Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-03-16

line of goods with which he is now
identified, for Ragon Bros. Of
Evansville. He ranks among Hop
kinsville's most enterprising and
wide-awake business men, and is
considered one of the best grocery
men in this section Of the country.
John H. Bell comes to the new cor
poration from j. H. Anderson & Co.,
the big mercantile house. He is re-
garded as one Of the strongest men
in this community. Successful finan.
clally, he is a heightened, moral.
christian gentleman. His connection
with the business has in view the
addition of notions department to
this already large business, the sales.
men of the present corporation
handling the notions of ]. Fl. Ander-
son & Co. Mr.. Bell is resident man
ager Of the dry goods house and a
director in the grocery company. He
is also director in the Planters
Bank and Trust Co. and is identified
with many of the biggest enterpris-
es in the city. Messrs. Bell and
Moore will add tower of strength
and influence to the wholesale bust
ness, which has long been Hopkins
ville's greatest need.
A RETROSPECTIVE GLANCE.
WA. Chambers & Co. began bust
ness in GAINESVILLE in limited way,
in the fall of 1903. A year later the
business had grown sufficiently to
justify enlarged quarters, when they
moved into the Elder Block. They
remained there until 1907, then
moved into their present large and
modernly equipped quarters on First
street.
The history Of this business strik-
ingly accentuates the results Of ener-
gy, pluck and enterprise. Founded
in 1903, without any trade to begin
with. it has grown in six years to
metropolitan proportions, doing a
business amounting to between
$5O0,O00 and S1,OOO,OOO annually.
Mr.. Chambers and Mr.. Clements
have been connected with the firm
since its beginning, Jas. H. Smith
and l.. T. Gold becoming later iden
titled with it. All of these gentle.
men have been successful business
men and are regarded among the
strongest, most progressive and con-
sentative in this community.
Supplied with large capital, ably
differed by men of alert and pro-
gressive ideas, an organization has
been formed from which important
results has been confidently expect
ed, both by the manufacturers and
the retail trade. The city of
GAINESVILLE, Tennessee, and Dickson
on the south are each interested in !
the chain of jobbing houses, and all |
three cities will support the enter
prise enthusiastically. The trade |
generally will recognize the increas-
ed facilities which so strong an or
ganization will afford, and will prof |
it accordingly. Very naturally, w. |
A. Chambers & Co. are greatly pleas
ed that such connections have been |
formed, and will bend their energies
to cement them into perfect whole,
fully approaching the tremendous
which it opens to them. |
The high characters of the gentle |
men interested in the three cities is
a guarantee of the future growth |
and stability of a business which has
been marvelously successful from
the beginning.
HopkinsvilIe has proved to Mr.. |
Chambers by trial Of nine months
on a small scale that this city offers
superior advantages in all lines Of
trade. His first quarters were speed |
lily outgrown and the new company |
begins business in the commodious
Starting building on the L. g. N.
Railroad and First avenue. The
building is 9Oxl0O feet and most de,
located. only half block
from the passenger depot and inn
mediately opposite the freight de-
Dot. Goods are unloaded from the
cars into their doors. They have a
term lease on the property with an
option to purchase. 1t is susceptible
of enlargement by adding additional
stories and the time is sure to come