1916 Dallas Texas Oliver Chilled Plow Works billhead James Oliver plow trademark

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during the year of
1916
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This billhead illustrates a vignette of the
famous Oliver chilled plow trademark
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The OLIVER CORPORATION:
I
n June 1857, James Oliver received his first patent.  It covered the essential features of the chilled iron plow and the following year, he was granted another patent for the unique chilling process which he developed.  By 1868 the small
Oliver factory was incorporated and renamed as the South Bend Iron Works.
Stockholders of the company included George Milburn (Milburn Wagon Co., Mishawaka, Indiana), his son-in-law Clement Studebaker (Studebaker Manufacturing co.) and several other important businessmen of South Bend.
The South Bend Iron Works built a new foundry, warehouse, machine shop and wood shop.   The factory
did castings for Singer Sewing Machine Co., castings for wagon skeins for Studebaker, and other to order castings.
Castings for Studebaker continued until 1874 when the plow orders had grown so much that Oliver devoted full time to making the Oliver Chilled Plow.
In
1870 the Oliver trademark was adopted and would remain from then on.
(See billhead for trademark).  The popularity of the Oliver Chilled Plow is almost unprecedented in the history of plows.  In 1874 Mr. Oliver bought about 40 acres of property in the southwest portion of the South Bend (property started at the northwest corner of sample and Chapin Streets).  Clement Studebaker became disenchanted by the amount money Oliver spent and sold his shares to the Oliver family.  The family owned 1,713 of the original 2,000 shares the company issued.
By
1877, dealerships of Oliver equipment were established
in Mansfield, Ohio,
Dallas Texas
; Rochester, New York: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; and San Francisco California. Oliver began exporting to Scotland in 1879.  Oliver was able to purchase all remaining stock and the company was completely a family owned business and was producing about 600 plows per day.
In 1885, labor strikes, riots and disputes plagued the factory.  There is story told in 1885, a great strike and riot began and they entered the plant and forced employees to stop work.  The following day 200 men armed with clubs and iron bars assembled at the gates and refused admittance into the factory.  Captain Nicar, an old Civil War veteran forced his way into the office and he was force to draw his revolver and the mob at bay.  A policeman responding was severely beaten.  The mob entered the factory breaking windows and plows.
The Veteran Guard was called in and dispersed the crowd with no further bloodshed.  Twelve deputy sheriffs protected the factory thru the night.   All firearms were removed from the local gun shops in south Bend and locked up in the Court House.  Arrests were made.
The factory did not open until March 1885, the mayor had a meeting at the courthouse to convince the Oliver family not to move the company from South Bend.
In 1887 The Oliver Company began exporting to South America boosting plow sales which expanded to Africa, Australia and France.  The phrase "Plowmakers for the World" was adopted.  The Company South Bend Iron Works was incorporated in 1901 and the company name became Oliver Shilled Plow Works.  This was their most successful year around 50 years of business.  James was granted the last of 45 patents at the age of 83.  James Oliver dies in 1908 at the age of 85.  His son, Joseph Doty Oliver (J.D.) replaced him as President with James II (his son) becoming the Director.  The company continued to grow.  More dealerships were established in St. Louis, Missouri; Memphis, Tennessee; Billings, Montana; and in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.  Sales dropped and business became slow in 1913 to 1914 but it was temporary leading up to more production in 1918.  The Oliver company built a second plant for tractor plows and motorized, internal combustion engines were now becoming accessible to farmers.  As time progressed J.D. needed to form a merger but maintained his company name...the companies merged were: Hart-Parr Tractor Works, Nichols & Shepard Company, Oliver Chilled Plow Works and American Seeding Company.  J.D. was Chairman of the Board and his son became Vice President.
Approximate size
of
billhead is
8" X 5 1/2".
Condition:
Normal letter folds,  toning, slight tear top, in good condition.
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