Show OUR BUSINESS MEN Representative Firms Whose Arts Appear ToDay CLAYTON A CO Messrs N W Clayton and M L Cummings recently joined interests in a general brokerage business under the firm name of Clayton Co These gentlemen gen-tlemen have some matters of importance set forth in our columns today They report a greater activity in their business than ever before They have some heavy transactions on hand and have closed several during the past week They are not crowding the sale of any of the properties in their hands Inquiries are being made daily for desirable properties prop-erties in various parts of the city by outside out-side parties These gentlemen make no mistake when they say that the present activity is not a flash but is the natural result of patient endeavor to bring our city and Territory before men who are looking for a place to invest their means Through this firm we will be able to give the public some good news except to a few who want the earth in regard to matters which show most clearly that our time has come Let us drown the whine of the dyspeptic few in a rousing welcome to those who are turning to our city and our Territory seeking a future home There is ample accommodation for us all This firm is reliable and those who do business with them are assured of honorable honor-able treatment HAXNAMAN t CO This popular furnishing house is taking its place in the front rank of its line Mr Hannaman recently returned from a purchasing trip to the East reports a decided increase in trade over any previous pre-vious year during the first months of the year Th ir neatly appointed store is well filled with a splendid line of gents furnishing goods The firm make a specialty of the lines they carry and many articles can be had in no other house in the city The goods for the spring and summer trade are now being unpacked and in due time will be displayed dis-played to the public Their line of hats for summer wear will surpass anything ever brought to tnis region The shirts white and fancy are special and can be had only at this house This firm guarantees guar-antees the prices of their goods and believes be-lieves it better to sell to many patrons rather than to a few and in order to reach the many their goods are not held at exorbitant prices The popularity of this house is second to none in this region re-gion and deserves the success it has achieved Mr H manages the affairs of I the furnishing house and gives a portion of his time to the rapidly increasing I business of the Troy Steam Laundry which is owned by the firm THE DEMOCRAT DEM-OCRAT is pleased to note the prosperity of the merchants and is delignted to hear them testify to the fact that there is greater activity now than at any time for years SELLS < < co A visit to the extensive lumber yards controlled by this company shows that an increase of trade is clearly visible The foreman and his men are kept busy filling large orders from the principal mining towns in this region besides furnishing material for many houses now in course of construction Col Sells says Business is looking up and the prospects are flattering for the seasons trade He speaks well for the future of our city and like most of our business men invites others to enjoy the present prosperity This firm has won for itself a strong foothold among the people peo-ple and by kind and courteous treatment treat-ment are continually increasing their popularity KAHN BROS This wellknown grocery house reports an advance in business during the past few months The increase in trade says Mr Kahn is not spasmodic but has been gradually increasing for the past three years and there is no reason why it should not assume a greater activity than we have at present This i house has a large patronage in Nevada Idaho and Wyoming not to mention the trade in Utah and their quiet front is no index to the activity to be seen in their large warehouses which extend through nearly half the block Such is the good word given by our firms and the business busi-ness man of such large investments rarely if ever overestimates CUNMNQTON CO INCORPORATED One of the oldest houses in the city are doing a rushing business and report sales this year as much heavier than during the same period for some years past Mr Cunnington was seen at his office busy with the heavy shipments to the various mining regions 8f the Rocky Mountains The genial gentleman smiled when he spoke of the outlook and said Better than we have had for many years not only in mercantile lines but in mining operations as well Mr C winked one eye and mentioned the fact that the showers consolidated at Tintic is looking very promising A shaft is being put down on the vein and before the summer is over the stockholders stock-holders will receive the congratulations of their friends This is one of the many valuable properties in this region in which our staunch business men are interested in-terested The mercantile and mining interests go hand in hand along the road to ultimate success This is the way Mr C looks at the matter and as a man of experince his views are entitled to consideration con-sideration |