El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-01

THE hardware business is one
which dates back TO the begin
L ming Of man, for We have evil
deDce Of the existence Of hardware
thousands Of years ago. That this is
true is borne out by the fact that even
today man brings TO light constantly
indictments Of war and Of the hunt, as
well as those for domestic purposes,
which were used ages ago by the pre-
historic races.
Prehistoric men carried with them
their hardware" as eXemplfied by
these instruments Of war; even as
modern men (at least some Of them),
carry with them their hardware as
evidenced by the trusty 45 or the more
modern quick firing automatic
Feeding Man
The old saying is that man eats to
live, and some Wag mas said mat
some men live TO eat" Individually
both expressions are true, but in both
cases il would not be possible for man
kind to do either without the aid OF
those implements which procure him
the means to sustain life, or those
things which make II possible for those
who live to eat TO follow their voca-
ton to their entire satisfaction.
FILLING the Ground.
The tillinE Of the ground means the
use of instruments which are such as
are handled by hardware dealers The
harvesting Of the crops means the use
OF tools supplied through hardware
stores The killing Of game and Of do
nestle animals. for use in the house
hold, brings with 1t the purchase OF
such things as the hardware store sup
plies. The place where the chicken
first got the axe was at-the hardware
store.
The utensils used in the preparation
Of food can be found with the hard
ware dealer II becomes necessary 20
or less extent, for the stoves, firelesS
cookers, the pots, pans and spoons,
which permit US to enjoy our meals TO
the fullest extent
The next requisIte Of mankind is
proper housing. and in these times il
that a house could be built without
the use Of saws. hammers, squares,
locks. hinges. etc. which, OF course, are
furnished by those engaged in my line
OF business
Proper clothing. to a more or less
degree depending upon the sex and
the inclination Of the person. is con-
sidered an essential in modern society,
and here too the harware man lends
his aid. by furnishing the needles,
shears and the sewing machines for
the proper cutting out and const ucting
or the garments, to say nothing Of the
sac irons and other conurlvances TO
smooth and beautify such covering as
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Necessary Line.
To sum up the proposition, from a
hardware mans standing, 1 am safe in
saying that our line Of business is as
necessary and important TO humanity
as is any other in the world.
The hardware business has spread
out TO such an extent that il now en-
braces the handling Of many articles
which only a few years past il was
not considered essential and proper for
those engaged in our line Of business
u carry This is simply one of the
many evidences Of the modern tendency
TO supply the public with that which il
actually requires for its needs, or seems
to require for its comfort and It's
pleasure.
Big Market Here.
The FL Paso market supplies a large
mining territory, also many railroads,
a comparatively limited agricultural
territory, but one, nevertheless. o. very
fair size; Ii IS supply point and enter
for the largest cattle section in the
United States All Of this means that
the hardware dealer who is alive to his.
opportunities, must carry a stock which
will appeal TO all these interests and
which will make it attractive and
profitable for them to do business with
him.
To give you some idea as to what [
mean by detail in this business, I
might say to you nat wrought pipe,
for instance, is supplied in sizes from
Is inch to Is niches-meaning 26
sizes Pipe can be furnished in black,
also galvanized, in standard and strong,
also extra strong ana extra extra
strong. IL can be supplied plain. also
reamed and drifted. Then there is
line pipe, drill pipe, cast iron pipe,