Son of Christopher and Mary Persia Alleman Bower; beloved husband of Lillian Pat Denton; pilot and successful merchant, founder and owner of Bower's on Market Square, Sky City, Inc., and Camel Manufacturing Company in Knoxville, TN. Columnist Vic Weals told how Ben had once paid $400 in Atlanta for a "mountain" of civilian shoes the Army's inductees had thrown away. He shipped them to Knoxville, had them repaired for 35 cents a pair and then took them by horse and buggy to area merchants, who sold them for a $1 consignment fee. From that venture he grossed more than $20,000 and launched a career based on buying low and selling high!
Son of Christopher and Mary Persia Alleman Bower; beloved husband of Lillian Pat Denton; pilot and successful merchant, founder and owner of Bower's on Market Square, Sky City, Inc., and Camel Manufacturing Company in Knoxville, TN. Columnist Vic Weals told how Ben had once paid $400 in Atlanta for a "mountain" of civilian shoes the Army's inductees had thrown away. He shipped them to Knoxville, had them repaired for 35 cents a pair and then took them by horse and buggy to area merchants, who sold them for a $1 consignment fee. From that venture he grossed more than $20,000 and launched a career based on buying low and selling high!
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