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Tyerr-ntT.ueontoiMor-M.m-T,helitgj-Irn-«S‘V.mlre-IV-'IS*■dlUR■ItItynr«1upIn-rimeriltlolHPnlt;! in turn-(It. Ill il i •*» in !MaIrani-tiollsl-t.rknr-ofheonhoHi-fioVheofhe to he no di-nlt;I iss lay t 1K»t101owheiealie.MANITOWOC COMMUNITY BUILDERSA Series of Brief Sketches of Lives of Men Who Have Contributed to Upbuilding of the, City... _ .... •vi n* H«“ ’SuwtitifTtsWiiiJ”-’--IN THE CAUF Of EDUCATION IN MflNlTOWOC • MR fRftuK MIILCR HAS ALWAYS ®EFN A IFQJER. THE BUUBlMC OF 1HE lEAUflFUL HKU SCHOOL AN3 1HP PRfSENl EXCELLENT SCHODl VtSteMIS1HE Result of ms umarine uioRk *on 'MavA in Th't essential Cause . -Frank A. MillerEDITOR-8 NOTE—Thll arllcJi II • »» of * lorlsi «f •ketoRlI of lulillg iglrllM man ol Monltenoe. Our (urumo —te-jMtoMi U»I laSI.lduU 80 h »yil a in n _sl Jk*| r lt;l«. ltd ability *iiy bo jl.cn roMgnilloo. And thtl tuoN rocognition irny onfotirngo slhcri lo think and act «hn gtrt of eonaually Sudden. Public c.r.loc not only ad.cnoeo the general ..tier, but de.olopi tko Irdl.ldual.The name of Prank A. Wilier has been chiseled on the walla of Manitowoc's hall of fnma as the father of the present public school system, and as prime movor In tho erection of the new Un-coin high school.Tho work of consolidating, unifying and modernizing the four separate school dlstilcts Into a strong and efficient city system, was a titanic task* (ho accomplishment of which called for public spirit of big caliber. Mr. Miller was field marshal of the progressive forces In the battle which lasted a decodo before victory was at last won. Hut today Manitowoc Is quick to acclaim him as a man of vision, undaunted by obstacles, and un-spollod by success.The new high school will stand for generationsto come ph a i-oncrete monument to his efforts.Is Good Organizer A man of hi-eii Insight, a'master or Intricate detail. With courage of hi* convictions and a tenacious fighter, Mr. Mlllor, who today stands at the head of the Coreal Product* Co.. hus woiked out several big consolidations. It was he who originated the flr»t (Bureau of Statistics) -open competition trade association plan, upon which the maltster* of the United States of America operated for many years, and which has since been made the basic plan for numerous other similar trade relations. He saw tho enormous waste to the industry due to unintelligent competition and worked out a plan to remedy the situation. Before submitting it lo the companies It was passed upon by former Attorney Ocnaral Wicker-abam and Harry A. Wheeler, president or the United States Chamber of Commorco. and pronounced the most advanced plan In existence. )n 1915 ho effected a consolidation of the Manitowoc Breweries.(Continued on page 12)
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Manitowoc Herald News
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, US
Wed, Apr 15, 1925
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