The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-02-29
Sunday, Feb. 20, 1920
SUCCESS THE PRODUCT OF
VISION. INDUSTRY AND
PERSEVERANCE.


Noihing succeeds lisc snc-
ccss The t0clvc.pape section.
comprising q large part of this IS.
sue of The Caller. which tells the
story of thO wonderful progress
and growth OF the Corpus Christi
Hardware Company gives tanei-
blc proof of that truism and what
IS noro important. demonstrates
thc opportunities which Corpus
Chisii has to offer for service n
ihc Wholesale ond iobbine field
in that magnificent and rapidly
growing section OF which this city
J. ihe commercial and trading
cgnicr
The Corpus Christi Hardware
Company now an institution of
really statewide Importance and
Influence is q monument 10 indus
try. perseverance, and honest SER
vie" Established only fourteen
years ago as i modest. unpretcn-
iious retail business, which was
dependent entirely for It's patron
age upon local conditions. IL has
grown in the hricf period of its
existence into the proportions Of
one OF the most important johhing
concerns of South Texas
The remarkable growth OF this
company has been due 10 two fac
tors. First, the personal equation.
the vision and industry of its re-
sponSihle heads second, the pro
nOunced advantages which Corpus
Christi offers those industries and
businesses which desire To reach
out into the territory which Cor
pus Christi may easily control and
dominate commercially
What one company has done in
respect 90 iis lime of business 9th
crs may 90 iu other lines if they
win bring 90 bear upon the mob- /
lem the same qualities of energy.
vision and enthusiasm which have
placed This company upon the high /
road 90 the success which IL enjoys
today
Natural advantages are impor-
tani factors ia the commercial and (
business pre-eminenco Of any city
bot they ito moi tell the whole
story thcy do not Of themselves /
guarantee mquesuoned success. |
10 IS after all the personal cqua-
tion ihc human factor, that de-
tcrmiues the issue as between sue
cess and failure
Dorpls Cmisti's advantages arel
patent Tier position with respect (
ton rich and productive territory. I
mreer than many states. les one of
obvious commanding influence lnI
addition t0 her proximity 90 that
territory She enjoys tpuasporta-
tion facilities which give TO herr
merchants and jonhers direct +
daily communication with their
customers Aud with the dey elop.
mcui and larger use OF her water
transportation opportunities. thc'
advantages do not insure success.
"a Is thc part and problem oi our.
business interests 20 avail them
hcIros of them Boz other words. tol
60 "aficr Che business just as thci
Corpus Christi Hardware Com
pany has done and 20 persovore
and persis, in The effort until bus.
mess and commercial enterprises
of ail kind and character inl
Southwest Texas is "ti54 go Cor
pus Christi, the natural and logi-
cal commercial capital oi This lu.
vorcd section of TeXas
The Caller takes this opportm-
ity in behalf Of the people 81 Cor,
pus Christi for whom it is sure il
may speal la this instance, go con-
gratulate Mr. Edwin Flato, the
president o. the company. and his
entorprisinp associates, upon then'
splendid achievement and 10 be-
spcak for them am even moro ila,-
icrng success in larger field OF
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