The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-01-10
tee; Frank Lockhart, delegate to coun.
ty alliance.

tee; Frank Lockhart, delegate to coun-
ty alliance.
HoT SPRINGS, Jan. 1.-EDEoR UNIoN'
We would like, through the columns Of
your paper, to tell your readers some.
thing about our quiet little village nestl-
ing here at the foot OF Battle mountain
which looms up more than 800 feet high,
it's top covered with jasper, which is per-
haps the only rock Of that kind in the
United States.
In regard to our mineral waters, we
can say that they have given relief to
more sufferers than any other one agency
in the heart Of our country. We know
that they will cure the worst cases OF
rheumatism, catarrh, paralysis and
all kinds Of vascular diseases.
We will notice some Of our building en-
terprises which are now under way. The
first to demand attention is the Soldiers
Home which is situated about 1000
feet west from the upper springs. It is
in size about 7Ox12O feet, three stories
high and is nearly ready for the roof.
The Methodist college, which is just
receiving it's metallic eornice, is Is feet
square and three stories high, q building
of which no city need be ashamed.
The Sanitarium we think is to be four
stories, 4Ox7O feet and is situated at the
upper springs. It is being built by Mr..
Evans.
A new hotel is going up just across the
creek from the Minnekahta, which is to
have an 80 loot front on Fall River
avenue and 80 feet on Minnekahta ave-
nue. with 70 feet depth and four stories
in height. This building is owned by
Fred Gellispie.
All of the buildings are of the very
finest OF native sandstone OF uniform
color.
Orlando Ferguson, at the lower springs,
is just finishing a very large frame build
ing for hotel and hospital purposes.
These with a number Of dwellings, the
Chataqua's contemplated $4,000 build
ing and the prospects OF two railroads
with the recent coal finds, we think en-
title US to recognition by the outer
world. Nix
SENDING AWAY vs.. BUYING AT HOME.
There seems to be q great deal Of COM
plant among the merchants of Rapid
City and other towns Of the Hills about
the farmers sending to Chicago and other
points for supplies. Now then, gentle
men, let us be fair in this matter and
see if you have a more just cause for
complaint than we have, unless you
claim special privileges which you will
not concede the granger. Your argu-
ment is that the farmer should patron
ize you and thereby keep the money in
the county. But you seem to overlook
the matter OF shipping in flour and other
produce from the east when there is a
surplus OF wheat in the country and
farmers are unable to dispose OF their
grain at a reasonable price. will ven
ture the assertion that three-fourths Of
the groceries in Rapid City keep eastern
flour in stock, for which they are obliged
to pay cash, and that cash has gone te
eastern farmers instead OF the farmer.
OF the Hills, and the same can be said o
other produce.
If a farmer should go to one OF thes'
grocers and want to sell a few hundred
of flour or other produce, if he would
buy it at all, it would be at a. very low
figure and the farmer would have to taxi
his pay in trade or haul his truck home
Now, I claim that we have the sam.
right to send out of the country for oul
supply OF groceries as you have for you
supply of flour and produce; and your
claim that you get a better article o
flour, is of no more weight than tht
claim OF those who have sent out, thai
they can save large per cent by sc
doing. Now, gentlemen, believe if 20.
will stop shipping in produce OF any
kind, and sell us supplies alta reasonable
profit, and pay far price for produce
there will be no money sent out OF tht
countryiorgoods exceptby the dealer ant
Everybody will be satisfied. We can pull
together and the country will be pros
porous and happy. L. E. PARRISH.
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