The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1892-12-08
aooppog q yorsLI..

G0oDpog q YOU'LL.
Tho firm Of Goodioc s. youeil occupies
onc-half of the large and commodious
building OH East st street, in which
Goodloc Bros, also carry on their extern
siyc business. Mr.. james Youell, who is
in charge Of the business, is one OF Big
Stone Caps AYERS" having came here
in the infancy of the town. His prompt
ness in business transactions, high re-
gard for truth and honor and his gentle
manly qualities have won for him hosts OF
friends, and the result is that the business
of the frm is prosperous and continues to
increase.
!. MORGAN q CO.
The firm Of I. Morgan & Co., was one
among the first to locate at Big Stone
Gan. 1t will he remembered by those who
were here three years ago that this enter
prising firm was quartered in little le
by 20 box building, that stood near their
present place Of business, at that time.
To step into the large and weil-arranGed
building. at corner of Il. 9TH and Pearl,
TODAY and see the mammoth stock now
carried by them is sufficient evidence OF
the success and prosperity that has at
tended them,
W. W. NICKEtS CO.
,-s.- w y;ctnlS
Co.. has recently moved into the splendid
and magnificent new brick building on
Wood Avenue. Their building is model
Of convenience, and is hllcd throughout
with large and complete stock OF gen
eral merchandise. They enjoy large To-
cal retail trade, and also supply great
many Kentucky merchants with their
goods nt wholesale. Prof. VIM. I. Ken
nedy, who for years las occupied posi-
ton among the leading teachers of public
schools in this end Of the state, and who
was recently made Superintendent OF
schools for Wise county, * now member
Of tbis firm. and will do much toward ex-
tending its trade.
| X IT, WHITEHEAD co.
The drug firm OF S. L. Whitehead u Cos
located first door north ct post Office, is
under the management and supervision OF
Dr S. l.. Whitehead DR.. Whitehead has
won for himself an cnviable business
renutation and the full confidence of the
public. tho result Of whici Is Il large and
nrosnerous trade. At their store sou viii
find complete assortment OF goods III
their line, MI neat and tastcfully arrans-
ed
ZIG STONE GAP CRATE ASr AASrLE 60,
Every new industry located nt n new
town. unless backed by unlimited capital
almost invariably meets with financial
struggles and impedimcnts that n'ne
times in ten swallow them ur. n''a the
man or men who had the nerve TO invest
their money and time in such enterprises
and who are entitled to and should reap
the benefits thereof, befOre reaching the
eool for which they started out, bnd
themselves financial wrecks and must
stand back and see some one else ENJOY
the fruits of their labor. Bat not so with
J. b. Dowdcn, secretary and gcncfn' tnan-
ascr Of the Biz Stone Gap Gratcand Mantle
Co. Since establ .hing this industry
herc-almost FROM tho very start-Mr.
Dowdcu has had to contend with Numbers
Of apparently almost insurmoantablc diff
cultics. He IL, however, not OF the class
Of men who look at the mOle-hill with the
large end of the magnifying glass turned
toward it, and thus tnrn it into src"f
mountain, but possesses the happy faculty
of knowing how to reverse the glass ana
by pointing thc small end Ct 1t at the
mountain brings il down to mo'e-hi'l
instead, and then steps over it. lie has
acted the part of wise general in con-
nection with the management of this
company, and has engineered its bus
mess through many hnir-breadth es-
canes" and now has reached the point at
| which success is assured.
W. T.. HARRIS.
Mr.. W. f. Harris needs no Introduction
to the people of this section of country.
For five years, or more, past he has been
closely identified with the real estate IN
tercsts of Wise, Lee, Dickinson and other
surrounding counties in Virginia and also
in portions of Kentucky. He, doubtless,
has done as much as any Otlior one man in
advertising and calling the attention OF
capitalists to the advantages possesscdby
the town of Big Stone Gap and the woh-
dcrfu iron and coal resources surround
ing the place. He has bought and sold,
no doubt, more real estate in the section