[DOC] [TLE] 3M - Wikipedia [PAR] The 3M Company, formerly known as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing 
Company (19022002), is an American multinational conglomerate corporation 
based in Maplewood, Minnesota, a suburb of St. Paul. ... The company began by 
mining stone from quarries for use in grinding wheels. Struggling with quality and
... [DOC] [TLE] History - 3M US Company Information - 3M.com [PAR] When the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co.as the company that would 
grow into 3M was known at the timebegan more than a century ago, the ... In 
1910, major investor Lucius Ordway established 3M's headquarters in St. Paul, ... 
invented masking tape  an innovative step toward diversification and the first of
... [DOC] [TLE] History of 3M Company  FundingUniverse [PAR] Incorporated: 1902 as Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company ... 1905: St
. Paul businessman Lucius Pond Ordway begins investing in the company, .... but 
the research and development division invented a successful masking tape--the 
first in ... Taking a page from its sandpaper business, 3M immediately began to... [DOC] [TLE] 3M A MINING COMPANY BUILT ON A MISTAKE STUCK IT OUT ... [PAR] Apr 1, 2003 ... 3M had moved to Duluth, Minn., to make the sandpaper, but the local humidity ... 
how 3M started making adhesives and became a diversified company. ... who 
had been running some Wetordry tests at a St. Paul auto-body shop. ... After the 
development of masking tape, McKnight learned a crucial lesson... [DOC] [TLE] Richard Drew, a young technician for 3M, invented masking tape in ... [PAR] Jan 31, 2014 ... Richard Gurley Drew was born June 22, 1899 in St. Paul, Minnesota. ... Then in 
1920, he saw a job posting in the newspaper for a job with the Minnesota ... 
Company had been founded in 1902 to mine corundum, but this failed ... 1925, 
the company began marketing his new tape as Scotch masking tape. [DOC] [TLE] Dow 30 Profile: 3M Company - Value Line [PAR] Feb 19, 2013 ... In 1910, the company moved its headquarters to St. Paul, Minnesota, and ... In 
the early 1920s, 3M introduced the world's first waterproof sandpaper, which was 
utilized heavily by ... In 1925, the company invented masking tape. ... and 
international markets began accounting for more than half total sales. [DOC] [TLE] How 3M Gave Everyone Days Off and Created an ... - Co.Design [PAR] The company thought it had found corundum, a mineral ideal for making 
sandpaper. ... With mining hopes dashed, the founders bought a sandpaper 
factory and struggled for ... Eventually, one of them, Lucius Ordway, moved the 
company to St. Paul, where 3M hit upon some key inventions, among them: 
masking tape and... [DOC] [TLE] Mining the archives - Collections - Minnesota Historical Society [PAR] thought to mine the mineral corundum from a Crystal Bay site ... wheels, 
sandpaper, and other industrial abrasive purposes. But ... Ordway did, however, 
make one ... Manufacturing Scotch Tape at 3M's main plant, St. Paul, 1931. ... 
DuPont Company in 1927), and Scotch Tape began to resemble the product we
. [DOC] [TLE] The Two Harbors Roots of 3M Corporation - Lake Superior Magazine [PAR] May 23, 2005 ... May as well get a roll of masking tape, too, since you'll ... [DOC] [TLE] The Man Who Invented Scotch Tape - Priceonomics [PAR] Dec 30, 2014 ... Paul Hanson, ex-technical director at 3M, on Scotch tape inventor, Richard Drew 
... and masking tape, but revolutionizing the way that his company, 3M, ... selling 
corundum, an abrasive mineral, the men purchased a mine. ... Though garnet 
proved gritty enough to make sandpaper with, it was far from ideal. [DOC] [TLE] Before 20% time, there was 15% time @3M - 9 INCH MARKETING [PAR] Dec 10, 2012 ... With mining hopes dashed, the founders bought a sandpaper factory ... 
Eventually, one of them, Lucius Ordway, moved the company

Question: This St. Paul co. began by mining corundum, then making sandpaper & masking tape
Answer: 3M