Show forging ahead it is now more than twenty five years ago go since C W hodgson came to paik faik city city to engage in the jewelry business and while waiting for the completion ol of tho the M maple a pie hall one of 0 the store rooms he had engaged he started in business at the record office As time went on he prospered in park city eventually buying out L E hubbard lor for years the leading jeweler ot of this city the business still continuing under the ownership of mrs C V hodgson after leaving park city mr hodgson engaged in ranching in southern utah for a time but this was not his line of work and he went back to the jewelry business in denver colorado and four y years ears ago established himself in fort colllns collins colorado his many park city friends will be glad to learn he be Is enjoying republican prosperity in that thriving city as will be seen from the following clipp clipped ed from the port fort colllns collins ex press courier of september 1928 1028 A jewelry store which has enjoyed success in this city Is the hodgson jewelry store at south college avenue it Is owned and managed by mr C W hodgson who has been in the business in this city only since 1924 but who has been in the jewelry busi business nebs since 1890 before locating here mr hodgson was traveling on the road tor for a chicago wholesale jewelry company when the oil wells commenced to produce in this section he came here intending to get in on the ground floor As a result he established a store at north college avenue buying out the coffel and johnson novelty store which was in business there at the time A gift shop chop was operated in conjunction with the jewelry store last february mr hodgson became associated a with william fritz in the jewelry business but bought out the latter three months later when mr fritz returned to germany to be with his invalid mother besides carrying a 86 first class line ot of jewelry mr hodgson does a retail business in glassware tooled leather goods kodak supplies and gilts gifts in mentioning gifts he declares he has everything from a decorated mouse trap to a persian vase he makes a speciality ot of fostoria Fo storla glassware and gruen watches wa tebes the present quarters are very commodious and suitable for such a business A first class lighting and ventilating system insures a healthy atmosphere and pleasant working conditions jr mr hodgson Is extremely pleased with ith the success he has met with since coming here he has doubled his original investment in four and one half years and bulit built up a clientele which means a great deal more than can be figured in actual dollars and cents |