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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-25

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-25

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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-25


Saturday in Washington in the reception of the
White House the president reproved Miles IN loud voice
before big crowd Whew! whew! whew'
Marconi tckled to death over the commentator from
Thomas Edison. He knows Edison has been for many
years punCturing public Incredibly
The cabinet under Roosevelt IS dssoving rapidly This
has always happened upon the accession OF vice pres
dent the White House
lodges fght She VIII whale the crystalline daylights
out Of Argentine
We hope that Chill and Argentine VIII hold on that
until ind what It is ali about and get
started straight
Wall street is in deep mourning. She cannot bring
herself to believe she set along without Lyman J..
Gage
Dowie claims 70 be Elijah. and the attorney against
him SAYS be is only another }. Pierpont Morgan.
The Beers stin doiug little work Just let the
English know that the cost Of goes
In addition to The ransom asked those bsands who are
hodins Hiss stone may pnt n board aill
The country is net ehocl- fun Of men who want o.
tackle the secretary Of The treasury soe
II may lie necessary TO hire capable foatban seam f.
put Mscas oat Of oaace
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FIRST EDITORIAL
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-04

his native state did not offer proper sur
roundings and opportunities for man of
his nerve and energy, so in 1879 he went
north to New York and four years later
made tour of the West. His stop at
what is now Florence was more accident
than design, but careful investigation
OF the prospects and outlook, even at that
early day, convinced Mr. Wallace that
opportunities were presented both for
brains and capital and he consequently
determined to stay Subsequent de-
velopments have fully justified his CON
clusions, and Mr. Wallace has lived to
see his exertions rewarded in degree
rarely witnessed. His company has
grown to be one of the best known, one
of the most powerful and at the same
time one OF the most benehcent and use
ful in the entire Arkansas valley Even
at its present dimensions it is an insti-
tuition of the magnitude of which its
originators can well afford to be proud;
and they have the added assurance that
it continues TO grow in strength and
wealth and prestige year by year
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-04
HANDLE GOODS IN
SEVERAL LINES
Mcconnell & MCDanieIs
Ever Increasing Patronage Speaks Loudly
of Success.

Two citizens who are well known
in the business world OF Florence are
J. c Mcdaniel and N. w. Mcconnell,
composing the firm OF Mcconnell &
Mcdaniel
J. c. Mcdaniel was born in 1868 in
Moberly, Mo. He came to Colorado in
1855, and TO Florence two years later.
N. w Mcconnell is a native of Ten
nessee, where he was born in 1903. He
made this state his home in 1888, and
came to Florence the same year.
These two gentlemen, both eminent
ly qualified for the business in which
they were about to engage, formed
partnership in January a year ago,
and bought ont the business OF w. P.
Wilbar. Their line embraces groceries,
clothing and gentlemen's furnishing
goods, shoes, hats, and other lines or
dinarily carried by the modern depart
ment store. Their growing patronage
and the satisfaction that is accorded
patrons are assurances that they are
deserving OF the favors of Florence cit
liens.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-04
NEW FIRM WITH
MUCH ENTERPRISE
Williams & Swan
Dealers in Insurance, Real Estate and
Loans.

The firm OF Williams & Swan, real
estate and loans, is one of the new
business concerns organized in Florence
during the past year. 1t is composed OF
Messrs, F, c. E. Williams and William
Fl. Swan, two gentlemen well known to
Florence people and possessed of the
necessary energy and hustle to success
fully conduct such a business in a pro-
gressive town like this.
F. c. Z. Williams was born in Council
Bluffs, Ia, in 1868. He received pub
lie school education, and at the age of
FL years left home and went to San
Francisco, where he engaged in the bus
mess OF carpenter and builder. He
came to Colorado in 1895, and to Flor
ence in 1906 He is a member of the
Knights of the Maceaheos,- aud has held
Gal FLORENCE Tribune
the office of record keeper and finance
keeper in the local lodge
w H. Swan, the other member of the
firm is native of the Keystone state
He is a business man OF recognized abil-
ity, and is well known and well liked
in Florence
The firm is doing large business
in insurance, real estate and loans. They
are agents for the Security Mutual Life
Insurance company, and also for the Co
lumbia Savings and Loan association.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-04
SKILLED DENTIST
HAS COME To FLORENCE
DR.. Thomas B. Fleming
Makes Speciality of Crown and Bridge
Work.

