Historical records of a hundred and twenty years, Auburn, NY. . the country. The Hon. Alfred Conkling was an early and verydistinguished resident of Auburn. Judge Conkling settledon Owasco road, and built Melrose, one of the handsomeestates along that highway between the heart of Auburnand Owasco lake. It is now the residence of George H.Nye, Esq. Judge Conkling was a man of exceptional ability,coupled with the characteristics and manners of a gentle-man of the old school. He was prominent in variousenterprises and in public affairs. He was Judge of theUnited States District Court of the north
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Historical records of a hundred and twenty years, Auburn, NY. . the country. The Hon. Alfred Conkling was an early and verydistinguished resident of Auburn. Judge Conkling settledon Owasco road, and built Melrose, one of the handsomeestates along that highway between the heart of Auburnand Owasco lake. It is now the residence of George H.Nye, Esq. Judge Conkling was a man of exceptional ability, coupled with the characteristics and manners of a gentle-man of the old school. He was prominent in variousenterprises and in public affairs. He was Judge of theUnited States District Court of the northern District ofNew York and for several years the United States Ministerto Mexico, in which capacity he served with distinction.He had three sons, Aurelian, Frederick, and Roscoe, thelatter later becoming one of the countrys most conspicu-ous figures in national affairs. Peter P. R. Hayden began business in Auburn in theearly thirties. He became a member of the firm ofHayden & Letchworth who were manufacturers having o rO z O w?l nw 21H > [/) H>H O. J 7-**^«UJ«*™^^--«*^**^***^ HUNDRED AND TWENTY YEARS 167 a contract in the prison. The business was large andvery profitable for a considerable number of years.Meanwhile, Mr. Hayden had interests in many othercities. He had foundries, rolling mills and brass worksin Pittsburgh, Columbus, Ohio, St. Louis, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Newark, N. J., and in several other cities, besides being the owner of large coal mines in Pennsyl-vania. On account of those many interests, Mr. Haydenleft Auburn in the early forties. He died at the age of 81. JOSIAH BARBER Josiah Barber engaged in business in Auburn in 18^8.He was a contractor in the prison where he made tweeds, carpets, and bed spreads. Later he began the manu-facture of carpets, both ingrain and brussels. In 1847 Mr. Barber erected the Barber Mill on Wash-ington street, now the Dunn & McCarthy shops. Laterhis sons were engaged in business with him. They builtup a great busine