The San Francisco call., 1897-03-29

had to state, and with feeling of much
satisfaction, too, that of the many thou
sand dollars he has expended in Salinas
in the arrangement of this grand estab-
lishment, that it was all made by him in
Monterey County and its environments.
THE POPULAR ASSISTANT COUNTY SURVEYOR.
Among the more prominent citizens OF
Monterey County who has served the pub
lie of tue territory in many important
positions of responsibility and trust is M.
r. Merritt Of Salinas.
Mr.. Merritt, who Is at present associated
with the well-known attorney, w. >.
White. under the firm name OF Merritt q
White, is conducting probably the largest
abstract and searchers of records bureau
in California. He is also chief deputy
Assessor OF the county.
This gentleman was born and raised IN
Monterey County. His father was Josiah
Merritt, who had the honor of filling with
eminent ability the first judgeship OF
Monterey. BY reason of Mn Merritts long
residence in this section of the State, and
his thorough acquaintance with landed
interest, it has made him particularly COM
petent to pass upon the titles OF land
throughout the territory in question.
During the past fourteen years there is
not a single tract that have been subd-
vid ed and sold in the entire county OF
Monterey that Mr.. Merritt has not made
the search of and ompleted the abstract
for such property.
At the last Presidential election he was
honored with the position Of Presidential
ele ctor from Monterey COanty. Since the
death of the well-known land attorney,
W. NJ. r. Parker, it is generally conceded
that Mr.. Merritt is the most competent
searcher in the county to fill the same inn
poriant position.
SPORTING GOODS AND HARDWARE
Salinas City is the proud possessor OF
the largest general merchandise and
sporting goods houses OF any county in
the State.
The establishment in question is that OF
the Wahrlich-Cornett Company. which
concern occupies one OF the most extern
sive premises in the town, and whose
| stock is made up of a most complete va
riety of general merchandise and agricul-
tural implements, including the special
agency of several makes Of buggies and
wagons. harvesters, reapers, mowers, bi.
cycles and sporting goods. Their i'm
mense stock would do credit to metro
politan establishment.
AN ENTERPRIsINe YOUNG MAN.
w. M. Nanderhurst, a young man OF
much prominence in Salinas, conducts
one of the largest furniture and carpet
establishments in Salinas as well as one
taking embalming rarlors in all the
country.
Most of the furniture and carpet stock
of this firm is purchased direct from the
| large factories of the East In the line of
household furnishing articles everything
| that might be wished for can be found at
this establishment, as good in quality and
cheaper in many instances tnan in the
stores of more pretentious cities.
In, oil ho lie Of ha DIR r iyrv
business Mr.. Vanderhurst and his corps of
assistants are most proficient
AN INFLUENTIAL CITIZEN.
The foremost OF Monterey County's
citizens, whose success in life has been
marked with adventure, coupled with
vicssitudes which would have hopelessly
wrecked the average mortal, and one who
has been finally crowned with success
which has become famous throug bout the
country, which is the Just reward of hon
aSty, industry and perseverance, is the
Hon. Jesse D. Carr.
Mr. Carr was born in Sumner County,
Tennessee, in 1914 and although now SO
years of age he is nevertheless more active
and energetic than the ma jority of young
m en- of the present date OF less than half
his years.
Tue gentleman has always been one Of
the lost progressive citizens of Monterey
COunty, always IeaUlly leuulHg MS ala
and his vast riches to any OF the enter
prises that might further the interests of
that section. He is one of the largest
landowners in California. To him is due
the organizing OF the Salinas Bank. and
for more than fifteen years he acted as it's
president.
Many of the more influential and promi-
men: citizens of Monterey County, who are
depositors of the Salinas Bank, have
expressed themselves since an election of
bank officers two years ago. as being
greatly averse to the working of the officers
of the bank in question, who, unappreciat-
ing the valuable services of Mr.. Carr as
president of the institution, failed to re-
elect him in the capacity which he so ably
managed for nearly two decades. Mr.. Carr
is not only a conspicuous man in this Stale,
but is well known all over the Pacific
Coast, and has been intimately acquainted
with every administration at Washington
since the incumbency OF President Taylor.
He is a man with considerable influence
at the National Capital.
DRIFTED SNOW FLOUR.
One of the most important and extern
siye ind ustries in this State is the manu-