The dental professions representa-
ton in Florence was increased during
the past year by the advent OF DIR.
Thomas B. Fleming, an experienced and
competent dentist, and a graduate of the
Western Dental college of Kansas City,
Mo.
DIR. Fleming was born in Fountain,
MINI, in 1871. and was educated in the
common schools there and afterward in
the high school He studied dentistry
in the office of DIR. Taylor, at Humans
Vile Mo-, one year, and then entered the
Western Dental college from which he
graduated,
Dr. Fleming practiced three years in
Jewell City, Kan, and during the past
year came to Florence and established an
Office He is high up in the profession
and is skilled in the very latest and
improved methods in dentistry and den
tai surgery He makes speciality OF
crown and bridge work and has the
equipment and appliances for doing this
in the most skilled manner.
DR.. Fleming was married in 1867 to
Miss Alice C. Heaton, of 'Humansville,
Mo. He is prominent in fraternal orders
and is a Mason and member of the
Modern Woodmen of America He has
already built up large patronage
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-04

amounted to about $4,000 acres; today
they cover an area OF ITO square miles
The company owns one well (No. 4o)
that in II years has produced about
100000 barrels OF crude oil The ag-
grcgate production OF the field has been
about 100000 barrels and the entire
product is marketed by the Continental
Oil company.
Officers OF the COMPANY.
The officers OF the company are
Crawford Hill, president; J. Wallace.
vice president and general manager /;
5, F. Rathvon, secretary and treasurer
Locally the company is represented by
w r. Rathvon, manager of the real
estate department; Thomas Robinson,
superintendent of the refinery, and
Thomas McVey, field superintendent.
The details of the business of the
company under the management OF the
gentlemen named. are looked after in a
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-04
BEST LAUNDRY WORK
DONE BY HAND
Union Hand Laundry.
Wallace and Arson Have Had Years Of
Experience.

There is large class of people who
take little stock in the claim that ma
chinery can accomplish better laundry
results than hand work, and they in
sist the hand work is far superior in
many respects, and less injurious TO
finer fabrics The Union Hand Laun-
dry of Florence has a large patronage
composed OF persons more or less inn
bued with that idea, and the fact that
all are so well satisfied with the work
of the establishment is somewhat signi-
fioant, 10 say the least.
The Union Hand Laundry, conduct
ed by Wallace & Anson, does every
thing in the laundry line, and makes
speciality of cleaning fine laces,
silks and fine goods generally, The firm
is composed of Mrs. Wallace and A,
w. Anson
Mrs. Wallace was born in Des Moines
la. She came to Florence during the
past year and engaged in her present
business. She has had six years expe-
rience in fine laundry work, and is IA
miliar with every detail OF the business
Mr.. Anson was born in 1871 at Port
Henry, N, Y He came to Colorado in
1870 He has been engaged in the laun-
dry business S years. Last year he came
to Florence and entered the copartner-
ship with Mrs Wallace The business
is rapidlv Increasing
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-04
WHEN FLORENCE
WAS A WILDERNESS
A. Leroy Green
Well known Officer Has Seen All FLOR
ence's Growth.

One OF the pioneers of Florence is
A. lie Roy Green, ard if ever an old set
tiers association" is organized in the
town he certainly should be one of its
prominent members. He has not only
taken live interest in the growth of
the town, but has diligently and faith
fully performed the duties of many pub
lie offices.
Mr.. Green was born in 1852 in Wataga
county. n c. He removed with his
family at the age of FIVE years to Carter
county, Tenn, He came to Florence
what was then Florence-in 1867 There
was nothing on the present site OF the
town at that time except two ranches
Lobacks and Frazer's. Both OF these
were fortified at that time. He has re
sided here since and has seen Florence
grow from almost unpopulated wilder
ness to a thriving town.
Mr.. Green has certainly done his
share to bring about this transformation
He has been an active citizen. always
enthusiastic for the welfare of the town,
and has been interested more or less in
local politics. He served as county COM
missioner three years. Eleven years ago
he was elected marshal, and he served
as street commissioner five years ago.
He filled these various offices with emf
nent success. and was elected constable
at the last fall election. Both as cit
izen and an officer Mr.. Green has easily
won the respect of the community.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-04

