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Arizona republican., 1908-04-01
NATIONAL BANK OF ARIZONA.

In the days when old Geronimo was King of Arizona and New Mexico, and when the lariat and revolver were the things most appreciated on the Christ mas tree, by the hardy frontiersmen who guarded their flocks and herds end their families as well, from the ravages of wild beasts and wilder red men, or delved into the earth snatch ing from its eternal resting place the precious metal, Sol. Lewis and NJ. w. Kales were here and, seeing the neces- sity existing for a safe place in which the industrious and law abiding could deposit their surplus or buy drafts to convey it to dependent ones farther to the east, they organized bank and in 1878 opened its doors for business
 This was the first bank in Phoenix and was here before the railroad or any of the other civilizing influences that have changed the one time land of the desperado into the great treas ure territory of the Union. and in the work of regeneration this bank and it's organizers have played important parts.
 The bank was nationalized in 1887 and is now known as the National Bank of Arizona. The capital is $lOO.000 and the surplus is s100.000. Thus we see the bank established in those wild days by men who knew but one code. and that was to be square. forge ahead until it takes it's place in the list of Roll of Honor banks of the United States.
 The present officers of the bank are Emil Gang. president; Sol. Lewis. vice. president; S. Oberfelder. cashier; and J. J. Sweeney. assistant cashier. The directory is composed of the first three of these gentlemen and Chas. Gold man, Ed. Eisele, J. Thalheimer. and Jacob Miller. MT. Gang, the presi- dent, has been connected with the bank for twelve years but has been a resident here for thirty years, and MT. s. Oberfelder, the cashier, came here from Omaha, Neb., eleven years ago and took the position of assistant cashier in Nov. 1896. which he held until January. 1897. when he was elected cashier NIT. J. J. Sweeney, the assistant cashier, has been con- nected with the institution for fifteen years.
 The directors are all well known business men Of the valley and are playing and have played a prominent part in it's development. Some of the share holders are among the most prominent men in the territory. the stock book containing such names as Judge Wells and Hugo Richards. pres ident and vice president of the Bank of Arizona, at Prescott. and Judge Hawkins. one cf the brightest legal lights of the territory, also of Pres cctt
 The bank has regularly paid large dividends as is testified by the last sale of stock which brought s24o.00 or S140.00 above par.
Arizona republican., 1908-04-01

The present officers are F. J. Ben nitt, president; Jas. Newlands. Jr., X vice-president; Lloyd Christy. cashier: and the directory !s composed Of these three and Ezra ". Thayer. P. T. Hur- ley, F. P. McNeil and Geo. M Hahn.
 Since the first da. the bank was opened for business unto the present. II has enjoyed the confidence Of the public in an unlimited degree and in no instance has that confidence been abused by the men who have had ex- ecutive charge of the banks affairs. The officers have always been men of the highest integrity and the bank has been, in consequence. the popular bank of deposit with the people.
 MT. Lloyd B. Christy. the cashier, is a son of William Christy, the organ izer and first cashier of the institution. He has been in the bank for sixteen years and is well and favorably known by the people of the entire valley. Banking institutions. more than any other line of business, tell the story of a community's prosperity. and it is banks like the Valley Bank, that hold the savings and surplus of the rancher and business man, that tell
Arizona republican., 1908-04-01
COlUINGS VEHICLE AND HARN
 ESS COMPANY.

