History of American textiles : with kindred and auxiliary industries (illustrated) . nd had been purchased and a storeerected. In 1870 there was added to thisproperty an L fronting on Mercer street andconnecting with the main building. William Sloane died in May, 1 879, widelymourned. During his life he had takena live interest in civic affairs, philanthropies,charities and his church, the Fifth Avenue 282 HISTORY OF AMERICAN TEXTILES. Presbyterian, of which he was an public bequests were generous and•wisely applied. He never joined a was his hobby, and he was one of thefirs
History of American textiles : with kindred and auxiliary industries (illustrated) . nd had been purchased and a storeerected. In 1870 there was added to thisproperty an L fronting on Mercer street andconnecting with the main building. William Sloane died in May, 1 879, widelymourned. During his life he had takena live interest in civic affairs, philanthropies,charities and his church, the Fifth Avenue 282 HISTORY OF AMERICAN TEXTILES. Presbyterian, of which he was an public bequests were generous and•wisely applied. He never joined a was his hobby, and he was one of thefirst patrons of the Metropolitan Museum. With the passing of this veteran of thecarpet business in America his four sonstook their places at the helm, John becom- of his own business, he was a director ofthe Northern Pacific Railway and vice-presi-dent of the New York City Chamber of Com-merce. He was an ardent Republican anda warm personal friend of President Mc-Kinley. He had influential connectionsabroad as well as at home and crossed theocean 100 times, mostly on business. The. Building at 245 Broad^vay, New York City, ing the senior partner, and upon the incor-poration of the new^ company in 1891 itspresident. In 1 882, the grow^th of the retail, as w^ellas the wholesale departments, and the in-creased importations of Oriental rugs hadmade larger show rooms imperative, and abuilding was erected at Nineteenth streetand Broadway, with an L on Eighteenthstreet. This building remained the home ofthe firm until April, 1912. John Sloane remained president of W. &J. Sloane until his death in 1905. Outside in whih William Sloane commenced Business honorary degree of M. A. was conferredupon him by Yale University in 1889. The 1912 move of W. & J. Sloane wasto the present location. It had been thesite of the Windsor Hotel, which was de-stroyed by fire. Taking a business so farnorth was regarded by some as a step notwithout possibilities of disaster; but theSloane brothers confidently
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