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| Affiliation | Libertarian |
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| Name | Bob Jackson |
| Address |
, Michigan , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | [Link] |
| Born |
00, 1939
(85 years)
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| Contributor | ev |
| Last Modifed | ev
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| Info | Bob was raised on a small 10 acre farm in southern New Jersey. The family raised chickens for eggs which were sold direct to customers in Woodbury New Jersey from circa1948 through about 1965. The farm also produced strawberries, raspberries, sweet corn and Gooseberries. Bob was very involved with all these operations from early childhood through High school when he left the farm for college.
Pot Holders
1949 Made and sold over 1000 pair of jersey loop potholders. $0.25 a pair or $0.15 each. All the funds less material went into savings
Garden Plowing
For the springs of 6th, 7th, and 8th grades Bob would plow gardens for many of the Clarksboro homeowners. He used the family Farmall Cub tractor and was paid whatever the homeowner offered. They invariably paid more than Bob would charge so Bob and dad were very happy.
Honey
1953-1955 Bob originally started with one hive as part of the Boy Scout beekeeping merit badge. The second season Bob bought 5 multiple super hives with money made by plowing gardens. Premium honey was graded for lightness in color and was very competitively priced at about $0.30 a pint. Bob planted buckwheat, pointed the hives toward local wild flowers and nearby woods, and developed very dark honey. This dark honey was sold to the egg customers (see farming above) as real honey and not the commercial light honey in the stores. Bob sold several thousand pints at about $1.25 a pint and the demand far out paced the supply. Momma J. developed an allergy to bee stings and the bee business had to be sold. The profits were saved for college costs.
Space suits
1965-1967 During employment at United Nuclear Corp. in Hew Haven Connecticut Bob was in charge of making naval nuclear fuel assemblies. One of the operations required the operators to work in a pure Argon atmosphere saturated with alcohol. United Nuclear could not buy any workable operator protective suits anywhere. Even the designers of the Mercury and Gemini suits could not produce good suits. Rocket fuel handling full body protective suits failed from alcohol exposure. Bob designed and made workable suits in his basement that worked better than expectations. He sold these suits to United Nuclear and expanded sales to Universal Cyclops in Pittsburgh who successfully used the suits for welding operators inside large argon filled assembly rooms. Garrisue Industries, Inc was established and incorporated to assist the expanding business. Bob then bid on a large contract with Oak Ridge for plutonium handling. Bob made the only workable sample that was required with the bid. However, the government did not want to risk the project with the key device being made in the basement of one person. The government gave the design to a large company to supply the product at a higher price.
TRIAX
1974-1998 Bob started a general metal fabrication “C” Corporation business in the recession of 1974. He started with leased business (the operating company F. A. Long Co.), equipment, buildings and inventory (yes, inventory can be leased if done carefully). Working capital was form Bob’s paycheck savings and no bank financing was available for two years. The business started with three full time employees and Bob. Triax expanded continuously through 1995 when there were about 100 families dependant on TRIAX for employment and wages.
In 1996 Bob started to downsize TRIAX. The last part of the company was sold through bankruptcy in 1998. During the 24 years of TRIAX and through the bankruptcy there was never a missed payroll, late or unpaid taxes, late bank payments or any loss to a secured creditor.
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