Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-06-17
TOMMY SAID HE'D
MAKE A MARk--HE DID
Went Into Fast Company But
Now He Is a Recognized
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Remember little Tommy Jackson,
who used to live northeast of the city,
who would come to town with his pa
rents occasionally, especially on cir
Gus and court days, and who, about II
years ago, go up and said he was 60
ing out into the world and make his
mark? Well, anyhow, Tommy went
clear to Detroit, that's up in Michi-
gan, and got a job, 1t didn't make
much difference to him what kind of
a job, SO it was something to do, for
all who knew him said he was an ON
dustrious little feller," and he soon
sent home the gratifying news that
he was making Sc every week in a
shoe store.
Tommy told the storekeeper where
he was from and q lot about his folks
and the grand old state from whence
he came, and he was given "a chance
for promotion" This chance was not
necessary, for if it had not been Civ
en- him, he would have found it, for
he's built just that way. Pretty soon
he got to looking after things about
the store in such a manner that he
was going around the older clerks,
and little later he was given charge
Of one department. Tommy said Moth
ing, but sold shoes, treated everyone
in that "glad to meet you" way, and
then the Shoe Retailers Association
found out how he looked after his
work and wanted him to join, which
he did, and ne just kept on that way
just lookin' out for everything, and
they seemed to put more confidence
in him than any one else, for they
said what he said they could count
on, and he was "always there" and
they made him the president of that
big association; then the Detroit men
got after him, too, and said he would
just have to take time to join them
and now he's just about running the
whole organization, and then Tommy
thought he would get into business
for himself, and his friends said he
could make it go (Tommy knew that(
so he went into business, right or
one of the big avenues, and then it
got SO they wanted him in another
part of the city, and Tommy said he
couldn't be so many places at once.
but would start another store, which
Inc did, but he doesn't have much time
to be, there and has number of men
running: it for him, and then he just
got this one started when the Ma
tional Merchants Bureau, extending
throughout the United States, got af-
ter him; too, and would not let him
be Just q regular member, and kept
putting him at the head of this and
that, till he is at the head of the
whole business, besides all the rest Of
his work, and he hardly ever gets
time 10 come back to Old Kentucky
which he loves so well. When he with
his wife and two children left for d
; two weeks visit to his brother, o. P
Jackson, who is the Madison county
attorney, number of the business
men and officers Of these associations
end all that got together and JUS
told him that he simply would have
to hurry back, for he would have
to attend number Of meetings, but
he said he would stay two weeks il
possible Should you strike Detroit
and sec Thomas J. Jackson on a sigr
in front Of big store on WOODWARD
avenue, and another one downtown
well, they're Tommy Jackson's stores
but don't s'pose you'd find him in.