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) I mam w me c h j &ig o p u b s 0&sag plant has grom mormously rm the original little Gaiuaet 'Feint faefessy Bank in 1838 the Pullman Car Gsagrnj offered to. saU this plant to Shcrida*illiaas# Stay felt that paint presketiea was senwahai beysad ihm and tkey would b* better off to depend upon a good paint mam factor*#, f,l& 3harria?Hilllsas bought .this little plant, prases* building. Ho# 18, built by the. FuUaan Companyfor Karnfasteing their railway painty - fhe qdipKmt. included 1 stone mill, 12 small, im Bills for coach eolarsj els a ;dsg: crasher, a polYariBer, sfid 2 stem, sills for making freight ear prints# - Hr# George 1* Herrin s ea^loyed in 1890 as svperintesriocta ' the fsetcEy rteff ms ms1 doses es * . t PXCtOBE HQ. 1 1/ i (Caluast Feint Co*) the Chicago pleat today oempies orer 300 acres, !& fesdldiBgs, 1,309,000 square'feet of floor spas* and aspliyss about 2*500 people# It produces paint, weanxisbee, lackers, synthetic resins, dry and dispersed edlers, eheaieal product, turpentine# specialties, and ris-casss# Huy nee aad * ertgSnal products: m&.nwrifactuzlng processes hrilfcbsafis cterolcped using the most modem eqsdjHSent#.' PICEJSE SO# g Crir . plane phot} la 1855 the old Gdnsst factory equipment ass reamed and replaced with 12 30*indi standard S* liquid paint mills, misers, end. thinning tasks* the chief products'' were SWF, Hear enamel, roof prints# FIGTUEE K03 Sa 3503 offiee and warehouse buildings, nor Bo# 13 and Ro# 15, ware erect ed# Zbe Chicago city office and warehouse wore consolidated with th factory at Besaiagtm* the Western Eegion office has since been sored to the. city at 300. West lake Street picttms m v Ja 1533 the Dry Osier end InseefcidLde Departments were installed, consolidat ing the manufacture of these produets in Chicago, no buildings Ho# 310-llU# Is 1536 insestlcMs seamfseturw was all transferred to Bound Brook# there hare besa'weay to the Dry Color Department including in 152? the iMimficture est dispersed colors# (Consult Hr# Body for further data aa dry color and disilprMdl'color prodacriLcoi *ni^ etpiipment, ,rw^ inolude pictures of present ' F1CTOES HO# 5 & White Deed Departs** tiring the Dutch Process was established is 1510, buildings ! 200-220# i Quick presses pleat eonrediBg lead is cylinders was added is 1521# A old Butch Proses was dleceattaoed id 15li3# . Is 1$# became of' the deslin is finite lead as a print pigment^ the manufacture ef whit* lead was ddsceatlmed* . . FICXSJHS SO# 6 N12535 0007-SWP-000006906 -2- This bailing He. 200 is bo w a Tust! daperment for the manufacture of aaB8Blff:' ' (Consult Hr* Gnsa for details of CKjpipaeoiji, productive cam- city*, end photograph.) At the beginning of tfc w with Germany in 1321* it was ho longer possible .to procter* iateraediatea for dry color manufacture from Germany. '.It was decided.to msznfaeture such product# for ouraestr*. the first attempt vaa to smk bet*. naphtha!* Tam work mtorsUy fell to the Bey Odor Cepartaent* loti it wee eosmfbuad that the problem was store ccoplieated than, could be : handled by them* so ft raw Quralcal Product Department was started. Br* Hey* & Swiss sho had some erporieace ia nanufacturing intermediate. in ' Germany* Wra# engaged! also several ehenists of many nationalities; were employed. : the Chief products wars beta aephthol* pareMtrsmli% H.H.P.T.* end ay ether. Because It mm impossible to procure any of these items . Ana Gensesy every effort was made to get into produstlea' tpld&y. Sp#4 ms iaie ksy note As the manufacture of M.H.P.T* started*/onir of the first baiehegeapledsd end destroyed 'the building. However* in & comparatively hart .tiis#'1,the.processes were simplified, sad the Ghmsical Products plant bag to opawti fruits esaesthly Dr. Tan Stone mi tfyett Hiller were the 24ctiieer|^ pic t o h e so* 8 Consult Mr leabsssy for details regarding dLbathyl ghth&t and phthalig anhydride* - PICICBE HO. 9 fh* Tlw' Can B^maHbsant was traneferred from Cleveland to Chicago in 1520. 