Centennial History of Missouri (The Center State) One Hundred Years in the Union, 1820-1921, Vol. 6 (Classic Reprint) okumak kayıt olmadan

Centennial History of Missouri (The Center State) One Hundred Years in the Union, 1820-1921, Vol. 6 (Classic Reprint)

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Biographical EDWARD C. SIMMONS. Edward C. Simmons had passed the eightieth milestone when he was called from his activities to the world beyond. His career had indeed been a most active and useful one. He was numbered among those men to whom StL ouis attributes her development and her greatness. He entered the commercial circles of the city when a lad of sixteen years as an apprentice to the hardware trade in the store of Child, Pratt AC ompany on Main street, near Vine. From that time until his death his course was marked by a steady progression that ultimately gave him world leadership in connection with the hardware business until he stood at the head of the largest enterprise of this character not only in America but in all the world. It has been said that opportunity never knocks at the door of one who is not ready to receive her. At every point in his career Edward C. Simmons was watchful of those chances which would permit him to take a forward step and he was never afraid to venture when the way was open. The story of his life is certainly a;i inspiring one. Bom in Frederick, Maryland, on the 2l8t of September, 1839, he was but seven years of age when brought by his parents ,Z achariah T. an4 Louise (H elfenstein) Simmons, to St. Louis, where he became a public school pupil, passing through consecutive grades to his entrance to the high school, then located on Sixth, between St. Charles and Locust streets. When his textbooks were put aside he entered upon the apprenticeship previously indicated and after three years thus spent he became an employe of Wilson, Levering A Waters, a firm that had recently established business at No. 61 North Main street In that connection he made steady advancement as the result of his industry, his capability and faithfulness and when four years later Mr. Wilson retired from the firm he was admitted to a partnership und(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)

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