Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-01-06
GALLUP GOSSIP
Something Of the Importance of the
Navajo Blanket Industry
Wool Market.
CONFIDENCE IN THE FUTURE
Pay Roll of Railroad and Coal Mines
Amounts to $4,000 Per Month-Suf-
fcient Taxable Property to Sup
port New County,

Polb NeW OOullV,
Special correspondence New Mexican.
Gallup, N. NJ, Jan. 3.-John G. Her.
bert, who sells San Juan county fruit in
Gallup, reports that he has had no diff
Guilty in establishing a market for the
product, He said: THE fruit crop
was a little shor in San Juan county
this year, and some fruit was shipped
into Gallup from the outside. The re-
cent snow was the deepest that that re-
Sion ever experienced, and Pennington
now has 20 inches of snow on the level.
We have about sold out our apples, but
the snoW is so deep up there hat we
can't get more in. Last year we sold
thousands of pounds where this year we
sold hundreds. Usually, San Juan
county fruit is the best in the land. If
that county had railway connections it
would be the most prosperous region in
New Mexico"
OF the Navajo blanket business, Mr.,
Geo. w. Sampson, Indian trader, said:
when the Navajo blankets first came
out, 16 years ago, no market existed,
and the workmanship was poor. You
! can see by the many beautiful designs
in here that the work is very artistic
| now, and the coloring is nicely blended.
| Every one wants Navajos. for they are
the most popular sort of blankets. |
just shipped one to San Francisco that
cost $75. These blankets are shipped
from here to every part of the United
States. During the last year the WOO
market has been poor, but the local bus.
mess conditions have shown improve.
ment. I carry a $1,000 stock. I would
like to see a new county and believe
that it would be a great benefit to tn,
citizens of Gallup
DR.. T. p. Robinson, Peoples drus
store: II have done a great deal bette
business in 1898 thar in 1897. We SHOULD
have county division and l think tina
the Legislature will give it to us
Mr.. Russell, of Russell & Elsie, la.
dies and gents furnishings: cuisines.
is good
j. M. Carman, retail grocer ant
wholesale baker! This year GS9S) ha,
been the most successful that I ever eX
perienced in Gallup. My business ant
stock are double what they were las
year, or any previous year. | carry
$4,000 stock. The coal companies pa!
out over 500, 900 per month and the rail
way company over SIS, 900. Every on
wants a new county here. I believe
as matters now stand we are forced t
most of our banking by mail"
John Kennedy, clothing, boots, shoe
and gents furnishings: Business i
good, and the city is prosperous. l be
lieve that we have the best town in tn
territory. 1 wish that we could get
new county. 1t would help the mer
chants here considerably
Mr.. Kennedy is one of the bushes
men in the west who possess a goo
moral character and high sense of hon
or. He is constantly reaching out 70
higher ideals and he brings his excep
tional standards into his everyday life
and is an irritant to all who do no
adopt honest methods of dealing wit
their fellow men. Honest John" a
he is known to the business men of Gal
lup, is a native of County Dunnega
Ireland, and he is aver faithful to tn
tenets and creeds of the old Irish arts
tocracy. He is a man of brilliant edu
cation and splendid oratorical gifts. A
soon as possible he will build al add
ton to his splendid stone store, the
dispose of his stock and take up his res
idence again on his native heath in Ire
land. Mr.. Kennedy owns a SIG, 900 stoc
of goods and does not W a dollar i
the world.
Pete Kennedy, of Kitchen & Kennedy
owners of the opera house and Oper
House saloon: The year 1898 was
prosperous one for us and we hope tina
next year will equal it. The town
growing rapidly
NJ. Flahive, manager of the j. d. Boo
livery, feed and sale stable: Our bust
ness for the year 1898 was EXCEPTIONAL
good. Trade was considerably bette
than in 1897"
e. Wilmunder, deputy marshal an
owner of the Gallup novelty works: g
did a good business in bicycle repairin
and pipe fitting during 1898"
w. F. Kuchenbecker, hardware, chi
ma, glassware, house furnishings, etc,
II started in business about a year ag
and found conditions better than m
most sanguine expectations. Gallu
has a mine and railway backing c
about $780, 900 per month, nearly all. c
which is contributed to the bushes
men of Gallup. The city is growing raI
idly and a number Of buildings are no.
in course of erection, both dwellings a
well as business houses. The building
are substantial, being built mostly {
brick and stone and equipped with TIL
most modern conveniences. We hav
: an intelligent community and the bus
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