NB365: Andrew Bedford Of The Hartt Shoe Company
This is part of a year-long ‘Love for Local’ series called NB365: portraits of New Brunswick entrepreneurs, businesses and organizations. Every day, a new portrait will be shared through Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and Huddle, a media partner with Love for Local.
The Hartt Shoe Company is a Canadian success that originated right here in Fredericton. The founder of The Hartt Boot & Shoe Company, Odber M. Hartt, was born in Fredericton in 1852. At the age of 22, he left for the United States, where we found much success in the shoe industry.
In the mid-1890s, Hartt returned to Fredericton and recognized the opportunity for Fredericton to have a world-class shoe manufacturing facility. In 1898 he wrote an impassioned letter to the Daily Gleaner seeking investors to help him make his dream a reality. For Andrew, it is simply a matter of passion, dedication, and adaptability.
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