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continued from page 13 GAT&£ f*U(f6£& C* / *l "1 I
■* "li «■ .1IUWBL,,,
Valley Foundry & Machine Works, Fresno, in 1904.
73 rd Year for Valley Foundry
Service to industry and agriculture by
the Valley Foundry & Machine Works,
Fresno, Cal., spans 73 years. Its beginning
in 1898 was a small blacksmith and machine shop on a dirt street. By 1904, Valley Foundry had moved from the dirt
street to a new and larger location, pictured above.
Through internal improvement and by
diversification and constant upgrading of
its service and products, Valley began its
move to its present location by 1948. In
the last four years a large, new fabricating facility with nearly 60,000 square feet
of space has been added and puts the
total under-roof plant facilities at over
160,000 square feet on an 18^-acre site.
Mr. Leon S. Peters, president, began
working for the company in 1929 and
later bought the owner out. When the
making of wine became legal again in
1934, Valley Foundry began to make
machinery for the wine industry and soon
became the major supplier on most of
the equipment used. They purchased wine
hose made by Gates as far back as 1935.
They have literally sold miles of Gates
wine hose since that time.
Award for 35 Years of Service Presented
Valley Foundry is a Gates Distributor
and the two companies have been associated for over 35 years. Gates is not only
a supplier of many types of hose, but also
V-belts, sheaves and other rubber goods.
To mark the occasion, recently, a service plaque was presented to Mr. Leon
Peters in his office. Two Gates district
managers and the local Gates field engineer were present. The service plaque
was another token of appreciation for
service rendered. Mr. Peters has always
been very active in Fresno civic affairs.
He is a past president of the Fresno
Chamber of Commerce and is currently
the president of the Fresno Community
Hospital, a nonprofit organization — as
well as many other civic groups.
Valley Foundry must be measured in
another way —- in the ever-expanding contribution it has made to the local economy as well as to the international wine
industry. Of course, its products are not
limited to the wine industry, but are applied to chemical and various other food
processing industries.
Two examples are cited: Valley engineered and produced a complete winery
with a capacity of approximately 1,200
tons of grapes per year for a Greek company — to be installed on the Island of
Santorini. All of the equipment, including
crushers, stemmers, pumps, refrigeration
equipment for controlled fermentation,
coils, hose, valves and fittings were shipped
air freight to Athens and transported by
ship to the island. Concrete vats were
made to Valley's design and built on the
job for fermenting and storage of wine.
Another example: Valley designed a
complete facility to manufacture mixed
feed at the rate of up to 30 tons per hour
for Chino (California) Grain and Mill-
Aerial view of Valley
Foundry as it appears
today. With an
employment of nearly
175 employees, its
annual payroll is over
$1,500,000.
ing. Throughout the entire United States
and in 20 foreign countries, Valley Foundry has placed machinery of all types for
both industry and agriculture. It would
be difficult to find a more fitting example
of American Free Enterprise, still giving
substance and "backbone" to this country's reason for being!
Mr. Leon Peters, president of Valley Foundry
(seated, right) holds President's Award for 35
years of service. Seated-at the left is Bill Gibson,
then Gates district manager, San Francisco (now
district manager, Kansas City). Standing: (L to R):
Harry Briggs, Gates district manager for California and Nevada; Jay Price, Gates field engineer,
Fresno.
C%i£tmas^ 1971
VALLEY FOUNDRY AND MACHINE WORKS
• • • -has made a gift in your name to the Fresno Community Hospital Development Fund. Our bui d°n« and
expansion program is complete and we are proud to
honor a dedicated Fresnan, Mr. Leon S. Peters Feel free
to visit Fresno Community Hospital and the new Leon
SPeo;?eeWhotre.,tati0n *«" " ""* « *
The Happiest of Holidays to you!
