The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-19
Business IL Expa nded.

When he had established himself there
he and his brother. George <. Ward.
formed the Arm OF ". Il. Ward q Co.
which later became the Ward-Mackey
Company. Then the two young men
found they must have more capita to
develop their rapidly growing business.
Mr.. Wards idea ~ producing and de-
l~ivering u~nhandled and absolutely clean
bread took hold of the popular mind and
soon Tip Top Bread. judiciously adver-
Used. was known everywhere. Great
bakeries were established in Cleveland.
Boston. Providence and Chicago. and
when Mr.. Ward decided tn serve bread
to Greater New York about 1--WE years
ago his ovens were turning GU, s5.0OO.-
900 loayes a year.
To serve the people OF Greater New
York Mr.. Ward and his brother, who
continued TO be associated with him. set
up a large plant in The Bronx and
another in Brooklyn. Mr.. Ward was
much interested in welfare work for his
employees and his bakeries were models
In respect OF the care taken to make
each employee feel that he had a per-
sonal interest In the establishment.
There are fourteen of the Ward bakeries.
one each in Baltimore. Boston. Newark.
n. j.. Providence. X. ]. two in New
York. o u in Chicago and two each in
Cleveland and P1ttsburg.
Mr.. Ward Is survived by his wife and
their nine children. Mrs. Ward was Miss
Mary &. Breining OF pittsburg and they
were married in 1876. Their children
are Charles A. who il IN automobile
ma nufacturer Howard Il. and william
T.. who are with the bread company in
Buffalo and Rochester respectively. and
Robert :. Ward. The daughters are
Miss k;stella ward, Mrs. william e.
Evans Of New Rochelle. Mrs. Martha
llIndman of Williamsburg. Pa, who was
married only two weeks ago and the
Misses Cathr.ne and Louise.
Ills Entry Into Baseball.
II was in December, 1913. tina Mr..
Ward first became interested In the
Federal Baseball League. James A. Gil
more, president OF the independents, mad
gone to Toronto to promote "A club In
that city. There he met Mr.. Ward and
Interested him In the Federal cause. Mr..
Ward Immediately placed his resources
at the command OF his new colleagues.
He leased Washington Park. the old
home of the Brooklyn National League
club, tore down the stands and fences
and IN record time provided a modern
steel and concrete ediice for the Tip
Tops.
He Joined the Federal League with
the distinct understanding that his club
should not play Sunday baseball. Though
his religious scruple seriously interfereI
with the financial interests OF the league
as IA whole. and his own club In partic-
ular. he s~teadfastly refused to sacrifice
his principle.
Mr.. ward Joined the Federal League
at a time when his financial power was
OF the greatest assistance. Without his
aid IL is doubtful II the Independents
could have survived the winter. Through
him. eventually, other financial interests
were attracted, notably Harry Sinclair
OF the Newark club.
As Vice-p!esldent Of the Federal League
Mr.. ward insisted that the great and
small. OF the organization should stand
or fan together, 1t is said that certain
OF his associates werc ready to make
peace by buying into organized baseball
clubs, but that Mr., Ward insisted upon
full protection for the operators OF the
struggling clubs, who would in that case
hav been left out in the cold.