The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-04-28

think was 10 act, SO WllH LH' piohiP'
ness with which he has been noted
all his life for following up an idea
he east about for q trade that prom
ised the biggest and quickest returns.
Marble cutting appealed to MN rs
being the trade he was looking foF
and he straight way set himself to
the task of mastering the marble
workers art. He soon made himself
familiar with all the workings OF the
stone cutters trade. Marble, granite
and stone cutting be learned from
A to z. Falling in love with his trade
he started in TO master every detali
of the practical end of stone working
and skilled worllmen in that line
will tell you that even yet John
Owens is q master OF the craft The
thorough learning Of the trade, the
making Of it q profession rather than
trade has stood him well in hand
these later years. Being thoroughly
familiar with all the details of the
| business he has been enabled to
make a most complete success OF
business for himself.
Mr.. Owens soon tired of WORKING
for others and decided that the
only thing for a man TO do VINO
would succeed, was to 90 into bus
mess for himself In casting about
for n location he soon found Ard
more and, after careful investiga-
ton of the prospects here deciied
that this was the city of great op-
rOrtunities and consequent success.
In partnership with Lloyd Hanway OF
Dallas, Texas, he came to this city
in 1902, and, under the firm name
/ of Hanway & Owens, opened up on
small scale the business which,
| under his careful management has
| grown to The magnificent prOpor-
tiOns that il now enjoys. In 1910
MIR. Owens bought mis- partners in
terest in the business and has been
going it alone" ever since.
Mr.. owens today owns what is con
ceded to be the largest and best
equipped marble yard IN the state
| of Oklahoma, none excepted. In the
monumental part of his business h.
covers a territory OF over one hun
| dred miles in every direction, north,
/ south, cGSt and west, from Ard
more. He has three to four travel
ing saesmen or the road ell the
time and has an extensive trade,
not only over the entire southerI
and eastern sections of Oklahoma.
but over northern Texas as well.
The reputation of his WORK is his
| biggest advertisement and it is
fact that monuments from the shop
of John Owens are to be found in
over half the cemeteries Of this
state as well as in those of north
| Texas.
And this patronage is well merited.
for taking the same pride in the
business that he did in the trade,
when with Chisel and maliot he put
in his time as a jOurneylman work
! man. he has equipped his shops with
in his time as a jouneyman work
ing appliances. His are the only
shops in the sate using the Ajax
electric cutting tools-stone and gran
ite cutting tools that, driven by cleo
/ triCity make 800 strokes TO the
minute and require the highest skill
4 ed worltmen to operate.
In addition TO the monumental
business, Mr.. Owen is one of the
largest contractors in the state, or
in the entire southwest tor that
matter. He was the contractor who
cut and set all the stone in the
Sl50,000 Carter county court house
as well as doing the fine interior
finshings in marble. The work upon
this building speaks for itself and
stands as a monument to his skill
which will be here when be. himself.
will be gone to his long home.
Other buildings that Mr.. owens
has been he stone contractor upon
are too numerous TO mention, but
among them. all bearing evidence OF
his careful and honest work, will be
noted the State Confederate Home
and the Hargrove College, both in
Ardmore and the First National Bank
at Davis, the City Hall and the lie.