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THE ll,l”STORY OF I 
TOW I BU ESS
The Business ot R. T. Holman, Limited, Summerside, is the Development ol an
Idea and the Realization ot the Ambition ot its Founder. The History ol Summerside
it 1. norm. i»...i...... dates from the _ Inauguration ol the Business in 1857, and the Suc-
Mr. llolmun entered thc business in
the year Iiuoz, :ind at the time the busi-
cess ot that Business meant much to the Commercial, Social and Financial Benelit
ot the Province in General and Summerside in Particular.
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President and joint .\lfina_i_;'0r. H
ness wits iiicorpoiutcd hc was appoint- `
cd '1`re.'i.=urci‘ and held this position un
til his fathcr`s death when he became
_ ity to bring new business to his dnori
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und in the future of Summerside, hc
‘planned and erected the |n'esint|n‘e<
misea, which are eqiizil it noi; superior
Ito any mercantile cz-iiahlisiirnent in
; :the Maritime Provinces. His optim
_isni was not iniuplnceil, his lioueq
iwere not shattered, lor his husiness  y V
fgrew, his reputation took on ii ;|_;j,.=_3~7"<~ f_, ”;T_:j_ _M1-i.;`
Ihii litei lustre His success was not  -'»=?`-‘_;;"'|“~`v4':`i" "W
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fattained hy any chance strol1.c, hut _“;;“?_‘. :_»-»..':\.._j{__.,__t_ , ~,__f*. _,_ .
gwas carved out hy his untirllul en-  §K,~`r___ if _.___ y
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fergy, his appreciation fur tletiiils, -_'-,~_1_:\  A  m ‘»_ ‘_ - - _
his honesty and his fearlessiiess. Tn  __ `~ 
the year 1906 he tullowetl in the  ,"_§j,'j_.-_,'_’._l%f,
.footsteps of the largest mercantile - `K',;;;2§`f;.‘»i".f._‘j_,__.»‘~<f~§‘:5
ccn'erns und hecnnie iiic<>rpoi‘nt.cil _'€'.f°%'jf'tin.;-=`;I`_!__'~  21.'
under a special Act, und the hrsi- '_~,-:,~';-'f1"L_r.>-,__"'T‘~?;"`~ `1' '._;§>._,_k.i<.`»'f
ness was given its pr(-sent name-ll.\ ~. "’~  ' " "~` ‘
' T. Holmiiu, Limited. Mr. I-lolman,< ‘ _    
as President nnil lvlmiugei' was still` » __3,‘»fi:~§e'f;~l‘,"3'~'
the pretloniiiimit factor in the bust-` -= V.;-_j;`_-fit-J;";._"..»" ‘
ness. und reniiiineil _so until lrlsl `  " ' ""='\‘  " ‘
tliath, which oecirrrtl in lleceniherl
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ul tli`s sanic yfiir. llc ilul not livc
to sie li`s new crcut_iuii thri->u;;h it
year of its new litr. hut. he lcit if. els
a inoiiuinent, wliirh thc citi'/.ons nt
Summerside :intl the I‘v<>hlc oi i‘.g G' P_  Dircdol-_
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El lslnnil will n\uii'r¢.iiitr and re-
niemhcr him hy. Hin wis at life that _ _
slloilltl I0 mi inri-nti\'<~ tn eifrry I Mr Walker has been iissurfiiited withi
young inun, lor he stairtt-il ut tht* lane but. mms siutzv i‘~a7.l'lis nbility :is
llllf-'wfll "ml f‘)7c""l lb” “""`I‘l 1" lllliuiiittry tinuds biyuris conside ed lib'
Mm " linux' to mu" mm its ‘wMLl"(‘ii idi :int l~‘orf-i‘n inann‘.`uet.uri»rs .
-urtt its trci‘.s',.i'es, its 1>i';'._»;c and itsl ' m "n 'l'__  I “
I,],usm.eS_ 'tn be sc-cont! to nt n I i the Damn i n.i
| 'Phe |~L-_~;pniisiliili`ty of inuiiiigingi ll - wus elected to the Board ei Direct- `
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A View taken from the rear of thc dry goods section, showing glimpses of the shoe, gems' turn- 22,",,f“,§f`,;',T;};_,_2ff”'2f,”"y__f.,,;..,hdiuilis.im “miami Ui mcomumwm
|sning, house lurniahing and fur departments as well as the dress goods and novelty counters nan-y 'r. iioinnni int-nine 1'i-efiifieiir
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Th hi tory ol the btsiness lirm nfl( i ' ' '
I Ito man Liu. is the tis-ery of'
Summerside' 54 years ago the village of
-‘vmnicrside vias hardly more ihnn a l
name. and the buainc s which Razer; “
U94*
iinson Holmrn .st.-:ted mea ol about
equal oruuvtionl. Both have ptrunu.
