In the store's early days, customers would often trade eggs for groceries. Later, he expanded his store and included a post office. In the 1880s the nearby railroad changed from narrow to standard gauge, lowering shipping costs thereby making local timber product sales increase.
During the store's early stages, customers commonly exchanged eggs for goods. Subsequently, he broadened his business by adding a post office. Around the 1880s, the neighboring railroad changed from narrow to standard gauge, which decreased transportation costs and enhanced the sale of local timber products.