The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-06
Al Plans Annual Railway
Simmons High
oStartM Made Public Confer
ITO HAVE PLANT IN KNOSHA COLLEGE WIDOW CLASS PLAY RAILWAY WILL Do ITS SHARE
Com Open Attempt to
pay ~ Ad a Phd TO Big Cars Into Down
t Hopes for
in the Near Future Give Commences address,
w. w. Vincent and V. L. Al
ward Leave Simmons Co.
to Start Manufacturing
TO HAVE PLANT IN KENOSRA
Well Known Officials Of Simmons Com
pany viii Become Competitors Of the
Company by Opening New Plant Here
in the Very Near Future.

Old bonds were severed in one of
the principal manufacturing plants in
/ Kenosha today when it was announced
! that w. w. Vincent, general superin-
ltendent Of the Simmons Manufacturing
! Company and Y. L. Award, manager
! of the Chicago branch of the big bed
making company, had resigned their
| positions and had severed their rela-
| tions with the company today in order
to form new company to manufact-
| ure along similar lines. The announce
ment of the retirement of Mr.. Vim
cent and Mr.. Award came as a great
surprise to many of the employees of
the big company, but the plans for
the new company had been known for
some time to the leading officials of
the company.
! It is an open secret that Mr.. Vim
cent and Mr.. Award are negotiating
for the purchase Of the plant of the
| Windsor Spring Company and it is ex-
pected that the deal for the purchase
Of the plant will be closed up at an
early meeting of the creditors com
mittee in charge of the business of the
Windsor company.
The new company will engage in
manufacturing springs and spring
beds, couches and similar lines and it
will become an active competitor of
| the Simmons company.
| Both of the men are well known to
the manufacturing world of Kenosha.
Mr.. Vincent has been with the Sim
mons Manufacturing Company for
more than fifteen years and he has
held the position of general superin-
tendent for many years. He is leay-
! ing the company under the most fav-
orable circumstances and his former
employer as well as the men who had
worked under him have expressed deep
regret in his going. This sentiment
was shown this morning when an
nouncement of the change was made to
the men at the big plant and they ex-
pressed deep regret but at the same
time expressed the hope that Vincent
and Award would bring new laurels
to Kenosha in the industrial line.
The Simmons company today sent out
formal announcement of the retire
ment Of Mr.. Award as manager of the
Chicago branch and it was stated that
H. G. Wagner, the present head Of the
st. Louis interests of the company,
would be in charge of the Chicago
branch.
When seen this morning, Mr.. Vim
cent said: cit is like breaking home
ties for Mr.. Award and I to leave
the Simmons company. We have been
so kindly treated and our work has
been followed with {, measure of sue
cess that has made the relations with
the company most pleasant. We feel,
however, that the time has come for
|us to get into a business for ourselves
land the opportunity offered is one that
Ne can not afford to pass. In leaving
/ the Simmons company we are deeply
appreciative Of all the kind things
that have been said of US by Mr..
Simmons and the men who have work
/ ed so Loyalty with us and we also ap-
preciate deeply the kindly interest in
our future business expressed by these
men, Our plans for the future will be
more definitely announced within a
short time. We are planning to have
factory in Kenosha and feel certain
that we will be back in the manufact-
uring game within a very short time. =
A little incident of the day was the
presentation Of two splendid gold
watches to the retiring men. Each
bore the inscription Success With
Us-Success Without U.s."
The action Of Mr.. Vincent and Mr.
Award insures a great future for the
Windsor plant and it will undoubted.
Ily rapidly grow to one of the real
large industries of Kenosha
AS yet the Simmons Company has
not named any one to take the place
Of Mr.. Vincent, bgt it is certain that
one of the men who has been close
to him in the work of handling the
/ business of the big plant will be ad-
Ivanced to this position.