One of the latest business establish ments to be opened in Phoenix. is the Ceilings Vehicle and Harness Co. which opened it's doors to the public
 last October.
 Mir. E. T. Ceilings, the proprietor. came here from Lebanon. Indiana, six years ago. Prior to coming to Ari- zona, MT Ceilings was in the livery business at Lebanon.
 At his store, located at numbers g. and 34 East Adams street, NIT. Ceilings carries a large and well selected stock of vehicles, harness, heavy and light farm wagons, farmers hardware. show els. forks, hoes. hand rakes. etc. He carries a stock of about $25.000 worth of the very best makes in each line and is retailing his goods at the east ern retail price with only the freight added
 He carries line of Staver, Union City, and Deal buggies: Turnbull and Bain farm wagons. Thus insuring the purchaser the best in these lines and the wise rancher will get his prices before buying.
 Mir. Ceilings has had a broad busi- ness experience and comes to Phoenix well equipped for the fight. His store is 30 137 feet and the goods are all on one floor, thus making it easy to examine the stock. Every body is made welcome and as MT. Ceilings says. Come and see me and if 1 can convince you that you can get good goods at living prices I want your trade. If not we will have become acquainted and no harm will have been done"
Arizona republican., 1908-04-01
CLINTON CAMPBELL.

In every community and in every line of business there Is always one man who pushes to the front and be- comes hy virtue of his operations. the acknowledged leader of his line. This condition is true of the subject of this sketch, Mir. Clinton Campbell. con- tractor and builder. who came to Phoenix in 1891 from Denver, Colo.
 Since his arrival in Phoenix Mr Campbell has been identified with all of the large construction work that has 0een done He has built nearly all of the fine residences. has con structed several of the buildings at the Insane Asylum and at the Indian School. and the Tempe Normal School building. He constructed the Fleming Block and several other business prop critics and has now in course of con- struction the new home of the Re publican. He has built several very fine bungalows. two on North Fourth Ave. which he owns.
 He gives constant employment to about twenty-five mechanics Mir Campbell puts something into his construction work that makes it dis tinctively his. He is a man of ex- traordinary taste and the houses he builds show this characteristic very strong. No better recommendation could any builder have than has Mir. Campbell in all of the better residences in the Bennett Addition. all of which he constructed. He thoroughly under stands his business and does honest. faithful work on any house intrusted to him.
 By merit alone MT. Campbell has taken the lead among the contractors | in Phoenix. and from present out look | he will maintain that lead for several | years yet. His relations with his | clients are never marked with sharp practices. He at all times gives every ! body the square deal in its broadest . sense. Phoenix is to be congratulated | upon having q contractor and builder of Mir. Campbclls ability and merit and the Republican is glad to pay this tribute to his worth as a citizen and business man.
Arizona republican., 1908-04-01
THE MEssER PICKLE WORKS.

Six years ago. F. M. Messer, estab- lished the only pickle works in Arizona and began the pickling of olives, which he sold himself from a wagon. The people soon realized the superiority of his native home grown goods and he soon began the making of cucumber pickles, old fashioned hominy, sauer- kraut and indian relish. for which there was soon large demand.
 This business has now grown to such proportions that he keeps three wagons constantly on the road cover ing Phoenix, Glendale. Tempe and Mesa. with his full line of appetising and tempting goods. His products are not only known by all the residents. throughout the Territory covered, but he has shipped his goods as far east as Ohio, and it was his pickled olives that received the Silver Medal at the Worlds Fair in St. Louis.
 A noteworthy feature of which is the fact that they were taken from stock and not put up specially for the occasion. Mir. Messer has deovted the greater part of his life to this line of work and fully understands every de- tail relative to the business and he fully guarantees everything that leaves the factory bearing his name.
 He informed The Republican man that things had reached such propor- tiOn that he will soon be compelled to incorporate and move the factory to where he will have ample trackage and shipping facilities to meet the constantly increasing demand for his goods. Since locating here, he has not only made a success of his busi- ness. but has also invested in valuable property which has paid him well for the faith he has always had in the Salt River Valley. He is a Georgian by birth. but came to California 15 years ago where he remained until he heard of the wonderful opportunities this section offered and so located here
Arizona republican., 1908-04-01
Phoenix Financial Institutions Strong and Progressive

