Married Elizabeth Carlston , June 25 , 1894 Married Maude Lena Southwell , April 9 , 1899 With a wife and three children to support , Nash was persuaded by a group of Chicago clothing salesmen to join their crew , and it soon became apparent that he made a better salesman than preacher . In 1909 , he moved his family to Columbus , Ohio , and began manufacturing men 's clothing to sell direct to the consumer . By 1913 , Nash had a dozen outside salesmen in his employ , and had begun to show a profit , when the Great Flood of 1913 all but ruined him financially . He found security for a seven hundred dollar note he owed the bank , and obtained permission from his creditors to move his inventory
Great Flood of 1913
Great Flood of 1913
Arthur Nash (businessman)