May 26, 2026
Tag: Huyler Foundation
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Huyler’s Candy Company Postcards
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John Huyler loved candy. He made candy and he sold candy. He was a quiet man when it came to personal affairs. He spoke little of his accomplishments and even less about his vast fortune, there was no doubt that he was a savvy and shrewd businessman who used his business skills and his work…
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February 16, 2022 3 Comments
By age 17, John Lewis Childs had a well-planned and nearly perfected career path doing business as no one had done before. He sold seeds through a catalog. It made him one of America’s richest men. The post office in his small Long Island community grew so fast due to the volume of mail he received, they compared it to Boston and Baltimore.