Victor Cardosi
Victor Cardosi, wholesale fruit dealer, located at No. 127 West Market street, Lima, is one of the city's enterprising and successful business men. He was born at Barga, Italy, in 1862, and came to America in 1884.
Mr. Cardosi' s commercial success has been most remarkable. He was engaged in retail fruit business at Wellson, Jackson County, Ohio, whence he removed to Lima in 1886, continuing exclusively in the retail line until 1891, when he became a wholesaler. Formerly all the banana trade was carried on by jobbers, but Mr. Cardosi now handles it within a radius of 25 miles. he is an extensive dealer in all domestic and tropical fruits, his stock comprising the very best and choicest to be found in the world's market.
In addition to really controlling the fruit trade in this section, Mr. Cardosi has invested largely in real estate. He owns five residence properties in Lima, and is proprietor of the fine Hetrick Block, built of pressed brick, one of the most substantial and ornate business structures in the city. It is situated on Market Street, within half a block of the Public Square, has a frontage of 51 feet and a depth of 86 feet, and is four stories in height. Mr. Cardosi is a stockholder in the home telephone company, and is interested in other enterprises. Since coming to Lima he has made the city's interests his own; is a member of the Lima Board of Trade and a man who commands the respect and confidence of his business associates.
Mr. Cardosi was married in 1889 to Susie Vitoi, who was also born in Italy. They have four children, viz: Mary, Edward, Hazel and Alvina.