The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-04-19
Example Of What Comes 20 the Man
Who Knows How. and Does It.

IN these days. successful men are
looked upon with such favor and ad.
miration that it is a wonder every
person does not strive to win success.
One Of the most inspiring magazines
published is Success. which is made
up almost entirely Of stories aud
sketches of men who have "won out.
It would be helpful and profitable to
every community especially to the
young men. il the home newspapers
would occasionally point out examples
Of men of local prominence who have
achieved some measure Of success,
especially those who started from
nothing Acting upon this idea. a
Leader representative calle1 on
George Willis. universally recognized
in Guthrie as a man who has earned
success solely through hard work and
well-directed energy and ability, and
asked him for a few facts from which
a short sketch might be prepared.
Mr. Willis was overwhelmed with
work and could not be induced to take
time to say anything on the subject
Later a friend of his. well known
business man, came to the rescue with
the desired information.
Il don't think know Of anyone"
he said, for whom would rather say
good word than George Willis.
Probably no other single business has
brought as much fame to Guthrie as
his tailoring establishment. He
graduated at an early age from the
New York School of Cutting. and
came here about ten years ago. un-
known, and with scarcely any capital
except a thorough knowledge of his
business and an unfailing store OF
energy and cheerfulness. Starting
in on a modest lle, he has gradu-
ally increased his 1 isiness uptil now
he employees about twenty skilled,
high-priced workmen and probably
makes to order more fine clothes for
gentlemen than any other tailor be-
tween Kansas City and Dallas. Since
the first of this year Mr. Willis has
increased his facilities and has re-
moved to elegant new apartments at
l13 South Division street. beautifully
fitted up with rich, modern furniture
costly cases. fittings, etc..-without
exception, | think. the handsomest,
most modern. and best equipped tail
oring establishment in Oklahoma.
'All this success, however, did not
come to him easily. He works hard
and studies his business. He has a
thorough grasp of every detail. Once
each year Mr. Willis visits the East'
ern markets and makes personal pur-
chases of fine labrics for his trade.
Besides this he imports direct a great
many foreign-made cloths. And
never saw a fellow who possessed
such a faculty for judging the quality
and worth OF goods, or ono who had
such rare taste and appreciation for
beautiful weayes and patterns. For
this reason he succeeds in making
more judicious selections than the
average tailor does. | have lad my
clothes made oy Wilns for years, and
he always shows more things that are
stylish, exclusive and ricd-looking
than any other tailor 1 know Of In
fact, excluslyeness is one OF the char
acterlstics OF Willis business and
one OF the secrets OF mis- success.
In hitting, Mr. wits has reached
such success as may well be the envy
OF every tailor, lie does all his own
cutting and devotes his personal at
Iention TO the development OF each
garment You will agree with me
that few tailors seem thoroughly to
understand that in constructing suit
there are many things to be taken in
to consideration besides mere dimen-
sions. Right there is where the tailor
displays his art, OF. II he doesn't, the
absence OF it is noticed By the dis
terminating dresser / notice that
Willis appears 10 make for each Gus
somer garment that is suitable for
that particular persona garment
that gives the weaier individuality and
distinction and bears upon it the