Show GUNNISON UTAH TIIE GUNNISON VALtEY NEWS 'Connecticut "Yankee Established America's First Hardware Store ' Story of Amaa Goodyear and Hu but Who Was a Failure in the Business United States Today Carried on Successfully by Nearly 37000 Retailers Throughout the e Wsstsrn Newspaper Union Celebration Son of Who National Hardware Later Won Recall Week Fame as an Inventor By ELMO SCOTT WATSON in J807 a BACK Yankee named Goodyear made the first pearl buttons ever produced in this country and a little later branched out into the manufacture of other kinds His business grew so rapidly that by 1812 he was supplying the United States with all the government metal buttons used on the uniforms of its soldiers in our second war with England From buttons Amasa Goodyear’s Yankee ingenuity led him into other fields of invention and he patented a number of articles the most Important being a hayfork Goodyear's next venture was in a new field— that of retailing the articles which he manufactured and in 1827 he opened up in Church alley in the little village of Salem near Waterbury Conn a small store which is believed to be the first hardware store in the United States Today in this country there are nearly 37000 hardware stores who trace their "ancestry" back to that little shop in Church alley in Salem village and as they join in the annual celebration of National Hardware Weekf which is being observed from May 9 to 14 it is interesting to trace the development through the last 111 years of this branch of American business It would be pleasant to record that the pioneer hardware store owner of this country was outstandingly successful in his venture But unfortunately Just the opposite is true For Amasa Goodyear placed the store In charge of his son Charles and although history has written this son down as one of its great inventors— for he was the Charles Goodyear of India rubber fame— he was not a good apparently business man At least it is recorded that the pioneer hardware stores failed because of Charles in real Goodyear’s speculations estate and in January 1831 it passed into the possession of Curtis and Hand who were prominent in developing retail hardware stores as outlets for various articles of domestic manufacture The atory of Amasa Goodyear's pioneer venture is an interesting chapter in American economic In the colonial days all history supplies were brought from EuBut as this country berope came more settled and the English colonies became better es-- T ? :x f k ilKtq t )- T ' r v -! 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"il’i t) Y T f h n! r L ' This U the tjrplckt hardware Store of yesteryear with lia dark oily floors poor lighting crowded and poorly arranged stock much of U under glass where the customers are unable to Inspect It closely facture not only to secure revenue by taxation but also for protection for British manufacturers Besides taxing sugar tea consumed and other necessities England also by her colonies tried to prohibit them from manufacturing any commodity which was or could be made in the Mother Country Depending upon her colonies for raw materials she required that these materials and the finbe carried in ished products British-buimanned by ships ‘British subjects and that all ex ' ports and imports of the colonies be shipped through England Thus it where a tax was levied will be seen how the development of manufacture in the colonies was retarded and why the American Revolution wae quite as much an economic as a political rebellion establishment With the of howevAmerican independence er restrictions upon American inventive genius and expansion were removed Small home man- - Yr-Yr- e Jfoun they forced a new problem upon American manufacturers Since no goods could be imported from Europe domestic manufacturers were called upon to meet demands with which they could not cope with the machines and processes then available Industrial Revolution This marked the advent of the American “industrial revolution” in 1808 which eventually carried the new nation from a negative position to the world’s greatest nation and which manufacturing changed the United States from a purely agricultural to a manuAs new mafacturing country chines were invented new processes worked out and new production methods brought into acAmerican tion manufacturing assumed a real magnitude and spread rapidly throughout New England New York and Pennsylvania Coincidentally with the growth of manufacture came the necessity for retail outlets for the manand this ufactured products brought mtaexistence hardware stores along witiTother kinds of retail establishments Although Amasa Goodyear has the distinction of being the first to operate hardware store he was soon followed by others One of these was Christopher Hubber (later Casey and Hubber) who started in New York He was followed by George H Gray & Co in 1829 and Hesner & Green in Boston The articles offered for sale even by the largest dealers were limited in number and variety Among the small articles were molasses gates Goodyear’s Fenn’s cockstop and leather faucets cast bits and screws (not very salable) nails shoe and side strap hammers wooden awl handles mill circular and hand saws Britannia wares carpenters’ planes manure and hay forks shovels and scythes All these had not come into use in 1828 or 1830 but American hardware sold by dealers in 1834 included wire screws coffee mills andirons cow bells clothes scythes pewter faucets lines window cords hemp and manila brushes rope paints guns axes tacks and brads locks and latches hammers and hatchets glass door knobs auger bits lead pencils