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A MESSAGE FROM THE MANAGEMENT A BAKELITE INVENTORY & At the turn of each year a company, as you know, takes inventory of its goods, and chattels, reviews the past year's operations and lays its plans for the future. ' Likewise, many individuals take inventory of their preceding accomplishments and failures and resolve to overcome the latter. .- Since this is a New Year's message, why not apply that same reasoning and per formance to ourselves with relation to our activity in the company in that "bi; family'' spirit which has been so ably emphasized by our associates in precedinp :i & messages? ' Someone has stated that a company is made up of Men, Money and Management. Personally, I would place money last, for given men and competent management, you can usually obtain money to start and make it when you get under way. Well, what is Management? In the broad sense, nothing more or less than the ability to direct and control thinking and action, whether it be our own or that of others; therefore, I like to consider that each and every one of us to some degree hi manager whose ability to manage his particular job has a direct bearing upon the el- fare of every other individual in the organization. _ Now let us take an inventory down through the years of Bakelite's existence: 1909--Cne man already renowned for his scientific accomplishments, with a nt* vision before him--Dr. Baekeland. , 1911--A start in a small plant with 20 men on the payroll, making an avenpt of 22 cents an hour, producing 8 products for sale. 1924--A consolidated Corporation with J00 people on the payroll, paying r average wage rate of 46 cents an hour with group insurance added, producing 210 products for sale. 1929--A Corporation outgrowing its manufacturing plants with 7JO people or the payroll, paying an average wage rate of 49 cents an hour with group insurance, V. producing 340 products for sale. 1917--A Corporation with a fine new plant and 1119 people on its payroll, pay ing an average wage rate: of 54 cents an hour with insurance, vacations with pay anf profit-sharing added, producing 610 products for sale. r'"' 1961--An enterprise consisting of ? plants employing ? people, paying a wap 7i , rate of ? cents an hour with ??? added, making ???? products for sale. I*v They say the first one hundred years are the hardest; so, if we were able to achieve r'il u the constantly improving results shown in twenty-five years, beginning with one in dividual, what 1115 individuals can accomplish with a background of twenty-fin years' experience, equipped with a magnificent plant and adequate reserves, is entirely fo dependent upon cur cooperative effort in the interest of the Corporation. Therefore, let's resolve to do our utmost to replace those question marks at the fifty year point with some large figures. . Happy New Year ! . SANDroRD Brown SC-EEI-0225 UCCS 0055871  liuttiry, 1937 The Trefoil of Mr. Brown. He supervised the build- ' ing of the plant for Halowax manufac ture and has inspired the continual im provement of its facilities and processes. Mr. Brown served not only as the guiding light of the Halowax business but also became, successively, Chief Engineer, Sales Manager and Vice-President of the Con densite Company. After Bakelite Cor poration was formed and took over the Condensite organization, Mr. Brown was made Director of Engineering Service. When Halowax Corporation was incor porated, he became its President, and later was made a Vice-President of Bakelite Corporation. Almost two years were spent in Europe by Mr. Brown from 1929 to 1931 in sales and organization work with our associated companies. His intimate knowledge of SANDFORD BROWN Vice>Pre>idcnt of Bakelire Corporation President of Halowai Corporation Sandford Brown, better known as "Sandy," was born on March 9, 1888, in the city of Philadelphia. His family soon moved to Montclair, N. J., where Sandy went through the public schools. He continued his education at Cornell Uni versity where he studied Mechanical En gineering. After leaving college in 1911, young Mr. Brown started the second largest chicken farm in the country. This business felt the immediate effects of the engineering principles with which he was naturally gifted. Fresh eggs were de all phases of the Bakelite business, his gift of mechanical and engineering skill, to gether with his natural aptitudes, for friendly contact with people, have made him a master salesman of Bakelite pro- ducts and an ambassador of good-will to our associates as well as our customers. When Sandy was a boy, his bicycle had one of the first pair of pneumatic tires. He and his father made a trip from Philadelphia to New York in a horseless carriage before others would at tempt it. His automobiles have always been used to experiment with new kinds of brakes, brakelinings, tires and other accessories. Motor car men from presid ents to race drivers are his buddies. , ' livered by auto truck for the first time in history. Two years later the Brown ambition found an outlet in the Condensite Com pany, organized by Mr. Brown's father. Young Sandy began on the ground floor, making molding materials as an operator ' at nineteen cents an hour. After 'some time at this, he was sent to Detroit to be gin the manufacture of Halowax accord ing to a process taken over by Condensite. The development of the Halowax Cor poration into a profitable subsidiary of Bakclite Corporation has been very largely due to the organizing and sales ability Sporting events of all kinds draw his interest. He welcomes a game in which he can pit his nerve and sagacity against that of other men. Gifted with a fine physique and muscular coordination, he is an athlete of versatile accomplishment. He was an excellent performer In . all youthful sports, especially swimming, and is now a "top notch" golf player who can match most amateurs at the game. Let him walk into most of the big athletic clubs and you will see smiles of welcome and hear the hearty greeting, "Hello, Sandy I When did you blow in?" ring out from all sides. -- p n A jl i:. i; SB m uccs 0055872 Ttje 1 Wftf? Tbt Tnli BAKELITE CORPORATION OF CANADA LIMITED ' By W. A. CAMPBELL When Dr. Baekeland was granted his patents in 1909 there .was in Toronto a partnership between Dr. Vandelinde, em inent rubber chemist, and Dr. Cohoe, Pro fessor of Chemistry at McMaster Univer sity. They operated a company called "Chemical Laboratories Limited" to pro duce fine chemicals. They