Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-01-02
THE TAZEWELL SUPPLY COMPANY
aroe and Successful Mercantile Bust
ness at North TaZeWell.

azewell Supply Company, at North
ll, is ousuf the largest retail mer-
5l1le concerns in Tazewell county. 1t IL
ned and run by Messrs. ii. q. Peery,
and J. Arthur Peery, vino come OF a
Re of merchants.
sOu the lst OF September, 1897, Mr.. n.
~ Peerv established the Tazewell Supply
Appany, a general merchandise business,
IDr two years he ran it as sole proprle-
kptember LIST, 1899, his brother, j.
pecry, was associated with HIM as
q FlllIlIeI. Since that time these two gen
tlemen have been pushing and expanding
their business unll it is am.Ong the fore
most in tie mercantile line in the county.
Their stock IL 80 large and varied and is
so arranged that the establishment might
be truthfully designated department
store" They occupy double store room,
which we consider one IF the most desra-
BILE stands IN the town Of North Tazewell
or in the county. The store room on the
north side is 30x70 feet and two stories
high. The one on the south ia 27x70 and
two stories, thus giving total frontage OF
fifty-seven feet The frat floor on the
north side is devoted to dry goods exclu'
siyelg, where large and select stock OF
goods is shown, while on the first floor on
the south side is kept large stock Of
stoves, hardware, harness, saddles, oils,
paints, steel ranges, cIockery, queensware,
etc., etc.
The upper floors Of both these store
rooms are used exclusively for storing and
showing an immense stock of furniture
and house furnishing goods. There you
can find and choose anything you want in
1.-THE way Of furniture. from baby chair to
an elegant suit of furniture.
Just south of the two main store rooms
the Supply Company has a wareroom
25x5O feet, facing the track of the Norfolk
& Western Railway. where they can un'
load direct from cars into the building.
In this wareroom the Messrs. Peery have
a large stock of -four and heavy groceries,
such as coffee and sugar, which they buy
in carload lots. Just west of this ware
room there is another warerooln 2Ox5O
feet, where they store wagons, baled hay,
farm implements and other things. 1t
may here be mentioned that they are sole
agents in Tazewell county for the celebrat'
ed Look & Lincoln wagons, pronounced
by many capable judges the best wagons
that are made.
From the above brief description of the
TazewelI Supply Company it will be seen
that it more nearly approaches home or
farm furnishing establishment than any IN
this section
The Messrs. Peery have placed their
business on cash basis, and put the
very lowest profit on their goods that will
enable them proper return for their Ia
Dor and investment. Their aim has been
TO make their business pay by large vol
ume of trade and by rapid sales, rather
than by large profits on goods. II is their
purpose the present year to sell at even a
lower profit, if the results of last year,
after due examination, are found to be as
favorable as they hoped for. They also
contemplate during the present year en-.
larging their main stores by putting on a
third story. If this scheme is carried out
their stock will be 90 enlarged and ar
ranged as to make it regular depart
ment store"