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

A visit to Mercur any day in the
week. Sunday not excepted, will dis
close more business to the square
yard than can be found going on in
any other mining town in our great
big country. considering the popula-
ton and the extreme "newness' of the
mines
The camp may be accredited with
1900 people. and there are about 700
men at work. all told though this
number is being augmented daily in
a way that will leave such estimate
old and worthless within the next
couple of weeks.
Let US stroll down the street on the
one side. and back again on the other,
that we may CLEAN something of the
business people who have intrenched
themselves in anticipa ton of what has
already come about
We mustn't seek to engrOss their
attention beyond the moment for all
are too busy to be thus weaned from
waiting on customers who good ma
turedly elbow and iostle each other
in an endeavor TO buy goods. That's
Wnau they are there Tor.
The Mercur Mercury.
The Mercur Mercury. real live pa
per published by c. C. Higgins, was
started November 10, 1893, and the
PROPRIETOR burns the midnight oil as
does no other man in town. He can
not help it if he would, and he wouldn't
if he could.
On June 5. 1894 he was elected re-
corder and reelected for this. His
time will expire the first week in Tune
of next year but it is safe to assume
that he will go in again with a whoop,
as he has all the locations at his fin
gers and the miners know that c. G.
is the one for such an important
place. He has seen a change come
over the camp and one in every way
gratifying to him. During his first
term he raked in only from IS to $50
monthly. while now he gathers in
about $50 every day-and the end is
not vet. His charge is 81 for record
ing mining location. a fee that could
properly be raised if he wanted to
take his policy from other districts
that are made to pay s1.50 and 81.
The Mercur Mercury now is used by
all as the encyclopedia of the camp,
and Charley's good nature will one
of these DAYS result in the people
planting him-brain and muscle can
not withstand such a strain.
james Hus-Ies
IS tn onstmaster. and came to the
camp last March, carrying a line of
merchandise. hardware and furniture.
He has seen mail matter increase in
way that taxes his endeavors TO
handle it, Within the past couple of
months the increase has been fully
300 per cent. He has made application
for a money order system. The pres
ent quarters are wholly inadequate,
and people stand in line out in the
Sow rs VS. tho Gust m in Leadville
In the good old days.
Thomas Carter
and came to the camp only three
months ago He is a Salt Laker and
pins his faith to the new and growing
town He wishes that he had got in
a month earlier.
Woodruff Bros.
came in last September, and carry a
line of notions. books and stationery.
They are Salt Lakers and have a
branch house running in Park City
The firm has only the best words for
the camp.
Mcrcur Cooperative Association
is a firm that started in Dec. l, and
carries a line of clothing and furnish
ing goods. b. Steinman, jr., is man
ager The stockholders are Sunshine
AMI California parties, and believe
they have a good thing.
Martin AIahniSin.
is one of the old-timers, having come
in from Ophir years ago, and is now
carrying a general line of merchan-
disc and miners supplies. He says
there is no place like Mercur.
w. p. Holman
came from southeast Missouri and
started in business about three months
ago. He carries a line of general
merchandise and gents furnishings,
and has no fault to find with business
in the new Eldorado.
NJ. Shafer
has Just opened I'D a livery stable
While there was one there already, he
came out from Salt Lake and made
I'D his mind that there was room for
another. He was in no way mistaken,
in his calculations. and did business
from the first day.
Randolph G Whitaker
started up a meat market and feed
store on the 1st of November and have
been comfortably busy ever since
People must have meat, and all of
them out there have money to pay