Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-03-31
THE WHOLESALE GROCERY.
Meeting Friday Night Vas an Enthu-
siastic One. Good Results Expected.

About sixty men responded to the
call for meeting of citizens at the
club rooms Friday night. to hear from
the gentlemen who have purchased
the Morrison building. Chas. ".
Brinkman as the president of the
Commercial club presided, and the
object of the meeting was stated by
him. F. V. Russell and Joe Degen
presented the plans of the purchasers
in few brief remarks. the following
being about the glst thereof: :
Messrs. Degen and Elmore have
purchased this building with a view
of organizing a stock company with a
capital of about 100000 for the
purpose of conducting a wholesale
grocery house. The Missouri Pacific
officials will put 10 the necessary
track connections as soon as the
company viii be ready for If, and the
railroad companies have agreed to
give this city the same jobbers' freight
rates that are accorded Hutchinson
and other towns. The track con-
nection with the Santa Fe is only a
matter of time, as it will not be long
until we will have a north and south
road which will furnish the connecting
link, even if neither of the roads now
here felt inclined. The stock in this
company is to be placed on the mar
ket, it being the desire of the pro-
motors to place as much in this COM
munity and among the merchants in
the towns west as can be done, as it
will give that much more of an inn
petus to the business. 1t could be
taken by three of four men, but that is
not desirable.
1t will require somewhere in the
neighborhood of $4,000 to remodel
the building in manner so itScan be
used, aud this amount''the citizens of
Great Bend are asked to raise as a
bonus. Mr.. Degeu on behalf of the
promoters stated that they..did not
want cent of this money until they
had goods in the house, so the fear
that it will not be useu for the pur-
poses for which it is aised.would not
appear.
The matter was considerably dis
cussed by those present, all speaking
favorable to the proposition. Upon
vote of the house the chair appointed
committee consis5ng..of f. \. Rus
sci, E. w. Moses and W. Z. Feder to
canvas the city and raise. the required
amount.
We believe this can easily be done.
We believe the people of the city are
ready and willing to advance their
share to secure this institution: which
is no doubt only the starter for more
establishments of the same kind. If
we wish to secure these things, we
must do as other towns do, and give
such assistance as.we can afford to
give, consistent with: the returns in
sight. Salina and Hutchinson have
given large amounts, and have secured
such establishments. These same es-
Establishments are doingf.a good busi-
ness and have helped to buiIdsup the
town, and the bonus given thas been
realized several times over.
The committee expect to begin
work at once and we sincerely. trust
that they will meet with..Ia liberal
response from all classes of business
men and citizens generally. Give
them of your mite, and assist.them in
every way you can. Cast your bread
upon the waters, and you may rest
assured it will return to you "a hun
dred fold. Let us get these .sthings.
Savings Banks.