The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-13
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Charles Lawrence to Open
Photographic Goods House.
DISPOSES OF DRUG STORE
After Twenty Three Years
of Successful Business.
DISPOSES OF DRUG STORE

Mr.. Charles Lawrence, who for twenty
three years has been in the drug business
on Douglas avenue in this city, has sold
his drug stock to W. A. Stanford of
Marion. Kan, and will devote his entire
attention to the wholesale Photographic
trade in this territory.
For the past ten years Mr.. Lawrence
has carried the wholesale photo goods as
side issue in connection with his drug
business, and as the business continued
to increase a definite decision was made
to continue she wholesale department in
preference to the drug trade.
Mr.. Lawrence at the present time has
not decided as TO where he will be To-
Gated, but some definite plan Will be for
INFLATED within a few days.
The stock which Mr. Lawrence now
has will be enlarged and travelling men
will be sent out over the territory. The
trade which Mr.. Lawrence has hereto
fore enjoyed has been mostly through the
mail. The orders received in the morn
ing mail mould be filled during the day
and sent out in the evening by express.
The territory in this line of goods ex-
tends over southern Kansas, Oklahoma,
Indian Territory and a large part Of
Texas At different times Mr. Lawrence
has received large orders for goods from
New Mexico. Colorado, Missouri and
other states.
There are only two wholesale photo
graphic supply houses in the state. and
~ I -4~fU
will make the third. One IS at Fort
Scott. anotheNat Atchison. The demand
for these goods, since the use Of cameras
is general, has been increasing very rap
IDLY.
Charles Lawrence came TO wichita
during the year Of 1873. For two years
he was connected with the drug store OF
J. p Allen at the present location. After
that time Sir. Lawrence was in Leaven-
worth until 1871, when he came TO this
city and opened the store on Douglas
avenue. The stock which Mr.. Lawrence
carried IN those days was not a large
one, but in the years since that time
has been added to until It is enc OF the
most complete stocks OF drugs IN the
city.
The old sign In front Of the building
which was there for more than twenty
years. was recently taken down and an
other placed IN position. Many persons
who are among the eld-tirners can re-
member when that sign was put on the
building ard just the other day the CUB
ject was brought Up in conversation
among several Of the older residents
Some u the demands made FOR drugs n
the early DAYS % this town were laugh
able. and Mr. lawrence has had many
experiences relative 70 the peculiarities
OF persons Il The city
Mr.. " \ Stanford. who takes active
charge of tire Lawrence drug store has
neen a resident q Kansas f9r twenty
four years and has livei "A Marion couu-
II during that time Re Is druggist
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TIE present stock is made win lranse9i-
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