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.
In the store's early days, customers frequently traded eggs for groceries. Later, he expanded his store to include a post office. Around the 1880s, the nearby railroad changed from narrow to standard gauge, which lowered transportation costs and boosted local timber product sales.