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Article: 100 years later, family still in the woodwork
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- October 18, 2009
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The Fetzer Architectural Woodwork company turned 100 years old
this past week, and that sweet aroma emanating from the west side of
the Salt Lake Valley, that was them, celebrating their German roots
by grilling a year's supply of bratwurst out on their sprawling new
plant's new patio.
It was exactly a century ago that Kaspar J. Fetzer, not long
removed from his homeland, started what was first known as the Salt
Lake Cabinet & Fixture Company and offered to build anything for
anybody as long as it involved wood.
The Fetzers have been paying taxes ever since.
Although at first Kaspar didn't pay many taxes, because starting
a business is never easy, particularly when you're learning the ...