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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26
THE WILLIAMS HARDWARE co.
Successor to Joshua WilliaIns.)
/ Whnlasala HeaUu HanGlxuono -

To Joshua Williams is due the origin
Of the above widely known. firm. He
established the business on Bridge
square In the year 1861, and after a
long and satisfactory mercantile
career was, in 1895, succeeded by his
two sons (Louis H. and Charles r.
williams), who since then have en-
gagged exclusively In the heavy hard
ware business, and are located in the
adequately CONNIE dious building, 90,
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NATIONAL BRASS AND METAL CO.,
Manufacturers Of Hodges Genuine
Babbjtt Metal

Twenty years ago H. F. Hodge start
ed the first "Babbitt' plant in the
west, and a few years later the bust
ness was established at Dubuque,
Iowa, where Hodges Genuine Rabbit
Metal was perfected. The business
increased SO rapidly that 1t became
necessary to enlarge the manufactur-
Ing facilities, and accordingly In 1891
the company's works was removed to
Minneapolis. Since the advent Of the
business In this city the demand for
Hodges Genuine Rabbit Metal has
steadily increased from month to
month, and to-day the National Brass
and Metal company furnishes nearly
all of the large manufacturers in the
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west with this Invaluable product. The
present quarters Of the company are
beginning to be too small. and. as the
factory at the present time Is forced
to It's full capacity. plans for enlars-
ms or erecting q now building are be-
Ing discussed.
II. b. Hodge. tho president Of the
company. Ia the only living descend
ant Of the inventor of the original
Rabbit metal-Isaao Rabbit. The
discovery Of this MISUNDERSTANDING
metal was made In the year 1888, and
upon being tested it gave such ad-
nnirable results that congress- awarded
This invention has always been
known as Rabbit metal, but, with all
the old difficulties overcome by an en-
tirely different process. the old name
Is rapidly being superseded by that
Of Hodges Genuine Rabbit metal.
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+. L. FRARY s. co. Ill
Coffees, Teas and Spices (Wholesalel

The members of the above firm are
F.. L. Frary and Geo. E., Hanscon.
The former is the resident member
and locally manages the business at
619 Second avenue N. whilst the lat
ter, member, having succeeded to the
business Of the famous J. Fullerton &
Co, =. of Boston, superintends the
roasting of the old renowned brand
of coffee, and visits Minneapolis sew
eral times a year. Mr.. Frary estab-
lished the business III 1883 at 24S
Hennepin avenue, and after few
changes of location, he, in 1899, moved
into the premises now occupied by.
the firm. The territory covered en-
braces the states of Minnesota. North
and South Dakota, and the conlpany's-
city trade is extensive and growing. ::
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and glassware business at Bradford,

and glassware business at Bradford.
Pa. In 1884 they opened business in
Minneapolis at 423 Nicollet avenue
Business increased very rapidly with
them from the start. In 1883 they
moved to 240-42 First avenue S.
where they did a large and prosper
Gus business until June Of 1895, when
they met with a disastrous fire loss.
They reopened shortly after at 311-
13-15-17 First avenue N, with their
usual vgor, to make up for what was
lost in the recent disaster, and re-
manned at that location till 1900, when
they removed to their present loca-
ton, corner Of Fifth street and First
avenue N, which Is a new building
erected for their business, and is one
Of the largest wholesale crockery and
china houses in the United States.
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TWIN CITY WAREHOUSE CO.,
Storage, Transferring, Forwarding.

The above company began doing
business OH May /, 1902, and is To-
Gated at GIG, 618 First street N, and
has as officers: W. H. Budke, presi-
dent; G. B. Fletcher, secretary and
treasurer. Altho new firm, the par
ties In control are men of wide ex-
perience in the warehouse and trans
ferring business. Their building is
thoroly equipped and capable of &C
commodating, all classes of goods. The
company is.to be congratulated upon
its daily increasing business. =.
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OSBORNE g. CLARK,
Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers
i'm Hardwood Lumber.

