Arizona republican., 1906-03-16

changing the name to Levi Bashford
 6 O.. by which title it was known until further changes in ownership necessitated it's change of name to w.
 C. Bashford & Co, and so it continued until 1889. when it became known as Bashford x Burmister. The history
 uf this tirne-h -honored old mercantile house is so closely identined wi,n that of Prescott and northern Arizona, that the two read as one. Its constantly
 increasing trade made it advisable to ! Incorporate in April. 1892. and since that date the title of the firm has been "The Bashford- -Burmister Com pany." Its distinguished founder died
 In Los Angeles. Cal. in 1898. So long has the company been known that the
 'B. B." store is a household word throughout the western portion of the territory.
 It proves a surprise to eastern peo-
 pie visiting Prescott for the first time
 to see the extent and character of stock carried in this modern em-
 porium. It is a well known fact that mining men and residents of a min ing community demand and insist
 upon having the best to be obtained in
 the way of dry goods, clothing. boots and shoes. The class of goods Is equal to the best to be obtained in the great
 cities of the east, competent buyers being on the ground to take advan- tage of every specially presented for their consideration.
 It is not necessary to give a de- tailed description of each department of this great mercantile house. but it is appropriate to name the depart ments and state that each is a com
 1aFn fr, 4e1av- Ft,e
 pervision of competent and experi- enced managers. qualified to fill any order entrusted to their care and at tentiOn. They may be placed under the general head of dry goods. grocer ji ies. hardware, mems furnishings, mining supplies of every kind. the stock being the most complete in the territory; harness and saddlery build CTS materials. lime, cement, paints, oils, glass. roofing, assay supplies. drugs. furniture, bedding. stoves and
 ranges, kitchen furniture, crockery, glassware, and in fact complete house furnishings. A large and well selected line of Navajo rugs and Indian curios. obtained directly from the reserva- tiOns, is carried and an extensive job ping business done in this line. It is almost impossible and quite unnec- essary to enumerate the varied lines. Suffice to say they carry everything and no order is too large or too small to receive the most careful and pains taking attention.
 Buying in carload lots direct from the manufacturers the company has long been recognized as headquarters for mining supplies of all kinds Time was in Arizona when a merchant to make a business success needed only a capital or a credit sufficient to se- cure a stock of goods, which was sold lat enormous profit, but in recent years competition has grown sharp and the merchant who makes a signal success today must needs be able to underseH competitors, and to do this it is nee essary that he have not only unlim- lited means at his disposal but as well a. discriminating judgment and keen business foresight. The management of the 'B-B" store buys altogether from first hands for cash and in car load lots except in minor items of stock They conduct the business strictly upon the one price system. doing an extensive iobti1g as we'll as a retail business A cllnG or 2 bind man can buy as cheaply at this estab- lishment as an adult in tne full pos session of his faculties
 The officers and directorate of The iBashford- -Burmister Company includes ithe following men. whose names have been identified with the progress of Prescott for many years: James A. Hope, the president, devotes his entire time to the management of the com tpanv's interests. Formerly a resident of Port Huron, Mich, Mr. Hopes in