Bartholomew County historical records posted at BCHS site. Also, a clipping from the Columbus Republican, Bartholomew County, Indiana, April 10, 1886

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Cerealine Advertisement Year 1898 Columbus Indiana
Located at Jackson & Brown Street Near Old Railroad Station



Historical Brief Refresher: Cerealine moved from Columbus in 1892 to a town they named Cerealinetown in Marion County Indiana. This advertisement probably was from the newly established location. Clessie L. Cummins had moved into the old Cerealine building to start Cummins Diesel engine research and production in Columbus.

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Cerealine Manufacturing Company Year 1886
Columbus, Indiana

Comment: This is an actual invoice selling Cerealine Flakes to a company in Ohio December 7, 1886 from Columbus, Indiana. George and I have been trying to obtain this invoice for the last week and today we were successful in retaining this historical invoice of the sale. The invoice shipped 16 cases of Flakes to Ohio for around $30.00. As we all can imagine that amount of money was a considerable amount of money 122 years ago. Thank you George for all your hard work in helping us obtain this fine piece of Columbus Industrial history.

Please notice the beautiful hand writing on the invoice

Objective: Find and bring home to Columbus Indiana all the history we can dig up on Cerealine to establish the history more in-depth of a company of long ago.

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Cerealine Advertisement Years 1884 to 1887
Columbus Indiana

Comment: Cerealine of Columbus Indiana published a series of twelve of these Indian Life pictures in the Harper's Magazine during the 1880s. This is the second one I have found and purchased to add to the Cerealine historical board. You can read what I mention here at the bottom of the the picture below.



Support: George and I having been working on getting this picture which was page 98 of the Harper's Magazine for the last three weeks. It arrived at my home today for posting. Thanks again George for your help in obtaining this part of Columbus Cerealine history.

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Cerealine Manufacturing Company Sales Invoice (Clear Copy)
Columbus Indiana

Historical Comments On The Invoice Below:

(a) At the upper left corner it shows that T. T. Gaff President, J.F. Gent Vice President and Richard Thomas Secretary & Treasurer of Cerealine during the year 1886.

(b) Invoice sold 15 cases of Cerealine Flakes to Manufacturer named Weaver & Schulzer of Circleville, Ohio for $39.60.

(c) Invoice provides the capacity of processing corn products at 6,000 bushels per day at the Cerealine plant.

(d) The Invoice shows that the word Cerealine was their Trade Mark for processed Flakes, Flour, Meal and Feed.

(e) It confirms again that Cerealine was the successor company to the grist mill called Graff, Gent and Thomas.

(f) The lower right indicates that Cerealine Flakes were especially adapted for the production of Pale Bohemian Pilsen and Bottled Beer.



Background Purchase of Invoice: I purchased the above invoice for my collection of Cerealine pictures, cards and other relative material of history. My friend board member George assisted in helping me obtain this invoice so I could share with the readers this interesting information. Circleville Ohio was actually designed and built in a circle as shown in the next picture.

Circleville, Ohio

Distance and directions of Circleville, Ohio: From Columbus Indiana going East 180 miles. Circleville is located South of Columbus, Ohio. Circleville Ohio was founded in 1810.

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Cerealine Manufacturing Company, Mill A Building Designed In 1880
For Construction at Jackson, Brown and 7th Streets Area



Comment: Below is the original drawing of the future Cerealine building in 1880. This drawing was obtained from the United States Congressional files under the direction of the United States Department of The Interior, Washington D.C.

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Cerealine Recipe From A Book In The Harvard College Library
Massachusetts

Comment: The book was published in 1887 and a brief of the book and recipe is below. The book title is Cookery For Invalids. The recipe shown is from one of many pages of the book.

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A Claim Lawsuit For Cerealine Patents Challenged In New York Courts During the latter part of the1800s

Statement:
"Chichester’s cereals are cooked. There is no evidence that appli-
cant’s are not cooked, as no degree of heat is mentioned in description or claim."


If you read the long page of words at the site below you will see the challenges, dates and patent numbers and Joseph F. Gent testifying on behalf of Cerealine of Columbus Indiana. Part of his testimony starts out as follows:

"Be it known that I, Joseph F. Gent, of Columbus, Bartholomew county, and
state of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful alimentary products from
corn, and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description
of the invention,"..........................Go here to read the full page:

bulk.resource.org/courts.gov/c/F1/0077/001/00000985.txt


Comment: Joseph F. Gent was the Vice President of Cerealine during this period.

