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~ Copy * Ai" W Stoudal,- Claraland Claraland M, I* Tan Stoaa Claraland Bid Salao April 1, 1947 Chaaloal Hlatory X hud you baraalth two ooplaa of tha hiotory of tha Sharwin-lTilliaaB aaunifaotoro of ehaaioala an raquaotad By tha Blatory Coanittao, Iao. la thair lottar af Oetobar 24, 1946* Too will ronoabor at that tlaa thay aakad for 5*000 to 6,000 worda aorarlnc thia phaao af tha dharwlaVUliaaa Coapaaj** buainaoa* Xb ooapiling thia papar, X hara oaad data c*tharad orar tha yaara froa rarloua aouxoos iaoladiac Moaaro. Kay, Doty, youraolf, Holton, 8n--arrtlla, Yon Clara and aaxqr otharo la an oadaa-ror to ooapila thaao faata In a raadahla papar* X am gratified that you maantly hara raad orar and approved a rough oopy* Tha praaont draft la a oopy of ahat yoo laat aav with a faw vary minor ahaqgea. X am aandlag aopy of thia alao to Mmtar* 8toodale Taa Clara, Bolton and Millar* If yoo fool it would ho wall for no to aoad thia to otharo, plaaao lat an know. X truat thia papor will ha found aoooptablo to Mr* W. J, Bala of tha Eiotory Coaadttao. W.B.Sio plain lar ooi AMS Suporrlaor of Bln Salon zbx sssHzw-mxiAUs canumr Tar 80 year* the Sbenrln-Wllllaae Company has been aarrlag th* with Paints, Tamlabai, lacquer*, Inaoetioid**, Chandaala, eto., of the highest quality, Xa July, 1866, Hoary A* Sbenria, then a young nan 24 yeara eld, joined la partnership with Trusaa ftmhaa selling Dhlt* Lead, Lineood Oil, Color*, Sruahoe, Olaea, at*. Tbaa Tory little ready-mixed or prepared paint vu offered ea the market, Mixing paint suitable for the job waa praetioed only by profeeeleoal painter*. 0, a. Avarlll of Me^org, a euburb of Cleveland, la 1867 invented a ready-mixed paint whieh mould not eattle la the paokage. At*rill'a patented t paint did not nettle, but unfortunately, he did not uae material* whieh mould oarer or wear mail and Sharvla mould have nothing to do with ready-nixed paint of thla kind, However, realialag the poaalbllitiaa of the prepared paint buaineae, be eoaeluded %a leave hi* partnership with Trumaa Dunham and go into th* manufacture of paint* of high quality. In I870 ho maa joined by Edvard P. William* mho had boon part owner of a glaaa aanufaeturlng oompaay telling glaaa te Truman Dunham A Co. Shervlaaad William* beearn* partner* under th* nama ef Sberwia-WiUiema and Company, atartiag with a modaat capital ef |2,000. In 1884 thie partaarahip became The (benda-HUliaaa Colony mhieh ha* mow dermloped Into th* great oompaay with a capital and Bwrplna of oror 60 mlllioae, -'ft* partnerm aeon dorelopad plana to make paint and in 1873 bought from The Standard Oil Company aa eld eae-atory cooper ahep oa the aita at the preaeet Clarolaad pleat. Their first paint-making maotinery aoaaleted of one oooomd-lutad ton* mill aad a putty ahaaer* Through suooettiT* plowing proflta back Into the business aad bringing la additional oqpltal, the aanufaeturlng faollltloa asm k I i i ^___________________________________________ 0007-SWP-000004 876 N 4012.01 Pic* is aervad iiTii~r>cti futerlM at tea different potato - warehouaoa la 43 oltlea, 37$ fcnutoB ad dealer* la mry large altjf la tha United States. White Lead. fa aora definitely control the quality af lagradiant! uaad la palata offered ta tba publle, tba Conpaay actarad lata tha maufaoture of liaaaad all, white load, laadad else, llthopane aad pynthetle raalaa, fhaaa dwrelopaanta vara under tha general mag anant af Mr. Oeorge Z. Martin, thaa Manager of duxlllarleB and who, la 1922, baaaaa Prwaldeat. tha praaaot nanufeeture of white pignenta aad liaaaad all laanaged by Mr. 8. B. Oeolidge. tba uufaoture af Oaxbaaata af Load waa undertaken la 1910. X larft plant far produelng Old brkeh Proaaaa White Load waa araatad waking all of tha earbonate af load uaad la tha Conpaay*a paint product! aad White Load la Oil auppllad ta tha daalar trade, fitla plant proved Tory auaoaaaful and In 1920 a Quiek-Proeeea Plant wwa