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Show MORRIS HAYDEN November 8, 1973 could not write too well, and he had charge accounts there and stuff like that. All the charge accounts he had to remember. Everything had to depend on memory. In those days he used to do a lot of business he had with wholesale houses, Rosenblatt, Rosenbaum, Slater Brothers, you know. They had some big dry goods people on West Temple. He did an awful lot of business with them, shoes and like that. Of course, we were too young to participate and be much of a help. But he was a pretty good old businessman, the old man was. Then he got in the furniture business and that is where he did very well. He made his money in furniture. HR: Now was this in Salt Lake? MH: Yes, in Salt Lake. HR: What was the name of that store? MH: Well, he called himself---?---. Took his name, I guess, from Ogden. There was this big furniture store up there. They were doing very well up there, so he adopted the name of---?--- Furniture. HR: MH: Now, where was this? On West Temple, right next door to the c---?--- Hotel, is where he opened up his store. HR: My dad's store-- MH: Your dad's store was down between Second and-HR: Between South Temple and First South. 28 |