The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-02-10
A eusv PLACE.

While making the usual rounds
this week. q Courier man dropped In
the lumber office Of w. A. Dodds
We were surprised AZ the busy scene
this establishment presented, cspcc'
Tally when the early season Is taken
into consideration. II they are rush
I'd now, wonder what Il will be when
the building season proper opens upg
When a. r. Bealc. Mr.. Dodds
right hand man. hookkecper and first
Assistant. stopped long enough toI
catch his breath. We asked him nj
tais wasn't their busy day" or rush
a little out OF the ordinary In the
ldmber business at This season. lie In.
formed us that u was with the aver
axe concern OF this Kind. but that
Mr.. Dodds had built up business
that kept them hustling regularly =
uough from the bcginning to the end
q! the year: admitting, however. that
the demand for building materials
had materially increased at the be
ginning OF the year and their busi-
ness has exceeded by far their ex-
pectations. lie says they are figur-
lag ON furnishing lumber FOR more
houses right nov than at any one
time In the past.
What Is going ON In the building
lineg"
Just to give you an idea" said
Mr. Beale. f" we are just finishing
up a fine iO.room residence for Alec
barnes: finishing a house for I'd Al
len IN West Hickman: finishing two
cottages for @. u. Bond. beginning
On the work on four cottages In
Bonds Addition aud finishing one for
the same party; have under construc.
Ion a 6-room residence for Marshal
Parks. In Bonds Addition. aud 6.
room house Tor Mrs. T. Case In West
Hickman. cottage for ~ G. MADDEN
In the new addition. one for Green
Keys near Bottling Works. have just
completed u small house Tor Dr. =.
q. overly. aud furnishing material
Tor r. l.. Gray and several others ~.
modelling our popular "installmcni
pan" Is another factor OF some mag
nitude; Il IN growing 50 that II In
wolves no small amount of money
but Mr. nodds Is still sticking TO Il
and Is not turning any Of this busi.
n, - away"
Whatever may be said for or a.
galnst the ''installment' plan. u oc
ours TO us that Il Is one OF the
greatest boons OF the town. Il en-
ables the citizen OF limited means
TO buy and own home. aud anything
.nat helps To accomplish his helps
the town A large number OF Hick
man people own their homes. who
doubtless. never would have owned a
home had they been compelled "a
make the whole payment at ons
time Mr. Dodds Informed Us that
ne had Just ordered n new brick ma
chine which he hoped Ia have her,
and In operation la very shor'
tine. Il will beat the old hand pro
,rss-both In the quality OF the bricl
aud the prices he will make he al
so has out an order for another ma
chine OF the same kind 20 be deliver
"a In 80 days. lie said. Il am coins
after the brick business IN earnest
and II don't get the quality up ane
the prices down. I'll be fooled. And
by the way. I wish you would get ms
up a good stout advertisement thii
week for Pittsburgh Perfect Fence
tell 'em Its the best on the market
lasts longest. most economical anS
strongest-and I'll back up the state
ments"
The writer has been too busy with
other things to get up this ad.
How many men do you employ
iir. Doddsl"
From five 60 seven. most Of th'
time. and run from two TO foul
teams hauling material Guess W
win have to increase the force o