The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-28


does a brokerage business, having
started in only two months ago. and
in the interim has seen a volume of
business roll in that makes him light
hearted and gay. He says Mercur
iS-Well. it's Mercurl
"First Rank of Mercur.''
That's the title of it, and it will
throw open it's doors for business on
Jan. l. Its officers are: J. H. Bacon,
president: e. j. Carter. Vice-president;
c. b. Felt. cashier 1t has a 32-foot
front. with heavy plate glass, and
while the lot tapers back to an S-foot
point. it cost $1,000 when purchased
some little time ago. a general bank
ing business will be carried on, and
the names of the people connected with
it is sufficient guarantee of its sound
ness and success in every way. Of
all things needed in Mercur, a bank
is one of the most urgent, and all are
congra tuluating themselves that now
they are given such facilities.
w. S. Hall
is the agent at Mercur for the Salt
Lake & Mercur Railway company,
and fills that position in a manner
eminently satisfactory to both the pub
lie and the railway people. He also
handles the Pacific Express business,
and has a man deliver it as it is done
in larger places. He has seen the
business grow from the early begin
ninS and multiply in a ratio showing
phenomenal increase every succeeding
month. Business for the month of
September went double" in compari-
son with the month previous, and that
ratio has held out with every month
since-iust a question Of every month
showing twice the business of the
month before.
For the month of November the
freight and for the month of Deem
Der it will largely overrun those fig
ures. This tonnage is exclusive of
ore SHIPMENTS and when the latter
are figured in. together " n the ex-
press. passenger and mail, one can
readily see the volurr3e Of business
that is being done: afid2A{le little road
is in every way deserving of it, too.
Agent Hall is painstaking, conscien-
tfous and in every way peculiarly
adapted for the position of trust he
now holds He was formerly on The
Herald staff and his Salt Lake friends
all look upon him as one of Mercur's
coming man.
monroe bUSn
of Salt Lake. is an old-timer in the
camp. he having been in Mercur the
past two years. He is builder and
contractor and does his share of ali
in that line From the very start he
looked forward to the time when the
camp would take the place it now oc
self as a prophet.
4. NJ. Spooncr
is one of the far-seeing and lucky
ones. who has largely profited from
his STAY in Mercur. He struck camp
on April 10 of the present year, with
but $40. worked the first two months
on the railroad at $50 per month, and
TODAY wouldn't sell out for a cool
$50 600.
He opened uD the Rover mine and
carried it along until it was incorpor-
ated, and gave an interest in it to
some parties when he was in shape
to handle it. He is one of the direc-
tors in the Rover at the present time.
He took a bond on the Jumbo, adj
joining the Sunshine. and is now
working force of seven men on it.
FTo bas also Il r17arter interest in the
Flower group below the Sunshine
RE has been in the real estate bust
ness more heavily than the mining
and is at present erecting an Office
building 45x70 feet. of two stories. 1t
will cost $500 and be completed by
Feb. i. The ground floors will be for
stores and the upper for Offices He
owns frontage of 10 feet where
building now, and that much dirt is
worth $1,000 His new building is al
ready engaged to bring him in over
$500 monthly in rents.
Mercur Mercantile Company
started in business two years ago last
October and carry a line of drugs,
hardware and notions. There is To-
Gated the public telephone station, and
it is one of the busiest stations in all
this inter-mountain country patrons
often having to stand in line and wait
their turn in talking to the people
of the outside world.
c. C. Higgins
is the best known man in the district.
He keeps three mining records secure,
and at night a man sleeps alongside
of them. "iust to prevent any &C
cident." as Charley puts it. He will
shortly erect large building and is
interested in a number of good mining
pronerties. He is bonding properties
right along. and hard times have
passed by him. "He is in to clear
The Prosser House
is an old landmark. conducted by
Henry Prosser who came from Ophir
about two years ago. Aside from do
ing a splendid hotel business, he is
interested largely in mining, and is
we'll contented with the present and
future outlook An addition has been
added onto the hotel the past summer.
and another one is in order to take
care of the steadily growing business.
The Prosser house bar is run in con-
nection, and is presided over by M. P.
Germo, whom every Salt Laker knows
as affable and ol,liginG.
A. III. Mayne,
assayer, of Salt Lake, shook the dust
of Zion from his feet two months ago,
and is not only firmly established in
Mercur, but is doing more business
now in one day than he did in a whole
week while in the giddy metropolis.
NIeIcur is the natural home of the as
sayer, and Mr. Mayne is feeling good
in common with all those other Salt
I1akers in the camp.
Berry Bros.
came over from Cedar Fort one year
ago and started "a livery business At
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