GEORGE MacBAIN
The gentleman whose name captions this article
was born in Banfshire, Scotland, came to the United
States when quite a young man and to Roanoke about
twenty-two years ago. To-day he is one of the leading
merchants, not only of this city, but of Southwest
Virginia and is at the head of one of the largest retail
department stores in the state. The business was
established seventeen years in a small way, but by
adhering to strict, honest business methods, this one-price
store grew and expanded until the present large
proportions have been reached. They occupy two
floors of the handsome Watt & Clay Building, with
seventy-five feet frontage on Campbell Avenue, two
hundred feet on Henry Street and one hundred feet on
Kirk Avenue and furnish employment to about one
hundred clerks throughout the year. Mr. MacBain,
was the original founder of the business and one year
ago he purchased the interests of Watt, Rettew & Clay,
thus becoming sole owner of the splendid enterprise
that he had spent the best years of his life in building
up. This store carries a full and complete line of
everything to be found in a strictly high-class department
store and its success may be attributed largely
to square dealing methods and adhering strictly to
one price. All their patrons and customers are treated
in the same uniform courteous manner and the slogan
of the establishment is "Stick to the truth and advertise
bargains and you'll always find that the people will
stick to you." MacBains' is a household word in
this city and section and no man more richly deserves
the success achieved than he.
