While those sales are only a part of his sporting goods business, he said, it has made a difference.

He immediately began operating a dry goods business which continued until 1840.

In addition to singing, Jones and her sisters have a general goods business.

Once there they opened a dry goods business on the courthouse square.

Eight years later Crow started his own dry goods business.

He worked as a salesman for a dry goods business in Chicago from 1880 to 1888.

He was in the dry goods business from about 1836 to 1853.

On his return, he entered the family dry goods business, taking over its operation around 1870.

"Have you ever had any experience in the wholesale dry goods business?"

He ultimately sold the sporting goods business to his partner.