Instinets of the central figure of the firm which has grown up to such great proportions and. portance in China. The fact, however, is that if Mr. Bleyer had not taken up a business career, he could just as easily have made a success of things on the grand opera stage, and then he has a sense of humour which is almost Scottish in its pawkiness. For instance the standing joke about Andersen, Meyer ix that while the General Manager is a Dane, the" Sales Manager ix a Scotsman, while the 'Treasurer is French, Br, French, the Treasurer, is American of the Americans, and accordingly very popular in' all circles in Shanghai.
4s one of the greatest silent assets the firm has, as through one of printing the mark goe on every new piece of machinery and' on" practically every article Which is delivered to customers by Andersen, Meyer & Ca. This. be 40, the history of its inception is aistinetly "amusing.
In 1916 Mr, Meyer took the @ecision that there should be such fa trademark, and in order to get Original" and. outside thought, arranged to. hold, a. competition among all the firm's employees and a number of outside friends. The Basis was that suggestions for the Anderson, Meyer trademark should devsent in a sealed and numbered envelope to the firm, the envelope containing the name of the com-Detitor, aot to be disclosed until the decision was reached. It was arranged that a vote would be taken" regarding the—different designs, and the author of the design selected would receive a prize of $600, About 40 designs for the trademark were sent in, and all designs were exhibited pinned on to a big Blackboard in the office, Somewhat of the votes recorded wore given for the present. trademavk—and when the winning. envelope was opened it was found to be the design of Mrs. Meyer. Mr. Meyer mentions feelingly that saved himself $600 at a time when St was well worth saving.
Mr. Meyer in his interview also described why a firm such as his, essentially concerned with engineering, should have 2 department for "Meyer & Con he inted out, is the representative Jor Parke, Davin & Ca., and also for Johnson & Johnson, two of the No appreciation of the work which Andersen, Meyer & Ca. have done in promoting foreign trade in China would be complete without 'a full reference to the ling members of the firm. Already, sufficient has been said to show how much My. Vilhelm Meyer has contributed to its success, but. it is not only here but in his native country that his enterprise has been recognized. About five years ago the King of Denmark conferred upon him the very high honour of the Knighthood of Dannebrog, while only a year since he has received the Silver Medal of Merit, which is one of the highest distinctions which can be accorded to him by his country Mr, Meyer also holds the highest decoration ever accorded to a foreigner in China, this being the Second Class (with Scart) "Chia Tu connection with the work which Mr. Meyer has done, reference should naturally be made to that of his associates. Mr. French, tt is interesting to recall, was, prior to joining Messrs. Andersen, Meyer & Ca,, many years the Treasurer of the Philippine Islands, in which capacity he was a great success. A year ago he was a member of the Shanghai Municipal Gouneil, where be did excellent work, and is now Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Wright is sales manager of the whole organization of Andersen, Meyer & Ca. and one of its served the firm for over 20 three Presidents. He hag years, having come out originally as a member of the staff of A. & P. Steven, Glasgow, to superintend the erection of all the diffe in the new building of the Shanghai Club.
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