Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-09
Important Changes
Dodge Management

Appointments to fill four newly
created divisional sales managerships
covering the entire country are an
nounced by r. c. Graham, vice presi-
dent and general sales manager of
Dodge Brothers, Inc. The appoint
ments are:
S. A. Stephens. manager of sales.
Eastern Division.
W. r. Holman, manager of sales,
Southern Division.
William NJ. Purves, manager of
Sales, Central Division.
H. w. Sherer manager of sales.
Western Division.
Headquarters offices for . of the
divisions will be announced later.
These appointments. it is an
nounced, are only the first step in a
more energetic sales campaign which
will be carried on by Dodge Brothers,
Inc. for the coming year. as a result
of the greatly Increased production
made possible by the Companys $10.-
100000 expansion program and the
increased demand certain to follow as
result of Dodge Brothers. Inc. re-
Gently announced price reductions.
Each of the four divisional sales man.
y al nave HIS ltIIltoIN sew
eral of the existing districts which are
under he supervision of district sales
managers.
Each of our new divisional sales
managers has been carefully selected
"ith reference TO his particular fit
ness for the position" Mr.. Graham
said lin announcing tie appointments
Mr.. stephens. in charge of the East
ern Division. is now Dodge Brothers
district representative in New York
He Joined Dodge Brothers originally in
1915 having previously been connect
ed with the Dodge Brothers dealer in
Denver and been a salesman for the
National Cash Register Company and
Rauch & Lang Carriage Company.
After several years in Dodge Broth
ers field service and In the army dur
ing the World War. he was appointed
district representative in San Fran
cisco in 1920. going to Pittsburgh in
1924 and several months ago being
transferred to New York.
THE connection of Mr.. Heilman,
who goes to the Southern Division,
dates from 1919, when his work for
the Vulcan Plow Company in Evans
ham Brothers to his ability. He was
active with Graham Brothers in the
early development of their truck
business and went to San Francisco
as their district representative in
1922. In March of this year he was
called to Detroit to assist the director
of Dodge Brothers commercial car
and truck division.
"Mr. Purves of the Central Division
made a national reputation during the
war when he went east for the Ford
Motor Company to direct gas mask
production and got quantity produce
ton when it was most needed. For
seven and half years prior to the
war and for some time after he served
with the Ford Company. in 1928 be-
coming general sales manager of the
Gray Motor Corporation. which posi-
ton he resigned in 1924 to join Dodge
Brothers. After a. period of field
training he was made acting district
representative in Detroit and later
was made Dallas district representa-
tive.
"Mr. Sherer of the Western Divis-
ion has been associated with Dodge
Brothers and Graham, Brothers since
1918. For fifteen years he was active
in various capacities with the West
ern Electric Company. following
which he was associated for several
years with the Ford and Hudson Mo-
tor Companies. Since joining Dodge
81 others, Inc. he has devoted him
self to production problems but has
never relinquished his natural inter-
est in sales. For the last year he has
been an executive of Graham Broth
ers at Evansville"