When Ralph turned 40, he decided he might like to retire. So he went to Florida, bought himself some knickers and a golf outfit, and began taking it easy. He lasted three days. If I die. Another 46 years later, Ralph died at the age of 86, but not before he accomplished a great part of what is now Rogers Group, Inc., the seventh largest crushed stone producer in the United States with 1,700 employees and locations in six states.
Quarries producing crushed stone are still the foundation of the company.
Rogers Group is still privately owned by Ralph Rogers' family. Story taken from the Aug.-Nov. 1981 Conveyor, condensed in 1999 by Sherry Slocum. Inc. All Rights Reserved.