who loaned or donated documents for
the project. The information
began to accumulate on The Winder Home Page and Finishing & Converting
Net websites.When Harnischfeger
Industries of Milwaukee, WI announced it's intent to declare
Chapter 11 on June 7, 1999 our focus shifted from the routine
we had originally planned for our websites and the Beloit
history project. We saw a
more serious need to "document and preserve".
We started a daily journal to examine and
record the process and circumstances surrounding the
Chapter 11 proceedings. Our daily journal became a six part series titled The Beloit
Chronicles.
We observed the Beloit
Chronicles becoming a reference point and document of record,
frequently quoted in articles and stories that appeared on the
Internet. As we all know now, the Harnischfeger Chapter
11 resulted in the
premature closing of Beloit Corporation. The
Beloit history project became The Beloit Corporation History
Page website.
The image
above shows the obverse and reverse of the Beloit 125th
Anniversary Medallion. Click either of the images to see
enlargements of this beautiful medallion.
|
The
Beloit Chronicles |
| Part
1 of the The Beloit Chronicles
The Chapter 11
announcement - June 7, 1999 |
Part
2 of the Beloit Chronicles
Events
leading up to Chapter 11
through June 7, 1999 |
| Part
3 of the The Beloit Chronicles
Events from June 7 to December 31,1999 |
Part
4 of The Beloit Chronicles
Events
from January1 to March 31 2000 |
| Part
5 of the The Beloit Chronicles Events from April 1
to June 1, 2000 - The final chapter |
Part
6 of the Beloit Chronicles
The aftermath - Beloit Daily
News headlines re: Beloit Corp. through
July 5,
2001 |
Beloit
Chronicles Author's Comments
|
| Beloit
History Part I -1858-1885
This article tracks the progress
of Merrill's' first foundry in 1858 located at 937
Third Street, Beloit, Wisconsin , through the sale of
Merrill & Houston Ironworks in 1885. |
Beloit
History Part II -1942-1987" After
WW2 Beloit expanded from less than 1,000 employees to
5,500 by 1987 with many offices and plants worldwide. |
| Beloit
Iron Works 1885-1941
We track the early years of the new company from 1885
to WW2 when Beloit Iron Works devoted almost 100% of
their capacity to the war effort and was awarded the
Army & Navy "E" for excellence four
times |
Beloit
Iron Works Firsts There is a familiarity
with the modern era of milestones and
"firsts" of Beloit Corporation. This list of
"firsts" of the Beloit Iron Works was
complied for the years 1885 to 1956. |
| Milestones
in the History of Beloit Corporation This
is an article tracking the technical progress and
management changes of the Beloit Iron Works from 1848
to 1999,Corporation. This article tracks the technical
progress from 1858 to the present. |
Beloit
City experiences Deja Vu
It was the great Yankee catcher, Yoggi Bera, who said,
"This is like Deja Vu all over again." In
time we may fully understand the similarities of
the 1885 and 1999 incidents that shocked the City of
Beloit. |
| Beloit
Corporation Worldwide 1997 Employee Roster
-
Three sheets: This information is copied from the
Beloit 1997 appointment book. |
Beloit
Appointment Book and Calendar The
appointment book became a status symbol. If you had
one you belonged to the Beloit
"insider club". |
| BIW
Winder Brochure - Circa 1920
Describes the great features of the winder used by the
World's Leading Mills in 1920. |
1945
Beloit Winder Brochure
Brochure describes the typical cast iron two drum
winder of its day. |
| 1955
Was a Very Good Year This
article presents the stats of one year in the
life of former Beloit employees and why they were so
proud of their company. |
BIW
Removable Fourdrinier Brochure - Circa 1922
Without a doubt, the greatest advance made in
recent years in the way of time and labor saving in
paper machines. |
| Beloit
Eastern Site
(formerly known as Downingtown Manufacturing Company)
located in Downingtown, PA has been converted to a
park dedicated to WWII Vets |
Murals
on the Rock River If
you have not had the opportunity to visit Beloit, WI,
you have missed seeing the great murals displayed on
The North Wall of the old Beloit Complex Buildings. |
| Patent
rankings Beloit
Corp scores a "grand slam" ranking 1, 2, 3
in three important paper industry patent classes
1969 to 2003 1969 - years
1969 to 2003 |
Welcome
to Patent Storm
Patent Storm website lists U.