and buttons Great Variety At the beginning of the Nineteenth “hardware” century tools chiefly meant mechanics' and builders’ hardware whereas today it includes so vast a variety of godds as to make it difficult to enumerate them Comprising as it does all small articles made of metal that are patented and used in construction of houses or for household purposes as well as tools of mechanics trades and professional men it it economizes simplifies labor the time of the housewife it covers all that could be classed as goods for kitchen and dining room service the product of the tin shop and of stamped ware manufacturers as well as tin plate sheet iron fence wire etc It has within “ita range also sporting goods such as guns ribaseball fles ammunition in fact goods for all outdoor sports The recent wave of manufacture of electrical household appliances finds its most efficient distribution through hardware channels and manufacturers of paints varnishes and agricultural implewith sundry affiliated ments lines look to the hardware fraternity as the best means of It is not reaching the consumer uncommon for a large hardware house te have in its catalogue nearly 59000 kinds and sizes of ' tablisheL ps governmental units trades were set up to do specific work or make specific commodities The Village Blacksmith The village blacksmith was the foundation of the American manufacture of hardware lie made the bars and hinges for doors and the early crude Implements for agriculture With the finding in of coal and other minerals great abundance manufacture of various items of hardware began on a small scale which became increasingly larger as the years passed Before long the Mother Country was beginning to look upon with an unthis development friendly eye and she began imposing restrictions upon manu facturers grew up to supply the local demand but for years by far the greatest part of theman ufactured goods was still imported from Europe Despite the fact that the restrictions upon colonial manufacture had been a factor in bringing about the Revolution manufacturers early American had little encouragement from the majority of American people who still favored foreign-madgoods Nor was this discrimination of short duration In fact it lasted almost until the Civil war ' When the Berlin and Milan decrees of Napoleon and the retaliation of the British “Orders cf Council" placed a blockade around Europe and reduced ncu-tishipping to almost nothing articles S rJJ'' lull hun m matter JV hygiene It ’ not necnsury letter unles you deirt Card inquirie wtll recene careful attention Addre him? EaU 39th Street Neiv orfc qu and ALKALINE-ASFOODS and Explains Their Role in Maintaining the BALANCE of the Body Describes the H ACID- - ACID-BAS- C HOUSTON L E Bui the fact is digestion body performs a clever chemical engineering and thi fleet on the blood ft GOUDISS ferk New Street Homemaker's Responsibility A balanced diet must sufficient foJT neutralize and counterJSj! the effects of the acids metabolism That is one reason why it u important for the homemaker 2 provide her family with milk fruits and vegetables dition to the necessary meat & eggs and cereals In general one is likely to fed better when base forming predominate at least slightly b the diet over Cu Some authorities believe that may be due not so much to their effect on the balance u to the fact that they provide such amounts of vitamins splendid minerals and fiber However one must not make the mistake of becoming so enthusiastic over building a highly diet that one overlooks good foods necessary to round out i balanced diet To those homemakers who take the important job of seriously feeding a family and wish to be correctly informed I shall gladly send a chart showing which foods are alkaline and which acid It can be used as a helpful guide in planning a balanced diet Send for this chart and increase Ia the your food knowledge meantime don’t under any circumstances allow misguided to frighten you into joining the vast army of people who are so concerned over the possibilities of acidosis that they haven’t time to enjoy life fojj I hi C which leave an acid residue fol- ance — — And many of lowing digestion Balance The them are convinced that they overto this understand phrase you To should take drastic steps must know that every food leaves come the danger of acidosis an ash when burned in the body just as ashes remain when coal or The Vogue oi Acidosis In wood is burned in a furnace There are fashions in disease the body the ash consists of valujust as in dress home furnishings able minerals which are required automobiles and in large amounts to maintain opTen years ago we timal health heard much about Some foods such as meat fish the evils of autoand cereals leave an acid intoxication and it eggs because the predominating ash was some time bechlorminerals are phosphorus realized fore people Other foods ine and snlphur that they had been milk and most fruits and misled by the ex- chiefly leave an alkaline ash of vegetables claims treme had because the remaining minerals who those are principally calcium magneof remsort some and sodium potassium And sium edy to sell foods These are the now it is acidosis that is the most Besides the alkaline ash and Friends cautalked of complaint tion one another against this or acid ash foods there is a group of that food with the mistaken idea foods including sugar cornstarch that it causes or aggravates an and purified fats which are so acid condition Food faddists have highly refined that no minerals remain after they are burned and frightened thousands by suggestsome other