Biographical Sketch of Dan. H. Herman, Greene County, Missouri, Springfield >From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western Historical Company, 1883. ********************************************************************** Dan. H. Herman and Brother. These enterprising gentlemen, who are the leading spirits in the Herman clothing and tailoring house of Spring- field, are both sons of Henry and Hannah Herman, and were born in the State of New York. D. H. Herman, the senior member and general manager is a native of the city of Syracuse, born June 2nd, 1857 and received his education partly in his birthplace and partly in Rochester, of the same State. He came to Springfield in 1880, and went into the clothing business, as D. H. Herman's one price clothing house. The firm name was changed, however, as above, when they opened the other establishment on the southeast corner of the public square and South street. Both houses are under the same general management, but the one on Boonville street is under the especial direction of Mr. Charles Herman. The south-side house has three floors, devoted to the respective departments of cloth- ing and furnishing goods on the first floor, cutting and piece goods department on the second floor, and manufacturing department on the third floor. The entire building is elegantly and attractively fitted up, with all the novelties in the way of modern conveniences for the display and sale of goods. As a tailoring establishment, this house is doing an immense business, and the solicitors for orders of elegant suits made by this house have done business far and near, and even have taken and filled orders for five suits in the city of St. Louis itself. They work a large force of operatives in the way of clerks, book- keepers, cash-boys, tailors and janitors, and no establishment anywhere can boast of a more attentive and respectful corps of salesmen than this one. It may be said in justice to Mr. Dan Herman, that he was the first to introduce and establish the one price system in the Southwest. They had their grand opening in March, 1883, of the newer and larger branch of the concern, and hundreds of people visited the building, de- lighted by the display and by the elegant music for which Mr. Herman had provided, with a cornet band outside and an orchestra of skilled musicians inside the house. Springfield may well congratulate herself on the acquisition of these live young gentlemen to the ranks of her already wide awake business men. Young, energetic, liberal advertisers and pushing their success on a grand scale is already assured. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny Harrell ====================================================================