Storm Lake Packing Co began operations in 1935
Centenary Papers recount the Storm Lake Packing Co starting in 1935 as an early meat processing venture in Iowa. The narrative notes a shift from home butcher scenes to a growing industry, driven by change over 38 years, with founders Nash brothers moving from Ohio and aligning with Cleveland Provision Co. and Chicago investor contacts.
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Storm Lake Packing CO
Iowa
Storm Lake
Thomas E
Humphrey L. Nash
Ohio
Western
Corn Belt
Cleveland Provision Co
John Brocksmith
Harris Trust and Savings Pompetny
Chicago
George Schaller
Nash Brothers Visit Storm Lake in 1934 Deliberations
Ash Brothers III toured Storm Lake on a hot July day in 1934 while heading to Spencer. They sought a site for an industry and, after discussions with Harry Schaller at the Bradford Hotel, planned to open a local packing firm that would become Hygrade.
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Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Mr. Schaller
Schaller
Storm Lake
Nash Brothers
Spencer
Harry Schaller
Bradford
Thomas
Humphrey Nash
Hygrade
Hygrade Storm Lake plant and history of Kingan work
Hygrade Storm Lake plant expanded greatly since 1947 boosting hog processing from 500 to 2100 daily and employment from 90 to 340. The Kingsan facility, later Hygrade, grew through 1960s with new coolers and canning lines, reaching 675 peak staff in 1972 and a multi million payroll while exporting to Canada and Japan.
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Storm Lake
Hygrade Food Products Corporation
Kingan and Company
United States
Kingan
Hygrade Food Products Corp
Hygrade
USDA
Vitagnash Feeds
Iowa
Canada
Japan
European
Detroit
Jack Diercks
Storm Lake Bottling Works and the Ginger Ale Era
Storm Lake saw a boom in a local bottling business in the 1880s. Charles H. Fisk bought the operation in 1883 and, with Mrs. Fisk, ran it until 1895 delivering by wagon to Sioux Rapids and shipping by rail elsewhere. The plant used a spring cap and many bottles were hand washed, later converting the building into a laundry service after selling the equipment.
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Storm Lake
Charles H. Fisk
Sioux Rapids
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Ash Brothers
Albert Nickels
Storm Lake Business
Buena Vistans
Yesteryear
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