S. patents
assigned to Beloit Corp. and
full-text patent search. |
| WI
Department of Justice Court
rejected efforts of Joy Global, Inc. to avoid
the merits of severance pay claims of Beloit
Corporation workers. |
Battle
for ExBeloit Severance Package
Harnischfeger is still fighting to hold out paying the
severance pay. |
| Double
Destruction in Indonesia's Forests: ECA Watch
Summary - This study credits The Beloit Chronicles,
Part 2 through 5 authored by Luigi Bagnato as
presented by on this page for background
information for their article. See "End Notes of
study on their page" |
Another
Viewpoint The Beloit
Saga: APP, ECA's, and the Bankrupting of America's
Oldest Paper Machinery Companies. A portion of
the report is based on the " The Beloit
Chronicles Series" as posted on this web site on
The Beloit History Page |
| Beloit
Iron Works Advertisement 1889
Can you identify this machine? |
The
E. D. Jones Story
By Dwight Jones and Henry
Williams |
| Beloit
Corporation Presidents
Beloit has had 9 presidents from 1885 to 2000. |
The
Beloit Globe The
story behind the globe in the Beloit Corporation main
lobby. |
| History
of BIW as published in 1936 Book of Beloit:
Reproduced on the Internet by former Beloit
Corp. employee Mark Preuschl. |
Proud
to be an ExBeloiter Small
group of BIW employees organized and formed
the first American credit union. Read
about it's history at this link. |
| News
Item of 1896 QUOTE - "It is
our pleasure to present today, a picture of the
magnificent shop of the Beloit Iron Works, an
Institution in which the City of Beloit has great
pride, built by Beloit people............" |
Water
wheels to Paper Machines
BIW transitions from
the O .J. Merrill Machine Shop producing a
famous water wheel in 1858 to a world position
manufacturing 927 paper machines over it's 142 year
history. |
| Renovation
of The BIW office buildings The photos
in this article were taken by Luigi Bagnato and
Dennis Hays during a tour of the buildings November 1,
2003. The BIW buildings are being renovated by
the Hendriks Development Group. |
Quote
by Ken Hendricks
redeveloped the former Beloit Corp complex says,
“Management drove the Beloit Corporation
plant into the ground, The workers at that complex and
others made the community what it is” |
| Demolition
of the Woods Building During the demolition of
the Woods building a mystery building was discovered. |
Demolition
of Beloit Security Building
Photos by Art
Goldsworthy |
| Merrill
& Houston Proposition 1882
Specification for a 64" cylinder machine. Total
price $ 8,225. including two Beating Engines. A
reproduction of the original 1882 document is
included. |
Beloit
Orders.xls List of 675
Beloit Corp orders: Ord. No. 25 01/01/02 through Ord. No.
820 08/01/99 on Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Read the list or
save on your computer. |
| Beloit
Quarter Century Club The BQQC annual dinner is
always an enjoyable social event. |
Abandoned:
The Closing of Beloit Jones "No, everything's not
okay, because somebody hasn't had their due." |
| History
of Beloit Corporation A third party comprehensive
history of Beloit Corporation by Answers.com |
Iron
Works reclaims the Past
Since its striking
transformation in 2002, The Ironworks complex
has become a rejuvenated home base for dozens.
|
| Beloit
Patterns Become Art William
Sandman, a recent graduate of Beloit College is
designing BIW casting patterns into pieces of art. |
Brief
History of Walmsleys (Bury) Charles
Walmsley, founder of Walmsleys (Bury) UK,
decided in 1866 to start a business with hopes of
success largely on his skill as an engineer.
|
| A
Bit of Early Beloit History
Headlines from the
Beloit Weekly Free Press, April 1861 through February
1915. |
Legal
Issues Legal issues relating to Beloit
Corporation and Harnischfeger
Industries (now Joy Global)
|
| Mark
Preuschl's Beloit Photo Album Mark is
a former Beloit Corp. employee (1978-1999). Posts over
1600 photos of Beloit Vicinity including some of
the Beloit Corporation - past and present. |
Statement
on Joy Global Retirement Funds Settlement
Comments by Senator Judy Robson, “The lawsuit over the
risky investments shows that Harnischfeger was not
looking out for the best interests of its employees....."
|
| Paperchine
Inc. Creates New Winder Division Story
posted in The Beloit Daily News Wednesday, Aug 08,
2007 - 11:26:50 am CDT. Paperchine now employs over
120 people worldwide, most former Beloit Corporation
employees. Paperchine opened in March, 2000, after
Harnischfeger, the parent company of Beloit
Corporation, declared bankruptcy. |
The
First 145 Years of the Paper Machine in the United
States
Beloit Corporation's
William J. Beckes presents a review of paper machine
developments in the United States beginning with the
import of the first Bryan Donkin
fourdrinier in 1827 by H. Barclay of Saugerties, NY,
continuing through to the hugh wide, high speed, high
production paper machines we know today.
|
| Create
Jobs, Eliminate Waste, Preserve Value
A "backgrounder article" about the
rejuvenation of the Iron Works Complex and the
man behind it. An
interesting 7 page article published December
2006 by Leigh Buchanan, editor-at-large for Inc. |
Harnischfeger
Bankruptcy News - Issue Number 1, June 14, 1999
A good "backgrounder article"
concerning the Beloit/Harnischfeger Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition
including financial history and balance sheets. (Posted on this website for it's
historical significance).
|
|
Judy
Robson, Schooff
Comment on Beloit Corporation Severance Settlement Judy
Robson, was a Wisconsin State Senator during the Harnischfeger/Beloit
bankruptcy period. |
How
many times have you crossed this bridge? The
walkway that connected Beloit Iron Works offices to the
Woods Building is now a break room, for both buildings.
(This terrific photo is from the OldOnliner's
photostream). See more great Beloit photos by clicking
this Flickr link OldOnliners
photos on Flickr
|
|
Another
hurdle cleared in Beloit Corp. battle
Story from The Beloit
Daily News:
Posted:
Thursday, Dec.13, 2007 by Krista Brown Daily News staff
writer and thanks to Chuck Bestul who alerted us to the
article. |
Finally
Justice?
Story from The Beloit
Daily News: Posted Friday,
Dec. 14, 2007: Wisconsin Sen.
Judy Robson announced
Thursday that the workers (ExBeloit)
won a major victory in their
long battle for severance pay.
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