Yankton daily press and Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1875, 1875-09-29
SIOUX FALLS.
Tie Pioneer. Merchant of the
Big, Sioux Valley.
Hi. Bu.ine.. Enterprises aud How
He Coaducts Them.
SIOUX Fails, d. T., Sept. "a, 1915.

twenty two wagons, arrived from Sibley
las, night loaded with COAL ploughs,
groceries /, and other merchandise, and
started back to-day loaded with wheat.
The amount of business done by g. X.
Howard is wondcrful-not so much for the
number Of dollars invested as for the
amount ofbusincss tact and energy required
to run SO many and such divers kinds Of
business all at the same time. Should you
come to Sioux Falls via Elk Point you
would come on Howard's stage and express
line, which constantly employs eight hands
and sixteen horses. Should you come via
Siblcy you would come on Howard's tri-
weekly stage and express line; and if you
should meet on the way from 40 to COL
teams all in. one train, they would either
beiong to, or at least e-be-werking far, C X.
Howard You arrive tired and dusty and
ofcoursc take glass of beer, which proves
most excellent, and so you enquire Where
is this beer rnadey" At lIoward's' brew.
cry is the reply. You go riding, see a
thresling machine ut work" Whose ma
chine is that." you ask &C X. Howards :"
is the reply. AT his store, Howard keeps
besides his:hook keeper six men constantly
employed passing goods out to customers.
He has in all, 80 men employed, and 20
yoke Of cattle and II span Of horses of his
own at work, besides large number of men
and teams fleighting by the hundred MS
To keep that many men and teams at work
look after the repairs. order goods, make
collections, and buy anything and sell
everything. as Charley actually does, Gu GIT.
to keep one man pretty busy; and yet if
you meet G. X. on the street Alter tie store
is closed and give him verbal order for
coffee for your breakfast. that coffee is sure
TO be around the appointed 2hour-and il
man comes to town with yoke Of oxen
or span Of horses that he wants to sell or
trade, no matter how old or poor or balky
they may be, G. X. Howard is never too
busy to give him a rattlc.'' Perhaps there
is no better salesman and collector in the
His sales are immense, because he
credits everybody and anybody; but lie can
atfordio credit. because everybody and any
body goes withithe first money received or
the first grain threshed, 10 c. X Howard.
He seems tn possess that kind Of magne-
tism that draws debtor in. Time and
again have seen men go TO Howard dur.
ing the blue months of last winter and ask
for goods oncredit.
Cant do it," says Howard. I've shut
down; can't let another d-n dollars worth
80 out of the store without the cash-havc
got $4,000 out now, and I've got TO haul
in my horns"
Well but what's man going to do,' =
says the man. havnt got agent and my
family is out of brcud; let me have some
flour and meat, Howard, aud I'll pay you
the first money get.
Here boys, give this man what he wants
There can't no d-n man starve in thit
country while I've got pound in the
store"
Woe be to that man if he doesn't keep hi.
promise about paying. Howard has ncvcl
sued a man since he has been here, but h,
often makes collections by force. But th,
great secret Of his collecting is, that In hi
rough and ready sort Of u way he manage!
to stir up all the manly pride there is il
the poor aud perhaps shiftless man that b,
sells to, SO that the man han't the cheek I.
let the debt go unpaid and then he credit
generously, which of itself stirs up crate
full feeling in the debtor.
lIowards popularity in the county wa
we'll demonstrated last fall. Yielding L
the solicitation Of few Of his friends, jus
few days before election. he allowed hl
name to bc brought out for the Office q
county treasurer against the regular repub
lican nominee. Now Charley is a regular
straight haitetl, old.line democrat. =. Any
thing to beat Grant" has been HE motto i
politics for years, and the republicans ou
number the democrats Of the county thre
to one. Yet, such was his personal ,popr
larity that he was elected by large majo
ity, and Il is needless 10 say is now runnin
the office OF county treasurer TO the sati
faction ofall
Alay be you think this long item abor
one map. But when l write about G. K
Howard write about the man that is an
has been for years the center Of all the Iii
and business and energy Of the upper Siou
Valley; about the Aerchant prince or kin
for that matter. of Dakota about the ma
who did more for he grasshopper sufferel
Of this region than the government aid an
all the relief committees put together; and
don't believe in storing up In memory ALL
mans good deeds and keeping still abot
them until time for an obituary notice.
Secretary Delano has resigned Il
Interior Portfolio, TO take effect Oct
Der lst-next Friday. The Preside'
has accepted the resignation. n