Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-12-16
Silver City One Of the Most Vigor-
GUS and Enterprising Cities
in New Mexico.
MERCHANTS In FINE SPIRITS
Mining Merchandising and Trade Generally
Booming, and the Goddess Cornucopia
Turning HersHorn of Plenty
Loose on the Town.

| every one here seems possessed of ami
able dispositions and IAN inclination t,
keep out of trouble. The churches ar,
doing rushing business, and they ad
wise strangers to come early and avoiC
the crush.
Mrs. o. S. Warren, who acts for Dunn
and BradstreetS, and is in position tt
know, states that general business con
ditions are exceedingly prosperous
Mrs. Warren does a general insurance
real estate and abstract business and is
one of the smartest and most successful
business women in the west.
A few of the many subscribers ant
friends to the New Mexican in Silver
City voice their sentiments on trade
matters and abiding faith in their city
as follows:
w. C. Porterfield drugs, toilet arti
cles and notions: Business is good
The holiday trade is opening about the
same as last year, but we have a better
assorted stock than heretofore and the
receipts are larger in consequence. Oul
branch store at Mogollon is doing a big
business. Graham is contributing more
to our store in Mogollon than ever. Our
wholesale department is supplying
three drug stores and 20 general mer-
chandise stores with the class of goods
handled by us
In response to a query from the New
Mexican representative. Mr.. Porterfield
stated that he would attend the meeting
of the board of pharmacy, which will
convene in Santa Fe during March. He
has been secretary of the board for
eight years, and was president one
term.
w. S. Cox, hardware and furniture:
I'VE have lots of goods on the road and
have already received lots. The holiday
business is opening brisk. We carry the
largest stock of hardware and furniture
in southern New Mexico
Schultz, Rosenberg Company, dry
goods: "Our trade from the outside dis
tricts is about the same as last year
but new resident people are constantly
coming into town and our local business
is increasing"
Gillett & Son, wholesale grocers:
Last year our business amounted to
$4,000 There is no reason why it
should not be fully as good this year as
last"
Mrs. o. S. Warren, insurance, real es-
tate, abstracts, ETC.: "Ny business is
good. I have every quartz mill in the
county insured and do the bulk of the
county business, | suppose. My report
for the year ending May 81 shows that
I have paid $266 on the per cent tax
for this district alone"
Interviewed on probable insurance
legislation, Mrs. Warren said: "The
moment the legislature touches insur-
ance matters, disturbance will be Gre
ated. If any laws are passed which tend
to work further hardships on the COM
panies, I feel certain that they will
withdraw from the territory entirely.
Most assuredly, the bond of the terrific
rial treasurer should be increased to
cover insurance deposits"
Mrs. Warren does the business here
for II fire insurance companies, in ad-
dition to handling life, accident and
plate glass insurance. She placed nearly
all the New Mexico bonds with the in
surance companies, including terrific
rials, Grant county aids, Grant county
regular and Silver City. She has the
swellest insurance offices in the terrific
ry, and is a remarkable business wom-
an, attending personally to all outside
rustling as we'll as office work.
Lindauer & Burnside, dry goods and
gents furnishings: I'VE have only
been in the business year, but it has
been constantly on the increase, and we
have no kick coming"
Rosecrans & Gillett, staple and fancy
groceries, produce, stock, ETC.: "W'
started in business October II, 1898, sue
ceeding Burnside & Co. Since tha
time we have more than doubled the
business done by the old firm and it Is
constantly increasing.
Mr.. Rosecrans, of the above firm, was
former Santa Fe boy and a fedora
employe.
Mr.. Eugene Cosgrove, hardware
Business is good. have no cause fol
complaint"
John F. Klions, groceries: "This bus
- p,,f1
since took hold of it a year and hal
ago. attribute my success to the pros
porous condition of the county. The re
cent storm retarded my shipping busi
ness, but have plenty of orders OF
file."
C. G. Shoemaker, gents furnishing
and clothing: Business is good. Rougi
weather has prevented the holiday trad
from opening as brisk as / expected
but we will have so much more of ;
rush later. Yes, we may pick up tn
board of trade organization again AM
give Silver City the outside advertisinl
| that it deserves"
c. w. Merritt, Wells-Fargo expires
| agent: II expect there are others whom
it will be necessary for you to see befor
you can get good idea Of mining af
fairs. Chloride Flat and the smelter ar
working about $50 men, and Mogollor
Santa Rito, Hanover, Central, Pinos AL
tos, Georgetown and White Signal wor
fully mn more Silver CITY gets tn
benefit Of the wages paid these laborer'
Most of the ore shipments from her
goes out IN the way of concentrate!