DRY GOODS, NOTIONS AND CLOTHING
CORNER MAIN AND ARMSTRONG STREETS
S N MOORE
DRY GOODS, NOTIONS AND CLOTHING
CORNER MAIN AND ARMSTRONG STREETS
Square, honorable and reliable business methods go further
and count more in a business career than any other factor entering
into the stock in trade of the average enterprise. Long before
embarking in his present extensive business, Mr S N Moore had, as a
manager for Mr G S Frederick's flour mill, built up a wide
acquaintance and gained the esteem and confidence of the people of
this vicinity. He possesses unusual business talents, and to his
indefatigable efforts, are justly ascribed the extraordinary growth
of that enterprise. For almost five years, Mr Moore was in charge of
the storage room and sales depot of the mills, which at his
suggestion were first located on this side of the river in a portion
of the building now used by Siever & Co, occupying a floor space
of 14X18 feet. the necessity of fording the Potomac river had
deprived the mill of much patronage, and a great change was
noticeable in the trade directly after this needed innovation was
accomplished. Business increased so rapidly that the mill was run to
its full capacity every hour of the 24, and six days a week. The
storage and salesroom became too small in a short time, and more
space was added. Finally, a building 24X100 feet, one and one half
stories, was erected where Rosedale Mills now stand. So ardous had
been Mr Moore's labors, that his health at length broke down and for
some time he retired entirely from active business life. On the
recovery of his strength, he opened a dry goods business in a small
store on Main St, April 13, 1895, moving to his present commodious
quarters two years later.
From the inception of the enterprise a strictly cash
business has been transacted. Cash buying is a good thing fro the
buyer. Cash selling is a good thing for the seller. Some merchants
talk eloquently of the great benefits they derive from cash buying,
and then sell on credit; of course, charging extra for interest and
expenses and to make good bad bills. Their system is good as far as
it goes, but it does not go far enough. Mr Moore has a ways believed
in treating everybody alike, and the patronage accorded him evidences
the public's approval of his business methods. No books are ept. The
immense and widely diversified stock carried is a comprehensive one,
including dry goods, clothing, furnishings, etc. The salesroom, 30X50
feet in dimensions, affords ample room for comfortable shopping, and
is unusually well lighted.
Mr S N Moore is a native of Pennsylvania, born and raised
in Fayette county. He was married, August 26, 1883, to Miss Louisa
Harvey, at Brownsville Pa, their family consisting of two daughters,
aged respectively, fourteen and five years. In 1887, Mr Moore moved
to Keyser, first engaging in the transfer business, which he
relinquished to accept the management of G S Frederick's flour mill.
He is affiliated with the Junior Order of United American Mechanics
and the Ancient Order of the Knights of the Mystic Chain. His home on
Church streets in the finer resident portion of Keyser, is an
exceedingly attractive one. It was built some nine years ago, and is
a 2 story structure, centered on two 50 foot lots having ample and
spacious grounds on all sides.
TRANSCRIBED OCTOBER 29, 2001 BY PATTI MCDONALD
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