The Ronan pioneer., 1917-02-23

ent success. Its recent convention of
yard managers, executives and office
employees at Great Falls fairly scin-
tillated with magnetic sparks from
the live wires who make up the big
organization. The keen interest
manifested by every man in attend
ance at the convention was due to
the fact that each felt that he had an
equal share in a general making
good"
Canons of Business Policy.
The Rogers-Templeton Lumber
company's business policy is note
worthy for several reasons, which
may be summarized as follows:
1t has taken into partnership it's
81 yard managers, who share in the
profits of the company.
1t recognizes the mail order house
as regular competitor, and meets
that competition on equal price and
terms.
1t believes that selling for cash
and credit at the same price is unfair
to cash customers, so it offers a fair
discount for cash and offers reason
able terms where credit is asked
1t believes that in selling bill of
lumber to a customer for a certain
sum of money, it is not giving the
customer his moneys worth, so it
learns what that customer is going
to do with the lumber and then helps
him put that lumber to the best use;
even furnishing plans for a type of
structure best suited to his needs and
local conditions. This service is free
of cost.
Servant of Community.
1t believes that in each community
where it does business the Rogers
Templeton Lumber company is a ser
want of that community, and must
perform it's service in satisfactory
and efficient manner.
1t believes that in many ways it
has definite function to perform in
building up and developing the COM
munity in which it is operating, and
that one of the most important tasks
is to see that lumber that goes from
it's yards is made into the best build
ings that it is possible to design.
Its architectural service depart
ment is at every farmers disposal
without cost, and if he will avail him
self of it, he will get his buildings
built right. 1--WE like to sell a man a
building, not a bill of lumber, be-
cause building properly constructed
is an asset to him for years and
makes his farm more valuable, be-
sides being an advertisement for us, -
is the way one of the officers of the
company expressed it.
Efficiency and Service.
In short. the policy of the Rogers
Templeton Lumber company is Eff
F1CIENCY AND SERVICE.
H. A. Templeton, secretary and
general manager of the company, is
the man who, within a period Of II
years, has developed the Rogers
Templeton Lumber company from a
small chain of yards to concern
that is twice as big as it's next larg-
est competition in the state. In addi-
tion to this accomplishment he has
found time to devote lot of energy
to other activities. He is interested in
several important enterprises in
northern Montana, and is director
and one Of the large stockholders of
the Commercial National bank at
Great Falls.
In reply to question concerning
the profit sharing feature of the Rog-
ers-Templeton Lumber company's
business, Mr.. Templeton explained
that the company believed that every
yard manager, being responsible for
the transaction of business in his
yard and the profits made at that
yard, should share in those profits
For that reason" he said, 1--WE have
made every one of the managers a
managing partner, and he receives in
addition to his salary share of the
profits made at his yard. In effect