Adolph was a second generation partner and principal of Weil Brothers Cotton, Inc. Rossie was the daughter of a bookstore owner from Boston.
It is reputed as having been a rendezvous point of Longfellow, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Thoreau.
The two brothers were made to start as "squidges;" essentially janitors for the sample room.
A large amount of loose cotton makes its way to the floor and must be cleaned sometimes several times in a day.
He has worked with the United States Congress and the U.S. Department of Agriculture in developing legislation and cotton policy.
In 1994, he was named co-"Citizen of the Year" by the Montgomery Advertiser alongside his brother.