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B. C. PROWSE»

Beniamine,C. Prcwse,C. 0,, was, like

his brother, barn- near Charlottetown” lie first saw the light in 1862. l-lo came

ti Ohsrlottetown and entered business

lite in the year 1870. Hu is energetic ami l

enterprising an;i_ posspsses the Prawns faculty for mnkinghlrnsrli sincerely liked. ills wgorous business methods,pusl\ed him

‘|\\l°ll! 0° U15 f|'°lli~ [fl will hi* PM V-i\‘~=l`Sl\lil 1 in lils transaction of civic aifairshriltge ill-

with his hroiher changed the old name nf li, E. Prowse into the firm name of l’rowse Bros. All his rlbrts have been'

directed tw making business by thorough

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l’rowse Bios. Ltd. The history of this

firm, the name oi which is it household

phrase from one ond of Prince Elworrl island to the other, nilhrils an interest

ing object ies\un to the student of evo- lut ion in lruslnerr.

Guardian readers whose heads are not

yet hosted by the gray hairs of advancing years can well remember when L. E. Prowae, twenty-live years sm: “opened store" on his own account on Queen Street, next to “Stamper'.-i Corner" as »\ was called in those days. The brink

building which now occupies the corner was not then built. The corner site was occupied by a two story dwelling house in which the owner, Mrs. Stomper, lived. From the beginning popularit! With the public seems to have been an un- questioned asset of the business- It made L. E. Prowae's Store one whither

many people went to malre pu rchases and

Vice-President.

methods, and he has been successful to a wonderful degree in adding customers to the f|rrn‘a ellen rio. llc was married in 188%) to Aninurli Maud daughter of the late George Miliner, lie is a public spir itef Citisen and has been a malnbel' of

the City Council since 1il)_i_l_.

\\'ard -l. lie was early this year Commissioner of Streets ilor this City and

lc practice the methods which have been so successful in his own business. Hs is Vics President of the firm of Prowse Bros. Ltd.

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There were several factors to which

mustbe ascribed the succi-ss which ai- tended Mr. Prowse. In the tint |-I ice his

personal manner which is most nigrecuhli-, his willingness to talic trout-le to suit patrons, the uurloubted value which the firm has always liven ta ail`wl\o have rlralt there and lastly and perhaps most important of all--judicious and striking advertising methods.

It was not many years before the yuuniz

business grewand expanded in many di rectlons. Year by year the geniallty of

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Arthur J. Clarke, Manager of the L{en’s Clothing Department is a native cf llamilton, Lot 18, and was born in 1%. He first acquired n knowledge oi' business at St. Peters liriy, then coming to Char- lottetown he served l~i years with the firm of -l. H. MacDonald & Co. For 13

to be cherriiy greeted hy the proprietor-

yenrs he has been In his present employ.

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W. I. P|\QWl'l, Seer-Tf¢M\=f°f-

w.ui'ub.r-vo¢.=iw-\f¢ wsslrsraiailfl. Hsssm on is nnnsisvma

in dsc com-es he was maria s psrtne

an mg 9 captain of N0-

tiils event taklnl place In the year-itll.

of his business he issn ardent

sl the Issrth Ihlilnmi °°“°'

k. 'gn distinction for the

“gang or his sonmmfi- 9°

ldstsfrheanrer of Pmwu Bm-

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cess and Popularity.

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THE Evotimon or A ,. i .

MODERN DEPART/iiiih”l»§'liiRE

The Story of the Growth of the Firm Told for the Past Twenty-_Fi_ue`_ Xpgqs--Ihe De- velopment oi the Trade and _the Eqtpansion Required Thereby--The im-

mense Concern Now Known as Prowse Bros. Ltd

Harry W. Weeks, who ta a scn ui W. A.

Weeks of Charlottetown, alied him self with Prowse Bros after the dissolution of the drm of Weeks 8: Oo., last spring. His particular dsuartuentistixssssctlauoss af adver- tising for the particular requlrmonis of which heis luckily naturally gifted, as the advertising of the firm amply shows.

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the dimensions required hy the demand of their trade.

, Misa Randle, who isa daughter of the, In the yasr189.'» the hand of improve- inlwrmnmamrtnlent of Lldh.-R°d,_"_

law John Randle, and s native of Char- il-rttoidlli, il the bead ol the Mlliinery corner already referred to and it was "WL He “nt “wed hx me "5" iyiynvm Department, and has been for iii or 17 moved from the .siteit an long had occupi- Rcgem S,,m,,,en|de’.,,,|`”" he .pmt 15 you-rlln charge of her exacting dsparff ed and the present modern lrrlokstructure y”,.s_ Then ,,°m|n8 1° ghdlmuwwn ment, which is now a recognized and was erected hy 1’r°Wl° B\’°°- W* he was for tive years avik»s'gad" with the widely popular branch of the busine-s. completion gave the firm more room and mm of y_ perkms gon" un-"I ml "mam, Kiel Handle goes ahmed every yearto the carpet department was then inaugur- W M., present mm ,,|x",“”-.‘¢,,_ He ,B buy and to sequin thslatsst ideas for the ated in therein. drm's patrons. Almost quicker then one would have ,.|,,,.|w hr., b,,,|n“.°“»,'“. hm mug u.

mentwuched the old building on the

- Some Account of The Career ofthe Memberg,_of'i§lie, ,Firm of Prowsel l Bros. Limited-Also the Managers of the Different Depart-

ments of the Buainess-A History of Uninterrupted Suc-

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and eau i di-partment ncmp‘rtAi hy itaeli under the direction of s cap-this and ex- perienced manuger, the difhrent liner- hnndled by the firm are displayed and arranged in snciia manner that shopping becomes a pleasure; ` """i’ As todhe oktelt `6'ltlIll1‘ nothing

but li visit onli ooriv!y` an the nr-ed of the reader ; ai i.0` iid give: in exchange for tlié cuitdullri' iiiney lt; uiay Well be belief!! bb” CHI ilrblble

growth of the busllle““ 'hot lxva han aeournpiisired it,“boit vil_;s`for heh

Mr. A. Heuaris, in whose ciis`i°|e»` “fthe

the right man in the right raises, having,

the senior partincr iirst began business.

parity.

