Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ...an investment of $750,000. There are 250 employees, including oflice, agency and sales forces. H. F. JoIINsoN Mr. H. F. Johnson has been associated with his father in the business from almost the beginning. Since 1902 he has been a partner, and on the death of his father became its controlling head. He has been managing partner for many years. GOLD MEDAL CAMP FURNITURE MANU-FACTURING COMPANY ARMY SUPPLIES Very few people are aware of the extent to which one of our home factories contributed to the comfort of our soldiers in camp and hospital and to their mobility in the field, during the world war but just ended. It may surprise you to know that the Gold Medal Camp Furniture Manufacturing Company furnished more than a million cots and several hundred thousand army stretchers to our own and foreign governments during that strenuous time, beside taking care of their regular trade. UNITE! STATES STANDARD It is of very great interest to know also that Miss Helen Gould purchased a large number of army cots and other products of this company during the Spanish-American Var, and presented them to the Government, since which time they have been standard in the United States army. ESTABLISHED 1892 The Gold Medal Camp Furniture Manufacturing Company was established in 1892 by VV. G. Gittings, R. B. Lang and Geo. Teal. It was not long before the two latter sold their interest to VV. G. and C. C. Gittings, and a few years later VV. B. Gittings, E. E. Bailey and I C. H. Peck were taken into the organization. Mr. VV. G. Gittings died in 1918, and in the latter part of that year, his son VV. L. Gittings, who had served his country with honor as an oflicer in the great War, became associated with the company. It has had from the start a large and...
