Bemis Company (Minneapolis, Minn.).

In 1858 Judson Moss Bemis and his brother Stephen Allen Bemis first started manufacturing machine-sewn bags in St. Louis under the name J. M. Bemis and Company. In 1873 the name was changed to Bemis Bros. and Company, and in 1885 to Bemis Bros. Bag Company. The company operated plants or subsidiaries in Boston, Minneapolis, New Orleans, St. Louis, San Francisco, and Vancouver (Wash.). The company expanded from the manufacture of bags, primarily for seed, to include a variety of packaging products for many different types of materials including food, chemicals, and automotive and pharmaceutical supplies.

From the guide to the Bemis Company records., 1866-1978., (Minnesota Historical Society)