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History of Ohio
The American Historical Society, Inc., 1925
Volume III, page 347

	ERNEST A. PFLUEGER is president of the Enterprise Manufacturing Company of 
Akron, the world's largest factory for the manufacture of fishing tackle 
and equipment of all kinds. It is an industry illustrating the wonderful 
possibilities of modern methods of manufacture. Mr. Pflueger, the president 
of the company, at one time was pursuing the making of novelties as a side 
line to his regular work. His home industry was the manufacture of rosettes 
out of tin as ornaments for the harness of horses. later he made artificial 
baits for fishermen, and while the business from time to time manufactured 
a number of different novelties, in time the resources of the plant were 
concentrated upon the making of fishing tackle, rods, flies, minnows and 
other artificial bait, and particularly hooks, until this has become the 
largest plant in the world for the manufacture of fish hooks, which are 
made to the number of several hundred million every year.
	Ernest A. Pflueger was born at Erie, Pennsylvania, December 6, 1866, son 
of Ernest F. Pflueger and Julia (Dunnebeck) Pflueger. His father was born 
in Germany in 1843, and as an orphan boy came to America with a brother and 
sister and grew up in Buffalo, New York. He became a molder by trade, and 
in 1868 established a home at Akron. He worked for the Erie Stove Company, 
and subsequently was engaged in the retail grocery business until about 
1880. He had been of an inventive turn of mind as a boy, and by 1880 had 
taken out patents on over fifty of his original devices. In 1880 he engaged 
in manufacturing, establishing the Enterprise Manufacturing Company for the 
making of fishing tackle and similar lines. Ernest F. Pflueger died at 
Akron, November 18, 1890, and his wife passed away in 1905.
	Their son, Ernest Andrew Pflueger, was reared in Akron, attended public 
schools to the age of fourteen, and soon afterwards he began adding his 
individual genius and work to the business of his father's factory. In 1882 
he became secretary and treasurer of the Enterprise Manufacturing company, 
and for a number of years past has been president and treasurer of that 
organization. He is also a director of the First Trust and Savings Bank, 
and president and of the Manufacturers' Association of Fishing Tackle of 
the Untied States. He is a member of the executive committee of the Akron 
Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Portage Country club, a director of 
the Akron City Club, a member of the Portage Fish and Game Association, and 
of Trinity Lutheran Church. He has always maintained a personal interest in 
the sport which he has served through his manufacturing plant. During the 
World war, he participated influentially in supporting all war causes. 
Fraternally he is affiliated with the Royal Arch Chapter, Council , Knights 
Templar Commandery. Scottish Rite Consistory and the Mystic Shrine.
	Mr. Pflueger married in 1896 Miss Ruth Seiberling, youngest daughter of 
J.F. Seiberling, and a sister of Frank A. and Charles W. Seiberling. Four 
children were born to their marriage. The son John S. is a graduate of 
Cornell University, was a lieutenant in the Aviation Corps during the World 
war, and is now in the insurance business at Akron. All the children bear 
the middle name Seiberling. The second son, Theodore S., was educated in 
St. John's Military Academy at Delafield, Wisconsin, in Cornell University, 
in Babson Institute, was in service during the World war, and is now 
manager of the export department of the Enterprise Manufacturing Company. 
William S. Pflueger was educated in St. John's Academy and Dennison 
University, and is now credit manager of the Enterprise Company. The 
youngest son, Robert S., is attending school at Middlebury, Vermont.