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E. J. MOORE, oil-mill, Bloomington. Mr. E. J. Moore, whose father is so frequently mentioned in this work, is a native of McLean Co , born Oct. 23, 1838; his early life was spent upon a farm, though his father gave him a very liberal education; in 1873, he began running the oil-mill which he and Mr. S. W. Waddle built the same year; though previous to this, he had made an overland trip to California in 1860, going by the Platte River route, returning in the fall of the same year; he is now one of the driving business men of the place and at present is one of the City Council. His mill is located close to the I., B. & W. and L., B. & M. depots; the building is 35x85; he usually gives employment to about eight men, his capacity being about 35,000 bushels per annum; the mill is usually run to full capacity; the principal part of the oil cake goes to New York, while the oil finds a market in Peoria and Chicago, after supplying the home trade; he is one of the principal business men of the city; those who know him best place the utmost confidence in his honor and integrity.