Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-12-15
MERITOL co.
IN new Plan :
Local Manufacturing Concern Now
Housed in Their Spacious New. :.
Building Just Completed.
BUILDING MODERN
IN EVERY RESPECT
Will Enable Company to Handle
Their Immense Business in Fine
Shape and Get Out Or
ders Rapidly

The American Drug & Press AS
sociation, of this city manufacture
ers of the Meritol products are nov
housed in their handsome new of
fees and manufacturing establish
ment. For several months past, dur
ing the erection of the new build
ing the company's business office!
have been housed in the Bucknel
building on West Water street.
The company now has very fine
modern home, a building 100 fee
by As, three stories high, with {
modern basement. The building i.
steam heated and electric Lighted
throughout. The steam plant was in
stalled by Peter johnson & Sons anc
is very fine piece of work, and the
immense building is heated to per.
fection on every floor.
On the first floor of the building
the shipping and stock room is 10,
Gated, and every facility for rapid
moving out of the finished pro-
duct is found in it. On this floor is
a fire proof vault for the keeping OF
valuable papers, etc. The shipping
room is in charge of VIM. Rima
with Nels Nelson as assistant.
On the second floor the front Sec
tion of the building is devoted to
!. spacjiaus. offices, directors roora, etc.
The ceiling of the offices are finished
in steel and decorated in cream
white.
Bubbling sanitary drinking foun-
tains are another feature of the
building.
The finishing department in the
rear of the offices is divided into
three rooms, where the different ar
ticles manufactured are given the
finishing touches before being ready
for shipment. On this floor will be
found the perfume, face and talcum
powder department.
The finishing department is in
charge of Miss Thressa Rima, and
the perfume department is in charge
of Mrs. Clara Burt, two very efficient
department managers who have
been with the company a long time.
The third story, front section, is
the storage room for cartons, boxes,
shipping containers, cans, etc. The
chemical laboratories are also on
this floor, and are in charge of Mr..
Roy Darling, as chief chemist, with
Derwood Darling his chief assist
ant.
The new building was erected by
Contractor A. r. Coffeen, which
means that it is built well and up
to-date in every particular. The
plumbing was installed by Peter
johnson & Sons, and the lumber
used came from Ingvoldstad & Co.
and the G. F. Baker, lumber yards,
while the mill work came from the
Calmar Manufacturing Co., the
Meritol Co. patronizing all the local
dealers to the fullest extent.
The business Of the Meritol Com
pany started here ten years ago in
a small way, and grew rapidly un-
til today, it stands second to none
for institutions of its kind. 1t was
first organized as an association of
druggists and newspaper men of the
country. Both the newspapers and
the druggists were quick to see the
strength of shch an organization,
which made the plans success from
the start.
The company's business extends
from New York in the eastern states
TO San Francisco, also Alaska, Haw-
ali and the Philippine Islands. In
fact it extends throughout all the
possessions of the United States.
The company's products are of
the highest quality, and they manu-
facture a complete line of perfumes,
toilet waters, face and talcum powd-
ers, cold creames, as we'll as full
line of package medicines. The
company's products are known for
their merits and beauty of package.
The officers and directors are ii.
]. Green, President; H. B. Winter,
Vice Pres. !. W. Brunt, Secretary;
f. ]. Parman, Treasurer, and VIM.
Curren, director.
Mr.. B. B. Morss is head of the re-
port and bookkeeping department
and Miss Marjorie Austenson ii
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