Mexico weekly ledger., 1891-01-08
LIVE FIRMS.
Mexico Blessed With
Energetic Business
Men.
HOW LONG THEY HAVE
BEEN RUNNING THEIR
PRESENT BUSINESS
HERE.
A GOOD SHOWING FOR THE
PAST YEAR IN ALL
LINES OF BUSI-
NESS.
Brief Mention of Some of the
Leading Business Houses,
Their PrOprietOrS
and Clerks.

A LEDGER man dropped in and
made brief call on some of Mex
ico's business firms and he found
them in a healthy, prosperous con-
dition. It seems they all have
enjoyed an unusually large business
the past year and are going to ex-
eel it in 1891 if possible. The
other firms than the ones given
below will be called on later.
POLLOCK g. CO., MILLERs.
Mexico is noted for the good
flour manufactured by VIM. Pol.
lock & Co. Their brands of flour
are as follows: "Daisy High Pat
ent," "Belle of Mexico" "Ba-
kers' Choice" "Famous Roller
and "Peerless." This firm has
been organized since 1888, success
ors to Pollock & Hisey. Mr.. VIM
Pollock is one of Missouri's lead
ing millers, having long experience
in the bus iness-in fact, every one
of the firm are peculiarly adopted
to the business they are following
The company consists of Messrs.
VIM. Pollock, Chas. Davis anc
John NJ. Davis. Mr.. Walker Pol
lock, one of Mexico's young anc
energetic business men, is also con
nected with the firm. The courte.
sy and fair dealing of this com
pany with the farmers have made
it quite famous. Mexico ap
preciates the value of the VIM. Pol
lock & Co mills, as is evidenced
by the amount of its -four consum.
ed here. Their -four goes to sever
al different states in the Union ii
large quantities.
HOUSTON & TRIMBLE, LUMBER
Me ssrs. Houston & Trimble ars
lumber dealers in this city, theil
yards being located on Washington
street. They went into the lumber
business in 1882, succeeding A. S
Houston. From that period a de-
cided increase in business has beer
enjoyed, and to-day they are get
ting as large a trade as half the
dealers with ten times the money in
vested. They carry complete lint
of everything in the lumber bust
ness and treat their customers fail
and square. The firm is progress
i've and growing every year anc
affords employment for severa
people. When you want to buile
house, barn, wood shed or any
thing else, you had better consul
with these gentlemen. There il
nothing like dealing with men OF
whom you can depend.
BARTH, THE CLOTHIER.
Mr.. Joe Barth is one OF the pro-
prietors of the firm of Joe & VII
Barth, doing buiness in Mexico
and Columbia. Mr.. Joe Bartf
came to America in 1867 and located
in Columbia, where he went into tn,
business henow follows. He cam,
to this city in the spring of 1885,
and embarked in the clothing busi
ness. From the start his business
has increased yearly and to-day h'
he is doing one of the larges
trades in this section. He EN-
ploys three clerks, Messrs. Jos
Levy, Felix victor and Geo. M
Pearson. Mr.. Levy has been his
head clerk since he first started
Mr.. Victor has been with the firm
SIX years and Mr.. Pearson one
year. By strict attention to bust
ness and having superior knowledge
in his line, he has merited and wor
a large trade, in clothing of all
descriptions, hats and caps, gents
furnishing goods, boots and shoes
and now he has inaugurated 8
special merchant tailoring depart.
ment in conjunction with which he
has been successful beyond expecta
ton. There are several of the
Barth brothers in different parts Of
the State and when they buy theil
goods they get inside prices, there
by it enables them to sell good:
very reasonable indeed. His sue
cess in the business can be attributed
to nothing else but knowing how tc
treat the public when they call SO
they will return when in need oi
the goods he carries.
TOM RODEN, GROCER.
Mr.. Thomas Roden is the Fourth
Wards Councilman and a good
one, too. He has been running a
grocery store in Mexico for many
years and is too well known for us
to undertake to tell the people oil
this city and county ''who he is
and where he is FROM" He has
very recently become successor to
Roden & Altepeter. We are glad
to note the prosperity of Mr.. Roden
and may he ever continue to en-.
joy the large patronage in the
grocery business tina. he now does.
You can never visit his store with
out finding customers there, and
this ls q might, good sign that he
treafs all fair and kaans ubat &har