Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-12-19

company because it carries the largest
stock OF lumber and other building
supplies in the entire Snake RlNor val
ley
Mueii Of the success of the company
is due To the untiriug efforts OF General
Mana ger Swartz. This gentleman Is IN
terested not alone In the affairs OF this
concern but he Is identified also with
many large projects not alone in ST.
Anthony. but in Ashton. His interests
being extensive naturally at all times
he is ready and willing to aid any
cause which may accure to the bene-
fit of all cities where his interests lie.
What Is said of the latter is equally
true of President Fogg. There is no
better known business man in the
Snake River valley than the latter, ana
besides heading the st. Anthony Build
ing & Manufacturing company, limited,
Mr.. Fogg Is identified with numerous
other large concerns, not alone in st.
Anthony. but In ReNburg and Ashton.
The directors of the company are j.
T.. Fogg, j. L. Jacobs, Eli McEntire,
G.. NJ Swartz and John D. c. Kruger.
GRAIN DEALERS.
w. t. and J. w. Miller, doing ousl-
ness as Miller Brothers. deal in grain,
seeds and potatoes and conduct one of
the largest businesses of its character
either in or out of the Snake River
valley The principal office and elevas
toriis at st. Anthony, although extern
sive branches are maintained by the
company at Rexburg, Sugar City and
Ashton
This company has been in business
for years in the valley, and no concern
of similar character is better known to
farmers. Through conscientious deal
ing its clientage has reached such size
that each year makes it necessary to
c~,
The ST. Anthony business of the com
pany is particularly large.
COMMANDS BIG TRADE.
No establishment In the great Snake
River valley is better known than what
was the Golden Rule store, but what is
now consolidated With the Henry
Flamm company, limited, the big $l50.-
900 company of Rexburg. 1t goes With
out saying the st. Anthony establish
n1ent occupies as commanding Il posi-
ton and that store alone IS stocked
with goods which would total S1G0uGO.
This Unnecessary at all times, owing to
the fact that the company from this
store carries on besides an extensive
retail business very large iobblng
business throughout Fremont county,
other portions OF the Snake River val
ley and certain sections of Wyoming.
Since the business was consolidated
n complete line OF furniture, stoves.
hardware and other lines have been
added, and where before one large
building was sufficient. now two i'm
,nense storerncms are necessary to
carry on business.
While consolidation was brought
about the st. Anthony store still re
mains i'll the hands of Mr. Ino IL.
Blevins as manager. AS previously
the establishment carries one Of the
10, i,,ns- Of nY Yy1nrch nIief In
Fremont county, and it can now prop
erly be styled q department store In
every sense of the term. In brief, it
occupies the same position in ST. An
thony as does the Flamm company in
ReXburg.
entcrtains larger, crowds than does this
one, and under the able guidance of
Mr.. Blevinss each year adds materially
to the patronage Able advice in the
management of the business Is given
by Mr.. Henry Flamm, president Of the
company.
ST. ANTHONY'S INSURANCE MAN.
1T is something to really boast of
when che can say that he is the excu-
siye individual in any particular bust
ness In any community. Such ls the
true and proud claim made by Mr..
Thomas C. Patten. This enterprisins
gentleman is Known. Throughout. Ere
mont county as The Insurance Man.
Mr. Patten Is proprietor Of the st. An
thony Insurance Agency, the only exclu-
sive agency for insurance in Fremont
county
Mr.. Patten has been engaged In the
insurance business for years, and he is 4
acknowledged to be the best posted
man on matters pertaining TO in
stlrance in the state of Idaho. He han
dies by far the largest line of reputable
companies in Fremont county, and his
business methods are such that all or
ders placed with him are carefully eX-
ccuted in the interest of the insured.
Mr.. Patten represents % of the
strongest insurance companies In the
world. Besides he does an extensive
loan and Investment business.
ENTERPR1sJNG 5AIERCHANT.
st. Anthony does not claim more
progressive business man than Mr. Q.
( o. Skalet, dealer in general merchan-
disc. hardware, stoves and ranges. The
present business was establihed Sep
eenlber /, 1902, by Skalet & Shell, and
Mr.. Skalet purchaed Mr.. Shells inter
est in September. 1905. That the meth
DDS employed by Mr. SIsaint have prov
en- successful Is testified to by the
fact that i'll five years time the BUSH
ness has more than trebled
The store occupied has over 12eoe