After receiving his education in the public schools, William W. Foulkrod connected himself, on January 1, 1863, with the firm of Mustin & Bennett in order to learn the wholesale hosiery, glove and notion business. Mr. Foulkrod remained with that house during its different business changes, and, January 1, 1879, the firm of Thomas J. Mustin & Company was formed to succeed what was at that time John Mustin & Son, they having in turn succeeded Mustin & Bennett. Mr. Foulkrod became a member of the firm of Thomas J. Mustin & Company, and from that time on took an energetic part in the management. In April, 1887, when the firm sold their entire business to John Wanamaker, it was consolidated with his whole sale business, and from that time until the formation of the firm of Hood, Foulkrod & Company, in July, 1890, Mr. Foulkrod was connected with Mr. Wanamaker in his wholesale business. From July 1, 1890, when Mr. Foulkrod became a member of the present firm, he has devoted himself to the management of its large and constantly increasing business, which is one of the most extensive in wholesale dry-goods in the country, the firm employing in the neighborhood of one hundred and fifty traveling men and three hundred and fifty local clerks. The firm is represented in every part of the country and also has offices in Europe.


Source: Prominent and Progressive Pennsylvanians of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. I.
The Record Publishing Co. (Philadelphia, PA : 1898), pp. 218-221)
Available online at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~foulkrod/William%20Walker%20Foulkrod.htm

Note:  firm of "Mustin and Bennett" seems to be run by John Mustin Jr. and his brother-in-law Edward Andrew Bennett. See Family Tree

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