The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-03-13
FIRE AT BRoORyILLE.

Before daylight yesterday morn
ing . fire broke out In the Van Dyke
drug store near the middle Of the
principal business block OF Brook
Vile, and before IL ceased had burned
all the block, causing a less Of $780,
600 10 100000. The stores swept
away were those Of Cbas. Van Dyke,
drugs; Hughes, barber shop; Jos.
Morgan, livery stable; Carlin Bro's,
drugs: c. f.. Granger, postoiiice;
Stanley Cane, books; II. B. Ingra-
ham, general merchandise; Jen-
nings & Duncan, real estate Office;
q. +. Willis. harness aud saddlery;
VIM. Tischler, store. Two horses
and 4 dog were burned in the stable.
, Insurance less than $1,000.
This is u sad blow to the thriving
little city Of Brookville, but we
doubt not her hustling people will
pull out Of the hole they are in.
Three years ago y similar less Was
suffered. but they bravsly went to
work aud rebuilt. The JOURNAL
hopes to see them rebuild sgain and
go ahead with business as before.
The Hope Hsrdld last week show
ed up the prices charged 10y a Chica-
go firm to a farmer living near Hope,
ia comparison with the figures OF
some merchants for similar articles.
The difference was nearly s. ~ In
favor Of the home merchant on n
bill of goods Of less than 80, saw
of - per cenl.-NOiUm1H CITY Sen
HH'i.
We are informed Chicago drum
msrs have been riding this county
over taking orders for "A Chicago
house, and the experience IL about
the same according tn accounts in
paying more for goods than IL bought
from the home dealers. Those vino
Al" here aud help keep up the Dur
deus Of the continuity ought TO he
given the preference IN trade. To
these men who come from abroad
the farmer must pay cash-no tick
there. The home merchant takes
the farmeIs' produce, which the
Chicago man does not, and very Of
ten the former carries the farmer
for n considerable hill Of goods aud
renders TO him very great accom-
mod alton. We do not believe the
Alliance has anything to do with
these men coming here To dispose Of
their merchandise, but the latter
unquestIunsbly seeks TO take advan-
tage of the feeling that the existence
Oi that organization tends to unset
tie business In their favor. The de-
ciared policy of the alliance Of Sa-
line county H. not to interfere with
the business men as long a. they
dispose of their goods at reasonable
prices The people here should I'M
deTstand fully that there il reel
priority between one and another Of
all classes OF business.
We clip the above from the Salina
.SBn. The JOURNAL last week men.
toned the fact that the Alliance
man were not antagoniZing the mer-
chants here. In this, as In many
other ways, they have showed gnod
business judgment. The merchants
and other business men Of Salina
and the farmers Of the county have
n community Of interest that should
not be trenchsd upon. Neither one
wilt antagoniZe the other. The good
effects Of this state Of affairs will
soon he manifest. The history Of
the past shows that stores aud other
establishments started by farmers
are as a rule unsuccessful and soon
end in disaster. So too when msr-
chsuts undertake to run farms they
get sadly left. Every man to his
vocation.