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1- |539 th. “PM “mum 0( the buuneu Then when they had inquired as much ‘ necessitated a partner. and s brother UPN* ll UW? f"’¢‘l“‘l "WY l`¢H'l‘lUB@‘| money" had not always been a watch-

d things in such ri manner that the depart- ward,

Benjamin C. Prowse was admitted, an | the firm under the impetus of two msn oi mf" ’¥°¢°m 00"" be l"5°'l'-“i»°d Ind lb Last. year the business was for-msd into nr, ,|m|y“ chu-\¢¢M-_greg 'gm mom* War. There are "ve H1‘vHl`f\i»¢ l\f0l‘¢l. 01" an incorporated company under the title

it "ie HWY” \1D'l¢l' of Prowae Bros., l.td.Ths ciiicers ars:- 1

rapidly in nubllc esteem. Sucooedirg Wh" “Wd W e "“P"‘” years saw the acqulrement of additional "lm mllllaiement of the present com- President-Lemuel E. Prnwse. . space adjoining the original store and here P‘“'¥- , Viv#-PPP-‘ildwl Billlllllili C- PNWSH-

the clothing and hat department gnw to' Here. governed hy thorough system. (Continued on PIR! 3-)

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i'h°°l’h¢ lb* 'ml “"°"‘“R b‘"l"°" db, experience as foreign and local~huyd'. }le mended moto room. What to do was th: bv, mme 30 mn ,D me md ®,'mwy_ gud'

L.E Prowss impressed itself upon all question. But the enterprise of the W” one ofhheggnlotunown hun" 'hO‘

who came into contact with him. it was members cfPr-ewae Brea. was not to he was ,Mp,,,,.,,,,k,d‘ M' th 553 Lsbmdor

nowonder that trade grew large andlblocksd. They ac-quired the stores cnlwmch 'BM "ha" at Skerryvare, Scol-

bbots was nous but rejoiced in his pros- Queen Street adioining the shop in which had, in ,ML

weartinrmeuts, was buni at Port Hlll ins

Lem\|elE Prowaf-, senior member of

thedrm antlprirsifleitt of the Ccnirany

was born naar charieti town, in Feb-

uary 185%, his father being William

Pmwee, a rt-apt-vi.-il farmer of llrncltlty Point Bald. lie wns t>dur;ated in thr-

soboools of the island, and when

Irs old begun his commercial

oal"Qf as a clerk ln the employ of.Iames

Elaine, with whom lie rriiiainini two years, alter which he t-r.i»»rvii the rstahlishment of W. A. \\'i-i-l.~ dt' Co. where he remislned tive yt'ai~, gaining

a thorough knowledge of mercantile

pursu ts. ln lrlril he star leil

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.lames Carter, who has been convict-ii-il

with the iirm for the long period ni :li

years is a son of the late .larnns Carta. lie was born in Winaloe, and practically his life time hal been spent with his

present employers. lie is now In responsible position oi ninnrigi-r ui the Dress Goods llepartmi-nt.

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Edward Claandier,sDireci.oroi Prowss li-os.ud.»,hasbsssssssssss| visa its l'liloflo@ti`l1'&l. HC who born |il0¢D¢¢h ill. ls was previous

,hlliaghowas Bros., In charge cl

to! Paton R Co.

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L. E. PROWSE, President.

business on his [own :acoviilit in a modest way. Since then as has al- ready been described , it has grown to tix° dimensions of one of the biggest husint concerns in the Province, In 13 his brother Ii. C. Prowse was iskeu int0 partnership, and ln1iI0-i another brother.

‘Waldron B.maric s third psrtuof. lf, Prowsehss been prominent in the Indo pendant Order of Foresters, and is a Pall Grand cl the Independent Order ol 0dd~ fellows. ln religion he is a member of the Mt-thndist Church, and active in all work advancing religion. He hat, in

no-ii it-., always rtrongiy espoused the Liberal cau.~-, and in l"9!i was elected on

,, “ave uf popular.ty hy u large majority

I ; r-i»prf-sent Uhsrloit town in the Priure

l-Iiiwaril island Legislature-the dist

inhernl t-let-t sri tothe Local House In the

history of this City, an indication of the

esteem in which he is held. In 1870 llr.

l’rew.~e wn~ married to Frances Stsnley,

daughter of George Stsnley,1of Pownal.

Mr. 1’row>-e'.- life work has been practical-

lv devoted to his Charlottetown business

with the exception of six years spent in

Sy-ini-y wlicic he was cngagedln huslnesu

in C0 p1i'irirr.~lii|i with F. A. Orowfll. But

the cxpansinn ci the home firm necessitat-

ed his ri-i urn to prrside over li.s growing

iuiiiirii-~ and livre he in to be (Quad, in his

nvin nttalrl-e way generally supmvliiial

iletail- of the husiness but not too

l»n~y ingrerv his frir-mia and exchange a

l vw pit-nsniit words.

mnwann cuarrnnrsa. on-sem-.

twenty-ilvsyears in his own partiejg

line and this is wdl “MIM U gpg. leedthedstsilssfthe lip digs 5 “'°°'°"‘ °f PNVU BIG Ui. HI! which he is manager-_B\g qgpugnug “_ the ground floor, and he ably presU_ over its dwtisisa

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