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The Home of Fine^l©
Furniture Jjjhß
For over fifty years this business has been giv- the homes and institutions of this county. ! c ' ;J f
Ming consistent service in fair and honorable deal- i ? ‘
ings with hundreds of families. . We pr ° P ° Se t 0 maintain our reputation f°rre
liability and sen ice by adhering to the business - T >
High Quality Furniture at the Lowest Possi- . . \ j
, , n . , * . .j. .... . principles upon which our success has been Isa &
ble Price has been the guiding principle in the v
upbuilding of a business which we are proud to founded and to keep pace with the needs of this o/'S
say has had a part in the furnishing of most of prosperous district iii every wdy in out* power. '
Undertaking Supplies |§j||||y
WELCOME TO CONCORD »=* Ep-T’" ‘ jgfffr
Enjoy the Cabarrus County Association Fair Oct. 16-20 *§& i ripl! \BSm \
Make this Store your headquarters. It will he a pleasure [ j\ l||f_
to show you anything in our stock mV\\ a 8 jffl/
Bell-Harris Furniture Compy
“The Store That Satisfies” YT ]ZL^
Concord, North Carolina: I
Kidd-Frix Co.
Has Grown Very Rapidly
From a standpoint of percentage of in
crease. the Kidd-Frix Music & .Station
ery Company lias enjoyed an almost phe
nomenal growth since its establishment
here a little over two years ago. although
it has had many serious obstacles to ov
ercome.
The company opened its doors for bus
iness on the morning of April 16th.
1021. after having secured a store room
2.1x70 feet, in the City Hall Building.
The city, having built an annex to the
City Hall, offered to lease to the high
est bidder the space formerly occupied
by the Fire Department, to be remodeled
into a store room to suit the convenience
of the tenant. As a result of a sealed
bid. the store room was leased by two
brothers. .Messrs. Paris and Richard M.
Kidd, of Mecklenburg County, and fit
ted up for them as an up-to-date store
room for the display and sale of musical
instruments. The firm operated under
•he name of Kidd Bros., until .lane Ist.
VX£l. when Mr. Paris Kidd purchased
bis brother's interest and operated as
a sole owner for a time.
His brother-in-law. Mr. (}. W. Frix.
of Danville. Vn., a piano man of long
experience, was attracted by the busi
ness to such an extent that he insisted
upon joining partnership with Mr. Kidd.
Accordingly, they increased their cnpi>
tal from .$2,000 to $4,000, Mr. Frix be
coming half owner. They added a line
of stationery and offiee supplies, as well
as sheet music, phonographs, records,
player rolls and other musical merchan
dise. They changed the style of the firm
to Kidd-Frix Music & Stationery Co.,
which name it now bears.
, As the public will doubtless recall, it
was at that time that the textile strike
occurred and the mills stood idle for so
long in Concord. "'This was very hard on
the new business, since it was compara
tively unknown in the vicinity and was
■truggling because of limited capital, and
because of the belief in the minds of so
many that music was a luxury and not
• necessity. But the new firm weathered
the storm safely and the coming of 1922
found thert established upon a firm run
outs basis/. ■> t : *
In May'of 1922. jt was decided to in
. corporate the business under the laws of
the State of North Carolina. So a char
ter was applied for and obtained,'a meet
ing of the stockholders was . hejd and
officers elected. Mr. G. W. Frix was
i elected president of the new corporation,
y Mrs. Paris Kidd, vice president, and
Mr, Paris Kidd secretary and treasurer.
B>: At a recent meeting of the stockholders,
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Home of a Number of Fraternal Organizations.
after the mid-year inventory, it was de
cided to declare a stock dividend nud in
crease the capital stock. So at present
the firm has a paid in capital stock of
$12,000 and a surplus of SO,OOO, as op
posed to the $2,000 capital with which
the business began. i
t Mr.-Gehrge W.< Fr.ix, the president of
the Company, is a business man of ex
perience and recognized ability. He has
been selling musical ' instruments , for
nearly 30 years and comes of a family
who were engaged in tjhe same business.
He is a native of Georgia, but lived in
North Carolina several years before mov
ing to Danville, Va.. where, for the past
fifteen years he has been able owner of a
large store devoted to the sale of musi
THE CONCORD DAILY TRIBUNE-FAIR AND INDUSTRIALS EDITION HP
cal merchandise.
Mr. Paris Kidd, the secretary and
treasurer, was born on a farm in Meck
lenburg County, where he grew to young
manhood, learning between the plow ban
dim, that, important ; lesson '.that it re- t
qtiires hnrjl work/ahd'.determinrttioii •to i
succeed iat anything viorld'iwhiie. " He !
left the farm to engage in t)ie mercantile
business in the neighboring town of Hun
tersville. After operating a large com
missary store in Huntersville for several
years, the/went .'to Danville, Va. in 1010.
where he gained his first experience in
the piano business in the store of his
present partner. Mr. Frix. After re
maining there three years, in JJ>l9, he
moved back to Mecklenburg County to
engage in tlie piano business for himself,
removing from there to Concord iu 1021. *
Ilis wife, (lie vice-president of the com
pany. was Miss Mary Frix, sister of Mr.
