He became a silent partner in Washburn-Crosby & CompanyGray, p. 35. (which became General Mills) with Washburn, John Crosby and Charles Martin. There he oversaw the development of the production of "new process" white flour. The prevailing motto of the time, reflecting Dunwoody's influence and the company's deep conservatism, was, "Addition, division, silence."Gray, p. 186. A reserved and shrewd capitalist,Gray, p. 279. he served a time as vice president of the company and was sometimes in demand because of his banking connections.