Among the progressive and wide
awake lumber dealers of the northwest
Is to be found the above firm. Their
business was inaugurated by Mr.. c..
+. Osborne in 1885 and was a pro-
nounced success. Mr.. D. II. Clark be-
came a partner in 1887 and they con-
tinued the business as jobbers of hard
wood lumber until 1899, when they
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26
REEFS q FINHMAN
Wholesale Liquor Dealers.

In the year 1900 Julius .Rees and
j. J. Fineman originated the above
firm and succeeded to the business OF
Max Adler & Co., importers and
wholesale liquor dealers, and Kohn &
Adler's mail order house, now known
as the California Wine House, whose
liquors were sent into many states for
a period of forty years.
The firm whose name appears at tho
head Of this article increased it's bust
ness in the wholesale, family and mail
order lines to such an extent that It
was soon compelled to seek larger
quarters. and is now located in Its
own building at zoe and 211 Nicollet
avenue.
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JOHN LESLIE PAPER COMPANY
Jobbers and Dealers in Wrapping Pa
pers, Etc, Etc.


The business career Of this COM
pany dates from the year 1894, when
Leslie & McAfee opened in small
way, and III it's ten years of existence
by progressive methods it has grown
to Its present,larse proportions and is
conceded to be the best equipped pa
per house in its line in the north
west. In 1898 they were successful
in bringing to the favorable notice of
the merchants a high-grade wrapping
paper, under the brand of. Bulls
Head" and shortly after introduced
an equally successful brand extensive
ly used in the hardware trade and
known as ''Leslie's No. 1 Drab Ex-
press"
-. In addition to the two above brands
the company carries a complete line
of printers paper stock, comprising
the following well-known brands:
Tuscan" "Tioga Mills Corona
Mills" "Diana," Zenith .Superfine,"
Touchdown Bond" Minnesota
Bond" all of which are recognized
as possessing superior excellence for
the work for which they are de-
signed, 49, te. ,.l.s- 49,.
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INTERN STOCK FOOD
COMPANY.

M. w. Savage is the sole proprietor
of the above company. He came to
Minneapolis in 1886 and established
the stock food business in 1890, at
Washington and Second avenues N.
Here he remained until 1892, when
the requirements of the business ma6e
1t necessary to remove to Second ave-
nue. N. Again, in 1898, increasing
business occasioned removal to First
avenue N and Second street, where
three six-story buildings were occu-
pied. From this time up to October,
1903, the business assumed such pro-
portions that Mr.. Savage determined
to avail himself Of the largest possible
space in the city, and accordingly To-
Gated In what has been known as the
Minneapolis Exposition building. This
magnificent structure is to be the per-
manent home Of the company. It is
built Of stone and brick and
contains upwards of 10000 square
feet Of floor space. It is con-
sidered one Of the largest sim
gle manufacturing buildings in the
world, and its output Is shipped east
and south to the extent Of q million
dollars yearly.
There has been such q demand in
Canada for the various products man
ufactured by this company that it was
found necessary to establish a branch
factory at Toronto, where e. B. Saw
age, son of M. w. Savage, is in charge.
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1os, 1o4 Second avenue N. They ca

102, 104 Second avenue N. They car
ry a full line Of heavy hardware to
supply the needs of lumbermen, car
works, railroads, machine shops, foun-
dries, blacksmiths and wagon-makers.
With their staff Of travelling statesmen,
they are covering effectively the ter
ritory Of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and
North and South Dakota. The vol
ume of business is very, satisfactory,
and is constantly increasing with the
expansion of the great northwest.
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MINNEAPOLIS FURNITURE co.
Manufacturers and Wholesalers of
Furniture, Folding Beds,
Etc Ett. .-'F:>.-,

/ The factory Of the above company
is located at the corner of Ninth
street and Fifth avenue Sc; and oc-
cupies an entire block, gives employ
ment to 200 hands. and the value of
It's yearly output is estimated at $780,
600. The company is the outgrowth
Of the business established by James
T. Elwell in 1874, at the corner of
Washington and Second avenues S,
removing from here to Third street
and Second avenue S, where he op-
Grated a small factory, i'll 1878. Later
he again moved, this time to the East
Side, where the present large estab-
lishment is now located,
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WEBSTER g. WHIPPLE,
=. Wholesale Lumber,

