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The
Founder |
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 Cornelius
D. Hartnett was born in County Limerick,
Ireland in 1851 and moved with his family
to the United States in 1863.
After reaching manhood, Mr. Hartnett engaged
with his father in contracting for railroads.
In 1878 he abandoned railroad work and secured
a clerkship in a grocery store in Whitesborough,
Texas at a salary of $40.00 per month.
He became manager of this establishment
by the end of the first year. The stock
was moved to Weatherford in 1880 and became
known as Starr-Hartnett Company, Wholesale
and Retail grocers, located at 302 North
Main Street, the current Company headquarters.
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Incorporated
in 1904 |
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The company soon gave up retail business
and became exclusively a wholesale distributor.
In 1890 Mr. Starr retired from the firm and
the name was changed to C. D. Hartnett &
Company. The name was changed again in 1904
when Mr. Hartnett incorporated the company
in Texas and its name became The C. D. Hartnett
Company of Weatherford, Texas. |
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The
Oil Boom Days |
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 In
its early years, the company had several ventures
which branched from the Weatherford operations.
The early 1900's found a produce business
operating in Fort Worth which eventually closed.
The Ranger oil boom had attracted over 50,000
people to that area shortly after World War
1. Mr. Hartnett expanded his Weatherford operations
and opened a warehouse and office in Ranger.
This operation continued until 1962. |
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Grocery
Distribution Center |
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 In
1974, the company expanded and built its
Grocery Distribution
Center in Weatherford at 1002 E. Columbia
Street. Grocery customers include chain
and independent convenience stores, tobacco
shops and regional buying groups.
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Foodservice
Distribution Center |
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 In
1984, the company broke ground for its Foodservice
Distribution Center in Fort Worth at 4151
Blue Mound Road, and has made subsequent additions
to this facility. The customer base is composed
of restaurants, fast food establishments, hotels,
health care, day-cares, camps, c-store delis,
and public and private institutions which include
many schools and colleges.
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The
Five Presidents |
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The
Present |
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Finally, in October 2004, after 100 years
as a privately held corporation, the company
sold its assets and its name to McLane Company,
Inc., headquartered in Temple, Texas, which
is a company held by Berkshire-Hathaway.
The company is one of the oldest businesses
in Weatherford, having survived more than
a century of changing times, inventions,
economic crisis, and changing attitudes.
One important foundation of the company
is the knowledge that "The customer
is the reason--and the only reason--that
The C.D. Hartnett Company is in business".
As we continue operations into the twenty-first
century, surely many more innovations are
in order to keep up with customer needs.
We view our future as exciting and look
forward to many more years of serving our
industry. |
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