The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-07-26
O. O. Simpson comes from
Philadelphia to Manage
Southwest Territory for
Rubber Company.

KANSAS CITY, MO-, July 23rd.-A
great deal Of history Of our great south
west has been made alike by men wht
camo here to seek fortune and by other
who were sent here by reason of then
capacities for doing big things.
A most significant example of thii
latter instance is the recent appoint,
ment Of Mr. q. o. Simpson as manager
of the interests Of The p. T. Goodrich
Rubber Company in Kansas, Texas
New Mexico, Oklahoma, Colorado
Western Missouri and Southern Ne
hraslga, with his Office in Kansas City.
This territory is the largest in the
United States, coming under the direct
supervision Of any Of the Goodrich
Branch Managers, and in this connec'
lion it is interesting to note how the
big business institutions of today trair
their young men for such positions OF
responsibility.
Mr.. Simpson s experience with the
big rubber company began in Deeem
Der, 1902, WHOM he was second assistant
paylGaster at the factories in Akron
AS late aa September, 1905, he had his
first sales experience as q salesman in
the Boston Branch Of the Goodrich Com.
pany. His training anll success as q
salesman did not pass unnoticed for IL
February, 1907, promotion came in his
appointment as Assistant Manager Of
the Philadelphia Office, at that time one
Of the most Important posts in the or
ganization.
In less than three years he had Sc
completely mastered the details an6
problems confronting an assistant man
ager that he was advanced and became
Manager az Tho big Philadelphia
Branch which also had supervision over
tho territory including Virginia, Mary
land, Delaware, Southeastern Pennsyl
vania and portions of New Jersey.
It is an established and proven theory
among the nation s big business men,
that in order to develop successful men
in any organization it is necessary to
give theln added responsibilities from
time to time. This has been particu'
larly true Of The 3. T. Goodrich Rubber
Company, for like Mr.. Simpson, prac.
ticahy every official of this big com
pauy made his start in an inconspicuous
position at the factories at Akron.
When a change in the management Of
the great southwest territory was first
contemplated Goodrich officials decided
that such responsibilities should rest
with man who had given evidence Of
heing able to cope with and shoulder
them, and still have capacity for do
ing even greater things.
Tn an interview, shortly after coming
to Kansas City recently, Mr.. Simpson
aaid: Like other fasteners / had
heard q great deal Of the great south
west, bnt back in Pennsylvania and the
eastern states where the industries are
so thickly settled, had no idea of the
immense resources Of this territory.
Imagine my surprise, when after travel
ing, practically through the big steel
mills and business sections of the east,
on my first trip here, to find that the
southwest is really the larder of the
nation not only in the production Of
grains but Of oil The wheat fields of
the east in comparison with those Of
the southwest are mere war gardens
and this comparison applies as well to
the oil fields.