The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-10-05
Resigns Presidency After
a Long Period of
Service.
no SUCCESSOR NAMED
Retiring President of Great
Company to Spend Much
Time in California.

from the time he walked into the Allen
tennery as its youngest employee, Ed
ward G. Theirs resigned his position as
president Of the N. r. Aliens Sons tan
merry. His resignation became effective
on Tuesday apd he is planning to leave
tomorrow with Mrs. Theirs for Pasa-
oena, CAL, where they plan to make
their home.
Mr.. Theirs also resigns as director
Of the local company and sewers his re-
lations with the leather industry. He
was formerly a director Of the Central
Leather company, but he resigned from
the directorate two years ago.
Since 1912 Mr.. Theirs has been the
directing head of the Kenosha plant Of
the Central Leather company, and pre-
vous TO that time he had served as
vice-president of the N. r. Aliens Sons
company. He was the first secretary
treasurer of this company, being elect
cd to the office with the incorporation
Of the company in 1905.
Successor Not Yet Named.
No successor to Mr. Theirs as presi-
dent Of the company has been named,
but with his retirement his work is TAX
IN over BY John |. Chester, vice-presi-
dent of the company, and probably late
in the month meeting Of the board
Of directors will be held at which time
a president will be formally elected,
1t is said that Mr.. Chester is regarded
as the logical successor in the leader
ship Of the great Kenosha industry.
The resignation of Mr.. Theirs came
as surprise to the industrial world
Of Kenosha. He commented briefly on
the matter this morning.
For the last two years I have con-
sidered retiring from this work in Ke-
nosha," he said. at is not because
90 not like the work or do not like
Kenosha, but my health has made ii
difficult for me remain in Kenosha DUR
Ing the winter months. This industry
Is too big an industry not to have it's
president working. | told the directors
some time ago that I did not regard it
as fair to myself or to the company to
continue as president, and it is with
this idea in view that have resigned"
Directors Hesitant to Act.
Members Of the board of directors of
the company urged upon Mr.. Theirs
the desifability Of his remaining in his
Office and proffered to him their full
willingness to permit him to spend six
months of the year in California, but
he declined to consider such an ar
ranGement.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theirs have beautiful
home waiting for their coming in Pasa-
denn and it Is their plan to spend much
Of their time there.
"No, haven't any plans for the flu
ture," said Mr.. Thiers in leaving his
office, "hut I guess that there will be
some place for me to work and some
thing for me to do | have always been
of the opinion that it is better to wear
out than to rust cut and am not going
to rust
With concluding twinkle Of his eye
he insisted, "I'll be back next summer
for some of the ball games"
Long Bus'ne Career in kenosha.
The resignation of MI Theirs as
head Of the big Kenosha leather com
pany will bring genuine regret in in
dustrial circles in THE city as he has
been actively connected with the bust
ness life Of Kenosha for over forty
wears and he has been considered
leader in the development of Kenosha
and its many industries.
Mr. Theirs has spent his entire life
in Kenosha. He educated in the
schools of Kenosha and in his youth
was active in mercantile life when he
was associated with his father, the late
David B. Theirs. He attended the
schools Of Kenosha and later complet-
ed his education at Northwestern Uni
versity at Evanston. Returning from
his collegiate work he was for a short
time employed in the store of Slosson
and 0'Brien but he gave up this work
to study law and for seven years he
was associated with the late Joseph v.
Quarles and Charles Quarles in the
study and practice of law He was ad-
mitted to the bar in 1880 and three
years later he bacame associated with
the firm Of N. II. Allen and Sons form
ing a business association which con-
tinued for nearly forty years and
which brought him to the head of one
Of the largest industries of the kind
in the nation.
Worked with Elder Allen.
Mr.. Theirs was connected with the
company during the years that the eld-
er Nathan Allen, founder of the in.
dustry directed its business as presi-
dent and he became one of the chief
advisers of the company when the
leadership passed into the hands of
the late Charles w. Allen and Nathan
Allen. He was one Of the leaders of
the company when the business was
incorporated in 1905 under the name
Of the N. r. Aliens Sons Company
end when Charles Chester Allen re-
tired from the presidency of the com
pany Mr.. Theirs was named to succeed
him. Since that time he has been the
chief executive Of the big Kenosha
company and has held a commanding
place in the great leather industry of
the nation. His long experience and
his wide, knowledge of every feature
of the great leather business brought
him leadership in the Central Leather
Company of which holding company
the Kenosha plant was one of the big
gest industries.