araatad. Thla proaaaa haa now entirely dlaplaaod tha alow Old bitch Proaaaa. ilea, a plant for tha waaufnoturw of Bad Lead mad Lith arge vaa added. Laadad Lino Xm tha exterior bouaa paint wade by tha eowpany uaad largo tonnage of Oarbonate at Lead aad Zina Qaida or Laadad Zino, It vaa deoided to enter into the BBufaeture of Laadad Zina. 2m 1904 tha Cwnpany bought tha 0 a 0 Zina Oxide Coapany of Joplin, Mo. Shie aperation w later ami to Ceffeyville, Sana., largely beoauae of the advaatacroar rupply af latural gat. It ana re-orgaalied under tha naae of Oeaifc Mining end Saaltlag Conpasy la 1906. May addition* and Jjaproronoata hare been aada to keep pace with reflnaanst* aad praaaaaaa and laeraaaad dewaad. Laadad Zina containing differ ent prapertlana of Load Sulphate and Zino Oxide are auppllad to all 8-W Plante at wall at ta other eonauaora. f k 0007-SWP-000004877 Baga 16 Llthepoac b empply tte quantity of Littepooe required far flat vail ^ntate ad otter elailar paipte* ^rmta-Blllla-- Company eetabllated a Llthe- yM riant la Qhie^e la 1917* thia produced a Tory flas product admirably euited to tte esaortlag requinamate of high-grade la-torior call palate* Continued la- oroaao la tte demote for Llttepoae eoea exceeded tte eapaeity of tha Chicago Plant ate a nem plaat mao araotod at Ooffayrllla la 1931* *be olaa aulpfaata acstaat of Lithapone aloo aauld ba oca-foalaatly ooaaolldatad with tte otter tlaa operation* at that time* Idaoaod Oil la aidltloa to tte oh--leal product* mentioned, tte Oompaay aloo hao demoted amt attoatloa to tte aaaufaoturo ate traataeat of llnaeod oil* Za 1902 a plaat to aroob float oood ma* aroctad la Cleveland* equipped with bydraulio prcaooo* hater* a aate>*r of oar-- pracooo more added* Beyond the production af lax?* quaatltie* of nor H wooed oil* many nflaad ate treated olio an pro duced* iteot 10 yean age when tan* nut ell booate oo difficult to procure be- --uea of tte Chinaeo-Japaaaa* tnublaa* Stervin-Willlaaa Conpaay ne la the fore front dehydntiag aaotar oil a* a --tetituto for tung oil la maay -nralebea. r thia baa beam a* oaccooofal that it tea gnatly rteuoad tte oonoumptlon of tung ant oil far maralebao --d oaamala* M tte pneomt time * a solvent extraction plaat for tha production of lliionl^ otetrr. ate aoya boaa olio lo being enetad. Oyathatla Bee lap Xte fteroia**llllaaa Oompaay began tte de--lapmaat of eynthatia neia* la 1918 at Cleveland ate by 1932 --n --Hag a oubataatial quantity for a-- la tte --late* ate. enamel* produced la their many paint ate varnish plant* teviag outgrown faellltlea ia Cleveland in 1933, tte produatioa of eyattetie nelae maa added at Qdaag* Construeti of ether plaat* lo under may at Oak- * * | f ! 0007-SWP-000004878 17 Drtnit oad Craipsny nor aoaufaoturoo a rids rarioty of aai phsasUs rosias tad. vaalsbop tpr. u*o iq tbo., ussy .paiato oad snarals *. a * off*rod to tho doalsr and industrial trad*. Also, o aoaaldarablo quantity of mh nnAtloo and rosins art sold to othor soasnsro* tko towliput of oynthotls rosins w auponrlood fra tfao bo- (imlaf nilr Dr. 4, T. Ban nkil Tory roooatly Am bo touifiml bio atisntins to rooomrob iaoils to.bo oaasoodod by J< A* irrbu tbo talo of 4xy solars, tats nssdiatss, pigaoata oad rooiao io aaaagod Vgr B* V> Tm ttm ohooo offloo io at Bo* Toifc oltb District Ksaofdrt ' ot etorslaad, Obloaco aai Boa Francisco. toocuon Shortly aftor tho olooo of borld thr X tbo Ccmpoay undertook tbo aaanfaoturs of aitroooUaloo* laoqaoro stish *oro boglnaing to bo used by tbo ootoaobilo industry, Satoaoio* rssoaroh developed a superior product under tbo aaao of Opoa ia lptt. Shis found auob furor for autoaobiioa, furniture, air- oraft oad any ratal products* Sbo doarad grow rapidly oad la 1?26 a ooaploto plant dorotod *x- aluslrely to tbo aaaafhtuf* of laoquoro uas oroatod at Cfalsago aad tbo pradostioa of laoquor aatorialo uao also uadsrtokoa at tbo Company's plants ia aaay otbor aitloo* Br I.B. Tbs Mono uas tbo aotlro