Spaulding first entered the business world with a group of men who wanted to start a grocery business. The business soon went broke. The other him five years to pay them. but he paid off every penny
Spaulding had shown that he was a good worker. And he had shown that he was homest. John merrick wished to start am insurance company. dr. A. M. Moore, spaulding's uncle, wanted to join Merrick in the project. but both Merrick and Moore were busy men. so they asked young Spaulding to run the firm for them. His uncle gave him a room to work in.