Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-02-19
]. ]. DALRYMPLE & co.
Corner Commercial and Court Sire

Corner Commercial and Court Street.
1t has been our aim in preparing
these sketches for the Trade Numbers
of the Daily and " eekly Capital
Journal, to give representative and
leading enterprise in the various lines
of manufacture and trade, and to give
especial prominence to those men and
business Institutions which form a
part of the early history of the city.
In preparing this sketch, it is gratity-
ing to be able to state that we are in-
Producing the reader not only to one
of Salem's oldest established and most
substantial business houses, but, as
well, to one of the city's most prOmi-
nent and highly respected pioneer cit
iZens.
j. j. Dalrymple was born in Salem,
Massachusetts, but came West to Cal
ifOrnia, via the lsthmus of Panama, III
1862. Three years later he came to
Salem, Oregon, where he has since
been a successful business man ana
leading citizen. He established the
business now conducted under the
style Of j. j. Dalrymple " Co. in 1874.
In every city of any importance in
the civilized world there is one place,
above all others, recognized by the
votaries of fashion as headquarters
for some particular line or lines per-
tanning to the wardrobe. In no III
stance is this fact more conspicuous
than in the preference evidenced by
the fair sex for the thoroughly cosmo-
politan dry goods establishment. Dal-
rymples is that place in salem.
lt tl,., vi1,.. tn On
ter into a minute description of Mr..
Dalrymple's fine dry goods house, nor
would it be a matter Of news to many,
for to the vast majority Of shoppers
i'll and about Salem, the interior OF this
popular dry goods house is as familiar
a sight as the dome of the state cap
itol. But it is permissible to state
that Mr.. Dalrymple's characteristic of
doing nothing by halves is readily ap-
parent to the habitual patrons Of his
store. To say he keeps abreast OF the
times in all departments of his Dusl-
ness means more than that term ap-
plies to almost any other merchant Iii
salem. His store is modern in ap-
pointlnent, and in stock is strictly up
to-date. The freaks of Lady Fashion
may be seen here as soon as III any
other city on the coast, and all the
novelties of the day are also here.
Mr.. Dalrymples business extends all
over the territory commercially tribu-
tary to Salem, and is in degree con-
stant. Buying from first hands for
cash, and in large bills, the quality of
goods and prices at which goods are
offered, cOnspire to ma>e this store
the shoppers emporiu.-- L Salem. We
may add Mr.. dairy yA...-e has just
bought his spring stO,.., nich will be
early on display.
Mr.. Dalrymple is too well Known in
business, financial and social circles
to require commendation. AS Il pub
lie spirited citizen he gives with u Iree
hand to all worthy public enterprises,
and his liberality has done much to-
ward promoting the welfare of our
city, county and state. Mr.. Dalrym-
pie is great lover of horses and dogs,
and the same spirit which animates
him in business, may be seen in his
domestic life: He will have nothing
but the genuine, the best. An inter-
eSting instance is the fact that he
owns the finest fox terriers and Cor
don settlers in Oregon. Mr.. Dalrym-
pie leads a quiet club life, devoting
only such time as is necessary to i'm
portant features in the management
Of his business affairs. 1t will be of
interest to many people, acquainted
with Homer c. Davenport, the worlds
greatest cartoonist, to know that he
and Mr.. Dalrymple are very warm
friends, and that Mr.. Dalrymple has
recently received a complimentary
copy zone of only three in the world)
of Mr.. Davenport's book of cartoons
now in the reading rooms of the llli-
hee club bearing Mr.. Davenport's
and autograph.