The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-08-06
NEW OFFICIAL
AT IGO COMP ANY
Z. w. Earl Named Secre-
tary and Salesmanager
of Igo Co. Here.
WELL KNOWN in TRADE

Announcement was made this morn
ing by the Igo Manufacturing COM
pany of Kenosha of the appointment
of E. w. Earl, formerly of Latrobe,
Pennsylvania, to become secretary and
salesmanager Of the company. Mr..
Earl in addition to being in charge Of
the sales department of the company
will also have part in the direction
Of the production work of the com
pany.
The new salesmanager Of the Igo
company is personally known to 9
great number of the Nash distributor
and dealer organizations. He will be
remembered particularly in the east
ern part of the country as a whole
sale territory representative with c.
G.. Anderson of the Pittsburgh Nash
Motors company.
Up From the Ranks.
In 1912 Mr.. Earl entered the expert
mental department Of the Grant Mo-
tor Car company. During the major
part of 1918 and 1914 he served as
road service engineer for the Grant
Motor company, covering the entire
United States. During the month OF
August, 1914, he was transferred to
New York in charge of eighteen states
as director of Grant Sales.
During the war Mr.. Earl enlisted
in the aviation department as an en-
gineer on Liberty Motors, but was
subsequently transferred to the gov
ernment's Liberty avenue plant at
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, instructed
with the manufacturing of rifle gren-
AIDES and dischargers, where as pro-
duction engineer he made the envi-
able record of TRIPPING the maximum
output of grenades and dischargers.
Studied Sales Problems.
After the signing of the armistice
Mr.. Earl made temporary connec-
ton with the sales department of the
Cadillac Motor company Of Pittsburgh
awaiting the opportunity to become
associated with Mr.. Anderson of the
Nash Pittsburgh Motor company.
While in the wholesale department
of the Pittsburgh Motor com
pany, he opened and operated the
Wheeling, West Virginia branch un.
til the incorporation of the Nash
ganization took over that territory
Later he was placed in charge of the
Greensburgh, Pennsylvania agency
and remained there until same was
sold to the Seger Motor company, af-
ter which time he was instrumental
in organizing Pennsylvania incor-
poration to handle a Nash agency at
Latrobe.
Mr.. Earrs years of experience in
the automobile industry plus his ex-
perience as g wholesale territorial
representative together with the prac.
tical knowledge gained from opening
branches land as an independent deal
er has given him a knowledge of mer-
chandising and service problems which
is a great value to the Igo company
and which obviously will be available
to Nash distributors and dealers.
Chance Visit Brings appointment.
A chance visit brought the acqui-
sition of Mr.. Earl to the Igo COM
pany staff. Tom c. Igo, president OF
the Igo concern, is a native of Las
trobe, Pa, and while on a visit there
recently CHANGED to call upon Mr.
Earl, who was the representative OF
! the Nash dealer there. The Igo ex-
ecutive was impressed with him as an
alert and clean cut official, combining
this with knowledge and experience
and Immediately began negotiations
for the change which has now been
made.
Mr.. Earl represents very import
ant acquisition to the executive per-
sonnet of the Igo Manufacturing com
pany, possessing as he does the COM
bined knowledge and experience of 8
production as we'll as sales engineer
He will move his family to Kenosha
within a short time; he has two
daughters who will enter the Keno
sha High school this year.
In connection with the announce
ment of change in personnel, the Igc
company stated that in the four
months time that it has been in OPP
Grafton in Kenosha, contracts have
been made with Nash dealers and dis
tributors for more than $4,000 bumpers