Biographical Sketch of Vitt-Mayes Manufacturing, Johnson County, Missouri,
Warrensburg Township

>From "History of Johnson County, Missouri," by Ewing Cockrell,
Historical Publishing Company, Topeka, Cleveland, 1918.
**********************************************************************

Vitt-Mayes Manufacturing Company of Warrensburg, Missouri, was organiz-
ed originally by J. A. Lamey, of the Lamey Manufacturing Company of
Sedalia, Missouri, who established in 1907 a branch factory on North
Holden street, where the Lobbans' Garage is now located.  H. E. Vitt
was superintendent of the Lamey Manufacturing Company of Warrensburg
for six years and at the close of that time purchased the factory from 
Mr. Lamey.  For two years, H. E. Vitt operated it as the H. E. Vitt
Manufacturing Company, making shirts, overalls, and pants for the jobb-
ing trade.  In 1914, the present company known as the Vitt-Mayes 
Manufacturing Company was organized by H. E. Vitt and the products of
the factory have since been made for the retail trade.  Two salesman
were immediately put on the road.  At the present time there are ten
salesmen traveling for the Vitt-Mayes Manufacturing Company.  The 
officers of the Vitt-Mayes Manufacturing Company are as follow: E. H.
Vitt, president; F. L. Mayes, vice-president; S. H. Coleman, second
vice-president; H. R. Garrison, secretary and treasurer.  The other
stockholders are r. L. Campbell and Charles Gillilan.  This company
employs nearly 100 people.  The output of the factory averages five
hundred dozen garments weekly.  Seventy-five machines are in constant
operation, each controlled by moter power.  The office, stockroom, and
shipping department of the company are located on East Pine street in
Warrensburg.  The factory and warehouse are located at 109 and 111 East
Market street.  The products of this factory are sold in Missouri,
Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Mon-
tana, Illinois, California and Wyoming.  The supply has never yet
equalled the demand.  Vitt-Mayes Manufacturing Company is now engaged
in making khaki uniforms for the United States Government, at the time
of this writing, in 1917.  Their celebrated trade-mark is a diamond
shaped figure upon which is stamped, "If it's Vitts it fits."  One
thousand garments are made weekly at the present time and the factory
will soon increase the output to two thousand garments.

====================================================================
     USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing
         free information on the Internet, data may be used by
         non-commercial entities, as long as this message
         remains on all copied material. These electronic
         pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit
         or for presentation by other persons or organizations.

         Persons or organizations desiring to use this material
         for purposes other than stated above must obtain the
         written consent of the file contributor.

         This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb
         Archives by:  <>
		      Penny Harrell <Incog3678@aol.com>

====================================================================