The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-02-17
TWO TALKS BY TWO MEN
That Tell Facts and Offer You Opportunity

have to have the Martin Cord Tire man. ufactured in Akron, Ohio, which is a good ways from my home town, New York City, where I was born and have lived all my life. The man who supervised the manu- facture of my tire is so enthusiastic about it that when it was decided that I should become the head of the Martin Tire & Rub Der Company, with a factory in West Ha- ven, a suburb of New Haven, Connecticut, he said he wanted to come and join us. Of course1 was pleased to have him join the organization, because he is an expert tire man.
 think I am pretty we'll known in New York City, and am glad to say that I am honored by the confidence of great many very valuable friends and acquaintances. If you decide to join me in the ownership of the Martin Tire & Rubber Company and hope you will so decide-I would be glad to furnish you with the names of these good folks in New York City who have confidence in me, and if you write them I think they will tell you that they have faith in me personally and in my business abil- ity.
 By the way, I started to write this let ter on Friday, February 11, and I stopped writing for a while. picked up an even- ing newspaper which printed an account of the celebration of the 74th birthday of Thomas Edison, that wonderful man and great American. As read was reminded that am in my 37th year and that would be quitter if I lived the balance of my life on the interest of the money my wife and have accumulated. I resolved then and there that I would keep on working, that barring accident had 37 years more of hard work ahead of me, and the thought what fine thing it will be after all if I get much out of the triumphs of cess that will help others to be successful MT Edison has gotten out of his life Of course never honor with which all Americans regard MT. Edison, se set it. can at least do my part and am going to So here I am, at the threshold of the biggest dertaking of my life. with all the fanily's money yet I approach it with abiding faith that my as sociates and will succeed
 Who my associates?
 The stockholders in the Martin Tire & Rubber as essential to the success of the enterprise as am tives Collectively the stockholders greater than all t of us pIt together & and h 1 cent of the business
 Tire & Rubber Company is that we will to wages and that we will be able to build 500 tires a That will represent, conservativey speaking, business aggregating at least S4 100000 annually Of business of s4,000,O0 year very big business in the tire industry, big enough to yield every stockhoder in the Martin & Rubber Company a good return his her in- vestr1ent besides permitting the accumulation fnsp the stock "n'0n WI" naturally enhance the value of Do not. however, consider the foregoing as a. promise, because will not promise any stock holder fabulous return his her money. I will not forecast profits, because nobody with any us all if we pull together and worl, in har many and with faith in enterprise.
 The greatest industries in America have been ways came to the front stood back them in a financial way and saw them through to success.
 The present stockholders in the company are travelling along with in perfect confidence, but need more capital push this the top' in a big way But we do not want anybody to join chance with All I say myself is that the fanliys invested the enterprise and that have unbounded confidence in the Martin Coro Ilre ana that there will be- as long tires are made, constantly increasing demand for this tire because it stands and performs.
 If I had a million dollars would put every cent Of 1t into this enterprise with I would make another million within the next ten years
 l am happy that Charles H. Borte1l Jr Vice. President and Treasurer of the Company, whose let ter appears alongside of mine in this newspaper and his friends selected to Company is T an, nroud to he Ill the company, proud that it bears and every ounce of ability
 (signed) MARTIN
 President, Martin Tire & Rubber Co.