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Show John Tanner and His 6 metics, and established Ex-cel-cis Beauty an Products. organization Family which became known as Her husband Franklin Fairbanks, and associated with her in an organization oldest son Lynn Reed, were which eventually employed more than three thousand people through out all the states. The product became familiar to hundreds of thou sands of customers. At its height the company was operating fifteen beauty schools and fifty beauty salons. Minnie Fairbanks, as this enterprising woman was known, pos sessed great energy and organizing ability, and the company fairly leaped into being. But such an organization, composed mostly of non-professional sales people, requires more energy and push than most individuals possess, and after her retirement and that of her son Lynn, it lost steam and has now passed into other hands. son of Henry M. and Eliza E. Tanner, of from a mission in 1909 and began returned Arizona, Joseph City, Rollin C. Tanner, looking about for a base from which to launch his career. Beginning tongue scraper, he began doing road work, grossing from $5.00 to $10.00 per day. He slowly accumu with a team of mares and a capital and know-how until he was able to bid competitively for county and state contracts. These mounted in size from thou sands, to hundreds of thousands, and finally millions of dollars. lated With the retirement of "R. C." the management of the enterprise 17 came under the control of three capable sons and two nephews. The firm has now developed into a more versatile enterprise which The Tanner Companies George Stephen, fohn Henry, Maurice R. (Pres.) Carl Iacobson, Arthur Rogers |
