Fairbank Co., manufactured soap as well as animal and baking products in conjunction with the major meat packing houses of northern Illinois.

The company had factories in Chicago, St. Louis, Montreal and Louisiana and had international offices in the United Kingdom and Germany.

Another original Fairbank creation, Fairy Soap, was purchased by Procter & Gamble and remains one of the best-known European household brands.

Fairbank was the original owner of the land that currently comprises Streeterville in downtown Chicago; now some of the most expensive real estate in the city.

[3] As a testament to the long-running feud, a street running near the outside (western) edge of Streeterville is named Fairbanks Court.