secured a license to produce resins from Dr. Baeke land and built a plant on Van Horne Street. This new plant under the name "Plas tics Limited" produced at first the old "Solid A" soda catalyzed resins from which they made only asbestos-filled molding compounds. Later, they pro duced the No. 1 varnishes and undertook coil impregnating in addition to the mold ing operations which had been practised from the beginning. ON THE MOVE Bakelite production continued on the Van Horne street property from 1910 to 1916 when the plant was moved to Junction Road and Weston Road. Dur ing this period (1911-1911) Mr. Harry P. Mills came with the company. He was later associated with the Bakelite Corporation in Europe. After about one year's operation in the last named location, Plastics Limited was moved to Weston, Ontario, where it was housed with the Vandelinde Rubber Company. About this time, probably in an effort to increase business or to forget past errors, the name of the business was changed to "Electrical Hard Moulding Company Limited." This title persisted from 1918 until the beginning of 1920. In June, 1919, W. M. Davidson--the present Manager--and his associate, J. B. Rathbun, had taken over the company and on November 1 of the same year T. B. Jones, the Mechanical Superintendent, joined the organization. Under the new management the plat was moved to Mount Dennis and produc tion of varnishes and resins continued it formerly. The still room foreman and chief (and only) operator, George Won (Old George) trusted fimly in the deity which watches over the destiny of ill resin makers and turned out of his tee gallon still any required amount of what ever was needful. By following a find routine and holding his mouth in a cotain way, somewhat more than half of the varnish was good. Early in 1920 Mr. Davidson arranged with the Cutler-Hammer Company of Milwaukee that the company should pro duce C-H cold mold compounds. The relatively large production of cold mold products, together with the few hoi mold parts permitted the plant toopenu for about 18 months. In the late winter of 1922 the company went into liquida tion and ceased operation till May, 1922. CHANOE AND DISASTER At that time the late Harry Corey in terested Dr. L. V. Redman in the affain of the company which was reorganized under the title "The Electroplax Com pany of Canada Limited." In this set-up Mr. Corey was President and General Manager, Mr. Davidson- Manager of Sales, Mr. Rathbun--Factory Manager. At this time, too, Miss Jeffrey, who is still in the office, joined the force In July, 1922, Mr. Davidson joined the organization as chemist. . In addition to the production of cold and a very small amount of hot moldin; compound, August, 1922 witnessed the first real attempt to produce laminated products on a commercial scale. TV impregnated paper was imported from Formica and pressed in Toronto. The finished product left much to be desired On November 1J, 1922 the plant ' completely wiped out by fire and in ik uccs 0055873 hntoiry, 193 7^ Pcgf i tight months following, during which (here was no production, unfilled orders were taken care of by the Cutler-Ham end of this type of building development. From then on development consisted chiefly of expansion or curtailment of me mer (Milwaukee) plant. existing processes. In 1928 Mr. Buchan took over the sup 1C* A NEW START ervision of the laminating production and ai February, 1923, marked the reorganiza fabricating in place of Mr. Mills who had ' nd tion of the company as "Electroplax Lim been sent to Europe. The cessation of ited" under the Bakelite Company. Mr. cold mold production in 1929.was fol- . it>* >n :cn itted Davidson became General Manager and Mr. Campbell, Factory Manager. The new plant was located at 163 Dufferin Street, Toronto, in a disused war lowed in 1931 by that of'hot molding; '" Laminating fabrication continued to 1935 as did the tool shop for custom produc tion molding tools. :r- time aeroplane plant. Shrinking markets due to the depres of The only production at first in this sion, coupled with the effect of trade new company was cold mold compounds wars in the United States, have militated ;cd ind parts. Instead of C-H compounds, against any spectacular advance in the of however, a compound based on a formula affairs of the Canadian Company. With o- of Mr. V. H. Turkington, was produced. the return of some hope for increased he The manufacture of this class of goods prosperity, however, the business outlook >ld persisted until 1929. has brightened. Consequently, the in 01 Later in 1923 hot mold presses were set creased optimism of the country as a up and a general custom molding shop in whole has been mirrored by that of the er hot and cold mold was established. In Bakelite Corporation of Canada Limited. a- August of that year John Buchan was transferred from the Chicago plant to take charge of the molding operations. YOU MUST WORK --My son, re tt- n ,-d During the latter part of this year and into 1924, Clarence Nash--of the Bloom field plant--was located at Toronto. In 1924, following the death of F. E. member you have to work. Whether you handle a pick, a wheelbarrow' or a set of books, whether you dig ditches, edit a newspaper, ring an auction bell or write Rathbun, the Accountant, Mr. Anderson funny things, you must work. --the present incumbent, joined the com : it pany. About the same time the lamin Don't be afraid of killing yourself by ating department was started under the overwork on the sunny side of thirty. : v guidance of Harry P. Mills. Men die sometimes not because they quit at 9 p. m. but because they don't go home EXPANSION AT LAST until 2 a. m. It's the interval that kills, In 192 5 it was found necessary to se my son. cure extra space and the north half of Work gives you appetite for your the building at 163 Duffcrin Street was meals; it lends solidity to your slumber; it leased. The added floor space was util gives you a perfect appreciation of a ized to take care of the expansion in the holiday. laminating department and the installa tion of a hot mold plastic department. The installation of this last named de partment and the commencement of manufacture of plastic under the able tutelage of Mr. Frank P. Brock was the Take off your coat and make dust in the world. The busier you are the less harm you are apt to get into, the sweeter will be your sleep, the brighter your holi days, and the better satisfied the whole world will be with you.--Bob Burdette. -t. I uccs 0055874