Frix. Coming from a family of dealers
in musical merchandise, as she does, she
has the advantage of having been almost
brought up in a piano store. She, how- |
ever, does not take an active part in the !
management of the business, as sire has
other interests, being a member of the
faculty of the city schools.
The firm is exceptionally fortunate in
securing very loyal and efficient em
ployees. in addition to its officers. Miss
Stella Hahn, of Mt. Pleasant, has
charge of the inside work of the store,
especially of sheet music, phonograph
records and player-rolls. Mr. J. C. Bal
lard. of Concord, is the book-keeper aud
floor salesman. The outside salesmen are
Mr. B. T. Kidd, of Charlotte, Mr. It. T.
Solomon, of Concord, and Mr. Frank
Kennedy, of Athens, (la.
The Couii>any has arranged a most at
tractive booth at tlie Cabarrus County
Fair. It will be distinctly 'worth while
to visit their booth, for good music will
be the order of the day at that place.
In addition to having thb opportunity
to hear their excellent music, you will
have an opportunity to purchase a good
piano at your owti price. Oue of the pi
anos on display, one of the best styles
that the Company sells, will be sold ab
solutely to the highest bider. Any one
interested in buying a good piano at a
very attractive price should by all
means visit their booth for information
regarding depositing their bids.
To those who are not lucky enough to
secure the particular piano on display,
a further opportunity will be given to
purchase a piano at an attractive price.
Immediately after the Fair the company
plana to put on the greatest sale it has
ever .undertaken iu its history.
E. G. Martin Owns
The Carolina Case
The Carolina Case passed into the
ownership of E. G. Martin recently, a
well known-caterer who, for twelve .years
| his been in ..the case, business ,itn Cob cord
I and now ttjftMtyirkiNeyeb 'psfkehs.T Ht* 'was
born and reared in Concord and by rea
son of diligence, courtesy ami service
has built up’i’ large circle of patrouM,
who appreciate good cooking and whole
sonic food..i He has a stock of $7,000.
Mr. Martin’attends the Reformed church,
is married and has three children.
New Management
Hotel is Popular
I'uder the management of E. S. Leon
ard, who became proprietor of the St.
Cloud Hotel last spring, the hotel has
made rapid strides in winning the good
will of the travelling public. Mr, Leonard
who is an experienced hotel man of many
years' standing, also controls the Carroll
Hotel at Gaffney, S. C„ which he secur
ed three years- ago. Hearing of the
opportunity here for a well managed ho
tel, he decided to locate in Concord. Mrs.
Leonard manages the hotel at Gaffney
and Mr. Leonard spends most of his time
here. He conducts the hotel on the Am
erican plan and has 50 rooms all with
hot and cold running water and several
with private baths. He caters to a high
.glass travelling and family trade. Mr.
Leonard when in Gaffney was a mem
ber of the Rotary Club there. He is a
Shriner. a Mason, a K. I*, and an Elk.
Co-operative Dairy
Pasteurides Milk
After a life spent in the milk business
R. L. Burrage is now the owner ant
manager of the Co-operative Dairy Com
pauy, which is an outgrowth of th<
Burrage Dairy. Milk, cream and its
cream are tlifc products distributed iu't
, RESIDENCE OK MRS. J. W. CANNON
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Home it one of Most beautiful in Concord
fully modern plant where everything is 1
pasteurized. Mr. Barrage has a dairy' 1
farm with LIT cows which help to supply
liis plant, and in addition he buys milk
from other farmers. The first process in
preparing milk for-distribution is lo put
jit through a clarifying machine which
extracts all the dirt. It is then piped
to the pasteurizing vat where the milk :
in quantities of 200 gallons is heated by
means of a steam coil to 140 degrees this
destroying all germs. It then goes to the
cooler and bottler and from thence to the
cold storage room. At no time does the
milk come ill contact with the hands of
the workers. Three trucks are required
to attend to the customers of the dairy.
Mr. Barrage was borfi and reared in Ca
barrus county. He attends the Methodist
Church, is an Odd Fellow and a member
of tlie Junior Order Cnited American.
Mechanics.
Makes a Good Polish.
The following is said to be an excel
lent furniture pollsli s which muy be
made at home: One ounce of beeswax,
one ounce of Castile soap, one-sills
ounce of white wax, one gill of turpen
j tine, one gill of boiling water. Slired
j the wax finely and dissolve it in the
, boiling water; tnix them - both at once,
, together, und beat until quite cold,
i when It will be of a creamy consistency.