The firm Of Webster & Whipple,
with Offices at 1O16-1017 Lumber Ex-
change, is a new firm in the whole
sale white pine lumber business In
Minneapolis: They are proprietors of
a large wholesale lumber yard on the
East Side, where they make a special
ty Of carrying high grade white pine
timber, shingles, siding and factory
stock. On the Northeast side they
are also located, and operate another
yard, where they dispose OF all grades
Of railroad material, red cedar shingles
and west coast products.
Both members Of the firm are by
no means new to the trade, as Mr..
Webster was for a number of years
connected with some of the largest
White pine manufacturers in Mime
sofa and Mr.. Whipple was engaged in
years at Sank Center, MINI.
FLOUR CITY ORNAMENTAL IRON
WORKS,
Manufacturers Of Architectural and
Ornamental Iron and Wire Work.
This modern and progressive foun-
dry was established In 1898 and by
it's practical methods has built up q
reputation for first-class workman
ship and fair dealing second to- none.
L liz oOWiI-COWlls OlllCSS dIlQ {-WOrkS are
located at 10Y and 1109 Third street
S. and the foundry at Twenty-seventh
avenue and Twenty seventh street S.
Having improved facilities, the COM
pany has satisfactorily filled numer-
Gus orders for prominent building
firms in the east and also supplied
large quantities of fine iron work, etc,
company was incorporated in 1901, i
and its present officers are: Eugene
Tetzlof, president; Ernest Rubbert,
vice president; Frederick Schilling, sec
rotary, and l.. B. VoHmer, treasurer.
All Of the above. officers are eminently
fitted for their respective positions and
manifest a just pride in the enviable
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26
REPRESENTATIVE FIRM OF
THE GREAT NORTHWEST,

The firm of Mcdonald Brothers Is
composed Of Matthew and Morris Nc
Donald; was founded in 1877. They
first commenced the china, crockery
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26
established large retail yards in Wis

Established large retail yards In Wis
consin and Illinois.
Their trade in hardwood lumber ex-
tends over a large territory, bounded
by ST. Louis on the south, Chicago on
the east and Manitoba on the north
west. The firm also operates q large
yard in Minneapolis, where they carry
a full assortment Of hardwood lumber,
making this a specially. From Min
neapolis they supply hardwood lu1n Der
to the pine lumber yards throughout
the northwest and southwest. "~.."."- $500
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reputation they have established In the
trade, 1t being generally admitted that
they control one of the best equipped
plants west Of Chicago
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-10

within the Republican party, trying 20
overthrow the protective tariff. They
make the attack indirectly by claim
ing that they seek to kill the trusts II
cutting off protection from trust made
goods. Feeding free trade poison to
cure the trust evil" as Speaker Hen
derson says That protection fosters
trusts is Democratic doctrine, which
is not borne out by the facts, but
which, nevertheless, is being embrac-
ed by certain Republicans, thus plsy-
ing into the hands of the Democrats
They seek to feed the trusts free
trade poison, but the most of the poi
son would get into the system of
American industry and make the
American workman sick or kill him.
The President says we must be care
full to leave ample protection to the
workingman and see that industry re
ceives no sudden jolts. He must
know that constant changes or threat
ered changes in tariff schedules will
brighten manufacturers and cause
them to curtail their product, thus
throwing the workman out of a job
Free trade and tariff tinkering is
Democratic doctrine and should be
left to the Democrats.-Portlan
(Ore) Chronicle.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-10
REEDS LAST MESSAGE.
important Expression by the Ex-
Speaker on Trusts and Tariffs.

