1951

"Beloit Iron Works"

"Beloit Export Corporation"

Paper Machines:

   #291 Moss Point                216" Fourdrinier   Mississippi    1800 f.p.m,

   #292 Kimberly-Clark #3    174" Fourdrinier   Tennessee     2800 f.p.m.

* #293 Lee                           130" Fourdrinier   Michigan         450 f.p.m.

   #5350 Rhinelander             134" Fourdrinier   Wisconsin       -----------

# First machine for producing high grade rag content bond

installed in this country in more than twenty years.

Comments:

Beloit Export Corporation legally established on July 31.

Beloi9s West Coast office opened in July in Portland, Oregon,

with Russell Goodwillie as west coast representative.

Premier of Beloi^s first movie entitled "The Paper Story".

E, C. Ao certificate of cooperation awarded Beloit Iron Works

for furnishing technical assistance to peoples of Marshall Plan.

Beloit Iron Works machinist union stages a strike against the com

pany during August.

On May 31 the Charles H. Besly Company and Beloit Iron

Works exchange property under which the Beloit Iron Works ac-

quired all land and buildings presently occupied by Besly Company

on Third Street in exchange for 20.68 acres of land situated in

South Beloit, the property of the Iron Works. This left remaining

of the former fairgrounds 25.32 acres.

Produced: Six winders, three presses, five fourdriniers,

eight dryer sections, and five calenders.

Paper machinery produced: 27,678,073#

Castings produced: 28, 845, 797#

Shipped direct: 8,199,704#

Suction rolls: 116

Drives: 97

Dryers: 673

Number of employees: 1570

Machine Shop hours: 353,439