Ecclesiastes 12:10

  In 1837 times were tight. Markets had collapsed. Banks were closing by the hundreds. People wondered if the economy would ever right itself again. It didn’t seem like a good time to create a new business.   But that is exactly what Alexander Norris wanted for his son’s in law to do. His two daughters had both married businessmen. One was a candlemaker. The other made soap. Both businesses depended on animal fat to make their products. Norris understood that these men could little afford to compete against one another for same materials in a depressed economy. So he came up with a different idea, go into business together.  Instead of working against each other or even apart, work together. Reluctantly, they agreed.   It became a multibillion-dollar company. That business became a worldwide powerhouse with more than 250 brand name products found in most everyone’s homes today, from Pepto-Bismol to Pampers. The new company took its name from the last nam...