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W. S. VINYARD, manufacturer of clothing, Bloomington. The success of any enterprise depends almost entirely upon the financiering of the party who is conducting it. Though a man may meet with fair success as a merchant, he may be much more capable of conducting the business of some lines of manufacturing. This seems to have been the case with Mr. W. S. Vinyard, who is a native of Pope Co., Ill., and was for two years engaged in the dry-goods trade in Jacksonville, Ill., and in this city from 1873 until 1878, when he engaged in his present business of the manufacturing of overalls, jackets and jeans pants; his factory and salesroom is located at No 101 W. Market. The building being 90x22 feet, two floors, one would hardly suppose so much business could be done in so small a space; the first floor is used as a cutting-room, sales room, storeroom and office; the second is given up exclusively to manufacturing; here, he has twenty Wheeler & Wilson sewing machines, every one of which is kept going; he employs, in all, about twenty-seven hands, most of whom are young ladies; the most of his goods are shipped to points in Illinois, after supplying the home trade. His business aggregates about $40,000 per annum. In establishing and successfully operating his factory, he has done a business that is not only a credit to himself, but a benefit generally to the citizens and the city of Bloomington.