Owensboro Wagon Company - Revision history

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	The origin of this company dates back to the 1860's with a blacksmith shop in eastern Owensboro owned by James P. Troutman and Peter Rarick. The Owensboro Wagon Company formally began in 1883 on the east side of Leitchfield Road, north of East Forth Street. Up to one hundred wagons per day were produced with signs on the sides and back that simply read, "The OwensborO." These wagons were known as the "Rolls-Royce of farm wagons" and were sold in 22 states and in Cuba, Mexico, and South America. A top-of-the-line "OwensborO" wagon sold for $826 at the turn of the century.		The origin of this company dates back to the 1860's with a blacksmith shop in eastern Owensboro owned by James P. Troutman and Peter Rarick. The Owensboro Wagon Company formally began in 1883 on the east side of Leitchfield Road, north of East Forth Street. Up to one hundred wagons per day were produced with signs on the sides and back that simply read, "The OwensborO." These wagons were known as the "Rolls-Royce of farm wagons" and were sold in 22 states and in Cuba, Mexico, and South America. A top-of-the-line "OwensborO" wagon sold for $826 at the turn of the century.

	During its peak in 1910, the company was producing 30,000 wagons and 10,000 buggies a year. It employed 350 men and 14 traveling salesmen for a line of products that included farm wagons, spring wagons, four- and eight-wheel log wagons, dump carts, drays, buggies and surreys.		The first couple of years, the company averaged about 325 wagons per year and employed between 100-125 people. During its peak in 1910, the company was producing 30,000 wagons and 10,000 buggies a year. It employed 350 men and 14 traveling salesmen for a line of products that included farm wagons, spring wagons, four- and eight-wheel log wagons, dump carts, drays, buggies and surreys.

	Workers were among the best paid in Owensboro, historian Lee Dew says, earning $1.37 for 1/2 a day in the 1890's for a 60-hour week.		Workers were among the best paid in Owensboro, historian Lee Dew says, earning $1.37 for 1/2 a day in the 1890's for a 60-hour week.
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	'''Source:''' Messenger Inquirer, article by Keith Lawrence, April 20, 1999.		'''Source:''' ''Messenger Inquirer'', article by Keith Lawrence, April 20, 1999.

			'''Source:''' ''The Hartford Republican'', April 19, 1895.
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			== Company History ==
	'''Years of Operation:''' 1883-1951		'''Years of Operation:''' 1883-1951

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	Somewhere in the neighborhood of 1 million "OwensborO" wagons rolled off the line there in nearly 70 years of production.		Somewhere in the neighborhood of 1 million "OwensborO" wagons rolled off the line there in nearly 70 years of production.

	== Messenger Inquirer~~, 8~~-11-1915: ==		== Newspaper Articles ==

			==== Messenger-Inquirer - Aug 11, 1915: ====
	Robert Brodie was elected to the post of general manager and secretary of the Owensboro Wagon Company. Mr. Brodie will take general charge of the business of the company on Sept. 1, succeeding the position made vacant by the resignation of W. A. Steele, who has taken the position of general manager of the Owensboro Ditcher and Grader Company. Mr. Brodie has been with the Owensboro Wagon Company company for 12 years. He has been treasurer of the company for several years.		Robert Brodie was elected to the post of general manager and secretary of the Owensboro Wagon Company. Mr. Brodie will take general charge of the business of the company on Sept. 1, succeeding the position made vacant by the resignation of W. A. Steele, who has taken the position of general manager of the Owensboro Ditcher and Grader Company. Mr. Brodie has been with the Owensboro Wagon Company company for 12 years. He has been treasurer of the company for several years.

