The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-08-18
the .KEMMERLY
HARDWARE GO.
One of East Florida's Leading Con
Germs.

Palatka is noted as the best hard
ware market in East Florida. Both
in the wholesale and retail line, her
stores will compare favorably with
many cities three times the size. The
merchants behind these establish
ments rank with the most enterpris-
ing in the state, and among them
S J. Kennerly, founder Of the Ken
nerly Hardware Company, occupies a
leading position.
Mr.. Kennerly opened a retail store
in Palatka about twelve years ago.
The business was Incorporated with
himself as president and H. Y, Snow
as secretary and treasurer. 1t was so
ably conducted and grew so rapidly
that wholesale and jobbing depart
ments were added, all of which lines
have continued to prosper in a most
gratifying manner. This growth from
a small retail store to a concern of the
present rating is the result Of pro
gressive business methods, uniformly
reliable dealing and a dauntless spirit
which has overcome all obstacles in
the way of advancement. The move
ment has been always onward to new
and wider achievements, in the devel-
opment of trade. Like the growth of
Palatka itself, the growth of the Ken
nerly establishment has been greatest
within the past five years, and it is,
now entering upon an era of still
larger promise, judging the future by
the record OF the past. The increase
of facilities has kept pace with the
growth OF the business, and both
stock and Aoor-space have been
doubled more than once during the
last decade. At the present time
double store-site is occupied on the
main business street of Palatka, with
two large warehouses run in con
junction. All of these buildings are
owned by the Kennerly Company, and
are among the towns substantial
structures.
A great deal OF the business is done
by correspondence. though a repre-
sentative is kept on the road all the
time. Twelve hands are employed 10
cally. Goods are shipped both by rail
and water, easy access being had to all
the local railroad and Steamboat lines.
The kennerly Hardware Company
known products on the American
tory for a great many of the best
known products on the American
market-such as "Rubberoid roofing,
Barretts amazon" roofing, Rich,
mond stoves, princess" steel ranges,
Baldwin refrigerators, Masbury's
paints and varnishes, Shepards
Lightning ice cream freezers, Plan
ct, Jr farm implements, coffee perco-I
lators and copper cooking utensils
made by the Rochester Stamping
Company and American Fence, the
highest grade steel-wire fence that
has ever been manufactured The
henncrly Company has the distinc-
ton OF being the third largest dis
tributor of American Fencing in the
State of Florida, in this respect out
distancing a score or more of the big
hardware concerns of Jacksonville,
Tampa and Pensacola.
In addition to the large supply OF
exclusive stock carried, the Kennerly
Hardware Company has on display an
extraordinarily fine line of cutlery, in
Guiding pockct-knives and razors,
many of which are of the best foreign
manufacture, household enamel-ware,
hose and piping. garden and orchard
implements, fire extinguishers, spray
ers, metal screening in the form of
door and window frames, fishing rods