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Mr. Chalmers

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Topic: Mr. Chalmers

Posted By: Ted in NE-OH
Subject: Mr. Chalmers
Date Posted: 12 Aug 2012 at 7:12pm

We can read about E.P. Allis and how he grew the company. What about Mr. Chalmers what did he do? Any history about him?

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CA, WD, C, 3 Bs, 2 Gs, WC, I-400, 914

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Posted By: OrangePowerGA
Date Posted: 12 Aug 2012 at 8:53pm

http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/2677.html" rel="nofollow - http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/2677.html

"In 1872, Thomas Chalmers founded this Chicago manufacturer of mining machinery, boilers, and pumps. The company employed more than 170 workers in 1880, making engines, boilers, and other products worth $600,000. By 1890, when, under the leadership of William J. Chalmers, it had expanded its manufacturing to England and its sales worldwide, the company employed about 1,000 workers at its Chicago plant and had become one of the world's largest manufacturers of mining equipment. In 1901, Fraser & Chalmers (along with the Gates Iron Works of Chicago) merged with another leading machinery maker, Edward P. Allis & Co. of Milwaukee, to form Allis-Chalmers Co. This company, based in Milwaukee, soon became a leading manufacturer of farm equipment. The company's Chicago works were closed in the 1910s, but after World War II, Allis-Chalmers became a leading employer in the Chicago area. As late as the mid-1970s, it had over 4,000 workers around the Windy City. By the 1990s, Allis-Chalmers was part of AGCO Corp., a farm equipment maker based in Georgia. "

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AC - WD
JD - 650

Posted By: Ted in NE-OH
Date Posted: 12 Aug 2012 at 9:10pm

Thanks, very interesting to find out about that side of the business. Smile

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CA, WD, C, 3 Bs, 2 Gs, WC, I-400, 914

Posted By: David Maddux
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2012 at 7:14am

So, Allis and Chalmers never knew of each other I gather?

Posted By: Austin(WI)
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2012 at 8:13am

Edward Allis died before his company merged in 1901

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