Arizona republican., 1908-11-02
MERCHANTS
 GROWING SUCCESS
SaIim Ackee, Who Started With Noth- ing, Shortly to Open One ot the Finest Stores in Town.

The fitting up of the store room re- gently occupied by the Boston store on Washington street, for the use of Salim Ackers new merchandising es- tablishment, is the latest move in the fall shifting of Phoenix business houses. MT. Ackel is the sole proprle- tor os what has hitherto been known as the Eastern store on East Wash ington street. He proposes hereafter to do business under his own name in- stead of the one previously adopted feeling that it is better to establish a reputation for himself as successful business man rather than reputation for a name that means nothing outside the place of business itself. MT Ackel is having made to order the finest fur nishings and fixtures that can be pro cured or devised from the ideas secured in Q wide observation. He proposes to make the new store second to none in the city for the display of goods and the convenience of handling stock. The old store and fixtures will be sold out entirely and all will be new.
 This latest move of Mir. Ackel makes timely a little sketch of his career
 
 the merchandising instinct and the virtues os industry and economy can accomplish Mir AcSel was born on Mount Lebanon near Jerusalem, be- longing to a Syrian family, adherents of the Greek or Roman church and opposed to Mohammedanism. Largely on account Of religious conditions in that country he determined to come to America and arrived in New York in 1893 without knowledge of the Eng fish language, with but small amount of money and q very embarrassing prospect. After a search of ten days for suitable employment he was ad- vised to come west and bought a ticket direct to Tucson, where he arrived with only $160 in his pocket. lie was able to secure credit for $40 worth of mo- tions and at once began peddiing.
 After six months of peddling in that vicinity he enlarged his tours to take in Morenci and Clifton. In 1895 he came to Phoenix which he made head quarters, and for five years peddled oyer the countr:' between Mesa City and Buckeye. All this time he had no notion of remaining in America per
  to his parents in Syria.
 In 1900 the peddlers' license was raised to S1G0 per quarter, which prac- tically put him out of business, and he started store more in self de- fense than anything else at the corner of Jefferson and Second streets. For two months he did quite well, then moved into the O'Neill building on Sec ond street in the rear of the present site os the Boston store. Here his business prospered, he decided to re- main here permanently, took out nat papers. got married and has prospered continuously since that time. He then carried a stock oc general both groceries and dry goods as well as furnishings
 In 1909 he closed out his grocery stock ard since then has handled only dry goods, clothing and furnishings. In 1904, patterning after other merchants he had seen. he adopted the name, the Eastern store, and moved into his present quarters, 224 East Washington street. His business has prospered He has in the meantime opened a branch store at Winkelman. WHICH lS ublllS NtIN well OOilSltAtill HIS the dullness Of that camp; but he is lot disheartened and expects to make | some money there as soon as the min ng industry revives.
 And now he is going to move into | new location, fitted up entirely to | lis liking, increase his stock and if | le has the genius to do so. as he be- ieves he has, he will make if one of he finest stores in the town or terri Ory. He only had a working capital ,f $40 cash when he opened his first tore and now has no trouble in se- turing credit of any reasonable amount ,f the jobbers up tot $50,000 if he hould require so much, having pro- ected his credit and reputation by not it, against any emergency. l. Ie is one Of the men who feel rather atisfied with his business achieve nents thus far, and grateful to coun- ry where such opportunities are open O the man who has the intuition to aizo thar,o