Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-07
Coming From Virginia Shortly After War, Broth
 CTS See Opportunity.
RECORD IS ONE OF
 CONTINUOUS GROWTH
Beginning With Small Capital, Fox Brothers Build Upon Policy of Fair and Square Dealing, and
 Win Success.
. HE FOX BROTHERS
 Hardware company. to-

Hardware company, to-
 day one of the foremost hardware houses in this section of the United States, is the out growth-as are most large es- tablishments of the present-of small business established in Pine Bluff nearly 40 years ago.
 Fred Fox, until his death in March last, the president of the company, came to Pine Bluff from Virginia in 1869, and was joined here in 1877 by Hugh C.. Fox, now head of Fox Brothers, Hardware company. At that time Fred Fox was associated with the R. M. Knox company. Hugh Fox, upon his arrival, became af.. filiated with John H. Dellmon in small tinsmithing and hard ware business near what is now the corner of West Barraque and Chestnut streets, just about where Robinson & sons plumb ing establishment is located. MT. Beffmof carried stock worth about $7OO, and Hugh Fox was in charge of the hardware sales.
 In the year 1879 MT. Dellmon sold a half interest in his place to c. H. Huntington of Memphis, who employed Hugh Fox to rep- resent him in the active conduct, of the business. This arrange ment continued for about three years, or until 1882, when fire wiped out the E. l.. Taylor block, the Dellmon place being among those destroyed. MT. Huntington. probably discouraged by the re-, verse, evinced desire to sell lis interest, and this was the oppor- tunity that the Fox brothers recognized as being theirs. Opportunity Knocks.
 Familiar with the business and it's possibilities, Hugh Fox went to his brother and said. Fred, here's our chance" With that keen foresight and good .iudg- ment that characterized all his moves, Fred Fox was quick to perceive that his brother had accurately calculated the situa~ tion. Tho advised against in- vesting their savings in the hard- ware business, the Fox brothers had confidence in themselves and made the investment. A short while later, they disposed of their interest in the co-partnership of Dellmon & Fox brothers to Louis McGregor, and embarked in busi- ness on their own account.
 The first home of Fox Broth- CTS Hardware company was in a building next to the store of John Temple, which was then oc- cupied as a whiskey house by q man named O'Sullivan. The brothers went to work with a will, and the growth and expan~ sion of the business they found- ed is ample vindication in 1917 Of the judgment of the young Vir- ginians in 1882, as we'll as testi- mony to the ability, persever. ance and high standards of busi- ness with which they conducted their establishment.
 Business Grows Rapidly.
 It wasn't long before Fox brothers found that their rapidly increasing trade was outgrowing their facilities, and so they re- moved to the corner of Second avenue and Main street, occupy ling the building that now houses Ithe Adolph Bluthenthal clothing |store. It is worthy of note here, as further indicating the fars sightedness of the young men,, that every time Fox Brothere moved it was toward what Was
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