Dempsters

Dempsters was a privately held American company that over time produced submersible pumps, windmills and wind energy systems, water systems, recycling trailers, fertilizer equipment, and accessories.

[2][3][4] The anticipated market included families headed west to begin a new life on homestead land offered by the U.S.

In 1884 brother A. R. Dempster joined the firm and in 1886 it moved to a new location on West Court Street, but frequent flooding from the Blue River necessitated a move in 1889 to a location at 711 South Sixth Street.

In 1950 the company facility was enlarged, remodeled and its exterior updated, and in 1960 Dempsters was purchased by Warren Buffett.

It was then sold in 1963 to a group of investors and its name changed to Dempster Industries Incorporated.

[5][7] Long known for its windmills, pumps and associated equipment, the company included the manufacturing and distributing of recycling trailers as well as agricultural spreaders.

Because of their prominence on the farms and ranches in the United States countryside, Dempster windmills may be the company's most recognized product.

In 1892 the Beatrice company began to produce and market its first all steel mill, the Queen City.