The entire page 8 of this newspaper covers the Town of Wilmar INDUSTRIAL AND SOUVENIR EDITION OF THE ADVANCE Monticello, Ark., Tuesday, December 17, 1907 Page 8, Column 6 KIDD BROS. COMPANY The largest mercantile concern in Wilmar, and in fact one of the largest in the county, is the Kidd Bros. Company, Incorporated. The stockholders in this company are Messrs. B. P. Kidd, R. A. Kidd, Thomas Stewart and E. L. Biggs. The officers are B. P. Kidd, president, and R. A. Kidd, vice-president and manager. The Kidd Bros. Company acts as the commissary for the Gates Lumber Co., and thus gets the bulk of the trade (of)the small army of employees belonging to that concern. Strange to say, while this business was established at the time the Gates plant was built, for several years it did not have a very successful career, changing hands frequently, until finally it came into the hands of the present management. Under their regime, the business has proved one of the most successful and best paying institutions of the kind in the country, and it has grown to large proportions. In the eleven years that they have been in charge, the floor space has been increased from 1,200 to near 5,000 feet, not including a large warehouse and icehouse and the merchandise carried has been added to accordingly. They now occupy a nice apartment (department) store and have on hand a stock of goods that will invoice $25,000 or more. Their annual sales will amount to about $100,000. Both Messrs. B. P. and R. A. Kidd are proud of the fact that they are native sons of Drew County, both having been born and reared a few miles from Monticello. Their parents were R. A. and Mary (Bonner) Kidd. In addition to their mercantile business they are interested as stockholders in the Gates Lumber Company and the Bank of Wilmar, the senior brother, Mr. B. P. Kidd, being president and Mr. R. A. Kidd a director of the two latter institutions. They have established their reputation as No. 1 business men and are leading citizens of the town and county. Carolyn