Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-07-19

A walked around and through the ruins of the many blocks and after personal interviews with the following people is permitted to voice their sentiments as chronicled below.
 The showing is indeed remarkable and we doubt if parallel can be found anywhere in fidelity and regard city enjoys such as Prescott can boast of. Here are a few nuts to crack"
 R. N FREDERICKS, president of the Bashford- -Burmister Co.-We will rebuild and the work will be inaugural ed at once. make this assertion, that inside of six months my company win not only be again in business at the old stand but over the ruins of the old block there will b. erected one of the most commodious and substantial structures to be seen anywhere in the southwest, The Bashford- Burmister Co is the pioneer mercantile institution in Arizona and to put it plainly it is too late in the day for it to close it's labors in a field it has known so long and so we'll We are just as active today as ever to meet the wants of the public, and as an illustration of this business principle will state that inside of twelve hours after the holocaust We had two special trains-One from Je- rome and one from Congress-On the track, each filled with goods to meet the demand of patrons. Yes, the fire has been the means of our firm losing some what heavily but we are compensated to certain extent by the insurance We carry. For the time being, We are in quarters limited by space, but our prin ciples are maintained in broad com mercial sphere, nevertheless. and We are able to supply everybody with everything.
 JOHN LAWLER. capitahst.-The foundation for my story building on Cortez street is finished and the con- tract for 75O. 900 brick is signed. MT. F'itzsimmons on Monday asked me what I would take for sixty-day sus- pension of the same. 1atly told him that it was d "go." as originally out lined. meant every word that utter ed. and in addition to this will state that my faith in the town today is firmer and more loyal than ever before, even if 1 am surrounded by smoking embers and smouldering ruins. No, no. Prescott has the clinate, the push and the grandest chambers of mineral re sources of the southwest to draw to. l am in a position to speak and size up" Yavapai mining, and when l say Yavapai is the natural chamber of Ari- zona's mineral wealth, no conservative man will I trust. doubt me. With such a backbone to draw to and support her. Prescott, even in ashes, will rise. | am willing to stand by it and the last to desert it.
 F. c. BRIGHT, Pioneer blacksmith of Arzona.-As a great many people were well aware of my intentions to erect a brick block in the immediate fu- ture previous to the fire of Saturday night. I will state that I still stand pat" For the present, however few scaffolds will shelter the workmen and business will continue as ever. l think when the water question is practically settled there win be decided boom in building and that the structures will be indeed permanent and far more becom- ing to the prominence of the section We are the metropolis of. We must how ever have water. no matter what the cost Then will our purse strings be pulled I am willing to fall in.
 BANK OF ARIZONA, NJ. B. Hazzl- ! tine. cashier.-There is no truer or bet ter index of community's financial rating or it's commercial influence than can be given through the above chan nels. It is. in short d. finite and con elusive MT. Hazeltine, its affable cash
 fer has volunteered to inform us that since the disaster of Saturday night the work on their new and magnificent block has been ordered to be rushed,
 and that now. more than at any other time in the history of this banking house do they realize the necessity of a home. They are, accordingly in fused with a spirit to get there and accordingly has the contractor been or dered to double up his working force, as Mr Hazeltine said today: We want our new block finished al once;
 We must hav- it This sentiment is indeed beautiful. and in the face of the desolation and wreckage everywhere visible is. to say the least commend able The Bank of Arizona is back of many building projects, d straw which
 indicates the draft of the tide of our future progress. On Monday morning at they wers ready for business.
 J. w. WILSON, clothing and mems
 furnishings.-Tn fire licked me up
 clean and from magnificent stock
 didn't save as much as a fig leaf.
 But have been through the frey fur mace at regular intervals for the past
 fortY-five years. and always bob up