The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-01-19
one REMARKABLE success.
How a Rapid City Boy Has Through
His Own Efforts Establiseda
Fine Business.

I1enfy flumDer IS
the modest sign that decorates the
business house of one OF Rapid City's
remarkable successful young bust
ness men, who's record disproves in
every way the oft repeated state.
ment that there is no chance nova
days for a young man without
money. There is not much chance
for anyone-money or 70 money
nowadays who objects to physical
effort, it is true. 1t is also true that
faithful painstaking work will win
in spite of lack of money and Henry
Birnbaum's past record and present
business proves the statement.
Twenty years ago this month he
went into the Congdon Hardware
Go. plumbing and timing depart
ment as an apprentice. His work
was always characterized by
thoroughness. What he did, he did
good and it wasn't but a few years
until Henry was the foreman of the
shop. About a year ago he decided
TO embake in business for himself
and then and there bought out the
Congdon plumbing department.
Then came the reward for the good
and faithful work done in the past.
He has never had a moment when
there was not plenty of profitable
orders on his books for work to be
done. At the present time there is
not a similar business house in the
Southern Hills that carries the
stock of goods carried by him and it
is also true there is not another man
IN this section so we'll equipped with
ripe experience to successfully carry
through contracts in his line. The
following will show his line at work:
He is prepared to furnish complete
irrigation bitches. He will attend
to everything; from the surveying
on through. This also applies 10
wa%ter-power systems, reservoirs, etc.
He carries a complete line Of
pumps, windmills and repairs for
same and is agent for reliable gas
and gasoline engines.
His stock of bath tubs and bath
room fixtures has never been
equalled in this section. He can
offer you a bath tub tor instance
anywhere from S. to $500.
In sheet metal of all kinds, he is
fully prepaid for any order; no
matter how large or small and the
work will be done in the least pos
sible time that reliable work ran be
executed.
Sanitary plumbing is one of
Henry's specialties and it is some
thing that few people understand.
The average farmer for instance can
build most any kind of a trough that
Will carry Stops and refuse from the
house and a good many do this, and
feed it to the hogs and then wonder
how the hogs came to catch the
cholera. The kind of plumbing that
is usually done in this country is a
standing menace to health and life.
Sanitary plumbing is the science Of
arranging for the right kind of
drainage and the proper adjustment
OF apparatus for this purpose. SAM
tary plumbing insures health and
prevents disease while ordinary
plumbing" by an inexperienced
hand may bring about typhoid, cho.
lera and other scourages. Henry
carries a full line of piping, valves,
Fittings, etc. at all times. A new
department which Henry has just
added is a complete line of electrical
supplies OF all kinds. SAKE Gantz,
who has devoted considerable study
and practice to this line of work
will be in. charge OF this department.
All kinds of supplies are to be
carried in stock, such as electric
batteries. electric door bells, annun-
Gators and electric light and tele-
phone supplies. The latter is an
important matter to the man in the
country and the problem Of cheap
and efficient telephone lines in the
country has been solved by utiliz.
ing barb wire fencing. Recent i'm.
provements in this line insure good
service where fences are used, rain
or shine and the boys are prepared
to install up to.date phones that
may be used on any line that may
later on extend to the farms.
!. Plans and specifications for anything
in the electric line will be cheerfully