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the road to its major expan Founded in Columbus in 1919. the result of one man's sions. In -1946 Cummins had 300,000 square feet of space un determination -and another man's Engine company has grown to an International business with annual sales of more than $300 million and is the der roof here and total sales 1 -world's largest independent producer of dieseL engines Along with its" research' fa-. cilities in Columbus, Cummins -has a' research and engineering center at-ssenjUermanyzfT: the Cummins European Technical center. Cummins also op- crates at Poona, India, Kirloskar Cummins, Limited, under a joint manufacturing agreement and manufactures in --line enginessThere are -800 that year were $20 million, compared with 1.5 million square feet here today and total annual sales of more than $300 million.

early day auto plants before he With headquarters and main plants of the company In Co- i 1 was 20, was part time chauf feur for the "local banker, and lumbus along with its new $22 in 1913 started a machine shop, "million "research "center." Cum' which at one time was located mins Engine company employs in -a part of the Irwin family's employes. At Australia, Cummins approximately "7,500 "persons and with its other plants Sixth street garage north -of Cummins has been i leader in diesel progress with such introductions as the first fully enclosed diesel" engine, the first supercharged diesel, reiia- hlft nnd simnlv (tesfffnpd in. "and tralia the Irwin, home here. i -and subsidiaries hoth-w the States-and abroad has has 50 employes By 4917 the Cummins" Ma more- "international opera: chine works outgrew the garage line engines, a lightweight IMef )(. and was.

moyeajnto. a. Cummins corporate headquar high speed -turbochaied-enQnAjnclude aJicense agree; SJ sine 'that could compete, ment with Krupp, at Essen, ters is located--in -the remodel house building' on the west side of TheT PennsytvaniaRailroad ed and redecorated" StT Denis tne sopnisucatea gasoune en- hwuvhuu vi tracks off -Jackson street south hotel building at Fifth and engines ior irucKs; a license of street. It was to agreement with Komatsu in Washington streets in downtown production of earth- this building that Cummins Engine company was born in 1919 Columbus." The company's main plant is at the east end gines racing at Indianapolis in the-early 1950's (a mmins racerwon 1952 at a new record of 138.010 mph) and the P-T (pressure time) fuel system, the simplest moving equipment and a li cense agreement with DINA.in and continued Operations until of Fifth street east of Califor Si' 1925 when it was moved to the Sahagun, Mexico, for- produc nia street." The- research cen former Emerson Brantingham ter. with its separate 6 story tion of both in line and engines.

fuel system in the diesel 3 property on East-Fifth- office building and-the largest the area of its present main project Products being promoted to plant -The property the city's historyr is located on day are the power plants for an had formerly belonged to old the east bank of Hawcreek, Reeves andjjompany. J. Irwin Miller, great ne- phew'of W.Grirwin, was president of thexompany- from 1947 -to 1951 when he became chairman; of the board. Mr. Miller has been with the company across JrornthejnainpIant "V- industrial age the Dual first use of compressed air- from the combustion cham In.

ihe early years the diesel The main plant facilities engine was a large piece of ber, to jinload cement; Tur- milKon square feet for produc machinery, suitable for stationary power only, but Founder bo Thursteft, 1 a new concept tion of in line and engines Cummins was -determined-toiusin8 Cummins turbocharg- from -135 to 700 horsepower. 1 er for the pneumatic unloading produce a practical smaller Cummins also opened last year diesel. In the -1920's Cummins a square foot warehouse on National road here, expanded its market ma rine engines for pleasure craft since. 1933 and was general manager and vice president in 1942 when he went into Navy service in the second world war. Tull has been president since 1960 after being gen- eral manager and vice president eight years and manager -of manufacturing two years.

