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Theodore
Huber Lumberyard
Watertown
Lumber & Coal Co
401 Clyman Street
1890
08 13 COAL
PRICE CONTENTION
I have heard a great many
expressions made about the coal business since our great benefactor has sprang
up, claiming he will sell from 2,000 to 3,000 ton of coal, at about 50 cents
per ton below any regular dealer. It was
foolish to pay any attention to his talk.
The old saying is "a barking dog never bites;" but,
unfortunately my neighbor, Mr. McGolrick, got angry
and cut the price. My reason for getting
angry is greater than his, and I have to meet the opposition of a former
partner, who is taking orders for another dealer, under the pretense that he is
now a partner of said dealer.
I came to the conclusion if our
regular dealers would cut and slash, I would not remain in the rear, therefore,
I will, until further notice, sell the same coal we have been handling at a cut
price of $6.30 per ton, cash, extra charge of 25 cents per ton for carrying,
for immediate delivery.
Our new beginner claims we have
been robbing the public. If he will
figure the cost of coal I think he will come to the conclusion that he is
robbing himself. I claim selling coal at
$6.50 is a loss of 20 cents per ton to any dealer that handles good coal and
cleans it.
The reason why I say immediate
delivery is people have been holding back with their orders, and if they keep
doing so for a few weeks longer, cars will be used for handling of grain and
then it will be impossible to get coal fast enough to supply the demands.
Theodore Huber. WR
1895
10 02 HUBER'S LUMBER YARD
For convenience and excellent appointments, Theo. Huber's lumber
yard [401 Clyman] will rank among the best, since the recent erection of a shed
for the storage of lumber. The shed is a
block in length, about 100 feet wide and 50 feet high, and will hold an immense
stock of building material. WR
1901
03 13 FIRE IN
VICINITY OF
At 11 o'clock last night an alarm
of fire called the department to the stock
yards of the Milwaukee Road near the Third Street crossing, where a blaze had
in some manner started. The firemen
extinguished it promptly, with but slight damage resulting. Had the fire gained headway the loss might
have been considerable, as Theodore Huber's lumberyard is in close
proximity. WR
1915
07 01 BURGLARS
AT WORK
Early last Friday evening
burglars entered the office of the Watertown Lumber & Coal Co. at 401
Clyman Street, ransacking the safe and desk drawers, securing about $1 for
their trouble. WG
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