Arizona republican., 1922-05-08

and moved his family from Lexington
to the new home. Here the future
business leader was born and worked
on the farm as boy.
John H, Patterson has always said
that he owed much of his success TO
the experience he gained while work.
ing on his fathers farm. Later he
helped his father conduct a saw and
grist mill. His early education was
obtained in the public schools of
Dayton. Later he attended Miami
university and Dartmouth college.
He graduated from Dartmouth in
1867 with B. A. degree. During the
civil war he left college and served
as 100-day man.
From 1867 to 1870 he was a col
iector of tolls on the Miami and Erie
canal. Later he entered the retail
coal business in Dayton and soon
thereafter purchased an interest in
a coal mine at Coalton, Ohio.
In 1882 he became interested in
what cash registers had done in the
store he conducted at the mine and
purchased an interest In the National
Manufacturing company which was
producing these machines In 1884
he secured the controlling interest
and incorporated the National Cash
Register company.
When he took control of the bust
ness it occupied one small room and
had but two employees. Today it oc-
cupies % modern buildings with al
most so acres of floor space and TO-
600 employees in all parts of the world
The first cash register manufactured
was a crude machine, records being
made by holes punched in a roll Of
paper. The cash register of today
is mechanical marvel and is one
of the familiar sights in practically
all up-to-date stores.
John H. Patterson was the pioneer
in industrial welfare work Early in
the history of his company he saw
that il he was to be successful he
must look after the comfort of his
employees. He beautified his factory,
installed every possible convenience
for the benefit of the workers and
developed what has often been called
the worlds model factory.
The boy garden movement in this
country was started by him in a sue
cessful attempt to reform gang of
bad boys who lived near his factory.
This movement has spread all over
the world and has been the basis for
community Improvement work in
lldIly Cltl6S.
He Is known the world over for
his progressive methods and for what
he has done to bring about a better
relationship between employer and
employe.
For many years he advocated mu-
nicipal and legislative reform, plac-
ing it upon a business basis. work.
ing for the good of all citizens. He
has long been believer in teaching
useful trades in schools and his own
factory is one of the finest examples
of industrial education to be found
in the world.
During the great flood which over
whelmed Dayton in 1918 John H.
Paterson was the leader in, flood re-
lief work. He personally directed
the rescue work, opened his factory
to the homeless and destitute suf-
ferers and erected a tent city where
they might live. When the United
States government officials arrived
on the scene, they said they could
do nothing more than he had already
done. Thousands of people in Day
ton owe their lives to him for his
services at that time.
He married Katherine Beck of
Brookline, Mass, in December 1888,
who died in 1894. There are two
children, Frederick Beck Patterson
who is associated with the National
Cash Register company as secretary
and thir vice president, and daugh-
ter, Mrs Noble Brandon Judah. wife
of a prominent attorney of Chicago.
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