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<p>That town is no different that every other factory town that lost
the main workplace when the manufacturer went offshore, or just
went belly up. Massey went bankrupt due to some bad management
decisions and changes in Farming. Allis Chalmers died due to the
Germans buying them out and changing the engine design. White
motor Co. bought Oliver and Minneapolis Moline and just drained
the companies of everything. Then AGCO bought them and only kept
the planter. The later 2-105 White tractors were a later version
of the 1850 Series Oliver. One of the Best tractors made IMO. I
remember when the first Russian wheat deal was signed and wheat
went to $6 a bushel. One Week later John Deere raised prices 20%
across the board.... I can't testify to International. IH had
some problems in the 80's. I remember buying some IH stock for $6
a share in the 80's. This was when Tenneco was working on buying
International Harvester Ag. Tenneco was first a gas transmission
company... I blame many problems in manufacturing on the big
companies in the 70's thru the 90's playing the merger acquisition
game. When a company is publicly traded and their assets are
worth more than their stock, they are in a bad position for some
greedy entity to buy their stock and dismantle the company for a
fast buck. Airstream trailers was bought by Beatrice foods, then
sold to Thor corporation, the manufacturers of air tools. Many of
these acquisitions just did not make sense and then the companies
flounder for several years before going out of business or going
offshore.... <br>
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<p>Then when you have too many people with no work and the
government pays so well for not working, then you have the drug
problem... I guess the old saying Idle hands are the Devils
workforce is so true....</p>
<p>Just rambling.... Freezing drizzle for the next 36 hours
here, <br>
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<p>Cecil</p>
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