that is just what you would expect to find in Chicago, New York or any large city. The furniture and finish ings are made of mahogany and the grill work of cyidized silver. A mas siTe armor Flste safety vnrit has been Install in waiea boxes ffr the safe ';ceping 7f private papers. are routed All HatronS cf this Gc3artm-rt receive The same protection. courtesies. and benefits, regardless of the size. of the box rented. Convenient coupon rooms have been provided where private ex- animation of papers or other vaiuables may be made.
 All in all the Phoenix National Bank is banking house of which any city might justly feel proud.
 MT. Gage. the president, is so well known not only in Arizona but all over the southwest, that it is unneces- sary to write extensively of him. His connection with all the large interests of the territory, is so well known that the Republican can only congratulate the Phoenix National Bank on the fact that he is it's chief executive officer Mir. Burmister. the cashier. came to the bank in 1904 from. Prescott. where
Arizona republican., 1908-04-01
THE PIONEER CONSOLIDATED
 TRANSFER COMPANY.

The establishment of this business dates back to 1887. when Phoenix boasted of one train day. and J. D. Reed at that time made that train and hauled the Wells Fargo Express Co.'S shipments and the baggage and mail with one horse outfit.
 During the year 1889 C. c. McEwen and C. Lauver acquired the business which at that time was working a few teams, and as the city grew and expanded. they Were compelled to keep pace with the march of progress and today the firm is required to de- vote one team to the mail alone. and baggage. freight and mail business combined requires thirteen teams. The company is now composed. of D. c. Beals. who looks after the mail and baggage department, while the heavy hauling and house moving section comes under the careful eye of MT McEwen. and the main business of flee is under the personal supervision of Mir. Lauver.
 Mir. Beals came into the organization five years ago. The company employs three men who make all incoming passenger trains and arrange for the transfer of baggage 10 any part of the city or storage for seven days with out extra charge.
 Some idea of the growth of their business may be gained when it is stated that the freight business handled by this company amounts to over $50,0000O monthly which Is paid tine local railroads for freight handled by them for local merchants To handle their different departments requires the employment of from six teen to thirty people. and feature of their business that has grown pro- portionately. is house moving and they do nearly all work of this character.
 Mir. Beals is a native of Illinois. has i lived in Phoenix for twenty-one years. !
Arizona republican., 1908-04-01
J. c. A. kING-ASSAYER.

The enviable reputation Arizona now
 bears in the metal producing areas of
 the United States. requires men of
 special talents and training in the different branches that form part of
 the innumerable stages from the pros
 pector to the finished product. And
 in connection with the work. the most
 important stress of all is laid at the door of the assayer, whose mission it Is to determine the richness of ore and
 whether it will pay to ship or justify the erection of reduction plant on the property. Upon him and his deci- sion depends not only the future of the mine but also the prosperity and re- compense of the miner and therefore 1t behooves one in obtaining an esti- mate on the value Cf his ore. to se- cure the services of an assayer. who is technically educated along these lines. who is experienced. and above all. whose integrity can be relied upon. Such man has Phoenix in the person of J. c. A. King. whose years of cx- perience in this line places him in q position to successfully defend the en- viable reputation he has established throughout the entire Territory, as one of the most reliable and accurate as- savers. He has well equipped labra
 tory at IS North Second avenue, where are installed all the latest and best mechanical devices that will enable him to successfully carry on his work and which enable him to render deci- sions that ofttimes transforms the humble prospector to captain of in dustE. He is the inventor and paten- tee cf Kings Gravity Muller. a de- vice that is indispensable to smelters assayers. mills and mines and does work mechanically which would re-
Arizona republican., 1908-04-01

this story better than do the banks that hold the balances of the large corporations. Therefore the prosper ous and sound condition of the Valley Bank demonstrates better than can any words of ours, the fore handed condition of the people of this com munity.
 All of the officers of the bank are holders of large tracks of valley real estate and they are all enthusiastic in the belief that some day soon. the Salt River Valley will contain the most happy. prosperous and contented citizenship. to be found in any like territory in the world.
 The Valley Bank is situated on the south side of Washington street be- tween Center street and First avenue, and here the small depositor receives all Of the courtesies extended to the large ore.
Arizona republican., 1908-04-01
STEWART & TEMPLIN....
Tke Cycle Dealers, Who Handle ths
 Famous Hiearsay Tires.

