Show SALT LAKE SKETCHES Fits Shoes 50 Years ears George Dyer Cares for Needs of Three Generations of Salt Lakers Boots boots boots marching up and down again Three generations of Snit Salt Lakers have lave walked past George Dyer 1070 East Broadway as he carefully scanned their feet while fitting new fitting new shoes in various here durIng dur- dur Ing ng the last 50 0 years Starting es as a cash boy at Barnes 1 c Davis shoe store at South Ml Main n street in 1884 this dean of shoe salesmen has since become the most widely known man of that profession sion slon in the intermountain west For years he worked at Dunfords Dunford's shoe store a few doors north of his first location and for 38 years was connected con with a store at South M Main Marn in street Styles in shoes like those in other clothing run in cycles he said reaching reach reach- ing ng extremes in high tops pointed and flat builds Modern fittings he says are more healthful because they are made scientifically In In the olden days our customers demanded a size size and it was almost impossible to sell them another even if we knew the requested size was wrong for the foot Mr Dyer said aid Large families would often send one member to buy shoes for the other members Measurements were taken on sticks and these fitted into the I shoes of that length Salesmen were known cnown to have broken the sticks off when the correct size could not be found The Ole public Is generally easier to fool about sizes now than 50 years ago Only recently a young lady came Into my store and asked for a n No 5 shoe although she actually needed a No 7 I fitted her correctly and she didn't diant know I the difference Average sizes for women are larger larg larg- er in lengths but not as wide as Inthe in inthe inthe the past Mr Dyer explained The difference was caused by more athletic athletic ath ath- letic activities of modern women particularly par par- of the younger set et Women of earlier days spent more time on their feet working at domestic domes domes- tic duties They seldom found time for Cor sports such as swimming hiking baseball and basketball to the extent that the modern misses do We now sell more sizes between 5 and 8 against those of 2 2 1 to 5 of olden days in length s siz sizes 1 and double Asin As AV AVin in widths compared d with double Esthen Esthen Es then Recently a woman came Into Mr Dyers Dyer's store This is my daughter she hc said You were the first to fit lit shoes on her Now she has brought her daughter daugh ter for her first pair pah- And I suppose I fitted the older woman with her first pair years year ago I dont don't remember for lor certain Mr Dyer said a d. d |