Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1907-05-14
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Consolidated Grocery Company.

There was a time in the history of Fitzgerald
when every thing was run on small scale and a
limited capital There were no rich people here
and no strong firms.
Mr.. E. F. Chambless established one Of the
first business houses with few hundred dollars
Who put in little stock of canned groceries in the
board shack at the foot of Pine street, and he put
in long hours of hard work six days in the week to
prevent the retail merchants, who as a rule were
doing business without capital from seating him
up" He soon established good credit which in
this case served instead of cash and anybody at all
acquainted with Fitzgeralds business affairs is ia
miliar with the steady growth of his business. Al
ter few years he Outgrew the old quarters and
by that time he had gained the confidence OF the
business community. Not only the confidence in
his business ability but in his business sagacity
also and a score or more OF local business
men subscribed to the stock Of a grocery
company of which Mr.. Chambless was made the
president and general manager, and the business
was moved into the present quarters, corner Cen
trail and Grant. This was about four years ago.
Since that time the stockholders have each year
been introduced to a nice dividend, but the CAPT
talization was small, $780, altho the company
had grown rich and the stock worth two or three
for one.
When the Phenix Grocery Company went out
of business this spring, it was decided to incRse
the capital of the Chambless Grocery Company
and finally a consolidation has been effected with
the Ben Hill Grocery Company successors to the
Phenix Grocery Company under the name of. the
Consolidated Grocery Company with a capital
paid in $50, 900 by men worth several hundred
thousand dollars.
Mr.. E. f. Chambless is president of the
company Mr.. j. NJ Ashley, vice president; Mr..
J. c. Brewer, manager; and Mr. W. L. StOyall
Secretary and Treasurer.
Mr.. J. @. Brewer general manager of the con
sOlidated is himself pOssessor of business record
he is proud Of He took charge of grocery bust
ness at Douglas two or three years ago, and sur
prised his closest friends and himself by the sue
cess he attained under what were considered in
suspicious conditions. He is a shrewd trader and
a good Judge of business men. He knows in an
instant whether to say yes or no and doesn't hest
tate to say which. Under his management the Con-
soidated will make a new record of prosperity.
W. l.. Stovall, secretary and treasurer is i'll
debted only to his business tact, his energy and
faithunessfor the high rank he has taken wi tn the
company. He has been with Mr. Chambess
several years. At first he dependable, soon he
became indispensable and he is as importan to the
new company as any man connected with it, The
books and accounts of the Consolidated Grocery
Company under his care will play conspicuous
part in the prosperity of that company.
This is not advertisement o I paid
''writeHnp' we simply feel immensely proud of
the Consolidated Grocery Company, of Fitzgerald,
Ga, and it's evolution from small beginning to
rank among Georgias best business houses.
The stock holders are E. +. Chambess, j. NJ.
Ashley j. c. Brewer, j. J. Dorminy, J. S. Lott,
T. s. Price, r. G. Kirkland, H. Kirkland, L. 0,
TiSdel.
Long life and prosperity to the Consolidated.