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Hygrade Water &Soda Company
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
The name Hygeia comes from the goddess of health as shown below.
The first reference I find to a Hygeia water company in St.Louis is in 1892 where there are numerous ads for Hygeia Water bottled by the Waukesha Hygeia Mineral Springs Co., located at 212 North Commercial Street.
Below is a partial ad showing its location, different flavors and sizes available at the time.
Now only a month later the name Waukesha is dropped from the title of the company.
Now four years later and Waukesha Hygeia Mineral Springs Co is bankrupt. I am guessing that the Hygeia Water and Soda Co. evolved from this event but cannot prove it at this time.
I have no bottles or advertisements for the Hygeia Water andSoda Co.
Hygrade Water & Soda Company is incorporated in 1908 with capitol of $6,000.00. In 1919 a George J. Tamm jr, is listed as president with L C Tamm as vice president and Carl J Tamm as secretary. Hygeia became Hygrade in 1912 so I speculate Hygeia was incorporated in 1908 prior to the name change.
In 1921 we have a new line of officers, Wm Bagnell is president, P F Whitcraft is v.p. and Robt A. Bagnell is secretary.
April of 1924 and Hygrade leases a building at Thirteenth and Rutger Street and moves the bottling operation.
Another line of officers in 1926 has P F Whitcraft as pres.,A V Whitcraft as v.p. and Edgar Wickhorst as sec-treas.
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