In an article contributed to the
North American Review for Deem
Der ex-Speaker Thomas B. Reed adds
materially to the sum of human
knowledge and assists greatly to-
ward a clearer understanding of the
tariff and trust problem. No man
who writes for publication surpasses
Mr.. Reed in the faculty of logical
analysis and the plain presentment of
facts and conclusions. Certainly no
one succeeds better in the avoidance
of the hysterical and the adherence
to the sane and level-headed method.
The spirit of prudence, moderation
and conservatism rules throughout.
Mr.. Reed is not a believer in quack
remedies for a condition that calls
for nothing more radical than pa
tience and common sense. Trusts are
with US. So have they always been
IL one form or another. 1t is only
because we are more prosperous than
ever before that the trusts are more
numerous and bigger than ever be-
fore. Mr.. Reed is of the opinion that
the trust problem will solve itself );
that those will survive which deserve
to survive, and those will perish
which deserve to perish; that legis-
lation of any sort at present offers no
solution of the problem.
Least of all, tariff legislation. On
this point Mr.. Reed is most convinc-
ing. Tariff tinkering as trust rem
edy could not possible prove any
thing but mischievous and hurtful. He
closes by saying:
I'VE ought to let the tariff alone
we ought to defend it against all com
ers for the good of the nation. We
are doing more than well and need
not hunt for disaster. That will come
in due time"
The surest way to hasten disaster is
to tinker the tariff in any way or in
any form whatsoever, whether by di
rect legislative action, by swapping
trade privileges, or by the creation OF
tariff commission. All these are
good things-if let alone.
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lem kas been even more difficult than
in the rock sections. The traffic is
heavier there, possibly, than epyvEare
else, for one thing.
The outer edge of the tunnel runs
from twelve to fifteen feet. below the
foundations of the big stone build
ings-that is, all but the newest of
them. In some instances where the
vaults of these buildings extend out
into the street it actually runs beneath
the vaults for a width of twenty or
twenty-five feet.
For instance, in one big building on
Park row an important daily newspa-
per in installed. Its presses are in the
basement vaults and when they whirl
off the paper at the rate of many
thousands an hour in the early morn
ing, these heavy presses seem almost
70 shake the vault to anyone within.
Yet when they dug out the subway,
which extends for twenty feet or SO De-
meath these vaults, the excavators
were within six inches of those
presses The rolls of paper upon them
now actually overhang a tunnel fifteen
| feet in depth, with only a thin sheath
| ing of concrete between
Under Mail street, thronged by night
and day with Uncle Sans mail wa5-
ons. passes the loop around which the
trains will swing from the City Hall
station back to the Bridge. The vaults
\ of the postofice are underneath the
street and the rights in it are owned
| by the United States government.
| BY special permission the tunnel
passes beneath these vaults, the bot
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-10
SHE HAD NO OBJECTION
Tale of an Unfortunate Courtship
Told in Rhyme.

Tale of an Unfortunate Courtship
Told in Rhyme.
With delicate persuasion that betray-
ed no base evasion, he contrived
the conversation so it turned on
true love rare.
And in accents far from jolly he de-
clsred 'gainst friendships folly, and
in tones quite melancholy said he'd
take love for his share.
1t was, he said, admitted, that when
friendships ghost had fitted, those
fate was sad indeed.
But when true love once had darteo
through ones soul. and then de-
parted, though it left one broken
hearted, it had filled a long felt
need.
And there was no doubt about it
though the skeptical might flout it,
we could not get on without it,
though it left us in disgrace;
For its memory always haunted, and
+ it was the thing we wanted. Other
things, though highly Wanted,
couldn't take it's special place.
Then he asked if he might love her
for there was no girl above her in
his eyes. He thought only of her
and she said: why, certainly;
eff to love is your ambition, you q,
once have my permission, but OF
course on this condition.; you car
love, but not have me.'-Tom Mas
son In the New York Press.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-10

Demo cratic Papers are calling at
tention to the fact that since 1897 Nc
Kinley was the first president to have
a Congress in sympathy with him dur
ing the middle of his presidential
term, and now President Roosevelt
has the same advantage. OF course
they give us good advice, and we
can neither be too thankful for the
same NOR too careful not to follow it.
1t might not be amiss to say to
them, In spirit of kindness, that If
the people ever forget the hardships
Of 1896 and again entrust Demo
Gratis with the government, they
should be careful not to get at the
same time a Congress composed of
calamity howlers and President
who hates the industries of his coun-
try. They then might expect to live
long enough to see another Democrat
in the White House.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-10