and by its liberal and helpful policies to-
ward business men and home builders
it has done more than any other one
agency toward the permanent and sub
stantial upbuilding OF the city.
Mr. j. Wallace,
Vice president and manager of the com
pany, who assisted in bringing the COM
pany into existence and has been with
it ever since, is only forty-fve years of
age, having been born at Statesville, N
C.. in 1855. The slow business pulse of
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-04
TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS IN
THE DRUG BUSINESS
McDanieIs & Hull
Two WeII-knOwn Business Men of Flor
ence.

Twenty eight years of experience in
The drug business, backed up by a fine
pharmaceutical education, ought to be
sufficient to warrant confidence in
a druggist Perhaps that is reason for
the assurance that the drug firm OF
MoDanielS & Hull feels OF future sue
cess, Perhaps their steady and con-
stantly growing patronage is another
reason, At any rate, the firm. which was
organized last September, is enjoying a
successful business. catering to the wants
OF the most exacting drug trade and fill
ing prescriptions with a practical skill
and accuracy born of long experience.
The firm carries large line of drugs.
medicines, toilet requisites. and other
articles obtained in metropolitan drug
stores
Both the members OF the firm are well
known Florence citizens. Mr.. ]. H.
Mcdaniel came to Florence first in 1885,.
He was postmaster OF the town from
1888 to 1894. under President Harrison.
He has been in the drug business twenty
eight years
MIR. A. A. Hull came to this state over
twenty-seven years ago. Mr.. Hull is
large holder of West-End real estate
and is one of the trusted employees of
the Metallic Extraction company of
Florence. He is a firm believer in the
future of the town.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-04
WILSON'S HARDWARE STOCK
LINE IS ALWAYS COMPLETE. DESPITE LARGE
PATRONAGE

The hardware trade plays an impor-
tant part in the mercantile business of
any community, and especially is this
true where mining and other industries
are so prominent as in Florence George
Wilson, a leading merchant in this line,
carries a stock which embraces every
thing ordinarily carried by a first class
establishment of this kind, and of a quail
ity which his experience in the business
has made him fitted to judiciously select
The stock is constantly maintained in
its completeness in spite of the inroads
that are made upon it by the demands
OF large and ever increasing patronage.
Mr.. Wilson was born in Northum-
berland county. England in 1860 He
came to the United States when seven
years OF age, and to Colorado about 10
years ago. As young man of ~ years
he reached Florence. and three years
later he engaged in the hardware bus
mess. He bought out the business of
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-04
HOFFMAN BROS.
THE TOWNS LEADING CATERERS, BAKERS
AND CoNFEcTIoNERs.

Lovers OF fine cakes and confections
in Florence need no introduction to the
enterprising firm OF Hoffman Bros,
manufacturers of bakery and con Injection
cry goods and expert caterers. How
ever, review of the important mercan-
tile establishments OF the town would be
incomplete without some reference to
the business that has been established
through the energy of Messrs. Hoffman.
The brothers are Messrs H. E. Hoff-
man, s. B. Hoffman and A. A. Hoff-
man They were born in St. Joseph.
Mo, and came from there to Pueblo,
Colo, in 1890. The need of first class
bakery and confectionery store in Flor
ence appealed to Messrs. Hoffman. and
in 1900 they came here and purchased
the business OF the City bakery, in the
Van Ness block. Under their excellent
management and skilled methods of sup
plying their trade, the business could not
help increasing, and only a few weeks
ago the firm was forced to seek larger
''.'' 'iitiS N'AiiiiiONiOuS uudl TO IdCll-
itate the demands of the business. These
they secured in the Columbia block.
where they now have large and hand
some store, well equipped baking ovens
and candy kitchen replete with mod
ern appliances. The Hoffman Bros. are
candy makers and caterers of 10 years
experience
During the heated months OF the past
season Joy has been brought to the
hearts OF many local epicures by the del
icacies supplied by the Hoffmans in the
way of ices, ice creams and frozen pud-
dings, and no less is the pleasure that
lovers of fine bakery goods have found
in the line of goods that the firm has sup
piled for its holidey trade. Hoffman
Bros are progressive and will continue
to supply every new introduction or nov
city in their line, whether it be in cakes.
ices or confectionery. AS caterers. the
firm furnishes cakes, ices and other del
icacies for parties, weddings and other
social functions in the most approved
manner
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-04
THE OLDEST BUSINESS
HOUSE IN FLORENCE
McCandless Mercantile Co.
Grocery and Dry Goods Establishment
That Leads Today.

