John Martin Kranz 
Q71
* 1841 Deutschland
Herkunft: Deutschland
Notizen / Bilder zu John Martin Kranz:
Caroline Florentine Bunte heiratete John Martin Kranz 1869 in Chicago.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcook/rdata/business/conf_KQ.htm
KRANZ, John
Born in Germany 1841
Emigrated at comparatively young age first to Philadelphia "…where he learned the trade of
candy making in a first class establishment."
Moved to Chicago 1869
Began manufacturing candy at 285 South Halsted Street 1870
Moved to 115 Blue Island Avenue and started out two wagons 1871
Employed Charles A. SPOEHR 1871-1876
Employed Albert and Gustav BUNTE
Employed Ferdinand BUNTE as foreman pre-1885
Employed Albert BUNTE as foreman 1888-1905
Employed Michael KOPP and Adam SCHOTT as wagon drivers pre-1876
Moved to 78 and 80 South State Street 1873
Purchased business of and employed Frank PILGRIM at 256 Milwaukee Ave. May 1, 1875
Purchased property at 74 and 76 Randolph Street for factory 1877 (still in use in 1905)
"John Kranz has been one of the most successful manufacturers of confectionery that Chicago
has ever had and this success is largely attributable to the fact that his goods have
universally been of a high grade. During the early seventies large quantities of cheap
candy were placed upon the market and prices were cut right and left. The aim of the
manufacturer seemed to be to give as much as he possibly could for the money. This state
of affairs soon led (to) disastrous results and a number of makers of cheap goods had to
retire from the business. John Kranz had his own ideas about these cheap goods and refused
absolutely to enter into competition with them. On the other hand, he kept improving his
product and asking a higher price for it. The result was that the wagon man and the
retailer were both able to sell his goods at a fair profit and he built up a sound and
ever-increasing business."
Page 35, 41, 43, 51.
Kinder: -
Status: Geburtsort_in_Germany
Forscher: Simone Quadfasel
Quellen: Beck
Letzte Änderung: 26.09.2008
© Olaf Biere, Vahlhausen (32805 Horn-Bad Meinberg)
Stand: 26.12.2019 11:14:30
Erstellt mit dem Genealogieprogramm GFAhnen 19.0
Gehe zu StartSeite
