 Those inventions proved popular, and by 1927, Maytag was producing more than twice the number of washers of its nearest competitor. The company's growth doubled for five consecutive years. To help support Newton, Maytag donated a 40-acre park and swimming pool. He built and donated the Maytag Hotel and also built hundreds of homes for his workers, selling them on easy terms. F.L. Maytag died of a heart ailment in 1937.