The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-01-09
JORDAN NAMED AS SECRETARY
Men Who Have Been Active in the
Sales Organization of the Company
are to Assume Positions of Response
bility in the Home Office.


tracts closed to date for the 1913 Cross
Country with gasoline and electric
motor for 1896 ears; nearly double the
quantity to the same date in any other
year. Of this number 800 more had
been shipped on December 3lst than
to that date last year.
The business has always grown
steadily and consistently, but SO much
more rapidly for the past eighteen
months as to make necessary new men
and new distribution of RESPONSE
bilities.
Announcement has therefore been
made by President Charles T. Jeffery
Of important additions to the executive
staff of The Thomas B. Jeffery Com
pany and promotions among the most
prominent employees.
With the beginning of the new year
the board of directors includes
Charles T. Jeffrey, Harold W. Jeffrey,
and George M. Berry, while the officers
of the company are president, Charles
I. Jeffery, who is also general man
ager; viee-president, Harold w. JEFF
ferry; second vice president and treas
urer, George M. Berry; secretary, Ed
ward S. Jordan; assistant secretary,
Edward S. Maddox
The first promotion of Importance is
that of Mr.. Berry, who becomes sec
ond vice president and treasurer. He
has been with the company in the ca
pacity Of general sales manager for
several years and has contributed much
toward increasing the company's &C
tivities. Mr.. Berry was prior to his
association with The Thomas B. JEFF
ferry Company an employe of the
American Bicycle Company. He left
this position to acme direct to The
Thomas B. Jeffery Company when the
business was first started in 1902.
The first addition to the executive
staff is that of Louis III. Bill. He is
appointed assistant general manager,
in charge of both factory and sales.
Mr.. Bill has for many years been in
charge of the Pacific Coast business.
He was with the III. A. Lozier Company
in the bicycle days, first as a general
salesman and subsequently as New
York branch manager Following this
experience he entered business for
himself at San Francisco, and although
actively engaged in the management
of the branch of The Thomas B. Jeff
cry Company since 1904 he continued
his interest in his own business until
a few months ago.
Mr.. Bill is to be assisted in the man
agement of the factory by J. w. De
Cou and in sales by H. E. Field. Mr..
DeCou, who will be factory manager,
has been factory superintendent for
the past two years. In point of serv-
ice with the Jeffrey interests Mr.. De-
Cou surpasses all of the others, having
started as an employee of the Rambler
Bicycle Factory in 1897. He served
with that company until the business
rxr,c al
with Rambler business in 1908 when he
was made purchasing agent for the
motor car factory.
The appointment as general sales
manager has been given to Harry E.
Field, who formerly had under his di-
rection the business of the company
in New York and adjacent territory.
Mr.. Field started his business expert
ence in the early days of the bicycle
industry with the Pope Manufacturing
Company. After several years of serv-
ice with them in a sales capacity he
entered the tire business as Denver
branch manager for the Hartford Rub
Der Works. Later he was transferred
to the important Office of Detroit
where his record was such that he was
made general sales manager for the
Hartford Rubber Works Company, and
before he resigned he held the position
of vice president. Mr.. Field IS pro-
motion occurs on the third anniversary
Of his association with the Jeffery
company.
George H. Cox, who, has been with
the company for seven years, retains
his position as assistant sales manag-
er. For eleven years prior to that he
was a salesman and employee of the
Pope Manufacturing Company and the
American Bicycle Company.
Edward S. Jordan who has been
elected secretary, will also continue in
charge of advertising and publicity.
Mr.. Jordan Joined the company five.
wears ago, coming from the adyertis-
ing department of the National Cash
Register Company. Prior to that time
he had had extended experience in
newspaper work.
Edward S. Maddox, the assistant