Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1908-05-13
The VALENTINE STORE WILL BE
MUCH ENLARGED.
AddItiundl Departments viii Be
Supplied And Entire Building
viii Be Stocked.

One of the most important indus
trial announcements made in Hunt
ington recently was that just issued
by the management of the Valeu
tine store to the effect that plane
have been formulated by which
the already big furnishing estab.
lishment will be transformed into
In emporium embracing . much
wider variety of goods than hereto.
fore exhibited.
Mr.. John w. Valentine, a mer-
chant known to practically all
buyers within q radius of one hun
dred miles, opened the store last
autumn, carrying complete line Of
ladies' finished goods, but confin-
ing the scope Of operations strictly
TO articles of this order. Although
handicapped by unavoidable delays
In preparing for the first fall open.
ing, the business prospered nicely
throughout the fall and winter sea-
sons, and has been extremely graft.
flying since the beginning of the
spring season.
From the day of the first formal
opening until the present, there
has been an insistent query on the
part of Mr.. Valentines customers
relative TO the absence of many
general articles, staple in character,
which were not obtainable owing to
the fact that the stock of the Val
entine store was limited strictly
to given list.
III is for the purpose of meeting
his ever increasing demand that
Mr.. Valentine has decided to en-.
large the floor space very materially
and, at the same time, to bring on
for the fall trade complete and
comprehensive stock Of bolt goods,
silks and numerous other articles
not now carried-in short to make
the "ColonlaP' headquarters for
everything that the shopper wants,
whether she belongs to the wealthy
or the class VIII sc means are more
limited and whose wants are more
simple.
In order to provide for this
expansion 1t has been found neces-
sary to set about the work of in.
creasing the capacity of the build
ing. To this end contracts have
been awarded for finishing the sec
ond story and for fitting up the
basement. Some changes will be
wrought in the lower main floor.
but the adm rable arrangements
already IN violence IN this quarter
will be allowed TO stand with but
slight notifications. Taylor &
Robinson, who constructed the
'"Colonial'' will have charge of fin
ishing The second story.
1t is the purpose of the manage
ment to make the basement a model
of lts kind. And the stock which
will be placed therein when the
work is completed will be such
to attract wide attention. Pote
Henson has the contract for finish.
ING the basement. Both contracts
will be completed at the earliest
practicable date.
The fact that Mr.. Valentine has
determined upon this expansion Is
significant Huntington has no
keener sighted business man, and
no Huntington man has ever shown
greater faith in Huntington as a
coming city. BY systematic adver
Using, by honest draling, and by
making studious effort to under
stand the needs of the people and
supply them, Mr.. Valentine ba.
made his name known and respected
throughout the or at CONNER cia
centre comprising the border coun
ties Of Ohio and Kentucky, and the
entire southern section of West Nir
glnia.