Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-07-26

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con was the fruits most of them had
been accustomed to in the old stamp
ing grounu." Few dreamed that it |
would ever be possible to raise fruits
in this sectionand many still cling
to that idea-.and the bull berries. |
choke cherries and wild plums were
gathered with avidity and took the
place Of dom sticated varieties. Only
the most extravaganza dreamed of buy
ing the eastern and California fruits,
consequently there was very little of
it in the local market.
AS time rolled on the stores ship
ped in larger and larger quantities
of imported fruits, but the shipments
were small, exrressage high and the
fruit-hungry people felt that they
L could look, but they mustn't touch"
Lewis-Vidger.Loonnis Co.
Three years ago II. .. Smith was
travelling through this section for the
lewis Vid ger-Loomis Company of
Fargo, wholesale fruit dealers. He
noted Wlln interest that Bismarck
as in course of apid development
as a distributing point; that tran +
portation facilities were excellent
from this point in all directions, and
he believed that a fruit house here.
carrying fruits by the carload, would
be paying proposition:
He talked it over with his firm, but
the idea was not taken to kindly at:
first through. lack of faith in this
section. Finally, one by one, the
firm came to see through Mr.. smiths
glasses, and in April, 1905, Mr.. Smith
came to Bismarck with his family
and several men and the branch
house Of the Lewis-Vidger-Loom Co.
was born. Mr.. Smith came here to
stay, and as a slayer he is quite a
success -
Quarters were secured in the Guss-
ner block, cooling and ripening rooms
Iput in and soon fruits by the car
lload were unloaded from the cars on
1.-THE siding at the back door. Bis
Imarcker s had been a pretty liberal
lot of fruit users up to that time, but
the increase in the consumption of
fruit, not only here, but in the sur
rounding. territory has since been very
marked. Not only have the luscious
fruits of California and the east been
received in better condition, but
prices have been materially lessened
and now fruit can be had at very
reasonable prices.
! respect is also true of all the towns
on the Missouri slope, and veriies
the judgment of Mr. Smith and his
firm. :. g..
/ The location of fruit houses at this
point is a good thing for Bismarck
as they have brought several families
to the city to live and adds to the
commercial Importance of the city.
the local mouse of the Lewis-Vid-
ger-Loomis Company is under the
able mana cement of H. S. Smith, who
from the very nrst has shown his
faith. in Bismarck ~ coming here
to live and who is now building one
Of the handsomest residences in the
/ city. Two travelling. men radiate
from this point and a large and rapid
/ ly increasing business has, been built
up. Seven men in all are employed
by the grim at this point, two men
l5more than at Jamestown and only
Eve less than at the parent house at
Fargo. 81
The firm carries fruits, nuts, can
dies, paper bags and canned goods
in certain lines, In addition to the
general storage room the building
| contains a basement, refrigerator
holding two carloads of fruits and
ripening room heated by an electric
heater where tropical fruits are
quickly fitted for sale. Il 3$
1t is a prosperous concern and a.
mighty good thing for Bismarck
The Stacey Fruit Co.
This firm Is one of the largest fruit
houses In the northwest with head
quarters in Minneapolis and branch
houses in st. Paul, Mason City. Des
Moines, Albert Lee, Waterfowl, S. D.,
Fargo, Valley CITY Jamestown and.
Bismarck. thus contributing to maxi
ling all these points large fruit CEN
Tiers, the main house having the very
| best fruit connections and abble to
I5supply the branches with an the mar.
kets AFFORD In the way Of ruits and
vegetables.
This firm for d long time had it's
eye on Bismarck as splendid loca-
|stion for local trace and as distri-
buting point on account Of the fine