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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;techwriter, post: 2363048, member: 75477&quot;]An interesting company check with an amazing history.&nbsp; Oh, and it is a <b>radar</b> check number.</p><p>==</p><p><img src="http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn24/techwriter/techwrite_checks/chk_BemisBagCo_Mar081907_313_face_zpsvdpvq09f.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>==</p><p>Judson Moss Bemis founded J.M. Bemis &amp; Company in St. Louis, Missouri in 1858.&nbsp; With only $2000 of his own savings and six sewing machines, two printing presses, and some wooden type donated by a cousin, Bemis grew his small business into the largest bag manufacturing company in the United States.&nbsp; Bemis produced high-quality, machine-sewn textile bags that could be printed in multiple colors.&nbsp; Initially, millers mistrusted Bemis’ machine-sewn bags, fearing that they would not be as strong as their more common, hand-sewn counterparts.&nbsp; In order to reassure millers and show faith in his product, Judson Moss Bemis guaranteed every one of his bags against tearing.&nbsp; Bemis’ strategy paid off, and the company began to flourish. During the Civil War, Bemis produced haversacks, oat bags and other materials for the army.&nbsp; There was also increased demand for burlap sacks made from jute, which Bemis supplied.&nbsp; In 1867, Judson Bemis&#039; brother, Stephen A. Bemis, returned from the gold rush and joined Judson in the bag manufacturing business. Bemis Bro. Bag Co. opened its second plant in 1880 in Minneapolis;&nbsp; followed by a third in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1888.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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