© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
Mercantile
Guymon-Petro Mercantile Company – Boot Hill – Dodge City, KS
© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
One of the largest whole grocery distributing firms in southwest Kansas, lasting through World War II, was the Guymon-Petro Mercantile Company. Started in 1902 as the Gonder-Petro Mercantile Company at 225-227 S. Main, it was incorporated as Guymon-Petro in 1907. In 1938, it purchased the Winfield Wholesale Grocery, and by 1946, the company covered five-eighths of Kansas. – Kansas Historical Society (National Register of Historic Places submission)
Missoula Mercantile Co. – Wholesale Grocers – Ziesing – Missoula, MT
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Missoula Mercantile -114 N. Higgins
The Missoula Mercantile was established in 1866 and eventually became one of the largest mercantile enterprises between the Twin Cities and Seattle. Many of Missoula’s most prominent business and civic leaders began their careers at “ The Merc.” Now home to the Missoula Macy’s, the building was constructed in stages between 1882 and 1891. It utilizes a vernacular commercial style and some elaborate ornamentation, including an 1890s cast iron storefront facing Higgins Ave. – Missoula Downtown Association – (CLICK FOR PDF of WALKING TOUR & MAP)
