Arizona republican., 1921-07-10
b|G MERGER OF SUPPLKHOUSES
 C0NSUMMATED

The Western Auto Supply com pany, operating a large chain of auto mobile tire and accessory stores in the western half of the United States with general offices in Los Angeles, Calif.. and capitalized at three mill lion dollars, has just completed nego- tiations for the purchase of eight large stores owned and operated by the Auto Parts Supply company. al half million dollar corporation oper ating in Seattle, Portland, Tacoma, Spokane. Bellingham, Walla Walla and Boise
 The merger is of immense impor- tance to the motoring world, as the Western Auto is represente idn prac- tically every city of importance in the west.
 The growth of the Western Auto Supply company has certainly been a most remarkable one and the history of the concern reads more like fic- ton than fact. Getting an idea and sticking to it, giving the public some | thing they want and need, giving | them quality merchandise. and above all. always keeping faith with the public is the explanation given by MT. Pepperdine for the continual growth | of his business, business which
 
 Kansas City to one of the largest in the word in the short space of 12 | years.
 When I first started with desk l in a garage in Kansas City, just 12 | years ago, my capital consisted of $5 and lot of nerve" says Mir. Pepper dine. However, with this nerve | secured a consignment of s100.00G I worth of merchandise and went tc
 work and while in those days there
 were not as many automobiles as there are today, they needed accesso-
 ries then just as they do now and I
 was not long before my first stock
 was exhausted and I was fairly or
 the road to building up big bust | ness"
 With the eight Autoparts Suppl, I company stores just acquired. tht
 Western Auto Supply company. whici had such a small beginning has cA. | velopede into an organization of 7! | stores located in the principal west
 ern cities and is probably the larg
 est concern of its kind in the world
 Many new branches are contemplated
 shortly
 For the present the stores of tn
 Autoparts Supply company will b
 operated as a subsidiary, and ther
 will be no radical change in the pol
 icy and no change in the manage
 ment and personnel.
 Gradually the stock of goods |
 each of the stores will be increase 7 and made to conform in price am
 variety to the Western Auto" stand ard, and probably twice as man
 items will be carried in stock as for merly Quality. merchandise. unex
 celled service. a money back guar antee and low prices hard to Sea , will prevail in the other "Wester } Auto" stores
 Already plans are under way i , several cities in the northwest fo 1 securing more conmodious stor ; rooms, where the huge stocks can b 3 better displayed, and a program ( 3 publicity will Joe undertaken ther [ | which will keep the motoring pubii I continually reminded of the advan
 tages to be derived in maintaining
 speaking acquaintance with "Say
 ing Sam,- who is the genial littl : trade character adopted by the West g ern Auto as personifying their polio e of saving and serving with smile t The Western Auto Supply com n pany's Phoenix branch is already to l, well known to need description. Frol d Manager l.. H. Sorey down to the oi : flee boy. everybody about this b | establishment wears the Savir
 Sam" smile.