Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-12-23
THAT PLUCK AND ENTERPRISE
Will Always win in the Great Bat
tie for Life

Is Amply Illustrated by the Career
Of S. B. Luttrell, Hardware
Merchant.
1t has been the case from the be-
ginning of time, and will continue so
through all ages, that the world adj
mires a character who succeeds by
indomitable will, pluck and enterprise
in ehiseling out his own path to sue
cess in whatever undertaking he en-
barks regardless of outside influences
and means. This is properly so, and
such characters, commonly denomi-
mated self-made men, deserve the en-
couragement and support of all their
felloW-men. AS an example for our
rising generation they are invaluable.
A striking and notable example of
this character of men is to be found
in Knoxville, in the person of Mr..
Samuel B. Luttrell, the well known
hardware merchant.
It is a fact too well known to need
repetition here that the late war left
every species of industry and trade
in this as well as other communities
lip a crippled and demoralized condi
ton. 1t was at this juncture, most
unfavorable and unauspicious season,
that Mr.. Luttreu entered the business
arena. But he possessed in an emil
nent degree the elements OF success,
and he plodded steadily onward and
upward, despite all the discourage
ments that doomed up at every turn
and corner in the battle for life and
prosperity. 1t is less than ten years
since he embarked in the hardware
business, on a small scale, and with
an insignificant capital at first, but
fortune smiled favorably on his
worthy and herculean efforts to es-
tablish a business on a firm and sound
basis, and now Sam Luttrell ranks A
No. l in every sense of the term
among Knoxville's numerous success
full and honored business men, and he
has built up trade, both wholesale
and retail, in the hardware business
that towers in point of magnitude
and safety far above many others of
a much longer experience.
Mr.. Luttrell's establishment makes
it point to carry a full and complete
stock of everything known to the
hardware trade. 1t is unnecessary
to attempt all enumeration. There
is an endless variety of all standard
makes, so that the customer has no
trouble whatever in selecting what he
wants. IIeis given the amplest oppor-
tunity to do this, and when an article
is selected which is warranted, there
need be no hesitation whatever in
returning and asking a replacement
if it should prove faulty in the slight
est degree It will always be cheer
fully replaced
Mr.. Luttrell is agent for the Gale
chilled pillow, which is coming very
extensively into use among our farm
ers, and is pronounced by many of
them to be superior to all others. He
also possesses special facilities for
furnishing powder, steel and such ar
ticles on the most reasonable terms
to parties engaged in railroading en-
terprises, to whom extra inducements
are always offered.
By the closest personal attention
to business, universally fair and hon
orable dealing and strict business in
tegrity has this measure of success
been attained. It is fact aeknowl-
edged on all hands that there is no
more successful business house In our
midst than the hardware establish
ment of S. B. Luttrell, and it is al
ways in the ascendency. This house
has had an abundantly liberal share
of the railroading trade during the
past few years, on account of the ex
ira inducements offered. It is another
fact, ir1disputahle, that at no hour OF
any day can one step into their estab-
lishment without finding all busy
either waiting on customers or pre-
pairing shipments.
One of the strongest testimonials
to the worth and integrity OF Mr.
Luttrell is the fact that on several oc
casions has he been honored with pc
sitions of honor and trust in our city
having for two terms held the posi-
ton of Mayor, the highest at the
hands of our municipal government
and the citizens will bear us out IL
the statement that never has that
trust been abused. It affords us
great pleasure to commend this es
adjustment to the most favorable
consideration of the public.