[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 85 (Thursday, May 22, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1017]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




IN HONOR OF THE CLEVELAND STEEL TOOL COMPANY ON THEIR 100TH ANNIVERSARY

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 21, 2008

  Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of the Cleveland 
Steel Tool Company and in recognition of 100 years of service and 
business in the city of Cleveland.
  Founded in 1908, the Cleveland Steel Tool Company began as a producer 
of patented punches for the automotive leaf spring industry, the same 
year that Henry Ford introduced his Model T automobile. For the past 
100 years CST's products have been used in bridge, automotive, aircraft 
and shipbuilding industries and the company incorporated under 
President J.E. Doolittle, in downtown Cleveland on West 3rd Street. CST 
has been there since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution and is 
now one of the leading manufacturers in the world of punches, dies, 
tools and specialties. CST has been able to stay true to its roots 
despite the demands of the new technological era. With an inventory of 
over 12,000 products, its equipment and staff provide the best service 
and technological expertise to its customers worldwide. Over 50 of its 
100 years of service and business has been from the same plant location 
in Cleveland.
  The community of employees at CST is comprised of engineers and a 
technical team who contribute their talent, trade and expertise within 
an array of roles, ensuring the collective success of the company and 
its clients. CST's team of engineers works tirelessly to create 
innovative solutions to the Metalworking industry and their ingenuity 
is the driving success behind CST's equipment design. The technical 
team works directly with CST's customers by providing support for their 
tooling application problems.
  Madam Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honor and gratitude 
of all members of the Cleveland Steel Tool Company and the individuals 
who live and work within our Cleveland community. May their individual 
and collective commitment to their work bring another 100 years of 
success for the Cleveland Steel Tool Company.

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