5/15/2023 0 Comments Empire Of The Ants by Lindsay WestHaving seen the success of friends and co-workers that left the same employer, and found success in other cities, they decided to come to Rochester to open their own business. As a large wholesale and jobbing house, Hogg, Brown & Thompson encouraged, and even financed, talented employees who sought to move away from Boston to establish retail stores, so that these new stores could become customers, thereby increasing its sales. Lindsay and John Curr ), met while employed at Hogg, Brown & Thompson of Boston. Sibley ) and two originally from Scotland (Alexander M. All three of these men, one a native New Englander (Rufus A. That the store that bore their names grew into the largest department store between New York and Chicago can't help but be a testimonial to the hard work and management skills of its founders. Three young men ventured west from Boston to Rochester, New York in 1868, and founded the Sibley, Landsay & Curr Co.
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