The twentieth century opens with the
oldest mercantile house in Florence still
doing business, occupying the highest
kind of a place in the trade circles OF
the community, and catering to a
patronage composed of citizens who feel
some pride in patronizing an institu-
ton which has done much for the bus
mess progress of the town. Passing
successfully through the viscissitudes of
the score OF years that have seen Flor
ence grow from nothing to the livliest
town in the whole great West, it has
stood all tests OF business endurance,
and to-day stands foremost among the
most solid staunch, important and sue
cessful OF local mercantile institutions
The McCandless Mercantile company.
The business was established first by
James A. McCandless long before the
towering stacks of mills and smelters
and the derricks of oil wells marked the
site OF the future Florence For the
first three years the business was con-
Quoted under the firm name OF Me
Candless & Sheldon, but the growing
business made increased capital neces-
sary, and it was enlarged and continued
under the title OF the Florence Mercan-
tile company Seven years later James
A. McCandless purchased the whole in
terest in the business and the name was
changed to the James A. McCandless
Mercantile company, which it now
bears. 1t was subsequently reorganized
as stock company and incorporated in
November, 1890, with a capitalization of
$4,000, in which condition it stands to-
day, The officers of the company are
as follows; President, NJ H. Kinney,
vice president ]. d. Randall: secretary,
c. NJ, Gunprecht; treasurer and general
manager, c. N. Kinney
All of these are well known Florence
business men. NJ. II. Kinney is manag-
ing an extensive mining business at Pike,
Colo, OF which town he was the founder
His energy has brought the new town
to such successful stage that post
office has been established within the
past month
c. N. Kinney. the general manager and
treasurer OF the company is locally the
most popularity known of the officers In
the short time that has elapsed since the
incorporation. Mr.. Kinney has shown
himself possessed of the energy and ca
pabiGty that the office demanded and
under his mastery management OF the
business is rapidly growing
Mr. Kinney was born at Courtland
N. Y, in 1860. He came to Colorado
in 1895, and TO Florence in 1900 His
education was obtained in the state nor
NAL school at Courtland Mr. Kinney
has been engaged in the mercantile bus
mess all his life, and his experience has
proved OF great value to the company
and OF immense benefit to its patrons
The McCandlesS Mercantile Company
handles a line of groceries and dry goods
as the demands of an ever increasing
trade would seem to make necessary.
The fact that the business has doubled
in the past year is an evidence of the
manner in which the company satisfies
its patrons. The company now en-
ploys IL clerks to wait upon their in
creasing trade.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-04
THE UNITED OIL co.
AND ITS GROWTH
j. Wallace, V.sP. and Mgr
And Others Connected with its Local
History.

To take a survey of the Florence oil
fields at the present day with its refin-
cries, its hundreds OF oil wells and its
miles OF pipe lines. one would be slow
to believe that little over fifteen years
ago there was practically no Florence
here, and not successfully operated
oil well in the entire region
When Mr., J. Wallace, vice president
and general manager of the United Oil
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-04

senting additional lands; and besides
the new organization at that time, or soon
after, boasted a refining capacity of $50
barrels of refined oil per day,
That was big day for the company
not only big day for the company. but
big day for Southern Colorado and the
New West. Since that time. with the
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-04

company came TO what is now Florence.
in 1884. there were no refneries, no oil
wells and only seven houses in the place.
Previous to that Messrs Peabody and
Cassidy and the old Canon City Oil
Land Investment company had done
some development and explored the field
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-04

manner highly satisfactory to the com
pany, to its army OF employees and to the
public. with which they have so much
to do.
While building itself it has been build
ing city. In addition to the oil bust
ness the United has made some splen-
did additions to the town of Florence.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-04

energy and push characteristic OF the
company. its great refinery has been so
enlarged that today its capacity is no less
than 1000 barrels per day-more than
ten times the capacity OF dozen years
ago. In those days the lands owned by
the company and controlled by lease
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-04

