The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-07
PARSONS -SOlJDERS TO
ENLARGE BIG STORE
Beginning June / That Success,
full Concern Will Modernize
Bio Department Store

H
! IN response TO an Interview, sought
\ by a reporter OF the Telegram relative
| to the truth OF a rumor that the Par
sons-Souders Company contemplated
materially to enlarge its store, Arthur
i Parsons, manager OF the store, replied
1 III part as follows:
es, we expect to commence June
/ i to n1odernize our establishment and
feel that it would be selfish to keep
this secret any longer from the pub
Elic.
''The citizens og C1arksburg and its
vicinity have figured largely in max
ing this business the success that It.
is. A store OF this kind is not only
for the stockholders Of the company
but also is in fact public institution,
tin which every citizen should be In
terested and it is just as important to
the community as any other public
enterprise. Not only is this true OF
| this store. but OF any other good up
Eto-date store. OF which C1arksburg has
| many
Many women have expressed them
selves to US as being just as proud
of this store as we are, and we be-
IElteve what they say is true, and as We
feel that the ladies Of Clarksburg are
loyal we intend to show our apprecia-5
ton Of their loyalty by giving them a
store, OF which they may be truly
proud : IF IA
I've think a brief history OF our
business career would be interesting
to our readers
Concern Twelve Years Old.
! This company was organized in
Eseptember, 1902, and the doors were
opened for business March i Z. 1908
We therefore, have just finished
twelve years Of merchandising. IA
great many of our friends will rem en1-
Der that 1.-THE opening this was a big
store in little Stown Things are diff
ferent now
For the first two years, we are
willing to admit, it was a struggle;5
for the next five years we had small
increase each year. but for the last
five years the increase has been phe-s
fn0menal Y. At the end of the first y ear
we had eighteen employees. five years
ago we had thiFty IL, today our en-
ployes number fFty-efght
gsi Z While we do not wish to, appear
.egotistical or boastfu1, we are atur-
ally very proud OF the growth of our
business. and feel that 1t would be
an Injustice to ourselves. as well as
to the public in general, J, II we do not
branch out. We would consider our
selves very poor business men If we
do not grow n S fast as our business
demands; therefore. We expect to re-
model the entire building. which .is
5ox1eO feet, and use it all for mer-
| Echandfsing n
We will have basement, first, sec
ond and third floors We expect to
tear out the center stairway and put
in modern show windows. good e1e-a
vator service and proper fixtures for
| the comfort OF our patrons and con-
venience Of ourselves.
Several New Departments.
We VII i not only elaborate on the.
departments that we have but will
also add new ones; It is our intention
to make eyeryt hing as mod ern! as pos
sfble. We will have rest rooms for
OUT customers and employees, an
emergency hospital, hair dressing and
manicuring deparme ents, shoe shining
parlors and numerous other conven-f
fences s3
no, ! do not claim for myself all
the success OF the growth Of this busi-5
ness; my partner, Mr., Souders. and
myself have ~ orked, hand in hand. in
building 1t UP and also a great deal
iof the credit should be given to our
loyal employees. can onscientious1y
l5say that I think our organizat ion one
of the best that could possibly be got
ten together. Each one has his own
duty TO perform and he does 1t Will
lingly and is as much int terested in the.
success OF the firm as the stockholders
| X
.Atbout Ave years ago we depart
l1rlentized our store. and when it came
to the question OF securing heads for
these departments. we did not go out
5of our, own city to get I'll hems but took
5tne talent that We had and threw the
responsibility on each one; and with.
out an exception every one has made
l5good, in fact, some Of them have In
creased their departments double, dur.
ting this period of time
Economical N etllOils.
There is one thing In whi ich. per-
Esonally. take great pride and that sis
the economical wa 81 in which we con-
duct our business. This lis; brought
about 5byFour thorough stem. and re-
mem ber. there is a Inference between
fsystem'8and red tape. Y. The latter