New-York tribune., 1900-05-03
ALBERT TILT DEAD.
PRESIDENT OF SILK ASSOCIATION OF
AMERICA PASSES AWAY AT
HIS HOME

The silk Industry Of this country lost ore a., 90
most prominent men when Albert TIL. president -
the SILK Association OF America died yesterday AZ
h!s home. No. . East SiXty-seveuth-st IN this
city. from complication OF diseases which haa
afflicted him for some time. lie was afry-n'ra
Years old He was the head OF the Phernfx SfrS
Manufacturing Company. and an acknowIedgci
!'ader among the men who have made the six
Industry Of America surprise 20 foreign mann
facturers while rejecting credit upon American m
genui,y, steadfastness enterprise and skill Albert
Tilt was the son of benjamin r. TIT a ski,s,i
Workman In silk at Coventry. England who sixty
five years ago came To this country as a pioneer
IN that industry. and IN spite OF many diffrultiss
founded the Phoenix Mauufacturin, t.1runauv A,
his dea IN. In 1873. HIS son succeeded him In tss
firm and soon showed himself 20 be a man os
large ideas and resourcefUness SuppIementlnx
the practical knowledge he had gained IN 49,
tricts Of Eur pc and Japan. Mr. Ttt h.tad himself
for that place among his fellow manurl lrtlrer. q,
which they elevated him
Mr. Tilt married in 1874 daughter % tse In,s
William ~ Rayuor. % this city. She is s,lI iiy-
ing Their children are Estsua wife 80 Frsak
~. SIaihs Actr LAWYER ~ This city. benjamin H
sity last year, Albert Tlit Jr ard William Nasss-
sfr, I,ts -, l %. a''nlnanf t,-
anu anu tner friends il" bad been t1r many years
Der of the Metropolitan cub TIRE Riding ans u-ig-
ing ''je ne army and Nsyy club The Repu5-
N"w-Nork Athet- CLUB and the HtrntIf1u l-tah ~
H n
central club aud president of thr Inkr Haurt-
cong club 80 Arlington y o. where ra rsH = 'frs
property and deliEutfIl -ummsr ham- ST. wt
was liberal patron % tfhlrf. sport in every fr-rn
ana mad hur - able % drisirr ruI .rIIfr Earsfs
lie had been director o. th. SIX As--l-tst.u q
America Stnr. tt- orst tnIGttlau tu ls,- aHI E,
tlo-eV related tp TNarT progressive movement hafh
in the National A.fsritti1n aui n t1s I..s, a~sa-
citation az Paterson. n D.. where he It.i uata
about eleven Years $3.50 lu i,,s Mr Ttt Nas
elected Ni-c- president 30 emo l4ao..i1fI.H. and
after th" death 90 irltou Eirhtrd-aa is warra
lNN Mf Itit WtH unanimously chosen nrasI1eut
New llte and visor wrf~ infused into 1I derert.
hts Initiative
Franklin Allen -~rrrfart nf fGe SfIa Aasr-ts-
Won. saws Mr Iiit noted iu tht hts. .utes usr'd
as e man of quick Gudgusrut pr trupt a.f reso.af~
decision tits word once EitVu. hfs tHFne.ftrs and
"mpioNrs could depend upon uim. fts rnH.I g.
here 90 AN announced toiIrH even though Huf.tf-
entity % worked temporarily against tis in@
tvfy~ts A. e WH uuisttuTr hr aHftr rf.rfafng
and courageous. Ht H merchant hr u.fa rfntnenty
~urcrssful AS an employer nr rrgrrleI 20
couSiderat" and Just as "a friend hr was ushF
esteemed Tn NJ ItltH mind fNr H"frIt i--.1l
that good paN gives tu .ht Wurksf tn interest and
pride Tn his product ANS the ulNu4Erfe .f hIa uia
always cuuHdeuflV counted Itsu rsf-fa. rfrrnf a
factor of success iu Nj Ti'ts rrt-rrrtsss ls-
cause 81 hts fairness with bis enlp.n,ss tH1 hif
entire wtlhngne~s % pay s- high Vases tnt
one. he sNprr.cuccd only tw' ilhur ffosnlra ir 30
various mills az Paterson D. ans tHeufesn
and futtsvtiie. Penn. ana thnsr were fWrutt tfif
years apart ami 90 short .'rifIftru k@la=
from these char tctrrtstlcs employer hH pef.
sonally was genital man 20 generous h.tnffs al
Instincts, au~ble iu dcmesuur and easily ac-rssios
20 every
The funeral win be- hell 40 the home af s.
Tomorrow The burial viii hr 40 th- rnrycnirnee
OF the family