Seven courteous clerks are required to promptly attend to the wants of the trade, and a floor space of 3000 square feet is utilized. The proprietor, Mr. Charles F. Dodds, was born in Kansas in 1880. This firm, though only established in 1902, is far ahead of the majority of the pioneer and old established of similar businesses. They occupy finely furnished quarters at the corner of Iron and Santa Fe Avenues. Real estate in this city or vicinity, western lands, and in fact property of any kind in any locality can be obtained from this reliable firm with the assurance that you will receive exactly what is represented to you.
Insurance is written, abstracts furnished and loans made on first mortgage of improved real estate.
Mr. W. M. Garrison, the Senior member of this firm, has charge of the trades in Salina and vicinity. Mr. F. D. Garrison superintends this department at McPherson and Moline, Kansas. Mr. W. G. Studebaker looks after the abstracts, and insurance department and office work at the Salina office. Mr. C. A. Ellis has charge of the farm sales here. Mr. J. W. Studebaker occupies this position at the McPherson office.