vin ists . ▁T app an ▁moved ▁to ▁Boston ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 7 ▁he ▁established ▁a ▁dry ▁goods ▁business ▁in ▁Port land , ▁Maine . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁death , ▁Arthur ▁was ▁described ▁thus ▁by ▁his ▁friend ▁and ▁educational ▁collabor ator ▁The odore ▁D w ight ▁W eld , ▁who ▁called ▁him ▁one ▁of ▁human ity ' s ▁" gre at ▁benef act ors ": ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 6 , ▁a ▁year ▁after ▁the ▁Er ie ▁Canal ▁was ▁completed , ▁Arthur ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁Lewis ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁the ▁new ▁national ▁center ▁of ▁business ▁and ▁ret ail ▁trade , ▁where ▁they ▁established ▁a ▁sil k ▁importing ▁business . ▁With ▁Samuel ▁Mor se , ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 7 ▁the ▁brothers ▁founded ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Journal ▁of ▁Com merce . ▁ ▁Arthur ▁and ▁Lewis ▁T app an ▁were ▁successful ▁business men , ▁but ▁commerce ▁was ▁never ▁their ▁for em ost ▁interest . ▁They ▁viewed ▁making ▁money ▁as ▁less ▁important ▁than ▁saving ▁sou ls . ▁They ▁made ▁the ▁Journal ▁of ▁Com merce ▁a ▁publication ▁free ▁of ▁" imm oral ▁advert is ements ." ▁Arthur ▁T app an ' s ▁summer ▁home ▁in ▁New ▁H aven , ▁Connecticut , ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁a ▁mob ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁( al ong ▁with ▁a ▁black ▁hotel ▁and ▁a ▁black ▁home ) ▁after ▁his ▁support ▁for ▁a ▁surprising ly ▁un pop ular ▁( New ▁H aven ▁Ex c itement