Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-03-22
OBITUARY.

| The following obituary is taken
from The Paper trade Journal; it re-
lates to the late Charles f. Aaron, who
was united in marriage to Miss Nellie
Murray, eldest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. D. ]. Murray of this city, on
Thursday, Jan. 18th, 1903.
Charles F. Aaron, general manager
of the New York Leather Betting
company, died at his home in Plain
field, N. J., on March 4, following an
operation. Mr.. Aaron was one of the
best known betting manufacturers in
the United States.
He had for years been closely identi-
fed with the largest machinery and
supply manufacturing interests of the
United States. He was, from its or
ganization, prominently identified
with the American Supply and Ma
chinery Manufacturers association,
whose membership represents more
than half billion dallars' worth of
American factories. He was president
of this association from May, 1908, to
May, 1909. and prior to that time had
for several years been the vice presi-
dent and chairman of it's executive
committee. Mr.. Aaron was best
known for his work in this association,
and outside of it in connection with
his efforts for higher standards of
productions among American manu-
facturers.
1t was largely his inspiration and
suggestion. that prompted the
American Supply and Machinery
Manufacturers Association in con-
vention at Pittsburg last May
to adopt what was known as
it's declaration of principles. This
document, which was unanimously
adopted, put all members OF that as
sociation on record as pledging them
selves and their factories TO higher
qualities in the goods they produced,
and it condemned the practice of
substituting inferior goods as first
qualitses. The document referred to
caused, much discussion and favorable
comment in the daily and trade press
of this country, as well as abroad, as
being an advance step among Ameri-
can manufacturers for higher qualities
and fitting condemnation of the man
ufacturer of low grade American
products.
Mr.. Aaron was perhaps even better
known in connection with campaign
he was making up to the time of his
death for raising to a higher plane
the standards of manufacture of
leather betting. He was promoting a
plan for general adoption by betting
manufacturers of standardiZing the
specifications upon which all leather
betting of first quality should be built.
His plan entailed the national adop-
tion by all manufacturers, dealers and
consumers of rigid betting sCecifica-
tions, a national stamp or trademark
which should go upon all such goods
by whomever manufactured, and a
severe penalty to the manufacturer
who put out supposedly first quality
goods bearing this stamp which did
not fulfill specifications. Several of
the largest of the supply dealers as
sOciations now have his plan under
advisement of committees, who will
report upon it in connection with
like reforms in other lines at conven-
tions to be held this spring.
Mr. Aaron was known personally by
the heads of thousands of American
manufacturing plants. He was a
man who brought himself to the
11OuD dluOnS "a .
by sheer hard work. He started at
the very bottom of the ladder, spend
ing several years in the leather belt
ing factory of his father, mastering
every technical detail as to the
methods of manufacturing followed
by his company. Following his ap-
premiership in the factory he made
suggestions for the improvement of
qualities in the betting put out by
his concern. The result was that his
company was able to put out goods of
such superior quality.
Mr.. Aaron also is author of the first
book ever published in this country
describing the whole system of man
ufacturing leather betting from the
time the hide was taken from the
steer until it was ready for installa-
ton on pulleys. This book is used in
several colleges as an authority on
the most improved method of manu-
featuring leather betting.
Mr.. Aaron travelled most of the
time in later years, and was known to
almost every mill supply dealer in the
United States, as well as by the oper-
ative heads of almost every manufac-
turing plant of size in the United
States.
The deceased was prominently con-
nected with the Masonic order, was
Knight Templar and Shriner, be-
longing to Kismet Temple, A. A. 0.
n. Nj. S. He was also well known as
member of the Elks, and a member
of the Machinery club and the Cres-
cent Athletic club of Brooklyn. He
was forty-three years old at the time
of his death, and leaves a wife and
three children.