Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-02-16
PULLMAN IN THE PRESENT.
Its Advantages as a Manufacturing
aud Mercantile Center-WRat
its Needs are-SIcetches
of its Merchants.

and Mercantile Center-WRat
its Needs Gre-Sketches
Of its Merchants.
Pullman has advantages over all other
towns in the Palouse country that place
her in the advance without rival. The
town is located in the center of the best
farming lands that can be found in the
Northwest, and is the natural center to
which all the products Of this wondrous-
ly wealthy country must come, and from
which the varied wants of the people are
supplied. Our competing railroads en-
able grain-buyers to pay more for grain
than can be paid at any other point in
this region, and our merchants are also
able to sell goods cheaper. That Pull
man is the "city of destiny" of the Pa
louise country is an assertion that needs
but little investigation of the surround
ings and advantages to confirm. Last
year there were over half million dollars
paid out here to the farmers for their
products, and, considering the increased
acreage this year, these payments will
undoubtedly be one-half as much more
this season. It has been estimated that
where 100000 are received by the farm
ers of community, there town of from
800 to 400 population can exist without
undue competition. IF this is true, then
Pullman should have population of at
least 1900 That it is behind the sur
rounding country is quite evident; and,
} while this state of affairs is, in a man
} ner, gratifying to our business men, yet
it cannot remain thus always--we pre-
sent no exceptions to the rule of general
growth.
From this cursory glance it must be
concluded that few places to-day offer
better inducements to capital in real es-
tate, mercantile, or manufacturing, than
) Pullman. A Touring mill under expert
enced management would yield splen-
, did and immediate return on the money
invested in it. 1t would have practical
ly no opposition, and could be operated
by water power alone for at least five
months in the year. An oil mill, wooden
mill, fax mill, box factory-in fact, any
manufacturing enterprise that would
utilize our varied products would prove
profitable from the start under compe-
tent guidance. Space will not permit
us to go into extensive details here,
but any communications addressed by
interested parties to the Pullman Board
of Trade, regarding the above mentioned
Cor any other) business openings, will
be fully, honestly and promptly replied
to- The amount of mercantile business
transacted in Pullman, even now, may
may be noted in the following sketches
of its different firms:
MCCONNELL, CHAMBERS co.
, opened general merchandise store here
in the fall of 1885, having succeeded the
, pioneer firm of Stewart & Lee. They
put in a very large stock, considering
the settlement of the surrounding coun-
try at that time. They were heavy los
ers in the fires of that period, but their
faith in the towns future led them to
an immediate re-opening and restocking
of their establishment. Since that date
they have been compelled to constantly
increase their stock and facilities as the
town and country advanced, until to-day
it can be truthfully asserted that no
town of this size in the territory (and
even many of double our population
can boast of SO large and varied stock,
such complete general store, and such
extensive business dealings as those of
Mcconnell, Chambers & Co. anything
you want" can literally be found within
their walls, and the worst of kickers is
at once subdued by the fair and courte-
GUS treatment that is marked charac-
teristic of the house. The firm has well
known branches at Cotton, Moscow and
Julietta, all in fourisning condition.
Ten salesmen-not to mention cashiers,
book-keepers, stock-keepers, etc.,-ale
kept busy in the Pullman store the year
around, and during 1888 disposed ct
over $135,O00 worth of goods.
THE FARIss BROTHERS.
Hon. A. L. Fariss, our Representative
elect, came to Pullman in the fall of 49,,
and the following spring entered into
the hardware business in small way
) with Mr.. Kingman. In 1885 Mr.. Fa-
riss purchased Kingman's interest and
continued the business alone until the
spring OF '87, when he took into partner
ship his brother, Frank, under the firm
name Of Fariss Bros. Six months later
the memorable fire had wiped out their
: entire stock, valued at $4,000, with an
) insurance Of but $4,000. Prior to this
event they had occupied small frame
{ structure owned by Kingman. The
smoke of the blaze had hardly cleared