He joined Cummins company "in 1928 as -one of its earliest employes, working as operator of a horizontal, boring machine. 4S The company's other facilities in Columbus include Plant No. ana the future looked very of bulk grains; the first successful" engines in" the "200-horsepower to 300 horsepower range; the new small engines aimed at the "stop and go" market; Custom-Torque, an inline engine which can cut in half the amount of shifting bright until the stock market crash of 1929 and the depres 2 for parts production- on Cottage avenue street, former location of Hamilton sion ofjt rthe "pleasure boat market. Cosco, and a training center needed: in mountain country, MAIN PLANT AeriaUview Jooking ihows main--flew, $22,000,000 technical center is in upper part of-plant of Cummini Engine company on East. Fifth-street.

picture, on east side of Hawcreek. During-the Thirties the'Cum mins diesel moved into the providing and the V-903, a 320-horsepower engine with a lower weight-to-horsepower jratia Until the mid 1950's, Cummins was a 1 plant, 1 pro for service groups in the building at northeast corner of Third and Franklin streets. 1 --ThereTalsoTare training center facilities in the Eagles building on Washington -street. trucks -to another durability and economy ANDIS OIL CO demonstration a 14 day, duct company. Through plan noir.

stop -trip around the Indianapolis 500 track by a Cum vr- i r- 1 -i- "rr ned diversification, the com pany now has four additional Cummins Engine company was founded by Clessie L. mins powered truck. Cummins en plants in the: United. States producing related products. New gines powered thousands of vehicles' in Europe, Asia and the of SINCLAIR OIL PRODUCTS- est of these plants is at Cooke-ville, a 132,000 square- now a resident of Sausalito, and the late W.Glr win, banker.

Mr Cummins, who had worked in a number of machine shops and acific islands, proving the foot facility for production of durability of Cummins power air, lube and fuel filters for and starting the company on, heaw: dutveauiDmentand" I 5, zj 1UJl. IZHH passenger" carsTThe Fleetguard operation was moved from Sey- mour, and now employs 230. persons. Atlas Crankshaft corporation in Fostoria, produces Serving the Gity of A- Better crankshafts, valves, piston pins and precision machined cap-screws, and employs approximately 700 persons. Great Lakes foundry at South Bend, supplies castings primarily for Cummins but also for outside customers- It has 925 employ- egr "jig Frigiking division in Dallas, with 800 employes, manufactures and markets truck trailer refrigeration units, truck cab and automobile air condi- tioners.

It is the largest producer of automobile air conditioners for after market installation. There also is a Cummins Recon center at Mem- Living --rT--Jji. -TAmil ART ANDIS OWNER PH. 376-6638 ON THE LINE Cummins engines move lines in the Cummins main plant here non-stop along one of the four assembly while parts are installed. IBs ji If for reconditioning engine, parts.

It has 85 em "ployes. launched its-inter- -5. 2x national expansion in .1957 with --its "first Cummins Engine company, Limited, at Shotts, Scotland. Producing engines, 4here are now 700 employ e-at Shotts v. and fcsws 1 plants have been opened at Darlington, England, producing engines and parts.

A parts plant there -with 565 employes is a part of Cummins Engine com- Limited, and there also rhas been "a plant of producing en Ka gines and employing 780 persons. I ON FILM tiiqhpeed motion picturei" are useo jn Ctimmina rntlv urnimmpeH Chrysler miiviiiiaii.v i anaiyiea. inieresi in mis piani. iiiiWiiEili ft i 1919 Fifteenth Street Columbus; Indiana WEED'S SPECIALIZE .7 IN -WEED-ING OUT and Duplicating problems! Printing ad uick uopyingu upncating froducts Columbia Ribbons and Carbon Dietzgen Drafting and Engineering Supplies COMMERCIAL LETTERPRESS AND OFFSET PRINTING! 36 YEARS OF PROGRESSING WITH THE CITY OF PROGRESS! Newsom Industries was founded July, 1950 in a 1750 square foot cemeht block building. Original equipment consisted of one automatic screw machine, one turret lathe, one milling machine, and 1 one, drill Later expansion in-creased our space to 4,500 square fee.t.

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