H.J. Baker & Bro. Inc.

• Private
• US

Dow Jones Description

H.J. Baker & Bro., Inc. builds the Baker Castor Oil Company in Jersey City, New Jersey. The Baker Castor Oil that flows from this plant becomes common in household medicine chests across America. Also of great importance is pomace, the by-product of castor meal. This material is the first fertilizer product offered by H.J. Baker & Bro., Inc. As the Civil War draws to a close, H.J. Baker & Bro., prepares to meet peacetime demands. The company purchases the facilities of the Gowanus Chemical Works on Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal. Renaming it the East India Chemical Works, H.J. Baker & Bro., Inc. begins producing America's early fertilizers. These early fertilizers were mostly low analysis organics, including specific analyses for potatoes, onions, corn and other crops. A new century brings innovative ideas. The company begins a drive to develop innovative chemical processes. The ultimate result will be involvement in many new areas. The development of the citric acid extraction process pioneered by Charles Pfizer sees H.J. Baker playing a key role. The company is also involved in the sulphur extraction process developed by Dr. Herman Frasch. H.J. Baker & Bro., Inc. is destined to become the first international agent for Texas Gulf Sulphur. World War I ushers in the boom years. H.J. Baker & Bro., Inc. continues its expansion. In succeeding decades the company begins handling such commodities as guarseed meal, Cuban bat guano, Peruvian bird guano, and Venezuelan goat manure...

President, Chief Executive Officer

Number of Employees 125

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