C. P. Lazarus' West End Foundry was regularly advertised in the Jamaican press over the years.
In 1879 Lazarus was called to give evidence before a Commission enquiring into the state of Jamaica's youth, which he did quite extensively. In his introduction he described his situation as a businessman.
Commission on Juvenile Population 1879
Mr. C. P. Lazarus, called, and examined by the Chairman.
I am a large employer of labor in this city. I carry on large works as a mechanical engineer, iron founder, and blacksmith. Mine is the only foundry in town now; there was another, but it is closed. I employ from one hundred to one hundred and ten hands. Out of that number, some fifty or sixty used to be boys. I have had plenty of experience of boys under apprenticeship. Since 1849, when I was apprenticed myself, I have had twenty-eight years of it.
