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As of 1880, the company now separated into three divisions, Iron Ore Extraction, Manufacturing, and Shipping/Exports. Marsden overall maintained on the board as Chairman but had consolidated power and pushed out Billsworth and Chauncey, replacing them with 'company men' who had worked their way up the corporate ladder since Arco Steel's founding three decades before. Steel exports to Levantia had continued to grow, and with the industry now becoming the single most important company in Easthampton, Arco Steel was poised to be the largest corporation in Arcerion by 1900, but with the arrival of the [[First Great War]], there was a distinct shift. Battles as part of the Arco-Paul conflict spilled out of Washakara and into Easthampton, damaging the plant's ability to produce steel. The [[Arcerion Parachute Regiment]], at that time the Duke of Lincolnshire's Regiment, was awarded a regimental battle honour for defending Easthampton, and set their Regimental Headquarters within Factory No.1's own offices, and their mortars and artillery in the plant itself. This spawned an affiliation between the two organizations, and with the war's conclusion and Arco Steel continuing production and operations, Marsden annually paid for a Christmas Dinner to be put on for the Regiment, a tradition that continues in modern times. | As of 1880, the company now separated into three divisions, Iron Ore Extraction, Manufacturing, and Shipping/Exports. Marsden overall maintained on the board as Chairman but had consolidated power and pushed out Billsworth and Chauncey, replacing them with 'company men' who had worked their way up the corporate ladder since Arco Steel's founding three decades before. Steel exports to Levantia had continued to grow, and with the industry now becoming the single most important company in Easthampton, Arco Steel was poised to be the largest corporation in Arcerion by 1900, but with the arrival of the [[First Great War]], there was a distinct shift. Battles as part of the Arco-Paul conflict spilled out of Washakara and into Easthampton, damaging the plant's ability to produce steel. The [[Arcerion Parachute Regiment]], at that time the Duke of Lincolnshire's Regiment, was awarded a regimental battle honour for defending Easthampton, and set their Regimental Headquarters within Factory No.1's own offices, and their mortars and artillery in the plant itself. This spawned an affiliation between the two organizations, and with the war's conclusion and Arco Steel continuing production and operations, Marsden annually paid for a Christmas Dinner to be put on for the Regiment, a tradition that continues in modern times. | ||
=== Interwar & [[Second Great War]] Period (1906-1943) === | === Interwar & [[Second Great War]] Period (1906-1943) === | ||
[[File:2GW Steel Plant.jpg|thumb|An aerial photograph of Factories No.1 and No.2 in Easthampton at the breakout of the Second Great War showing the scale of expansion since the first factory's establishment almost a century prior. ]] | |||
The Interwar period saw a significant expansion of Factory No.2, tripling in size as it tried to keep up with the demand for Arcer steel from major export markets in Crona and Levantia. The expansion continued with more extensive supply chain investments in Chester-on-Moore, as well as the size and capabilities of the Arcer railways ability to ship steel to the coast from the Aileach Mountains. The company had only operated off of a single set of double-track rail lines to Kurst and and Chester-on-Moore, and bought a majority stake in the Railway, doubling the amount of track laid during the late 1880s, to allow for more steel to be sent to Arcerion's main Southern commercial port in Chester-on-Moore. | The Interwar period saw a significant expansion of Factory No.2, tripling in size as it tried to keep up with the demand for Arcer steel from major export markets in Crona and Levantia. The expansion continued with more extensive supply chain investments in Chester-on-Moore, as well as the size and capabilities of the Arcer railways ability to ship steel to the coast from the Aileach Mountains. The company had only operated off of a single set of double-track rail lines to Kurst and and Chester-on-Moore, and bought a majority stake in the Railway, doubling the amount of track laid during the late 1880s, to allow for more steel to be sent to Arcerion's main Southern commercial port in Chester-on-Moore. | ||
The death of Marsden in 1919 (at the age of 93) saw a new period evolve for the company. Marsden's three sons, John Jr., James, and Nathaniel all retained board seats and established a commanding and sizeable control of the company, solidifying the Marsden family's role in Arco Steel and as a dynastic family, one of the few in Arcerion that grew from naturalized citizens and native Arcers rather than existing old-world Occidental noble families. | The death of Marsden in 1919 (at the age of 93) saw a new period evolve for the company. Marsden's three sons, John Jr., James, and Nathaniel all retained board seats and established a commanding and sizeable control of the company, solidifying the Marsden family's role in Arco Steel and as a dynastic family, one of the few in Arcerion that grew from naturalized citizens and native Arcers rather than existing old-world Occidental noble families. | ||
With the Second Great War rapidly approaching with a breakdown of relations between [[Urcea]] and [[Caphiria]], Factory No.3 was opened and prepared for operations with the arrival of hostilities. Arco Steel only narrowly missed being nationalized back into a Crown Corporation, but after a lengthy litigation, mediation, and legal battle with the [[Government of Arcerion|Confederate Parliament]] and the [[Supreme Court of Arcerion]], Arco Steel remained a public corporation. The agreement meant that Arco Steel would produce much of the raw metal and materials for the creation of manufacturing plants and other major facilities to produce tanks, armoured vehicles, and heavy weaponry for the Arcer war effort. | With the Second Great War rapidly approaching with a breakdown of relations between [[Urcea]] and [[Caphiria]], Factory No.3 was opened and prepared for operations with the arrival of hostilities. Arco Steel only narrowly missed being nationalized back into a Crown Corporation, but after a lengthy litigation, mediation, and legal battle with the [[Government of Arcerion|Confederate Parliament]] and the [[Supreme Court of Arcerion]], Arco Steel remained a public corporation. The agreement meant that Arco Steel would produce much of the raw metal and materials for the creation of manufacturing plants and other major facilities to produce tanks, armoured vehicles, and heavy weaponry for the Arcer war effort. | ||