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I The Story of CHAPTER , TEN ... CHICAGO PLANT Sh e r w in -Wil l ia ms BY W R. S1EPLEIN "Tall Oaks from Little Acorns Grow." SogrewtheChicago Plant, the World's lorgest paint, varnish, Iccquer and associated products fac tory. All grown from one building out in the "lone prairie" in JSSt. 1947 . . CHICAGO PLANT TODAY occupies 100 acres, 160 buildings, 1,300,000 square feet of floor space, employs 2,500 people. Produces paints, var nishes, locquers, synthetic resins, waxes, dry and dispersed colors, chemical products, white lead, turpentine,specialties and tin cans. Many new and original products and manufacturing processes have been developed using the most modern equipment 1 < 1888 . . CALUMET PAINT FACTORY (present building 18) built by Pullman Company for manu facture of their railway car paints, was bought by Sherwin-Williams. Equipment one stone mill and twelve small iron mills for coach colors. A slag crusher, pulverizer and two stone mills for freight car paints. Mr Martin employed in 1890 as Super intendent. Staff a dozen men. 1899.. TWELVE 30-INCH S. W standard mills installed. H. J. Hain becomes Superintendent. 1903 .. NEW OFFICE BUILDING (No. 15 and 13). Hoving outgrown the quarters at Stewart Avenue, the Chicogo office and warehouse were moved to Kensington to be consolidated with the factory. 1903-4.. DRY COLOR AND INSECTICIDE DEPT (No. 110-114) moved from 1904.. CONVENTION AT CHICAGO to show off the new plant. Represen Cleveland to Chicago 1936 insecticide manufacture transferred to Bound 8rook. tatives travelled in automobiles from downtown hotels to Kensington. 1910.. WHITE LEAD DEPARTMENT, Old Dutch process wos installed for making Dry White Lead and O.D.P. Lead in Oil. A Quick-Process plant corroding lead in cylinders was added in 1921 This is the only process now operating. Old Dutch Process being too slow was discontinued altogether in 1943. l9l4-lf.T^ClfflhlitXrpfODUCTS DEPT, established Shervin-W.lhoms in 0 leading position making intermediates no longer obtainable from Ger many. Many chemists employed including Dr. Von Stone, Messrs. May, Miller, Doty, Deeds, Bingham, Sommerville and Weber. 10 007-SWP-53082 1920. .TIN CAN DEPARTMENT transferred from Cleveland. J. L. Cuningham, Superintendent. Present annual capacity 125,000,000 cans. Plant for lithographed cans being added. 1921 . . NEW ENAMEL DEPARTMENT added to provide for much increased demand for high quality enamels and other liquid paints. Equipment fifteen tandem mills, four roller mills, thirty-eight mixers, thirty-eight thinning tanks. Daily capacity 4,000 gallons. 1922 . . LACQUER MANUFACTURE BEGUN (buildings 510-544). Heavy demand for quick drying automobile finish. Dr. Van Stone in charge. Fred Lang employed. Many industrial product lacquers now sold under name of Opex. established in a central location in building No. 531 to more conveniently account for all cost details of many added products and new factory operations. lished top floor building 531 to consolidate research and development of paint, enamel and vehicle for mulas for Sherwin-Williams and Affiliated Companies. 1938 . . NEW SYNTHETIC RESIN VARNISH plant installed to make Alkyd and Phenolic and similar varnish, are rapidly displacing oleo resinous varnishes. Research laboratory transferred from Cleveland. 1941 . . NEW WAREHOUSE (building 28) floor space 215,000 square feet--5 acres erected to provide for stock of many new products being made at Chicago. Modern equipment, increase in business already crowds this large area. 1941 . . ADDITIONAL CHEMICAL PRODUCTS BUILDING (No. 650) erected to produce many items for military purposes, synthetic rubber and lubricat ing oils--also providing new processes for some of the intermediates used in color making. otion to provide steam and compressed oir beyond electrical power procured from outside sources. Equipped with most modern boilers, air compressors, auxiliary machinery, coal and ash handling devices. 11 007-SWP-53083