234                    THE   OLD  MERCH.iJVTS

meetings, and, next year, took a large drug store on the
other side of Fulton street. No. 214. There he com¬
menced raising up for thirty years or more, and he made
his ninety-seven dollar store worth $20,000. It is now
carried on by his successors.

Mr. Minor bought the Tabernacle a few years ago,
and sold it out for mercantile purposes, clearing $80,000.
A most worthy man is Israel Minor. He has not for¬
gotten the place of his birth, but has erected there a mag¬
nificent country house. It is needless to add that he
was one of the Arthur Tappan crowd.

Early in 1880, the southern people made a move¬
ment In reference to the Tappans. The pledge was
quite natural that no person should, directly or indirect¬
ly, have any dealings with the firm of Arthur Tappan
&. Co.; that was before the riots broke out. It was
the beginning of the end of the great success of the
concern.

After the riots the Tappans broke up house-keeping.
Lewis went to Mr. Woods, No. 21 Broadway, to
board. Edwards, then a bachelor, was already board¬
ing there.

Arthur Tappan & Co. had very stringent rules In
reference to time. Every clerk had to be on hand be¬
fore half-past seven o'clock in summer and eight In win¬
ter ; and during the business season all the clerks re¬
mained until the store closed at night. The goods were
packed at night.

There was a book kept of the names of all the clerks
and each clerk reported the time of arrival in the morn¬
ing.

Before commencing the duties of the day, all the
bosses and clerks assembled in a large room up stairs,
where prayers were offered up.    The benediction was.