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

walked around and through the ruins ot the many blocks and after personal interviews with the following people Is permitted to voice their sentiments as chroniyied below.
 The showing is indeed remarkable. and we doubt If parallel can be found anywhere in fidelity and regard a city enjoys such as Prescott can boast of.
 Here are a few nuts to crack"
 R. N FREDERICKS. president of the Bashfori- -Burmister Co.-we will rebuild anc the work will be insuyurat- ed at once. make this assertion. that inside of six months my company win not only oe again in business at the old
 stand. but over the ruins of the old
 block there will b. erected one of the structures to be seen anywhere in the southwest The BaShford- BnrmisJer Co. Is the pioneer mercantile institution In Arizona and to put it plainly it Is too hate in the day for 1t Co close It's lsbors In field it has known So long end SO well 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 ef twelve hours after the holocaust ws had two special trains-Onz 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 Srs In quarters limited by space. but our PTin- ciples Sse s.ssinsalned in s hsvsad com merciaI sphere. nevertheless, and we are able to supply everybody with everything.
 JOHN LAwLER. capitalist.-I'he foundation for my fOur-stcry building on Cortez street is finished and the con- tract for 7s0 0oQ brick is signed. Mir. FitzSimmonS on Monday sSked me what would take for a sixty-day sus- pension of the same fiatly told him that is was ''gu' as originally out lined. I meant every word that I 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 lf I am surrNunded by smoking erltsefs and smouldering ruins. No. no. Prescott has the climate, the push and the grandest chambers of mineral re- sources of the southwest to draw to. I am in a position to speak and ''size up Yavapei mining. and when | say Yavapai fs-the natural chamber cg Ari- zona's mineral wealth. n conservative man will. trust. doubt me. With such a backbone 10 draw tO and support her. Prescott. even in ashes, will rise. I am willing to stand by st and the Last tn desert it.
 F. c. BRIGHT. Pioneer blacksmith cf Artxona.--As a great many people were we'll aware of my intentions to erect a brick block in the immediate fsi- ture. previous tO the fire or Saturday night. will state that I stin stand pat" For the present.. however few Scano!ds win shelter the workmsu and business will continue as ever. think when the water question is practically settled there will he decided boom tn btiiidlng and that the structures will ee indeed permanent and far uiore 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. am willing to fan in.
 BANK OF ARIZONA. N. R. Hassl- tine. csshIer-There is no truer or bet ter index of cognmunity's financial rating or ns commercial influence than can be given through the above chan neIs. IL Is in short. definite and con elusive MT HazeItlne, it's affaole cash fer has volunteered to inform us that since the disaster of Saturday night tha work on their new and magnificent block has been ordered to be rushed, and that new. more than at any other time in the history If this banking houss. do they realine the necessity of home. They are. Rccoritngiy, in- fused with spirit to 'get therNe' and has the contractor been or dered to double up his working fOrce. as MT Hszeltine said today: We want our new block finished st once; indeed beautiful. and in the face of the desolation and wrecksEe evers7N here visible is. to say the kSst. commend able. The Bank cf Arizona Is back ot many building projects, a straw which indicates the draft Of The tide of our future prOgrsss. On Monday morning ei they were ready for business.
 I. ". WILSON. clothing and mens frrniShingS- fire licked me up clsan and from magnificent stock didn't save as much as a "ng leaf" But have bsen through the hrey fur mace al regular intervals for the past forty-nVe years. and always bob up''