page 252 CORNING, WARREN HALMES, was born Feb. 18, 1841, in Painesville, Ohio. In 1887 he sold the Monarch Distilling Co., of Peoria, Ill., upon satisfactory terms to the Distilling and Cattle Feeding Co., and retired with well earned laurels from the company. Released from the exacting routine of daily attention to a large establishment, Mr. Corning then gave his attention to other things. He made large investments in various institutions, including the Standard Sewing Machine Co., the Wick Banking and Trust Co., the First National bank, and the Guardian Trust Co. of Cleveland.
1877
The Quaker Mill Co. begins operations at Ravenna, Ohio, making oatmeal with a process patented by William Heston. Heston and his partner Henry D. Seymour register as a trademark the "figure of a man in Quaker garb," but their venture suffers for lack of business acumen and will soon be acquired by distiller Warren Corning, who will use the Quaker symbol on a brand of whiskey.