cirtuinlv /not rapidly, 'but slowly and
au ely till each has developed into some- i
th ng that the citizens ue proud ut. -
lt was nn iinsiicccssliil husiness
that Mr. Llulnieiii took uver,h\1t by ,
mg ppl-not-pl-imqg, mg \i0n'@_~;fy, hiiiin-_ i ' und joint Muiiager with John Struiigrin-.iliiii1.: in their triulr nn_<l \\'\'1‘.~ iruin sii ‘li I
l0tZl"it.y and hi.-i business ability ht! Hinton, who ulsu retained the c»il`iceI\\'rit.ing nrticlcs for iu‘\\'sp:i1ici' \';i`i-li all hcnrlit ui ell,
miule such ii success of it that it . of Vice-I’resiile|it iinil t~lecret.ui'y. cntion and di-crying this c-»\ii-ptltiiilfii. ciitiiliigs or ii
=`¥2ln<lS flt. tllll DFBSCIW (lily RB T-he 'They were ahly supported and us this tirin was husy coinpiliug it (;t-\- any of flu- in
|fll`¥flf»f ll\lHilll‘SS C0llCL’l`ll ill thc 1’l`U' sisted by J. Ltiltoy Holman, Trcasf IM: ot the iiierclimiflisc they lmtl to '|\ll<'k'.V *‘Xl‘llllll
\'inc_e of Prince l‘1tlwni'cl Isl;-ind_ The nrer and Geo. P. Wnlkcr, director. otier. They knew they hntl naught to cess tlint they
|.»renii.=cs in which he started soon .~\ll of these men had at izreut many 'har in a conipnrisnii ot prices and realize ‘that
prov too sniiill for IHS illCl”€llSillt1 years experience und carried into the that all they wiinteil was thc |>u`uli- tii‘1n’s_irl"'1lL\‘f‘l
"ll-“l'l@S‘ llllll ‘NS @llf°l“l>l`iS“- fomd Illusillces an energy and ciirliusiusnvcify and the opportunity of siioo-ing: tee or .u..<..1m.~
llllll to 0l‘€Cl Wllflt iS llo\\' kllO\Vll £15 `wliich has hnil the cflcct of further their goods to the huying puhlicf retuiuletl is the
Ulc Ultl Hllllrltlll l>llil<lilli!. llllf \»\'lllCll " lincreasing, enlarging und extending The issuing of this first <':ita1ng on every .~'ul\“.
WHS ill US lilly flll` Slll‘l‘l`lUl‘ ‘Z0 MW ju business, which all thougzlit hud'w¢is nn urduous task, hut. hv verse- IUCN* i‘l"‘llll-*i-"~`
building in Sumnicrsitlc or vicinity. _ reiiclierl its limit. A caimiaign of ml- veriince und luhiiriolis ctlurttlicy sue- iileii nt the il
It “ml "my U Sl““`t l'i’"“ ‘mm this ' Veftlslllg WHS lllil-lll1\U`llt0fl~ Wllilllll ccerleil and the re::e|n`i n .t i'er‘.ci\'eil Mr. iliilinur. The
""“"""ll*""` *l"‘(` “"5 filxftl tl’ “B  -- - l igiive the business ii pulflicity \\'hich»w;is siit'li<~ieiit |'i-rninieiiesc fur the im' !\\'ifll its \"'fll
ill- l'0lll‘ll'Cfl illlll WlliCl`i opened tofnienso amount of trouble taken. llli-I lllillll I
» . . them iie\v markets and new t‘.\\st0m-"I‘\\ice eiifli ' i' l~`i\ll .nd .~‘»n'in", ‘Iniin \'.':iwi
The Ladies Rudy-to-wear Department-ai new section that has rec nfly been constructed to ers. wiiue the average merennntluieir cimi1oaWli'i= nm'-_:auto it iwmi- Isilodis f~l'1l"‘
_ _ _ _ 4 I mggf thc dgmands of yhéf Dah-ons ' -was, complaining of the inroads thcling Dtllvlic and the stream nt orclefrl 'iS Ol llY‘"“'“~“°
llllfl llll llllf=lIl-“llllti fllltll lll ills flllll' ‘ foreign muil order houses \vw": which formerly went nitrond now re» economical
A bird's->yc view ol the general store, warehouses and wharf owned and
P. lx. Island. This pi :ture gives an idea ot the immensity ol this local
` ' _ handling ol an ever-increasing
ut.mo»t, and in thc year 1894 the
neci-ssit_\' ni .wniietliiiig hieger and
hettci' l-u'cril it-elt upon his utten-
tinn. With it inuglniticent. c‘onragc
IIMerchandize and Money-Savings that  Demonstrate the B
-('opicil from ('nta‘.log- -t'o|>ictl from (`iitnlng-- -Vopieil from (`at_al0g- -Uopieil from t`utulog- ‘ __
Y _ _ _ (‘opied from Catalog-
'.‘.',i' t N0- 0083-Men's Brown Corduroy ~- _ _ ____ 0 0 °0|_'nen’ mow" 'wud' Wim in N0' 5‘°5°"M¢|'l'S GFGY T“'¢¢l Wllll "““
_*_ _ ` dislnm Mark swipe and gum thread: 1-_-mi;
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lfriissian Collar Overcoats (as cut), made
single lnciriled style, with lly [ront,§lenglh
~ almul 50 inrliirs, sizes _(ii to 4;, A W-ry
durable coat with splendid ap,1i=aranc&‘,
nrangetliread, single hrcasted Prus-
sian Ovcrcoal, 50 inches long, sizes go
` '° 1% ' collar, leatlier bound pockets leftlhcr
 _  I sta)-t-d fasteners. _ts inches long, sizes 36 _ , _ EV 4    'ri-ccriiiiiiond.  young men, has ararcfully shaped
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Irv/ //4  /_, / I ;'-V' H1, price ° -f `- ¢,-1 ~' _ runifortable, will meet the most vxarh
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HIERCULES
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No. 5131--Mcn`s Brown Mix Twled l‘l0i.0lltG |200 ppl-lil).