2he present annual Capacity is * . (Consult Mr. Boy for furthss 'data regarding present capacity df the plant and for details in eesnection, witil mannfmctsve of black iron and lithographed cans.) Bonding , 23 was erected in' 19ZL to provide additional equipment for the' wsmfaeture of high-quality enamels and ether liquid paints She equipment was 35'-tandMii mills* h Seller mills. 38 mixers* and 38 thinning tanks* The daily eapsedty mas 4*090 gallons* (Consult Mr# Gram for the up-to-date details-sa this d^artaemt.) s . PICTUBB NO. 21 \ About 1920 heisey dnmaS had devsleped for quick-drying finishes- for antsasbilae* The dsereslBOus type of finish then need was too aloe and greatly retarded the predmetiao. of antamolAleffl* JUtreotOlalose lacquer were de veloped and reload finishing time to a few hours* S* began lasqper aaarn. faetnre. in boildisgs No* 53H&b .in 1922* Br* Fen Stem was in charge and Fred long and; Carl Bedsrt ware then employed. Many iiaSuatsdal product lacquers are new raid under the name 0F5SX* (Consult Hb. hang sod Bsdari far further data*,) 0007-SWP-000006907 -> pm searte laboratory was established is 1935 as the tcp Hoc? of building So* 531 to easslidate research sad dsvelcpwit of paint, ensael, sad 'tfahidiiie fsaasalsii fa? Sheridm^illimas and the Affiliated Corspaaies* (Consult Tan ho for further date: end particular Bsntioa of Weatharated S&JB*) ' . ;, J PICTURE HO. 13 \S la 1938 a synthetic resin Tarnish plant was installed fca? the manufacture of alltyd, phenolic, and stellar vxmiaheffi which were rapidly replacing the old natural-resin varnishes* (Consult Hr. Schneider for. possible additional fete on the current larg kettle equipment) y PICTURES BO. l n4 35 S4f .wu a lidw is the development of water eranlsiosT paints and in 191*1 eougslete equipment was installed for the iwmfeeture of Kea-Toae in building Vo* 18* Motional equipsent for making Super leo-Tm# was - added in this building, la-1$$# (Consult It?* Oram for picture and details*} PICTURE HO. 16 Is 19ol a am wrAeuse building Vo* 'S8 wc erected, floor space 215,003 square feet, 5 acres* It provided space for stock of the wide variety of products sold* a eqaipmaat i* very modern* (Consist lfr* Caller tear, further date*} '-/r PICTURES BO. 17 and 18 In U%1 an additional Chemical Products building Ho* 53 was erected to produce sany Stoss required fa? military use* This included -may special chemicals See aspleslve, sulfa, and . other drugs, and other special chea- icals* (.Consult Hr* Heubury for further date and pictures*) PICTURE BO. 15 In X^isS a turn power plant was erected to provide steam and caressed air beyrad the electrical power procured fro outside sources* Equipped with nest modem bailers. air ooEgsressors, aiudliary machinery, ccfi* and ash.-' handling devices**. (Procure satiefacteoy picture showing at least one interior of. the power house, probably tee bailor roes*) FXCTUBES HO, 20 and 21 1950 2b dd pener Blent Building HO* 90 is now devoted to modem varnish storage task# PICTUIB HOi 22 The Chicago staff need relasstim to off-set tee strain of a busy day* Many activities orv this purpose* Kept important is earner baseball* Reproduce fern picture page lk Hay, 19h? HORLD, cr possibly j o b have a photograph in tee Chicago files* PICTURE BO. 23 0007-SWP-000006908 '/ PICTURES' fa* CfHGftGD STOffi Picture Ho* 3 Picture Ho* 6 Being un&fcle to locate'this* I suggent 70: have a local printer do the best he. con to duplicate the detail shean ia the Chicago story in the enclosed Kay, l$h7 KOLB. Original not orailablfi* ' Duplicate iron picture Sa worn) of 1910 White lead* Picture Ho* 8 Unable to locate original 152ii-l8 Cheaical Products Dept* picture* Buplieste as null ss possible ftom WCBLD picture* Picture Ho* 9 Consult It?* Newbury for pictures of currant Cheaical Products eqc&paent* Picture Ho* 35 Consult Hr* Schneider for current pictures of . vaisidi kettles* Picture Ho* 16 Consult Hr* Gran for possible picture shewing current Sen-Tone and, Super Ken-Tone eqidjxamt* 0007-SWP-000006909