aupsrlatsndost of this dopartarat for laj^oara, lator suoooodod by hr* f< I. laag who is as* (uporlatsadsat. *' * iNddo tarloty of laoquor* - both olsar sad pipsustod, also undsr- oaatoro aed rtdrasrt uoro Aorolopod sad aro nor being aarteoted. this roproaoats a rsry largo proportion of lbs protostirs sad dsooratiro costings sold by tho 0007-SWP-000004879 Dago 18 the Bhorula-Ullllauo Coapoay attained iti landing paaitian is tbs , ftdat and OMiMl Xnduetxythrough eontimnityaf vound bulnavrMBaagoana*. ' Ur. Hanxy A. ihervia atartlx* la 1886 ni tha Frealdaat aad Oenaral Iko^r a- tU 1896* la that year be appelated Kr. Valter H. Cettlaghaa m Oeneral Naaagar after Ha aueoeaaful aaaageaeat of tha Cenpeay'a Oonadlan taiiMU. la 1909 Ur. Bhonria retired u Ohainam tt tha Board at Directors aad Ur. Oottlaghaai uaa appelated to tha Prealdenoy. Be i a Croat builder, building oa tha aonad foundatlea lal4 doaa by tha founders. During Hr. CottIngham'a adnlnlatratlan tha bualneaa uaa groatly ex panded until vfcea bo rotlrod from tha Presidency aad became Cbadamn at tha Board la 1922, tha buaihoaa had groom to a volume t$ times as aaah aa la 1896 than ha booaao tho guiding ferae. Thin groat azpaaaioa Included aeguieltiaa tt tha Losia Berger 4 Ctat Ltd., of London, Hnglaad aad tha octabllataout of irrrnfat- turiag braaohoa in Autre11a tad Bov Zoalaad and offloat aad vanohooaaa la many othor oitlaa, thuo groatly developing tha export bualnaaa. Also, taring that period tho Detroit Shite Load lexica aad Uartin-Sonour 0o, of Chicago vara brought Into tho Shoroin-BllHaao organisation. Ur. Ooorgo A. Ifcrtla succeeded aa President la 1922 after a vide oxporlonoo at manager of tho aoyoxal factories producing Vhlto Load, leaded Zlae, Linseed Oil. ets., and furthar development la tha mu^ foatorlaa preduoing paint, varnish, languor, oto. Bo graatly expandod tho aansfaeturlmg faallltloa ** . * t aad uaa mush lataroatad la tha oatabUshoast ef tha plant* la Bniaa, Qubaj Boenoa Alree, Argentimi aad Baa Paulo, Bniil. Bo addad to tha BtenrlapBLlliema orgaaisatiem tha hoaiaoaaaa af Aama Alto Laad aad Oalor Company af Datroit, Looo Brothara Co^may at Dayton, John Uaoaa Cnuratgr at Philadelphia tad tha W. W. Lowrenoo Oompaay of Flttaburgh. Ur. lfcrtla uaa a groat lander, a goad Judge of 0007-SWP-000004880 <> -<r he* 19 am aad brought into the organisation may am aha art aav hay sxeeutiTes* Bor* lag hi* administration tha business trebled ay to tba tim ha retired u Ohairam ef tha Board in geseabar, 1940* . Be vaa auaaaadad m fcraaidast by lUvArthorW* Btaadal --a had Cram ay la tha ranks and through a vlda axpariaaaa aaang ethar dutlaa liiwttd tha aalaa af dyoa, lntaraadlataa aad Ary aolars and ahaniaala* Oodar tha guldaaaa at Ur* Itaudal, tha distributing faailitiaa at tha Cmpsay bora bean greatly axtandaA aad aav aabraae 42 --houses, about 375 branohaa in leading- altiaa all artr tha United Stataa aad war 150*000 rotail outlot*, kite, may aav prodoats has* barn latradoaad including soak itaas aa a aoaylata liaa at houaahald yalLahaa aad aaawi - alaa fiOf laaaat rayallaat 1,4-8 h*4 Killsr aad log Blaatar* klaady oadar Mr* ftaudal'a abla asiugmant tha bnainaas has laaraaaad soar $& aiaaa ha baaaaa President in 1940 mtil aav tha total buaiaaaa at tha bsnria-*lllUns Company ayyroaahaa 500 tiaaa tha galvaa of tha first yaar. Ba guidad tbs boaiaaas daring tha difflault var parlad - 1941-45 supplying enomous quantities of paints, Tarnishes, laaqusrs, and a sansidsrabla Busbar of ohaaioals for ailitary usa. Also, tha Cmpany naaaged a shall loading plant for tha VUr Departasnt, Shi* aootiaalty at good aanagaasnt had guidad a staff of long **parlanaa aad at tha aloaa of 1946 thars vara orsr 13*000 a--loyoaa at vfaoa 1,020 had oooylatad 25 yoars in tha Cos-ay's sarrisa, Siaos the *-g'---g ef th* bus Ins--* 1*580 ha-- sarred for 25 years or longer, 55 eospleted 50 years in tha Oafany* a sarrloa, 8 of Am are still astira, I f I :h I 0007-SWP-000004881