The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-07

new chain stores throughout the
southwestern territory and head
quarters will be the Hotel Tulsa.
Tire men who are nationally
known will be here and will address
the meeting of southwestern deal
ers Among these speakers are w.
J. Glynn, manager of the Associated,
P. f. Werner, originator of the
Goodyear tire, A. j. stephens, orig
inator of the well known stephens
tire, and +. F. Billings, advertising
manager for the Associated. The
Stephens company itself is sending
invitations to the Tulsa meet and
scores of telegrams of acceptance
are already pouring into both the
Kansas City and Tulsa offices.
Is Business Romance.
The opening of the new headquar-
ters for the chain stores of the
southwest with German in charge
climax the building up of firm that
is romance of the business world.
Two years ago Harry German and
W. c. Berry walked the streets Of
Kansas CRY and verbally visualized
an alrcastle They dreamed a dream
Of tire business of their own. a
business that would lift them from
the ranks of statesmen to heads of n
firm. free to evolve and carry out
their own ideas. German turned to
.Sery.
Let's do IT," he said.
With no money, no credit and no
backing except the enthusiasm and
confidence of youth, they picked
Tulsa as the city In which to build
the castle OF their dreams. boarded
the night train for that same place
and once here, found and rented the
room that has seen the establish
ment of business built on the fra
gile stuff of which dreams are made
and that has grown into the solid
stuff by which success Is measured
Back to Kansas City, they obtained
some tires on credit and borrowed
"a few hundred dollars. April 1s
they announced to Tulsa that they
were ready to do business. The
first five months they did an $780,
600 business, two-thirds OF II re-
tail. In two years time they have
built up concern whose business
now covers the entire southwest,
with 500 established wholesale deal
efs In this part OF the country. They
did approximately q million dollar
formed si50.000 corporation.
$50 Chain Stores.
So much for the Berry German
Tire company. 1t Is this Harry
Gorman, who is undertaking to place
N his territory. for the Associated
Tire Stores company, ESQ chair
stores by next Christmas. This Il
Gorman's aim, he said Yesterday
= Ihe Associated is now operating ;
cnain of more than 200 retail anC
y wholesale stores throughout III,
United States, and German intend!
70 swell this number considerably
within the next few months. Berr!
VIII continue to operate the big job
ping business of the Berry GormaI
Tire & Rubber company. while Cor
man VIII devote his entire time q
the establishment of the chain stores
and will soon open separate head
quarters and offices as regional di.
rector for the Associated.
HIS first undertaking as directo,
WI be the bringing here of his 81
dealer connections, and other dealer,
from Kansas and other parts of the
southwest for the special conven
uoh and banquet that will be held
NAY IL. These dealers are invited
mere at Germans expense. and 1t Il
peheved that the convention will bt
.ne biggest thing of it's kind evel
neld In the United States. Fo,
WOOD president OF the Akron-Ard,
more Tire & Rubber company, ant
.. u, Harria sales manager of tina
soHpany' are two well-known tir,
neh VINO will be here. The Asso
.lated has given the Ardmore fac
Tory million-dollar contract 10