The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-28
BUSINESS OF THE CAMP
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first it was slow, but now it's one con-
tinual rush with them, and they must
enlarge the business, so great is the
demand for conveyanceS.
j. H. WhaIon,
the Salt Lake real estate man, has
moved out, and is up to his eyes in
business all around. He believes a
great future is in store, for, as he puts
il, They have everything here to
make it great, and the people have at
last awakened to the possibilities of
the tines
Griffiths & BOyIes
arrived from Salt Lake on the 18th of
December and lost no time in opening
up the Hoffman house. They came in
late, comparatively speaking, but are
doing business on a scale that in every
way justifies the change made in the
dead of winter
j. III. Harris,
the well known Salt Lake attorney.
set his stakes in Mercur only a couple
of weeks ago, and is already busy
man. He is comfortably located on
Main street and is at home" to every
Salt Laker that drops into the camp.
There is a standing invitation to all
to caN and use his writing tables and
Stationery-he will even stamp their
letters when not too busy himself. He
says: Il don't claim to be able to peer
into the future, but l am here to tell
you that this town will have 10000 on
January l, 1S97.-mark it down now"
ID. Perrigatt1
is an Italian gentleman who moved
out from Salt Lake four months ago,
and has started grocery business
that is in every way meeting with his
proudest expectations.
Hotel With Steam Heat.
Jerry Arson and Hank Barnes are
building a hotel on the Golden Gate
property above the postoffice that is
destined to lead in every way, as it
will contain forty rooms and the en-
tire building will have steam heat and
all the modern conveniences. 1t will
be three stories, and the Delmonico or
the camp with the popular Hank
Barnes as grand chief conductor.
Caldwell Bros.
came to the camp one year ago, and
now have q. grocery and meat market
that suits them in every way. They
came from St. Johns, and were at one
time in business in Salt Lake. They
have seen the town grow in jumps,
and believe the end is not in sight by
any means.
Jack Lewis
conducts the Hotel Brunswick, and is
fitting up a side bar to be run in
connection with the hotel, that will
be modern in every way. There are
also some nicely fitted up club rooms
betokening care and expenditure of
money. He came into camp one year
ago, and halls from Bountiful, Utah.
The Mercur House
is always filled to overlooking, and
guests come three in a bed rather
than have any one stay out in the
streets. And a good natured public
don't mind it-not a Whit
Miner & Shaffer both we'll known
Salt Lake men, are the proprietors.
and are doing a business such as
neither of them ever did in all the
course of their lives before. The
large dining room morning, noon and
night-well, one must run the gaunt-
let to appreciate the rush and crush.
Chairs never get cold there, and yet
every one gets a first class meal who
stops at the famous hostelry. Work
has been commenced on an addition to
the hotel, and when finished within
three weeks, it will have fifty rooms in
all
Mrs. C. NJ. BoIey
came over from American Fork two
months ago, and purchased 30X100 feet
of dirt, upon which she is erecting a
$500 hotel She was offered $1,000
for the dirt a month after purchase,
but she knew a good thing, and said
them, nay. The building is 30x5O feet,
will have dining room and Office on
the ground floor, and twenty first class
rooms upstairs, and will be ready for
business within a few days. Mrs.
Boley is Utah born and raised, and is
a practical hotel woman of long eX-
perience. She wouldn't sell that pro-
perty today for $1,000, and it's still
going UP.
DR.. 4. L. CastIeman,
we'll known and recently of Salt Lake,
has located in Mercur within the past
two weeks, and is nicely situated in
the rear of the new building just
finished by l.. U. King, the Salt Lake
druggist, who is putting in a stock of
drugs. DR.. Castleman has large hold
ings in Bingham properties that give
him nothing less than competency,
but the everyday methods of older
sections are not to his liking in any
way, and report has it that he has al
ready acquired some valuable hold
ings. He has made arrangements for
building a nice home, and will move
his family out from the city so soon
as it is completed.
III. l.. Rodgers
has just moved in, and carries line
of watches, clocks and notions. He
does watch repairing also. His place
of business is in with the lumber COM
pany. and is thankful that he secured
even that place. He has come to stay.
Mercur Meat g. Produce Co.
started in just three months ago, the
firm coming from ST. Johns. Messrs.
Breckon, Russell and Mahnkin are the
proprietors, and say they are fairly in
it-Mercur is plenty good enough for
them. They anticipate the coming
year as a, lively one for the camp, and
believe thousands will come and cast
their lot with those others now in.
Parker Lumber Company
started in the lumber business two
months ago, and the business has
been piling up in a way that is simply
phenomenal Aaron Smith, builder and
contractor, looks after affairs for the
Salt Lake parties interested. From
the following quotations it will be seen
that building material does not come
high for so new and growing a camp.
Dimension lumber sells at $22.50 per
thousand; rustic flooring, $25; No. 1
rustic flooring, $50; all white pine
finishing lumber. $40 and $50; shingles,
1925. Manager Smith reports inability
to get in lumber enough to meet the
demand, and has orders away ahead
Oh buildings No money is lost on
collections, as everyone pays cash for
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