The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-06
STORY OF SUCCESS
READS .L.IEILLEE..FIGiTION
Remarkable Growth Of J, II. Snider's
Furniture Business.

with his success. In business. wonder
at the results he has accomplished In
SO. short a time. .sf >. {$t
This Is Just the beginning Of the
story Of Mr.. Sniders business. He
has now completed the foundation for
q newstwo story brick building adjoin-
ing his !. present quarters 50x52 feet
which addition alone will give him
$50 more square feet. Of floor, space
than the entire two buildings he now
occupies. = He will with his new quar-.
tiers: be- able to. carry, and display $685.
900 worth of goods. His new store
room will be modern, well lighted.
we'll finished and would be a credit
to the Main street business section OF
Fairmont. IL. -.
Mr.. Snider mas often been asked
why he. did not move his store down
town lin the business section but he
cannot see that he could better his
business by making the move. He
points out the fact that he pays no
rent and operates his store SO very
scheaply where he is that he can sell
goods at a very small profit and still
make money. Ia,
Mr.. Snider Is puzzle to many peo-
nile. He is only 81 years of age but
looks to be older possibly because of
the hard work and long hours he has
put In establishing his business. He
was raised on n farm near Amos, this
county, and had few advantages in his
youth and consequently his education
was. neglected. But what he lacked
lin educational advantages has been
more than made up in good business
Judgment and energy. He was MAJ,
/ ried to Miss Lucy M. Robey, daughter
OF Hczefiah' Robey, OF James Fork.
this county, and to this union there
has come two children. Fred a bright
boy Of seven and Irene. n sweet lit
! tie girl of four years. Mr.. Snider In
speaking Of his business always uses
the partnership term I'VE" Mrs. Sni.
der constitutes the other half Of the
firm and she is in full charge of the
business when Mr.. Snider Is away
! and devotess all her time to the store
/ work. "a X
little storeofJ. H. Snider continues
to make the strides It has made in the
last four years he will no doubt be.
come, the Pickering oftthe upper Mo-
nongahela Valley region
People from all parts OF the county
are finding their way daily to this
busy store and while many have had
1.-The impression from the location and
the general appearance of the room &C.
cupied by ,the store! that 1t Is sec
\ ond rate store and only small line
| of the cheaper furniture is carried find
ION visiting the store that the very
best and highest priced furniture can
I be had there and that the line is ex.
ltensive enough to- afford wide range
for choice.
A new method Is going to be EN-.
tployed to tell the people about this
store In the future and the readers OF
i1he West vifginian will each day from
this date. note the progressive step
Mr.. Snider has taken in his enlarged
business. He has done considerable
! newspaper advertising and found that
1t pays but in the beginning he ope-
rated by the slow process of personal
visit, and by the word OF mouth being
] passed from neighbor to neighbor,
good way but slow. but with the ag-
gressive and,progressive method he
l@ill employ In the future 1t is not a
wild prediction to say that he himself
Twill be surprised at the rapid growth
of hts business,