Story at a Glance

Large Northern Arizona merchantile and ranching firm opens a new home center in Flagstaff . . . five acres, with 12,000 sq. ft. showroom, serves both consumer and contractor customers.

Branch operations are in Cottonwood, Sedona, Holbrook, Winslow, Williams, Grand Canyon and Page with headquarters in Flagstaff. A new department store opened in Kingman, April 1, re-establishing business in that community where a previous store bumed in 1947.

Babbitt Bros.

Babbitt Bros. Trading Co. operates as a general mercantile firm. It was originated in 1889 by the five Babbitt brothers, who started ranching in Flagstaff in 1886. Whjle continuing their ranching operations on an expanded level today, the mercantile company has grown to include lumber and building material centers, supermarkets, department stores, a wholesale division operation and trad-

Babbitt Brothers continues operations, growth and business today under family ownership lead by the third family generation, but has become large enough for non-family members to achieve a career. The company is extremely proud of the many benefits offered their employees, and continues to modemize and expand in the Northem Aizona arca.