Fred Kaus at Draper Brokerage Company in early 1920's Fred Kaus worked for Draper (Food) Brokerage Company for over 50 years in Duluth, Minnesota. He as an office boy as a very young man, perhaps 16 or 17 years old and retired in 1960. Fred and the secretary shown in the picture were the only 2 employees still with the company when Fred retired.