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coi/ptUD f r o m mts or w. n. s k pl x in , s-r h is t o r ian Today. 80 ran after Bony A. Sherwfat eaterad the paint boainesi, Tbn Sbarwia* VQllaoa Company ft tha large* ataanfacmrar oi paint be the world. In thia period a mode* partnership with iW in caphal and one small factory btaUafin* ia GereUnd hat ba> coma a world-wide inatiitutioa with an annual buaineaa ot orer ITS million deHart. Thair fir* pabu-awldag machinery coaahead of ana roller mill and a patty "chanr'*. Today S-W eeeapiee 2S planta and ooar 600 bnildinja. The tiny store abowa above haa baa* replaced with about 350 retail branch* and over 10.000 agents and dealers. Mr. Sherwin's fir* poliey was to off* the public tbs higbe* quality product that could bt made for each iadWdaal iQipriraanm. Tbia policy-- coaddaad with Me aooad polieiaa of PGCMWM! ||4 JlTtioyWO^Wil reapoaaihla for tha great growth of Sharwla Williams. WUh the patkfea and practices ol tha tbuadan tad builders of tha company aa sound today aa ia tha pa* M yean, tha cowtinaed growth of Shatwia-WUHaa* la aaaarad. Htaq Ms Stands, 1142-1318, bwdar of iCmpuy. Bon in Balthaete, Vt-, he started work at 13, went to Cleveland it 17,' worked ia paint store at 24, formed pertnerabip with Edward E Willi.rm* at 28. E*nri Pete WStess, 1S43-19SL Ban ia cw lend mr rite of pmcm Company ofieca. Entered i burineaa mikinc glnse* told dot bit interest ia fUaa and joined Sherwin in 1870. Mr.WHliame became Vice* President in 1884 tad bald tbit title until bit daatk Saw Pick Fa* 1141*190, c h mu w m at Shw>yi!H-- Ho --< ftwrh it YMCA tma lion in1869, beeame Company enehser la U7Q, Paztnm tml Tmtarar ia IfltTT tad Ylne Piwddtai ia ITH. Tmtinrtrt YftiffA. Ftaa rHsga. tad nlhtr iaui'isls HI6HLI6HTS OF S-W HISTORY IH Stands onto pM tastes. h i A.sh. win, 24, joint Traman Daohiat ia burineaa idling white lead. Hatted oil, etc. 1871 WBfeKjaiB Karris. Parinenhip, Sherwin Williams and Company, formed with I2JW0. 1873 First SW Pnfet -c.teed stridy Pun Colon is Oil" aad "Our Own Color Pamla'imrodoccd by Sherwia-William*i Co. 1878 teste Css iBtreriucti s-w obtains potent lor can which can bo opened and reeiosed. Prcnoos tana rtqnind can opcaen. 1873 First S-W Ml Mtari Prist. "OdwraV Fanil; Paint1* lino ia brought out. 1M SWF MtnisewL Tin fin of lha m fanwua SbarwimWilliam. Paiat ia nunufactond and 18M fast* Csrpnta Orptot Sherwin*Williama and Ce.:perlaerabip dissolved, Firm aow organtaed wTht Sbanna-WilliamaCompany. 1838 Write FLCriOsttata, who atarted S-W in Canada, bccon*. Canaral Hangar. WHl an pand tha businaaa greatly. 1fl8 VllSisfeSSL Fall IiM ol Tarnish.. iatradacod. 1902 Jtsdbsy FkM Eatmls-W bmld. Uasaad Oil Mill la Owdiadl te wafral quality ol portent primary nw laitriai 1303 Is MCHsMB Miwfad--t Department ia Chicago eriabllahed to auk* Park Green, Ar* oenait Lead, Lime Sailor aad Aracaato of Cal* riuia. Knamrinid iatradwcM. isaftastacsArtas. A smcltcr for leaded xuse ia erected liaXuau (evs. Flat Tana added to dealer product linen, 1318 WHtalsai Mate Maaalmctnre al thia taaaa tial product ia started ia CUea^. 1914 We tamest S-W taps. Large plant ia basH in Chicago to maaofactaro dyer end in termediatea formerly imported from Germany. 1322 Cutttaftae Rcdm President since 1909, he now beeomea Qtairmna of lbo Beard. G. A. Martin, General: Manager, it made President. 1322 MMStb tael eV anlaaMa. OSM tacqwr br hi parti, anmnaWla bdaany. 1928 tari Latin tenant wa*ahb tau w walla and waidwnh aria asiBaM* ha 1*1. aaeod abasa, bacwowa (baa aad Sat. 1323 Km Ensei IrinteML word um *mtt far "rhoiriralV mhri aaaiali * 1941 State MnSt Op.Mania aria Orinaaa at lh* Batnl aad Staadri tiaramai PreridiM. 1341 Ke-InJUnna writ sat* b im- dacad to hicema haiai cvaxxaabt. aad to nach tieomm arise ia a loo pa period. 1342 We PnMhS. S-W mofcoo. hoaidaa priaa. rtarialt far tha ptadactiaa at war tagnirod aablar pawdar, aorta dr^a, ryathaia rahbar, aubriae, su. 1344 Hase triprisnlliot a* awcmalaily aaar- ktiad by Aeaa riaea M3, axlaadad to iadati Waa aad PsBah lha iaOaariac Tear aad iBatrib. tittd iaatitoliaiaall; aftar tha Xaat-Taaa plan. 130 RsssSi W We Rb b r Il AJaaal ararr S-W pradaac biaiifi ho war ilaia laiaaith which dinethr |tdacaa Ptacnp aad Woad-Na-Man. Write H. CrihihMS.iaaiSnofauM S-W Moatnai OfCWCT 1S91 Ho baeaaaa Corral Maaagar d SW ia 1HS. Plaridaai ia 1909, Obalnaaa at Itafm Bowooaa turn 3S ihaaa ada Ms a^b Gcep A. MalSs. 1IB-1M4. a pri mimur iar mmmr roan. Praridaat at S-W boat 1921 tfc i9Nt ha ia boa kaowa for dmlapiac aaxilUr; dapanawata, Saalli AMarina pkaia, and aaaanlaciariaff fadlitiaa. Ha aririaatad aaadardiraiioa of cobra ia iadoatry. Alto W. SSwW, tadiy'a boildar. Baeaaria, hri dam b IMS. ha aaar SW tbnoh WaaU War 0 aad baa aintody iaaraaiad boaiaaoa Ha b ihia, par- ticab* anaaeba b aarris, tha pohttt lhna|h daafar ootiata aad bnarhaa. aad I* daraitpia, aaw pradaali.