Friday, December 10, 2010

Hilton


-Conrad Hilton began the Hilton hotel company.
-Always wanteed the good life and got it.
-Very complex man.
-Conrad wasd born on Christmas.
-His dad worked very hard.
-His dad loved work.
-Conrade would ride his pony to a one room school.
-Conrade's dad had a general store so he worked there once he could see over the counter.
-Conrade and his father would fight at times.
-His dad always wanted him to work with him and make his company soar.
-Conrade entered politics.
-"Politics were to slow and frustrating."
-His family loved music.
-Conrade opened a bank in his small town.
-The bank never was sucessful.
-His father was very open baring.
-Was sent to France for the war.
-He claimed he was a tad pole in an ocean.
-He was the first to bring a car to his town.
-Black gold then was making people milionairs over night.
-He always wanted to become a banker.
-He purchased t=his first hotel for $40,000.
-"Did for gold, or sqeeze money from every space availuble"
-"Minimum price for maximum service" was his first slogan.
-He was earning 100,000 a year.
-He married in 1925.
-He was all for business.
-Little time for family because he was making his dream.
-October 19th 1929 the depression hit.
-It effected Hilten greatly.
-He worked his hardest at this time.
-He never through bankrupcy.
-He had a "rock solid reputation."
-Guard your reputation.
-His wife filled for devorse.
-1940 he went to hollywood and bought a new very lexurious hotel.
-When people are fearful they don't make good decisions.
-One of America's most sucessful business men.
-His mom died at age 85.
-"The man who bought the walldorf.
-He bargen hard.

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