The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-02-16
LIKE A THIEF IN The N|GH7
DEADwooD AIMS A sPITEFuL
BLOW AT INDUSTRY
BOYCOTT is DECLARED on RAPID
The Downie-Wright Company is
Shut Out and a Very Inter-
esting Suit May Start

esting Suit May Start
Because the Downie- Wright Mfg.
Co. found Rapid City a more suit
able LOCATION than Deadwood for it's
foundry and machine shops, an or
gained effort is being made by o
number Of prominent business men
OF the latter place to boycott the
new foundry simply and purely be-
cause it did not locate at Deadwood.
That sensible business men would
be guilty of such childish yindictiye
ness is almost incomprehensible. If
the proofs were not before us in
black and white, we could not be.
lieve that business men would so
far forget their decency and sense Of
right as to commit themselves to
such an abortive movement as this.
The facts are briefly these: The
DIV. Co. deciding to move their
foundry and shops to the Hills, made
a thorough investigation of different
points, among them being Spear6sh,
Deadwood and this place. The
superiority of the water power here
together with benefits of what will
practically be five lines of road ,leav.
ing the city in as many different
directions, decided the matter in
favor of this place. Speartish ac-
cepted the situation gracefully, but
Dead wood! Fairly maadened with
jealousy at seeing Rapid City forge
ing to the front perpetrated this
silly. foolish boycott.
The following is copy of the boy
colt, together with the signatures:
(. 'In case the Advance Machinery
and Manufacturing company or the
Downle- Wright company locate and
erect its proposed plant at Rapid
City, S. D., the undersigned hereby
pledge themselves to make no pur-
chases from them and to give no
orders to the said companies or to
either Of them or any of their agents
or representatives, for the period OF
five years from this date.
Dated at Deadwood, S. d., Decem-
Der, 10Th. 1905.
Spear6sh G. M. Co., o. N. Brown,
Mgr. Spearfish G.. q. & r. Co.
Branch Mint M. & M. Co.. ]. d,
Hardin, Pres. Branch Mint Nj. g. M.
Co.
Imperial Gold NJ. Co., w. S. Elder,
Pres. Imperial G. M. & M. Go.
4 Eleventh Hour Gold M. Co., by
John Madill, vice president Eleventh
Hour Co.
i W. L. Mclaughlin.
Echo G. NJ. &C., by A. J. Simmons,
Mgr, Echo G. Nj. Co.
Lucky Strike Co., G.. A. Allen,
Mgr. Lucky Strike Co.
i Glover Leaf G. NJ. Co., R. N. Og-
den, Sect, Glover Leaf G.. M. Co.
Potsdam Gold NJ. Co., Sect. Pots
dam G. M. Co
| Lexington Hill G. NJ. & M. Co.,
Herman Bishoff, Agent.
Globe NJ. Co., F. E. Ickes, Mgr,
Globe M. Co. : !
i Con. Light and Power Co., ]. w.
Springer, Mgr. Con. Light & Power
loo.
| Golden Reward Con. M. & NJ. Co.
Harris Franklin, vice pres.
Wasp No. 2 N. Co. D. A. Nc
Pherson, Pres. Was2. No. 9 M. Go.
Deadwood Light Co., Ed. Hanske,
Hidden Fortune q. NJ. & M. Co.
Kirk G.. Phillips, Receiver.
Homestake Extension NJ. Co., G..
E. McHugh, Mgr.
Geo. v. Ayers g. Co., by Geo. v.
Ayers.
Wilson s. Kinney Co., by Wilson
Dakota NJ. 8 NJ. Co., by John
\ Hunter.
Fish 8 Hunter Co., BY John
Hunter.
Clinton N. 8 NJ. Co, HIS. Vim
cent, Supt.
4 Portland Mining Co, H.. S. Vim
cent, Supt.
The publication of the matter was
not without immediate effect. Al
most without exception. our mer-
chants cancelled orders that had
been given to Deadwood jobbsrs and
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