Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-08-06

years OF age In November of the
same year he married Miss Eta Holds
Cen, the daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Hodsdcn of this city.
Mr. Durham taught several terms OF
school in this vicinity while in college
and for 4 short time after graduating
In 1SS, he entered the clothing business
in this city with George 5. Dolloif nm
der the firm name Of Dolloif & Dun
ham They occupied the store ut 46
Main street and continued in business
ten years or until January, 1897. when
Mr.. Durham sold out his interest in
the partnership to Mr.. Doloff and i'm
mediately bought out the Fl. l.. Moody
dry goods store at-64 Main street. He
disposed of the dry goods department
but has continued in the retail hand
ling of mems furnishings since that
time During these years MIR. Durham
has built up 4 most lucrative business
and has enjoyed the esteem Of very
large number of business acuuaint-
anccs. Always Republican, he has
manifested deep interest in the at
fairs of his party in the city and in
| the state.
| The journal has always found Mr..
| Durham one of its best friends. and
| in conversation with the Journal
reprcst NATIVE recently he had some
Interesting facts to give regarding the
| business which he has made his life
pursuit.
| Contrasting my business today
| with what it was at the beginning of
my experience as merchant, can
/ l., for
the same" said Mr.. Durham "ihcrc
have been such changes in the lines of
| mems wearing apparel that the goods
| handled now seems to be of an entire
| y different species than the goods we
used 30 handle. In running bust
ness which aims to supply everything
that men wear. the merchant cncoun-
ters varying tastes. so widely different
that he is put to it for goods with
which to satisfy them. He will also find
that pcople of the same general taste
have come to the point where they
have learned to discriminate carefully
between different patterns and fabrics,
an attitude on the part Of the GUS
toner wholly unknown not many years
|aro This nncCssitatcS large STOCK
to meet all the demands. Eut by this
he is the caincr. for larger purchases
arc made in consequence.
"Today a well dressed man has some
| ton or fifteen nccktics Of all styles
hucs. rattcrns, suitable for all occa-
sions. That same man. twenty years
ago. probably could not have shown
half a dozen srarfs. In the same
manner and on the same scale does nc
i III
more hats. more gloves. more shirts
and above all he has more suits. ne
hos his 'spacializcd' clothes-hiS gol1
suit. his outing and yachting clothing
and his automobile clothes. The moo
ern we'll dressed man seems to SCI
great store by his trousers. He puys
hangers. combination hangers. holding
q dozen or twenty pairs sometimes, anc
, keeps them full. Surely. this is the
or, of the we'll dressed man. and tho
, eucoessful man is well aware of the
| f,ct that his clothing. while it may
not make the man. makes the man at
tr,ctiye. and this ho cannot disregard
! Not lopp ago. in the days when tins
| o,stou made suit was the only article
which had about it the style ana th'
III that was wanted. a man had but
suit or two. and paid for them twice
or thrice the amount he pays for M
sn;ts to1ay. Now that the ready-to
wear srit has come up with the rest o
,he worlds progress. he has three %
four times as many suits. all of whic'
cost him no more than the two OF IN
tailor made kind.
\ "One must not get the idea that tn
;nd;viduaI of whom l am talking I
= chosen from the class known as fops
\ am speaking of the average WEI
dressed man. and one would
surprised to know how many OF ''.r'
there are right here in WaterNili'
. And the number of men VINO give =.
tention to dress is constantly gro"i's
Tbe vounr man of today knows oni
, foo well The keenness of the competi
I1ion in all walks of life. and know:
80 .h,. q ,a,tness of appearance con