The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-01-07
Frank SIosson is Elected Manager OF
the Chicago-Ke Hosiery Co.
to Succeed W. w. Cooper.
TWO NEW DIRECTORS NAMED.
Henry Cooper and Geo. H. Curtis Will Suc-
coed Cooper Brothers az Members
OF the Board of Directors.

At meeting of the directors Of the
Chicago Hosiery works held
at the plant this morning Frank Slos-
son Of this city, secretary Of the Balm
Wagon Company, was elected general
manager Of the big stocking making
plant to succeed the late Willis w.
Cooper. The position Of factory man
ager held by Charles Cooper was not
filled. Henry Cooper, brother of the
deceased, and George Fl. Curtis, Presi-
dent of the Kenosha Fire and Police
commission, were elected as directors
of the company. No other business of
importance was transacted. Mr.. Slos-
son will begin his duties as the gener-
al manager for the company at once.
The meeting Of the directors of the
company was gathering of grief and
many kind words were spoken in re-
gard to the dead and the great work
that they had done in building up the
Hosiery plant. The policy of the COM
pany will remain unchanged and the
broad lines of the work laid down by
Mr.. Willis Cooper before his death will
be carried out to the letter by his sue
cessor. Like a great automatic ma
chine the work for the plant had been
so laid out that the death of the central
head will not prove calamity.
Every man in charge of the depart
ments is perfectly in accord with the
the plans as made and the work of the
plant will go on without interruption.
The contracts for all the material
needed during the coming year we're let
last August by Mr.. Cooper and the
spring samples have already been
turned out and delivered to the travel
ing men. The machinery Of the factory
will run on by the foremen until the
time comes for the getting out of the
new lines for the fall trade. Then the
new manager will take a personal hold
of the plant.
One of the directors of the company
in speaking of the work Of Mr.. Willis
Cooper for the plant said: s'Mr.
Cooper died at the zenith of his
achievement. His work for the Chi
cago-Kenosha company had been ac
complished and it had been done with
consummate skill. When he was called
to the higher life every department Of
the business was Ia perfect order. The
company was reorganized and the
work of Mr.. Cooper was practically
DONE"
"Mr. Cooper came to Kenosha nine
years ago to find the plant strug-
CLING one which was losing money.
The duty imposed upon him was to
reorganize the plant and place it on a
paying basis. The plant has just paid
its first dividend, and this shows how
we'll Mr.. Cooper has done the work
that was cut out for him. We own
many valuable patents and these are
completely in control of the company,
ard can not pass into the hands of
Others"
| No statements are made in regard to
the stock held by thetwo Cooper broth
ers, but there is little doubt but that it
will pass into the hands of men al.
ready interested in the plant, and no
outsiders will come into the business
that has in the last few years beer
made so distinctively Kenosha in
dustry.
Willis Cooper left a will disposing Of
his property, but it has not as yet been
filed for probate. It was turned over
to the members of the family Tuesday
and will probably be filed within few
days.
The provisions of the will have not
been made public but it is understood
that number of requests are made to
charity and to Kenosha institutions
while the remainder of the property is
left to the members of the Cooper fam
lily. Henry Cooper, the brother of the
deceased, is named as the executor OF
the will.