The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-04-02
tn. Wiz. Man Of ,hs East.

every variety OF InercnanOlSe tOr tne
country trade could be purchased. To
illustrate "a merchant or heavy con-
sumer in the interior pays visit to Law
renee to buy a supply Of goods. He
makes out bill embracing his wants be-
fore leaving home. On his arrival in
town with bis teams, he visits the stores
to fill his bill. Everything is found, save,
perhaps, one or two items. These are
indispensable. and must be procured. and
Leavenworth is the nearest point where
they can be obtained. After revolving
the matter in his mind for time, he con-
cludes that as he must go to Leavenworth
for a part of his supplies he might as
well go there for all, and though the en-
tire purchase would have ranged between
one hundred and one thousand dollars,
yet for the want of an item costing less
than ten dollars, the whole bill is lost to
Lawrence.
Mr.. SOLOMON has been engaged in bu-
siness among us for long time, and has
seen and felt this loss; but for want of
suitable store rooms, he has heretofore
found it impossible to remedy it.
To every well-wisher of Lawrence, it
will be source of pride and qualification
to know that this state of things exists
no longer We have at this time several
first class business houses. In the hard
ware line, Mr.. BARKER has everything a
person could wish, and in sufficient guam
titles for wholesaleing.
Messrs. WOODWARD G. FINLEY, and
Drs. PRENTIss & GRIswoLD have drug
stores as capacious and wellftted as many
in St Louis or New York.
There are several heavy grocery estab-
lishments which take first class position,
and are able at all times to fill the largest
orders. We refer. particularly, to Mr..
Stearns, for a confirmation of this state
ment.
Mr.. FORD has just completed lovely
room, and removed his large stock of dry
goois to it, and is expected to arrive in a
few days from the East with very
heavy jobbing and retail stock.
Mr.. SANDS is stocked with saddles,
brides, harness, &C., in quantities large
enough to supply everybody. And we
believe there is another dealer of the
same sort in town, but his trade must be
very limited, as he don't advertise.
Mr.. SUTLIFF has just opened his large
supply of clothing and gents furnishing
goods, and is ready to 6ll the largest
orders. DALTON & Co. have been con-
stantly in the receipt of the same class oi
goods, and are now East for more. Mr.
BRooKs, (thoush he has forgotten to ad.
vertise in the IL of E,) has stock ol
boots and shoes. Mr.. SHANKLIN will
open out again soon, and will tell the
public where ne is, through our columns
Mr. FRAZER is stocked with clocks, watch.
es, jewelry and musical instruments, and
we believe there is one other establish.
ment engaged in similar traGc. And
then, we have a gun shop, and dealer in
guns, revolvers, bowie knives, ammuni-
ton, &c. There are two furniture dealers
Mr.. CHURCHILL is supplying all who call
with wagons, carriages &c., and Mr.. DIX
is doing his share in the same direction
Fry & LIvINGsToN are proposing to sup.
ply "all the world, and the rest of man.
kind" with horses, oxen, cows &C., and
have several fast nags they keep for the
accommodation of the travelling public
MeSsrs. BULLENE & READ have a general
stock of merchandise which covers the
whole ground of a general outftting trade
But we are almost digressing. Oul
purpose on setting out was to say that Mr.
SoLoMoN had determined to place him.
self in position by which he could fill
all orders that others were not in a con-
dition to fill, and thus save the entir.
trade of those visiting the town, to Law
renee. His stock is complete, aud embra.
ces everything called for in city or country
sohich others don't keep. If something i,
wanted in the hardware line which you
can't get elsewhere, dou't think of going
to Leavenworth until you have called OF
SOLOMON and so with every thing else
whether boots or shoes, hats or caps, gro
ceries or provisions, iron or nails. cutlery
crockery. and wooden ware or otherwise
We would not wish to say that he i.
stocked with carriages or horses, but We
will venture to say that if just such ar
article cannot be found elsewhere in towr
as is wanting, SOLOMON, "the wise man,
will devise some plan to hunt it up.
Mr.. SOLOMON has just removed to tn,
three story brick building of Judge NIL
LKR, and has filled its various department.
With between one hundred and two hun.
dred tons of goods. His rooms art
twenty-five feet wide and sixty feet long
we'll lighted, and equally well situated, ant
the public will be very likely to find hin
without inconvenience.
Our object in this article is not SO muci
to notice Mr.. SOLOMON, as to assure ou
distant readers that Lawrence is the place
to buy goods. Our-betweeu four ant
Eve hundred-new subscribers and read
ers who are residents of Kansas, should
bear in mind our statements in this arti
Gle, and come to Lawrence to make theil
purchases. Miners, too, in getting outfits
should remember that the merchants o.
Kansas City, Leavenwor.h and St. Joseph
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