Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-17

many as | had time TO see. The follow
Ing are all that | saw and the state
ments are their owu.
Z, Nj. Inkley & Co., Shoes, business
OF Feb. 1904 ten per cent better thar
Feb. 1903
G. z. Terry, sidewalk and mason
work, has not hurt business, better il
anything.
Nj. b. Cyphers, bicycles, picture
frames, etc, has not hurt business, bet
ter IL anything.
.. G. Miller x Son, shoes, just q:
good as ever was. Chas Miller the son
is manager OF the Commercial bank.
j. g. Jensen & Co., dry goods, T.
Feldt, manager, no complaint to make.
Star claimed business injured by local
option.
Geo. +. Faber, shoes, business all
right, No complaint to make. Star
claimed business injured.
+. Perks, meat market, not doing as
good business.
Geo. w. Marsh, grocer, good busi-
ness, better than before local option.
+. Rosa, bakery, ice cream and soda
fountain, best year for business, espec-
tally ice cream and soda, except cold
winter months.
NJ. S. Dadles, dry goods, went into
business just before local option, has
had no chance to compare. Star claim
ed business injured
J. E. Osmap, Mayor, livery, coal and
wood, has not hurt my business. (Star
claimed business iniured.)
j. G. Rensman, clothing, well salts
fed, has not injured business. One
uh hmm Gfas al aitnaA hnsipao5 ini,.,oI
Requested that he be not quoted by
name. Personally said best business
last year in fifteen years in Greenville.
Feldt.& Schroeder, clothing, has not
hurt our business, Just as good as ever
before. Star claimed business injured.
w. j. Fowler, hardware, has added
to my business.
Edsall's bakery, not interferred with
my business. II anything, has added,
especially Ice cream and soda fountain.
G.. w. Stevens &. Son, hardware,
business one third better than last
year.
A. O Derby, harness, has hurt my
business, trade gone to Belding. Gould
not get him TO give any names OF those
going to Belding.)
Il. j. Potter, former president Com
mercial State Savings Bank. (Star
claimed business been ipjured.) | did
not get TO see Mr.. Potter but below
give letter printed in the Daily Call
on Dec. Z, 1903.
L. G, Potter, Pres. Com. State
Savings Bank,
Greenvill9, Mich,
Dear Sir:-I have before me the ex.
aminers report on the condition OF
your bank as it stood at the close OF
business Nov, %, 1903. | have CON-
pared this statement with the report
made by your bank to this Dept Nov.
27' 1902, and find from this compar-
son, that you have practically doubled
your commercial and savings business
in that time. i congratulate you on
your good showing as we'll as on the
general conditions prevailing with your
bank at this time. | find practically
nothing to critlcise.
Very truly yours,
Geo. w. Moore,
Commissioner OF Banking Dept.
David jacobson, dry good, &c. $50
far as | am concerned, do not think
local option Is any detriment from
business standpoirt. Business men
need not be afraid OF loaal option.
In my investigating, find that ev
cry business man who favored local OPP
tion in the campaign, now says HE
business has not been injured and many
report handsome increase, one firm
putting their increase at one third.
Some of those who fought local option
in the campaign and since, report a
heavy loss in business, but find their
loss has not come from local option but
because of their bitter aud unreason-
able course against local option.
HORACE n SPEAR