One thing leads to another.In a nutshell, that old adage describes how Adkins Sanitation Ltd. in Fremont, Ohio, went from a one-truck outfit to a multi-service company — not to mention persevering long enough to become a fourth-generation, family-owned business that’s still going strong after more than 50 years.“In this industry, you start one thing and it tends to lead to another,” says John Adkins, who owns the business along with his father, Jim. “It all kind of snowballs.”When Jim Adkins started the septic pumping business in 1957, he had no notions about dramatic growth. After being laid off from














