[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 44 (Thursday, April 1, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S3565]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  DANA CORPORATION'S 100TH ANNIVERSARY

 Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize the Dana 
Corporation, a fine Ohio company celebrating a very important 
milestone--100 years of quality service as one of the world's chief 
automotive suppliers. The Dana Corporation, headquartered in Toledo, 
OH, develops automotive parts and systems that have truly 
revolutionized the automotive industry.
  I would like to take just a few moments to tell my colleagues in the 
Senate about this Ohio company and how much of an impact it has made in 
my home State. Back in early 1904, a young engineering student named 
Clarence Spicer received a patent for developing the first feasible 
universal joint to power an automobile. With this one invention, 
Clarence Spicer forever changed the way automobiles operated by 
changing the drive mechanism from chain to joint operated. It was from 
these early insights and humble circumstances that the Dana Corporation 
was born.
  The company gained standing and financial prosperity under the 
leadership of businessman, attorney, politician, and financier, Charles 
Dana. Under his leadership, the company began to grow in technology, 
production, and geographic reach. Today, the Dana Corporation employs 
at least 28,000 Americans. In Ohio, alone, the company employs 3,151 
people in 22 different facilities. They are world renowned for their 
research and production of drive shafts and axles; engine cradles, 
full-body frames, brake and chassis products, including suspensions and 
steering products; heat exchangers, valves, and coolers; and bearings 
and sealing products. Their dedication and insight have helped move 
some of history's greatest vehicles--from the Model T and World War II-
era Jeep to London taxicabs, 18-wheel rigs, giant earth-moving 
machines, and every car on the NASCAR racing circuit.
  I commend the Dana Corporation for its century of success and wish 
the company and all of its employees continued success in producing and 
manufacturing high-quality automotive supplies.

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