James D. Helzer,
Executive Administrator
R-esno Community Hospital Development Fund
'EDUCATION • UNDERSTANDING • LOVF
:TERMINATION • PATIENCE • DEVOTIOh
RESPECT'-. LEADERSHIP
JONS RtSNO COMMON
LEON S.PETERS
REHABILITATION CENTER
OCTOBER 17,1971
Object Description
| Title | Scrapbook |
| Object type | Photo album |
| Digital collection | Leon S. Peters Papers |
| Physical collection | Leon S. Peters papers |
| Folder structure | Biographical_information |
Description
| Title | Page 35 |
| Date Created | 1971 |
| Physical description | 35.8 cm. x 30.7 cm. |
| Full text search | continued from page 13 GAT&£ f*U(f6£& C* / *l "1 I ■* "li «■ .1IUWBL,,, Valley Foundry & Machine Works, Fresno, in 1904. 73 rd Year for Valley Foundry Service to industry and agriculture by the Valley Foundry & Machine Works, Fresno, Cal., spans 73 years. Its beginning in 1898 was a small blacksmith and machine shop on a dirt street. By 1904, Valley Foundry had moved from the dirt street to a new and larger location, pictured above. Through internal improvement and by diversification and constant upgrading of its service and products, Valley began its move to its present location by 1948. In the last four years a large, new fabricating facility with nearly 60,000 square feet of space has been added and puts the total under-roof plant facilities at over 160,000 square feet on an 18^-acre site. Mr. Leon S. Peters, president, began working for the company in 1929 and later bought the owner out. When the making of wine became legal again in 1934, Valley Foundry began to make machinery for the wine industry and soon became the major supplier on most of the equipment used. They purchased wine hose made by Gates as far back as 1935. They have literally sold miles of Gates wine hose since that time. Award for 35 Years of Service Presented Valley Foundry is a Gates Distributor and the two companies have been associated for over 35 years. Gates is not only a supplier of many types of hose, but also V-belts, sheaves and other rubber goods. To mark the occasion, recently, a service plaque was presented to Mr. Leon Peters in his office. Two Gates district managers and the local Gates field engineer were present. The service plaque was another token of appreciation for service rendered. Mr. Peters has always been very active in Fresno civic affairs. He is a past president of the Fresno Chamber of Commerce and is currently the president of the Fresno Community Hospital, a nonprofit organization — as well as many other civic groups. Valley Foundry must be measured in another way —- in the ever-expanding contribution it has made to the local economy as well as to the international wine industry. Of course, its products are not limited to the wine industry, but are applied to chemical and various other food processing industries. Two examples are cited: Valley engineered and produced a complete winery with a capacity of approximately 1,200 tons of grapes per year for a Greek company — to be installed on the Island of Santorini. All of the equipment, including crushers, stemmers, pumps, refrigeration equipment for controlled fermentation, coils, hose, valves and fittings were shipped air freight to Athens and transported by ship to the island. Concrete vats were made to Valley's design and built on the job for fermenting and storage of wine. Another example: Valley designed a complete facility to manufacture mixed feed at the rate of up to 30 tons per hour for Chino (California) Grain and Mill- Aerial view of Valley Foundry as it appears today. With an employment of nearly 175 employees, its annual payroll is over $1,500,000. ing. Throughout the entire United States and in 20 foreign countries, Valley Foundry has placed machinery of all types for both industry and agriculture. It would be difficult to find a more fitting example of American Free Enterprise, still giving substance and "backbone" to this country's reason for being! Mr. Leon Peters, president of Valley Foundry (seated, right) holds President's Award for 35 years of service. Seated-at the left is Bill Gibson, then Gates district manager, San Francisco (now district manager, Kansas City). Standing: (L to R): Harry Briggs, Gates district manager for California and Nevada; Jay Price, Gates field engineer, Fresno. C%i£tmas^ 1971 VALLEY FOUNDRY AND MACHINE WORKS • • • -has made a gift in your name to the Fresno Community Hospital Development Fund. Our bui d°n« and expansion program is complete and we are proud to honor a dedicated Fresnan, Mr. Leon S. Peters Feel free to visit Fresno Community Hospital and the new Leon SPeo;?eeWhotre.,tati0n *«" " ""* « * The Happiest of Holidays to you! James D. Helzer, Executive Administrator R-esno Community Hospital Development Fund 'EDUCATION • UNDERSTANDING • LOVF :TERMINATION • PATIENCE • DEVOTIOh RESPECT'-. LEADERSHIP JONS RtSNO COMMON LEON S.PETERS REHABILITATION CENTER OCTOBER 17,1971 |