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Cerealine In Court On Infringement Brewing Malt Liquors
Columbus Indiana


Circuit Court Cerealine V.S. Bates Patent Infringement
January 27, 1897 Indiana Circuit Court D

Go here for a brief:

bulk.resource.org/courts.gov/c/F1/0077/0077.f1.0883.pdf

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Jackson Street, Columbus Indiana

New Discovery About Cerealine of Columbus Indiana

During the 1880s Cerealine published at least three cookbooks providing 200 recipes for cooking Cerealine Flakes. It was discovered in my research that the third addition was published in 1886. However, in my pursuit to obtain a copy the listing agency was out of copies for sale.

The book was formulated for use by celebrated professional cooks of America.


Source: The University of Denver Colorado. The university may have a copy of this book, but I can't confirm that information. However, the university states that a copy is located in the "Special Collections" shelving location under "Call Number and Holdings" number TX808.C468 1886.

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New Discovery Today About Cerealine Building
Near 6 & 7th Jackson Streets
Columbus, Indiana



Today, I was researching Cerealine and found some interesting additional history of the building that is now used as a Cummins Cafeteria. I was reviewing David Sechrest's other Columbus History website and was looking at a few pages of a book he had posted. The book title is Illustrated Columbus Indiana 1914-1915. When I turned to page 18 and studied the building picture and the written caption, I discovered that was the Cerealine building after Cerealine moved to Indianapolis during 1892. The building was built in 1880.

The picture in the book and caption referred to a grain company called Ben C. Thomas Grain. As many know I study pictures and scenes very close and this picture is the old Cerealine building during 1898. Here are two pictures of the Cerealine building for comparison:

Ben C. Thomas Grain 1898

Cerealine Departed Columbus 1892

Today Cummins Cafeteria

Comment: Also, Clessie Cummins moved into the Cerealine buiding during year 1919, before the first Cummins plant was built at the end of 5th and Union Street. Clessie Cummins had previously operated out of the garage behind the Irwin-Sweeney home on 5th and Lafayette Streets. The movement of Clessie's operation from the Cerealine building took place around 1926 after they purchased 13 acres of land.


Sources: David Sechrest book Illustrated Columbus Indiana 1914-1915. Library of Congress picture. Local picture of Cerealine building. Previous research about this subject that I have posted.

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Cummins Engine Company first plant after Cerealine closed and today it is Cummins Cafeteria downtown Cummins Headquarters.

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Cerealine Magazine Advertisement Year 1881
Near Old Jackson & Brown Streets
Columbus, Indiana




Comment: I recently purchased this Ad for the benefit of posting more Cerealine history. George assisted me in obtaining this Ad and I thank him.

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Vintage Recipe Cerealine Pudding Not Well Received

A blogger apparently went to the 1906 Boston Cooking School Cookbook and prepared Cerealine Pudding by the book recipe and in her own words said this:

"I Did Not Like It. Too Old-Fashioned"

Go here to see the summary and a picture of her endeavor to prepare the Cerealine Pudding:

piecesofearth.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/vintage-recipe-cerealine-pudding/

Comment: The person had to use Corn Flakes in place of Cerealine Flakes because they are no longer made. Back in those days maybe they tasted better compared to all the modern ingredients of today, who knows. Anyway, thought this was an interesting evaluation of a very old 1800s recipe from Columbus Indiana.

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"Cerealine Company Booklet" (From The Library of Congress)
Jackson & Brown Streets
Columbus, Indiana

This December 27, 1886 Cerealine Booklet was found in the congressional library in Washington D.C. The front page is shown below. The website after the picture can be called up and each page turned by "clicking" on the right page. There are 6 pages of the story and indian drawings.



Click On The Right Page To Turn The Pages (Go Here):

www.archive.org/stream/cerealfoods00cere#page/n0/mode/2up


Source: The Library of Congress Washington D.C.

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A Forgotten Picture Of Cerealine Building
Jackson Street
Columbus, Indiana

From: The Library of Congress

I previously posted most of the Cerealine pictures and today as I was searching the library I discovered I had not posted this last photo of the old 1880 building. So here it is:




Source: The Library of Congress Washington D. C.