The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-12-08
c. f. Pierce &Co.

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Der yard to Messrs. L. L. HalIeck and
VIM. S. Jay, who will conduct the bust
ness under the firm name of Halleck q
Co.
We heartily welcome this new firm,
and take pleasure in pronouncing it to be
an excellent mbinatiOn Of business ener-
gy,eXperience and resources, and it Is with
regret, shat we also announce, hat the fir M
of C. +. Pierce q Co. has dissolved, and
that Mr.. Pierce, and possibly Capt. Morri-
son, contemplate a removal from our city.
The prominent business position which
c. F. Pierce & Co. have occupied in this
section of the State, and the very large
business they have transacted, warrant US
in giving very brief history of the firm.
Mr.. Pierce came to Emporia in March.
1870, and purchased the lumber yard of
Cowgirl & Wilhelm. John Wayne, since
deceased, was then leading lumber mer-
chant, and concluding that Mr.. Pierce
was better as partner than q competi-
tor, consolidation of the two yards was
soon effected. Mr.. Wayne's falling
health, however, forced him to seek
nilder elm ate in hopes Of recovery, ana
sold his interest to Thomas Morrison and
c. E.Deane; and Jan. l, 1871 the business
went into the hands of Messrs, Pierce,
Morrison and Deane, under he firm name
of c. F. Pierce & 20.
The A. Il. & S. F. Railroad was then
being built through this section with
wonderful rapiditv, and the new firm was
alert to push its business as fast as the
railroad moved. 1t successfully estab-
lished branch lumber yards at Cotton
wood, Florence, Peabody, Newton and
Wichita, and large part of the build
ings and fences which have dotted the
Southwestern Kansas farms and
towns, are made of lumbsr with the we'll
known brand Of C. F. Pierce 4 Co upon
it. At home they successfully bought
out the large lumber yards of Garrett &
Rush, and WaShburn & Eldred. We have
but few OF the statistics which Pierce &
Co.'S, books show. During the last eight
months OF 1870, when In company with
Mr.. Wayne, MIR. PI cree paid out $50, 900
for the railroad freight on the lumber
they handled in that short time, and he
estimates that in 1871 the freights they
paid were $50, 1000 less than they would
1
road which reached Kansas City in the
first part of that year. In 1872 the sales
OF the firm, includiug its branch yards, ag-
gregated 1900, 900 feet of lumber.
In 1874, we think. Mr.. Deane retired
I from the firm, leaving Messrs. Pierce and
n orrIson in.
AS the Southwest became built up, and
times began to reduce business generally,
the branch yards became unnecessary
and were gradually sold or discontinued.
But the business of the frH here has held
up well, and it has not been better for
two years past than during this sea son.
Messrs. Pierce and Morrison have been
largely identified with the progress of
EmpOria, and active in every public en-
terprise. They are live men, and have
bean ameDg the foremost In sustaining all
projects which promised 10 enhance the
growth and material prosperity OF our
city, and have by attracting lumber
trade, inc identally brought consid-
cradle trade to other lines OF business.
Two Of the moat substantial residences in
our city have been erected by Mr.. Pierce
As an Instance of the efforts Of the head
of the firm, we are reliably informed that
the present management ofthe A. T. 4 s.
r. Railroad have recently stated that Mr.
Pierce's efforts 10 get that road TO locatI
its machine shops here instead ofin Tope
ka, very nearly succeeded, and would
have unquestionabiy succeeded had Lyor
county been at that time represented il
the board OF directors. capt. Morrison
at present Mayor of or city, has made
; capable and honest officer, and very few
men on the line OF the A. T. L S. f. rail
road are better known or more popuIa
with all sorts of people than he is.
: We learn that Mr.. Pierce has decided Z
remove. at an early day, to Chicago. I
{ engage in the lumber business there
E Capt. MOrrison's proposed location W,
e have not heard. Both gentlemen hay
our best wishes for their success.