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	== Messenger Inquirer, 8-11-1915: ==		== Messenger Inquirer, 8-11-1915: ==
	Robert Brodie was elected to the post of general manager and secretary of the Owensboro Wagon Company. Mr. Brodie will take general charge of the business of the company on Sept. 1, succeeding the position made vacant by the resignation of W. A. Steele, who has taken the position of general manager of the Owensboro Ditcher and Grader Company. Mr. Brodie has been with the Owensboro Wagon Company company for 12 years. He has been treasurer of the company for several years.		Robert Brodie was elected to the post of general manager and secretary of the Owensboro Wagon Company. Mr. Brodie will take general charge of the business of the company on Sept. 1, succeeding the position made vacant by the resignation of W. A. Steele, who has taken the position of general manager of the Owensboro Ditcher and Grader Company. Mr. Brodie has been with the Owensboro Wagon Company company for 12 years. He has been treasurer of the company for several years.
	~~[[File:Owensboro Wagon Company.jpg\|thumb\|Owensboro Wagon Company photo from a 1938 Owensboro brochure.\|336x336px]]~~
	== Notable People ==		== Notable People ==
	Longtime Owensboro Mayor, [[James H. Hickman]], was an original officer, and [[Joshua T. Griffith\|Josh T. Griffith]] was the company president for many years.~~[[File:Owensboro Wagon.jpg\|thumb\|"The Owensboro" wagon]]~~		Longtime Owensboro Mayor, [[James H. Hickman]], was an original officer, and [[Joshua T. Griffith\|Josh T. Griffith]] was the company president for many years.

	== ~~The Last Years~~ ==		== Demolition ==
	~~[[File:Owensboro Wagon Company aerial.jpg\|thumb\|Owensboro Wagon Company conceptual plant operations aerial]]~~
	In April of 1999, the 1880's two-story brick warehouse was razed to make way for a parking lot.		In April of 1999, the 1880's two-story brick warehouse was razed to make way for a parking lot.

			==Gallery==
			<gallery>
			File:Owensboro Wagon Company.jpg\|Owensboro Wagon Company photo from a 1938 Owensboro brochure.
			File:Owensboro Wagon Company aerial.jpg\|Owensboro Wagon Company conceptual plant operations aerial
			File:Owensboro Wagon.jpg\|"The Owensboro" wagon
			File:TheOwensboroWagon.jpg\|Photo by: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/ap_imagery/18177378770 AP Imagery]
			File:OwensboroWagonCo1910Map.jpg\|Owensboro Wagon Co - 1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map
			File:OwensboroWagonCo1938.jpg\|Owensboro Wagon Co - Aerial from 1938 including Owensboro Buggy Co in NE section
			File:OwensboroWagonCo1951.jpg\|Owensboro Wagon Co - Aerial from 1951
			File:OwensboroWagonCo1967.jpg\|Owensboro Wagon Co - Aerial from 1967
			</gallery>

	== Deed Information ==		== Deed Information ==
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			==References==
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	'''Source:''' Messenger Inquirer, article by Keith Lawrence, April 20, 1999.		'''Source:''' Messenger Inquirer, article by Keith Lawrence, April 20, 1999.
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	'''Years of Operation:''' 1883-1951		'''Years of Operation:''' 1883-1951

	The origin of this company dates back to the 1860's with a blacksmith shop in eastern Owensboro owned by James P. Troutman and Peter Rarick. The Owensboro Wagon Company formally began in 1883 on the east side of Leitchfield Road, north of East Forth Street. ~~At its peak, 6,000 wagons were produced here annually. As the city's largest manufacturing plant, employing up~~ to ~~250 men, the company produced wagons for various functions and loading conditions. One~~ hundred wagons per day were produced with signs on the sides and back that simply read, "The OwensborO." These wagons were known as the "Rolls-Royce of farm wagons" and were sold in 22 states and in Cuba, Mexico, and South America. A top-of-the-line "OwensborO" wagon sold for $826 at the turn of the century.		The origin of this company dates back to the 1860's with a blacksmith shop in eastern Owensboro owned by James P. Troutman and Peter Rarick. The Owensboro Wagon Company formally began in 1883 on the east side of Leitchfield Road, north of East Forth Street. Up to one hundred wagons per day were produced with signs on the sides and back that simply read, "The OwensborO." These wagons were known as the "Rolls-Royce of farm wagons" and were sold in 22 states and in Cuba, Mexico, and South America. A top-of-the-line "OwensborO" wagon sold for $826 at the turn of the century.

