Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-24
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phck and Energy Of Burned-0ut
Observation-Disclosures A.
ready Resumed.
COMMERCIAL MEN CONFER.
sne oLaugIilin Damage Suit-fstatc
OF DR.. Lyman Skcen--Burial
OF Mrs. Martha l. Skccn.

ogden, May 4-lt is gratifying to
,,,,ness the manner in which those
,,,srchants who were burned out Mon
day night have calmly faced the mis-
,ortune which befell them and have in
avery instance felt to make the best of
a and start over again with renewed
energy to please the public.
The Burton Improvement company
was fortunate In saving few OF
us buggies, but has several carloads %
machinery, wagons, and other things
on route TO ogden, and has placed or
ders tor large quantities so that they
viii be ready to meet the demands OF
their trade cheerfully. They have OPEN
cd W temporary Office In the A. $.
Brewer building on Twenty-fourth
street
company SAYS: The impression seems
10 have gone out that we are going 70
discontinue business. This Information
4 entirely erroneous. White our loss
L severe stlll we are happy to say We
viii be able to absorb same and stlll
show a comfortable surplus.
We will begin the erection of n nov
building Just as soon as the debris is
cleared away. In the meantime we in
tend to III up our shop building on
Twenty-third street. Moving the ma
chlnery to the rear. we are now bus
iy engaged in ordering a new stock of
goods.
There also seems to be an impression
that our entire stock is destroyed. We
have $4,000 worth of stock in our
warehouse at the depot, with which to
do business. our Salt Lake compete
tors have most graciously come to our
rescue and we win be In position TO
take care of our trade in very few
DAYS. and inside of 30 days we hope to
be IN position to take care of our trade
as well as In the past. with the pos
sble exception OF being Inconvenience
BY cramped quarters.
During the past 30 years OF our bust
ness career we have until recently
been most fortunate az regards loss by
Are or otherwise, and during this period
have been accommodating surplus for
the rainy day that Is now upon us"
The Barrup Grocery company was
quick to get into line. and yesterday
rented a store at 2270 Washington ave-
nue., stocked It and Is satisfying its
trade
The Lone Star barber shop having
saved It's chairs, rented a place next
10 Mr. Barrup, and commenced yester-
day To lather the faces OF its patrons,
w Farr & Co. are preparing to open
IN again. as are most OF the other suf-
\erers IN the fire. One benefit to ogden
from the FIRE will be that the several
frame structures that were old and
deapidated that faced on Washing
ton avenue, and were like kindling
wood for the flames, will be replaced
by brick structures, giving the avenue
q better appearance and much safer
as 10 fire.
The Elite Cleaning & Dye Works was
not the only loser in It's building, as II
had an unusually large number of suits
on hand TO be cleaned and pressed fer
spring wear. and they all went up IN
smoke.
Some OF the Insurance companies
have already had their agents meet
the losers in the fire. take an inven-
tory and adjust and pay the insurance,
which has also helped the business mon
10 get into working order quick. There
was some fear at the time of the fire
that on account Of the great losses ex-
perienced through the San Francisco