R. B. CRAIG, proprietor of the first soap manufactory established in Kansas. Was born in County Antrim, Ireland. He came to the United States is 1847, and located in Pittsburg, where he became connected with a soap manufactory. In 1857 he moved to Kansas and settled in Leavenworth, establishing his present business. Mr. Craig was married in Pittsburg to Miss Imogene Shawhan, of that place, in 1852. They have five children living. 242

Soap Factory. - This, the oldest manufactory of the kind in Kansas, was established in 1857, at Five-Mile Creek, by R. B. Craig. In 1868 he erected a building on the present site of the factory, No. 407 Cherokee street. Additions have since been made until the structure is 75 x 32 feet. From a small beginning the industry has grown until $10,000 is invested in the business, and the value of the annual product is $20,000. The manufacture consists principally of laundry soap, for which a ready market is found throughout the West.242