The daily sentinel., 1913-12-31
YOUNG men WILL
MANAGE PIONEER
CLOTHING STORE
A. R. and ]. N. Samp|iner Will
Retain Extensive Interests
In the Grand Valley.
ALLISON WILL Be THE MANAGER


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One of the most Important and. in
terosting changes IN local business
circles made in this2city in years and
Involving one of the oldest and most
popular stores in Grand Junction. is
announced today.
Sampliners. the firm consisting of
a. r. & j. NJ. Sanibliner have sold
an interest in their large clothing
house and while stfll retaining con-
trol OF the big busiHess Messrs. Sam
pliner Will retire from the active
management OF he,establishment.
Formal announcement of the
change Is made today in the regular
advertising space OF the firm in this
issue OF The Sentinel.
Under the new arrangement Ben
&. Allison becomes manager of the
store and associated with him will
be Clark r. Rush and c. S. Desch,
Jr.
Mr.. Allison has been connected
with the Sampliner store for per-
iod Of ten years and his services at
all times have been very highly priz-
eu by the owners of the business. He
has proven n most capable and popu-
lar salesman and throughout his SER
vice has given ample evidence of be-
ing admirably qualified to success
fully conduct clothing business and
naturally he has had splendid train
ing in this line during his long con-
nection with the firm The many
friends OF the young gentleman will
read With fnteresi d, ~ measure of
thv new arrangen,sii which places
Mr. Allison at the head of the active
management of the big store
Mr.. Rush, who will be associated
with Mr.. Allison, has been resident
OF the city for five years and has
been connected with the Sampliner
store for the past year. lie is a
thoroughly qualified young sales
man.
Mr.. Desch who will now be with
the store, has been resident of the
city for more than ten years and
was nearly all of that period at the
head of the G. V. Store. Therefore
he needs no introduction in local
business circles.
The three gentlemen who will ac-
lively conduct the store under, the
new arrangement form strong and
popular trio and under their direc-
ton we have no doubt that Samplin-
ers' Store will be kept up to the long
established and long-maintained
standard of excellence, standard
that has not been surpassed by any
store devoted to mems furnishings
i'll any city this size in the west
The business policies. the modern
ideas. the fine arrangement of the
stock and the other features of the
Sampliner Store that have made 1t
so popular and so successful through
cut the years will be maintained
and continued under the new man
agement.
Although it be realized that
Messsrs. A. r. and j. NJ Sampliner
retain controlling interest in the big
store on the corner. the announce
ment that they will retire from the
active management of the business
and will not be in the store from
day to day as in the past will be re-
ceived with genuine regret through
out the city and valley
No retail business house in west
ern Colorado is better known than
''Sampliners. = in fact very few are
as well known. In Grand junction
the name has been q familiar one
in every household.
Among Grand Junction business
men Messrs. A. r. and j. NJ. Sam
pliner have taken first rank through
out the years of their residence here.
They have been active and prominent
not only in business circles but in
many other lines of activity. They
have been bulwarks of strength in
the business life of the city and they
have played large part in the de-
velopment and advancement of the
city and the dpunty. They have
proven themselves citizens worth
while.
In 1883 A. r. and j. NJ. Sampliner,
cousins, came to Colorado from their
old home in Cleveland, Ohio. Both
We're very young men at that time.
They first went to Crested Butte, in
Gunnison county. and were employed
there for a period of two years Gun
nison county was on q great boom in
those days. In 1890 the two young
men went to Red Mountain. then one
o. the most flourishing mining camps
OF Ouray county, and engaged in the
clothing business They were locat-
ed there for nearly four years and
We're quite successful and made
many friendships which have been
maintained throughout the years.
In 1884, attracted by the future
that seemed in store for the Grand
Valley and for Grand Junction, they
decided to remove to this city and
engage in the clothing business.
They opened for business here about
March 15. 1894. nearly twenty years
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