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i * ;YC y-T W" Kocoidj^ tnii Organization. aie only mad to be Beaten r MANAGERS MEETING NUMBER ;$$T T* The Chameleon Published once a month at 601 Canal Road, Cleveland, Ohio, for the interest and benefit of The Sherwin-Williams Company's loyal staff. Address all communications to Fred W. Schill, Editor. VOLUME XVII NUMBER 3 Expansion and Progress are Key-Notes of 1914 Managers' Meeting UST what a "Sherwin- banquet, but in his complete mas J Williams Managers' Meeting" tery of detail which enables him' to means is something that we carry out an intricate convention are inclined to overlook in its program in a manner that makes broadest sense of significance, bei t look simple and easy to one who cause we are so accustomed meetings of this kind that we are topossibly does not understand all of the preliminary investigation and apt to get too close to them to see study necessary in collecting the their greatest good. For this rea various facts and figures to be pre son I have asked our Editor to let sented at one of these meetings. me write a little introduction to this Managers' Meeting number of The decorations this year were The Chameleon, because on account given more time and thought than of my having been an outsider for has been customary prior to man some three years, I believe the agers' meetings in the past. The meeting gave me an impression that decorative scheme this year was will not leave in a hurry. About carried out with a background for the only word that fully describes the speakers' table of a 24-sheet the meeting which closed on April Government poster, which was con 11th is "Wonderful." verted by the brush of an artist The writer has had the privilege of being present at a number of meetings in other organizations, and can say with some degree of experience that this Company of ours has mastered a plan of holding meetings and conventions that is second to none. This can be at tributed no doubt in a large meas ure to the qualities of leadership to be found in our executive officers, into a Forward Again Campaign poster, reading across the top: ``Leadership--The Test is Pro gress." Over at the right in bold letters were the words: "We're on Our Way." There were two Coverthe-Earth designs on the poster, and the artist very cleverly placed our Forward Again banners on the standards of the cavalry men in the picture. chiefly our President, Mr. Walter At the right of this great poster H. Cottingham. In him we must were banked up a number of palms. recognize a true leader, not only in The speakers' table was decorated the big things of a convention or a with a flag draped over it. The l ? SUP 0524 2 1 yy His Chameleon y rijr suitable explanations were made, explaining just what the Manu facturing Department were doing to correct these troubles. On Thursday morning Mr. Hain again opened the meeting and gave a general outline of the Manu facturing Department organiza tion, explaining what had been done in the way of improvement during the past year, stating that at the present time thirty-six ex perts were in our laboratories, as follows: 13 in the Paint Testing Labora tories at Cleveland. 8 in the Varnish Testing Labora tories at Cleveland. 3 in the Chemical Laboratories. 3 at Newark. 9 at Chicago. He said that during the past year we have organized a Research De partment, whose special duties it is to develop new and original ideas. Also that a Railway Department laboratory had been established with Mr. M. L. Sims as its head, and this department is devoting its entire time to railway goods. Mr. Hain, in closing, stated that we were constantly working to make each factory independent, self-sustaining units, by placing them in the position to give service to the districts served by them without the necessity of losing time by referring matters to Cleveland. During Mr. Hain's session, the fol lowing heads of Departments were called on for brief talks: Mr. P. D. George, General Super intendent of Varnish Manufactur ing; Mr. T. F. Creager, Superin tendent of Cleveland Paint Labora tories; Mr. J. Sterling, Superin tendent of Auto and Carriage Lab oratories; Mr. E. C. Holton, Chief Chemist; Mr. W. J. Lawson, Superintendent Newark Factory; Mr. R. V. Brown, General Super intendent of Chicago Factory; Mr. F. R. Bigelow, Superintendent Paint .Manufacturing, Chicago; Mr. G. A. Goodell, Superintendent Dry Color Manufacturing, Chicago; Mr. W. R. Sieplein, Superintendent of Factory Costs. Our Auxiliaries in Better Shape than Ever Mr. G. A. Martin Urges Pushing of White Lead R.GEORGE A. MARTIN, in which he found M the Head of our Auxil them. He im iaries Department, was pressed the Man given a "big hand" and gavaegehris with the im usual splendid talk, which alwpoarytasnce of urging seems to come "right from the the men to go after heart." more business. Mr. Martin despaired of the fact "We have the right that our White Lead business was product and we not better. He told of his recent want the b u si- trip to the mines out in New Mex n e s s," said Mr. ico, and of the splendid condition Martin. 17 XUq i Chameleon f ggt>- f Suggestion Blank Winners E WERE pleasantly sur announcing the following winners Wprised this year by the in each District: number of good suggestion Central District blanks that were returned to us by 1st Prize....................... the majority of the Managers and 2nd Prize....................... Representatives, showing conclu sively that a good deal of thought was spent in the preparation of Western District 1st Prize....................... . ,.W, F. Gallirurer 2nd Prize....................... Mississippi Valley District them. The Committee read over every blank, and the best extracts were held out and read at the Man agers' Meeting. Next year we plan 1st Prize........................ 2nd Prize........................ Southwestern District 1st Prize....................... 2nd Prize........................ to send them out earlier, so you may Texas District have plenty of time to go over them and jot down your suggestions as you meet them on your territory. The Committee want to thank each 1st Prize....................... 2nd Prize........................ Atlantic Coast District 1st Prize........................ ... G. S. Spettieue 2nd Prize........................ and every man who returned his Pacific Coast District suggestions, and take pleasure in 1st Prize........................ 2nd Prize........................ Old Dutch Lead Competition E congratulate the winners New Orleans Sales Division Wfor their success in the Old 1st Prize.............................. R. P. Bennett 2nd Prize...............................G, O. Menefee Dutch Lead Competition, which extended over a perioKdansoafs City Sales Division three months, January 1st to April 1st 2nd Prize.....................................W, S. Ham Prize................................. W. R. Oliver 1st. The first prize was $50, the second $25. The successful repre sentatives follow: Omaha Sales Division 1st Prize.......................................C. I. Berg 2nd Prize................................. F. C. Steele Cleveland Sales Division 1st Prize.,..................... ............E. L. Hess 2nd Prize......................... . . ..E. P. Hobson Dallas Sales Division 1st Prize....................... 2nd Prize....................... Cincinnati Sales Division 1st Prize......................... 2nd Prize......................... ............J. C. Titzel Newark Sales Division 1st Prize...................... ............F. S. Brady 2nd Prize....................... Chicago Sales Division 1st Prize......................... 2nd Prize......................... ..........H. O. Allen Philadelphia Sales Division 1st Prize.........................w. H. Jarden, Jr. 2nd Prize....................... Minneapolis Sales Division 1st Prize........................ .. . ,P. H, O'Neill 2nd Prize........................ Savannah Sales Division 1st Prize....................... 2nd Prize...................... ............A. D. Kiser St. Louis Sales Division 1st Prize......................... ........R. J. Tooker 2nd Prize........................ ........H, W. Nessel Boston Sales Division 1st Prize...................... 2nd Prize...................... 39 SUP 0524 2-4