An article from the Times Newspapers, “Morton Buildings celebrates 100th year” by Tom Batters. The company that now employs 2,300 employees was started by the Getz family in 1903 as the Interlocking Fence Company, which used the machine invented by John Claudin that weaved wire into farm fencing. The company slowly expanded over the years by adding different products, but did not start making buildings until the 1950s.