The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-05
JACKSON TELLS
 WHY HE RETIRES
Plans to Devote Remainder of Life to Outdoor
 Pursuits
His Successors Are Practi- cal Men of Affairs With Large and Needful Exper- fence,

| After 31 years activity in the book 1 business on Main street, Horace H i Jackson is to retire As exclusively announced in the Farmer on Thurs
 day MT. Jackson has transferred the
 book and stationery business at 9S6 and 9S8 Main street to Frank L. Cham I berlainl and H. l.. Shropshire. They will conduct the business under the firm name of the Jackson Boolxshop.
 The transfer was consun1nated July I | MT. Jackson's retirement is due part I ly to his health and partly to the fact that the business has grown too large for one man to handle and he has been unable to secure a suitable partner or to form the proper corporation to carry it on. His plans for the fu- MT. Jackson expects after a. long vaca- ton to engage in another line of bI1si- ness in this city.
 Speaking of his retirement MT. Jack son said today:
 "On September 1. 1882 came to work in this business as temporary clerk for James Youngs. I was to remain six months and then be dis charged The business was then in the store next door at what was known as Exchange place. My em- ployment continued after the six months I was engaged for. In 1885, MT. E. w. Fsairchild became a partner in the business remaining until No vember, 1888, when he retired and l became a partner.
 '.On June 10, 1894, took the business over. April 1. 1908. moved the busi- ness into the present store For sew eral years the business has been big ger than one mans business. I have looked about for a suitable part ner and have also considered incor- porating the business but could not make satisfactory arrangements of that nature.
 s-T~wo years ago a middle west sym dicate sent men here to look the busi- ness over with a view to buying it. This spring the negotiations were re- stunned with the result that a sale was consummated.
 -I have planned my life in eched- ules of ten years and when I was 50 I had planned to retire from the book business and get outdoors. After all these years of indoor work an uncon- troIable desire has grown on me In tre past few years to get out doors and that is one of the reasons why l am giving up this business.
 CT have been working constantly since I was fourteen years old and today marks the first day in all that time that have not been actively connected with some business enter prise cannot find words to express my appreciation to the people o1 Bf1uBepOrt Tor tlsir tlsiir rAAtIs7AesA He71 pes and the many favors that have been extended to me during my business career on the Main street of Bridge port
 MT. Jackson is the oldest merchant doing business under his own name on Main street.
 Afr. Chamberlain; one of the men who takes over the business has had 25 years experience in the book and stationery business. For ten years he conducted a book store at Oneida. N. Y. He left there to go into the book department of SibIey, Lindsay & Curr at Rochester. N. r. Later he was buyer for 8 Buffalo departrnenK store. for shephard & Go, Providence. and IyaSalle & Cook, Toledo. From Toledo MT. Chamberlain came to Bridgeport.
 The new firm Is not quite ready to announce its plans for the future.