Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-07-19
A Remarkable Showing in Prescott Fidelity In the Face of Fi-
 nanCiaI Disaster.
YOU SIMPLY CAN'T DOWN FEM.
NO Business Man in the Town to Throw Up the Spongs -On the Contrary Without Exception Every Owner
 of Lot Will Rebuild With Sold Material.

again. ] came to Prescott in 1882. to stay, so it is useless for me to state that will throw tip the sponge in 1900. No. have goods already on the road. and will resume business, hope, with bet ter luck for the remainder of my earth ly career. Prescott's prominence and stability is we'll established. In addi- ton to these admissible features of it's life, it has those western characteristics that always impress and draw to it a steady channel of trade and influence.
 W. H. SMITH, butcher.-I believed something horrible was going to over take the town. and while not of a pro- phetic turn, soma months ago purchas- ed a lot on the east side of the plaza and here I am at last. I will now put up brick building and refrigeratins plant and commence all over again. will have very nice quarters and will not take back seat in my line.
 J. J. HAWKINS, capitalist.-The on- ly feature of a distressing nature that faces me today Is this: I am ready to- morrow to commence building a brick 50xS0 feet on Montezuma street, at the old Cob Web. and one 50x75 at Tiltou's, on Gurley street The Cob Web build ing will be first erected. Material, how ever, is the question, and as far as 1 am concerned there is no hesitancy whatever over the outcome of my in vestment or, for that matter, any other financial channel that places its money in this town. | also believe that Pres colt is destined now to be the gem of the Prietos from an architectural and commercial standpoint. She has the mineral material in her backbone.
 D. LEVY x CO, merchandise. &c.- Said Nathan Levy. on behalf of the firm: Tt is simply absurd for us to think of not resuming. We are known to d great purchasing element and are making arrangements to rebuild a brick block and to stock it up with com plete line of goods. The sooner we can accomplish this the better it suits us. Prescott has been our home and 1t Is here will we stay"
 ARTHUR ROBINSON, of Aftken & Rol\1son. cigars and tobacco.-Of course l am going to continue my busi- ness. came to Arizona d boy in knee pants and the longer I stay the more firmly dc I regard Prescott as my home. 1 am accustomed to seeing things go up in smoke and although the blaze caught me hard for once. I am not dis couraged little bit but will ring up a royal flush" yet.
 J. H. BAILEY. manager Western Union Telegraph Co.-With only thirty minutes delay I had the office open for business in Gardner's store. After the smoke cleared away we switched To- cations again and for the present are located at 129 North CorteZ street with J. D. Wakely. the attorney. I am accustomed to hitting the high places in the frey arena and aside from tenn porary inconvenience to me and our many patrons am again pounding the wires as before in our new home and making speedy connections, too. with every point
 C. A. DAKE. merchant.-I will re- build at once and the building will be of a very substantial character of brick and stone, one story high The Hassayamper brick building of this sec ton was the one owned by me being erected in 1868. and I feel that 1t is my duty to give the old lot as good a build ing as it had before.
 JAKE MARKS. wholesale liquoTs-J have been in Prescott in business since 1871 and it is useless to say 1 am going to throw up the sponge today On the contrary, the town looks good enough to stay with and stand up for still. al though little disfigured. Consequent ", I will resume and rebuild and inside pf thirty days my friends can come around. drop the thief into barrel of the famous Private Stock again, and if the same has lost any of it's fla vor or beneficial effects. then I will move out and away. This fire is lit tie set back. but the town will get there again. with both feet.
 MRS. J. L. FISHER.-I believe the corner lot l own is a desirable location, but better than that do 1 believe that Prescott is destined to be what the early pioneers impressed me with viz: the metropolis of the north. l like the old town socially and my heart is with it commercially. So you may say that from the embers of the ruins on the lot
 I own there will soon arise brick
 building. commodious in it's construc- ton and I trust secure from the fiery i element. Like many of my sex. keen ly feel the great loss many have sus-
 tained and I trust the future will bring
 to each happiness and contentment. [ HERMAN KERBER-The Prescott
 house will be rebuilt at once and the same degree of consideration as of yore
 will be extended the public. There is