When Stewart and Ternplin estab- lished their now well known cyclery
 just year ago. they did so with the intention Of giving to the citizens the most reliable goods and tie best re- pair work at correct Trices. relying wholly upon that to build LID their patronage. Gow well they have sue ceeded is apparent to any observer. for they now occupy a most enviable position in cycle circles in the Capital city. By close attention to details and making their goods and repair work d little better than the other fellow. they have attracted patronage that speaks volumns fer the men at the helm
 They handle the goth Century and Hear'ey bicycles that need no com ment to patrons of the wheel. This firm has the exclusive agency for the renowned Hearsey bicycle tire. which in this climate is the only tire made that Stewart & Templin could person. ally guarantee every one sold and not have to rely upon the factory. which necessitates long delays. The II. T. Hearsey Vehicle Company. of Indiana poiis who market this tire, learned tfAN'A NiVot Gblll HcliiSDI lelSA StdSOUs that they were now the largest jobbers of bicycle tires in America. A point attained no doubt by the fact of ad- herring strictly 10 theft familiar trade mark. which bears the inscription: If Hearsey tires could be better. they would This tire has been handled for the past six years in Stewart Bros shop Jf Marion. Indiana and was no experiment. on their part when they made it possible for wheel devOtees of Arizona to acquire the best at no ad- vance in price over ordinary tires
 This feature accounts partially for their phenomenal success, coupled with the enviable reputation they enjoy relative to superior repair facilities. which department now requires five expert workmen. They also carry a large line of second hand wheels which can be secured at a very small cost This combination of bicycle experts is composed of J. NJ. Stewart and L. R. Templin. who have both been in the game for the past fourteen years and are natives of the HOosier state
 The former is stlu a member of the Stewart Bros of Marion. where they maintain one Of the largest stores of this character in that section. Mir. Templin received his schooling in the game at the above mentioned place, and before coming here and forming the existing partnership. was identi- fled for sometime with F. NJ. Jones of Cal. who is one of the largest dealers in bicycles and supplies on the pacific Sl0Dp
Arizona republican., 1908-04-01

require four men to accomplish by hand
 Mir. King not only realizes greater things in Arizona's vast store house of mineral wealth. but has unlimited faith in the great future, the Salt River valley offers the prospective settler. He is the proud possessor of the famous King Orange ranch which is pointed to as one of the model groves This orange industry bids fair to develop a revenue for the valley that will, in time only be exceeded by the metal productions.
Arizona republican., 1908-04-01
p. T.AURLEI.

When r. T. Hurley, Pat as his friends call him, took Horace Greeley's advice 26 years ago and left his native state of New York. he located in Phoenix, where he found practically an adobe town of only a small popula tion, that was supplied by one butcher shop. He at first worked for wages then ranched for few years and later took a position with his brother M. r. Hurley who in the meantime had es- tablished a butcher shop and then later quit the business.
 In 1893 r. T. Hurley established a shop in the Porter building and re- mained there up to five years ago. when he was compelled to seek larger quarters and moved to the large store room he now occupies on East Wash ington street and which is known as Hurley's Market. His enormous re- frigerator. operated by the cold air system. has ample accommodation for 70 carcasses and to supply the local and wholesale trade requires the cm- ployment of from eighteen to twenty people The local trade alone requires the assistance of four expert meat cutters and from the wholesale de- pertinent their products are shipped as far cast as Tucson on the s. P. railroad and west to Gila Bend On the Santa Fe they reach out as far east as Flagstaff and west to King man. Practically all meats are from native home grown stock with the eX ception of porkers. which on account of the scarcity at times he is required to get from Kansas.
 In 1906 the Phoenix Wholesale Meat and Produce Company, was formed with MT. Hurley as secretary and the formation of this business makes them the largest handlers of meats in the two territories He j. also treasurer
Arizona republican., 1908-04-01