here or anywhere else. To dig twenty
miles of railroad tunnel through the
heart of the second city in the world,
beneath its principal avenues OF travel,
UNDERMINING it's business buildings,
homes and surface railways and at the
same time interfere as little as pos
sible with the daily life of its 100000
OF inhabitants, was a task which the
engineers of half century ago would
have hesitated to begin
With modern appliances and equip
ment, though, it has been. not easy
far from that-but practicable. and
now the greater part is done and the
end is coming very near. Twenty-one
OF the thirty-five millions of dollars ap-
propriated for the work have been
spent, and between five and six thou
sand workers have been benefited
thereby.
when ore comes to think of it,,
said one of the engineers engaged on
the subway, 1--WE have been very lucky
to get off with only one disaster like
that in Park avenue. If we finish
without another, this will be the most
wonderful engineering work of its size
On record in respect to the accidents
which have attended it.
$50 far the Park avenue explosion
has been the one serious miShap, if
the sagging of the walls of buildings
in that section-by which no one was
hurt and for which the owners have
exacted compensation-be not taken
into account. Small water pipes have
burst and made trouble for a day or
two and there have been minor ex-
plOSiOnS but on the whole the sub
way contractors, thanks to the pre-
cautions they have taken, have been
| fortunate"
Down in Park row the traffic prob
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-10
DONE BY SYSTEM.
Once More Is Shown the Superiority
of Mans Mind.


There is no doubt a great deal of
truth in all the wise saws one might
quote about human nature being the
same the world over, but still there Is
a difference Who could imagine
Spanish Enoch Arden, or even a
Erenchman or an Italian playing SO
self-sacrificing a part? There is an
Italian laborer in little town in New
Jersey in whose family affairs the
neighbors are somewhat interested,
who does not let the idea of self-sacri-
flee enter largely into his principles
of life Life has gone rather badly
with him, to be sure. Two years ago
his wife ran away and left him with
family of little children to take care
Of He has done this as well as pos
sible under the circumstances, and
conducted his housekeeping in thor
Oughly masculine way which is worth
considering. During the week he is
at work a good distance from his
home, and, except what he can do
for them mornings and evenings, the
children look out for themselves dur
ing the day. On Saturday he does
his marketing, laying in a stock of
| through the week. On Sunday. with a
| cooks. He has built something in the
nature of an old fashioned brick oven,
in which he can do large amount of
| cooking at one time, and there he
| bakes innumerable 1oaves of black
bread and other things which will
keep until the next cooking day. Only
man would think of doing his house
work in this simple and systematic
way, and it is a great success. How
ever, Tony has found a long continu-
ance of even weekly Homework tire
| some, and he is about to bring to his
home another helpmeet.
But supposing your other wife
should come homer" asked an over
curious neighbor one day.
Evidently Tony had not thought OF
anything so unpleasant. He consid
cred the matter for a moment after il
had been presented to him. Then he
replied calmly:
she comma home? 1 killa her."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-10
Formidable Rreparations

"Yassir," said Uncle Asbury. us
got a daughter in de high school,"
81 suppose you are very proud OF
herr"
"'Deed I is. An whut's mo-, she's
gwine ter be greet hep to her father.
She's studyin' geometry at de present
time, an she's sayin' dem lessons
over an over agin SOS 1 kin hear
EN-"
whats that for?"
well, sub, allus was kind O. anx-
ioux to preach, but 1 nebber didn't
hab de words to stand de competition.
ow reckons when 1 STAINS up in front
o. dat congregation an gifts to telling
'em bout hypothenuses an pahiello-
grams dey's gwine to rise up an ad-
NIT dat dey's listenin' to language
sho' 'nuff-"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-01-10
The Alternative.

The Helena (Mont) Record of Au-
gust IL quotes Mr.. Leonard Lewis, q
leading stockman of Meagher county,
as saying: In my opinion the pres
ent year has been one of the best and
most successful from a live stock
mans point of view which we have
ever had in this country"
We are asked to abandon this condi-
ton and return to the days of tariff
reform conditions of 1926, when
the New York newspapers were Civ
ing out free food to the starving and
the governor of Massachusetts was
listening to mobs of unemployed.
They were not then concerned as
to the price OF beef They had had
enough money to buy bread.-Boston
Commercial Bulletin