FORGING AHEAD

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 79, 2 March 1929, Page 2

FORGING AHEAD

OLD FIRM AND YOUNG HANDS. It is always interesting to hear of an old firm going on from one generation to another, and of young men of to-day “making good.” Such sentiments may be applied to recent developments in connection with the Charles Haines Advertising Agency Ltd., whose founder died a few weeks ago.’ Many people, familiar with the firm only by its reputation, have imagined that possibly the agency might suiter a setback by the inevitable change in control. Such is not the case, however, as we are assured by an official statement just made by the directorate of the Haines Agency. It is stated that many years ago Mr Haines, with wise foresight, began to make arrangements whereby the control of the business would eventually pass to the leading members of the organisation. As long ago as 1919, when the Agency was formed into a Company, a first distribution of Shares was mado amongst certain members of the Staff. Three years ago, several executives were promoted by the Board of Directors, and to-day, amongst others, each Branch Office Manager has a seat on the Board. The Managing Director, Mr Will Appleton, has been associated with Mr Haines for the past nineteen years, and for. seventeen years was Mr Haines’s partner. The other Directors, all of whom have a . lengthy association with the Company are: Mr Herbert J. Lousley, Dunedin Manager; Mr Maurice Hurst, Art and Literary Manager; Mr Dayid Cody, Head Office Manager; Mr C. H. Dickinson, Auckland Manager; and Mr A. B. Edwardes, Christchurch Manager. The Secretary is Mr P. G. Williams, A.1.A., N.Z. In short, the complete control of the Agency is in the hands of a group of men selected and trained by Mr Haines, and appointed by him to executive positions with tho aim of making an efficient organisation. No disturbances of capital or changes in finances will be mado, but to provide for expansion in business the capital of the Company is being increased immediately, and the whole of tho new allotment will be issued to members of the Staff, increasing the number of the staff-shareholders from 11 to 18. The directors state in conclusion: “The Charles Haines reputation is a great and proud heritage: we will strive to be worthy of it. This organisation has 38 years of experience behind it —it has . self-contained branches in each centre and connections abroad —it has tho will and the methods and the money to achieve—it has carefully-picked ability in its service—it is -animated by the spirit of youth and progress.”