One of the strcng points insisted upon by the management. is kind and courteous treatment of patrons. There is an air of kindly feeling around the office that is in strong contrast to the surly grouchiness usually handed out by employees of municipal franchise corporations
 The Pacific Gas and Electric Com- pany Is a faithful public servant and they have their plant, with the inn provenents that are about to be in stalled large enough to serve city of 5O,000 people. Now it is up to the cit izens to get a move on them and build the town up to the capacity of the Gas and Electric Co.
Arizona republican., 1908-04-01

he was born and raised and where he spent several years with the banks. He is a hard working conscientious officer and was promoted to his pres ent station from that of assistant cashier in 1906. Mr. IT. NJ. Galliver, the assistant cashier, has. been with the bank a number of years and was made assistant cashier in 1906, to sue ceed Mir. Burmister.
Arizona republican., 1908-04-01
VALLEY SANK.

In 1882 the Valley Bank was organ iZed as a National bank and rc-organ- izcd in 1884, under the Territorial laws. The original incorporators were Will liam Christy, M. II. sherman. E. J. Bennitt and ". J. Murphy.
 Tho capital is $1GOC00. surplus and undivided profits $35.000. and it's total resources are nearl.' Si,C00. GOO.
Arizona republican., 1908-04-01

Storage Company, that furnishes cold air refrigeration to practically all the business houses and hotels in Phoenix having need of it.
 He is a director and stockholder in the Valley Bank
New-York tribune., 1908-01-26

way got in a running posture and didn't stop until
the woods reached.
After Id lost several good friends this wav |
decided TO put quietus on her game SO this morn
ing when | into her at the manCure's and she
opened up the familiar tactics | whispered con-
fidentially, The | don't take anv interest
III these matters is that I've left one out home
She sweed up with the importance of the secret
and never said another word. And now | must
run right home and post my dear truth loving father
or when Squatting Bull comes to him to know
who it is out III Iowa he'll up and saw Why
think Of"
We all laughed, of course, and Miss Speaker said:
New-York tribune., 1908-01-26

Nt I't3 DtS '4+NtA 49, Il NJ ~ a
at his dark curly hair
instead Of his eyes so that
should not feel too
sorry for him. and re-
Piled. Then show Your
preparation for the oc-
casion Produce that
poem
And he took a paper
from his leather pocket
case and gave It TO ME
II is a really beautiful
poem. Eta; but won {
YOU look up in that Tai
bots Golden Treasury OF
Verse and find out
whether there Is anything
bv a man named Nerlaine
which begins
To YOU these lines from
the black deepS ot mine
unmatched distress
Because the other night,
10 answer Mr.. Tcalc $ ac-
cusltion that Captain
Roderlquc IS mentally one
big quotation minus the
quotation marks. | showed
him the verses. and Mr..
New-York tribune., 1908-01-26

Teae laughed and chanted otthand:
There a French poet Verlajne,
Who by ON love achieved fame
But Captain Koderiguc in the volumes did seek,
And stole everything but the
OF course | can't believe that Captain Roderique
would stoop to plagIarIzc. II might even he q
coincidence of genius; but it Is vaguely disturbing.
XIIIEN We were separating after the luncheon
'" Miss Speaker said. 81 I've been wondering why
your face has stood out SO VIvIdlv IN my memory.
Mrs Rural. and now know. 1t 5 because of the de
lghtful contrast YOU made sitting front of Squat
ting Bull in the gallery the day Congress opened
oh Squatting Bull how have suffered at your
gttering hands' broke in Miss GAYLORD. You
know that woman has been simply possessed to
until | scratch nay nose her monstrous tiara.
and then bech forth in the bass tones she pulls from
somewhere below her diamond pendant. There's
Senator So and So unmarried and rich. Whv don
YOU take him.? The worst of it is that she went To
the in question too, and of course they straight