	During its peak in 1910, the company was producing 30,000 wagons and 10,000 buggies a year. It employed 350 men and 14 traveling salesmen for a line of products that included farm wagons, spring wagons, four- and eight-wheel log wagons, dump carts, drays, buggies and surreys.		During its peak in 1910, the company was producing 30,000 wagons and 10,000 buggies a year. It employed 350 men and 14 traveling salesmen for a line of products that included farm wagons, spring wagons, four- and eight-wheel log wagons, dump carts, drays, buggies and surreys.

	Workers ~~at the Owensboro Wagon Co.~~ were among the best paid in Owensboro, historian Lee Dew says, earning $1.37 for 1/2 a day in the 1890's for a 60-hour week.		Workers were among the best paid in Owensboro, historian Lee Dew says, earning $1.37 for 1/2 a day in the 1890's for a 60-hour week.

	The factory had the first time clock in Owensboro. And its employees formed the city's first workers' mutual aid society in 1891.		The factory had the first time clock in Owensboro. And its employees formed the city's first workers' mutual aid society in 1891.
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	Somewhere in the neighborhood of 1 million "OwensborO" wagons rolled off the line there in nearly 70 years of production.		Somewhere in the neighborhood of 1 million "OwensborO" wagons rolled off the line there in nearly 70 years of production.

	== Messenger ~~Inqirer~~, 8-11-1915: ==		== Messenger Inquirer, 8-11-1915: ==
	Robert Brodie was elected to the post of general manager and secretary of ~~the '''Owensboro Wagon''' Company~~. Mr. Brodie will take general charge of the business of the company on Sept. 1, succeeding the position made vacant by the resignation of W. A. Steele, who has taken the position of general manager of the Owensboro Ditcher and Grader Company. Mr. Brodie has been with ~~the '''Owensboro Wagon''' Company~~ company for 12 years. He has been treasurer of the company for several years.		Robert Brodie was elected to the post of general manager and secretary of the Owensboro Wagon Company. Mr. Brodie will take general charge of the business of the company on Sept. 1, succeeding the position made vacant by the resignation of W. A. Steele, who has taken the position of general manager of the Owensboro Ditcher and Grader Company. Mr. Brodie has been with the Owensboro Wagon Company company for 12 years. He has been treasurer of the company for several years.
	[[File:Owensboro Wagon Company.jpg\|thumb\|Owensboro Wagon Company photo from a 1938 Owensboro brochure.\|336x336px]]		[[File:Owensboro Wagon Company.jpg\|thumb\|Owensboro Wagon Company photo from a 1938 Owensboro brochure.\|336x336px]]
	== Notable People ==		== Notable People ==

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	== Early History ==		== Early History ==

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	== Early History ==		== Early History ==
	Owensboro Wagon Company began in 1883.		Owensboro Wagon Company began in 1883 on the east side of Leitchfield Road, north of East Forth Street. At its peak, 6,000 wagons were produced here annually. As the city's largest manufacturing plant, employing up to 250 men, the company produced wagons for various functions and loading conditions. One hundred wagons per day were produced with signs on the sides and back that simply read, "The Owensboro."

	== Notable People ==		== Notable People ==
	Longtime Mayor, [[James H. Hickman]], was an original officer, and [[Joshua T. Griffith\|Josh T. Griffith]] was the company president for many years.		Longtime Owensboro Mayor, [[James H. Hickman]], was an original officer, and [[Joshua T. Griffith\|Josh T. Griffith]] was the company president for many years.

	== The Last Years ==		== The Last Years ==
	Closed in ~~1923~~.		[[File:Owensboro Wagon Company aerial.jpg\|thumb\|Owensboro Wagon Company conceptual plant operations aerial]]
			Closed in unknown.

	== Deed Information ==		== Deed Information ==

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[[File:Owensboro Wagon Company.jpg|thumb|Owensboro Wagon Company photo from a 1938 Owensboro brochure.]]

== Early History ==
Owensboro Wagon Company began in 1883.

== Notable People ==
Longtime Mayor, [[James H. Hickman]], was an original officer, and [[Joshua T. Griffith|Josh T. Griffith]] was the company president for many years.

== The Last Years ==
Closed in 1923.

== Deed Information ==
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