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Photos, Top, L-R: IMEC’s Mark Conner, Dan Conner and Eric Merriman. A powder coated part in process at IMEC. The Icon Machine Tool Booth at the KC AMCON show. Bottom L-R: McClain Tool & Technology’s Tyler Zeman with a Miyano CITIZEN. Mid-America MSCI President Stephen Walker with Armada’s Keith Prather. The Haas crew on hand for the KC Haas Factory Outlet’s Demo Day.

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Tyler Zeman Joins McClain ..... 5

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Zeman, repre-senting the second generation of the Zeman family in the business, has grown up in the industry and recently graduated from Marquette with a degree in Computer Science. He started working with Zeman Holdings in 2004 as a “custodial engineer” (janitor), and has since had experience in service, parts sup-port, marketing and sales.

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ISM-Kansas City, an affiliate of the Institute for Supply Man-agement, ended its year with a meeting on May 17th at the Ash Grove Cement corporate offices in Overland Park, Kansas.

The chapter was recognized by the ISM at its annual conference as a 2015 Affiliate of Excellence Award recipient.

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In other chapter business offi-cers and directors for the next year were installed (see photo). Outgo-ing president Michelle Burdine, C.P.M., BNSF Railway was recog-nized for her year as president.

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While disassembling a picture from my late father-in-laws’ general store, we found a May 20, 1915 copy of The Emporia (KS) Gazette that had been used as backing.

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The Rev. Daniel S. McCorkle, speaking to the Commission of Industrial Relations, “declared that doctor’s bills at Sunrise were taken out of the worker’s wages.” In one case, he said, “the company’s doctor did not arrive until after a baby was born, but a charge of $25 was de-ducted from the father’s pay check anyway.’

“The mother,” said McCorkle, “declared there was only $5 left to live on that month, after the rent and doctor’s bill were taken out. When the baby was sick and the doctor prescribed caster oil, he would not leave a dose because there was no money to pay for it.”

“At the company’s store, at Sunrise,” he said, “workers who did not trade there were discriminated against, and in one day three differ-ent prices for flour were charged to three different persons. He said this was due to the fact that the clerks were forced to take part of their wages in commissions.”

We don’t know what finally happened in the Sunrise case, but it started us thinking about company towns in the U.S. At their peak there were more than 2,500 such towns, housing about 3% of the U.S. popu-lation.

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After appealing to the federal government with no response, the Galena mayor formed a posse which tore down and burned the stockade.

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While many have a negative view of company towns, West Virginia’s Historical Society had this to say.”It is true that in mining families, coal opera-tors had captive buyers for their goods. However, the availability of trains and mail order products, and the proximity of other local stores did give miners more choice than is often portrayed.”

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1/2 THE COST

WITH MORE STANDARD FEATURES . . .

The choice is simple.

The Haas UMC-750 5-Axis Universal Machining Center

Standard Features Include:

• Full 5-axis machining • 8100-rpm, 30 hp spindle • 40+1 SMTC• Wireless probing with routines for center of rotation measurement

• Dynamic work offsets and tool center point control

A Division of NYMAT Machine Tool Corp.

Kansas City (W. MO / KS)(913) 768-HAAS (4227) [email protected]

www.haascncoutlet.com

St. Louis (S. IL / E. MO)(314) 567-HAAS (4227) [email protected]

www.haascncoutlet.com

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RELIABILITY. PRICE. REPUTATION.

WE KNOW what it’s like. We’re MACHINISTS, too.

We CUT METAL every day.

= TOTAL CUSTOMER VALUE.

That’s why we’re driven to make sure that every Haas CNC machine is trustworthy, affordable, and always backed by the industry’s best after-sale service.

Proud sponsor of the Stewart-Haas #41 carA Division of NYMAT Machine Tool Corp.

Kansas City (W. MO / KS)(913) 768-HAAS (4227) [email protected] www.haascncoutlet.com

St. Louis (S. IL / E. MO)(314) 567-HAAS (4227) [email protected] www.haascncoutlet.com

Haas DM-1 Small-Footprint, High-Speed Drill/Mill Center

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