The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-12-26
HOUSES.
Firms that have Contributed to
Make Butte the CONNER
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In the general interest taken in the
development of our immense min
eral resources we are apt to lose sight
of the extraordinary expansion of
mercantile interests which is con-
stantly taking place in our midst. A
dozen cases might be cited of firms
and companies, which have grown
within a few years from a compare
lively insignificant business into ex-
tensive establishments, which in the
magnitude of their operations will
compare favo. ably with the man.
moth houses of eastern cities. AS a
notable instance of prosperity and ex-
rraordinary expansion of its business
operations, the
MONTANA LUMBER AND PRODUCE
COMPANY
may be cited. Old timers will re-
member when it was difficult to pro-
cure enough lumber in the camp to
build a miners shack and only a
few years since, when Messrs. White,
Trask and their associates, established
a. extensive lumber business in
Butte and Dillon under the name Of
The Montana Lumber Company,
they supplied a long-felt want.
Later they found it necessary and
profitable to add to their extensive
business the handling of grain, flour,
provisions ard produce; and still later
all extensive agricultural implement,
farm wagon, carriage, buggy and
sleigh department was added. In
August last joint stock company
was formed with $50, 900 capital, and
the following officers: B. F. White,
President: George X. OFT, Secretary;
E. NJ. Trask, General Manager. Their
business now occupies about five
acres of ground near the depot, npon
which r their two large ware
houses, planning mill, finishing shops,
dry kilns and lumber yards, and the
agricultural implements, and pro-
duce from their ware-rooms and the
product from their sash, door, blind
and moulding mandatory is shipped
to every section of the great north
west.
LEE W.. FOSTER & CO.
Butte has more large and substan-
tial grocery houses than any other
city of its size on the Pacific Coast,
and among its most extensive and
substantial establishments in this
line is the house of Lee w. Foster &
Co. The ramifications of their ex-
tensive wholesale trade reach almost
every town in the Northwest ; and
their retail trade at the parent house
and at the VAUDEVILLE and Silver
Bow branches has reached mammoth
proportions.
The mercantile success of the firm
has been largely due to the energetic
management, combined with sound
business principles, which has cha
racterized its operations; but the
wonderful expansion of their bust
ness during the past few years is no
doubt attributable in no small degree
to the rule from which they never
depart, to buy in large quantities,
keep their stock always up to the
maximum, and never to be under
sold. With the development of our
mining interests the high explosive
branch of Foster & Co.'s trade has
assumed mammoth proportions, and
they carry M of the largest stocks
in the Northwest of Hazard blasting
and sporting powders, Giant powder
fuse, caps and other mining supplies.
They are also agents for the celebrat-
ed Shutter farm and draft wagons,
the Buckeye and Bradley changeable-
speed mowers and other farm ma
chinery, a complete assortment Of
which is kept constantly on hand.
BARRETT & JACKY.
Among the mercantile establish
ments which have steadily progressed
with the development of the re-
sources and commercial interests of
Butte, and which have always kept
abreast of the times in purveying to
the necessities of the community in
their line of trade, non r more
conspicuous than the old harness and
saddlery firm of Barrett & Jacky.
Besides a large stock of saddles and
harness they make a specially of the
genuine concord Harness." and
keep constantly in stock a heavy
line of stable goods, blankets, robes,
nets, linen sheets, whips, spurs,
brushes, etc. Their manufacturing
and repairing departments are COM
plete III every particular, and work is
done promptly and at short notice.
THE FURNITURE TRADE.
The furniture ana upholstery es-
Enlistment Of J. C. Singer is n Of
the most complete and extensive in
the city. A long experience in the
business and a conservative view of
the laws of trade, have been the fac
tors which have built up for Mr.. Sin
ger an eviable reputation in the bust
ness community, and a trade in his
line of which he may well be proud.
His large stock embraces everything
in the furniture line, from the rich,