The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1884-03-06
The MERCANTILE BUSINESS oE 81
LINE COUNTY, KANSAS. -'-i
/, BY JoHNA HRAHIFF.

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Most people from the East who have
never visited our prosperous and grow
ing state Of Kansas, are surprised e
the immense stocks Of merchandise
Of all kinds carried BY oar merchants
in any Of the towns Tor 80 called eities).
and at once begin. to wonder where
all the customers come from 20 con-
sumo 80 much; but when we consider
the vast amount ofteFritoFy, although
the settlements are spread thinly over
this state and alse that nearly every
body is continually improving bis
condition In the way Of erecting new
buildings on. his farm consequently
be is obliged 70 purchase hardware,
lumber, barbed wire and fence-pOsts
for fencing, and purchasing better and
more expensive furniture, better Nv
ing than they have bean used To- hay-
ing In theEast In ordertO live IKE their
neighbors. better clothing thsn eIsl
perhaps they wore before. All thee
things combine to swell the demsnd
FOR merchandise Of all kinda ofcoufs1
It takes money to purchase aud Keep
up all these things Jet the be3t argue
ment In proof Of our assertion . thst
most All our farmers are. this Eear, ,eut
ofdebt With several thousand bushels
Of wheat In their granarlss, and frtul
twenty % hundred hogs fsttenlns
forthe market, and are better dressed !
and lOOk better fed than most OF y
Eastern people. We hare, IN. SAliha
the county seat Of Saline county, ssv
en- general stnrss that carry from SO,
00o TO $50, 900 worth Of goods each, be-
sides four hardware stores that catEY
from $4,000 to $50, 900 worth Of hard.
ware and farm impliments, Four drug
stores with from s., 900 70 s9o, ,OOO worth
ofgoods; two boot and shoe stores
with each q, stock Of from So 900 |
to 81, ,OO0; three harness aud saddle |
stores with each . stock offrom S. 900 |
upwards three banks-ve don't
know how much money they have,
but Il Is immense, we knoFs snd |
millinery stores, grocery stores and |
others. too numerous to mention,
There are three large Touring mills
in and adjacent to the city, one alone
Of which manufactures ak hundred /
barrels Of fiOur per day, and this neur
finds a market In Colorado, New NIX.
leo, Nebraska, Minnesota, Dakota,
Missouri, Illinois, lows, Indiana snd /
Texas, and we think several other Of
the Southern states, In fsct, Saline
county -four sells wherever It ls
shipped. There are two general stores
also in Brookville, small town Of
about five hundred Inhabitants, fif-
teen miles west Of Salina on the U. P.
r. R. and In this county these stores
carry from S. 900 to $1,000 worth Of
goods also one hardware store car
rying about s, 900 worth Of stock, be-
sides several other stores OF different
kinds. - -r..-,- s.---.- f.--.i.-l
Next We have Assaria, live town
of about 400 inhabitants, situated
Twelve miles south OF salina, on the
Inc Of the Sallna- q Southwestern
We have here two general |
merchandising establishments, each
With n stock Of from six to ten thou
and dollars, also a drug store with q
s, 900 stock, aud lumber yard with
took TO the value Of about $4,000,
,esides several smaller stores.
The town Of Mentor, six miles south
Il Sallna, and half way between here
md Assaria, Is live little town Just
tarted. It has one general store, ear
ying a fair stock ofmerchandIse. Al
o has two grain elevators. ,r-
Bavaria. town Of from 800 to 400t
Inhabitants, situated eight miles west
4 Salina, on the K. P. r. R., has two
eneral stores, carrying stocks vary I
ng from 5000 to $4,000, has. also q
lnber and coal yard, blacksmith
hop, hotel and restaurant.
New Cambria, six miles east on K.
}. r. r, Il an enterprising little VII
sge, situated in the best part Of Sat !
Inc county, There is 9 large genen6l !
tore, blacksmith shop, lumber and
Oal yard, grain elevator, stock yards, 7
curing mills, and hotel. y q
There are in addition TO the places '
Mentioned several "cross-to osds''stofes {
forth and East Of rs, all doing more 8
T less thriving business. Il 3
Were It not for the fact that we
Re striving 10 conhne ourselves ss &
richly as possible to the subject Of meF I
landising, we could mention many q
her classes Of Industry which are b
lily as well developed as this branch o
business, but our space Is brief and Q
is our time. People In kansas, Is g
class, are much as they are nearly :,
7erywhere else in the United 5tstes, Z
'S can cell them anything under P
ie sun. I
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