The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-09
PILED UP WEALTH,
BROTHERS RETIRE
Dunlap Boys" Plan Rest
: In California Now and
2 Enjoy Their Million
MANAGED 20 STORES
Success Said to BE Due to An
Unique Mosto---ln God We
Trust--Others Cash

Having accumulated more than d
milton dollars through the opera.
hon of chain OF 20 department
storus On oklahoma In ~ many
towns ANA cities, the Dunlap broth
ers have announced their intention
of selling out aud retiring from husi
moss to enjoy the fruits uf their Ia
hufa during the last 10 years
The hruthorH--i Ira q. and Cnrl ".
--htrrihutr their Hu,Dcsa 20 close np-
plicatiou tu details uf the mercantile
buaiucaa. but their friends doclar"
that Rtill greater thiur had souu-
thing to do with II. - motto. which
was placed prominently before the
cashiers desk at each Of the Dun
hp wurcs ana always strictly OBJ
scrvod. II read.
"in God We trust; all others
pay CAsl"
Tho Dunlap stores. located In
Tulsa. Brokcn Arrow, Blxby, COW
eta. Bristow, Haskcll, cleveland,
Okmulgre. Okcmnh. Chrcotnh, Boyn-
ton, tioldcNyillc. Eufnuia, pauls
Valley McAlcstcr, llcnryctta. Ada.
Shawnee, Durant and Muskugoc
NNIN hll lllfffN IlhhflNs FNi'Ifh Ntlf
established la number of other
cities, but II trade was small they
were closed.
10 California Ia Rest Up.
The Dunlaps plan to go TO Call
fornia ana enjoy n good rest. Both
have been To the Golden state and
after months OF dcllbcrntion finally
camo to the decision To quiet, sell
4
"Wo shall do nothing but rest for
year or 70" said one OF tho broth
ers.
Tho growth Of Dunlap Brothers
from a little unc-storc concern, dr
pendent upon the patronage of the
small population OF COwcta and the
adjacent farmers, To n chain OF 20
great stores one In each Of the inrg-
est cities of eastern Oklahoma, is
more like IA fairy tale of finance
Than the record OF the development
OF "A business.
Sixteen years ago. when Ira Dun
lap was "a years old. and Carl was
30, their father, II. G.'Dunlap. closed
out his/gcnernf mercantile store In
Wagner. where the two had been
working on a salary.
started for Themselves.
They went into business tor them
selves. They managed to rake to-
gethcr abous $4,000 that they had
saved from the time they COM
menccd work for their father az
mere school boys. They built their
own store building. equipped 1t. ana
then had To buy their stock on credit.
"A surplus OF faith and courage"
Carsied them over. just contrary TO
the usual history OF business, theirs
started In n small town--the smallest
OF the 30 In which they now have
stores---and was gradually extended
To the big cities
prom the profits of our Cowota
store we opened one in Porter, We
didn't built any more buildings how
ever, We decided we needed all our
money ~ put nito the stock and fix
turcs. The Coweta building IL the
onl yone we own now" the brothers.
said.
clyde IL. Dunlap, younger brother
and junior member OF Dunlap Broth
ers, has made no plans for the fu-
ture ns yet lie Will not go to Cai-
fornia with his brothers, however.
but expects to remain with H. q.
Dunlap, their father. who In also
"a member of the firm. though inaC-
tive In the business for the hast two
years, who will stay In Muskogcc.