Show I 1 1 Two Years of flourishing business OR THE G COI I 1 TT has KI as made ogden independent of salt lake w N I 1 I 1 0 1 I 1 4 IN HER SUPPLIES OF GROCERIES I 1 and nd confectionery salt lake and other utah townsa towns as well as states and territories invaded three years ago ogden was utterly dependent upon salt lake and the east cast for her supply ot of confectionery and in in a great leasure pe measure asure supplies of wholesale groceries fancy and staple but now ehe holds the cy to the situation and has four or lue five large houses whose output and yearly business equals and in many instances towers over those of 01 any other establishments in in the intermountain moun lain country in the acir car 1890 charles 11 King who at that time had and still hasa lias a large banking b and mercantile institution at fort casper wyoming coming the present western terminus of the chicago A north come to ogden andaas and was immediately struck with the splendid facilities of ogden and determined t enter the tile field of the salt lake concerns in in the wholesale grocer b busine i ees asand and manufacture of confectionery confection erv investigation revealed r the fact that the railroad rates were the same i imo from ogden south anew sew york 0 o 1 I I 1 salt lake to southern utah points as from salt lake and vice versa north through ogden from salt lake as from ogden tins this settled in lug his mind the many doubts aa as to the tile chances of invading the territory of the enemy and associating himself with isaac la grange T K E williams illiams and theodore robison Ko bison all men with capital idle organized the king mercantile company manufacturing confectioners and wholesale grocers those two years ears bat just passed have been wondrous kind to the company and it has aas branched out and inar increased ca sed its tributary territory until there aro are no sections in utah Idaho Montana ale evada and wyoming which it does not cover to the distraction of its campeti tors who are being gradually crow crowded deKI out by by young gigantic corporation ioa tho tile company built a large two story brick and stone store house and manufactory minu factory on wall 1 avenue and the railroads built switches right up to the rear platform so that the necessity of unloading goods received from the cast before they arc are sent to the customers is obviated and an all extra expense usually illy contracted in such cases is thus done a nay way ivi with th and arid therefore the merchandise naturally readies reaches its destination more cheaply than is is the tile case with that sent out irom from other houses of a similar nature tho the warehouse and steady employment to awen t y people eo p le a and ld the class of confectionery ti t turned u e out equals that of am any concern IH the united states slates theline the line of 61 groceries carried is the cleanest and choicest aa as it also is the haavist in the in te country three drummers with full sample wagons are on the oad road the year round in in the interests ot of the company with lower prices better railroad facilities and business ability and sagacity equal to that of any business house in the world it is is not surprising that the tile king Aler mercantile cantile company his 1118 forged ahead until it occupies more of the w western field than probably any inv other concern in m the same line Sest yesterday xester erday day speaking to a presa press re pre tentative enta tive e mr king v ho he has since the organization of the company acted in the duil dual capacity of president derit and manager but will hereafter divide bis his work as ina manager nager with mr la grange made the remarkable statement that their business for 1892 9 would show a decided increase over that of bf the two le previous 1 thousands ous eara years and would foot up to a low 1 1 thousands ov over er taken as a whole the tile business bus luesa has been good throughout tho tile entire west during the past year and with exception of 0 localities where the farmers have an overabundance over ovir abundance of wheat which is remarkably low in p price this season collections have been 9 good the monthly deposits of the company havo have averaged and those of december show a marked increase with the opening of the new now year trade brightened materially and the outlook for 1893 is is extremely roseate mr king docs does net however expect to seo see tho the west forge ahead as eho elie should until congress has granted tho the many appeals appe its for free coinage of silver the mining depression has materially injured business in in utah and for the ficat time in the tile history of the tile west collections have been had in in tho the mining cam camps tr our hardest fight said mr king has been with salt lako lake houses but we invaded tile territory of the enemy and during 1892 did a business of over I 1 south of tho the capital our traveling men are hustlers and the district tributary to O dens business houses becoming extended rapidly during our first year we made a specialty of confectionery but it noon soon became evident that we could handle groceries in addition just as cheaply and a full lino line was added our business ia Is exclusively wholesale the sear year 1893 starts out under most favorable auspices and from all indications ogdene trade tor for the year will be tho the greatest in in her history thirty seven thousand brick were delivered yesterday by the anderaon anderson lessed pressed urick brick company for the southern pacific shops sib 0 s and from thia this dato date on the delivery W glubo ib e very rapid at the rate of nine care dally I 1 I 1 11 1 I 1 1 1 i I 1 7 1 |