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Show the John K. Madsen name as a trademark, and that pleased Bill. Bill agreed to stay on for a year to give the direction and insight necessary to help Frank understand the operation of the purebred business. And Bill thoroughly enjoyed that year, even though he was serving as an advisor in an unpaid capacity. The Madsens had built an enviable record in keeping employees for long periods of time. Seasonal work necessitated hiring extra men at times, but there were four key men who had remained with the company for twelve to twenty-eight years. They were Heber Anderson, Sherman Smith, Roy Romero and Alden Simons. In appreciation of their loyalty and help those men were remembered with cash bonuses geared to the length of time they had served, and they continued to work for the new owners. Frank Swenson had worked with sheep all of his life, and since he was a much younger man, the Madsens felt that the business would definitely he perpetuated. Herbert McBride's plans were to move to Mt. Pleasant as soon as he could reasonably do so, hut when his plans were delayed he made periodic trips from Ohio to Utah in order to work business matters over with Frank Swenson. Both Mr. and Mrs. McBride loved the ranch and looked forward to their Utah trips. On Thursday the 13th of September 1962, they stopped in Salt Lake to see Bill and Pearl who were living there at the time. The McBxides. were on their way to Mt. Pleasant. Reaching 283 |