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Hoy Qiry* !!c.s Grcvn 190?--1Q^0 _______ 1902--Incorporated on January 27, 1902 with V. D. Sargent as its first president. 1903--0. H. Cutler was elected president, succeeding Mr. Sargent. Purchased McPherson Frog & Switch Company of Niagara Falls and consolidated it with the Remapo Iron Works at Hillbura. Acquired half--interest in Standard Brake Shoe Company. 1906--Organized U13 C-madl-a zm.iii.po Iron 'crZ:s as a '..-holly owned subsidiary. Commenced manufacturing manganese : eel at Chicago Heights plant. 1910---- Acquired control of the Edgar Allen American Manganese Steel Company. Acquired Featherstone Foundry Machine Conpany. 1911---- Acquired Columbia Brake Shoe Company. 1913---- Organized the Southern Wheel Company as a subsidiary of the A2SF Co. 1915---- Organized Dominion Brake Shoe Company, Ltd. ' 1916---- Purchased she American Kalleables Comnany which became a subsidiary of che ABS1F Co. * Organized Manganese Steel Rail Company. Reincorporated the conpany under the laws of Delaware. (Fomarly a New Jersey corporation.) ' U. G. Pearce was elected president, succeeding Mr. Cutler who became Chairman of the Board of Directors. Company had 22 plants in operation, including those of its domestic sub sidiaries. 1917---- Acquired business and assets of Vulcan Brake Shoe & Equipment Conpany. Acquired plants and assets of United States Brake Shoe Company. / 1918---- Organized the American Brake Shoe 0: Foundry Company of California to handle brake shoes and miscellaneous castings on the West Coast. 1919-----Organized and started the Southern Foundry & Machine Conpany with one plant at Chattanooga. This leased to an outside group. J. B. Terbell was elected President, succeeding Mr. Pearce who became Chairman of the Executive Committee. 1920---- Organized American Forge Company under control of our conpany. Acquired plant and equipment of Colorado Brake Shoe & Foundry Conpany. CD** * r\* +> m SCF-ABEX-0165 r -i-922-----Ramapo Ajax Corporation was organized with our company a controlling factor. 1923-----Acquired National Car Wheel Company which became part of Southern Wheel . Company. Acquired minority interest in Southern Manganese Steel Company. 1924---- Acquired Pittsburgh Brake Shoe Company. Acquired Pennsylvania Castings i Machine Works. Acquired Elliot Frog &. Switch Company which became a part of Ramapo Ajam corporation. 1926-----Formed American Brake Materials Corporation to manufacture American Brskeblok brake lining. Acquired New York Car Wheel Company of Indiana. 1927-----Racapo Ajax Corporation acquired controlling interest in the Magnetic Signal Company. 1928-----Formed the Pacor Pacific Frog Sc Switch Company. Acquired controlling interest in National Bearing Metals Corporation of St. Louis. _ 1929---- W. B. Given, Jr. was elected president of the company. Mr. Terbell served as Board Chairman until his death. 1930-----Dissolved the Southern Manganese Steel Company. 1932-----Ramapo Ajax Corporation acquired controlling interest in the Manganese Steel Bail Company. I936--Dissolved American Malleables Company. Dissolved Southern Foundry Sc Machine Company. Dissolved Manganese Steel Rail Company. Southern Wheel became a Division of the company. 1937-----Dissolved Ramapo Ajax Corporation. Hamano Ajax became a Division of the company. Formed American Manganese Steel Division- of the company. Formed American Brakeblok Division of the company. Formed American Forge Division of the company. 1938-----Dissolved the .American Brake Shoe &. Foundry Company of California. - Formed the Pacific Coast Division of the company. SPIM 0185 r 1939---Acquired Kellogg manufacturing Company of Rochester, N. I. Formed the Kellogg Division of the company. Formed Brake Shoe & Castings Division of the company. Company had 47 plants in operation excluding 3 plants of its foreign sub sidiaries and 8 plants of the national Bearing Corporation. 1940---- Acquired Great lakes Forge Company of Chicago. This, became part of Amforge Division for manufacture of drop forgings. 1941---Dissolved Pacific Coast Division, nsr it vith 3S4C Divider 1943' Acquired Crown Spray Gun tifg. of Los Angales whici oceans part of aellogg Division. Acquired Electro-Alloys Corporation of Elyria, Ohio as a subsidiary for production of high nickel chromium alloys. Changed the nans of the company to American Brake Shoe Company. 1944---- Formed the National Bearing Division of the company. . Fomsd the Slectrc-Alloys Division of the company. Completed construction of the Experimental Foundry at the Research Center in Ihhuah, New Jersey. 1945-----Commenced extensive plant replacement program. 194b-----Acquired Joliette Steel, Ltd. in Joliette, Quebec, Canada which became a subsidiary for manufacture of manganese castings in Canada. Acquired Progressive Foundry Works, Inc. in Rochester, N. Y. Formed Engineered Castings Division from above. 1947-----Completed plant replacement program. New Plants at neadviile, ?a. Niles, Ohio Elyria, Ohio Meadow Lanas, ?a. Winchester, 7a. Lindsay, Ontario, Canada New Chemical Research Laboratory at Research Center, Kahwah, New Jersey. 1948--Acquired Korden Frog & Crossing Works in Chicago, Illinois. This became a part of Eamapo Ajax Division. 1949---- Acquired former million dollar government plant in Buffalo which joined Remapo Division. Raaapo closed its old plants in Hillbum, New York and Niagara Falls, New York. SPIM0186 HISTORICAL OUTLEv CU.`.*U*TL /'n* / 3 "I 1902---- Incorporated on January 27, 1902 with V. D. Sargent as its first president. 