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ROOS BROS.
ROOS BROS., clothiers, Nos.27 to 37 Kearny street, occupy prominent position
among the leading mercantile establishments of San Francisco.
This firm opened business at its present location, corner of Kearny
and Post streets, in 1866, at first in a small way, and from its inception the business
has continued to grow in the confidence and good will of the citizens of San
Francisco and surrounding country. Every thing is manufactured
for them, and they have attained the reputation of keeping the finest ready made
clothing in the world. They have six tailors
in their employ, and goods are made to fit patrons, and are nicely pressed
before leaving the store. With their immense stock of goods they occupy two buildings
of four stories each.
From
1866 till 1885 the business was owned and managed by Adolph and H. Roos, both natives of Alsace, France.
The former came to California in 1861,
and the latter in 1864. In 1885 Mr. H. Roos retired from
the firm, and since then Mr. Adolph Roos and another brother, Achille
(Who came to this country in 1869), have owned and conducted the establishment.
Adolph Roos has had an extensive experience in the business,
and enjoys the reputation of being a man of exquisite taste
in the clothing and furnishing goods line.
Both
members of this firm are gentlemen of the highest integrity and ability, are fully
identified with the business and growth of San Francisco,
and are included among the most public-spirited men of the city in which they have
been actively engaged in business for twenty-five years, and in which they have
by their energy and ability acquired eminent success.
Transcribed
2-27-06 Marilyn R. Pankey.
Source: "The Bay of San Francisco," Vol. 2, Page 391-392, Lewis Publishing Co, 1892.
©
2006 Marilyn R. Pankey.
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