,`L’:__` ’t'i\=:\ wemkt will 
I  ZZ/,,, iy 1//   1 .V _‘ _ Z _ ..~ ` No, 3(»|-Canvas Covered l"|at Top V overcoat; vlith blue and red thvc-ad, ,~emq,,,`-i’,; 11;.; nclmfl;
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l,   /V  %  j 5,:  U-»f _!»;7_-r_,~. 3;!" n";\§|,ml wtilrk,r?ea;¢;»,n.h:;;seb‘£::‘_ collar. These collars can he hutloned sat: Aoru-m.
` \‘\,,( 4 .1 ‘i Q J  .  "";.‘- /'T_.»-' ers, lut't¢»: and bolts. Tops are rein~ up "wget" neck glvlllg ‘l V""y S'"“"l
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nw- also the sides. Inside covered
tray and two heavy leather straps.
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combining the best features of two
isuats. Maile 48 inches long. s`zes _io
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No. 5|z4 -Mv.n`| Grey And Brown
St iped Tweed Overeoatl with blue and
green thread st|‘ipcs,5.\ iucliea lony,
sizes _io to 40, single breasted sty'e,
made \\'~th convertible collar. Tle
niarerial is \'t‘ry dressy and durahlc,
I and will ,;ivc splendid iwarnnd satis-
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9 Q 0 Trunlts, _iapanncd iron bound on the “l‘l°‘d3l" l" f“5l‘l0"- pflfe
Summerside will M ai) a  ;';:.:;':.“.':s‘..:“.t...‘;;;
protectors, heavy brass lock and side d .
mucncnr uw lcmhcr slmps over wp' hone Twei Overcast, single hrenetetl
‘ a    A n i 18 in. _io in. 3; lu. ,'14 ln. _16 in. sl-.Yl°» with "Y ff°"'- l§°"d "alla" ll"l"l§` Blvely the strength aml`h:si|i\:ni:y of llerculcs Springs. Th.: 1\‘J\l\'*`
g y .100 5.25 3.60 4.00 4.15 and convertible cloth collar. innde in ll" bc _ _ I ‘_ b b ‘hc nWmfm_m,.e,5,
' button up close around neck or lay flat in t°p'c‘ "ld °°'"'“'""°d "0"" “VU” ly y
  H N ,l_  3I’\l TCm|“'“3 C°I:°rsedf. Url Ts? showing lapel! fires 30 to 4: length
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__ . fasteiiers, two leathci straps over top
Already Received One ;i‘,:;" itil'  
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No 6 i-1-'*en'| Brown Duck Sheep-
oli . Lined Costa. tinished uudi-r the .inns
“nh |.ale\.i ventilated It-ailwr prturrt rs
The shew-s arc lined with hvaty luitlud _7/, .r 1! /
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lining \\ixl| tl.-ect: luck. ii inwlriial that is ._ _
both warm and ilur-able. Two uiivsiil I,-'//If,/'.7 `_j_;;» , jf /I
pork:-is with ll'|p.=. rmelilatinn o\‘<-|'=l\nl‘ A"/’%"','f//,, ; '  _/N
fiislcnrrs avril ¢‘¢'i~p <'nri|ur.\v sturin collar. I IJ i'-i»T"|'lI”c- i _
lui lcv.-.i o.»..» _io i.. .io ann.   '~~.:i».'/._-._r>A.h//»w/_:  
breast in-zasuuc - . I `
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at Recent Fairs
.\'n _ioz-Canvas Covered Fiat Top
The abovi- cut shows .tn original de'noii:~tration sl own l'i` '\""5"s M
Lilnitcrl, ut recent Provincial und County Ifairs. Tu fi deimlustrrllivll Fr”
Springs und their agents. The itcmonsiraliou consisted Of PI“"'"g
Holman Leader Flour on A No. 0 Hercules Si-r`ng and linve sauna ri'
tectnrv, heavy brnse lccx and side
a weighty coat with splendid appear- ‘hc spring,
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