MLS HIstory
2021
Mitchell Lewis & Staver announces authorization for distribution of Goulds Water Technology (GWT) products in the state of Arizona. The expansion of this product line in Mitchell’s Phoenix branch is a complement to their company-wide expertise in GWT equipment, having proudly supported Goulds products across their other fifteen locations for over 24 years.
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1992
The company enters into a partnership with Sta-Rite, a leading manufacturer of water systems products. Later that year, the board unanimously elects David Brown as president and, under his management, the company begins offering packaged systems to customers, including lift stations, booster stations and custom controls.
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1980
The board elects Hugh Brown as president and general manager of the company. Four years later, Bill Newton, the great-great grandson of Henry Mitchell, resigns and takes with him the 150-year legacy of the Mitchell family. Hugh eventually moves the company out of Portland and into its current location in Wilsonville, Oregon. With the move […]
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1952
The company hires a recent graduate of the University of Oregon, Hugh Brown, who quickly gains the attention of those in leadership through his tenacity in pump and irrigation sales. While still largely an implement wholesaler, a shift toward industrial pumps and manufacturing their own sprayer with an innovative fiberglass tank soon proves to be […]
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1945
After the instability of WWII, in which the company faced a shortage of merchandise due to the rationing of raw materials and a great reduction in workforce, Mitchell Lewis Motor Co. is dissolved and a new entity is born – Mitchell Lewis & Staver, focusing on agricultural equipment and accessories featuring the Myers line of […]
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1902
The Mitchell Motor Company is born, becoming one of the first American manufacturers of the modern gasoline-powered automobile. By 1908, the company was manufacturing over 2,000 cars a year in five styles and employed 1,600 people. Eight years later, the companies of Mitchell, Lewis & Staver Co. and Mitchell Motor Company are consolidated to form […]
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1882
In 1880, the Mitchell & Lewis Co. plant in Wisconsin burns to the ground. Henry Mitchell immediately set his sights on the west coast, determined to build a bigger and more technologically-advanced manufacturing facility. Two years later his son, William Henry Mitchell, opens the doors of Mitchell & Lewis Co. in Portland at 148 Front […]
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