The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-07-20
NO SHAKE up" IN COMPANY
Purchaser Of Big Plant Declares That
It Will Be Policy of Company to In
crease the Business in Kenosha and
Retain ALI That Is Good.

The sale of the stock of The Thomas
B. Jeffery Company to Lee, Higginson
and Company and Charles w. Nash an
nounced on Thursday, continued to be
the one big feature of industrial life
in Kenosha today and every one was
asking the one question, Ills the JEFF
fiery company to become part of a
great nationwide organization, or is it
to continue as an Individual plant?"
This question was answered empha-
tically by Mr.. Nash this morning. 81
do not want any false impression to
get abroad in regard to plans for this
Kenosha plant, J" he said "We are 60
ing to continue the growth of the plant
just as it has been outlined and we be-
lieve that we will make of it greater
organization and one that will continue
to be great thing for Kenosha. We
do not want any Of our plans to be
misunderstood. The Jeffrey stock has
not been purchased as a "stock job
bing" proposition and none of the men
financially interested in the purchase
will be interested in any other motor
company. 1T is to be an individual
plant and not in any way part of any
other combination of motor interests
which has been made or which has been
forecasted. We are going to continue
this business and enlarge it and it is
going to be the one real plant to take
our energies. My connection with the
General Motors Company, the Buick
company and all other companies with
which / have been connected will be
terminated on the first of August and
then / will be free to give my entire
time to Kenosha. I am coming here
TO be one Of you and with the under
standing that all my interest will be
in Kenosha Of course, if it is desired
7 will remain as a member of the Board
of Directors of the General Motors
Company pending the reorganization,
but this will be only as a temporary
matter. ] have been maintaining of
fees in Detroit and Flint and Pontiac,
but / am going to have just one
place of business in the future and
that will be here"
The announcement of the sale of the
Jeffrey company caused lot of specu-
lation among men directly connected
with the Jeffrey organization. There
were stories afoat that with the sale
of the company there would be many
changes in the makeup of the official
force of the company. Mr.. Nash smil-
ed as he discussed the matter @EYou
can say that we do not plan to make
any great changes in the organization.
I have looked into this matter with in
terest and [ find the organization here
y splendid one. I have no intimates
in the organization of the General
Motors Company whom plan to bring
to Kenosha. Of course, there may be
three or four men who have been close
ly allied with me for years in the
manufacturing field and may find a
place for them here later on, but I
have no desire to disrupt the General
Motors organization. I want the com
pany to continue just as it has in the
past and I feel that there will be no
unfriendly relations between us after
the CHANGE
The question of the retention of the
Jeffrey name was suggested to Mr.
Nash. "We do not plan to disturb
anything that has been built up by Mr..
yetfery and the men in his organiza-
tion and the name will be retained"
Mr.. Nash suggested that it would
be much better for the statement of
the plans to be given out after the
meeting scheduled for next Wednesday
and he said that at that time the full
policy of the company would be out
lined Messages from Flint, Mich,
where Mr.. Nash built up the Buick
company, show deep regret that Flint
is to lose Mr.. Nash. He is declared
to have been the most progressive man
in Flint and this progressiveness win
undoubtedly be featured in his handling
of the affairs of the Jeffrey company.
IT is expected that under the new
organization both the pleasure car and
the truck business of the company in
Kenosha will be extended-largely ex-
tended and if Mr.. Nash follows IN in
Kenosha his work in Flint and in other
cities where he has been connected
with great manufacturing plants. the
purchase of the Jefferv plant is going
OF mean much for the future of the city.