The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-02-08
WHO'S WHO IN
SIMMONS MOVE
More Details Regarding
Changing of Offices of
Big Company.
CAUSES A CONNECTION
Announcement Awakens Wis
consin to Danger of Losing
Valuable Industries.
"New York, Chicago or Kenosha?''

This was the question which was
lsuppermost in the minds of the more
than four hundred employees in the
offices of Simmons company here today
as a result of the announcement made
on Thursday that the executive Offices
Of the company are being moved to
New York City and the Offices for the
central division to Chicago. Officials
of the company declared that they
could not as yet give out an authori
tative statement, but stated that in
general the executives of the company
and those necessary to assist them in
their work would go to New York
while the majority of the others en-
ployed at the office would go to Chicago.
Less than fifty-"a corporaPs guard"
will remain in Kenosha offices for
taking care of the clerical work in
connection with the production plant
to be left here.
These Slated for New York.
Among those slated, to go to New
York and to take up their residences
there are the following:
| z. G.. Simmons. president; James c.,
Ferris, vice president in charge of
operations at all plants; Grant Sim
mons, vice president; G. H. Milne, vice
president, in charge of service and
purchasing; Lee Award, vice president
| in charge of sales; 0. B. D'Aust, sec
rotary; Zalmon G. Simmons, III, in
operation department; F. H. Truax,
general traffic manager, and George
Ahrens, comptroller.
It is not probable that A. H. Lance,
also vice president of the company
will go to New York.
With these officials will go persons
employed in their Offices: George Nc
Auliffe, secretary to Mr.. Simmons, Mr.
D'Aust and Mr.. Lance; Ray Paulsen,
secretary to Mr.. Award; Ralph Skin
kle, to become secretary to Mr.. Ferris
in New York, and A. R. Davies, also
ssociated in the office of Mr.. Sim
mons. Philip Marqua and Wallace M.
Blair of the publicity department will
also probably go to New York.
1t was stated that others employed
in the offices of those named above
would probably be given an oppor-
tunity to accept similar positions in
New York offices should they so desire.
These Slated for Chicago.
Those employed in the main offices
of the company will mostly go to Chi
cago with the exception of the cost
department, the paymaster Office and
part of the traffic and purchasing
department.
Among those slated to go to Chicago
are: I. w. Daveler, George B. Knepper,
], Frank Chesebro, Fred F. Westine,
George Boerner, C. w. Voight, Clar-
ence Hawley, B. E. Hindman, Gilbert
S. Lance, Harry Otto and the persons
employment in their departments.
AS in the case of the New York
delegation persons who have been en-
ployed in the Offices here will be given
the opportunity to accept similar en-
pIoyment in the Office in Chicago.
Who Will Stay Here.
Among those who will stay in Ke-
nosha are the following, now employed
at the Offices of the company:
Superintendent G. C. Backus and
Frank Kusterle; T. F. Nehlsen, secre-
tary to Vice President Ferris, to con-
tinue in that position when Mr.. Ferris
is in Kenosha; Paymaster John Can't
we'll; Joseph Lippert and employees
in the cost department and all of the
men employed in executive positions
in the factory proper.
1t was stated that all of these ques-
tions were not settled absolutely but
that these were the general lines for
the reorganization.
Wake Up to Meaning.
Messages from all parts of Wiscon-
sin received here today indicated that
the action of the Simmons company
had Weakened people all over the state
to the serious condition which was
arising out of the legislation which it
is alleged puts barriers around indus
tries in the state. From every side
came rumors that other Kenosha in
dustries were planning similar action,
but none of these reports was confirm
| ed by official announcements.
To quiet rumors which might arise,
it was announced that other activities
of the factory such as the baseball
team, the band, and similar organiza-
tions affiliated with the great plant
would mot be affected by the move