1903---- 0. H. Cutler was elected president, succeeding Mr. Sargent. Purchased McPherson Frog & Switch Company of Niagara Falls and consolidated it with the Ramapo Iron Vorks at Hillbum. Acquired half-interest in Standard Brake Shoe Company. 1906---- Organised the Canadian Ramapo Iron Vorks as a wholly owned subsidiary. Commenced manufacturing manganese steel at Cnicago Heights plant. 190S---- 7. V. Sargent constructed a full size Brake Shoe testing macr.ine at Ilanwah. 1910---- Acquired control of the Edgar Allen American Manganese Steel Company. Acquired Featherstone Foundry se Machine Company. ' 19H---- Acquired Columbia Brake Shoe Company. 1913---- Organized the Southera Wheel Company as a subsidiary of the AES&FCo. 1915---- Organised Dominion Brake Shoe Company, Ltd. 1916---- Purchased the American Malleable Company vhicn became a subsidiary of the A3S&F Co. Organized Manganese Steel Rail Company. Reincorporated the company under the laws of Delaware. (Formerly a New Jersey corporation.) V. G. Pearce was elected president, succeeding Mr. Cutler who became chairman of the board of directors. Company h2d 22 plants in operation, including those of its domestic sub sidiaries. 1917---- Acquired business and assets of Vulcan Brake Shoe St Equipment Company. Acquired plants end assets of United States Brake Shoe Company. 1918---- Organized the American Brake Shoe & Foundry Company of California to handle brake shoes and miscellaneous castings on the Vest Coast. 1919---- Organized the Southern Foundry & Machine Company with one plant at Chatta nooga. This leased to an outside group.' J. B. Teroell was elected president, succeeding Mr. Pearce who became chairman of the executive committee. 1920---- Organized American Forge Company under control of ABS&F Co. Acquired plant and equipment of Colorado Brake Shoe & Foundry Company. SPIM n-io 1922 --- Raaapo Ajax Corporation was organized vith our company controlling factor. 1923 ---Acquired National Car wheel Company vhich became part of Southern Wheel Co. Acquired minority interest in Southern Hangane;e Steel Company. 1924 ----Acquired Pittsburgh Brake Shoe Company. Acquired Pennsylvania Castings 1 Machine Works. Acquired Elliot Frog A Switch Company vhich become a part of Ramapo Ajax Corp. 1926 --- Formed American Brake Materials Corp. to manufacture American Erakeblok brake lining. 1927 --- Ramapo Ajax Corp. acquired controlling interest in the Magnetic Signal Co. 1923---- Formed the Recor pacific Frog & Svitch Company. Acquired controlling interest in National Bearing Metals Corp. of St. Louis. 1929 --- V. 3. Given, Jr. was elected president of the company. Mr. Terfcell served y'i as board chairman until his death in /73/. * 1930 --- Dissolved the Southern Manganese Steel Company. 1932--- Ramapo Ajax Corp. acquired controlling interest in the Manganese Steel Rail Co. 1933--- Organized a Research Dept, vith headquarters at AMSCO Chicago Heights plant. 1934---- Constructed Sargent Research Laboratory at Mahvah. Installed improved brake shoe testing machine. - 1936---- Dissolved American Malleables Company. B Southern Foundry & Machine Company. " Manganese Steel Rail Company. Southern Vheei became a Division of the company. Constructed the Metallurgical Research Laboratory at Mahvah. Set-up Fadil in Paris, France, as a distributing corporation. . 1937---Dissolved Ramapo Ajax Corp. Raaapo Ajax became a Division of the company. Formed American Manganese Steel Division of the company. v Formed American Erakeblok Division of the company. ' ^Formed American Forge Division of the company. 1938 --- Dissolved the American Brake Shoe & Foundry Company of California. Formed the Pacific Ccast Division of the company. . 1939 --- Acquired Kellogg Manufacturing Company of Rochester, N. T. Formed the Kellogg Division of the company. . Formed Brake Shoe & Castings Division of the company. ' Company had 47 plants in operation excluding 3 plants of its foreign sub sidiaries end 8 plants of the National Bearing Corp. 1940 --- Acquired Great Lakes Forge Company of Chicago. This became part of Amforge Division for manufacture of drop forgings. 1941 --- Dissolved Pacific Coast Division, merging it with BSScC Division. SPlM moo ]a43--Accuired Crown Spray Gun Hfg. of Los Angeles, which became prrt of Kellogg ` Division. Acquired Electro-Alloys Corp. of Elyria, Ohio, as a subsidiary for production of high nickel chromium alloys. Changed the name of the company to American Erake Shoe Company. 1914--Formed the ICational Bearing Division o: the company. " '^Formed the Electro-Alloys Division of the company. Consisted construction of the Experimental Foundry at tne research Center, Mahweh, N. J. * 1945---- Commenced extensive plant replacement program. 1946---- Acquired Joliette Steel, Ltd., at Joiiette, Quebec, Canada, which became a subsidiary for manufacture of manganese castings in Canada. Acquired Progressive Foundry Works, Inc., at Rochester, N. X. Formed Engineered Castings Division from progressive Foundry Works. 1947 -Completed plant replacement program. Hew plants at: Meadville, Pa. Hiles, Ohio Elyria, Ohio Meadow Lands, Pa. Winchester, Va. Lindsay, Ont., Canada Chemical Research Laboratory, Mahwah, H. J. 1948 --Acquired Morden Frog & Crossing Works at Chicago, 111. This became a part of Ramapo Ajax Division. 1949---- Acquired former million dollar government plant at Buffalo, N. X., which was integrated into Ramapo Division. Ramapo closed its old plants ajj ' Hillbum, H. X., and Niagara Falls, N. X. <;dim n-i 00