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WANAMAKER, John, merchant, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1838. He was educated in the common schools, and engaged early in business. In 1861 he established a clothing-house, to which he afterward added other branches of business, and he now has one of the largest retail stores in the United States. In 1887 Mr. Wanamaker adopted the system of co-operation in his store, and during the first year of its operation over $100,000 was paid to employe in excess of salaries. He has also organized a savings-bank for employes, a building association, classes for instruction, and a library. In 1858 he began a Sunday-school in southwest Philadelphia, out of which has grown Bethany Presbyterian church, and he was one of the founders of the Christian commission, and president of the Young men's Christian association of Philadelphia in 1870-'83. Mr. Wanamaker was chairman of the bureau of revenue and of the press committee, which rendered efficient service in aid of the Centennial exposition in Philadelphia in 1876.
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