Woodson County KS Archives Photo Place.....Stockebrand & Stockebrand Mercantile Store 1899
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Source:             Woodson County Advocate Fri Sep 1, 1899
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           A MAMMOTH STORE
Stockebrand & Stockebrand, Yates Center, Kansas
A Modern Mercantile Enterprise Which Has A Record
of Steady and Continuous Growth Into Public Favor.

   In All cities, large or small, there are certain
firms who are regarded as leaders, and whose influence,
in all departments of trade, is such as to command
the respect and admiration of their contemporaries. In
Yates Center the distinction is universally accorded
to the immense mercantile establishment of Stockebrand 
& Stockebrand, dealers in dry goods, clothing, hats and
caps, boots and shoes, groceries, queensware, etc.
It is often said that "nothing succeds like success but
the prime glory of all success is to have acquired it
through the force and industry of genius, untiring
energy, keeping pace with the times and honest and
straight forward dealing with the public. To such 
reasons must be ascribed the wonderful development
and expansion of what is now Woodson county's most
extensive mercantile interest, representing as an 
investment of many thousands. The establishment 
occupies the two stories and basement of one of the
finest brick and stone business blocks in this city
with grown dimensions of 25X140 feet. The main floor
is devoted to the dry goods, hats and caps, boots and
shoes, furnishing goods and grocery departments. On
the second floor are displayed the exquisite and
extensive line of men and boys clothing, ladies' cloaks
and wraps, carpets; curtains, window shades, trunks,
traveling bags, etc. Both of these floors have the
advantage of excellent light, thereby enabling a 
purchaser to see exactly the quality of the goods
exhibited. The basement is filled with reserve heavy
stock and the largest line of crockery and glassware
in the county. In the rear of the main salesroom is
a large frost proof room with a storage capacity of
several carloads. Flour from three of the leading
mills in the state is handled, and being purchased
in car lots, with cash discounts, it is placed on
the market at prices lower than can be offered by
those who are unable to avail themselves if these
large trade discounts. For about three years this
store has been conducted on a one price, plain
figure, cash system. The conditions under which a
thriving business must be conducted today differ
materially from those which prevailed ten or even 
five years ago. Purchasers have ceased to trade with
merchants from motives of personal friendship, or
because their fathers did. The public is studying
economy, and not only demands reliable, tasty goods,
but the lowest living prices. Buying for cash enables
Stockebrand & Stockebrand to secure a great advantages
at factories and wholesale houses, and selling for
cash means several profits on invested capital in a
year. The cost of book-keeping and collecting, and
the loss on bad accounts are obviated, and the purchaser
receives the benefit of this saving. The one idea which
actuates the management seems to be to furnish a 
reliable trading place for the peope, where they can 
buy everything at a uniformly small pere cent over the
first cost of the goods. Emolument is sought rather
in many sales than is large profits. A large country
trade is a feature of this store owing to its large 
and varied stock, low prices, and
the fact that country prouduce is taken in exchange, 
at the prevailing market prices. Since it was established
in a modest way, in 1884, the history of the store has
been one of uninterrupted success and steadily increasing
patronage, and its enviable prominence of today may be
atrributed to the unquestioned integrity and correct
business methods of its proprietors.
   H. F. Stockebrand, the senior member of the firm, is
a native of Kansas, having been born and reared and 
educated in Woodson county. He has been mayor of this
city one year and councilman four years.
   E. W. Stockebrand, like his business associate, is
a son of the sunflower state,   and Woodson county. 
Both members of the firm are regarded as leading 
citizens and business men, and are always prominent
in any movement lending to advance the interests of
this community.

Additional Comments:
Submitter is not connected to Woodson Co. and has no further
information.

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