|
William H. Verity was a pioneer among Canadian implement makers. In the late 1850's, Verity, a foundryman, began producing plows, kettles, and stoves by slow (almost primitive) methods as the business developed in size and technique, in the 1870's Verity established a factory in Exeter specializing in plows under the name of "W.H. Verity & Sons". It had garnered a nation-wide reputation for its products based on perseverance, integrity and courtesy. Just after its arrival in Brantford in 1892, the firm's name was changed to the Verity Plow Co. and the business became affiliated with the Massey-Harris Company, thus allowing it access to the worldwide markets of the Massey firm. After a disastrous fire in 1897 that destroyed much of the plant, the company rebuilt in Brantford and continued to grow until. at its peak, it had a payroll consisting of over 700 employees. Over a short period of time the firms of Alanson Harris, Daniel Massey, J.O. Wisener were joined together under one company name, Massey-Harris. In 1914 the Massey-Harris Company became the sole owners of the Verity Plow Company. The Massey-Harris Company after getting approximately $200 million in various Canadian government subsidies, moved lock, stock and barrel to the US a few years ago, along the way changing its name to the Verity Corporation.
|
