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FILE NAME: FISH DATE: 1980 May DOC#: FISH005 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Governor Magazine
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: Jiffis. er We celeb'mtfc fh# ritith anniversary of the con* .ipfi'- founded 'as th Fisher &veHiOF Company in 1880. Jjfeoughont history, the old
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iM i f "k ' e pni A hew corporation a&e up of many divisions, each
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o f the company, from 1880 to
^ is iG H ^ ffid c te is a very
special, and we hope interesting^
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of w Ffcfe
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White W.e celebrate our past,
w#-%eus- on. the fijtnre. The
Presidents message on page. 2
' p , tell Cyrhor Company was strtidi Fisher;
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Fish er epsntatiys
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T e cfijp io g i l. E x c ile n ce ,
acJkbtt o f Progress
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Copinity .Goodw ill:
. 'Flatter Tradition
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Our People and Products
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Th. President's Corner
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D edication to the Future
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;|hihi. its beginnings' in. 1880
through- today and of our ddi-
tia to '^ tL e l ^ .
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;airest'it tells th ethree
itios o f Fisher'Who led the com
pany fi nearly 100 years. It.
shows our people arofuhd the
World who are part of the Fisher
ttuuy*
I i is tile places of Fisher . .
t e n our first factory and office
. bidldihg; tb the corporate, office
building today;
h a .h iS iiu ^
p a a i -w
manufacture today.
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d . fin a lly , it portrays our
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fiitu re: P ictu rin g th bronz statue
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fmpml to xciinjg byobd th trniri-
dous accomplishments fthepast 100 years , which we celebrate, today.
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So/t ls <^!'th0 story w've' hrd rahy
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h egipttiiigs: . .
W illiam B fe h r, a d eterm in ed
& rt r f'nfl inventor *' ".*' .\ ^ il a itt Fisher came to Am erica
from n^attd as a b.6y o f 14. As his ajhiiy ventured west in the- new land, ih ey .'^'ftd -along, th M ississippi in Clteb Xdwa. It wasthbre> as amechanic
jsire o f power in . the ijk .X80'& " filte r n - Bisher le ft Clinton -te ' help i^i^theW Water icilities in. two strill Owa 'tWiii. Ahanttsa. aitd H sctihe. B t is e . oihi& '*p'riis. &`w ^r.arid
sfbh^^i.ah w h p .^ ^ :2'4;.at;h tinS^-; wa'b' i^ U ^ ti te- M bs.hafltewn' to HfeP.
install th Water works tbereThe ide o f a control device Wa&bor
in the n^ineefs mind as fife raged ift.
the' ^ 'W orbg . terou^.- .iii night, W illiam Fisher hnd-throtted th steam'-dfiven' pumps to mintaih 'prS"stir jn the city^s mains.. Dring that fire, -he saw a heed for a device that would Shth control the sibtH irjvcn ' primps
and maintain te1te rioW ptefcstri. M any, rnphth ajad triis- .later*
^ ia m F ish r was fihll Satisfied w kfi
one-- o f hiri designs. and. .he developed
Wtt^e-'-SiteW o f today as tee, Fisher '-
- ffypk.'X.-cbnteh presiire b ip . gbvbrriori/^iteam wats-nare thaii; tetented,
teteliignt ngjiht td lhyenter. H e wns al?; a. business' man,- H e jbin^d a
teachib& ; ihjitew h- M dvtegethe)-.-lhdy.
Lute andFnbtvAYmie ihM^shbitwn:
eqnertody.) AJtepugt'he.began mmn
tectUteig b s inven^h .ih 8 B 0 , it wasn't
hl'September .16,18814, teat.-WHUam
Flshef was granted a patent fbr his 'first
pump governor.
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WiBiam Bishfer realized'his business
needed more than a good product rida
place, to build it to thrive,. H e needed,
capital-.; Repairing :bhbfne, selling;
b icycii and ;dVeri' tetam'g , iCbdak
cm eis^ d - s ^ ^ M Vc a B ttib u t^ 'f^
ririe te - feep te' company' Hhv/ri.
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Decem ber 6? 188%, \vitk gpQ^OQ^ tie
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W iRiam M so fealiifedllte n'ceSt& tail
w io:;alo. saw tbe'value o f 'jfevifcg ^ . ` ei^ ^s=j.90^',j die :FisW r'
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usedAn.th*warty l9GQ`s are quite.unco'trimort4od*y.
:.' '' -'.': ." . ! : ' p ^ p o v ^ o fw ^ j]Mtaiied in developihg .power C a o fld a ^ d jB rig iia n d .
'. . ' .. v : A Vern'cal^pe-red^itagyajly^1
Ma{ps.i'ttecoijgtittiit; the- UiSL, Type 1: pmp exhaust
S a le S .m u ltip ly , rep resen tativ e nptw prfc: e sta b lish e d
Bemaiid inpreise^Ne'w heeds' were
valves'add steam trapiVyai^
followed^ V ' ~.
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t i e business bad
Pfeher's.djr^Uob.'
first o f a series o f
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TvwtHivfi flslw employees ogjaniz} tavia's first; iniiislria! jbaftjl in_.19.3J, A fro the local nawspapet, .dss6ri|ted:
K&in' 'Sidy;for
purrees";.'.an"d Ipr.%;
yt ffe rnaififia^ijhi.f.;-Bain-tf-;Ha$.;sc#$Va: . v. -
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lfi ISABi ftshtsr eompteted its new addition. "This bnllditig (tous ftit.Ceni* Street plant today,
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W iljtepi-.4jeC.^ttd-'his -.
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befcftihe pfesitient o f
.fhtf' Sdmpdny; .W illiam and Martha' s
soft, 3a$p$, had left home to pursue 'a
eAifeier a i a -traVeiing cigar ,salesman in
d id ho 'lin.bw.he: Would
later play aft important part m .the
. dfeyfeipphierit o f his father's business
haefc ib!Iow a,
In 1912, Jasper returned: home and
assumed management-of the company:
A t tb it tim e, the payroll, included five
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and bine..ma.chiiusts
said bem blete.., Aim ual 'aalgs were
. rdjSprp^MAately $^000,. F acUities were
hi& tedf.
improvements '
Belt pulleys powered, the ; . first'fisHdr MbfoesL
were bblng made such as bjrtck veneering of.the building,
Baying been a su cccssM salesm an,
hijnsefi* lasper Jmew'ihe.impoite^<te,of seciinng;sales outlets for the company's prodttdtsV'ljndef his wing, our first sales agejtey was established in 1913. Jasper hot only.believed in having a strong sales organization, but in being'a partbf i t For several years, h e '^ e le d e^nsiV ely'across the 0 ;S , promofing
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first: hattpnvdde
adse'rtlsmg'started * this tiiric,- too,
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xexifte^fteknls .boetbuied
the ,ilra|- .world' war, especidly in: fte
.pefirdfedih Industry-. Sixty dmpldyees
toiled in a plant 60 x ISO feet to mana-
fectete.die goods needed for the war
effort; W hen it-was oyei.Fdshe'r'hadhaw
pi$ducts arid technologies and a firmer
fiitanC'iai base to enter a new decade.
ih efo a rifig 2G*ssang offuiiiand frolic.
.O b '^ihs. hed's-. of-, the: war; industry
fcfc&aawit m die
power and gas ind.uSbaes.
.c6B finucd;^w th..thai had started V jfii
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