The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-11-28
"REMINISCENCES
Of Sedalia's Commercial His.
tory the Last Thirty
Years.

II we look back upon the history
of Sedalia, a young city comparatively,
little more than t,ir.y years old, if
we see her present commercial and
financial solid;.y and prosperity. we
can hardly realize tina. all these i'm
prOvements, fine store buildings, ele-
giant dwelling, well graded streets
and sidewalks have been the result of
the unti,.ng energy, pluck and per,
sewers ice, even under a6 .erse circum-
s.ances ,e lag D ne West.
A5cI. wen y-fca yea 5 ago, when
ne lac Sc. -. ..c~ = from Indiana
stoopsa few .o.,s in Seo.alia, she
made, i the PIE &c o. merchants
now wing, tie pew. D be .orgOtten
remark: tn ely. s:.Ga.,a N the
center of the gree ate o. Missouri,
will be ~ the f.;;aea metropolis,
the second I1oi.i III ,Oii-.'
The asaer IN o. Ia great states.
man s We i i1day. Sedalia IL.
now or NJ c', nothing.
more - 'r-ip, her r 49,.
The 90, ayiic e d. %e'c!ia's So
liGity a>,' 1ai g il :. ions.
Los. r-"m-- Jan. re late
mos. 80, "a 's'"..- s,-.pended
all over re count .. al. lie i5edalia
financial institutions wei. :,ered the
storm. Here in Sed,,ia T.,s confidence,
no uneasiness, AMI the j,rks make q
showing of solidity. which hardly any
other city in our great land can make,
and / remark right here, that all
banks ever doing business in Sedalia
have proven to be true and faithful
guardians of the peoples money, and
ready at all times to assist worthy en-.
terprise. Let the people of Sedalia
well remember, that many a man is
under great obligation to the assistance
given by the banks.
Although it is proud feeling for
every Sedalian to behold the present,
we may be permitted to glance back
upon the path We have been wander
ing the last thirty years.
We saw joyful and mOurnful years.
and it may be well to recall past
events.
As rumber OF orr present citizens
are not acquainted with the early his
tory of Soda';;: we will make short
resume OF at part.
Sedalias history commences with
the war string of wooden one story
business houses on Main street. the
saloon predominating, the mud in the.
streets and sidewalks ankle deep,
one school house and one church.
The merchants then in business had
an enormous trade, made immense
profits; the trade coming hundreds of
miles, even from Arkansas and Indian
Territory.
Bat it was the old srory-inAation.
money easily made was easily lost.
OF all the business men Of that
period OF Sedalia, only three are left
IN active business-Wm. Bard, VIM.
Beck and John Houx, the balance
either retired or got wrecked.
On account of the fearful shrinkaee
n the value Of all merchandise, We
ind, subsequent to the close OF the
var, fearful train of commercial
sreckage.
Of large commercial houses, We
md the names of John Staley, Sand
elder 4 Laupheimer, doing quarter
t a million each.
The Greenfield Bros, Florsbeim-
Bro, Staley and Vinton, John
stewart 4 Co., +. w. Cloney. c.
.ohman 4 Co., Ensel 4 Co., James
'esch 4 Co., Goldman Bros, Han
ock Il CO., Fletcher 4 Co.; later on
lenry Sues, David Phillips.
ohnson 4 Wharton, James Clute &
o., Syringe Bros, VIM. Currap.
iroesberk 4 Philips, Levy Bros.
'Olf Bros, all prominent houses.
nd long, long list of smaller e.,
blishmeDts.
We may call this long list of
reckages and retirement from busi- =
ess the period of reconstruction.
If We look upon the commercial
story of Sedalia for the last fifteen
'ars, it presents bright appearance.
illures were rare, values of mer.
andise not fiuctuating, like before,
ID we venture the assertion that az
e present time. there are very few
les which enjoy a higher credit
tn factories and the Wholesale trade
an the merchants of Sedalia.
Got jail Dose
When the westbOund Missouri Pa.
lie train pulled in at 3:25 Yesterday
considerable cnmmot;on