THE MAYOR
Josiali Bailey Womble.
Elected in 1021 with a majority of 485
and re-elected by acclamation in 1923
for a further term of two years. Mayor
IIV. uibla believes lie has fulfilled his
I platform pledges to conduct the city’s
| affairs on a basis of conservative prog
ress. During his administration the
street paving, sewers and sanitary facil
ities have been about, doubled. The tax
rate up till now has been SI.OO, but the
Mayor expects that the new rate will
be $1.20 or $1,25.
Bo rtf at <Jo his ton. Chatham County,
North Carolina, Mayor Womble was ed
ucated at the grammar schools and Oak
Bulge Institute. Since leaving college 20
years ago, ho has been with the Southern
Cotton Oil Company, one of the largest
firms of its kind in the business of mak
ing cotton seed oil meal, hulls and lint
ers. With ttie exception of the oil which
is sent av.ay to tie refined and is sold
everywhere, most of the other products
are sold in the Carolines. Mr. Whmble
started with the company us a hoofckcop- *
er and worked up to be manager of''the
plant here. The head office, is in New
York and the district,ydffiee in Char
lotte. Mayor Wonlble attends the First
Presbyterian Church and is a member of
the Rotary Club, the Elks and the K.
PT's. lie likes hunting and is thinking
about golf.
Southern Motor Co. Tj
Gives Fine Service
One of the most attractive and respect
ed business men in Cabarrus county is ' f
A. H. Jarrat/, president and manager of &
the Southern Motor Service Company, jp
South I’nion street. After a residence
of five years in Cdhcord, Mr. Jarratt has
been honored with the confidence of his
fellow business men to the extent that
he has been elected president of the lie
tail Merchants Association, and gives
much of iiis time to furthering the inter
est qf this organization which is devoted
to encouraging good business practices
among the members. Before coming to
Concord Mr. .larrate was a school teacher
and later a salesman on the road, but his
lifelong knowledge and love of Concord
appealed to him so much that he resolved
to make it his permanent home. To this
end he assisted iu establishing the Motor
& Tire Service Company in 1921, of
which lie was .general manager until
July 1923. when he sold his stock in
Motor & 'lire Service Co., and organized
the Southern Motor Service Co., of
which he is president and general mana
ger. lie married a Concord girl, belongs
to the Rotary Club, and the Knights of
Pythias, and is active in any movement
to promote the growth of Concord and
Cabarrus county.
The chief lines handled by the South
ern Motor Service Company are Good
year tires, Alemlte greasing system, oils
and gasoline, Willard batteries and ser
vice and a general line'of automobile
supplies aud , accesories. Branches are
now being opened at Salisbury and
Charlotte. i
Brown Contracting Co.
A Large Firm
One of the largest distributors of live
stock and hauling contractors iu this sec
tion of the Piedmont district is the j
Brown Contracting Company, founded j
about fifty years ago by the father of ,
the present owners. W. A. Brown is
president and manager and E. E. Brown
L- associated with hjw in the business. '
They sell and trade mules and horses, do j
all kinds of grading and heavy hauling.
Owning a large brick stable 159x109 feet,
the firm is well equipped to give service
to its many patrons aud does a turnover
of about $200,000 a year. The company (
owns one of the largest sandpits in the
district and furnished the sand entering I
into the construction ol the Cabarrus 9
Savings Bank building. Bell & Harris!
buildiug and many others. The grading!
of the road from Concord to Charlotte!
was done by the Brown Contracting!
Company as sub-contractors to the Har-!
ris Construction Company. They fur-I
nished the sand W the construction of!
the Kannapolis road for the contractors,®
Thompson Caldwell Company. During!
the trading season they handle about 200®
head of livestock and work on a policy®
that they will take back any animal that®
is not satisfactory to the purchaser.®
They have 50 teams on construction®
work practically all the time and about®
GO employees. , , ■
W. A. Bi-own was born and reared ini
Cabarrus county and completed his ed-l
ueation at Trinity College, Durham. He®
attends the Lutheran Church, is mar-1
ried and has two sons. !
Electric Maid Bake Shop I
Makes Good j I
Although a new comer to Concord, Al-I
fred Peterson is rated highly throughout!
the south, as one of the best bakers to®
ever travel this territory. After work-®
ing for years for the Electrik- Maid Bake®
Company of St. Paul, Minn., traveling!
for the company installing Eiecfrik-Maid!
baking equipment, throughout the south!
Jie saw the opportunity awaiting him!
here to establish a business for ldmseifl
and naturally opened with the Electrik-!
Maid bakery equipment in a building!
18x45 feet at 12 West Depot street. !
Established in May of this year. Mr!
I*eterson reports that his business has!
growu wonderfully aud he is now em-l
ploying four people. He bakes pastries!