The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-08-09
NATIONAL FOOD STORE
TO OPEN IN PASCAG0ULA
LATTER PART OF MONTH
Atlansie 4 Paeifs< Foad Sters To Occupy the Old Pa~caroslA
NationAl Renk BuiAaine. Ahsrasions and Decr
ratieaS Being REshed For Openiae

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1ons ol1est ard largest chain store
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sales manages Tor tl2ls AREA
Faen reveal thai t1sz growth Of
ne red-frunteo A & p stores into
All important feature q the daily
lives Of millions oz farmers produc-
ers and eorSuEaeFN Is closely inter-
woven w1th the phenomenal rze IA
the American standard Of living
which has taken place since George
Huntington Hartford established the
pioneer chain store more than 80
ycars ago
Hartford. In partnership with
George B1Ilman. successfully brought
about . reduction Ia the price Of
ties. then selling It q dollar q pound.
BY shortening The tine Of distribu-
ton from producer 20 consumer
eliminating the ul1odieznan-And By
selling tea IN volume
Hartford's historic stare. where q
band played every Saturday night
behind q rec-fronted facade ahlaze
with gas lights. met with inStan-
taneouS. success During The next
nine years. the 2s-year old merchant
felt justified In opening forty siIni-
lar rec-fronted tea and coffee shops,
IS . result Of public response to the
retail values Of his new merchan-
distng principle made possible.
The firm expanded nationally in
1871 when Hartford answered emer-
gency appeals for foodstuffz during
the great Chicago fire b. shipping
the first adequate supply 70 reach
the stricken city from the outside.
Branch stores were later opened
In other cities and wagon routes
mace do0r-to-dooT deliveries Of tea
and coffee and other items like
spiee sugar, extTa@k baking
powder. rloe snd milk that vere be-
ting adde1 70 the stocks,
The nr1Ez greatest period Of de-
Faaepzaaut followed the launching q
tne revolutionary A q p. cash
and carry economy store IN 1912,
by John A. Hartford present preSa-
dent who with his brother. George,
its beard chairman. inherited the
family grocery business after their
fathers death in 1917. Gilman, who
had never been exceedingly active
IN the business. had retired from
the partnership In 1880
EeE stores weTe opened ~ the
rate Of eight = day for the next
three years TO accommodate the
increase ia public patronage.
Enjoying N uninterrupted growth
in the public favor IN succeeding
years. the Great Atlantic g. Pacific
Tea Co. today pays salaries 70 80 200
employees. providing the nations
farmers with an indispensable mar
ket for crops and produce. and
keeping the wheels Of industry hum
ming through the purchases Of more
than . half -fnilllon dollars worth Of
merchandise from manufacturers
and Gamers each year.
Inc Tea companyTs records s1ow
that housewives purchase annually
nearly q billion dollars worth Of
groceries from its $500 stores. there
By saving from 9 70 10 percent On
their food bllia Company officials
attribute the chains remarkable
growth. and is position today as
an Indispensable factor II the ma
tons market system. 70 the fact that
IL has never dev1&te6 from the orig-
nal policy Of bringing hAeh quality
food e the customer ~ substantial
savings