The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16
GUTHRIE HAS EXCLUSIVE
DRY GOODS STORE

Guthrie is justly proud og every
nusiness institution she has. Chief
among those of which she is proud
Is Ramsay BIOS. Dry Goods company.
which Gas tee oldest anal largest
exclusive dry gcCds store In all the
new state. and which has done more
10 advertise the name of Guthrie
than any other store In the city
The Ramsay Bros Dry Goods COM
pany begun business on south Second
street IN n very small way Follow
ing the policy of absolute fairness to
all their customers. giving always
dollars worth of goods Coz ever
dollar in money they took, the COM
pany's business steadily grew until
today they have the largest dry
goods store in Oklahoma. The store
was finally moved from its location
On Second street to across from the
post office. There it remained for
several years. Seven years ago II was
moved to its present location on 1913
10 West Oklahoma avenue. where
they occupy the entire ground floors
Of two buildings ana a portion Of the
second floor of each building
Il has always been the rigid rule
Of the Ramsay Bros Dry Goods COM
pany to carry only the very highest
grade of merchandise The company
mas never sought to gain additional
profit by substituting ,an infeuo. class
OF goods to its trade. They have
always strove to give the very best
value for the money that can possibly
be given. This fact added TO the
courteous treatment always afforded
10 the many constant customers OF
the store, has. enabled the managers
OF the store to make u wnat it Is
today. has enabled them to make the
largest dry goods store in the state
out Of the SMALLEST. and all this In a
comparatively short time.
The Ramsay ,B-os. Dry Goods com
pany is a corporation, chartered under
the laws OF Ne state OF Missouri
The company aas srins OF stores
located IN the following places At
Gibson. Kans.. Pittsburg. Ksns. Lola
Klns. and Carthage. Mo. The or
ganization in charge OF the company
as q corporation at this time is as
follows: Robert W. Ramsay presi
dent AMI manager Of the store al
Atchison: John w overly vice presi
dent and manager Of the store a
Ph&sDurg; A. A. Ramsay. secretary
treasurer and managerpf tne store Al
Carthage: Mont Palntr manager o
the store at lola; and ]. A. Milne
manager of the store at Guth-ie. NJ
Milne has been In Guthrie clever
years and has made many friends "a
a citizen and business man.
Although the Ramsay Bros. DR.
Goods company is n corporation. hsv
ing under his control these 1--WE dil
fefent stores in Ave different cities
yet each store Is separate In itseli
ann each manager Is responsible 70
an me business Zone by his sto9
without any reference TO any of tn
other stores. The store at Atchiso
IS the largest OF the Ave being tn
largest Dry Goods store In Kansas
The store at Guthrie comes next i
size. being also the largest dry good
store in Oklahoma. The five store
40 an aggregate business Of th-et
quarter million dollars.
The heads of the various depart
ments In the Guthrie store are a
experts in their line, hhying bee
engaged in the business for nUmbe
OF years. Most OF the clerks hav
lived in Guthrie long enough at leas
20 get thoroughly acquainted with tn
people here Twenty-seven clerks
are employed throughout the season
The store has Mt present the bes
organization It has ever enjoyed !
IN its history and ali are loyally WORT
ing for the further succes7 OF IN
store. Mrs. Josephine Tidbaii Is in