Julius Baer
There are few branches of business that have shown greater development during the last twenty-five years than that of the florist. The facilities for handling plants and flowers have been greatly improved and the popular taste has been cultivated to an extent not known previously. Many beautiful displays have contributed to enhance the interest in flowers and the business has grown in importance far beyond the expectations of many of its best friends. Julius Baer is recognized as one of the leading florists of Cincinnati. His store at 138 to 140 East Fourth Street is in the heart of downtown district and is the best known of the kind in the city.
Julius Baer is a native of Madison, Indiana born June 5, 1867. After leaving school he came to Cincinnati and secured employment in the floral business, which he studied intelligently in all its departments, gaining a knowledge of plants and flowers and of the wants of the public which he has since utilized to practical advantage. In 1890 he began selling cut flowers on a modest scale at 116 East Fourth Street, in the same block in which his store is now located. He proved to be a good manager and it becoming necessary to secure larger quarters, he moved after six years to 136 East Fourth Street. His business continued to grow and in February 1904, he moved to his present location in a building, which is commodious, well lighted and thoroughly adapted for handling plants and flowers expeditiously and satisfactorily. He retails cut flowers and plants and makes a specialty of decorations for receptions, parties, balls, etc. also of set pieces and designs for funerals and other occasions. He has devoted his best thought and energies to his calling and he receives well-merited recompense.
In 1897 Mr. Baer was united in marriage to Miss. Carrie Bernard. Two children have come to brighten their home, Joseph Lee and Ernest Bernard. Mr. Baer started in his business life as a boy with a laudable desire to win success and an honorable standing. He has steadily preserved, often in the face of grave discouragement, but he never yielded to obstacles and he now sees the results of his labors in the best-conducted and most flourishing retail floral establishment of this city. He is a public-spirited and genial gentleman and his record is one of which his friends may justly be proud. He is an active worker in the Business Men’s Club and is also a valued member of the Cincinnati Club.
From Cincinnati, The Queen City, Volume III by Rev. Charles Frederic Goss, S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1912