The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1892-12-29

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where they interested as prevail at thu
home establishment, or With the deal
/ eIs in the northwest.
/ r. E. COVEY.
represents an industry which in i'm
portance is second 70 10 other u WoY
Ellington, and in It's way one of tht
most Important in Southwestern Min
nesota. Warrington enjoys the rep
citation Of being orc OF the most ex-
tensi.e local hay markets, and distri
buting poiats IN the nortl, west, and
| its prominencei in this direction is large
~ due to M. Covey's efforts. Mr.. c.
originated the business mere about nine
years ago, and from smal. beginning
the Rrst season the business has grown
until there are now some eight or nine
firms engaged in the business, baline
and handling the present season. an
aggregate Of not less than $1,000 tons.
ten thousand Of which will be handled
by Mr.. Convey alone. While Mr.. G..
handles, and deals IN the hay product
Of this country it. all shapes, by the
load o. by the bale, q very extensive
business is conducted in ba!ing. He Is
the owner Of extensive bans, aud q
steam press with capacity Of about
25 tons pc: day, which is kept con-
stantly busy. The business conducted
BY MI. G. is che means OF distributing
among .he farmers o: this section an
/ Dually f:ou 80 20 20 thousand dollars
TO: naturalpioduct of the soil, and the
expenditure of this vast sum benefits
directly or Indirectly every business
man IN this city. The excellent euali-
ty OF nay grown in This region has done
much TO make Wortlington nay oopu.
lar in tine various markets o: the
country, and the fact that Mr.. G. hand
les none but tue best, has placed his
shipments ia the lead, with consumers.
Briefly, the hay business is doing more
to enhance the prosperit, o; this city
than any other feature and be encou-
ragged IN every possible. Numerous
other parties are also doing az >exten-
sive business in lay mere, among the
most important operators are, E. b.
Thompson, CLANCY s. Newton, Stout
& Hazard, Mitchell, Bros. AEON
Forbes, Horace Norman, j. L. Fisher,
Frank Hansberger and N. A. Call,
situated about :hyee miles south of
this city.
H. E. TORRANCE.
The mercantile business of
Warrington, all branches, is un
usually we'll represented for a town
of its size, and as leading feature
we are pleased to refer 10 the large
general store of H. E. Torrance. Mr..
Torrance came to this town 1early
l6 years ago, and emoarked in a linn
tied way in the sale of merchandise.
He encountered the numerous ad-
verse conditions thai are met with
in nearly all new and undeveloped
countries, but with a persistent pur-
pose to win in the battle of life
gained success where many others
became discouraged and gave up the
contest. But it is not our purpose
to follow in detail the events of ca.
reer that has for many years tended
in direction that should be benef.
cial to the country with which
it has been so long and closely iden.
tilted, but more particularly of the
results as seen at the present time.
During the past autumn M. Torrance
erected new store, a brick struc.
ture, and which he has occupied a
little less than three months. This
building which is eligibly located is
100 feet in length by so feet in
width, two stories high. The entire
ground floor, 56xl00, comprises the
sales room, which is filled with a
stock of goods that would be cred
it TO any city of 10000 inhabitants.
The arrangement and appointments
of the. store are complete, with ex-
cellent light, admitted through i'm.
mense plate glass windows, upon
three sides of the structure. As above
indicated the store is of general
character, consisting of dry goods,
notions, clothing, furnishing goods,
cloaks, groceries, etc. Each depart:
ment of this large establishment is
so arranged as to be distinct aud
.separate, and displayed in a manner
denoting experienced management.
The bnilding is provided with an ell.
evator, and is in fact model in ar.
rangement and construction. For
many years, Mr.. Torrance has also
been actively identified with the
Igrsin trade Of this city. He is the
owner of a commodious elevator, and
has done not a little to promote and
sustain the name and reputation of
Worthington as an excellent market
and trading point. Mr.. 7. enjoys
the confidence of the people of his
home city, indicated in the fact tina,
they have honored him with the DO.
s;tion of Mayor of the town. He has
built up an enterprise here worthy
Of the pride of all Worthingtonians,
aud one, of which there are few bet.
ter in the state, outside of it's two
largest cities.
/ FARM MACHINERY.
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