Andrew Kline and has been successful
ly engaged in the business ever since
In politics Mr.. Wilson won honor also.
and his excellent work during his term
as city treasurer in 1900 is we'll re-
memhered
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-04
Organization of the United.

Up to 1907 several conflicting inter
ests were represented in the Florence
he'd, Knowing the advantages of unity
and cooperation, in that year Mr.. Wal
lace and Others succeeded in CONSOLE
dating those interests and forming the
United Oil company The interests in
volved embraced those of Mr.. Hill. with
$4,000 acres of land the Arkansas Val
ley Land and Cattle commpany. with
5000 acres; the Colorado Oil company
and the Standard Oil company, repre-
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-04
up-to-date. and ample for the needs of
a town OF this size.
CLIMATE

CLIMA / l.
Too much cannot be said OF the beau-
tifu and healthy climate OF Florence.
Being south OF the Arkansas-P Platte di-
vide and protected on three sides by
mountains, no winds affect the climate
save occasionally those from the east
The air is rare and dry, owing to the
altitude, and seems possessed OF a pc
culiar healthy quality which perhaps
comes from its proximity to the oil
fields For those seeking an ideal Colo
RADIO climate, there is none like that of
Florence, The winters are generally
short and very mild and the warmest
weather OF summer usually lasts only
short time. For the most part the days
resemble ideal spring days the year
round
HOT SPRINGS
Two miles east OF Florence are
natural hot mineral springs, soda and
iron, which are likcned in character to
the famous Vichy springs of France.
These wells flow 500 barrels of water
per hour, and the springs are claimed to
be the largest OF the kind in the world.
The waters possess peculiar medicinal
properties, and have proved efhcacious
in the treatment of rheumatism and
blood diseases generally, catarrh and
stomach, kidney and liver troubles
CONCLUSION.
With such desirable climatic ad
vantages, such rich natural resources
and such commercially favorable To-
cation, it is difficult to see how the de
velopment and advancement OF Floi-
ence could have been less rapid OF
steady, There has been no cessation
nor even a lull in this growth, how
ever and the very conditions that mlIs
Florence what the town is today, still
exist in even more pronounced form
than ever, together with newly added
ones, and the future of Florence seems
written in dazzling characters in the
book OF things that must come to pass
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-02-04

somewhat, enough at least to attract some
attention, but the first really successful
well was put down by Mr. Wallace in
1879
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-07-17
It 10 q Deceiver.

Alcohol, whether you call it peaon or
not, has something very peculiar iEhts ma
ture; there is about it sweetnesssan Sc:
ductiveness, sort of serpentine spell OF
attraction, which gradually draws men on
while they do not know it, and which at
last they find themselves unable to resist.
Coleridge says: evil habit first draws,
then drags, and then drives" Or, as an
eminent French writer expresses it, eve
are insensibly led to yield without resist
ance to slight temptations which we de-
spise, and gradually we find ourselves in
perilous situation, or even falling into an
abyss. and then we cry out to God, Why
hast Thou made US too weak to rise" and,
in spite of ourselves, voice answers to
our consciences, "If I made thee too weak
by thine own power to rise out OF the guilt,
it was because made thee amply strong
enough never to have fallen into it, Do
not let any of US be so proud as to think
we should be safe. If men of the highest
genius have fallen under this temptation,
f even an Addison. Burns, Coleridge,
and hundreds Of others, were tempted by
the excess Of their intellectual work to re-.
kindle the vestal fame upon the altar OF
genius BY the unhallowed fires Of alcohol,
[, for one, will not be the man to abstain
from saving to anyone: Let him that
thinketh he s.andeth - however superior
he may think himself from the same pos
sibility of temptation-still let him be-
ware lest he fall. "-Archdeacon Farrar.