The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-03-10
THE EASTERN MARKET.

/ THE EASTERN MARKET
! Mr.Lewis Eckhart, of the firm of Eckhart &
Saunders of this city, returned on Ihursda.
last, after an absence of about six weeks, iron
o business tour through the States east OF tn
mountains. Since the completion of the Pacifi'
Railroad, our merchants who have heretofore
bought their heavy stocks of goods and supplies
altogether in Portland and San Francisco, cor
cludcd to prospect the market in an easterl,
direction and see if they could not make better
bargains than they could ut tho Bay. Severa
of them have been East, and among those who
have returned are Mr.. Eckhart and Mr.. Van
tine of this city. They have both purchased
some goods in the eastern markets, as We
opine, more as an experiment or "feeler" than
anything else, and to test the advantages Of the
markets relatively East and West. Mr.. Eek.
hart informs us that goods of all kinds, with
the exception of China goods and few other
articles. can be bought in the eastern market
at very much lower figure than they can be
purchased at San Francisco, and that OF pres
sent prices and rates of freights Idaho mer-
chants will do much better, and in fact will be
compelled 10 make their purchases in the East.
He visited Chicago and st. Louis particularly
on business, and the merchants OF those cities
are determined to sell goods at such figures as
TO shut out the San Francisco dealers from the
Idaho, Utah and Montana trade. The railroad
men east of the mountains very naturally par
take of the same feeling. and are determined
TO put the tariff of freights over the roads at
such rates as will render il to the interest Of
our merchants to ship their goods from the
eastern market, where prices are on green
back basis. instead OF the Pacific coast. where
a coin basis prevails.
Besides these advantages which we have
named. there is another inducrment in the
" Far West Fast Freight Line" company
organized in the East by gentlemen of wealth.
who have undertaken the transportation of all
kinds of freight from al, Of the principal cities
10 the Eastern. Middle and Western States, 10
all points 10 Montana, Utah aud Idaho Terri
tories. at such figures as would nstonish old
dealers who purchase in Portland and San
Francisco. The officers of the company are,
Mr.. +. Creighton. President; Mr.. Charles NJ
Maurice, General Manager. and Mr.. w. C.
Graham. Secretary. Mr.. Eckhart met them
Ill. except Mr. Creighton. in Chicago. as also
n ST Louis. and informs US tina, they are cour.
eous and adable gentlemen. thorough business
men OF the gn-ahead sort. who know wha, they
IRE about. and have the capital 10 accomplish
What they undertake. They will 10 a short |
lime be prepared 10 conirac, for the iranspor.
alton Of irrighis from any Of the principal |
EASTERN cities 10 any point in Montana. Utah
'r Idaho. and lay the goods down a; the pur |
haser's door more cxpedi:iously and at cheap.
r rates than the same can be- done in any 9th. |
r manner or by any other company or corpo-
alton. Mr. Eckhart and Mr. Van;inc have
made arrangements TO chip their goods through
bis company Mr. Maurice. and probably an.
Their member Of The company. intend visiting
daho IN the course 81 few months for the
urposc Of making arrangements Ia establish
n agency in our Territory. We hope they
Ill do 50 a; m early day. as the cheaper goods
IN BE- purchased In the East aud the less cost
transportation, the better it is for the whole
opula.ion of Idaho. We have been pouring a
olden stream into the plethoric purses of San
francisco and Portland merchants for so many
rars. that we have not yet been aroused from
nr ethargy by the shrek of the iron horse rs
e passes such short distance from our doors
he experiments made in the last four months
some OF our prominent merchants visiting /
hicago and st. Louis and making purchases
'ere, will result in conclusiyely demonstrating ;
lie advantages to be derived from n change of
arkets from the West to the East. From Z
liz time on. for all time to come, we can saw Y
'od-bye to San Francisco and Portland. IL
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seth up in the morning like dandy lion aud
cut down before noon like mullen stalk ~ G
view of the recent Moulton. Wittemore h
mbroglio," who were like David and iona. h
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