The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-03-11
Regarding Lumber.

EDITORS News: The editor of the
Sentinel coYcrs Il good deal of ground
in his last article, and mainly makes my
points for me. While he is mistaken in
saying that I will sell lumber cheaper
now than l would before his remarks on
the subject, care very little about this.
What chiefly want the public to know
posted about Chicago prices can buy
lumber of Mr.. Guerrier at just about
what it will cost to ship 1t from that or
other points" The fact is that l will
not sell as cheaply as I would a month
ago, because the market has slightly adj
Vanced, but l still figure on the same
principle as I always have, and more.
over 1 am selling the bills, which is the
object have in view.
He also occupies good deal of space
to prove discrimination. OF course we
discriminate. If the Sentinel man
should send people around to find out
| figures from mere curiosity, or worse
motives. very few questions would sat
isfy Us of the fact, and we should moi
waste our time trying to sell them lum
Der. We have no peculiar gift of dis
cernment, except such as al
business men have to ascer
tain bona fide customers. We do no
"gull" people but give them our prices
and they can buy where they please
We do a good business, however, and sci
lots of lumber, and our city continues tC
grow, notwithstanding the fact that thert
are now lumber yards at all points neal
US since the railroad extensions.
repeat that our largest contractor
buy of the Chicago Lumber Company
and apprehend their statements to tina
effect, that is such of them as l haVt
: had time to see to-day, and also Civ
you letters from such other Influential
citizens, as my time would permit me Il
speak to on the subject.
Again. Many of our wealthy citizens
did not ship in their lumber last year.
With regard to the bill figured S43S
and referred to by the Sentinel, it i
just as he says; we have figured for thi
party often and only sold him lumbe
twice--once when he bought lumber il
October to the amount of SO and pal,
in February, and again when b
bought lumber for party who hat
shipped in their lumber and when thei
money ran short bought of us at casl
, prices, in September last, and have no
paid for it yet. If the Sentinel has an,
other cases, he can give the details.
: have not taken to myself any prais
f for building up Emporia. I only say
81 have done what can" I shall bull
residence when get ready. I nigh
readily show, if wished, that severa
thousand dollars of my money is alread
invested in Emporia residences-and
am not sorry for the investment.
Yours truly, s. GUERRIER.
The following are the testimonial
bearing out Mr.. Guerrier's statements a
made in his correspondence on the lum
Der question:
EDIroRs News: I buy all my lum
Der of the Chicago Lumber Co. I hav
doue so for four years. can now, ant
always could, buy of them as cheap o.
cheaper than can ship in. l had Al
old advertisement stating that ! shippei
, my lumber in, and have failed to chang
it until lately. E. F. SPRAeUE
EDITORS News: With regard to tn
present controversy about lumber,
wish to say that previous to purchasing
lumber for my house figured at Chica
60, KANSAS City and other points ant
I found that I could get good and dr.
lumber from the Chicago lumber com
pany at less prices than could ship i
in. Ny lumber bill for 1879 was he
tween one and two thousand dollars, ant
for 1880, between two and three thousan,
dollars. L. SEvERY
EDTToRs NEWS: / bought the most o
the lumber for my house of Mr.. Guerier
because he could duplicate any prices
could obtain in Chicago and found i
much dryer. S. B. WARREN.
EDITORS NEWS: When we bough
our lumber for the new hotel, We figuret
at Chicago and on the Mississippi river
we found the Chicago Lumber Co.
prices as low as we could obtain else
where, and we are now buying all of on
lumber OF them. HOLMES s. JILsoN.
EDrroRs NEWS: We buy our lumbe
of the Chicago Lumber Co. We hay
: figured at Chicago and many othe
points and we say that we can get bette
lumber from the c. L. Co., for les
money than elsewhere.
PRoTHERo s. THOMAS.