foods such as butter ing that acidosis is brought about of foods and cream leave a balance of the by mixing various kinds two types of ash These are known as neutral foods Health Endangered Indeed we have come to a point Cannot Trust Your Tongue acid where the fear of a condition is assuming proportions The sense of taste cannot he rewhich indicate the possibility of lied upon as a guide in determln real trouble unless the American ing which foods are aeid and For example cepeople get the true facts and put which alkaline aside these foolish delusions reals which are bland to the Physiologists believe that fear taste have an acid reaction foland worry have a detrimental ef- lowing digestion Bread likewise fect on digestion and in turn on is acid forming although yon the general health Thus eating would not suspect that fact from meals in constant fear of acidity its taste On the other hand pomay upset the digestion and bring tatoes though somewhat similar about the very symptoms that you to bread in flavor and food value are trying to avoid One are one of our most valuable alkacontends that line foods and dried lima beans authority perhaps 90 per cent of digestive are the most highly alkaline of distress attributed to the kind or any food known combinations of food eaten is acIf it seems curious that such tually due to unfavorable mental bland foods should have an acid or emotional states and other ash you may find it even harder causes such as even to believe that lemons oranges when fatigued or consuming at one meal too many foods that are grapefruit peaches and tomatoes which taste acid in the mouth difficult to digest It therefore leave an alkaline ash following becomes apparent that thousands of people are contributing to their own discomfort as a result of fear ignorance or a blind belief in misleading claims which are opposed to scientific facts AROUND THE HOUSE Acidosis Uncommon The danger is not from acidosis but from the fear of this bugbear and from self medication in the belief that certain remedies are required to overcome a fancied in spite of the large acid produced in me Semi for This free chart of the principle in planning ImUnrrd diet i to include at enough alkaline or foods I® balance the QNE foods To help you distinguish (he food thl belong in cj rous c oj ton Coudm offer to tend a free chart listing the principal and alkaltneih foods Addrew C Goudiaa 6 E Jhh St" New York City One Creamed Dish— In selecting a soup for a meal remember that creamed soups should not be vlrI! wWhen there re creamed or creamed fish to follow Cooling Bread and Rolls'— baked loaves and rolls °n Wlre rack or ii?veUrtedehC£1Cd Pan never on a that causes steam-- 1 results in soggy crusts RCaUSe t ft V'V--l ' R— No uis egg rK broihinJ nlur Ourfscs- - radiants rf thM unKh1y “h whites M V— Indeed I am lot of fried foods conditions in abnormal for some reason the fat iThe montake must be restricted derate use of fried foods wl have been properly cooked make the diet palatable and interesting Mrs R'McK— Generally speaind king the ideal weight for men women over thirty is their oon of thirty mal weight at the age From that time on the scales should be watched and the food intake reduced as soon as l gnj® When maturity a is noticed reached food is no longer and uquired to support growth nless muscular activity is maintained at a high level the tota energy requirement will gradually decline Miss against the eating except where c WNU— C Houston Goudl-- HOSTOBT th O Oar lobby Is delightfully cooled daring the summer moat Radio tor Eva rf Room J j 200Roomo-200Bat-ha f HOTEL Square Temple ' RmtQM Th hlbl S150 to ° Iftl T—pJ fru'r will lT(llilVr!j hhrswlU wby bU Im wuUnlMul DICULT RECOMMEND® Tn m U tryiwUu dMIoctloa to of If O o msmh Ooootitol MNw mi IM G ROSSITEILW: ERNEST num contained in DOTH Peptodent Tooth Pottf an7 Pepsodent Tooth Patte uins hide tssih i S T certainly are not toxic eto people who have an k For ill lergy toward this food normal individuals they offer in excellent source of protein xcept Boil Canned Fruit— Tinned fruit is greatly improved in flavor if! turned out into a saucepan and boiled for one minute it K— Mrs most SALT LAKE’S KEWEST Proper Heat for Cake— Angel cake is apt to be tough if the oven is too hot 250 degrees Fahrenheit is the proper temperature food your 7 B Improving Corn Beef— A spoon-ful of vinegar added to water when cooking corned beef makes W more tender Which Food Showing Are Acul and Which Alkaline 1 n City Et On every side we hear ACIDITY is the topic of the hour have people complaining that they stomach acid headaches acid systems that they suffer from adults fancy themselves acid mouth acidosis In fact most acid and alkaline forces victims of a great battle between bet-with the acid having the tabolism the blood normally reter o it constant and They confuse gastric acidity mains remarkably due to a highly slightly alkaline normaT — which is entirely buffer system efficient for the healthy stomach is alPerhaps you wonder if this is the so ways strongly acid— with why doctors and dietitians talk bale this potential acidity of Joods so ’much about A Ilcrs I a modern hardware store rearranged and designed by hardware association experts It has plenty f light a systematic arrangement ef Its merchandise most of which Is out where people can “heft It" before buying C Houston Coudis ha iha duposa ) o I reader 0f paper all the lacihilet 0t us Experimental Kitchen Ub0r° New York City He uUl an wet quetton ancernin dwt nutrition and ther l 4°“d!si SMb cii H7fc cY°L“0Pcu! 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